Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1982. Illustrations in color and in black & white. 239 pages, 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1982. Fine. Yves TANGUY].Published by Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1982). More
Paris: Georgs Pompidou, 1983. Illustrated exhibition catalogue in color and in black & white. Square 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1983. Near Fine. More
SNCF, 1970. Color lithograph. Measures 24 5/8" x 14 1/2" Original poster designed by surrealist painter Salvador Dali in 1969 for the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer promoting rail travel in France. Part of a series of posters featuring various French cities and regions. Poster reads "Printed in France for and by the French National Railways". Printed by Draeger. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005. 384 illustrations, including 144 in color. Thick 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum/Yale University Press, (2005). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. 124 paintings, drawings and pastels ranging in date from the 16th to 19thc. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 348 pages. Thick 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Abrams, (1995). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003. With Ronald Wallenfels. 712 illustrations, 535 in full color, map, chronology. xxiv 564pp., large, thick 4to, blue cloth, dust wrapper New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2203). A fine copy in the original shrink wrap. More
Boston: S. Thaxter & Son, 1871. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 16 3/8" x 23 7/8" Rare and incredibly detailed sea chart of the Massachusetts Bay extending from Nahant Bay in the north to Cohassett in the southeast. The map shows sounding in fathoms, and includes banks, shoals, ledges, buoys, and rocks. Roads, lighthouses, utilities, lifeboat stations, and prominent houses and landmarks are labeled. Relief is shown by hachure, and towns are indicated with grids. Text includes thorough sailing directions..... More
New York: Abrams, 2000. 323 illustrations, including 304 in color. 305pp. 4to, gray cloth, dust wrapper. N.Y.: Metropolitan Museum/Abrams, (2000). First edition. A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap. More
Geneva: Skira, 1979. Numerous plates in color and in black & white. Small folio, brown cloth, d.w. slipcase. (Geneva): Skira, (1979). Fine. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996. 107 items beautifully illustrated in full color. 144pp., 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1996). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Antwerp. View. Uncolored engraving. Images measures 8" x 10.75". Night sky scene from Stradanus' "Americae Retectio", circa 1605. A starry sky surrounds Amerigo Vespucci measuring the earth's circumference based on the constellation of the Southern Cross. The explorer is surrounded by various technological instruments and his sleeping crew. An inset includes a portrait of Dante Alighieri, who wrote about the same constellation in his "Divine Comedy". Johannes Stradanus or van der Straat, (1523-1605) was a Flemish artist but spent much..... More
Antwerp. View. Uncolored engraving. Images measures 8 1/4" x 10.5". Beautiful impression of the frontispiece to "Nova Reperta", ca. 1596. Johannes Stradanus or van der Straat, (1523-1605) was a Flemish artist but spent most of his life in Florence. Stradanus sent his original drawings of "Nova Reperta" ("New Inventions"), a Renaissance celebration of recent discoveries both scientific and geographical, to Antwerp where they were first engraved and published by Phillipe Galle circa 1600. This edition was republished by Galle's grandson..... More
New York: Knopf, 1997. 24 pages of illustrations, 8 in full color. xli + 431 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (edgeworn). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First American Edition. Very good(+). More
New York: Putnam, 2007. Illustrated in black and white. 370 pages. 8vo, two toned boards, d.w. New York: Putnam, 2007. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: New York University Press, 1980. 330 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (sunned). New York: New York University Press, 1980. Very good(+) Inscription on flyleaf. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. Illustrated in black & white. 398 pages. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. (worn, closed tears along top margin, chip to lower spine, price clipped). London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. Internally clean. Very good. More
Chicago: Ivan R Dee, 2001. Edited and with an intro by Michael Wreszin. Frontispiece portrait plus a few illustrations and photographs. 481 pages. Thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2001. Very good. More
New York: St. Martin's, 1979. Illustrated in black & white. 96 pages. Slim 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. New York: St Martin's Press, 1979. Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin. More
New York: Viking, 1978. Translated by Charles Johnston. 225 pages. 8vo, two toned boards, d.w. (clipped). New York: Viking Press, 1978. Very good(+). More
Riga: Hartknoch, 1776. Translated from Abraham Anquetil-Duperron's version by Johann Kleuker. 2 volumes of 3, volume 1 & 2 bound in 1 volume. Small slim square 4to, foxing on title page and end papers, age toning, 168 pages, rubricated edges, original full brown leather, dried and cracked surfaces. Riga: Hartknoch, 1776. A very good copy. Scarce. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. 250 pages. 8vo, printed cloth, d.w. (slightly edgeworn). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. Very good(+) The New Yorker clippings of Jazz performers pasted to rear endpapers by previous owner. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1970. x + 270 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wapper rubbed, price clipped. New York: Columbia University Press, 1970. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Birch Lane Press, 1990. xiv + 338 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Birch Lane Press, (1990). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Illustrated. 460 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. S&S Classic Edition. More
New York: Skyhorse, 2012. Illustrated. xii + 707 pages, thick 8vo, black boards, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. New York: Skyhorse, (2012). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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Hi. Just letting you know that the 1918 book by Moore has arrived safely. It will be a great addition to my collection. Thanks for shipping it so quickly.