Holland Sketches
New York: Scribner, 1912. Tipped in color plates. 147pp., 8vo, printed boards; lower front hinge cracked, covers dust soiled. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. A very good copy. More
New York: Scribner, 1912. Tipped in color plates. 147pp., 8vo, printed boards; lower front hinge cracked, covers dust soiled. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. A very good copy. More
Bussum: Van Holkema, 1976. Collection of drawings on farming. Tall 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Bussum: Van Holkema & Warendorf, (1976). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 1981. Translated from Dutch by Maria Milne. 212pp. illustrated in full color, slim 4to, green decorative boards (faint stain in upper gutter of pages; d.w. foxed and lightly stained) New York: Abrams, (1981). First English Edition. 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
Rotterdam: OIO, 2008. Numerous photographic illustrations in color and in black & white. 4to, white pictorial boards. Rotterdam: OIO, (2008). Fine. More
New York: Harcourt, 1928. 8vo, blue cloth. N.Y.: Harper, 1928. First American Edition. More
London: Fine Art Society, 1917. Original poster. Lithograph. 30 x 20 inches In this advertisement for an exhibition of his work, the Dutch artist Louis Raemaekers warns against the terrorizing influence of Prussian militarism. The true German spirit is symbolized by the female figure of Germania, who cowers in the corner of a dark alley. Her oppressor is a figure of Death who stands above her, dressed as a thief and brandishing a knife. His hollowed skull looks out at..... More
New York: General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, 1928. Compiled by the Tercentenary Committee on Research and Publication. vi, 515 pages. 8vo, green cloth. New York: General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, 1928. Cloth lightly dampstained, fore-edges of some pages stained, corners lightly bumped. A good solid copy. More
New York: Abrams, 2002. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. 351 pages. Folio, tan cloth, d.w. (New York): Harry N. Abrams, (2002). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 2002. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. 351 pages. Folio, navy cloth, d.w. (New York): Harry N. Abrams, (2002). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Baltimore: Penguin, 1967. Illustrated with numerous b/w plates. 330 pages. Thick 4to, red cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Penguin, (1967). A very good(-) copy, page edges lightly foxed; in a good wrapper--intact with considerable scuffing. More
New York: Citadel Press, 2007. Illustrated. 431 pages. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. (New York): Citadel Press, (2007). Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
Stockholm/Uppsala: Almquist & Wtksell, 1965. 238 pp + 285 illustrations, small 4to, rose cloth. d.w. chipped and worn. Stockholm/ Uppsala, 1965. Page edges and endpapers slightly foxed, still very good(+) in very good(-) dust wrapper. Catalogue of the engravings by Cornelis Bos. Neat inscription in Dutch on the front fly-leaf. More
Amsterdam: Petrus Schenk. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18.5" x 23". Amsterdam:1705. Unusual map of the Netherlands. Includes an array of unusual features: two inset maps of areas with Dutch VOC influence, the East Indies and a view of Batavia; and New England and Long Island, with a view of New Amsterdam. Also included is a table showing the coats of arms from the seven provinces part of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. Scale is..... More
Amsterdam: Architectura & Natura, 2001. 175 illustrations. 424pp., 4to, d.w.; upper corners and top of front hinge dented. Amsterdam: Architectura & Natura, (2001). Internally fine, a very good (+) copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Amsterdam: Christiann Sepp. Engraving. with hand coloring. 20.5 x 14.25 inches. Shows some light toning at edges. In very good condition. From Nozeman and Sepp's "Nederlandsche vogelen," published in Amsterdam between 1770-1829. This five volume compendium described the birds of the Netherlands. Cornelius Nozeman, (1721-1786) a Dutch minister and an ornithologist. More
Nuremberg: Homann, 1739. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 19.5" x 22.75". In this decorative plan of Amsterdam, Seutter surrounds an aerial view of the city with a wealth of views and images. The plan at the center has streets and medieval walls clearly marked, such that the city looks like a many-pointed star with a windmill at each point. An enormous number of ships are huddled in the city's harbor, demonstrating its status as an economic world..... More
Albany: New Netherland Institute, 2009. Illustrated in color and in black and white. Tall 8vo, purple cloth, d.w. (front inner flap slightly bent). Albany: New Netherland Institute, (2009). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Royal Collection Publications, 2010. Lavishly illustrated in color. 176 pages. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers. (London): Royal Collection Publications, (2010). A very good copy--several paragraphs highlighted and underlined throughout, otherwise clean. More
New York: Knopf, 1926. Frontis. lightly illustrated with black-and-white images. 207 pages. 8vo, blue cloth; light soiling to cloth, sunned spine, ex-library ink stamps, plate on rear pastedown. New York: Knopf, 1926. Still a very good copy. More
Munich: Prestel, 1989. Illustrated in both color and b/w throughout. 437 pages. Large, thick 4to, gray cloth, d.w. (Munich): Prestel, (1989). A near fine copy but for a bit of highlighting and underlining to text in index; in a very good dust wrapper, scuffing across both panels. More
8vo, cloth-backed decorative boards; (light wear to edges of corners, otherwise very good). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1902. One of 519 copies. More
Paris: Beaux Arts Editions, 1986. Illustrated profusely in color and in black and white. 384 pages. Thick 4to, green cloth, d.w. Paris: Beaux Arts Editions. Remainder mark at bottom edge of text block, otherwise fine. Near fine in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1915. Copious plates and facsimiles, many folding and some in color; in all nearly 600 plates including all of the significant early maps and views of New York. 6 volumes. Thick 4to, bound in publisher's original half vellum and blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and the seal of New York on the front and rear panels of each volume (spine on volume 2 is foxed, the others are just a bit yellowed; cover on..... More
Hello. Just a note to inform you that the book arrived in Melbourne today. It was in excellent order, as per your description. I am very pleased with the way it was packaged and the ease of the whole process. Thank you for your assistance.
The books arrived today, and my wife was delighted. They are in better condition than I expected... very impressive!