Down Below: Aboard the World's Classic Yachts
San Francisco: Chronicle. Illustrated with color photographs. vi + 136 pages, tall, thin 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, n.d. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New Arrivals
Ann Getty: Interior Style
New York: Rizzoli, 2012. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by Lisa Romerein. 240 pages. Small oblong 4to, gilt-decorated gray cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (2012). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Scarce. More
Bakst [The Art of Thetre and Dance]
London: Parkstone, 2000. Illustrated throughout in color. 184 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (on short tear at corner). London: Parkstone Press, 2000. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Sister Parish: American Style
London: Frances Lincoln, 2011. Illustrated throughout, mostly in color. 207 pages. 4to, red boards, a touch shelfworn, d.w. London: Frances Lincoln, 2011. Second printing. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Marchesa Casati: Portraits of a Muse
New York: Abrams, 2009. Profusely illustrated throughout. 240 pages. Slim 4to, glossy black pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, (2009). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Scarce. More
Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet at Versailles. A Private Royal Retreat
Paris: Flammarion, 2019. Profusely illustrated throughout, much in color. 304 pages. Thick 4to, pictorial boards, issued without dust wrapper. Paris: Flammarion, (2019). A fine copy. More
Facing The Music
Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1988. Small 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books (1988). First Edition. Fine. Author's first book. More
High Society: The History of America's Upper Class
New York: Assouline, 2008. Well-illustrated throughout with photographs, many in color. 171 pages. 4to, black bvoards, d.w. New York: Assouline, (2008). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Lust & Other Stories
London: Heinemann, 1990. 8vo, black cloth backed black boards, d.w. Boston: Houghtp Mifflin, 1989. First Edition. Fine. Her second book. More
Dear Judas.
New York: Liveright, 1929. 8vo, black cloth backed brown boards, d.w. New York: Liveright, 1929. First Edition. A fine copy in a slightly chipped dust wrapper. More
Palaces of Naples
New York: Rizzoli, 1999. Photography by Mark E. Smith. Historical Research by Ugo Carughi. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photographs. 323 pages. Folio, black cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1999). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Cecil Beaton: Theatre of War
London: Jonathan Cape, 2012. Well-illustrated throughout with b/w wartime photographs. 228 pages. Oblong 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. London: Jonathan Cape, (2012). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Oscar and Lucinda
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Harper & Row. First American Edition. Fine. Signed by Carey on the title page. More
Illywhacker
New York: Harper & Row, 1985. 600pp., cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Harper & Row, (1985). First American Edition. Fine. S igned by Carey on the title page. More
Jacques Grange Interiors
Paris: Flammarion, 2009. Well-illustrate throughout in color. 268 pages. Tall thick 4to, black boards, d.w. (Paris: Flammarion, 2009). Reprint. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Drawings of the Male Nude.
Pasadena: Twelvetrees, 1985. Numerous illustrations in black & white. Tall slim 4to, white-lettered black cloth, d.w., un-torn but with irregular sunning at edges. (Pasadena: Twelvetree Press, 1985). Limited Edition - one of 2000 copies. Cloth is a touch faded along bottom edge, else a fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
History of South American Colonial Art and Architecture: Spanish South America and Brazil/
Barcelona: Ediciones, 1989. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. 443 pages, thick 4to, cream cloth, d.w. (Barcelona): Ediciones Poligrafa, S.A. (1989). Fine. More
Prussia; Art and Architecture
Cologne: Konemann, 1999. Numerous illustrations, mostly in color. 520 pages. Small square folio, blue cloth, d.w. (Cologne): Konemann, (1999). A fine copy. More
William Beckford 1760-1844: An Eye For The Magnificent
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. Tall thick square 4to, black cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2001). Fine. Landscape gardens; collecting; furniture; metalwork; Japanese lacquer; old master paintings, drawings & prints. More
Men for Men: Homoeroticism and Male Homosexuality in the History of Photography, 1840-2006
London: Jonathan Cape, 2007. Numerous black & white photographs. Tall thick 4to, purple cloth, d.w. (torn at bottom of spine). London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, (2007). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Children Are Bored On Sunday.
New York: Harcourt Braace, 1953. 8vo, cloth backed striped boards, d.w. N.Y.: Harcourt Brace, (1953). First Edition. More
Pictorial Map of the Seat of War, Showing Parts of the States of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina, and also the Coast Line From Cape Henry to Fort Pickens, with the United States Blockading Fleet
Harper & Brothers, 1861. View. Uncolored Wood engraving. Image measures 13 7/8" x 20 3/8". This double-page bird's eye view of the Chesapeake Bay region was published at the start of the Civil War. Looking southward from Maryland, the view extends along the Atlantic coast, showing the Florida panhandle in the distance. Cities are depicted pictorially, and ships are illustrated outside each major coastal city. A description on page 359 reads "We publish a large Birds-Eye View of the Seat..... More
A Chart Map of Georgia, Showing the Percentage of Slaves in Each County
Harper & Brothers, 1861. View. Uncolored Wood engraving. Image measures 10 7/8" x 9 1/8". Page measures 15 7/8" x 10 7/8". This map appears on the front page of the December 14, 1861 issue of Harper's Weekly. It is a thematic map depicting the counties of Georgia, shaded to show the population of enslaved people as a percentage of the total county population. Description on verso: "We publish on the preceding page a CHART MAP OF GEORGIA, similar to..... More
Bird's-Eye View of the Mississippi River And the Adjacent Country; From St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico
Harper & Brothers, 1861. View. Uncolored Wood engraving. Image measures 14" x 9 1/4" Beautifully detailed view of the Mississippi River, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to St. Louis. The map shows a large portion of the United States, with an unusual view oriented with South at the top. Rivers, railroads, towns, and cities are labeled. Verso features woodcut engravings depicting "Scenes of Camp and Army Life in General Williams' Brigade. Published as a supplement to Harper's Weekly, July..... More