Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1986. Black & white photographs. 298 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (edgeworn and sunned). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1986. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Illustrated with 114 fine photogravure plates, printed in Paris by Draeger Freres. [8], 114, [8] pages. Slim folio, original colored pictorial boards designed by Miro (re-backed in plain cloth; boards a bit shelfworn but still sound; rear cover scuffed). New York: Simon and Schuster, (1955). First American edition, printed in France. Front and rear endpapers are somewhat wavy but otherwise clean -- overall a very good(-) copy of this notoriously delicate book, but lacking..... More
New York: Pantheon, 1983. Introduction by J.G. Gaarlandt. 226 pages. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. New York: Pantheon, 1984. First American Edition. Very good(+), gift inscription on fly leaf. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1936. Edited by her neice Martha Dickinson Bianchi and Alfred Leete Hampson. Small 8vo, handsomely rebound in full green morocco, decoratively gilt spine. Boston: Little Brown, (1936). First Edition. Fine. More
New York: St. Martin's, 2000. 413 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (price-clipped). New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. Top outer edge dirty, else a very good(+) copy. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. Slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in full crimson morocco, ornately gilt spine with black spine label. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1937. First Edition. Fine. More
New York: American Heritage, 1969. Foreword by Erich Steingraber. Translated from the Italian by Helen Lawrence. Profusely illustrated in color. 319 pages. 4to, red cloth, price-clipped d.w. New York: American Heritage, (1969). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Putnam, 1980. Translated by Helen Sebba. Illustrated with over 400 monochromes and 90 color plates. Thick 4to, green cloth, d.w. (edgeworn). New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1980). First American Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Scribner, 1929. 355 pages. Thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in full deep red morocco; gilt-stamped spine with raised bands. New York: Scribner's, 1929. First Edition. Fine copy of the first issue, without the disclaimer. More
London: Macmillan, 1889. Illustrated by Harry Furniss. 2 vols., rebound in full crimson morocco with 5 raised bands, a.e.g. London: Macmillan, 1889, 1893. First Editions. Both volumes are fine, with 3 pages of ads in the first volume and the first issue text, listing chapter VIII at page 110 in the second volume. There is a gift inscription dated Christmas, 1889 in the first volume. More
Illustrated in black and white. 512 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards, d.w. (edgeworn). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1979). Remainder mark on bottom edge, else a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Paris: Baschet et Cie, 1977. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 192 pages. 4to, tan padded leatherette, edgeworn d.w. Paris: Baschet et Cie, (n.d. c. 1977). Text in French. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Brooklyn: 1894. Illustrated in black and white. Unpaginated, about 100 pages. Oblong 4to, white leatherette with silver lettering (edgeworn and dust soiled). Brooklyn, 1894. Internally clean and tight. A very good copy. More
London: Azimuth Editions Limited, 1997. Illustrated profusely in color and black and white. 248 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers (light reading crease on spine). London: Azimuth Editions Limited: (1997). A very good(+) copy. More
Bologna: Scripta Maneant, 2017. Illustrated abundantly. 424 pages. Thick 4to, black boards, d.w. Bologna: Scripta Maneant, (2017). Text in English and Italian. A fine copy, as new in shrinkwrap. More
New York: Doubleday, 1971. Profusely illustrated in color and in black and white. 320 pages. 4to, pale green cloth with gilt stamped medallion, edgetorn d.w. New York: Doubleday/Windfall, (1964). Pages lightly toned but still a near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Despite the printed 1964 date there is also an ISBN, so likely circa 1971. More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1991. Illustrated in black and white. ix, 286 pages. 8vo, teal cloth with silver spine lettering, d.w. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1991). Page edges very lightly spotted -- still internally clean and tight. Near fine in a fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. [8]. 311 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w.. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1986). First edition, third printing. Pages are a bit toned at edges, else a fine copy in fine dust wrapper. More
Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie, 2010. Illustrated abundantly in color and in black and white. 445 pages with text in German. Thick 4to, matte pictorial boards (upper corners a touch bumped). Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie, (2010). Near fine. More
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1981. Profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. 158 pages, square 4to, decorative black silk cloth, dust wrapper. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, (1981). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Harmony Books, 1980. Profusely illustrated in color and in black and white. 192 pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. (price-clipped, lightly dust soiled). New York: Harmony Books, (1980). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Henry Holt, 1874. Numerous illustrations by Gustave Dore. Translated from the French by J. Safford Fiske. xvi, 523 pages. Large 8vo, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration at the front cover and spine, all edges gilt. New York: Henry Holt, 1874. Spine is rather faded to tan and edges of covers rubbed but a near fine interior. A very good copy. More
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1982. Abundantly illustrated in black and white with several in color. vi, 232 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w. Boston: New York Graphic Society, (1982). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 1981. Introduction by S. Frederick Starr. Packed with 1201 illustrations, including 632 color plates. 527 pages. Thick square 4to, cream cloth stamped in black & red, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1981). First edition. Gift inscription on front enpapaper and light dust-soiling at bottom edge of cloth, else a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Norton, 2021. 898p., cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Norton. (2021). First Edition. Fine. Norton withdrew the book right after publication, pulping most of the copies, due to allegations about the author. This copies is signed by Baily, and comes with a letter of authentication from the original owner, More
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