New York: D.A.P., 1997. Profusely illustrated in color and in black and white. 387 pages. Small folio, green cloth with silver lettering, d.w. (edgeworn). New York: D.A.P., 1997. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Massive repository of pictorial source material, enlarged from the original edition of 1989. More
Pennsylvania: Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr., 1870. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 9.25" x 11". This beautiful 1870 plan or map of New Orleans by Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. depicts the city along the Mississippi River, including parts of Macdonough, Algiers and Belleville. Color coded according to wards, the highly detailed map notes individual streets, railways, canals, levees, etc. The whole is surrounded by his signature decorative grape leaf border. The map is in good condition. Dated and..... More
Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr., 1864. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 9.25" x 11". This beautiful 1862 plan or map of New Orleans by Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. depicts the city of New Orleans along the Mississippi River and includes parts of Macdonough, Algiers and Belleville. Color coded according to wards, the highly detailed map notes individual streets, railways, canals, levees, etc. The whole is surrounded by an ornate floral border. The map is in very good..... More
Boston: Hilliard, 1836. Translated by C.G. Putnam, with Preface and Appendix by James Jackson. Slim 8vo, 171pp., full brown polished calf, partially faded, decoratively gilt spine. Boston: Hilliard, 1836. Internally a fine copy. "Besides his important work on tuberculosis, Louis was instrumental in estalishing medicine as an exact science by his introduction of the numerical or statistical method." Garrison-Morton 1698. More
New York: Andalusian, 1993. Illustrated with 150 duotone photographs. 259 pages. Square 4to, dark grey cloth, lightly toned d.w. New York: Abrams, (1982). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2005. Illustrated in color and b/w. 290 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, (2005). A near fine copy. More
Basel: Galerie Beyeler, 1986. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Unpaginated, text in German and French. 4to, pictorial wrappers with printed acetate dust wrapper (lightly edge worn). Basel: Galerie Beyeler, 1986. A near fine copy. More
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 2011. Profusely illustrated in color. 381 pages. Oblong 4to, black cloth (slightly cocked), pictorial d.w. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, (2011). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Essays by John Pemberton III, Bernard du Grunne, Kate Ezra, and Mary Jo Arnoldi. More
Cologne: Galerie Gmurzynska, 1995. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 96 pages. Square 8vo, pictorial wrappers (scuffed, edgeworn). Cologne: Galerie Gmurzynska, 1995. Text in English and in German. Internally clean and tight. Very good. More
New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2003. 9 color illustrations. 36 pages. Slim oblong 4to, tan cloth with white lettering. New York: Gagosian Gallery, (2003). A very near fine copy. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. ix, 322 pages. Large 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers (spine a bit sunned). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1997). Near fine. More
Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Thin tall 4to, black cloth, d.w. (Paris: Paris-Musees, 1992). Text in French. Fine in fine d.w. More
London: Robert Hale, 1975. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 240 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth with red spine label and gilt decoration (lightly scuffed). London/ New York: Robert Hale & Co./ G.P Putnam's Sons, (1975). A very good(+) copy. More
Cologne: Walther Konig, 1999. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 123 pages. 4to, black and blue boards (scuffed and with some shallow denting on low edge of cover). Cologne: Walther Konig, (1999). Text in English and in German. Very good(+). More
New York: Little Brown, 1995. Illustrations in b/w. 475 pages. 8vo, cloth backed boards (foxed along edges), pictorial d.w. (lightly edge worn, small tear on back flap). New York: Little, Brown & Co. (1995). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Paris: Fragrance, 1950. Ten Poems by the West Indian (Martinique) poet Aime Cesaire, together with an abundance of finely printed illustrations by Picasso: an etched title on the cover, a fine original etching/drypoint portrait frontispiece, 10 aquatints each illustrating a poem title, and 20 drypoint engravings, all on Montval wove paper with a "Corps Perdu" watermark. Folio. Folded sheets, loose as issued, in original white printed paper wrappers; housed in a vellum-backed orange board chemise and orange board slipcase. One..... More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1988. Color and black & white reproductions throughout. xxvi + 519 pages, thick 4to, pictorial wrappers; lightly rubbed, sunning to rear cover Washington: National Gallery of Art, (1988). Internally fine, a very good(+) copy. More
New York: Whitney Museum, 1988. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 176 pages. Large 4to, silver paper wrappers (dust soiled). New York: Whitney Museum, (1988). Very good(+). More
New York: Wiley, 1997. Illustrated. xviii, 221 pages, 8vo, burgundy boards, d.w. New York: John Wiley & Sons, (1997). Inscribed by the author on the title page. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: George Allen, 1894. Preface by George Saintsbury and Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 8vo, 3/4 calf, over marbled boards, elaborately gilt spine (very lightly rubbed) with raised bands & leather labels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. The so called "Peacock Edition", but unfortunately rebound, albeit by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The first edition of this novel to contain illustrations throughout. More
Istanbul: Ertug & Kocabiyik, 2001. Photography and Editorial Coordination by Ahmet Ertug. With an essay by Dr. Alpay Pasinli. Lavishly illustrated with nearly 200 color photographs. 365 pages, large folio, decorative and printed cloth, with pictorial board slipcase; a few very minor spots of scuffing to cover and slipcase. Istanbul: Ertug & Kocabiyik, (2001). A fine copy. More
London: Dodsley, 1744. By a Lieutenant-General of Hos Majesty's Forces. Large, folding hand-colored plan. 171 pages 8vo, contemporary smooth calf with raised bands, spine worn at the extremes, with no lettering. Early ownership signature. London: Dodsley, 1744. First Edition, More
New York: The Ronald Press, 1953. Two volumes. xx, viii, 1538 pages. Thick 8vo, navy blue cloth with gilt spine lettering (spines sunned/dampstained, covers lightly soiled). New York: The Ronald Press Co., (1953). Internally clean and tight. A very good set. More
New York: Dodd Mead, 1976. Oblong 16mp, pictorial boards, d.w. (price-clipped). New York: Dodd Mead, (1976). Limited Edition. Fine in publilsher's board slipcase. Number 19 of 250 copies, signed by Gorey. More
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