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Kuniyoshi: From the Arthur R. Miller Collection

Clark, Timothy Hardcover. 11 3/4" X 10 1/2". 301pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in orange cloth over boards with spine lettered in black. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. This book is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This handsome volume explores the life and work of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), one of Japans greatest print artists. Alongside such illustrious names as Hokusai and Hiroshige, he dominated the nineteenth-century production of the popular genre of woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e, literally, pictures of the floating world. The only major book to illustrate the entirety of the artists work, Kuniyoshi explores his extraordinary imagination across animpressive range of subject matter, from portraits of Japanese warrior heroes and fashionable beauties to satirical themes and innovative landscape prints. Alongside exquisite reproductions of his finest prints, examples of Kuniyoshis original drawings highlight his unique approach to composition and provide valuable insight into the creative process of this prolific and multitalented artist. Published to accompany a spectacular exhibition, Kuniyoshi is an essential reference for Japanese art collectors and enthusiasts.(Publisher).
  • $65
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The Origins of Creativity FIRST UK EDITION

Wilson, Edward O. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 243pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in gray paper over boards with spine lettered in black. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: An eloquent exploration of creativity, The Origins of Creativity grapples with the question of how this uniquely human expression so central to our identity as individuals and, collectively, as a species came about and how it has manifested itself throughout the history of our species. In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short. Both endeavours, Edward O. Wilson reveals, have their roots in human creativity the defining trait of our species. Reflecting on the deepest origins of language, storytelling, and art, Wilson demonstrates how creativity began not ten thousand years ago, as we have long assumed, but over one hundred thousand years ago in the Paleolithic age. Chronicling this evolution of creativity from primate ancestors to humans, The Origins of Creativity shows how the humanities, spurred on by the invention of language, have played a largely unexamined role in defining our species. And in doing so, Wilson explores what we can learn about human nature from a surprising range of creative endeavors the instinct to create gardens, the use of metaphors and irony in speech, and the power of music and song. Our achievements in science and the humanities, Wilson notes, make us uniquely advanced as a species, but also give us the potential to be supremely dangerous, most worryingly in our abuse of the planet. The humanities in particular suffer from a kind of anthropomorphism, encumbered by a belief that we are the only species among millions that seem to matter, yet Wilson optimistically reveals how researchers will have to address this parlous situation by pushing further into the realm of science, especially fields such as evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and anthropology. With eloquence and humanity, Wilson calls for a transformational "Third Enlightenment," in which the blending of these endeavors will give us a deeper understanding of the human condition and our crucial relationship with the natural world.(Publisher).
  • $25
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(Three Volume Set) Military Operations Egypt and Palestine: From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917 [and] From June 1917 to the End of the War Parts I and II (History of the Great War)

Falls, Cyril (Compiler); Becke, A.F. (Maps) Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 6". Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of red cloth over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are sound. With fold-out map in tipped in pocket at back of Volume I. An overall clean, solid set of these works on the history of The Great War. This set is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. Facsimile reprint published in association with Battery Press, Nashville, Tennessee as number forty-four of their Great War Series(Publisher) ABOUT THIS SERIES: This volume in the Official History of The Great War covers the early stages of the Middle East theatre - from the outbreak of war to June 1917. After a brief background to the situation in Egypt in August 1914, and the opening of hostilities with Turkey at the end of October, this volume concerns itself with the defence of Egypt against invasion by the Turks from the east and their allied Arab tribesman of the western desert; the role of Egypt in the concentration of forces for, and subsequent evacuation of, Gallipoli; the expulsion of the Turks from the Sinai Peninsula; and concludes with the First and Second Battles of Gaza. It also includes the early stages of the Arab campaign against the Turks in the Hejaz - immortalised by Col. T.E. Lawrence 'of Arabia'. From The Outbreak Of War With Germany To June 1917. After a brief background to the situation in Egypt in August 1914 and commencement of hostilities with Turkey at the end of October,this volume concerns itself with the defence of Egypt against invasion by the Turks from the east and by their allied tribesman of the Western Desert; the role of Egypt in the concentration of forces for and subsequent evacuation of Gallipoli; the expulsion of the Turks from the Sinai Peninsula and concluding with the First and Second Battles of Gaza. It also includes the earlier stages of the Arab campaign against the Turks in the Hejaz.(Publisher).
  • $85
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Void Star FIRST EDITION

