China Today, And Her Ancient Treasures.
New York: Abrams, 1973. Illustrated throughout, most in color. 398pp. 4to, red and gold cloth. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, (1973.) A near fine copy. Photographs by Joan Lebold Cohen. More
New York: Abrams, 1973. Illustrated throughout, most in color. 398pp. 4to, red and gold cloth. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, (1973.) A near fine copy. Photographs by Joan Lebold Cohen. More
New York: Abrams, 1973. Profusely illustrated. 398pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1973. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine dust wrapper. More
New York: powerHouse Books, 2001. Color and black and white photographic illustrations throughout. 199 pages. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. (lightly sunned). New York: powerHouse Books, (2001). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Editions Persona, 1984. Preface by Michel del Castillo. Many photo Illus. 111pp. 4to, pictorial wrappers. N.p., Editions Persona, (1984). Very good. More
illus. 12mo, cloth, chipped d.w. London: Metheun, (1950). More
Albany: Mrs. S. S. Colt, 1871. Many woodcut engravings. iv, 239pp. 8vo, original green cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, scattered light foxing, mostly to margins, a few marks to margins. Albany: Published by Mrs. S. S. Colt, 1871. First Edition. Includes descriptions of resorts and places of interest along the Hudson River, Lake George, Lake Champlain, the Adirondacks, Saratoga, and Niagara Falls. Routes of travel are also described. More
London: Jack, 1912. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations throughout. 459pp., tall square 8vo, gilt-stamped and lettered blue cloth, uncut edges, t.e.g. London: T.C & E.C. Jack, 1912. Very good (+). More
Paris: A. Laplace, 1866. Engraved frontis., numerous plates throughout from drawings by Mm. Saintin, Jules Noel, Lebreton et Foulquier, some tinted. Gravures by Mm. Willmann, Outhwaite, Ferdinand Delannoy, Lalaisse and Golin. 469pp., thick 4to, original 1/2 leather, gilt-dec. raised bands, blind-stamped cloth, a.e.g., tissue guards; (endpapers lightly stained). Paris: A. Laplace, 1866. Near Fine. More
New York: Putnam, 1915. 100 illustrations. xxiv + 401 pages, 8vo, maroon cloth with front cover decoration; spine lightly faded, some minor soiling to front cover. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1915. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy. More
illus. 455pp. 8vo, cloth. New York, 1928. Guide book to Revolutionary War sites. More
London: Benjamin Took, 1699. 8vo. 517pp. with marble boards, spine re-backed, corners bumped with repairs. Frontispiece [missing], title page, introduction to English translation 14pp, author's preface 4pp, beautiful folding map, 2 folding plates, 1 single page plate of a tree, a folding table and an illustration in the text p. 349, index 10 pp. Cat book plate, ink signature. Stains and foxing but otherwise in good condition. 3rd edition, London: 1699. First published in French in 1696. Louis le Comte..... More
New York: Tibet House U.S., 2008. Foreword by Robert A.F. Thurman. Color photographic illustrations. 80 pages. Oblong 4to, brown cloth with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Tibet House U.S./Overlook, (2008). Signed and inscribed by Conant and Steinmann at the title page. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Assouline, 2011. Illustrated in color. 228 pages. 4to, navy boards, d.w. New York: Assouline, (2011). A fine copy -- as new in original plastic shrink wrap. More
New York: 1846. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, New York City, December 8, 1846. In this letter, a salesman has booked travel for a favored client: "I have sent for you by the steam boat CHAMPION which leaves here this afternoon for New Haven (marked as you directed by Springfield railroad) with three kegs of printing ink." An interesting memento from the days when steamships were owned by the wealthy railroads who attempted to monopolize travel and trade. In..... More
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1979. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, (1979). Near Fine. More
Columbia: University of South Carolina, 1988. Edited by Nelson D. Lankford. Illustrated. xi + 154 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; rear flap of dust wrapper creased. Columbia: University of South Carolina, (1988). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Crown, 2004. A few illustrations. 141 pages, thin 12mo, boards, d.w.; a few pages dog eared. New York: Crown, (2004). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Dodd Mead, 1958. vg. More
Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1968. Edited from the original manuscripts by J. C. Beaglehole. Many plates, including 3 color, some folding, maps. 5 volumes, thick 8vos bound in navy blue gilt pictorial cloth, d.w. + a portfolio, of Charts and Views, Drawn by Cooke and his Officers and Reproduced from the Original Manuscripts. Edited by R.A. Skelton. Included are 2 pamphlets by J.C. Beaglehole , Cook the Navigator and Cook and the Russians. Cambridge: The Hakluyt Society, 1968-1974. A near fine..... More
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1900. Many photo Illus. 3 volumes. Small 8vo, original green cloth with elaborate gilt decorations. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1900. Very good. More
Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, 1882. Almost 500 illustrations. 537pp., Thick 4to, gilt-decorated blind-stamped green cloth, a.e.g.; ex-lib. with some paste-downs on inside front and rear covers; edgeworn, with the hinges beginning. Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, (1882). internally fine, with some wear to binding, still a very nice, handsome copy. More
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1900. Many Illus., folding map. 2 Vols. Small 8vo, blue cloth with gilt decorations, spine ends and edges of corners of volume II are lightly worn, otherwise very good. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1900. More
London: Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1808. xiv, 171, [5] pages. Illustrated with 36 tissue-protected b/w plates and a small folding color map. At rear an original b/w drawing is bound in -- a study of the plate "Binstead Cottage" that appears on page 80. 8vo, bound in older red calf with marbled paper insets on covers, glazed pink enpapers (leather is rather well-rubbed and with front joint repaired). London: Printed by W. Wilson for Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, et al...... More
New York: New York Review of Books, 2012. Illustrated. 448 pages. 8vo, grey boards, d.w. New York: New York Review of Books, 2012. Some underlining in pencil and some pages dogeared, else a very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Illustrated with photographs. 165pp. 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. New York: Philosophical Library, (1955). Very good. More
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Thank you... Book received, and it is in even better condition than described. I am so pleased to have it for my collection. Regards