Search Results: Titles starting with U from Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

New York: Random House, (1991).. (1991).. Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Octavo, gray boards backed with tan cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a printed dust wrapper. 179 pages. Fine. <p>First edition. Signed by the author, Nicholson Baker, on the title page.

South Vietnam: Giai Phong (Liberation) Editions, 1967.. 1967.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wrappers. There is some light creasing to the wraps along the spine. 42 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. The top page corners are very slightly bumped. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>Anti-American pamphlet issued by "The South Vietnam Committee for denunciation of the crimes of the U.S.imperialists and their henchmen". The writers claim that America's war crimes in Vietnam exceed those of "the Hitlerite fascists" in World War II.

(Nuuk): Atuakkiorfik, (1995)., (1995).. Fine. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in black with a decorative border & a vignette in black on the front cover, in a dust wrapper. 85 & [1] pages plus colophon. Illustrated with black-and-white sketches by the author. Near fine. <p>First edition.<p>Eigil Knuth [1903-1996] was a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer.<p>The text is in Danish with translations into Eskimo, English and German.<p>Scarce.

Bern: Verlag A. Francke, 1920., 1920.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed light green wraps. There is some minor foxing & soiling to the binding. The spine & extremities are slightly darkened with a few tiny chips to the edges of the wraps. 26 pages plus 2-page publisher's catalog. Very good. First edition.Printed in Fraktur. The title translates as "Tuberculosis: Its Emergence and Prevention".George Sobernheim [1865-1963] was a German doctor and microbiologist specializing in bacteriology, infectious diseases and the associated vaccinations. He received a doctorate in pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis at the University of Berlin in 1891. During the First World War he took an active role as a senior physician in a field hospital. After his war service he accepted an appointment at the hygienic institute of the University of Bern, which made him a full professor in 1922 and later professor of hygiene and bacteriology. In addition to his work on tuberculosis, his research focused on… Read More

Zurich: Meyer und Zeller, 1844., 1844.. Fair. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, in light teal printed wraps titled and decorated in black on the front cover with the table of contents printed within a decorative frame on the rear cover. The book is largely disbound. The covers are soiled, creased and chipped. The spine has split with pieces out from the head and tail. [iv] & 138 deckle-edged pages, illustrated with an 8-1/2 inch high by 18 inch wide engraved folding map titled "Carte des Unteren Linththales und der zu Entsumpfung der Thalebene ausgefuhrten Canale". The overlapping edges of a few of the deckle-edged pages are lightly chipped. There is scattered foxing throughout with dampstaining to the top edge of many of the pages. A good complete copy of this rare book. RARE. The map was engraved by Johann Jakob Goll after a drawing by Heinrich Pestalozzi. Pestalozzi (1790-1857) was a Swiss colonel, engineer and cartographer. He received training in cartography from the… Read More

(Budapest, Hungary): Uj Holgyfutar Kulturalis Egyesules, (1991)., (1991).. Fine. - Small quarto [11-5/8 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wraps. The wraps are very slightly darkened & soiled. The top corner of the front wrap is lightly bumped. 64 pages. Profuse illustrations & visual poems in red & white. Near fine. <p>This issue of Uj Holgyfutar (New Ladies' Messenger) was banned on account of its satirical cover. Csaba Pakozdy writing on the relationship between judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on censorship and the national law in Hungary [Miskole Journal of International Law, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2006, pp. 73-84] refers to the case: "In November 1991, the Capital Court took a decision in the case of the periodical entitled Uj Holgyfutar in which it prohibited, after the suspension of the publication by the prosecutor general's office, the public publication of the leap number of 1990/1991 of the said periodical… Read More

[Budapest, Hungary]: Uj Holgyfutar Kulturalis Egyesules, (1990)., (1990).. Very good. - Small quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial purple & white wraps. The wraps are rubbed & lightly bumped with light creasing to the rear wrap. 63 & [1] pages. Profuse visual poems in black & white and purple & white. Very good. The title translates as "New Ladies' Messenger". The text is in Hungarian.

(New York): The National Conference of Ukrainian Jewish Organizations of the Jewish Council for Russian War Relief, Inc., (1944).. (1944).. Good. - Octavo, softcover. The wraps are lacking with the remnant of the front wrap laid in. The stapled contents consist of 31 pages in English & 160 pages in Yiddish. Black-and-white illustrations. The first & last leaves [English & Yiddish title pages] are darkened along the spine. Good reading copy. <p>First edition.<p>Scarce. WorldCat locates 8 copies.

NY: New York Public Library, 1930.. 1930.. Very good. - Octavo, printed wraps. Slight fading to the wraps. 34 pp. Illustrated in B&W. Very good. <p>First edition.

Beograd: ULUPUS, 1973., 1973.. Good. - Quarto, softcovers bound in printed wraps (bumped & creased; head & tail of spine chipped with short tears at top & bottom of joints; some slight wear to bottom corner of rear wrap). 499 pages (several page corenrs creased at rear). Profusely illustrated in B&W. Good <p>This book, described in the introduction as a "Who Is Who?" of Serbian applied arts and design, provides a portrait photo, brief resume and contact information for each artist, along with photos of examples of his or her work.