Mason, Zachary First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". vii, 385pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in blue paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A riveting, beautifully written, fugue-like novel of AIs, memory, violence, and mortality Not far in the future the seas have risen and the central latitudes are emptying, but it's still a good time to be rich in San Francisco, where weapons drones patrol the skies to keep out the multitudinous poor. Irina isn't rich, not quite, but she does have an artificial memory that gives her perfect recall and lets her act as a medium between her various employers and their AIs, which are complex to the point of opacity. It's a good gig, paying enough for the annual visits to the Mayo Clinic that keep her from aging. Kern has no such access; he's one of the many refugees in the sprawling drone-built favelas on the city's periphery, where he lives like a monk, training relentlessly in martial arts, scraping by as a thief and an enforcer. Thales is from a different world entirely the mathematically inclined scion of a Brazilian political clan, he's fled to L.A. after the attack that left him crippled and his father dead. A ragged stranger accosts Thales and demands to know how much he can remember. Kern flees for his life after robbing the wrong mark. Irina finds a secret in the reflection of a laptop's screen in her employer's eyeglasses. None are safe as they're pushed together by subtle forces that stay just out of sight. Vivid, tumultuous, and propulsive, Void Star is Zachary Mason's mind-bending follow-up to his bestselling debut, The Lost Books of the Odyssey.(Publisher).
  • $20
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The Retina: An Approachable Part of the Brain (Revised Edition)

Dowling, John E. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 10" X 8 1/2". xvi, 355pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in purple cloth over boards with spine lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: John Dowling's The Retina, published in 1987, quickly became the most widely recognized introduction to the structure and function of retinal cells. In this Revised Edition, Dowling draws on twenty-five years of new research to produce an interdisciplinary synthesis focused on how retinal function contributes to our understanding of brain mechanisms. The retina is a part of the brain pushed out into the eye during development. It retains many characteristics of other brain regions and hence has yielded significant insights on brain mechanisms. Visual processing begins there as a result of neuronal interactions in two synaptic layers that initiate an analysis of space, color, and movement. In humans, visual signals from 126 million photoreceptors funnel down to one million ganglion cells that convey at least a dozen representations of a visual scene to higher brain regions. The Revised Edition calls attention to general principles applicable to all vertebrate retinas, while showing how the visual needs of different animals are reflected in their retinal variations. It includes completely new chapters on color vision and retinal degenerations and genetics, as well as sections on retinal development and visual pigment biochemistry, and presents the latest knowledge and theories on how the retina is organized anatomically, physiologically, and pharmacologically. The clarity of writing and illustration that made The Retina a book of choice for a quarter century among graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, vision researchers, and teachers of upper-level courses on vision is retained in Dowling's new easy-to-read Revised Edition.(Publisher).
  • $95
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The Winter of the Witch (Book Three of The Winternight Trilogy) FIRST EDITION

Arden, Katherine First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 372pp. Creasing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Shallow tears to jacket at top of spine and bottom edge of rear cover. Gentle bumps and shelf wear to corners and edges of paper over boards. Faint smudge and previous owner's name in ink to front free endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, Vasya and Morozko return in this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogy, battling enemies mortal and magical to save both Russias, the seen and the unseen. NAMED ONE OF PASTE'S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE Vasilisa Petrovna is an unforgettable heroine determined to forge her own path. Her gifts and her courage have drawn the attention of Morozko, the winter-king, but it is too soon to know if this connection will prove a blessing or a curse. Now Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answersâ€"and for someone to blame. Vasya finds herself alone, beset on all sides. The Grand Prince is in a rage, choosing allies that will lead him on a path to war and ruin. A wicked demon returns, determined to spread chaos. Caught at the center of the conflict is Vasya, who finds the fate of two worlds resting on her shoulders. Her destiny uncertain, Vasya will uncover surprising truths about herself as she desperately tries to save Russia, Morozko, and the magical world she treasures. But she may not be able to save them all.(Publisher).
  • $45
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xix, 904pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. This book is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast in defense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war--slavery--and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict. This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.(Publisher).
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The Best of Philip Jose Farmer

