Stockholm: Trycet i Kongl, 1790. Large folding plate at rear, engraved vignette title. Small, square 4to, original stiff drab grey wrappers, spine lacking; title in ink on upper cover. Stockholm: Royal Printing Office, 1790. Scarce. Very good. First edition. A military manual for the King's forces. More
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand outline. Image measures 8.5" x 6.75". Nice map of the northernmost portion of the Golf of Bothnia, which separates Sweden and Finland. Minor aging along edges. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French Hydrographical Office)... More
Paris: Chez Hedborn. Beautiful accordion style large fold out lithograph, over-all size 11 1/2"x 85"; 2" tear along first fold. Abrasion on title affecting several words. Includes 16 pages of text. Folio, cloth-backed printed boards, soiled. Nice map of Stockholm on the back of the binding. Stockholm: Chez Hedbom, 1830. Carl Johan Billmark (1804-1870) was a Swedish painter and lithographer. More
profusely illustrated. 4to, 3/4 calf leather over brown marbled boards; (neatly repaired with brown cloth spine). Stockholm, 1928. More
many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth, chipped d.w. (Stockholm: Vepe, 1937). More
Paris: Bonne, Rigobert, 1780. Map. Engraving with hand color. Image measures 8.5" x 12.75". Map of northern Europe with Scandinavia, the Baltics and part of Russia, with centerfold. Minor aging, very small hole to lower left corner. More
illus. 8vo, blue cloth, large chip out of dust wrapper. N.Y., 1956. Travel from Finland, across Sweden, to Norway. More
2 maps, 3 plates, title vignette, 5 text illus., 7 head-pieces, engraved initials. [14], 190. [2]pp. 12mo, early 3/4 calf, paper label; (lacks 2 maps including folding map; browning to text, binding lightly rubbed, p. 187 dampstained). Stockholm: J.H. Werner, 1702. "An account of the first permanent settlement in the entire Delaware River Valley...made at what is now Wilmington, Delaware, in 1638, and of its later capture by the Dutch in 1655. There is a chapter on the status of..... More
New London: Cady & Eells, 1806. 330 pages. 12mo, full contemporary calf; bottom right corner bumped, covers worn at corners and edges, spine blackened and label missing, end page loose, pages toned with some foxing throughout, final four pages torn but text remains legible. New London: Cady & Eells, 1806. Second Connecticut edition. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
London: : G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790. Together with The Manners and Customs of its Inhabitants, the Present State of the Arts and Sciences in that Kingdom, and the Form of Government as Established in 1772. 410pp., 8vo, contemporary calf (rubbed; covers reattached; light foxing throughout). London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790. Internally a very nice clean copy. More
Prof. Illus. 167 pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w., slight wear. Stockholm, Raben & Sjogren, 1981. More
Stockholm: Swedish Traffic Association, 1938. Illustrated (b/w), two fold out maps. 245 pages. 8vo., grey cloth, corners bumped and worn. Stockholm: Swedish Traffic Association, (1938). A nice association piece, signed book "Marc Connelly" on flyleaf, with invitation card to speak at the June 1946 meeting of the Swedish P.E.N. club. A very good copy. American Pulitzer prize winning playwright. More
Stockholm: Byggforlaget, 1992. Many color and b/w photo Illus. by Ivar Sviestins. Oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. with several small tears, cloth cover bowed. (Stockholm): Byggforlaget, (1992). More
illus., Frontis. in color. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Batsford, (1952). vg. More
Rock Island: Augustana Historical Society, 1963. Frontis portrait. x + 246pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, lightly edgeworn. Rock Island: Augustana Historical Society, 1963. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
With Descriptions of the Inner Life of the People, Their Manners and Customs. 250 text illus. 8vo, modern 3/4 morocco; (lacks map, rubbed, foxing). London: George Newnes, 1899. More
London: William Faden, 1801. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 24"x15 1/4". This scarce sea chart of the strait between Denmark and Sweden covers the Öresund between the island of Zealand or Sealand and the southern tip of Sweden. The chart notes numerous depth soundings in fathoms as well as coastal features, anchorages, lighthouses, navigational hazards, towns, important roads and other information useful to a mariner. Important cities of Copenhagen, Malmo and Landscrona are identified with important buildings and..... More
many illus. 84pp. 4to, bds., d.w. Stockholm, (1962). More
12mo, cloth. N.Y.: American-Scandinavian, 1921. vg. More
Malmo: Allhelm, 1963. Black-and-white & tipped in color plates, 166pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; corners bumped on cloth & d.w. somewhat tattered & inscription on front endpaper to art historian Meyer Schapiro. Malmo: Allhelm Publisher's, (1963). Good. More
illus. 8vo, cloth. (Stockholm): Swedish Traffic Assoc., (1938). vg. More
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1961. 708 pages, tall thick 8vo, blue cloth. Minneapolis: American-Scandinavian Foundation by the University of Minnesota Press, (1961). Very good(+). More
I flew to NY from CA a couple of weeks ago, and while walking 59th, happened upon Argosy... Amazing! I had very little wiggle room in my time between meetings, but I made sure I came back the next morning, also. I'm so impressed, and reading about the family history of the store impressed me even more. Thank you for having such a marvelous bastion of knowledge there in the city! I was truly impressed.
As an Interior Decorator I am on the constant lookout for source material for my clients. I recently completed a Studio pied a terre in the Georgian period for Mr. David Brown at Lincoln Center. That is, we were almost finished with only the artwork to be designed and purchased. I have a passion for antique architectural prints and I can't believe that I didn't know about Argosy Books. After all Designers don't really like to share their finds with others. I was in a cab, looking out the window as we passed by Argosy Books and noticed a fine selection of framed prints hanging in the window. I had found my oasis! I now head first to Argosy for all my print work and framing. What a treasure and a real lifesaver for design business! Thanks eternal.