Displayed below are some selected recent viaLibri matches for books published in 1995

Oleg Cassini
        A Thousand Days Of Magic
      New York: Easton, 1995. Hardcover. As New. Appears unread. Camelot at its very best. 831/3500 Full leather/Gilt. Signed by Cassini

      [Bookseller: Liberty Book Store]

United States Tax Court
        Tax Court Reports of the United States. Vols. 1 to 105 (1942-1995)
      1995 - Tax Court Reports of the U.S. United States Tax Court. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Original cloth. Vols. 1 to 105 (1942-1995). Ex-private law library with stamps, else very good condition. See digital image. Reprint Price * Reports of an independent executive agency created by the Revenue Acts and continued by the Revenue Codes. The Reports continued the Board of Tax Appeals Reports. Updated as released by the GPO. Standing order service available for future bound volumes as published. All individual volumes are also available. Most recent volumes published: Vol. 110 USD 30; Vol. 111 USD 21; Vol. 112 USD 24; Vol. 113 USD 35; Vol. 114 USD 49; Vol. 115 USD 49; Vol. 116 USD 44; Vol. 117 USD 33; Vol. 118 USD 53.50; Vol. 119 USD 34; Vol. 120 USD 66; Vol. 121 USD 34; Vol. 122 USD 40; Vol. 123 USD 40; Vol. 124 USD 31. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

      [Bookseller: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB]

Raeburn, Michael
        The Green Frog Service : Wedgwood & Bentley's Imperial Russian Service
      Cacklegoose Press Ltd, London 1995 - Copy no. 914 of the edition of 1000 copies, of which the first 25 are a special leather-bound edition, a further 25 were for collaborators on the publication, and 350 copies were for subscribers; with 600 numbered copies for general sale. 424 pages, over 350 large detailed illustrations, 60 colour plates and more than 1000 reference illustrations, presenting for the first time the entire service in colour and monochrome plates. The crowning achievement of the great English potter Josiah Wedgwood was a dinner and dessert service decorated with hand-painted views of England, Scotland and Wales, commissioned by Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. Known as the Green Frog Service, it provides one of the finest surviving pictorial records of 18th-century Britain. Commissioned and produced in 1773-4, the Service was destined for a 'palace' Catherine was building in English Gothick style as a staging post between St Petersburg and her summer residence at Tsarskoe Selo. Surrounded by marshes, the palace was known as La Grenouillère, hence the device of a bright green frog that appears on every piece of the Service. The Empress particularly asked for views of landscape gardens, and many of the finest gardens in Britain are depicted, together with a great array of 'Antiquities' . ruined castles and abbeys, old manor houses, Cornish dolmens . as well as romantic landscapes, views on the Thames at London and even early industrial sites. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

      [Bookseller: Trinders' Fine Tools]

Maguire, Gregory
        WICKED (signed 1st + sketch of witch)
      Regan Books, New York 1995 - 1995 Regan Books (an imprint of Harper Collins). NY, 8vo, 406 pages. First edition, first printing, STATED with full numberline. SIGNED by Gregory Maguire directly to half-title page: with very best witches! Gregory Maguire also sketched a 6 inch witch to the same page. Book and DJ nearly as-new. Only flaws keeping this from grading higher is a small, gentle bump to two corners. 1st issue DJ with die-cut front and has $24 price intact on flap. rear dj begins with Advance Praise for Gregory Maguire's WICKED. DJ is nearly as-new with exception of a tiny 1/2 mm closed tear to die-cut. hardly noticeable. A very, nice copy. Fresh, cut and bright. Unread. Signed in person in NYC in 2010. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

      [Bookseller: Medium Rare Books LLC]

Mahfouz, Naguib
        Arabian Nights & Days [Signed, Murray Gell-Man's copy]
      New York: Doubleday, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. A Fine, Superior, copy of the first American edition, first printing, in a Near Fine dust jacket, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY NAGUIB MAHFOUZ on the half-title. Originally published in Arabic in 1979, the novel's title was inspired by the classic "A Thousand and One Nights". Naguib Mahfouz "who, through works rich in nuance - now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous - has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind", won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the only Egyptian, and the only author writing in Arabic, ever to win the Prize. In 1994 Mahfouz survived an assassination attempt perpetrated by religious extremists. The attack damaged nerves in his right hand, rendering Mahfouz unable to write for more than a few minutes each day, and seriously affecting his handwriting as seen in his inscription and signature to this book. (The inscription is in Arabic.) Having a wonderful Provenance, this copy belonged to Murray Gell-Man, the American physicist and linguist who himself won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles and for his discovery of the quark, and carries his bookplate on the front free endpaper. Signed copies of this Nobel Prize winner's books are scarce. A Fine, Superior, copy, of this this Nobel Laureate's work from the library of another important Nobel Laureate. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY NAGUIB MAHFOUZ. RARE.

