Domestic Animals
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1881. 6 full page chromolithograph illustrations. Oblong 4to, printed paper wrappers. New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1881. More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1881. 6 full page chromolithograph illustrations. Oblong 4to, printed paper wrappers. New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1881. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. Profusely illustrated, mostly in black and white. 255 pages, square 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper (gently worn at corners). New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1970). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. Illustrated. 406 pages. 4to, paper wrappers. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (2003). A fine copy, as new in original shrink-wrap. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. With more than 500 full-color illustrations and 186 drawings by Norman Weaver. 316 pages. 4to, blue leather, pictorial d.w. (toned, several tears at upper edge). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Pages lightly toned. Front upper corner bumped and chipped. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Mexico City: Cemex, 1999. Foreword by Harrison Ford. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photographs. 430pp., folio, red cloth, d.w. Mexico City: Cemec & Conservation International, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933. Illustrated profusely in black and white. 208 pages. Oblong 8vo, green cloth with red and black lettering & pictorial covers. New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933. Hinges just a bit loose with some edgewear and a toned text block. Internally clean. Very good. More
New York: Dover, 1957. Illustrated in black and white. 74, [183] pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. (battered). New York: Dover, (1957). Ownership signature at front free endpaper. Very good in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Joliet: Volland, 1929. Written and illustrated by David Newell. Illustrated with 10 color plates and many black & white sketches throughout. 80 pages. Slim 8vo, original blue cloth, spine fade and cloth worn at all corners; previous owner's neat inscriptions title page and rear of frontispiece. Joliet: Volland, (1929). First Edition. A good copy. More
New York: Abrams, 1992. 165 illustrations, including 90 plates in full color. 136pp. 4to, cloth. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1992. Fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: The British Library, 1999. Two volume set in cloth slipcase. 8vo, burgundy & green leather-backed pictorial boards. London: The British Library, (1999). Limited edition -- from a total of 1000 copies, this is number 215 of only 250 signed copies. Fine in near fine box. The second (limited) printing of O'Brian's first two books, originally published in 1930 and 1938; now with a new foreword by the author. More
Cambridge: Perseus, 2003. Some drawings, 16 pages of color illustrations. xviii, 316 pages. 8vo, two-toned blue and green boards, pictorial d.w. Cambridge: Perseus Publishing, (2003). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Santa Barbara: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. Illustrated by Edward Borein and Foreword by Owen Wister. 76pp., tall 8vo, gilt-decorated and lettered red cloth; many of the first 30 pages are soiled in the margins. Santa Barbara: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. A very good copy. More
New York: Abrams, 1986. Illustrated lavishly in color and in black and white. Folio, black boards, d.w. (chipped and torn, large tear at rear repaired internally). New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1986). First American Edition. Some shelfwear, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Photographs by Rosamond Purcell. Afterword by Ross D.E. Macphee, design by Christopher Moisan. Photographs of 65 extinct and endangered animals (photos are of preserved specimens). 159 pages, oblong 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers; lightly rubbed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. A very good(+) copy. Signatures on title page, likely from Rosamond Purcell. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1992. Illustrated abundantly with color photographs. 155 pages. 4to, gilt-stamped black cloth, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1992). Cloth slightly sunned at tail, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Threshold Books Ltd., 1976. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color, with some full-bleed images. 360 pages, 4to, maroon cloth with gilt stamping (small damp-stain at the bottom of the spine and front left corner), dust wrapper with ornate raised gold foil medallion (some light edge-wear to the corners and spine). London: Threshold Books Limited, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1960. Translated by Philip Hofer. Illustrated with 13 mounted lithographic plates by Walter Stein, and several additional offset lithographs in the text. Thin oblong 4to, green pictorial boards with black leather spine; uncut edges. Cambridge: Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1960. A near fine copy in a solid but poor slipcase. From a total edition of 600, this is number 56 of 100 copies signed by both artist and translator, printed on..... More
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1960. Translated by Philip Hofer. Illustrated with 13 mounted lithographic plates by Walter Stein, and several additional offset lithographs in the text. Thin oblong 4to, green pictorial boards with black leather spine (worn and cracking but solid); uncut edges. Cambridge: Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1960. A very good copy, internally fine, in a very good slipcase. From a total edition of 600, this would be one of 450 copies in a...... More
London: Sampson Low, 1882. One illustrations (reproduction of a drawing by the author's xi + 416pp., 8vo, 3/4 green leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decorations on spine; spine sunned, light wear to edges. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882. A very good (+) copy. More
New York: Howell Book House, 1996. Illustrated in black and white. viii, 278 pages. Tall 8vo, glossy pictorial boards (lightly scuffed, upper corners a touch bumped). New York: Howell Book House, (1996). A near fine copy, internally pristine. More
New York: Hyperion, 2001. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 322pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (small tear near spine). New York: Hyperion, (2001). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Hacker, 1973. 33 black & white plates. 4to, pictorial blue cloth. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1973. Reprint of the 1929 original. Scarce. A very good copy. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Text by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet. Photographs and Introduction by Galen Rowell. Color photographic illustrations, maps. 162 pages. Narrow 4to, red cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press/Mountain Light Press, (1990). First Edition. A near fine copy-- bumped corners-- in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 1976. Illustrations from 57 paintings; 36 in color plus & 71 drawings. Slim oblong 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1976. First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Assouline, 2005. Illustrated with color photos throughout. Unpaginated. Slim folio, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (New York): Assouline, (2005). A very near fine copy, just lightly shelfworn. More
Hello. Many thanks for the 2 volumes which arrived this morning. They are outstanding examples of this scarce chess periodical and I am very pleased with them.
The book arrived yesterday, was beautifully packaged for careful shipping and is exactly as described... I am thrilled to have this book to add to my library. Looking forward to additional purchases. Many thanks.