Purpose and Admiration: A Study of the Visual Arts.
London: 1948. 8vo, cloth. London, (1948). Very good. More
London: 1948. 8vo, cloth. London, (1948). Very good. More
many photo. illus. 89pp. 8vo, original pr. wrs.; (rebacked with modern cloth, wrs. soiled and with a few chips, internally very good). Washington: Rufus H. Darby, 1894. The author was the doorkeeper at Ford's Theater on the night of the assassination. "Details of the conspiracy and assassination." Monaghan 1138. More
London: Robert Hale, 1988. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Robert Hale, (1988). Very good. More
Cambridge: University Press, 1935. 11 maps, all but one folding plus three folding tables. xxii + 554 pages, large 8vo, brown cloth with gilt stamped front cover decoration; inscription on front free endpaper. Cambridge: At The University Press, 1935. A very good(+) copy. More
Warsaw: Panstwowy instytut Wydawniczy, 1953. Translated into German from the original Polish. Profusely illustrated with 142 large plates (122 fine gravures & 20 mounted color) all depicting the fine wood carvings by the master German sculptor, at St. Mary's Church in Cracow. Folio, gilt and black-stamped green cloth, torn d.w. (Warsaw: Panstwowy instytut Wydawniczy, 1953). Top of spine lightly bumped, otherwise a very good(+) copy in a good only dust wrapper. Small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro... More
New York: Ackerman, J., 1853. Sea Chart. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 10.5" x 17". Nice sea chart showing parts of the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan. Features depths, topographical details, marshes and tidal movement. Minor overall toning. More
New York: 1956. Illustrated. N.Y., (1956). More
New York: Knopf, 1990. Illus. 835pp. Tall 8vo, black cloth, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled. New York: Knopf, 1990. First Trade Edition Title page has the published date of 1990. Copyright page has the copyright date of 1991. More
London: Heinemann, 1971. Many tables. x + 220pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, lightly worn. London: Heinemann, (1971). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
1988. 155pp. 8vo, cloth. New York: Greenwood Press, (1988). More
London: Technical Press, 1953. Frontispiece plus 20 black & white illustrations. Small slim 8vo, blue cloth. London: Technical Press, 1953. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged. A very good(+) copy. More
Berlin: Springer, 1956. Translated into German from the original Dutch by Helga Habicht. Illustrated with 47 in-text figures. vii, 594pp. Thick 8vo, blue- lettered pale cloth, d.w. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1956. First edition in German. Neatly inked name inside front cover, otherwise a fine copy in a very good(+) slightly soiled dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 430pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1991). Near Fine. More
New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1982. Profusely illustrated with color photography by J.C. Suares. Tall 4to, patriotic patterned cloth cover of red white and blue stars and stripes, blue cloth slipcase with large white stars. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, (1982). Lmited Editon. Fine. Number 113 of 1000 copies signed by the author and photographer. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1990. Profusely illustrated, many in color, many full-page. 286pp. Tall 4to, rust cloth, d.w. New York: MOMA/Harry Abrams, (1990). A fine copy. Published in connection with the exhibition: October 3, 1989 - January 7, 1990. More
Paris: Sign of the Pegasus, 1927. Hand-colored folding frontispiece and collotype photographs printed on pure linen rag, including photographs from the air taken specially for this work. Short thick folio, maroon cloth with elaborate gilt decorations; top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Paris: The Sign of the Pegasus, 1927. A near fine copy. More
Berlin: Hyperion. 107 plates & 36 in-text illustrations. 2 volumes. Tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards. Berlin, (no date, circa 1915). A very good copy. More
Berlin: Juncker, 1939. Illustrated with 96 plates. 382pp of text. Thick 8vo, pictorial cloth (a bit soiled, corners bumped and worn). Berlin: Axel Juncker Verlag, (no date, circa 1939). Very good copy. More
Munich: Klinkhardt, 1982. 862pp., profusely illustrated in b/w. Thick 8vo, decorative blue boards. Munchen: Klinkhardt & Biermann, (1982). Text in German. Near fine. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1914. Numerous plates and figures, text illustrations & folding table. 389 pages, green cloth, ex-lib. Cambridge:Cambridge University Press, 1914. Very good (+). With a 25p. bibliography. More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1962. 152pp. 12mo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. edge-worn & darkened back-strip. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., (1962). Near fine copy with a very good d.w. More
London: Unwin, 1905. 36 black & white illustrations, thick 8vo, polished green calf, top inch of front cover faded, ornately gilt spine with burgundy leather spine label; marbled endpapers and page edges. London: Unwin, 1905. Previous owner's bookplate, still a very good(+) copy. More
New York: Norton, 1969. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Norton, (1969). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Randon House, 1955. Very good. More
New York: 1968. 8vo, cloth; top edge soiled. New York, (1968). More
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