      [Bookseller: Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC]

Van Sandwyk, Charles Noel
        A Selection of Neighbourly Birds of the New World (Canada)
      Vancouver: Charles Van Sandwyk Fine Arts [1995], 1st Edition. () 24pp. As new in as new dust jacket. Small octavo. 6.5" X 4.75" (17 X 12.5 cm.) Bound in original purple stiff paper boards. Deep green paper wrapper with detailed decorative gilt stamping and onlay image of a nest. Ten colour illustrations including title page. Complete with the separately laid in bookmark. This copy with an original hand drawn illustration by Charles' on the title page. The drawing depicts a nest in a branch containing eggs. Beneath the drawing is written "my messy nest" and Charles' has signed just above the drawing. Charles's 11th work. Scarce. A beautiful book made especially wonderful with the addition of the original drawing. Charles Van Sandwyk is a Vancouver artist and author who has attained renowned status and won numerous awards as a fantasy artist. His paintings can be found in the National Gallery of Canada and his illustrations are featured in such books as the Folio Society's "The Wind in the Willows" , & the Blue Fairy Book, as well as his own self published books such as: "Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds"..

      [Bookseller: Aquila Books]

Koolhaas, Rem & Bruce Mau
        S, M, L, XL [Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large]
      New York: Monacelli Press, 1995.. First edition. Thick octavo, original silver boards with yellow lettering to the spine and frontispiece. Issued without a dust jacket. Signed by both Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau. In very good condition that shows light wear. Uncommon signed by both authors.

      [Bookseller: Raptis Rare Books, ABAA/ ILAB]

THATCHER, Margaret
        The Path to Power
      London: Harper Collins, , 1995. Octavo. Original full blue morocco, titles to spine gilt, all edges gilt, blue silk ribbon page marker. With the slipcase Fine in slipcase. First edition, first impression. Deluxe edition limited to 500 copies signed by Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to lead a major Western democracy.

      [Bookseller: Peter Harrington]

PULLMAN,PHILIP
        GOLDEN COMPASS
      1995. 1. PULLMAN,PHILIP. THE GOLDEN COMPASS. NY: Alfred A. Knopf (1995 1-10 code). 8vo (6 x 8 1/2"), cloth backed boards, AS NEW IN AS NEW DUST WRAPPER. 1st U.S. edition. 1st printing of the first title in Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy. Carnegie Medal Winner. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY PULLMAN on the title page. Great copy.

      [Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.]

GURSKY, Andreas
        Montparnasse
      Frankfurt am Main & Stuttgart: Portikus & Oktagon Verlag,, 1995. Essays von Hans Irrek. Interviews von Ursula Trübenbach und Hans Irrek. 2 vols. Quartos. Original silver wrappers, titles to front covers and spines in black. With a photographic print (sheet size: 18.6 cm x 42.2 cm) laid inside a silver folder. All housed in the publisher's silver card box, titles to lid in black. Books and folder near fine in a near fine box. The photograph has previously been laid down on card and framed, this has now been professionally lifted and reframed. First edition, first printing. Signed on a label to the verso of the photograph in ball point pen by Gursky. The majority of the photographs were not signed. Our photograph with this publication is framed in a black wooden frame and glazed both sides. Published in conjunction with a 1995 exhibition at Portikus Frankfurt am Main. This publication is devoted to Andreas Gursky's monumental photograph of architect Jean Dubuisson's quarter-mile long Montparnasse housing block.

      [Bookseller: Peter Harrington]

Lennon, John; Ono, Yoko & Gruen, Bob
        Sometime in New York City (SIGNED)
      Surrey, UK: Genesis Publications. Fine. 1995. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 0904351459 . Fine condition book bound in hand-crafted quarter leather with illustrated silk screened aluminum boards in a paper slipcase. Slight waviness to first couple pages, not noticable. Fine condition Solander box decorated in full color with metal plate. This is #826 of 2500 copies SIGNED by YOKO ONO & BOB GRUEN. Beautiful collectible copy. We have been selling collectible books everyday for 21 years. ; Photographs; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 236 pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

      [Bookseller: Book Gallery // Mike Riley]

[Yolla Bolly Press] Fowles, John; Aaron Johnson (illustrator)
        The Tree. The Nature of Nature
      Covelo, CA: Yolla Bolly Press, 1995. Hard Cover. Fine in Fine Slipcase. Hard Cover. 88 of 185 copies. Signed by author and illustrator. Of the 185 copies printed, 35 were reserved for the press, author, and artist; and 150 were offered for sale in two versions - 10 deluxe copies in a box with extra suite of prints and 140 regular copies in a slipcase. "This is the first publication of The Nature of Nature. The volume also includes the author's critically acclaimed essay The Tree, which has been slightly revised and makes its first appearance here in a fine edition, along with a new preface by the author. Together, these essays recapitualate Fowles's lifelong and affectionate studay of nature and reveal his provocative thinking on man's dual role as a child of nature and its greatest threat" (prospectus). Bound in tan Belgian linen with illustration of trees printed on boards and spine. Illustrated with eight woodcuts printed in three colors from bay laurel and cherry woodblocks. Printed in Bembo types on Waterford paper by Aaron Johnson. Housed in a grey paper covered slipcase with black title to spine panel. Accompanied by prospectus and order form. 116 pages. PRI/061013.

