Voices of the Stones.
New York: Macmillan, 1925. Thine 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Macmillan, 1925. First American Edition. Fine, lacking the dust wrapper. Signed "George Russell 'AE' " on the fly-leaf. More
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The Avatars.
London: Macmillan, 1933. A Futurist Fantasy. 8vo, blue cloth (one corner bumped; fore-edge foxed), d.w. London: MacMillan, 1933. First Edition. In a bright, price-clipped dust wrapper. More
Song and Its Fountains.
London: Macmillan, 1932. 133pp. 12mo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Macmillan, 1932. First Edition. End-papers browned; light penciled notes on the rear fly-leaf; dust wrapper spine darkened. More
Das Kriegswesen der Roemer in Treuen Abbildungen grosstentheils nach antiken Denkmalen...Erklart und geordnet von Doctor u. Professor Ottenberger. Illustrated with 62 fine engraved plates (4 folding) by G. Dobler, C. Kotterba, A. Zschocke, A. Friese, and others.
Prague: P. Bohmans Erben, 1824. Slim oblong 4to, contemporary calf (leather is well-rubbed with neat repairs to spine; rear endpaper lacking and front flyleaf clipped; light marginal stains on some plates but very little foxing). Prag: P. Bohmans Erben, 1824 "The Essence of Roman War" with incredible vivid illustrations featuring battle scenes, troop formations, naval warfare, war elephants, gladiators, fortifications, weaponry, etc. More
Il Museo Teatrale Alla Scala 1913-1963
Milano: Museo Teatrale Alla Scala, 1964. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. 414 pp. (one corner of index page creased). Small folio, dark blue cloth, d.w. (frayed). Milano: Museo Teatrale alla Scala, (1964). First Edition. A very good copy. More
Porto Seguro, Arraial d'Ajuda, Trancoso; Sul da Bahia
Rio de Janeiro: Editora Index, 1986. Many color photo Illus. Oblong 4to, pictorial black boards, boards warped. (Rio de Janeiro): Editora Index, (1986). Presentation copy from Jose de Paula Machado, one of the photographers of this work. Text in Portuguese and English. More
Dessins insolites du XVIIIe francais.
Paris: Monelle Hayot, 1985. 101 plates, some in color. 4to, orange cloth, dust wrapper. (Paris): Editions Monelle Hayot, (1985). Fine. More
Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
New York: Riverhead, 2010. Illustrated. 388 pages, 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Riverhead Books, 2010. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Finnish Modern Design: Utopian Ideals and Everyday Realities, 1930-1997
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. With b/w and color images throughout. 409 pages. 4to, pictorial wrappers. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1998). A fine copy with just a touch of scuffing to spine head. More
Marimekko: Fabrics Fashion Architecture.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. Tall 4to, blue cloth, white type, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2003). First Edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
El Espectador; 120 Anos, 1887-2007
Bogota: Aguilar, 2007. Many Illus. 339pp. Folio, black boards, d.w., corners of boards lightly bumped, otherwise very good. (Bogota): Aguilar, (2007). First Edition History of the newspaper, El Espectador, published first in Medellin and then in Bogota, Colombia. Many of the illustrations are of front pages of the newspaper. More
Jackson Pollock: 21 Janvier - 19 Avril 1982.
Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1982. Profusely illustrated, including many full-page color plates. 420 pages with text in French. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers; light wear at spine ends. (Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1982). First edition. A very good(+) copy. Exhibited at Centre Georges Pompidou & Musee National d'Art Moderne. More
Peter Stampfli.
Geneva: Skira, 1991. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 199pp., square 4to, beige cloth, d.w., board slipcase. (Geneva: skira, 1991). Text in French. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
The Dwiggins Marionettes: A Complete Experimental Theatre in Miniature.
New York: Abrams, 1970. Profusely illustrated with photos, 2 folding, and 22 mounted color plates. 232pp. Folio, black cloth, printed mylar d.w. New York: Abrams, 1970. A fine copy in a near fine wrapper. The puppet theatre designed by William Addison Dwiggins, the well-known typographer and writer. More
Of All Places!
New York: Stokes, 1937. Photo illustrations. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Stokes, 1937. First Edition. Commentary by three young siblings on their life in Hollywood, interacting with stars such as Clark Gable, Eddie Cantor, Shirley Temple et al. Very good copy in a dust wrapper bearing the original price, but with two large chips and light edge-wear. More
Beyond The Wall; Essays From the Outside
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1984. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, (1984). First Edition. Autographed by Abbey on the flyleaf. More
The Brave Cowboy
London: Western Book Club, 1957. 277 pages. 12mo, bright blue boards, graphic pictorial d.w. (very minor wear at corner and one crease on rear panel; light foxing visible only on recto). London: Eyre & Spottiswoode/Western Book Club, [1957]. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Abbey's second novel, the basis for the film "Lonely are the Brave," starring Kirk Douglas and Gena Rowlands. More
One Life at a Time, Please.
New York: Henry Holt, 1988. Black cloth backed red boards, small 8vo, d.w. New York: Henry Holt, (1988). First Edition. Fine. Signed and dated by the author on the fly leaf. Santa Fe, 11/26/88. More
Desert Images: An American Landscape
New York: Harcourt, 1979. Profusely illustrated with color photography by Muench. 239 pages. Tall folio, natural cloth. New York: Harcourt, 1979. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase. More
Slickrock: The Canyon Country of Southeast Utah.
Photographs and Commentary by Philip Hyde. Color plates, some double page. 144pp. Small folio, cloth, d.w. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1971. A near fine copy. More
Memorial of Captain Thomas Abbey; His Ancestors and Descendants of the Abbey Family, Pathfinders, Soldiers, and Pioneer Settlers of Connecticut, Its Western Reserve in Ohio and the Great West.
East Orange, N.J. 1916. illus. 8vo, cloth; (soiled). East Orange, NJ, n.d., (ca. 1916). More
Letters Written in the Interior of Cuba, Between the Mountains of Arcana, to the East, and of Cusco, to the West,
Boston: Bowles and Dearborn, 1829. in the Months of February, March, April, and May, 1828. xv, 256pp. 8vo, rebound in modern 1/2 gray cloth, uncut, some pages lightly foxed, many pages lightly toned. Boston: Bowles and Dearborn, 1829. First Edition. Author was a pastor of the First Church in Beverly, Massachusetts. In 1828, he traveled to Cuba to recuperate from poor health. He arrived in Matanzas, where he stayed for two weeks. After a short visit to Havana, Abbot explored..... More
The Hudson River Today and Yesterday
New York: Historian Publishing Co., 1915. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs, includes fold-out map. 85 pages. 12mo, blue pictorial cloth (lightly worn at extremities, some minor staining including faint ring on cover). New York: Historian Publishing Co., (1915). A very good copy. More