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Milan: Chanticleer, 1979. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. Slim folio, red cloth, d.w. (Milan: Chanticleer, 1979). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Milan: Chanticleer, 1979. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. Slim folio, red cloth, d.w. (Milan: Chanticleer, 1979). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Como: Ermenegildo Zegna, 1994. Profusely illustrated in color, slim folio, dark grey cloth, d.w. (Como: Ermenegildo Zegna, 1994). First Edition. Fine. More
New York: Charterhouse, 1973. 249 pages, 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Charterhouse, (1973). First Edition. A very good(+) copy, lacking the dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the fly-leaf. More
Brooklyn: 1894. A few illustrations. 8vo, maroon cloth, slight fading on spne. Brooklyn, 1894. A very copy. Early pencilled names on fly leaf and verso of frontispiece. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. 8 volumes, printed in double column, thick tall 8vo, red cloth, silver and gold lettering on spines and front covers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2008). A fine set. More
New York: Grove, 1959. Introduction by Mark Schorer. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Grove Press, (1959).. Published for the first time in the U.S. in the complete and authorized version. More
New York: Random House, 2003. Profusely illustrated with illustrations in black & white, 4to, pictorial boards with the wrap around paper title band. (New York: Random House, 2003). A fine copy. Boldly signed on the title page by the photographer. More
New York: Harcourt, 1980. 622pp., cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1980). First trade edition. Fine. More
Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1958. Translated from the Spanish.... With an Introduction by V. S. Pritchett and full-page color illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan. 196pp. printed in double columns. Tall 4to, decorative cloth with leather spine label. Haarlem: The Limited Editions Club, 1958. A fine copy lacking the slipcase. One of 1500 numbered copies printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, and signed by the illustrator. More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1982. Illustrated in color by Fred Meyer. Introduction by Charles Scribner III. 319pp. 4to, patterned art-deco cloth with paper spine label. New York: Limited Editions Club, (1982). A very good (+) copy, lacking the slipcase. One of 2000 copies, signed by the artist and the introducer on the colophon page. More
New York: Abrams, 1986. 180 illustrations including 54 in color. Oblong 4to, light brown cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, 1986. First edition. Large ink stamp from Harry Abrams Editorial Library on half-title, and smaller stamps on page edges, else a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front endpaper by both Peter Selz and Eduardo Chillida. More
Venice: Neri Pozza, 1965. Hundreds of black & white photographic illustrations. Tall thick 4to, red cloth, d.w. Venice): Neri Pozza, 1965. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Munich: Verlag Albert Langen, 1913. Replete with 90 plates, some color & folding, and 665 text illustrations. 3 volumes. 4to, original green cloth with pictorial vignette, lettered in black and gold. Munchen: Verlag Albert Langen, (1913-14). Cloth is a bit faded and finger-soiled, but still a very good solid copy, internally clean. Female domination through the ages. More
Berkeley: Saul Zaentz Company, 1997. Edited with Essay and Notes by Charles Kiselyak. Color illustrations. Square folio, glossy boards, with 3 dimensional see-through plaque on front cover. 2 extended-play laser discs are inserted in pockets inside the front and back covers. Berkeley: Saul Zaentz Company [Pioneer] Special Edition, 1997. A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap.. This elaborate production explores the roots and varied offspring of Kesey's creation- the novel, the play and the film, and contains archival..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1914. 5 illustrations. 8vo, original blue boards with white cloth spine (lightly edgeworn and spine sunned; foxing to margins of plates). New Haven: Yale University Press, 1914. Revised and enlarged edition. A very good copy. More
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1951. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Harcourt Brace, (1951). First Edition. Fine copy, in a near fine dust wrapper with Advance Copy slip. More
New York: Knopf, 1983. 8Vo. cloth, d.w. (light wear to the edges). N.Y.: Knopf, 1983. First American Edition. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1985. d.w. N.Y.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (1985). First Edition. More
Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 1996. Color illustrations photographed by Antonio Quattrone. 464 pages. Folio, yellow cloth, d.w., pictorial board and cloth slipcase. (Paris): Citadelles & Mazenod, (1996). First Edition. Fine. More
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1830. Map. Engraving with original hand color. 13.5 x 16". Detailed plan of Ancient Rome. Labels the various circuses and baths, as well as the seven hills of Rome. Includes elevations of twelve notable ancient buildings along bottom edge. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was formed in 1826 and published low cost maps with the goal of reaching a large market, while still maintaining high quality and precision. More
New York: Viking, 1966. Foreword by Henry R. Luce. Illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white photographs. 4to, gray cloth, dust wrapper (worn at top edge). New York: The Viking Press, (1966). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Autographed by Eisenstedt on the half-title. More
New York: Viking, 1968. Introduction by Robert Graves. Texts and commentaries on the photos by Iris C. Love. 121 pages of full-page color and b/w photographs and 64 pages of text. tall 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (a bit torn and scratched). New York: Viking, (1968). First edition. Long gift inscription on flyleaf, else a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Profusely illustrated with fine photographs by Avedon, many full-page. Comments by Capote. 151 pages. Thin folio, glossy white printed boards. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. First edition. Fine copy with glassine dust wrapper, in the publisher's printed board slipcase, which is near fine, but tanned at edges. More
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