      [Bookseller: The Kelmscott Bookshop]

Pullman, Philip
        His Dark Materials; Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass: SIGNED, 1ST ISSUE, COMPLETE 3 VOLUME SET
      Scholastic: London, 1995. All three volumes are as new in their entirety. All are signed directly to the title page in Pullman`s customary blue biro, without dedication. Each volume bears all first impression points.. All first issues. `Northern Lights` (1995) has no number line on the copyright page, the first issued dust jacket having the word `POINT` to the spine, price of £12.99 on jacket and the address of 7-9 Pratt Street to the rear flap. `The Subtle Knife` (1997) and `The Amber Spyglass` (2000) both with complete print number line.. Hard with Dust Jacket. 8vo. . All three volumes are as new in their entirety.

      [Bookseller: Ryan OHorne Books]

PULLMAN, Philip
        His Dark Materials: Northern Lights; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass; [also with] Lyra's Oxford; [&] Once Upon a Time in the North
      London: Scholastic; Scholastic Press; David Fickling Books/Scholastic; David Fickling Books,, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008. 5 volumes. Octavo. His Dark Materials in original burgundy, green and black cloth respectively, titles to spines gilt, second and third volumes with titles to front boards gilt. With the dust jackets. Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in original red and blue cloth boards, titles to spines, with pictorial labels to front boards. Issued without dust jackets. Fine in fine dust jackets. First editions, first impressions, of a work already acknowledged to be a major contribution to fantasy literature. The first volume was issued in small numbers and is far from common.

      [Bookseller: Peter Harrington]

Pullman, Philip
        His Dark Materials: Northern Lights
      London: Scholastic, 1995 First edition, first printing with "Point" imprint to lower spine. Bookplate signed by author laid in. Near fine and very lightly rubbed at extremities; in a like unclipped jacket that shows light sunning to spine with a small shadow from a sticker to lower spine. A bright and crisp copy.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

      [Bookseller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA]

Pullman, Philip [born 1946]
        Northern Lights; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass; His Dark Materials Trilogy Three Volumes [3]
      Published by Scholastic, New Oxford Street, London 7th Impression 1995, First Edition 1997 and First Edition 2000. Publisher's original matching three volumes. Northern Lights is a 7th impression 1995, number string to the copyright page 8 10 9 7 in plum paper covers with gilt lettering to the spine. Subtle Knife is a first edition 1997, number string to the copyright page 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 in jade paper covers with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt knife to the front cover. The Amber Spyglass is a first edition 2000, number string to the copyright page 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 in black paper covers with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo 9'' x 6''. ISBN's 0590541781, 0590542435, 0590542443. All three books are in Mint condition, in Mint condition David Scutt illustrated dust wrappers, not price clipped £14.99, £12.99, and £14.99. These three volumes are unused, unopened, and in new condition. Without any faults whatsoever. Member of the P.B.F.A.

      [Bookseller: Little Stour Books PBFA]

PULLMAN, Philip (born 1946)
        His Dark Materials; 1. Northern Lights [Golden Compass] 2. The Subtle Knife 3. The Amber Spyglass
      Scholastic. 1995-2000, 1995. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 3 volumes. Elegantly hand-bound in full navy blue oasis morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, gilt border to covers, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, publisher's original cloth bound in at rear. A clean, fine set in attractive leather binding. Lyra's quest weaves fantasy, horror and the play of ideas into a truly great contemporary children's book. Northern Lights is listed in The Observer's All-Time 100 Best Novels [2003]

      [Bookseller: Adrian Harrington Rare Books]

Pullman, Philip
        His Dark Materials: Northern Lights
      London, et al: Scholastic, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Very Good. Cloth; quite worn and wrinkled, scuffed along the edges. Dust jacket wrinkled along the edges; VG+ in mylar. Signed by Pullman, on his personal bookplate (illustrated with an image of a crow), affixed to the copyright page.

      [Bookseller: Sanctuary Books]

Philip Pullman
        Northern Lights
      7-9 Pratt Street: Point Scholatic Children's Books, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. His Dark Material, First book Northern Lights 1995 First edition, First printing. Jacket has 'POINT Scholastic Children's Books, 7-9 Pratt Street London NW1 0AE' on inside back flap. Carnegie Medal sticker (some 1st 1st have these, some do not). No inscription, bookplate or signature. Back of title page has 1995 edition. No additional printings are shown. No number line. There are the tiniest spots of foxing on the top edges, and some yellowing to the page margins. The jacket is price clipped. Some scratch marks on the jacket back, and two creases to the front consistent with being read through. Otherwise average shelf wear to edges. Further photographs on request. Robust packaging. 1st class post to the UK, Airmail worldwide

      [Bookseller: M Godding Ltd]

Barack Obama
        Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Signed First Edition, First Printing)
      Times Books, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed 1995 hardcover First Edition, First Printing of Dreams From My Father SIGNED by President Barack Obama on title page; book was signed on 3/9/07 at the Grand Central Hyatt at President Obama's first official New York City fundraiser of the campaign; signature certified by PSA/DNA as authentic on 11/21/08; comes with PSA Letter of Authenticity; book is in near mint condition; hint of a bump to the dust jacket at the corner of the head of the spine and along the top edge of the front dust jacket; pages and remainder of book are absolutely mint; book is protected both in a mylar cover and specially-designed custom-build wooden frame for display on a bookshelf or to be hung on a wall; only 7500 copies of this book were printed in 1995 and there are a precious few in the world that were ever signed by President Obama; a true piece of history that will be treasured for generations to come; numerous photos available upon request