(Milano): Edizioni Gabriele Mazzotta, (1999).. (1999).. Fine. - Quarto [11 inches high by 9-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wraps. There is a price-sticker on the rear wrap. 78 pages. There is a sticker with the price obliterated in ink on the half-title. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine. <p>The text is in Italian.

Trento: Edizione d'Arte, Studio d'Arte Raffaelli, (1988).. (1988).. Fine. - Small quarto [9-3/4 inches high by 7 inches, wide], plain gray cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed. 73 & [2] pages plus colophon. Profusely illustrated in black & white and color. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.

Bielefeld, Germany: Buche Verlag, 1972.. 1972.. Very good. - Small quarto, softcovers boun in pictorial wraps (slightly creased). 156 pages. Profuse full-page illustrations. Very good.

(Milano [Italy]): Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, (1981).. (1981).. Fine. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY GIOVANNI NUVOLETTI - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. 204 pages. Near fine. <p>Second printing.<p>Inscribed by the author in Italian on the front endpaper and signed in full. The text is in Italian.

(Pordenone, Italy): Edizioni Biblioteca dell'Immagine, (1984).. (1984).. Fine. - Quarto [11-7/8 inches square], black cloth titled in gilt with a color illustration mounted on the front cover. The binding is lightly rubbed. 59 pages printed on cream stock. Profuse tipped-in plates in color and black & white with captions on the facing pages. Near fine. <p>Limited edition of 2,000. The text is in Italian.

Paris: Revue universelle, January 1 - December 15, 1928., January 1 - December 15, 1928.. Very good. - Octavo, 10 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, 24 issues bound in printed gray wrappers titled in black on the front covers and the spines. The edges of the covers are slightly creased with minor chipping to the head & tail of a few of the spines. A couple of the issues have a tiny tear to the bottom edge of their covers and there is a small stain to front cover of one issue. The run consists of Volume XXXII, Nos 19-24, January 1 - March 15, 1928; Volume XXXIII, Nos 1-6, April 1 - June 15, 1928; Volume XXXIV, Nos 7-12, July 1 - September 15 1928; Volume XXXV, Nos 13-18, October 1 - December 15, 1928. Each volume has 768 consecutively numbered pages. All but 2 of the issues have several pages of ads printed on orange stock bound in at the front of each issue. There are minor creases and chips to the overlapping edges of the deckle-edged pages. A very attractive run of this periodical.
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Boston, MA: Branden Press, (1969).. (1969).. Fine. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The covers are slightly bumped. The spine & extremities of the dust jacket are darkened. There are 2 stains to the front panel & a red pencil mark to the rear panel. 101 pages. Full- page black-and-white illustrations by Leonard Guardino. Near fine in a good dust wrapper. <p>First edition.<p>Signed "Will Barrett" by the author and inscribed by the illustrator on the title page, with the recipient's address stamp on the front endpaper.

Lexington, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989., 1989.. Very good. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Spiral bound clear stiff plastic over stiff printed white wraps. There are minor indentations to the rear cover. 405 pages, profusely illustrated throughout including many full-page illustrations and diagrams. Very good. Additional material is laid in at the front, including a 47-page stapled program description "MIT Lincoln Laboratory Advanced Electro-Optical Technology Program (WPD - S617)". The 8-1/2 inch high by 11 inch wide program includes a "Program Overview" by J. C. Chow, "Advanced CCD Technology for Visible / UV" by Barry E. Burke; and "Advanced Processing Technology for Step-Stare Sensor" by G. A. Shaw.Also laid in is a mechanically reproduced map with directions to the Lincoln Laboratory and a 2-page "Agenda" for the "MIT Lincoln Laboratory Satellite Survivability Program: Grumman Visit". There are a couple of tiny tears to the edges of the map.An integrated… Read More

New York Holiday House, Inc., (1947).. (1947).. Very good. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY WHEATON P. WEBB - Octavo, color pictorial boards titled in black, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. The top edge of the dust jacket is very lightly chipped with a crease & short tear to the top edge of the rear panel. [vi] & 114 pages, with pictorial endpapers and full-page & textual black & white illustrations from drawings by Rounds. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>Inscribed on the half-title: "For Anna and Ken / 'I grasp the tail-feathers of the idea,' said Uncle Swithin, 'but I lose the bird.' Wheaton Webb / Oneonta N.Y. / April 26, 1948".

London: The Aldine Publishing Co., Ltd., circa [1910]., [1910].. Fair. - Small quarto [7-1/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide]. Softcover bound in pictorial cream & orange wraps. The wraps are detached. They are lightly foxed, darkened around the edges & chipped along the spine with some light staining to the rear wrap. 28 & [2] pages. Black-and-white textual illustrations & full-page illustrations in orange & white by Ernest Hasseldine. The pages are somewhat darkened & their top edges & top corners are lightly stained. A good example only. <p>Tales for Little People No. 545. The cover illustrations depicts Tom, shackled hand and foot, standing before a white man with a whip in his hand, with Tom's family in the background. There are pictorial ads on the inside wraps & the last page.<p>Rare.