7291. Tegner, Henry.

The Sporting Rifle and its use in Britain [with a special chapter on “Books of the Chase”].

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1962. 14.5 x 22 cm. 190 pages with several photographical illustrations. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very Good condition with some stronger signs of external wear to binding and dustjacket. Name on endpaper.

7292. Voznesenskaya, Julia.

The Star Chernobyl. Translated from the Russian by Alan Myers.

London, Methuen, 1988. 11 cm x 18 cm. 181 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Yellowed pages. Otherwise clean inside with solid binding.

7293. Dickey, James.

The Starry Place Between the Antlers. Why I Live in South Carolina.

First Edition. Michigan, Bruccoli Clark, 1981. 17,5 x 25 cm. 16 pages with two beautiful photographic portraits of Dickey on page 5 and 13. Original Softcover in original paper wrappers. Very good+ condition. Signed by the author on the edition page. Number 102 of only 500 printed editions. Minimal signs of edging on the wrapper only.

7294. Fisk, Milton.

The State and Justice – An essay in political theory.

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1989. Octavo. X, 391 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear. Decent name-stamp of preowner to endpaper.

7295. Demos, Raphael / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

The State and the Law [inscribed by Raphael Demos: “With the author’s compliments”].

New York, The Journal of Philosophy, 1944. Octavo. pages 589 – 598. Original Offprint / Stapled Wrappers. Very good condition with some minor signs of rust to the staples. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken.

7296. [Clarendon, Henry Hyde Earl of] Powney, Richard.

The State Letters of Henry, Earl of Clarendon – Lord Lieutenant of Ireland During the Reign of K. James the Second: and His Lordship’s Diary for the Years 1687,1688, 1689 and 1690. From the Originals in the Possession of Richard Powney, Esq. with an Appendix from Archbishop Sancroft’s Manuscript in the Bodleian Library.

Oxford / Dublin, The Clarendon Press / Elizabeth Watts in Skinner-Row, 1765. Octavo. Volume I: XXXII, 407 pages [including a list of subscribers which also mentions Richard Meade, Esq. [Richard Mead] / Volume II: 480 pages plus 20 unnumbered pages of a thorough Index. Original Hardcover / 18th century full calf with gilt lettering on spinne. Both Volumes in protective collector’s mylar. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown of Volume One and the name of John Meade to the titlepage of Volume II. Faded dampstain only to the endpapers of Volume I / Minor wormhole-damage to the endpaper and titlepage of Volume II. Otherwise in very good and firm condition. A very rare and significant publication.

7297. Mason, Alpheus Thomas / [Klaus von Beyme]

The States Rights Debate – Antifederalism and the Constitution. With Selected Documents.

Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, 1964. 14 x 21 cm. 206 pages. Softcover. From the political scientist Klaus von Beyme’s collection (signature on front free endpaper). Very good condition. Rare !

7298. Sinclair, John.

The Statistical Account of Scotland. Drawn up from the Communications of the ministers of the Different Parishes. Collection of five Volumes including Volumes 7 (1793), 8 (1793), 10 (1794), 11 (1794) and 19 (1797). Including the County of Fife, County of Ayr, Syno of Glasgow etc.

Original Edition. 5 Volumes. Edinburgh, William Creech, 1793 – 1797. Octavo. Collation: Volume 7: VI, 625 pages / Volume 8: (3), 650 pages / Volume 10: VIII, 637 pages / Volume 11: (4), 627 pages / Volume 19: VI, 631 pages. Illustrated with maps and illustrations ! Modern Hardcover (half cloth with marbled-paper covered boards. New endpapers. Excellent recent Masterbindings). Excellent condition of all five Volumes. Paper and illustrations in wonderful condition.

7299. Schapiro, Meyer / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

The Still Life as a Personal Object – A note on Heidegger and van Gogh.

4°. 7 pages. Stapled offprint from “The Reach of Mind: Essays in Memory of Kurt Goldstein” – 1968. Sent by Schapiro to Henry David Aiken (this lot includes the original envelope).

7300. [Skinner, Thomas].

The Stock Exchange Official Year-Book 1937 [Yearbook] – Incorporating The Stock Exchange Official Intelligence and The Stock Exchange Year-Book [Yearbook]. Compiled and Edited by The Secretary of the Share & Loan Department of the Stock Exchange.

London, Thomas Skinner / Gresham House, 1937. Quarto. Original Hardcover. Slightly rubbed but overall in very good condition. Rare !