Search Results: Authors starting with N from Certain Books, ABAA

International Studio Articles include The Romance of Amir Hamzah, colorplate cover art by Sir Henry Raeburn, costumes of Ispahan, John N. Willys collection, Etchings as works of art, Ten English Paintings and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; spine wear; light cover soiling; overall, Good..

Paris: Stock, 1972. 286 pages; black and white illustrations; warmly inscribed on the 1/2 title page, "Pour Monsieur James Jones cette histoire de mon experience de la guerre en hammages respecteux Le 18 aout 1972 Ryuji Nagatsuka"; author was a kamikaze pilot and a university-educated Francophile; French text throughout; laid-in publisher's note to Jones regarding this book & other personal news; 6" x 9" format; the first French edition, which apparently preceded the English language versions by a year; preface de Pierre Closterman; some edge, tips wear, browning to paper wraps binding; very good condition; an interesting association between one of the best U.S. Army veteran American wartime writers and his WWII 'enemy', the Japanese pilot Nagatsuka; both were living in Paris at the time.. Signed by Author. First French Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

LaSalle, Illinois: The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc. - The Open Court Publishing Co., 1963. (38) pages; a critical essay on Carnap & his theories: "...despite the remarkable constructive power and ingenuity Carnap has brought to the reconstruction of inductive logic, he has not resolved the outstanding issues in the philosophy of induction, and his general approach to the problems is not a promising one..." by Ernest Nagel (1901 - 1985) philosopher of science and long-term professor at Columbia "...Consistent with his other philosophical views, Nagel was critical of those historians who have tried to establish, on a speculative basis, general historical laws. In contrast, he was sympathetic with historians who attempt to propose tentative but intricate explanations of important historical events...He was among the most prominent philosophers of science in the United States of his generation..." (Patrick Suppes in the ANB) Reprinted for private circulation from The Philosophy of Rudolf Carnap… Read More

Bennington, Vermont: Bennington College, 1957. 23 pages; lecture on the values of the freedom of liberal thought by Ernest Nagel (1901 - 1985) philosopher of science and long-term professor at Columbia "...Consistent with his other philosophical views, Nagel was critical of those historians who have tried to establish, on a speculative basis, general historical laws. In contrast, he was sympathetic with historians who attempt to propose tentative but intricate explanations of important historical events...He was among the most prominent philosophers of science in the United States of his generation..." (Patrick Suppes in the ANB) Approx. 6" x 9" size; plain stapled light blue printed paper covers; a little light wear to the binding, edge-color fade; contents clean and in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Portsmouth New Hampshire: Peter E. Randall Publisher LLC, 2005. xiii + 120 pages, with black and white illustrations enhancing the content, giving the background of this treaty involving Theodore Roosevelt, for which he was the first American awarded the Nobel Prize. Laid-in is a photocopy of an article from The Japan Weekly Mail of Feb. 27, 1904 with a few outlines by the author and a note: "Bob, Do you remember this? It took me 25 years to use this material Errata ridden I'm shrinking in shame - need your scathing criticisms (signed) Michiko" The author writing to friend Robert S. Greene (1922 - 2013) writer, New Orleans jazz musician, documentarian, historian and long an enthusiastic visitor to Japan while on his musical tours. The book approx. 7" x 10" size, illustrated softcover wraps. A little edge, tips wear to covers; in very good condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Rue Stanislas 13 Nancy France: M.elles Vautrin Each cabinet-card size view with M.elles Vautrin, Nancy credit on back; no date but circa 1880s; fairly clear images; light wear; very good condition, interesting Nancy, France views.. Very Good.

New Bedford: Curteich-Chicago "C.T. American Art" Dist. By New Bedford News Co. 2 postcards both postally used, with 1 cent Washington green profile stamps, canceled Nantucket Sep. 14 1951; one linen-finish, # 104 (street scene), the other glossy, # 1 (church), both color; light wear; very good condition.. Very Good.

Carte-de-visite image of Napoleon pointing the way at the battle of Arcole; photographer unidentified; slight edge, tips wear and darkening to card mount, very good condition.. Very Good.

Boston & London: Wright & Potter, State Printer, 1871. Public Document # 19, report for October, 1870; reviews the state of the institution, financial reports etc., number of people at the school, statistics, those who jumped ship; the officers and employees of the school; list of salaried officers on board the "Massachusetts" and their salaries - the ship had been sold that year as a measure of economy; also inventory of the property of the school, contributions from the towns towards it's upkeep, more; 31 pages, original purple paper wraps; some spine ends, edge, tips wear to binding; a very good copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York, N.Y.: Long Island Studies Institute Publication Hofstra University, 1994. 254 pages; useful index & notes on the contributors. Illustrated with black and white maps, historical documents & architectural imagery. "...includes essays...focus is on the roots of Hempstead in the first 150 years of European settlement and on preservation activities...does include not only North Hempstead which was a part of Hempstead in the colonial period, but also a broader context of Long Island history..." (from the Introduction). Approx. 6" x 9" size; pictorial softcover binding; some edge-wear, covers creased; contents clean and in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good.

Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1908. 285 pages; Italian text throughout; paper covered boards, leather spine label, gilt titles; slight edges, tips wear, darkening to binding and some darkening to leaves; former owner name on title; very good condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Milano Italia: Mondadori, 1924. Title page with inscription: "Teresina Ferri, con riconoscento devota e affettuosa, all suo braovo maestro 15-XI-25"; 151 pages; Italian text, printed in black and red; title page with the blindstamp of the Societa Italiana Degli Autori Milano; original paper wraps, with some light spotting; some edge, tips wear, to covers, spine end chipped 1"; page edges browning; good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good.

England, UK: Howard Photo Co. Ltd., 1905. Autograph, "Yours truly Julia Neilson-Terry" British actress & theatre manager (1868 - 1957) "...a compelling stage presence, admirable diction, a vibrant personality, and striking physical beauty which aged gracefully. If not a great actress, she was certainly highly accomplished and dearly loved by the thousands to whom she gave so much pleasure..." (Donald Roy in the ODNB) Approx. 3 5/8" x 4 1/6" size; old fold lines; album mount paper on back; in very good condition. (With) A real-photo postcard signed in the plate by the publisher Howard Photo Co. Ltd.; undivided back, postally-unused. Slight wear; in very good condition.. Autograph. Not Bound. Very Good.

London: Cadell & Davies, 1810. Map; engraved; hand-colored; from Pinkerton's Modern Atlas "Drawn under the Direction of Mr. Pinkerton By L. Hebert - Neele Sculp."; cities, forests, rivers, towns; 22" x 33" approximate size; old fold line; very good margins; shrink-wrapped to archival foam core for protection and shipping; light wear; very good condition and interesting, clean.. Very Good.

Daylesford, Berwyn P.O. Pennsylvania: A. Edward Newton "Oak Knoll", 1930. (18) pages; color frontispiece, which is a facsimile of The First Christmas Card, published by Summerley's Home Treasury Office. A little keepsake from A. Edward Newton (1863-1940) American author, publisher, and avid book collector, with his telling of the Christmas story & various traditions over the years. At back of the pamphlet is a list of Newton Ephemera, giving year and title of publication. Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/4" size; bound in blue paper with contrasting cover titles in italic, bound with blue cord; slight wear; in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Newtown New York, 1852. Manuscript map; 14" x 17" approx. size; depicting 11 acre parcel of land, part of which was bounded by the shoreline of Flushing Bay and along which ran the Astoria & Flushing Turnpike Road; at lower left corner is a list of the surveyor's Field Notes, giving dimensions and layout of the piece, "...Protracted by a scale of two chains to an inch."; ink turning sepia-brown; old edgewear and holing olong old lines; repaired on back with manuscript tissue-tape; somewhat darkened; all text visible and readable, accomplished in a good hand; interesting Newtown, Long Island real estate development history ephemera from the mid-part of the 19th century. . Good.

Firenze, Italy: Felice Le Monnier, 1848. 409 + (1) errata-corrige. Italian language text throughout; with the author's preface from the first edition & a life of D'Arnaldo. Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/4" size; bound in brick-orange floral-patterned blind-stamped polished paper, red leather spine, gilt titles, marbled endpapers. Very faint damp-discoloration around the edge of title & a few preliminary leaves; some wear & rubbing to the boards; in good condition. . Seconda Eizione. Leather. Good.

Nice France: ND Nice view of Nice, harbor and surrounds from the named heights; numbered 574 & with Text identifier 'Vue Generale Prise Du Mont Boron' and ND photographer at base of image; 10 3/4" x 8 1/4" size approximate; no date but circa 1880s; St. Peter statue in bronze on back, a close-up full view of this artwork, titled and numbered in the image N. 861; both pictures with fairly good delineation; on old grey paper mount; a little wear to the mount card, bending; very good condition.. Very Good.

London: G. Routledge & Co., 1856. 192 pages; tissue-guarded black and white frontispiece + 3 other plates in the text; original publishers' blindstamped cloth, gilt cover & spine titles, bright; slight edge, tips wear; some foxing; first illustration with a bit of crude coloring; good condition.. Hard Cover. Good.

2 postcards; postally unused; published by Neurdein Freres, Paris; mostly of architectural interest: Le Maison Carree and Vue Exeterieure Des Arenes; no date but circa 1900; black and white illustrated; light wear; very good condition.. Very Good.