1481. [Olney, Peter Butler] McMillan, D.C.

The Elective Franchise in the United States.

New York, P. Putnam’s Sons, 1878. 18.7cm x 12.7cm. 181 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed / Signed by the author to american lawyer and politician Peter Butler Olney.

1482. Smiley, Jane.

A Thousand Acres.

First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. 371 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Deckled fore edge. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear to the Mylar ! Signed by Jane Smiley on the titlepage. In 1992 Jane Smiley won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for this publication !

1483. Stravinsky, Igor (Composer 1882-1971).

Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky – The Complete Columbia Recordings (9 CD – Box Set): Disc 1: Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) / Disc 2: The Firebird (L’Oiseau de Feu) / Disc 3: Symphony of Psalms / Symphony in C / Disc 4: The Firebird Suite (1945 Revised Version) / Petrushka Ballet Suite / Disc 5: Fanfare for Two Trumpets / The Owl and the Pussy-Cat / Septet / Movements for Piano and Orchestra / Anthem / Double Canon for String Quartet / Epitaphium / Elegy for J.F.K. / A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer / Disc 6: Histoire du Soldat Suite / Pulcinella Suite / Disc 7: Preludium for Jazz Band / Pastorale / Ragtime for 11 Instruments / Octet for Wind Instruments / Tango / Concertino for 12 Instruments / Ebony Concerto / Disc 8: The Star-Spangled Banner / Four Russian Songs / Four Russian Peasant Songs / Renard / Zvedoliki / Babel / Ave Maria / Credo / Pater Noster / Von [sic] Himmel Hoch [correct: “Vom Himmel Hoch” / Disc 9: Fireworks / Ode / Four Norwegian Moods / Circus Polka / Ebony Concerto / Russian Maiden’s Song //

Holland, Sony Classical Music, 2001. CD Size. Booklet and 9 CD’s. Original Hardcover. Besides some minor foxing to the booklet and box, this rare set of 9 CD’s is in excellent condition. [Sony Classical].

1484. Wakoski, Diane.

The Rings of Saturn.

First Edition. Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1986. 16 x 24 cm. 122 pages. Original Hardcover with cloth spine. In protective Mylar. Very good+ condition. Additional handwritten and signed manuscript poem by the author on the front free endpaper. Numbered and signed by the author on the edition page. Number 40 of 0nly 50 copies printed. Near fine.

1485. Willius, Frederick and Thomas J. Dry.

A History of the Heart and Circulation.

Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders & Co., 1948. 15 cm x 24 cm. XVII, 456 pages. Illustrations in black and white throughout. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Excellent – super condition of the rare edition with only very minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner W.S.Chisholm on pastedown.

1486. [Levin, Harry] Kahler, Erich von.

The True, the Good and the Beautiful. A lecture delivered at Ohio State University December 10,1959.

Columbus, Ohio State University Press, 1959. 8°. 40 pages. Softcover. Inscribed and signed by Erich Kahler “for Harry Levin with gratitude for the splendid Gauss lectures – Erich Kahler – May 1961” (by mentioning Gauss he speaks of “Christian Gauss”) / Also included: “The Nature of the Symbol – Offprint from “Symbolism in Religion and Literature, 1960”

1487. Rubempré, Morel de.

Véritable Médecine sans Médecin.

Paris, Librairie Francaise et Étrangère-Ponthieu/Audin, 1826. 8°. Frontispiece, XX, 1078 pages. Original brochure bound in recent, modern cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Publishers interimsbinding and paper uncut. Some foxing. RARE !

1488. Smiley, Jane.

Ordinary Love & Good Will. Two Novellas.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 15 cm x 22 cm. 197 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Jane Smiley on the titlepage.

1489. Wakoski, Diane / [Clayton Eshleman].

Cap of Darkness – Including Looking for the King of Spain & Pachebel’s Canon. [Association Copy] –

First Edition. Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1980. 16 x 24 cm. 117 pages. Original Hardcover with cloth spine. In protective Mylar. Association copy with the author’s dedication to Clayton and Caryl Eshleman on the title page: “To Clayton & Caryl – “if the moon is not spoken, then there is no speech. Neither man nor woman invented it; speech is what is left, like the footprint after the body is gone…” the celebration of eating, drinking, reading”. Numbered and signed by the author on the edition page. This is number 166 of 250. Near fine.

1490. Higgins, Tom.

The History of Irish Tennis [Three Volume Set complete] – Volume I – The Sporting irish / The Evolution of Tennis / Tennis as a Social Development / The Organisation of Tennis in Ireland / The Irish Lawn Tennis Association etc. / Volume II – Elements of Competition – The Wimbledon Factor / The Olympics / The Davis Cup / Who’s Who in Irish Tennis / The Irish Close Championships / The South of Ireland Championships / The West of Ireland Championships / The East of Ireland Championships / The Ulster Championships / etc. Volume III: More than just a Racquet / Tennis in the North West etc. etc.

Sligo, Tom Higgins / Sligo Tennis Club, 2006. Quarto (21.5 cm x 30.5 cm). 1397 pages with hundreds of illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very rare, complete set of this sought after work !