First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 572pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in pink cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the stories that led to the creation of his best-selling Riverworld and Dayworld novels, to more unusual selections like "Uproar in Acheron" (a western-cum-fantasy), "The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod" (a story which works as both literary pastiche and homage), or break-all-the-rules fiction like "The Henry Miller Dawn Patrol" (a Farmer favorite which was first published in Playboy magazine), it's all here. With a total of 20 different stories and one Farmer-penned introduction that add up to nearly two hundred thousand words, The Best of Philip José Farmer is, hands down, the finest collection of Farmer stories ever assembled.(Publisher) Contents: The Lovers (1952) Sail On! Sail On! (1952) Mother (1953) The God Business (1954) The Alley Man (1959) My Sister's Brother (1960) Uproar in Acheron (1961) The King of Beasts (1964) The Shadow of Space (1967) Riders of the Purple Wage or the Great Gavage (1967) Don't Wash the Carats: A Polytropical Paramyth (1968) The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod (1968) The Oögenesis of Bird City (1970) The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World (1971) Sketches among the Ruins of My Mind (1973) After King Kong Fell (1973) The Henry Miller Dawn Patrol (1977) Riverworld (1966) The Making of Revelation, Part I (1980) One Down, One to Go (1990).
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Faisal I of Iraq

First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xxxiv, 634pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in tan cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Faint strip of toning to bottom edge of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. This book is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The first major biography of the founder of modern Iraq, a charismatic champion of Arab independence and unity Born in 1883, King Faisal I of Iraq was a seminal figure not only in the founding of the state of Iraq but also in the making of the modern Middle East. In all the tumult leading to the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of new Arab states, Faisal was a central player. His life traversed each of the important political, military, and intellectual developments of his times. This comprehensive biography is the first to provide a fully rounded picture of Faisal the man and Faisal the monarch. Ali A. Allawi recounts the dramatic events of his subject's life and provides a reassessment of his crucial role in developments in the pre- and post-World War I Middle East and of his lasting but underappreciated influence in the region even 80 years after his death. A battle-hardened military leader who, with the help of Lawrence of Arabia, organized the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire; a leading representative of the Arab cause, alongside Gertrude Bell, at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919; a founding father and king of the first independent state of Syria; the first king of Iraqâ€"in his many roles Faisal overcame innumerable crises and opposing currents while striving to build the structures of a modern state. This book is the first to afford his contributions to Middle East history the attention they deserve.(Publisher).
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Discerning Characters: The Culture of Appearance in Early America

First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". viii, 319pp. Mild creasing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this path-breaking study of the intersections between visual and literary culture, Christopher J. Lukasik explores how early Americans grappled with the relationship between appearance and social distinction in the decades between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Through a wide range of evidence, including canonical and obscure novels, newspapers, periodicals, scientific and medical treatises, and plays as well as conduct manuals, portraits, silhouettes, and engravings, Discerning Characters charts the transition from the eighteenth century's emphasis on performance and manners to the search for a more reliable form of corporeal legibility in the wake of the Revolution. The emergence of physiognomy, which sought to understand a person's character based on apparently unchanging facial features, facilitated a larger shift in perception about the meanings of physical appearance and its relationship to social distinction. The ensuing struggle between the face as a pliable medium of cultural performance and as rigid evidence of social standing, Lukasik argues, was at the center of the post-Revolutionary novel, which imagined physiognomic distinction as providing stability during a time of cultural division and political turmoil. As Lukasik shows, this tension between a model of character grounded in the fluid performances of the self and one grounded in the permanent features of the face would continue to shape not only the representation of social distinction within the novel but, more broadly, the practices of literary production and reception in nineteenth-century America across a wide range of media. The result is a new interdisciplinary interpretation of the rise of the novel in America that reconsiders the political and social aims of the genre during the fifty years following the Revolution. In so doing, Discerning Characters powerfully rethinks how we have readâ€"and continue to readâ€"both novels and each other.(Publisher).
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The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent: Selected Essays

