The French Revolution of 1789 as Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions.
New York: Harper, 1887. Frontispiece and numerous other illustrations. 2 volumes, large 8vo, green cloth. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1887). VEry Good (+). More
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Channel Underground; A New Survey of the Channel Tunnel Question.
illus. 8vo, cloth. London: Pall Mall, (1961). vg. More
Portes de Paris
Dourdan: Vial, 2000. text by Nathalie Mangeot. Translated by Ricardo BlochMore than 100 beautiful color photographs and over 20 black-and-white architectural drawings. 215pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w. Dourdan: Editions Vial, (2000). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Text in French and English. More
A Book About Paris
New York: Harcourt. Color and b/w plates by H. Franks Waring. 4to, tan cloth, cloth lightly soiled, edges of corners lightly worn and lightly bumped, pages slightly wavy throughout. New York: Harcourt, Brace, n.d., circa 1927. More
Novels, Mont Saint Michel, The Education
New York: Library of America, 1983. 1246pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w., cloth lightly soiled, corners of cloth bumped. (New York): Library of America, (1983). Includes the Education of Henry Adams, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, and the novels, Democracy and Esther. More
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1957. With a New Introduction by Francis Henry Taylor and Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain. 59 photo plates. 349 pages. Tall 8vo, cloth, gilt leather label, marbled board slipcase. N.Y.: The Limited Editions Club, 1957. Fine in a very good(+) slipcase. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres.
London: Constable, 1950. Several Illus. 8vo, green cloth, front cover warped, edges of corners lightly worn, spine sunned, front flyleaf and last blank page browned. London: Constable, (1950). More
The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1997). Fine Presentation copy from the author and Adelaide de Menil, the illustrator. More
Atget's Gardens.; A Selection of Eugene Atget's garden photographs.
New York: Doubleday, 1979. Introduction by Jacqueline Onassis. 76 black and white photographic illustrations. 120 pages. Thin square 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers; spine faded. Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. A very good (+) copy. More
Watteau: Sa Vie - Son Oeuvre
Paris: Pierre Tisne, 1950. With "L'Universe de Watteau" by Rene Huyghe, and a catalog of paintings and illustrations by Helene Adhemar. 155 plates, including 19 color tipped-in ones, plus many text illustrations. 262pp., 4to, green cloth with gilt lettering and color plate inlaid on front cover; spine ends discolored and chipped. Paris: Pierre Tisne, (1950). Internally near fine, a very good copy. More
Degas; The Complete Etchings Lithographs and Monotypes
Secaucus: Chartwell, 1973. Translated from the French by Jane Brenton; forward by John Rewald. Profusely illustrated. Large 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Secaucus: Chartwell Books, 1973. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Americans in Paris, 1860-1900
London: National Gallery, 2006. Many color plates. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (London: National Gallery, 2006). Fine Exhibition catalogue. More
Berthe Morisot.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987. Illustrated throughout, in color and black & white. Slim 4to, green boards, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1987). First American edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Measure of All Things; The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the Earth.
Color Frontis., b/w illus. 422pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Free Press, (2002). vg Pierre Mechain and Jean Delambre's experiments to measure the distance between the North pole and the equator. More
Bonapartism & Revolutionary Tradition in France: The federes of 1815
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. 314 pages. 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. Wrapper is lightly edge-worn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1991). A near-fine copy. More
La Maison de Victor Hugo.
Paris: Hachette, 1903. Photogravure portrait after Bastien-Lepage, tissue guard, numerous photo illustrations. 4to, 3/4 morocco, g.t.; uncut. Paris: Hachette, 1903. Very good. More
History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in MDCCLXXXIX to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1842. 10 volumes. 8vo, beautifully bound in full contemporary dark brown diced calf; gilt-stamped spines with black and red leather labels; marbled endpapers and page edges. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1842. Fifth edition. A near fine set in a lovely binding. Alison's monumental History of Europe, "by far the most remarkable historical work of the century" -- Allibone, I:52. More
History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in MDCCLXXXIX to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1835. 10 volumes. Large 8vo, full contemporary light brown diced calf; gilt and blind-stamped spines with raised bands & tan leather labels, (lightly sunned). Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1835-1842. First and second edition mixed set, uniformly bound. A near fine set in a handsome binding. Alison's monumental History of Europe, "by far the most remarkable historical work of the century" -- Allibone, I:52. The set consists of second editions of volumes I...... More
Paris, The Glamour Years 1919-40.
New York: Gallery Books, 1977. Profusely illustrated with black and white photography and additional color artwork. 208 pages. 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper (sunned spine). New York: Gallery Books (1977). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
An Introduction to Celtic Coins
London: British Museum Publications, 1978. Many Illus. 80pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (London): British Museum Publications, (1978). Very good. More
St. John de Crevecoeur; The life of an American Farmer.
New York: Viking. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Viking (1987). A near fine copy. More
The Picturesque Mediterranean: Its Cities Shores and Islands
New York: Cassell. Illustrated with dozens of woodcuts by several artists. 280pp., folio, gilt-lettered decorative green cloth; lightly rubbed, some play to the front hinge. New York: Cassell Publishing, (ca. 1890). A very good (+) copy of this handsome book. Illustrations by J. MacWhirter, J. Fulleylove, J. O'Connor, S. Simpson, et al. More
Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Defender and Reformer of the French Monarchy, 1721-1794.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1938. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, bottom edge of back cover bumped. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1938. Taped on the back endpaper is a typed letter signed by the author to Stuart Jackson. Stuart Jackson has written pencil annotations on the front flyleaf and has written a few pencil marks in margins of the text. More
Yankees at the Court; The First Americans in Paris.
illus. 8vo, cloth. d.w. Garden City, 1982. More
A Lion For Love: A Critical Biography of Stendhal.
New York: Basic Books, 1979. In Collaboration with Carol Cosman. Illustrated. 285pp. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Basic Books, (1979). Very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More