      [Bookseller: 86 Books]

Caesalpino, Andrea [Cesalpino]
        Daemonum investigatio peripatetica In qua explicatur locus Hippocratis in Progn. Si quid diuinum in morbis habetur. Florence: Giunta. 1580.
      Exceedingly rare first edition of a quite important work on witchcraft, demonology, Hippocratic medicine, and Aristotelian science by the Italian scientist, botanist, physiologist, and philosopher Andreas Cesalpino [Caesalpinus].  Here Cesalpino set out to reduce evidence of witchcraft and demons to a literal science so that he could then examine and study it in a proper ?Aristotelian? manner in order to ?discover a role for the physician in diagnosing and treating possession? (Clark, ?Hippocratic Medicine and Aristotelian Science in the ?Daemonum investigatio peripatetica? of Andrea Cesalpino,? Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 69: 4 (1995: Winter) p. 527). ?By returning to Hippocratic tradition and seeking to validate it through Aristotelian science, Cesalpino thought he had discovered the proper unifying principles of medicine and natural philosophy which would allow him to view possession as a process of nature? (ibid., 541).As the title of Cesalpino?s work suggests, he also ?examines the problem of demonic possession by explaining a passage of Hippocrates that dealt with the question of whether there is anything divine in diseases.  The treatise appeared at the height of a flurry of theological and scientific inquiry into the nature and role of demons, in which almost all agreed that in one way or another demons are real, physical entities working within the natural scheme of things.  Demons achieve their magical effects, it was generally believed, through an extraordinary knowledge of cause and effects and by their unusual constitution (the fineness of their bodies, their swiftness, etc.).  Several thinkers had raised the question of how this view of demons might affect the functions of the physician and the exorcist, since traditionally the former treated natural diseases, the latter supernatural.  Cesalpino sought to treat the topic more fully and systematically? (Clark, p. 527).CONDITION & DETAILS: 8vo. 8 x 5.75 inches (200 x 143mm). [2], 52 pages, [2].  ILLUSTRATION: Woodcut device on title; woodcut historiated initials and endpieces; large woodcut device on final page (not called for in Adams).BINDING: Bound in full vellum.  Small repair to the vellum on the rear board (see scan).  Very tightly bound.  Exceptional condition.   INTERIOR:  Complete.  Meticulously rendered repairs to upper margins, never impacting text.  Occasional age spotting and toning.  Very clean throughout.  Very good condition.  RARITY: This volume is very scarce and there are no copies of it for sale on the Internet.  A Copac search of European institutional libraries found only three copies (Oxford, Wellcome, & Glasgow).  REFERENCES: Censimento 16 CNCE 10932; Wellcome 1180; Caillet 1889.

      [Bookseller: Atticus Rare Books]

Gabriel Garcia Marquez *SIGNED*
        Of Love and Other Demons
      New York: Knopf, 1995. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/as new. Signed by the Nobel laureate on the title page. Mauve cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine, page outer edges uncut. Light bumping to lower edge of spine. Light fading to upper edge of spine. DJ protected by an archival cover. First US edition. From a smoke-free environment.

      [Bookseller: BeeBee]

King, Stephen
        Rose Madder
      Viking 1995 - Author signed " For Kathy, With love Noreen and best wishes from mr Stephen King 12/6/95 Have a merry Christmas [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

      [Bookseller: Horton Colbert]

SCHNITTKE, Alfred 1934-1998
        Autograph musical working manuscript draft in short score of the Sinfonisches Vorspiel for large orchestra. The complete work
      4 pp. Notated in pencil on 32-stave "Star Nr. 37" music manuscript paper. Large folio (420 x 230 mm.). Unbound. & & Signed, titled and inscribed to the composer's friend Jürgen Köchel by the composer. Dated May 25, [19]94. Dedicated to the conductor Gerd Albrecht. Scored for triple wind, 4 horns, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 performers on timpani, harp, piano and strings. & & A very active manuscript, with numerous corrections, amendations, directions and indications pertaining to instrumentation in Schnittke's small, dense hand. & & Slightly worn. In very good condition overall. & & Together with a printed edition of the full score published by Sikorski in ca. 1995. . Designed as a tribute to the composer on his 60th birthday, the Sinfonisches Vorspiel was first performed at the Musikhalle in Hamburg on November 6, 1994 with the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester, conducted by Albrecht, the dedicatee; the composer was unfortunately unable to attend due to ill-health. & & Schnittke moved to Hamburg in 1990 to teach composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater. He had had his first stroke in 1985; he suffered a second in 1991 and yet another in the year of composition of the present work, 1994, which left him almost completely paralysed. He went on to write only a few more short works thereafter, and also a Ninth Symphony, but its score was almost completely illegible because he was forced by his paralysis to notate it with his left hand.& & Schnittke is often considered to be the successor to Shostakovich as Russia's premiere composer. His early music showed the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich, but he went on to adopt a very polystylistic approach to composition. As his health worsened, however, he adopted a somewhat bleaker but more accessible style; some Schnittke scholars have argued, in fact, that it is the composer's late works that will ultimately be considered as the most influential of his entire output. & & A dynamic working manuscript of one of Schnittke's last major orchestral compositions.

