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Pasadena: Published by the Author. Hardcover. 1919. 1st ed.. 1st hardcover edition. 8vo, tan cloth. 445, [3 advts.] pp. . clair makes "a systematic and incriminating critique of the sever e limitations of the 'free press' in the United States. Sinclair called The Brass Check 'the most important and most dangerous boo k I have ever written.' Among those critiqued was William Randolp h Hearst, who made routine use of yellow journalism in his widesp read newspaper and magazine business. The text is freely availabl e on the Internet, since Sinclair chose not to copyright the work in an effort to maximize its readership. It went through ten pri ntings in its first decade, selling more than 150,000 copies. Fi rst state d/w with the printed single copy price of 50c overprint ed with inked stamp reflecting the price change to 60c. . . d spine ends; light pencil erasure on fep. Half dozen small close d tears on top edge of d/w; smaller nicks on bottom edge. .

Edinburgh: privately printed by E & G Goldsmid . Good. 1885-1886. 1st edition. A Collection of Epitaphs and Inscriptions, interesting either fro m historical associations or quaintness of wording (2 Vols.). . inburgh: privately printed by E & G Goldsmid 1885-86. 12vo. 54; 48pp; Limited to 275 copies. head and tail-pieces, title-pages pr inted in red and black. One of 275 small paper copies (total edit ion of 350). Printed parchment paper wrappers. A two-volume comp ilation of graveyard epitaphs. Condition: Good; covers soiled and toned, that of volume I chipped and partially split at spine. In terior clean and bright overall, with soiling to half-title and t itle page of vol 1. .

Hale, Cushman & Flint, New York. Very good. 1929. 1st edition. FULL TITLE: A Handbook on Hanging: Being a Short Introduction to the Fine Art of Execution, and Containing Much Useful Information on Neck-Breaking, Throttling, Strangling, Asphyxiation, Decapita tion and Electrocution; As Well as Data and Wrinkles for Hangmen, an Account of the Late MR. Berry's Method of Killing and His Wor king List of Drops; To Which Is Added a Hangman's Ready Reckoner and Certain Other Items of Interest; All Very Proper to Be Read a nd Kept in Every Family . , 1929. First Edition. 16mo; Black cloth with printed spine label . 129pp + hangman's "Ready Reckoner" drop chart at back. Patterne d gallows endpapers. Lacks dust jacket. A satirical handbook on h anging and other methods of capital punishment. Hailed as a "mino r classic" by Dylan Thomas, the book was reprinted in 1999 under the NYRB Classics imprint. Spine label chipped, otherwise a VG-ne ar fine copy. .

Harcourt Brace and Company, New York. Near Fine. 1939. 1st ed.. 1st ed., 8vo., beige cloth, 360 pp. This early jazz history focus es on the important hot spots and musicians of New Orleans, Chica go, and New York. 56 photographs; comprehensive index. CONDITION: Near fine in fair dustjacket. A clean, tight copy: prior ownerâ €™s penciled signature on front end paper, some browning in the h inges; contemporary bookshop label inside back cover [and transfe r to facing page]; no tears, chips, or rubbing. The jacket is com plete, not price-clipped but has numerous edge tears up to 1”, chipped a spine ends; soiled back panels. .

London: Longman Rees Orme Brown And Green. Poor. Hardcover. 1827. 1st ed.. First Edition, 1827. 3 Volumes. 8vo, boards. Vol. (1). xviii, 316 pp, Vol. (2). vii, 314pp [2]. Vol. (3). vi, 207pp. Woodcut chapte r headings by George Cruikshank. ##### . otion, marbles, popguns, the kite, ancient music, optical illusio ns, the swing. Also, an important book in the history of moving p ictures since Vol 3 discusses the Thaumatrope, a pioneering devic e for displaying images in motion. Other topics covered include m omentum, geometry, elasticity and the collision of bodies; the sc ience behind these is demonstrated using a yo-yo, a jack-in-the-b ox, marbles and a slingshot, among various other toys and games. The books were designed for the younger reader and have approxima tely 30 simple line drawings at intervals throughout to help illu strate the science. ##### . and physician, became a member of the Linnean Society in 1810, a nd served as president of the Royal College of Physicians from 18 44 until… Read More

1st ed., second printing with the original 5c price at the bottom of the cover. Covers age-toned with a couple of light stains. Pa per cover pulling from one of the staples, but still intact. Penc il erasures on back cover and one interior page. .

Florence: Nella Stamperia di Giorgio Marescotti. Good.. 1579-1580. Florence: Nella Stamperia di Giorgio Marescotti, 1579-1580. [The colophon is dated Florence, 1579, but the dedication to Francesco de Medici, is dated April 15, 1580.] 1st edition. Small 4to, 1/2 vellum and purple boards, inked title on spine.[38] 829 [1] pp. Text in Italian. Buoninsegni was a Florentine patrician, merchan t and historian. Politically he held some of the city's most impo rtant offices and was a member of the broader circle of the early Medici regime. He spent the last ten years of his life completin g this Historia Florentine; he died in Florence in March of 1466. The history existed only in manuscript form until its publicatio n in nine volumes between 1579-1637. This 1579-80 edition consist s of the first four books available, bound as one, and covers the history of Florence to 1421. The last two volumes, as well as th e first complete set, were not published until 1637. Good. Severa l vintage inked… Read More

London: Frederick Muller. 1967. Third, revised edition (1967) of Ralph Steadman's first book appe arance. The first edition was published in 1958 and is quite scar ce. VG-Near fine copy; some erased pencil marks on end-paper and some very light foxing in upper right corner of title page. In VG d/w with a few small nicks and some light spotting on back cover . .