The Wizard of Monte Carlo (Francois Blanc).
Illustrated. 288pp. Thick 8vo, orange cloth. N.Y.: Dutton, (1935). Very good. More
Illustrated. 288pp. Thick 8vo, orange cloth. N.Y.: Dutton, (1935). Very good. More
New York: Greenwich House, 1982. Illustrated throughout with color and few black & white photographs. 62pp. 4to, boards, dust wrapper; bds. bumped & worn, d.w. edge-worn & big tear on back cover that is taped. New York: Greenwich House, (1982). Very good(-). More
New York: William Morrow, 1963. Frontis. in color, b/w Illus. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. chipped, spine ends of boards lightly soiled. New York: William Morrow, 1963. More
Paris: Draeger, 1964. Numerous illustrations in color & in black and white. Slim folio, red silk, red silk slipcase. (Paris: Draeger, 1964). Scarce. A fine copy. Number 15 of only 1000 copies. More
Paris: J. Migeon, 1899. Map. Engraving with original coloring. Image size 11 x 8 3/4. Sheet size 15.75 x 11.5 inches. Beautifully illustrated map of France showing the department of Alpes-Maritimes, located in the southeastern corner bordering Italy. Features cities such as Cannes and Nice, as well as the Principality of Monaco. Inset shows a bird's eye view of Nice, and portraits of Jean-Dominique Cassini, the Italian mathematician and astronomer, and Andre Massena, the French military commander. Prepared by J...... More
Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, 1603. Map. Engraving with hand coloring Image measures 14" x 18 3/4". Staining, toning and chips to margins, but otherwise is good condition. Beautiful early map of Provence and part of Languedoc from the Rhone river to Monaco. Strap work cartouche and scale with two ships complete the design. Abraham Ortelius (1527--1598), a Flemish cartographer and geographer, is widely regarded as one of the important and influential cartographers in history. He is known for his "Theatrum Orbis..... More
Thanks for the note. I'm actually in NY for a few days and was hoping to get there but have to head back tomorrow. I've been stopping by the Argosy for over 60 years starting when my mother would take me there after shopping at Bloomingdale's and lunch at a long gone restaurant on the east side of Lexington between 58th and 59th that was torn down to make way for Alexander's department store; that is gone too, of course.
The book came and what a treasure, thank you! It was autographed on one of the early pages by the author, to the famous British writer Rebecca West. I like this author, James Milne, and am thrilled to have a book autographed by him, and to someone like Rebecca West, too! One never knows what one will find in an old book!