Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1985. Translated by Janet Lloyd. More than 300 illustrations. 271 pages, 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, few small closed tears. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1985. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. with small tear, boards lightly soiled. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, (1992). More
Vatican City: 1982. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white, Tall 4to, stiff glossy wrappers. Vatican City: n.p., (1982). Fine. More
Berlin: Frankfurter, 1929. 112 plates, 6 other illustrations. xlii, 75 pages of text. Large 8vo, black cloth, decoratively gilt spine. Berlin: Frankfurter, 1929. Ownership signature and date, still a very good copy. A history of death masks, from the 15th to the 20th century, with 123 photographs and biographies of the subjects. More
New York: Bermingham & Co., 1881. With 3 in-text illustrations of crematories. 89 pages +2 pages of ads. Slim 8vo, original blue pebbled cloth with black & gilt-stamped decorative covers; patterned endpapers. New York: Bermingham & Co., 1881. First edition. A fine copy of this uncommon book. More
Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, 1965. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. dampstained. Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, (1965). More
New York: Harper, 2024. Illustrated in black and white. xii, 224 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Harper, (2024). Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Twelve, 2009. Some black & white photographic illustrations. 251 pages. Small 8vo, white boards, white pictorial d.w. (a bit dusty). New York: Twelve, (2009). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Buckley at the title page. More
New York: New York University Press, 2000. Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: New York University Press, (2000). Near Fine. More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988. Many illustrations, a few in color. 272 pages, 4o, stiff pictorial wrappers; minor wear to spine ends and corners. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, (1988). A very good(+) copy. More
Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1991. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. with a large tear that has been expertly repaired, page 190 underlined in yellow marker. Buffalo: Prometheus Books, (1991). Very good. More
Boston: Mutual Book Company, 1900. 96 pages. Large 12mo, blue cloth with gold lettering. Boston: Mutual Book Company, 1900. Some repairs and wear to covers. Maryland Diocesan Library stamp at verso of title page and library card at rear fly leaf. Good. More
New York: Arco Publishing, 1968. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. rubbed on edges and lightly soiled, otherwise very good. New York: Arco Publishing, (1968). Wills of famous people including JFK, Hitler, Robert E. Lee, Shakespeare, John D. Rockefeller, FDR, Albert Einstein, and Hemingway. More
New York: Crown, 2013. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. xviii, 558 pages. Thick 8vo, blue boards. New York: Crown, (2013). First Edition. Some scuffing on covers, otherwise near fine. A very good(+) copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
1937. Authentically signed acknowledgement of bereavement card, 4.25" x3", engraved with the printed message: "Your kind expressions of sympathy are gratefully acknowledged and deeply appreciated", boldly signed "Alexis Jean Fournier- To my dear Gail & Larrino." *Verso of this card is dated Feb. 3, 1937, just weeks after the death of Fournier's second wife. Excellent condition. American artist best remembered for his naturalistic paintings of Minneapolis and St. Paul landmarks. In 1903 he moved to East Aurora, New York and..... More
1979. Profusely illus. 4to, pict. brds. (U.S.A., 1979). More
Washington: 1814. Outstanding and historically important autographed letter signed by Jacob Barker - an immediate and first-hand account of the death of Vice President and Signer, Elbridge Gerry, on the morning of Nov. 23, 1814 while serving in office. 3 pages each measuring 10.25 x 8.25 inches, Washington D.C. Written to Col. James T. Austin, Gerry's favorite son in law, in part: "...It becomes my painful duty to inform you of the death of your late most excellent father in..... More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2003. Translated from the Hebrew by Haim Watzman. xi, 188 pages. Slim 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, (2003). First Edition. Very lightly sunned at top edge, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Frankfort: Johann Wechel, 1590. Text engraving. Sheet measures 12 1/2" x 8 3/4" Early text sheet in German describing the burial rites of indigenous peoples of present-day North Carolina. This print was published in 1590, in "Wunderbarliche, doch Warhafftige Erklaerung, von der Gelegenheit und Sitten der Wilden in Virginia, welche newlich von den Engellaendern" the First German Edition of Thomas Hariot's "A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land in Virginia". In the Latin edition, the title reads..... More
New York: Dutton, 1995. xxi + 342 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. New York: Dutton, (1995). Some penciling in margins, still a very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1834. Fore-Edge painting of city view. 12mo, 325 pages, full burgundy morocco, gilt decorated spine and covers, all edges gilt. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1834. Very good (+). Front endpaper, title page, and dedication page a bit ragged. Previous bookseller's plates on front and back endpapers. More
Prague: Council of Jewish Communities, 1980. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs and a fold-out map. 32 pages of text, slim 4to, white cloth, dust wrapper (rubbed at the corners; torn on the back). Prague: Council of Jewish Communities, no date. Circa 1980. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Paris: Leon Pichon, 1919. 20 wood engravings by Rene Hermann-Paul. No text save title and plate names. Square 12mo, rebound by J.A. Quereuil in full black crushed morocco, decorated on the cover, spine and dentelles with skulls & cross-bones; original front wrapper bound in. Paris: Leon Pinchon, 1919. Limited edition. Fine. Number 18 of 20 copies printed on grand veil Turkey Mill, with a double-suite of proofs on chine and on japon. More
New York: Scribner, 2014. Illustrated in black and white. viii, 406 pages. 8vo, peach colored cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Scribner, (2014). Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Nonesuch Press, 1925. Folding frontispiece, and 4 other illustrations. 76pp. Thin 8vo, brown cloth; uncut edges. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1925. A very good(+) copy. More
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