Bresil Epopee Metisse
Paris: Gallimard, 1997. Many color Illus. 128pp. 12mo, pr. wrs. (Paris): Gallimard, (1997). Very good. More
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History of Italy
London: Macmillan, 1908. 12mo, red decorated cloth. London: Macmillan, 1908. Very good Historical course for schools. More
Historians and Their Craft: A Study of the Presidential Addresses of the American Historical Association, 1884-1945
New York: Columbia University Press, 1951. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Columbia University Press, (1951). Near Fine. More
Comic Strips: Vom Geist der Superhelden
Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1970. Illustrated in color and black & white. Square 8vo, orange pictorial cloth, spine a faded and with small stain near head. Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, (1970). Overall a very good copy of this uncommon title. Colloquium zur Theorie dere Bildergeschite in der Akademie der Kunste Berlin. More
Picasso, The Formative Years: A Study of His Sources.
London: Studio, 1962. 173 illustrations. 32pp. of text. Slim 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Studio, (1962). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
What's Cooking in Bermuda; A Bermuda Cook Book of traditional and modern recipes plus the interesting background and customs of Bermuda cookery
Paget: Mrs. Douglas Hunter, 1974. Illus. 114pp. 12mo, spiral bound pr. wrs. (Paget: Mrs. Douglas Hunter, 1974). Fine. More
European Civic Coats of Arms
London: Paul Hamlyn, 1966. Many color Illus. 16mo, pictorial boards. London: Paul Hamlyn, (1966). Very good(+) A concise guide. More
The Film Sense.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Co. 1942. With a few b/w photographs, diagrams, and musical notation. 288 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with yellow and black spine label (small tear at foot of spine); iconic dust wrapper designed by E. McKnight Kauffer is chipped but largely intact. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, (1942). First edition. Small ownership signature, else near fine in very good dust wrapper. Translated and edited by Jay Leyda. More
Roma Roma Roma.
Rome: Adriano Rossi, 1964. Profusely illustrated with b/w and color plates with lettered tissue overlays. 4to, cream boards, d.w. (d.w. torn at head of spine). Roma: Adriano Rossi, (1964). Text in Italian and English. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Historic Midwest Houses.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1947. Many Illus. 4to, pictorial cloth, d.w. chipped. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (1947). More
Domestic Architecture of the American Colonies and of the Early Republic
New York: Dover, 1966. More than 200 black-and-white illustrations. xx + 314pp., 4to, pr. wrs. New York: Dover Publications, (1966). Near Fine. More
Planters and Pioneers; Life in Colonial Virginia
New York: Hastings House, 1968. Many Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: Hastings House, (1968). Very good(+). More
Styrsky A Toyen 1921-1945
Prague: Moravska Galerie, 1967. Many black & white illustrations. Slim 8vo, 76 pages with text in Czech, stiff wrappers with pictorial dust wrapper (lightly rubbed). Pargue: Moravska Galerie, 1967. Very good(+). Scarce. More
The Rose Garden of Persia
London: Longman, 1845. Illustrations and decorative borders throughout. Small 8vo, 194 pages, light scattered foxing. Rebound in 3/4 purple morocco, top edge gilt. London: Longman, 1845. Near fine. Selections on and from classical Persian literature and writers. More
Artists and Warfare in the Renaissance
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. More than 300 illustrations. ix + 278pp, 4to, black cloth, d.w., slim board-slipcase. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Jack Hinton, The Guardsman.
Dublin: William Curry, 1844. Illustrated with wood and steel engravings by H.K. Browne. 8vo, 396pp., handsomely rebound in full tan polished calf, ornately gilt spine (rubbed), black spine label, marbled end papers and edges. Dublin: William Curry, 1843. Very good (+). First Edition in book form. More
A History of Chinese Literature.
New York: Appleton, 1901. 448pp. Small 8vo, handsomely rebound in full black morocco, gilt inner dentelles, top edge gilt (hinges slightly dry). New York: Appleton Century, 1901. First Edition. Near fine. More
Leger and the Modern Spirit: An Avant-Garde Alternative to Non Objective Art 1918-1931; Leger et L'Esprit Moderne: Une Alternative D'Avant-Garde a L'Art Non-Objectif 1918-1931
Paris: Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1982. Preface by Bernadette Contensou. Hundreds of illustrations. 559 pages, some with die-cut edges. Large, thick 8vo, flexible pictorial-boards with embossed image; minor edgewear. Paris: Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, (1982). A very good(+) copy. Essays by various authors. Texts in both English and French. More
Port-Royal: The Drama of the Jansenists.
New York: Hawthorn, 1968. 343pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Hawthorn Books, (1986). First American edition. Fine, in a very good(+) dust wrapper with a sunned spine. More
Langston Hughes; A Biography
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1968. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Thomas Crowell, (1968). Juvenile Edition. Very good(+). More
Mid-Manhattan; That Section of the Greater City of New York between Washington Square and Central Park
New York: Forty-Second Street Property Owners and Merchants Association, 1929. and the East and North Rivers in the Borough of Manhattan. Illustrated with many photos and sketches. 215pp. + advertisements of prominent businesses. 4to, black cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, cloth lightly soiled.(New York): Forty-Second Street Property Owners and Merchants Association, 1929. First Edition. More
The Renaissance Engravers: Fifteenth - and Sixteenth - Century Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts
Bournemouth: Parkstone, 1996. 125 plates. 208pp., folio, pictorial boards, d.w. Bournemouth: Parkstone/Aurora, (1996). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Renaissance in the North
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987. Introduction by James Snyder. 118 works reproduced, primarily in color, large folding table/map in rear. 160pp., 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1987). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Consolidated Bibliography of County Histories in Fifty States in 1961, Consolidated 1935-1961
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1963. 4to, blue cloth. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1963. Very good. More
From the Crash to the Blitz: 1929-1939.
New York: Macmillan, 1969. Profusely illus. 596pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w. repaired on blank side with tape (New York): Macmillan, (1969). Very good The New York Times Chronicle of American Life. More