      [Bookseller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC]

Schestag, Franz.
        Triumph Kaiser Maximilians I. Einführung von Franz Schestag.
      Graz Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt 1995 - 40x57 cm quer (Box) 137 Tafeln. Beiheft mit 32 S. Schöne mit schwarzem Leinen bezogene Kassette mit rotem Lederrücken und goldgeprägtem Reichsadler-Wappen und gold. Titeldruck auf dem Deckel. Etwas berieben, wenige Flecke, leicht angestaubt. Kartoniertes Heft "Einführung" in sehr gutem Zustand. Tafeln bis Nr. 66 unten rechts mit kl. Knickspur, sonst in sehr gutem Zustand. Die Verkehrsauflage dieser Vorzugsedition ist auf 150 handnumerierte Exemplare (1-150) limitiert. Dieses Exemplar trägt die Nummer 105. Darüber hinaus wurden 20 unnumerierte Exemplare hergestellt, die als Belege Verwendung fanden. Nachdruck der 137 Tafeln (38x55 cm, quer) sowie des Einführungstextes (38x28 cm) aus dem Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen des allerhöchsten Kaiserhauses aus dem Jahre 1883. Franz Schestag, (1839 bis 1884) war Kunsthistoriker. Mitwirkende Künster u. a. Hans Burkmair d. Ä. (Thieme-Becker Bd. 5 S. 255 unten: (.) In größerem Umfang als für das Gebetbuch und mit weit bedeutenderen Leistungen war aber B. in den Jahren 1516-18 für das Holzschnittwerk des kaiserlichen Triumphzugs tätig: neben den getragenen Viktorien (No. 111 u. 112) u. d. kalikutischen Wilden (129-131 d. letzten Ausgabe) sind die ersten 56 resp. 57 Blätter des Werks von ihm entworfen (einzufügen ist ein Blatt mit Landsknechten in Dresden, von Woermann publiziert); es sind zugleich seine vollendetsten Schöpfungen auf diesem Gebiet. (.) 1.100 gr. Schöne mit schwarzem Leinen bezogene Kassette mit rotem Lederrücken und goldgeprägtem Reichsadler-Wappen und gold. Titeldruck auf dem Deckel. Etwas berieben, wenige Flecke, leicht angestaubt. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

      [Bookseller: Antiquariat Peter Hassold]

        1995 International Festival of Authors Promotional Poster
      1995. Promotional poster for the annual Toronto literary festival, which each year since 1980 brought together the best writers of contemporary world literature. The poster was designed by a leading artist of the day and is one of only a handful of copies signed by all or most of the year's participants. From the collection of the promoter of the festival himself, Greg Gatenby. Designed by Joanne Tod. Approximately 61 signatures. Signed by: Bret Easton Ellis, Richard Ford, Joanna Trollope, Mordecai Richler, James Hoffman, Alina Reyes, Sunetra Gupta, Peter Fallon, Janice Galloway, Thomas Kenneally, Kaye Gibbons, Karen Connelly, Joyce Carol Oates, Mary Lee Settle, James Mackay, Thom Jones, Grace Paley, Barbara Gowdy, Deirdre Bair, Orhan Pamuk, Mariko Hayashi, Victoria Glendinning, Ann Beattie, Jim Crace, Rohinton Mistry, Arthur Hailey, Kate Pullinger, George Fletcher, Dennis Brutus, Hanan al-Shaykah, Michel Deguy, Dorothy Parker, and others. 18" x 24". .

      [Bookseller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA]

Hillerman, Tony (1925-1998)
        FINDING MOON. Signed and limited edition
      New York,: HarperCollins, 1995. American novel; 319 pages; 24cm; copy B of 26, signed; slipcase; condition as new.. Signed. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine condition. Octavo (8vo).

      [Bookseller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)]

J.R.R. Tolkien and Alex Lewis
        The Ruins of Osgiliath, Signed Limited Numbered Edition, #2 of 100, Full Leather Custom Clamshell Case
      Alexander Lewis, 1995. Signed Limited Numbered. Cloth. Alexander Lewis. Signed by Editor. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. An offering of the very hard to come by, The Ruins of Osgiliath. This copy was assembled and revised by Alexander Lewis in 1995. Limited to 100 copies, The Ruins of Osgiliath is Number 2 of 100 signed by the editor Alexander Lewis. This is one of the original copies published in 1995. This copy is in Near Fine/Very Good Plus condition. The cloth exterior shows no soiling, clean and bright. It does have a couple of bumped corners and a little rubbing to the edges. The interior is clean and bright, no previous owners names or any writing noted. Overall a Near Fine copy of this elusive title. The Ruins of Osgiliath, 1st printing, 1995. This is the one volume folio size hardback, Limited to 100 copies worldwide, and a beautiful companion to The Tale of Gondolin (50 copies worldwide). The Complete Tales of the First City of Gondor. This collection of stories drawn and blended from the fabric of Middle-Earth by JRR Tolkien was first issued in a series of 3 comprehensive booklets for members of the Tolkien Society in 1990. Now they have been expanded and beautifully bound. This book is individually hand tipped and signed by Alex Lewis. This is a beautifully bound large book, and sure to be a real investment. With only 100 copies ever produced most of these are in the hands of Tolkien Completist's and are very hard to find. This copy is numbered 2 of 100. This very scarce book is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire this very rare and elusive title. A custom clamshell case, full black leather with silver stamping to front, raised bands with silver stamping to spine, is included to protect and display this wonderful book. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Near Fine / No Jacket, as Issued.

