Camera Obscura
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1930. 219 pages (previous owner's signature on front attached endpaper). 219 pages, 8vo, navy blue cloth (some light scuffing and wear). New York: Simon and Schuster, 1930. A very good(-) copy. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1930. 219 pages (previous owner's signature on front attached endpaper). 219 pages, 8vo, navy blue cloth (some light scuffing and wear). New York: Simon and Schuster, 1930. A very good(-) copy. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 514 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1995). A very good(+) copy with very faint staining to fore-edge; in a near fine wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 1996. 442pp. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, lightly soiled d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. More
Cambridge: Ken Trotman, 1995. vi + 339 pages. 8vo, gilt-stamped red cloth. Cambridge: Ken Trotman, (1995). A near fine copy. Facsimile of the 1827 London: John Murray edition. One of 250 copies. More
New York: Exposition, 1962. Frontispiece. 179 pages. Slim 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Exposition, (1962). Second edition, revised and enlarged. A very good(+) copy--slight foxing to endpapers--in a very good(-) wrapper, edgeworn with sunned spine. More
London: John Murray, 1818. 16 +257pp., Small 8vo, handsomely rebound in full brown calf, gilt spine. London: John Murray, 1818. First Edition. Fine with very little scattered foxing. More
London: John Murray, 1818. 16 +257pp., deckled edges, 8vo, handsomely rebound in 1/2 brown calf, red leather spine label, marbled boards. London: John Murray, 1818. First Edition. Fine with very little scattered foxing. More
London: John Murray, 1818. xvi +257pp., 8vo, contemporary 3/4 brown calf, marbled boards and edges, ornately gilt spine (some rubbing & front joint repaired). London: John Murray, 1818. First Edition. A very good(+) attractive copy. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Illustrated. 308 pages, 8vo, red cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2003). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1982. Illustrated. 622 pages, 8vo, gilt-lettered and decorated gray leather, a.eg.; a few minor spots of wear to gilt edges. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, (1982). A fine copy. Signed "J Carter" on a preliminary page before the half-title. More
Paris: Gallimard, 1958. 3 volumes. Text presented and annotated by Robert Abirached and Elio Zorzi. 12mo, flexible blue leather, with gilt decoration on spines, clear plastic dust wrappers; few spots of minor wear to foot of spine, volume II. Paris: Gallimard/la Pleiade, 1958. A near fine set. Volume I: 1725-1756; Volume II: 1756-1763; Volume III: 1763-1774. More
New York: Random House, 1995. Black & white photographic illustrations. xxiv, 419 pages. 8vo, black boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Random House, (1995). First American edition. Chandler's inked signature and inscription at the front endpaper. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Vienna House, 1972. Edited with an Introduction by Ernest Newman. Black and white frontispiece. xxv + 411 pages, thick 8vo, orange cloth (light sunning on spine and back panel, else fine). New York: Knopf, 1972. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Hachette, 2019. [10], 420 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Hachette Books, (2019). Tiny light green stain on front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. Inscribed by author on title page: "Roger -- All the best -- You have a great daughter! Chris Christie". A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2015. A few illustrations. 152 pages. 12mo, black boards, d.w. New York: Spiegel & Grau, (2015). First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
Black & white photographs. 275pp., 8vo, white cloth-backed boards, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. A near fine copy. More
New Rochelle: Arlington House, 1977. With a few b/w illustrations. 304pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. worn and crudely repaired with tape. New Rochelle: Arlington House Publishers, (1977). A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
New York: Grand Central, 2021. Illustrated. viii + 374 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2021). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. 286 pages. 8vo, orange cloth-backed brown boards with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. (slightly sunned and edgeworn). New York: Simon & Schuster/Linden Press, (1984). Second printing. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Routledge, 1930. Translated with an introduction by E.G. Allingham. Frontispiece. 315 pages, deckle edges, 8vo, green cloth (some wear to extremities). New York: The Dial Press, 1930. A very good copy. More
New York: George Braziller, 1971. 312 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (rubbed, wrinkled). New York: George Braziller, (1971). First Edition. Some wear at head, page edges unevenly toned. Very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1986. Frontispiece and a few b/w illustrations throughout. 448pp. Thick 8vo, tan cloth, some edgewear on d.w. London: Thames & Hudson, (1986). Edges a bit bumped, still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Illustrated in black and white. xix, 547 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth with gold embossed stamp at front. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Spine sunned and bumped slightly at head and tail, 5 pages dog-eared, some foxing and an evenly toned text block. Lovingly inscribed on front free endpaper by a previous owner. A very good (-) copy. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Some black & white photographic illustrations. 347 pages. 8vo, two-toned brown and cream boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2011). First edition. Signed by Darnton on title page. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Just a note to tell you I received "The Hierarchie of the Blessed Angells" yesterday in fine shape and I am very happy with such a fine copy. Best regards
Hello. The book arrived on Friday afternoon, quicker than any previous book I have ordered from he United States! I am glad I was able to benefit from your arrangements with DHL, even for a book of such a modest price. I am certainly happy with the condition of the book. Very many thanks,