FRANCE
The Second Usurpation of Buonaparte;; or A History of the Causes, Progress and Termination of the Revolution in France in 1815:
London: Samuel Leigh, 1816. 2 volumes in 1. Copperplate frontispiece portrait, 3 large folding maps partially colored (some tears to maps, some very neat repairs with clear tape, maps still in nice condition overall). Thick 8vo,errata leaf, rubricated edges, rebound in forest green cloth with a green leather spine label. London: Samuel Leigh, 1816. First Edition. Near Fine. Very small library stamps on several pages. More
Guy de Maupassant: Biographical Study.
258pp. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth, worn d.w.; uncut edges. N.Y.: Knopf, 1926. Very good copy, inscribed by the author. More
The Nabis and the Parisian Avant Garde
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1988. Illustrated in color and black and white. 197 pages, 4to, red cloth with silver stamping, dust wrapper. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1988. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The World's Greatest Conflict; Review of France and America, 1788 to 1800, and History of America and Europe,
Boston: D. Lothrop, 1890. 1800 to 1804. 12mo, green cloth, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled, extremities rubbed. Boston: D. Lothrop, (1890). More
Wall of Empire; The Channel's 2000 Years of History.
illus. thin 4to, cloth. South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes, (1966). vg History of the English Channel. More
L'Amerique Espagnole en 1830. Coup-D'Oeil sur sa Situation Actuelle., et reflexions sur la reconnaissance et la future
Paris: Chez Tous les Marchands de Nouveautes, 1830. pacification de ses nouveaux etats, par Louis-Philippe Ier. 48pp. 8vo, modern brown boards with green leather label, very light foxing to some top margins, small hole to top right corner margin of page 37, otherwise very good. Paris: Chez Tous les Marchands de Nouveautes, 1830. First Edition. More
The Secret Paris of the 30's.
New York: Pantheon, 1976. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Black and white frontispiece and numerous fine black and white photo illustrations throughout. Short thin 4to, black cloth, lightly worn d.w. New York: Pantheon, (1976). First American edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, with a lengthy inscription from Brassai on the title page in French, dated October 2, 1976. More
The Secret Paris of the 30's.
New York: Pantheon, 1976. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Black and white frontispiece and numerous fine black and white photo illustrations throughout. Short thin 4to, black cloth, d.w. (a touch worn at head). New York: Pantheon, (1976). First American edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Identity of France; Volume I: History and Environment
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. Illus. 432pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row, (1988). More
The Identity of France.
New York: Harper, 1988. 2 volumes. Thick 8vo, cloth, d.w., cloth and blank side of dust wrapper of both volumes dampstained, bottom of margin of some pages wrinkled in both volumes. New York: Harper & Row, 1988, 1990. Volume I: History and Environment. Volume II: People and Production. More
Manet to Matisse; The Hillman Family Collection
New York: Alex Hillman Family Foundation, 1994. Many color plates. Small folio, red cloth. New York: Alex Hillman Family Foundation, (1994). Fine. More
The Affair: The Case of Alfred Dreyfus.
628pp., thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Braziller, (1986). Very good. Translated by Jeffrey Mehlman. More
Women Writers in France: Variations on a Theme.
90pp. Slim 8vo, cloth, d.w. New Brunswick, N.J.; Rutgers UP, (1973). Near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
La Cathedrale de Reims: Une Oeuvre Francaise.
Paris: Renouard, 1920. Illustrated with 56 plates. Tall 8vo, black cloth (small ding in spine; acidic printed somewhat toned). Paris: Renouard, 1920. A very good copy. With the small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Free Rein (La Cle des champs)
Nebraska: University Press, 1995. xii, 291 pages. Tall 8vo, grey cloth with gold spine lettering. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1995). Date stamped at front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean and tight. A near fine copy lacking a dust wrapper. Translated by Michel Parmentier and Jaqueline d'Amboise. From the French Modernist Library Series. Series editors: Mary Ann Caws, Richard Howard, and Patricia Terry. More
Surrealism and Painting
New York: Harper/Icon, 1972. Over 300 b/w illustrations. 416 pages. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Harper & Row/ Icon, (1972). First American edition. A very good solid copy--light scuffing and creasing along wrapper edges, some sunning to rear. More
Voices of Valor, D-Day: June 6, 1944
New York: Bulfinch, 2004. 116 photo Illus. 4to, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Bulfinch Press, (2004). Book Club Edition. Very good Includes two audio CDs with oral histories form D-Day veterans. More
Ruines de Guerre: Ligne Hindenburg, Soissons, Verdun, Arras.
Paris: Coquerer, 1919. A collection of 12 mounted black & white prints depicting architectural damage. Thin elephant portfolio with ties, cloth-backed boards (folio is well-rubbed and bumped at corners, but plates are fine). Loose plates as issued, with handwritten titles under each. Paris: Coquerer Imprimeur, 1919. Very good. More
L'Europe Des Humanistes. VOLUME II ONLY: La Renaissance
London: Thames & Hudson, 1974. Extensively illustrated, some in color. 205 pages (pp. 213-418, continued pagination from volume I) plus bibliography and index. 4to, blue cloth, d.w.; several ink stamps from Harry Abrams Editorial Library, including on title page and fore-dge; foot bumped, and dust wrapper worn at spine ends and corners. London: Thames & Hudson, (1974). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. London: Thames & Hudson, (1974). A very good copy in a very good..... More
The Commerce of America with Europe; particularly with France and Great Britain; comparatively stated, and explained.
Shewing the Importance of the American Revolution to the Interests of France, and pointing out the actual Situation of the United States of North America, in regard to Trade, Manufactures, and Population. Frontis. lxiv, 348pp. 8vo, disbound, ex-lib, scattered foxing). London: J.S. Jordan, 1794. Second English Edition. Howes B-784 and C-464. Sabin 8016. More
Through the French Canals
Lymington: Navigator Publishing, 1972. Illus. 8vo, red boards, d.w. Lymington: Navigator Publishing, (1972). Very good. More
Paris: The Musical Kaleidoscope 1870-1925.
New York: Braziller, 1987. Illustrated. 359pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: George Braziller, 1987. More
The Development of Modern France (1870-1939).
744pp. 8vo, cloth. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1944). vg. More
The French Nation: From Napoleon to Petain, 1814-1940.
New York: Harper, 1957. 328pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped and worn. New York: Harper & Row, (1957). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More