      [Bookseller: The Tolkien Bookshelf]

HUDSON, Mike & Jadwiga Jarvis
        Private Impressions: a collection of eight monographs about printing and other book arts (with Introductions and prospectuses)
      Katoomba: The Wayzgoose Press. 1995-2001.. Illustrated throughout by Mike Hudson, including wood engravings. A complete set of the eight monographs and two Introductions (to numbers 1-4 and 5-8 respectively), and the two prospectuses (1995 and 2000 respectively). All parts are signed by Hudson and Jarvis and numbered. Parts 1 to 4 are all #26 of 50 copies, with the Introduction #15 of 45. Parts 5 to 8 and the Introduction are all #18 of 60 copies. The design and typography befitting the subject. Printed on Mohawk Superfine 148gsm paper; the first Introduction sewn into Canson 160gsm covers; Parts 1-8 and the second Introduction sewn into Tomahawk 216gsm covers. Associated leaflets and several typed or hand-written notes from the publishers loosely inserted. The first of the Introductions has a small bruise to the top edge of the cover and first leaf, otherwise all fine. .

      [Bookseller: Astrolabe Booksellers]

Ginsberg, Allen:
        JOURNALS MID-FIFTIES 1954 - 1958
      [New York]: HarperCollins, [1995].. Cloth and gilt boards. Soft crease in front free endsheet, else about fine in slightly spine-sunned dust jacket. First edition. Edited by Gordon Ball. Inscribed and signed by Ginsberg on the title-page: "Allen Ginsberg 5/28/95 for Lucien Carr steadfast Affection Decade after Decade." The top portion of the title page is framed by Ginsberg's drawing of a "Tyger!" Laid in is publisher's compliments card, noting the copy was sent on Ginsberg's behalf. Ginsberg met Carr at Columbia University in 1943, and through Carr met Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and William Burroughs. In the NYT Obituary for Carr (30 January 2005), Ginsberg's earlier comment about Carr's role in the circle of friendships that gave birth to the literary arm of the Beat generation was quoted: "Lou was the glue." Carr went to work for United Press International in 1946 and was promoted to night news editor in 1956, coincident with the preparations for press of the first public edition of HOWL. Carr was included, with Kerouac, Burroughs and Cassady, in the printed dedication, and when he received his copy, wrote Ginsberg expressing "one small gripe" about his inclusion there, and requesting, out of deference to his privacy, that Ginsberg avoid such mention in future books. At Ginsberg's expense, Carr's name was deleted from the dedication page of the second impression (then already printed), and from subsequent printings. Nonetheless, in 1982, Ginsberg dedicated PLUTONIAN ODE to Carr, "... for friendship all these years...." Carr, of course, figures in the text and index.

      [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-]

        60 First Day Covers, Closing of Israeli Post Offices in Occupied Territories
      Israel, 1995. Near Fine. (STAMPS/POSTAL HISTORY) Sixty (60) First Day Covers, commemorating the closing of Israeli Post Offices in the Occupied Territories. “Last day of Israeli Postmark under Military Administration” November 2, 1995. Near Fine condition.& & Within 2 months of the signing of the Oslo Accords, control of the Occupied Territories was turned over to the newly created Palestine Authority. The last day of Israeli postmark under military administration became a symbol of the new transition in accordance with Israel’s efforts to make peace with its Arab neighbors.&

      [Bookseller: Historicana]

(POMODORO, ARNALDO). Hunter, Sam
        ARNALDO POMODORO
      (POMODORO, ARNALDO). Hunter, Sam. ARNALDO POMODORO. Milano, ITALY: Fabri Editori, 1995. First Edition. Stout 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 384pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Massimo Vignelli. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This massive, elegantly appointed tome is the most comprehensive monograph to date on the noted Italian monumental sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. It combines Sam Hunter's incisive text with statements by the artist and hundreds of vivid reproductions of Pomodoro's sculpture, architecture and theatrical designs. A pristine copy of the uncommon English language edition. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 88-450-5798-4 Inventory Number: 014054&

      [Bookseller: Arcana: Books on the Arts]

Wheat, Carl I
        MAPPING THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST [LTD ED FACSIMILE CT IN 6 VOLS]
      Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino. Fine with no dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Carl Wheat's monumental work on western cartography. Reprint, limited to 350 copies. 1302 maps listed and fully annotated with 376 illustrated. This being Martino's brilliant reprint in a size that is much more useful than the original. Illustrated throughout with facsimile maps, many folding. Considered the definitive work detailing the mapping of the American West. Hardbound in green cloth, five volumes in six books with Volume Five in Part I and Part II. Not numbered. Size: 9.3 x 12.3 inches. .

