Sources of the Self. The Making of the Modern Identity.
Taylor, Charles Cambridge: Harvard University Press (1989). 4th printing., 1989. 8vo. xii, 601 pp. Original glossy gray illustrated wrappers. This book came from the library of noted Kant and Dilthey scholar, Rudolf Makkreel, whose signature is on the front free endpaper. Makkreel's neat pencil underlining is on pp. 4-17 else tight, fine.. Soft cover. Near Fine.- $30
- $30
Moby-Dick or The Whale.
Melville, Herman Evanston: Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library, 1988., 1988. First edition thus. Thick, heavy 8vo. xxviii, 1043 pp. Original black cloth binding with ribbon marker. One of a limited, unspecified number of copies SIGNED by the series General Editor, Harrison Hayford, on a special label affixed to the front pastedown: "President and Mrs. Arnold R. Weber are pleased to present you with Moby-Dick a new critical edition in the Northwestern-Newberry Melville Series. . ." The entire Melville critical edition series has become uncommon, and the signed Moby-Dick is, by far, the scarcest. This is a tight, fine book in a near fine DJ with some light age toning and very shallow edge wear.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $400
- $400
Die geistige Welt. Einleitung in die Philosophie des Lebens. Erste Hälfte. Abhandlungen zur Grundlegung der Geisteswissenschaften. Gesammelte Schriften V. Band.
Dilthey, Wilhelm Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner / Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (1974). 6., unveränderte Auflage., 1974. Vorbericht by Georg Misch. 8vo. cxvii, 442 pp. Original navy blue cloth binding. Text in German. From the library of noted Dilthey scholar, Rudolf Makkreel, whose pencil underling and occasional notes are on approx. 50pp. else tight, near fine.. Hardcover. Very Good.- $60
- $60
Wilhelm Dilthey's Philosophy of Historical Understanding. A Critical Analysis.
Tuttle, Howard Nelson Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1969., 1969. 8vo. 115 pp. Original gray cloth binding. This book came from the library of noted Dilthey scholar, Rudolf Makkreel, whose signature and date are on the front free endpaper. Makkreel's neat pencil underling is in the book with an occasional note. Else tight, very good. Uncommon.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.- $60
- $60
Tree Gardens. Architecture and the Forest.
Crandell, Gina NY: Princeton Architectural Press (2013)., 2013. First printing. 8vo. 165 pp. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Printed on coated paper. Original French-style photographic wrappers. This is a tight, fine book.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New.- $45
- $45
Frogs.
Badger, David (Stillwater, MN) Voyageur Press (1995)., 1995. First printing. Square 8vo. Photography by John Netherton. Color photograph frontispiece spread. 142 pp. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Original black cloth binding. INSCRIBED by the author and the photographer on the title page. This is a tight, fine book in a fine DJ. Uncommon signed.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Dust Jacket Included.- $95
- $95
Excerpts from Young Men & Fire.
Maclean, Norman Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1992., 1992. Uncorrected proof. 8vo. 32 pp. Illustrated with B & W photographs. Original glossy illustrated stapled wrappers. Advance excerpts from chapters from the forthcoming book. This is a bright, fine book.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New.- $30
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The Wild Iris.
Glück, Louise (Hopewell, NJ) The Ecco Press (1992)., 1992. First printing. 8vo. ix, 63 pp. + [1 page] About the Author. Original cloth-backed boards. DJ photograph of author by Star Black. The 2020 Nobel Laureate's Pulitzer Prize winning poetry collection. Two tiny bumps bottom edge else a tight, fine book in a bright, fine price-intact DJ. Uncommon thus.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $400
- $400
Dori Sanders' Country Cooking. Recipes and Stories from the Family Farm Stand.
Sanders, Dori; John Willoughby, consulting ed. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1995., 1995. First printing. 8vo. xv, 224 pp. Illustrated non B & W. Original hardcover binding. SIGNED by Sanders on the title page. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $40
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Love. A Diptych.
Gregg, Linda and Jack Gilbert. Asheville: The Captain's Bookshelf, Inc., 1994., 1994. First printing. 1-150 numbered and signed by the authors and artist; this is number 102. Frontispiece tipped-in color painting reproduction by Janice La Motta. 8vo. Unpaginated. Original sewn blue wrappers with printed white paper label front cover. Handset in Eric Gill's Joanna type and printed by Dwight Agner at The Press of the Nightowl in Athens, Georgia. In addition to being signed by the authors and artist, this copy is INSCRIBED by the publisher, Chandler Gordon, on the colophon page. As new.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New.- $295
- $295
The Brotherhood of the Grape.
Fante, John Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977., 1977. First printing. 8vo. 178 pp. Original brown cloth binding. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, price-intact DJ with just a touch of spinal fading else fine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $125
- $125
Southern Biscuits.
Dupree, Nathalie and Cynthia Graubart (Layton, Utah) Gibbs Smith, 2011. First printing. Square 8vo. Frontispiece color photograph. 216 pp. Illustrated with color photographs by Rick McKee. Original blue cloth binding. Warmly INSCRIBED by both authors to friends. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ. Uncommon signed.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Dust Jacket Included.- $100
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The Prince of Mist.
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz NY: Little, Brown and Company (2010)., 2010. First edition. Translated by Lucia Graves. 8vo. 214 pp. Original black paper-covered boards. SIGNED by Zafon on the title page. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Dust Jacket Included.- $250
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Joseph and His Brothers. With a New Introduction By the Author.
Mann, Thomas NY: Knopf, 1948., 1948. First complete work edition comprising The Tales of Jacb; Young Joseph; Joseph in Egypt; Jospeh the Provider. With a New Introduction by the Author. Thick 8vo. xxi, 1207 + [3] pp. The Principle Works of Thomas Mann. Original black cloth binding. INSCRIBED by Mann on the front free endpaper: "To Dr. Stephen Fritzmann [sp]| very honored by his visit | with my best wishes | Pacif. Palisades, June 18. 1948 | Thomas Mann" Fritchman was a Unitarian Church minister who subsequently spoke at Heinrich Mann's funeral in California in 1950. This is a tight, near fine book with shallow wear crown of the spine in a near fine DJ with shallow edge wear, especially at the backstrip extremities. Uncommon signed.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $900
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Bringing Ritual to Mind. Psychological Foundations of Cultural Forms.
McCauley, Robert N. and E. Thomas Lawson Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2002)., 2002. First printing. 8vo. xiii, 236 pp. Illustrated in B & W. Original glossy pictorial wrappers. This is a tight, fine book.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New.- $24
- $24
Hank. The Life of Charles Bukowski.
Cherkovski, Neeli NY: Random House (1991) and [Santa Rosa] Black Sparrow Press [1991], 1991. Limited Edition: 1-200 numbered copies signed by both Cherkovski and Bukowski; this being #88. Random House sheets with Black Sparrow Press limitation page and binding. First edition. 8vo. xiii, 337 pp. Illustrated with B & W photographs printed on glossy paper. Bound in half printed gray paper over boards with orange cloth and printed spinal paper label. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine unprinted clear acetate DJ.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Dust Jacket Included.- $250
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The Unconsoled.
Ishiguro, Kazuo NY: Knopf, 1995., 1986. Uncorrected Proof. The correct true "proof" in printed gray wrappers (later is called "uncorrected advance proof" and has pictorial wrappers and is actually an advance reader's copy). 8vo. 535 pp. Original printed gray wrappers with publisher's materials stapled to front cover verso. SIGNED by Ishiguro on the title page. This is a tight, fine book. Uncommon signed.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New.- $450
- $450