Maria Santissima, Mystica Cidade de Deos.
Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, 1738. Breve Compendio da Vida e Mysterios de Maria. 340pp. Small 4to, contemporary calf. Lisboa Occidental: Domingos Gonsalves, 1738. Very Good (+). More
Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, 1738. Breve Compendio da Vida e Mysterios de Maria. 340pp. Small 4to, contemporary calf. Lisboa Occidental: Domingos Gonsalves, 1738. Very Good (+). More
Washington: Union Republican Congressional Committee, 1868. Stewart and Nye of Nevada, Delivered in the United States Senate...July 9th and 10th, 1868, on the bill offered by Senator Edmunds of Vermont, to regulate the counting of the Electoral Vote. 8pp. in double columns. 8vo, one sheet folded into 8 pages, light foxing to margins, otherwise very good. Washington: Union Republican Congressional Committee, 1868. First Edition. Speeches that are pro-Republican and pro-Union. The speeches advocate that the Democratic Party is in favor..... More
many color and b/w illus. 4to, cloth, boxed. (Washington): U.S. News and World Report, (1973). vg. More
New York: New-York Courier, 1815. 21 pages, printed with text in double columns. Original pamphlet, sewn (dampstain at upper corner, and rough at edges but well inside the ample margins; some pages still un-opened). New York: At the Office of the New-York Courier, 1815. First edition. A very good copy of this exceedingly scarce pamphlet. OCLC lists only 13 copies, including those at Columbia, Cornell, Yale, Harvard, and the New York Historical Society. Attributed to Isaac Bronson by F. Redlich..... More
London: S. Bladon, 1779. 7 volumes with individual pagination for each trial. Pages lightly toned and with some dampstaining at bottom gutter on some pages, otherwise rather clean copies of these scarce books. 8vos, beautifully rebound in recent 3/4 brown calf over marbled boards; gilt spines with red morocco labels. London: Printed for S. Bladon, 1779-1780. First edition. Very good(+) copies in fine bindings. Complete in 70 parts, according to the "Address to the Public" at rear of volume 5..... More
New York: Collins, 1986. Photographed by 200 of the world's leading photojournalists on one day, May 2, 1986. 268 pages of color and black & white photographs. Folio, black cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is very lightly rubbed on back cover. New York: Collins, (1986). Near-fine. More
New York: Collins, 1986. Photographed by 100 of the world's leading photojournalists on one day, March 6, 1981. 286 pages of color and black & white photographs. Folio, black cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is very lightly rubbed on back cover. Sticker residue on back endpaper. Otherwise near-fine. New York: Collins, (1986). More
New York: Collins, 1988. Photographed by 100 of the world's leading photojournalists on one day, May 7, 1987. 220 pages of color and black & white photographs. Folio, black cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is lightly rubbed. Near fine. New York: Collins, (1988). More
1931. Two volumes, lacks third volume, which contains the plates.. 8vo, cloth-backed boards; corners bumped. Paris: Librairie de Medecine, Folklore et Anthropologie, 1898. Reprint of the second, enlarged edition. Very good. Limited edition of 500 copies. More
London: S. Rousseau, 1808. 112 pages. 12mo, modern blue paper wrappers. London: S. Rousseau, 1808. A very good copy. More
40 pages. 4to, missing covers, recased in plain black paper; some small chips to top edge of first pages (text unaffected), some scuffs on title page. No place and no date of publication indicated (c. 1800). A very good copy. More
London: J.S. Jordan. 119 pages. 12mo, recased in new blue paper wrapper; some light foxing throughout. London: J.S. Jordan, (1792, as indicated in advertisement at back page). Second edition. A very good copy. More
London: Punch. 19 (of 20) hand-colored etchings, 200 woodcuts by John Leech. 2 vols. 8vo, 2/3 red morocco by Riviere, backs crudely glued or chipped; hinges cracked, lacking half-titles. London, 1847-48. OFFERED WITH: The Comic History of Rome. 10 colored plates, 98 text illustrations. 308pp. 8vo, bound as above. London, n.d. (1851). 3 vols in all. Internally fine. The first editions of both works, of which the Comic History of Rome is rarer. One plate in the History of England..... More
London: Bradbury, Evans. 20 hand- colored etchings, 200 woodcuts by John Leech. 2 volumes bound in 1, rubricated title, thick 8vo, 3/4 back pebbled calf, marbled boards, a.e.g. London: Bradbury, Evans, n.d. ca. 1850. Very good (+). More
London: Punch Office, 1855. 2 volumes. 20 hand-colored etchings, numerous woodcuts by John Leech. Slim 8vo, rubricated title, 3/4 burgundy morocco, ornately gilt spines, evenly faded to brown, marbled boards, top edges gilt. London: Punch Office, 1855. Some offsetting on titles and other pages facing plates, still near fine. More
London: Bradbury, Evans. 30 hand- colored etchings, hundreds of woodcuts by John Leech. 2 volumes. Rubricated titles, 8vo, contemporary 3/4 brown calf with black leather labels; marbled edges. London: Bradbury, Evans, no date, circa 1850. Very good(+). Previous owner's name on verso of fly-leaves. More
London: Punch Office, 1844. Frontispiece and illustrated title pages by George Cruikshank. 2 volumes, 92pp + 252pp. Part I - Of the Rights of Persons; Part II. Of Real Company. Small slim 8vo, polished blue calf, top edges gilt, ornately gilt spines, red and green leather spine labels, original printed wrappers bound in. London: Punch Office, 1844. First Edition. Near fine. More
London: Punch, 1845. Extra pictorial title, 12 steel-engraved plates and a profusion of text illustrations (one plate repaired). 284pp. 8vo, 1/2 calf, recased, hinges repaired; two plates repaired. London: Punch Office, 1845. Good. Contains some of Cruikshank's most amusing and representative drawings. Cohn 191. More
London: Punch Office, 1845. Extra pictorial title page, and illustrated with 12 full-page steel engravings and a profusion of in-text woodcuts. viii, 284pp. 8vo, bound in older 3/4 burgundy calf over marbled boards (edgeworn but sound and attractive). London: Published at the Punch Office, 1845. First edition in book form. Very good. Contains some of Cruikshank's most amusing and representative drawings. Cohn 191. More
London: Bradbury, 1887. Illustrated with 10 full-page colored plates and numerous in-text drawings by Harry Furniss. xxviii, 324pp. 8vo, nicely bound in 3/4 dark brown morocco over marbled boards, t.e.g., hinges strengthened, tiny hole in spine. London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1887. A new and revised edition. Very good. An unusual comic parody of the law. More
New York: Dia Art Foundation, 2012. 100 drawings, ink on photographic paper. 290 pages. 4to, yellowish printed wrappers, protected with mylar. New York: Dia Art Foundation, (2012). First Edition. A fine copy. Foreword by Phillipe Vergne. Contains 10 critical essays by various authors. Catalogue published in conjunction with the 2010-2011 presentation of Koo Jeong A's work at Dia Beacon and several other sites. More
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
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
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012. 203 illustrations, including 150 in color. xii + 260 pages, 4to, light green cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2012). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. With essays by several authors. More
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
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