      [Bookseller: poor mans books]

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH AN EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE HISTORIATED INITIAL, FROM A VAST ANTIPHONAL IN LATIN
        TEXT FROM THE OPENING OF MATINS FOR THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
      Italy, probably Emilia, ca, 1320. A Very Impressive Historiated Initial, Along with Instructions to the Illuminator. 546 x 375 mm (21 1/2 x 14 3/4"). Single column, six four-line staves of music on each side with text underneath in a very clean, rounded book hand. Attractively matted. Rubrics in red, some notes in blue, first two words of the text in large capitals with yellow wash and elaborated with many fanciful curling flourishes, two large maiblumen initials in red and blue, and WITH A HUGE HISTORIATED "P" SHOWING THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST (the main part of the initial, not counting the marginal flourishes, measuring about 107 mm. wide and 254 mm. long, including the thick descender). An early 2 1/2 x 5 1/2" vellum patch in the lower margin of recto, slight smudge in the cloud supporting Christ and on the face of the angel to the left, some wrinkling to the vellum, especially in bottom margin, the illuminated side with vellum grain lending a grayish cast, very small losses in the gold, but still a very desirable leaf, the memorable initial without any significant damage, the vellum clean and fresh, and the margins very ample. The striking illumination here is in the style of Neri da Rimini (about whom, see Margaret M. Manion and Vera F. Vines, "Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts in Australian Collections," cat. item 8, figs. 32-39 and plate 8). Manion and Vines describe Neri as "a miniaturist active ca. 1300-22 who was a major contributor to the new developments towards gothic naturalism which took place in Italian illumination during the first two decades of the 'trecento,' paralleling and interacting with the innovations in fresco and panel painting associated with the influence of Giotto and painters at Assisi and Rimini." At the same time, it is easy to see the influence of Byzantine models here. Our initial may have been done by an associate of Rimini's, someone who has been identified as the so-called Master of the Fulget, whose work has been distinguished by an inclination for brighter and more varied colors (see R. Gibbs, "Neri da Rimini," 1995, pp. 80-81). The initial here is exceptionally large and deserves the focus of attention it receives. But a less noticeable feature in the upper left margin should not be overlooked. It is there that we can find instructions to the illuminator--a readily apparent "p" to indicate the letter needed and a faintly visible "ascensione d'iesu" to indicate the subject matter. For a discussion of written (and visual) directions to the illuminator, see "Medieval Illuminators and their Methods of Work" by Jonathan J. G. Alexander. One other feature to mention here is the uncommon use of blue neumes in the first two lines of the Responsory.

      [Bookseller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Mediev]

[Moorcock, Michael, writing as "John H. Watson M.D."]
        A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger, by John H. Watson M.D
      London: Number Two Dorset Street. Near Fine. [1995]. First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . (no dust jacket, presumably as issued) [extremely light handling wear, spine cloth a bit faded; gift inscription from a "David" on the front pastedown, with a somewhat cryptic inscription, possibly to himself: "The perfect guest. A momento from him be this."]. (B&W illustrations) One of the rarest items of modern-day Sherlockiana, this anonymous "further adventure" was written by Michael Moorcock, by his account, "for some friends who had started a hotel in Dorset Street, as a special give-away for their first guests." Its conceit is that it was written by Dr. Watson in 1895, but at the behest of Sherlock Holmes, who wished the tale only to "be published, if published at all, one hundred years after the date of the last record, when those involved will be long dead and events so remote as no longer to embarrass living descendants," Watson placed the manuscript in the strongbox of his "good friend, Sir Arthur Moorcock of the Tower House, near Dent," there to be held safely until the requisite century had passed. (This is the only place that the name "Moorcock" appears in the book.) It's unknown how many copies of the original edition were printed -- I've seen the figure 200, although that seems to be total speculation -- but in any event there couldn't have been many. (For one thing, some of the original recipients most certainly would have regarded it as little more than a promotional giveaway-cum-throwaway.) .

      [Bookseller: ReadInk]

FitzGerald & Co., Vincent. Joyce, James
        Meta Mor for the Moon. Illustrated by Susan Weil
      New York: Vincent FitzGerald & Company. 1995. One of 25 copies each signed by the artist, on various papers. Page size: 8 x 8 inches. Bound by Zahra Partovi: blue silk in Coptic-style binding with two paintings by the artist on the inside flyleaves, housed in matching blue silk box by Book Lab. Illustrated with etchings and paintings by Susan Weil and Vincent FitzGerald, the work is printed on mylar, apta royal and Richard de Bas papers. The book is 72 pages with text identifying various geographical locations of the moon, i.e. Sea of Tranquility etc. The moon -- and the book -- is divided into quadrants; the title is a pun, referring to Joyce. Each quadrant of the moon is introduced by subtitles on mylar. Weil has executed two blueprints for this book -- the first she has done since those with Robert Rauschenberg some years ago. The letterpress is by Kelly/Winterton Press. The screenprints are by Color Girls. Susan Weil&#39;s continuing fascination with, and exploration of, the works of James Joyce has produced another masterpiece. <br>See an <A HREF= http://www.bookrouter.com/im/juvelisbks/4649.jpg >Image.</A><br>

      [Bookseller: Priscilla Juvelis, Inc.]

