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308pp., 8vo, gilt stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1991. Fine. Signed first edition. More
308pp., 8vo, gilt stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1991. Fine. Signed first edition. More
New South Wales: Craftsman House, 1996. Double-page title page image; illustrated profusely in color and black and white. 226 pages, short 4to, neon orange boards with silver stamping, dust wrapper. New South Whales: Craftsman House in association with G+B Arts International. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Church of Gustavus Adolphus, 1940. Illustrated. 63 pages with text in English and Swedish. Slim 8vo, original blind-stamped blue cloth with gilt crest (spine ends worn; small stain in gutter of title page). New York: Church of Gustavus Adolphus, [1940]. First edition. A very good copy of thgis uncommon church history. More
London: Bentley, 1839. 2 volumes. 8vo, 1/2 black leather over purple textured cloth (vol. 1 outer hinge repaired, lacking frontis., slight discolorations on endpapers, else very good.) London: Richard Bentley, 1839. Acting manager of Drury Lane (1802-03), Bannister appeared in many of Sheridan's plays. More
London: Verso, 1992. Translated by Rodney Livingstone. 336pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. London & New York: Verso, (1992). First English language edition. Fine. More
Aarau: 1957. Illus. Map. Aarau, (1957). More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1988. Translated from the German by Eileen Martin. With 421 illustrations, 78 in color. Large folio, orange cloth with gilt lettering at spine and cover emblem, pictorial d.w. (small puncture on rear panel).New York: Thames & Hudson, (1988). First American edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. The Gerstenberg Collection. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1987. With 217 illustrations, including 95 in color. 336 pages. Short thick folio, gilt-stamped burgundy cloth, d.w. London & New York: Thames and Hudson, (1987). First edition in English. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Originally published as the catalogue for the 1986 retrospective exhibition in Tubingen. More
8vo, pr.wrs. London,(1969). More
New York: Art Directors Club, 1930. Hundreds of illustrations, many in color. 136 pages, 4to, green cloth; spine darkened, cloth along front hinge split, some spotting to cover. New York: Art Directors Club, 1930. Internally clean, a very good(-) copy. More
New York: Art Directors Club, 1933. Extensively illustrated, many in color. 89 pages plus ads & index, tall 8vo, cloth. New York: Art Directors Club, (1933). one illustration (page 67/68) has been cut out, else a very good copy. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 236 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993). First Edition. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Antwerp: Henrico y Cornelio Verdussen, 1709. 42 maps with original hand color, including elaborate "Plani-Spherium Coeleste." Colored frontispiece (split along right margin of plate). 232 pages, slight water staining on lower right of pages. Chip to left margin of map 33. 12mo, original brown calf (corners rubbed), tan leather label. Antwerp: Henrico y Cornelio Verdussen, 1709. Third edition. Very good (+). This very rare pocket atlas describes the world at the end of the 17th century. Published in the former..... More
London: Harvard University Press, 1971. Translated by A.F. Scholfield. 2 volumes, 16mo, green cloth, price-clipped d.w. Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press/ London: Heinemann, 1971. Reprint Edition. A fine set. Loeb Classical Library, Books #446 & 448. Text in Greek and English. More
New York: Aueronautical Chamber of Commerce, 1923. Illustrated with photographs and design drawings. 8vo, pale green cloth, (bottom edge of front cover and spine are discolored and scuffed). New York: Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, (1923). More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1930. Profusely illustrated with photographs. folding maps and design drawings. 8vo, pale green cloth. New York: Van Nostrand, (1930). Spine slightly cocked, but overall a very good copy. Volume Twelve. More
Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1965. Translated by Rex Warner. With a Preface by Rex Warner and Drawings by John Farleigh. With 16 illustrations. 161pp. Tall 8vo, gilt-stamped cloth' publisher's board slipcase. Haarlem, Holland: The Limited Editions Club, 1965. A fine copy. One of 1500 numbered copies. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1979. illustrated by Michael Ayrton. 177 pages. 4to, gilt-stamped forest green leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). Fine. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999. A New Translation by Ted Hughes. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Farrar Straus, (1999). First American Edition. More
Mannheim: Academicis, 1768. Edited by Franc. Josephi Desbillons. Illustrated with fine copperplate engravings. 2 volumes bound in 1, very thick small 8vo, 3/4 vellum (corners a bit tattered), 615 pages, top edge red, rubricated edges. Mannheim: Academicis, 1768. a Very good (+) copy. More
Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer, 1835. Arregladas a la Ultima Ortografia de la Academia, Mejoradas y Anadidas en esta Nueva Edicion. 108 text woodcuts by Jose Vilanova. 285pp. + 6pp. index. Small 8vo, contemporary vellum, title inked by hand on front cover, backstrip slightly chipped at tail; small water stain to corner of first 2 leaves. Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer, 1835. Rare, charmingly illustrated Spanish edition of Aesop's fables. This edition not found in NUC or BMC. With the signature of..... More
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel, 1926. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Wood engraved illustrations by Celia M. Fiennes. 94 pages. Tall 8vo, linen-backed brown boards, uncut edges. Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1926. Limited Edition - number 267 of 325 copies. A fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. One of 350 numbered copies. More
Paris: Harrison, 1931. Illustrated with fifty drawings by Alexander Calder. 124pp. Tall thin 8vo, original boards with blue printed d.w (wrappers slightly foxed); uncut edges, 2-piece red board slipcase is broken. (Paris): Harrison of Paris, (1931). A near fine copy in a good slipcase. From a total edition of 615 copies printed on Auvergne hand-made paper, this is one of only 20 marked "not for sale". The fifth publication of Harrison of Paris. More
Madrid: Antonio Perez de Soto, 1745. Title page woodcut vignette. [10], 3-175 leaves. Thick 12mo, full contemporary vellum; well-worn and crinkled but sound, with marginal stains on first 20 leaves. Madrid: En la Officina de Antonio Perez de Soto, 1745. Overall a good solid copy. More
New York: Abrams, 1989. Introduction by Everett Fahy. Fables Translated from the Greek by Bernard McTigue. Illustrated throughout with 151 color facsimiles. 175pp. Slim square 4to, gilt- stamped navy blue cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1989). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, inscribed by Fahy on the title page. Reproductions of the elegantly-illuminated 15th century Florentine manuscript, traced to the library of Lorenzo de Medici's son, Piero. More
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