The Story of Modern France: 1610-1914. Frontier of Liberty
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1939. 5 maps. xiv + 458pp., thick 8vo, cloth. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1939). A very good copy. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1939. 5 maps. xiv + 458pp., thick 8vo, cloth. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1939). A very good copy. More
Paris: Delagrave, 1923. Color frontispiece and 7 other color plates; 204 b/w reproductions. 258pp. Large 4to, morocco-backed marbled boards with raised bands and red leather labels on spine, t.e.g. (corners bumped; labels chipped and spine ends repaired; internally clean). Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1923. Very good. Small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Bordeaux: Feret, 1909. Illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, and a few drawings. xii + 109pp., 4to, gilt-lined and lettered vellum, a.e.g.; scattered light foxing, covers slightly spotted. Bordeaux: Feret & Fils, 1909. A very good(+) copy. Ink stamp and long, neat inscription on front flyleaf. More
Monte Carlo: Editions du Livre, 1958. 16 full pages color plates by Dubout. 212 pages, 8vo, stiff printed-wrappers, glassine dust wrapper, housed in board folder and slipcase; small closed tear to dust wrapper, slipcase very lightly rubbed. Monte Carlo: Editions du Livre, (1958) A near fine copy. Number 857 of 6000 copies. More
Mone Carlo: Editions du livre, 1952. Numerous brightly colored humorous plates by Dubout. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, original glassine, boxed; uncut. Monte-Carlo, (1952). Fine.stiff Limited numbered edition. More
Grenoble: Arthaud, 1948. Illustrated with 82 heliogravures. Tall slim 8vo, 177 pages, rebound in burgundy cloth, original pictorial wrappers bound in. Grenoble: Arthaud, (1948). First Edition. Very Good (+). More
Montreal: Les Editions De L'Arbre, 1945. Many black & white illustrations. 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers; rubbed and lightly worn, tip of lower rear corner missing. Montreal: Les Editions de L'Arbre, 1945. A very good (-) copy. More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1990. Frontispiece with color and b/w illustrations throughout this exhibition catalogue. 291 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Washington: National Gallery of Art, (1990). A very good(-) solid copy but with some bumping to front cover corners and lower spine. This exhibition was organized by Jack Cowart and Pierre Schneider, with John Elderfield, Albert Kostenevich, and Marina Bessonova. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 399pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1991). Wendell Garrett's ownership stamp on endpaper, still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1994. Frontispiece, 481 pages, 8vo, cloth backed boards, dust wrapper (several closed tears). Boston: David R. Godine (1982). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1994. Translated from the Italian and French by Teresa Waugh. 481 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth-backed green boards with gilt lettering, pictorial d.w. (slightly edgeworn). Boston: David R. Godine, (1994). First American edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Paris: Crohn, 1938. Contains 9 very fine facsimile reproductions of letters, documents and signatures highlighting important and interesting points in French history. 4to, flexible leatherette; covers worn. Published by daniel Crohn, 1938. Pages are a bit age toned, covers worn, a very good(-) copy. Contains letters from Joan of Arc, Louis XVI, Robespierre, Napoleon and others. More
London: HarperCollins, 1994. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (London): HarperCollins, (1994). Very good(+). More
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1974. Illustrated in black & white. 445pp. 8vo, blue boards, edgeworn d.w. New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1974. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Oxford: Blackwell, 1956. ix + 266 pages, about 15 pages with heavy underlining and margin notes, the rest of the text is clean. 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper (dust wrapper toned, lightly worn, price clipped). Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1956. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Constable, 1976. Illustrated in black and white. 255 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (boards and wrapper sunned at edges). London: Constable, (1976). Large gift inscription on front free endpaper. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Peter Owen, 1991. Introduction and chronology by Margaret Crosland. Black & white reproductions throughout. 109 pages. Short, slim 4to, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, hot pink d.w. (slightly edgeworn). London: Peter Owen, (1991). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: Leroux, 1932. Illustrated with 158 small b/w images, and 1 large folding map. 436pp of text in French. 4to, original printed wrappers; uncut edges. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1932. A fine copy. Small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1977. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Thick square 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Tokyo: Kodansha, (1976). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1977. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Thick square 4to, brown cloth. Tokyo: Kodansha, (1976). A near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1975. 406 illustration of which 57 are in color. Thick square 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Tokyo: Kodansha, (1976). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Rosario, Argentina: Sudilovsky y Calderon, 1951. 115 pages. Thin 8vo, original gray cloth. Rosario, Argentina: Sudilovsky y Calderon, 1951. First edition. A very good copy, signed by the author. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the faculty of Columbia University. More
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1924. ed. by Albert Meyrac. Frontis., some black & white illustrations. 8vo, cloth; cloth worn & front inner hinge cracked. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd, 1924. Good. More
Institut Francais De Washington, 1935. Extraits de son Journal de Voyage et de sa Correspondence inedite, 1809-1817. Avec Une Introduction et des Notes par Gilbert Chinard. illus. 4to, cl.-backed bds. Paris, 1935. More
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