Cagnes. Fortin Medieval. Son Histoire.
Gap: Ophyrs, 1957. Illustrated, folded map. 129pp., thin 8vo, printed wrappers; wrappers dust soiled, worn, pages yellowed and unopened. Gap: Editions Ophyrs, 1957. A very good (-) copy. More
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The Art of Rome.
New York: Abrams, 1977. Translated from the German by Robert Erich Wolf. Packed with 900 illustrations, including 159 plates in full color, some folding. 655 pages. Very thick 4to, gray cloth with inset oval label, d.w., pictorial slipcase (case and wrapper lightly rubbed at edges). New York: Abrams, (1977). First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Battleground Berlin: Diaries 1945-1948
New York: Paragon House, 1990. 261 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w; dust wrapper worn at spine ends. New York: Paragon House, (1990). First American edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2006. 3 maps. 441pp. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, (2006). Very good. More
Aristocratic Vice; The Attack on Duelling, Suicide, Adultery, and Gambling in Eighteenth-Century England
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013. Some black and white illustrations. 318 pages. 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2013). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Proud Fortress; The Fighting Story of Gibraltar.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (corners of last few pages creased, otherwise vg). London: Evans Brothers, (1958). More
Comalcalco Tabasco, Mexico. Maya Art and Architecture
Culver City: Labyrinthos, 1989. Collection of 13 folded maps (printed on 11 folded sheets, maps 1 and 9 are printed on the same sheets as 2 and 10), loose as issued, in decorative, glossy board clamshell box; some sides of box broken. Culver City: Labyrithos, (1989). Maps are fine, in a very good (-) box. ONLY THE MAP COLLECTION. More
Germaine: A Portrait of Madame de Stael
New York: Atheneum, 1963. Frontis. viii + 237pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; ownership signature on title page. New York: Athenum, 1963. First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Historic Byways and Highways of Old England
London: William Andrews, 1900. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. London: William Andrews, 1900. More
Daily Life in Venice in the Time of Casanova.
New York: Praeger, 1972. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. lightly dampstained, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Praeger, (1972). More
Thoroughbred Breeding of the World
Dorheim: Podzun, 1970. Hundreds of black and white photographs of thoroughbred horses. 635 pages with text in English, French, and German. Short thick 4to, natural cloth, d.w. Dorheim: Podzun, (1970). Ink inscription on front free endpaper, else a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Text by Martin E. Eversfield, John Aiscan, Dan M. Bowmar III, et al. More
Changing Enemies; The Defeat and Regeneration of Germany.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Norton, (1996). vg. More
Disegni di Macchine.
Il Codice S.IV.5 della Biblioteca Comunale degl'Intronati di Siena. Introduction by Carlo Maccagni. Approx. 100 facsimile drawings, 403pp., thick 4to, cloth, board slipcase; (slightly rubbed). Genova: IBM Italia, (1986). More
The Grounds and Rudiments of Law and Equity Alphabetically Digested: Containing a Collection of Rules or Maxims...
London: Henry Lintot, 1749. Three tables, [32], 372pp., 4to, full contemporary calf, raised bands, gilt-lettered spine label; (corners bumped, top of hinge starting). London (In the Savoy): Printed by Henry Lintot for Daniel Browne, 1749. Scarce. Very Good (+). Not in Halkett & Laing. More
Livre du Centenaire du Journal des Debats 1789-1889.
Paris: Plon, 1889. 24 plates, frontispiece portrait, tissue guard, 9 heliogravures, 6 eaux forts and 8 folding facsimilies. 630 pages, tall thick 4to, 1/2 brown morocco (rubbed), marbled boards. Paris: Plon, 1889. Very good (+). More
Tales of the R.I.C.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1921. 314 pages. Thick 12mo, green cloth; covers show light wear, previous owner's name and embossed stamp on flyleaf. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1921. A very good copy. More
Historical Sketches of Politics and Public Men, for the year 1812.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813. 212 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards; with a contemporary cancellation note ("This book was withdrawn...") in ink on front cover, although partially obscured by newer cloth backing, corners bumped, some foxing throughout. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813. A very good copy. More
The Profit and Loss of Great Britain in the Present War with Spain. From July 1739, to July 1741. In a Letter to a Friend.
London: J. Roberts, 1741. 40 pages. 12mo, disbound but still firmly sewn; pages lightly toned. London: J. Roberts, 1741. A very good copy. More
Florentine Painting and Its Social Background.
London: Kegan Paul, 1947. The Bourgeois Republic before Cosimo de' Medici's Advent to Power: XIV and Early XV Centuries. 388pp of text. Illustrated at rear with 160 black and white plates. Short 4to, blue cloth. London: Kegan Paul, (1947). Very good(+) copy - bright and tight. More
Naturalism and Historical Understanding: Essays on the Philosophy of John Herman Randall, Jr.
New York: State University of New York, 1967. 323pp. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: State University of New York, 1967. Near fine. More
The Time of Stalin: Portrait of a Tyranny.
New York: Harper, 1981. Translated by George Saunders. Introduction by Stephen F. Cohen. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w., corners of cloth bumped, otherwise very good. New York: Harper & Row, (1981). More
Handbook of Medical Treatment.
Tokyo. 3 vols., stitched, (Japanese format). Tall 8vo, flexible boards. Tokyo, 1857. Very good (+). Text in Japanese. More
1859: Entering an Age of Crisis.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1959. Illus., 320pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. (chipped). Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1959). More
Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1881,
New York: Appleton, 1889. Engraved portraits & text illustrations. 905 doubled-columned pages. 1/2 leather over marbled boards, a bit scuffed; marbled end-papers & edges. New York: Appleton, 1899. First Edition. Near fine. Volume XXI of the series. Embracing Political, Civil, Military, and Social Affairs; Public Document; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. More
Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1895
New York: Appleton, 1886. Engraved portraits & text illustrations; folding map. 865 doubled-columned pages. 1/2 leather over marbled boards, slightly scuffed; marbled end-papers & edges. New York: Appleton, 1896. First Edition. Near fine. Volume XXXV of the series. Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. More