New York: McCall's, 1958. Illustrated in color. 11 unnumbered pages with a self cover. Oblong 8vo, pictorial wrappers (spine torn). New York: McCall's, 1958. Published by McCall's magazine, as "A Christmas gift for the whole family". Ephemeral & scarce. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1991. Richly illustrated in color and black-and-white. 232 pages, 4to, green cloth, d.w.; ownership signature and date front free endpaper. New York: Rizzoli, (1991). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Viking, 1938. Sepia illustrations throughout. Oblong 8vo, pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Viking, 1938. First Edition. Presentation copy, with a small drawing of a dog. The bottom edge of the front board is rubbed, and the dust wrapper has several chips & long tears. More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1926. With a frontispiece in color and 168 illustrations. 233 pages. 4to, gilt pictorial cloth, d.w. (sunned and chipped). Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, (1926). A very good(-) copy-- damp stain on lower corner of first and last few pages, foxing on front free end paper-- in a good dust wrapper. Ex Libris. Many fine illustrations of a significant phase in American architecture. More
15pp., with b/w illustrations by Duchamp, Fini, Frances, Tanguy & Tchelitchew. Thin 4to, original pictorial wrappers (age-toned at the edges with a small chip at the bottom edge.). N.Y.: View Editions, 1945. Very good. Number 43 of 500 signed & numbered copies. Additional presentation -" For dear --- super-best wishes from Charlie" More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. 11 volumes. Illustrated throughout in black & white. Tall thick 8vos, red cloth, gilt-lettered spines and covers. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950-1975. Lacking the dust wrappers; several volumes are a bit spotted on red top edge, and several volumes have dulled spine lettering but otherwise a clean and very good solid set. A mixed set but all with matching bindings (all red). Rather heavy and will likely require some extra shipping charges!... More
New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2013. Illustrated in black and white. 445 pages. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. New York: Spiegel & Grau, (2013). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. An authoritative and deeply personal narrative history of the State of Israel, by one of the most influential journalists writing about the Middle East today. More
New York: Basic Books, 2000. Illustrated in black and white. 706 pages. Thick 8vo, black boards, d.w. (lightly sunned along top edge). New York: Basic Books, (2000). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. A sweeping and dramatic narrative history of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated and reviled cities from one of the world's leading authorities in contemporary German History, David Clay Large. More
O. W. Gray, 1884. Map. Hand colored engraving. Measures 27 " x 17 1/8" Classic map of New York City from 1875. Shows from the southern border of Prospect Park east to Saratoga Street in Brooklyn. Shows only Long Island City and Hunter's Point, Ravenswood, and Astoria in Queens. Manhattan is shown up to 116th street and an inset in the upper left corner shows the rest of Manhattan, north of Cenral Park, as well as up to parts of..... More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1979. Illustrated profusely in black and white. 111 pages. Slim 4to, burgundy cloth. New York: Van Nostrand, (1979). A very good(-) copy-- heavy underlining throughout, tiny black stain on front board, small black stains on rear boards, sunned spine, lightly edgeworn-- lacking a dust wrapper. The late Theodore Kautzky was a master of pencil drawing. For years his two books, Pencil Pictures and Pencil Broadsides have been favorites of professional artists and amateur artists alike... More
Charleston: Carolina Art Association, 1969. Illustrated in black and white. 247 pages. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (yellowed especially on spine, torn in a few places, and lightly soiled throughout) Charleston: Carolina Art Association, (1969). A very good(-) copy--damp stain on front board, inking on front free end paper in a good dust wrapper. Sixth edition containing 78 pages of text, 3 maps, 147 photographs, 20 plans, and 25 full-page drawings. More
New York: Viking, 1995. With black & white photo illustrations. 783, 562, 906 pages. Very thick 8vos, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (New York: Viking, (1989, 1995, 2004). First American editions. As usual the pages of first volume are rather toned, still a near fine set. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1985. With chapters by many authors. Extensively illustrated. 319 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers; covers lightly rubbed. New York: Rizzoli, (1985). A very good copy. More
New York: Arno, 1974. Illustrated with charts and diagrams. [4], 240 pages. 8vo, tan cloth (small stain on rear board). New York: Arno Press, A New York Times Company, 1974. Some ink underlining and marginalia throughout, else a very good (+) copy. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1927. 48 full-page black and white plates, more than 240 text illustrations. xx + 210 pages, 4to, tan cloth; bookplate inside front cover, spine scuffed, head frayed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1927. Internally near fine, a very good copy. More
New York: New Directions, 1949. Foreword by Edith Sitwell. 64pp., boards. New York: New Directions, 1949. First Edition. Fine, in publisher's board slipcase. Presentation copy -" For Peggy's birthday by a waterfall, a few notes to add to her world of music/ Charlie" More
New York: Morrow, 1994. Scarce in hardcover. Illustrated in black and white. [8], 326 pages. Wide 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Morrow and Company, (1994). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: Bulfinch, 2003. 400 color and 50 black & white illustrations. Thick square 4to, black boards, d.w. Boston: Bulfinch, (2003). First American edition. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: Bulfinch, 2004. Introduction by Luc Sante. Illustrated with 60 full-page duotone photographs. Slim oblong 4to, beige cloth, d.w. Boston: Bulfinch Press, 2004. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1940. Illustrated in color throughout. Folio, pictorial boards. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1940). The adventures of a small dog in Africa. Presentation copy signed "Ludwig" with a half- page ink drawing of Fifi writing the inscription. The front hinge is very slightly cracked and there is a small chip at the top of the spine, otherwise a fine copy of an uncommon book. Pieces of the dust wrapper are laid in... More
New York: Vendome, 2006. Abundantly illustrated in color and black and white. 400 pages. Tall 8vo, red boards with silver gilt design, d.w. (some minor bending at top edge). New York: Vendome Press, 92006). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Stravon Educational Press, 1980. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Illustrated in color and black and white. Short, thin 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (chips and tears, overall wear and discoloration). Some discoloration of the text block but, internally clean. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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