Paris: Ode, 1951. Map. Chromolithograph. 22" x 16". Striking pictorial map with high design features and ethnographic elements in Liozu's signature style. Border shows the flags of the different African countries and a decorative cartouche shows wildlife native to the continent. Covered with vignettes drawings of people and products of each country, resources, people, activities, crops, etc. Includes decorative title cartouche with animals and compass rose. More
Paris: Ode, 1951. Map. Chromolithograph. 22" x 16". Beautiful pictorial map with high design features and ethnographic elements in Liozu's signature style. Border shows the flags of the different South American countries and a decorative cartouche shows wildlife native to the continent. More
Paris: Ode, 1951. Map. Chromolithograph. 16" x 22". Beautiful pictorial map with high design features and ethnographic elements in Liozu's signature style. Border shows the flags of the different countries in the region and a decorative cartouche shows sea creatures native to the waters. More
Dakota Territory: 1875. 2 pages, Dakota Territory, August, 1875. This document -- a Statement of Forage and Straw -- is signed by Captain James S. Poland ("J.S. Poland"), who served under Reno at Little Big Horn and by Lt. William Badger ("W. Badger"), a close friend of General Custer and survivor of the Black Hills Campaign. The document lists the amount of oats, corn, barley, hay, fodder, and straw consumed by the animals at the Standing Rock Reservation in The..... More
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1982. Illustrated by David J. Passalacqua. 179 pages, slim 8vo, gilt stamped brown leather, all edges gilt, dark blue silk moire endpapers. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1977. A fine copy aside for tiny scuffs on spine bands. 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. 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
Coral Gables: 1989. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Coral Gables, Florida, October 20, 1989. In this letter, Michener discusses books and his love of animals, in part: "...few writers have been more interested, in their general novels, in animal life than I. One of the disappointments of my life is that my travel habits have made it impossible for me to keep in my house the successors to the wonderful and loving dogs my wife and I used to..... 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
Akron: Saalfield, 1902. Six full page color plates plus black-and-white text illustrations. 159pp., tall 8vo, decorative red cloth; neat ink inscription front free endpaper, front hinge weak, covers lightly worn. Akron: Saalfield, (1902). A very good (-) copy. More
St. Petersburg: Salvador Dali Museum, 1993. Illustrated throughout. 243pp. Very oblong 8vo, black boards. slightly edge-worn d.w. St. Petersburg: Salvador Dali Museum, (1993). A very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: Atlantic Monthly, 1984. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. Boston: Atlantic Monthly, (1984). Near Fine. More
London: Harrison Cluse, 1798. Volume 1 only, in 8 original parts, with 24 elegant colored prints. 12mo, untirmmie, original gray printed wrappers, housed together in a green cloth clamshell box. Near fine. Scarce. 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: Orange Judd, 1943. Illustrated. 304 pages, 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w.; small ownership label front free endpaper, dust wrapper torn. New York: Orange Judd Publishing, 1943. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: Privately Printed. Illustrated. 44 pages (some glue discoloration on title page from old revised address sticker since removed), pictorial boards (several very small tears to upper edge of wrapper). London: Privately Printed, circa 1980. Scarce. A very good(+) copy with revised price sticker on front cover. 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
San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1968. 2 volumes. Illustrated throughout with 138 beautiful color photographs by Porter. Introduction by Loren Eiseley and John P. Milton. Edited by Kenneth Brower. Small folio, red cloth, dust wrappers, cloth slipcase. San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1968. First edition. Near fine copies. Volume I: Discovery; Volume II: Prospect. More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1929. Illustrated by Potter with 6 color plates and 20 in b/w, plus 42 smaller vignettes within the text. 225 pages. 8vo, original green cloth with inset color pictorial label (one small abrasion partially degrading the "e" in "Beatrix"). Philadelphia: David McKay, (1929). Limited first American edition -- number 99 of only 100 copies, with limitation and signature on a thin parchment leaf. A clean, tight and near fine copy. This is the last of Potter's major..... 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: Bee Research, 1953. 9 full-page black-and-white photographs, 66 other illustrations. 352 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w; several ownership signatures front free endpaper, some minor chipping to dust wrapper spine ends, some foxing on preliminary pages. London: Bee Research Association, 1953. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) largely intact dust wrapper. More
Boston: Page, 1907. A Book of Animal Life. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull. Frontispiece plus 47 full page black & white plates. xiv, 316pp, adds. 8vo, green gilt- lettered pictorial cloth; very light wear at corners and spine ends. Boston: L.C. Page and Company, 1907. A very good (+) copy of this handsome book. 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
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