Prince, Richard
        Adult Comedy
      Zürich: Scalo Verlag, 1995.. First edition. Quarto, original blue cloth. Signed by Richard Prince on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

      [Bookseller: Raptis Rare Books, ABAA/ ILAB]

Mahfouz, Naguib
        Arabian Nights & Days [Signed, Murray Gell-Man&#39;s copy]
      New York: Doubleday, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. A Fine, Superior, copy of the first American edition, first printing, in a Near Fine dust jacket, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY NAGUIB MAHFOUZ on the half-title. Originally published in Arabic in 1979, the novel&#39;s title was inspired by the classic "A Thousand and One Nights". Naguib Mahfouz "who, through works rich in nuance - now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous - has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind", won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the only Egyptian, and the only author writing in Arabic, ever to win the Prize. In 1994 Mahfouz survived an assassination attempt perpetrated by religious extremists. The attack damaged nerves in his right hand, rendering Mahfouz unable to write for more than a few minutes each day, and seriously affecting his handwriting as seen in his inscription and signature to this book. (The inscription is in Arabic.) Having a wonderful Provenance, this copy belonged to Murray Gell-Man, the American physicist and linguist who himself won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles and for his discovery of the quark, and carries his bookplate on the front free endpaper. Signed copies of this Nobel Prize winner&#39;s books are scarce. A Fine, Superior, copy, of this this Nobel Laureate&#39;s work from the library of another important Nobel Laureate. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY NAGUIB MAHFOUZ. RARE.

      [Bookseller: Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC]

Tsu, Chuang
        Dreams of a Butterfly
      Poestenkill, NY: Kaldewey Press, 1995. Quarto. (20)ff. One of forty copies on Chinese paper. Bound by Thomas Zwang of Hamburg in sculptural form. English translation and Chinese calligraphy by Bun-Ching Lam. With hand-colored etchings by Gunnar Kaldewey and signed by the artist/publisher. Kaldewey brings together subject and form in this book which, when opened, takes on the shape of the butterfly. Extremely fine in black paper over boards, with silver printing on panels, housed in a chemise and slipcase.

      [Bookseller: Bromer Booksellers]

Guevara, Ernesto Che
        MOTORCYCLE DIARIES A Journey around South America
      London: Verso. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1859849717 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, closed tear to top rear panel. Translated by Ann Wright. Che&#39;s own account of a motorcycle tour he took with a close friend, and which along with his friend&#39;s memoir was the basis for the 2004 film directed by Walter Salles, and featuring Gael Garcia Bernal and Rodrigo De la Serna. ; 0.8 x 7.4 x 5.7 Inches; 176 pages .

      [Bookseller: Rare Book Cellar]

(GURSKY, ANDREAS) (DUBUISSON, JEAN). Gursky, Andreas, Hans Irrek & Ursula Trubenbach
        ANDREAS GURSKY: MONTPARNASSE
      (GURSKY, ANDREAS) (DUBUISSON, JEAN). Gursky, Andreas, Hans Irrek & Ursula Trubenbach. ANDREAS GURSKY: MONTPARNASSE. Frankfurt am Main & Stuttgart, GERMANY: Portikus & Oktagon Verlag, 1995. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Wrappers in Printed Box. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (40 + 32 + 6pp), 20 color and 10 b&w illustrations. Text in German. Designed by Kuhle und Mozer. Published in conjunction with a 1995 exhibition at Portikus Frankfurt am Main, this elegant, ambitiously designed, oversized publication is devoted to Andreas Gursky&#39;s monumental photograph of architect Jean Dubuisson&#39;s quarter-mile long Montparnasse housing block. A single 10 1/4 x 18 3/4" color reproduction on heavy stock is laid into a silver folder that bears the names of the more than seven hundred and fifty families inhabiting the massive housing project. This is accompanied by two booklets in silver wrappers: "Texte" - which contains an essay by Hans Irrek as well as interviews with Dubuisson and three Montparnasse dwellers, and "Images" - which reproduces grainy full page voyeuristic blown-up details of interiors of the individual apartments. These three printed components are housed in a shallow printed cardboard box. The interior contents are all in Near Fine condition with no notable flaws. The matte black paper-covered lower portion of the box along with the silver lid show some light overall wear, scuffs and minor abrasions, but no splits or tears to the corners as one typically sees. Due to its silver paper and fragile construction "Montparnasse" (cited on page 275 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger&#39;s "The Photobook: A History Volume II") rarely turns up in beautiful condition, but this is truly a most handsome example of this uncommon item that looks far nicer in hand than it describes. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-89611-003-9 Inventory Number: 020400&

      [Bookseller: Arcana: Books on the Arts]

Marceau, Marcel
        Marceau at the Kaye, April 25-30, 1995
      (Marceau, Marcel.) Marceau at the Kaye, April 25-30, 1995. [Poster printed in colors]. New York: Hunter College, 1995. (15" x 22".) For Marceau performance at the Hunter College Kaye theatre. Nicely inscribed by Marceau in gold ink to Anna Sosensko, the Broadway producer and composer. Depicts the great mimist in a balletic pose. Framed.

      [Bookseller: Golden Legend, Inc. ]