Paperback. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2". xvii, 572pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Bringing together the thoughts of one of American literature's sharpest cultural critics, this compendium will open the eyes of a whole new audience to the work of Lionel Trilling. Trilling was a strenuous thinker who was proud to think "too much." As an intellectual he did not spare his own kind, and though he did not consider himself a rationalist, he was grounded in the world. This collection features 32 of Trilling's essays on a range of topics, from Jane Austen to George Orwell and from the Kinsey Report to Lolita. Also included are Trilling's seminal essays "Art and Neurosis" and "Manners, Morals, and the Novel." Many of the pieces made their initial appearances in periodicals such as The Partisan Review and Commentary; most were later reprinted in essay collections. This new gathering of his writings demonstrates again Trilling's patient, thorough style. Considering "the problems of life"â€"in art, literature, culture, and intellectual lifeâ€"was, to him, a vital occupation, even if he did not expect to get anything as simple or encouraging as "answers." The intellectual journey was the true goal. No matter the subject, Trilling's arguments come together easily, as if constructing complicated defenses and attacks were singularly simple for his well-honed mind. The more he wrote on a subject and the more intricate his reasoning, the more clear that subject became; his elaboration is all function and no filler. Wrestling with Trilling's challenging work still yields rewards today, his ideas speaking to issues that transcend decades and even centuries.(Publisher).
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The Aeneid FIRST EDITION

First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". 486pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Decorative red stain to top edge of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a tragic love affair, and lure him into the world of the dead itself--all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods. Ultimately, he reaches the promised land of Italy where, after bloody battles and with high hopes, he founds what will become the Roman empire. An unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, the Aeneid redefines passion, nobility, and courage for our times. Robert Fagles, whose acclaimed translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events, brings the Aeneid to a new generation of readers, retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original Latin as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. Featuring an illuminating introduction to Virgil's world by esteemed scholar Bernard Knox, this volume lends a vibrant new voice to one of the seminal literary achievements of the ancient world.(Publisher).
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On the Overgrown Path SIGNED LIMITED EDITION

Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by David Herter and John Clute in ink at special publisher's page. 8 1/2" X 6". vii, 120pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in green cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. This is number 67 of 300 limited hand numbered and signed hardcover copies. ABOUT THIS BOOK: En route from Bratislava to Prague in the deceptive spring of the 1920s, Leos Janá ek, famed opera composer, ethnographer, and amateur psychologist, is stranded in an obscure and enigmatic mountain village, lured from his train by a song of blood. Here, Janá ek must become a detective far from home. Attempting to solve a bizarre murder in which he himself is suspect â€" and whose perpetrator might be a wild animal, a jealous lover, or Nature unhinged â€" he brings to bear his singular skills of observation and poetic insight, and most importantly, his belief in the truthfulness of the "little melodies" heard in everyday the cry of a bird, the plash of snow from the eaves, the horrendous lie voiced with a smile. What he uncovers is a many-stranded aria of ravenous Nature and mischievous Time, threatening to consume his world. Newly revised and expanded, On the Overgrown Path inaugurates David Herter's First Republic trilogy, an epic tale of death and rebirth set in the hinterlands of Europe between the World Wars, featuring a group of real-life artists who clash with the clockwork of Time.(Publisher).