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The Republic of Transkei

(-) · 1976

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

Johannesburg, C. van Rensburg Publications. First edition. De luxe edition. Cloth in slipcase. [20], 250 pp. [45]. Illus. with color photos and maps. 4to. Transkei was granted independence from South Africa in 1976. A near fine copy in a very good slipcase.

The Lincoln Dioramas from the Chicago Historical Society As Reproduced in Abraham Lincoln Friend of the People, a Distinguished Book by Clara Ingram Judson

Chicago Historical Society. Works Progress Administration · 1950

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

Chicago, n.p. 1950. First edition. Loose in portfolio. 15 leaves. Illus. with color plates. 8vo. This collection reproduces fourteen of the Lincoln Dioramas of the Chicago Historical Society depicting important events in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Initiated by Historical Soc...

The Life of Hazard," in Antaeus, No. 43, Autumn, 1981

Stone, Robert. Halpren, Daniel, ed · 1981

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Ecco Press, 1981. First edition. Paper wrappers. 134 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 8vo. An excerpt from Robert Stone's third novel, A Flag For Sunrise, which was published later that year. Other contributions by Mark Strand, James Dickey, John Barth, and Eugenio Mont...

Plinio Mesciulam

Mesciulam, Plinio. Maltese, Corrado and Faggi, Vico · 1971

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.41 | ¥9,582)

Milano, Galleria Rinaldo Rotta, 1971. First printing. Paper wrappers. Unpaged: [8], [2], 28 pp. [6]. Illus. with 6 translucent & 13 colored plates. Obl. 8vo. (19.5 x 30 cm). Exhibition catalogue of primarily 1971 works of Mesciulam, a Turkish artist living in Italy and an earl...

Derain

(Derain, Andre). Hilaire, Georges · 1959

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.52 | ¥23,956)

Geneve, Cailler, 1959. First edition. Illustrated wrapper-covered boards. Col. frontis, 200 pp. + Plates, [1]. Illus. with 26 tipped-in color & 185 b/w plates. 4to. Monograph on Andre Derain (1880-1954), French painter, sculptor, illustrator, stage designer, and a leading expo...

Paleochristian Art in Spain

de Palol, Pedro · 1969

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

New York, Tudor Publ. 1969. First edition. Cloth. 377 pp. Illus. with 187 color & b/w photos. Sm. 4to. Text in Spanish, English, French, and German. A very good tight copy in a very good dust jacket.

Music in Lexington Before 1840

Carden, Joy · 1980

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Lexington-Fayette, Lexington-Fayette County Historic Commission, 1980. First edition. Cloth. xi, 148 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 8vo. Inscribed by author. A very good+ copy with some foxing to edges and endpapers in a very good+ dust jacket.

Hungarian National Gallery: The Old Collections

Mojzer, Miklos, ed. (Magyar Nemzeti Galeria) · 1984

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Budapest, Corvina Kiado, 1984. First edition. Cloth. 18 pp. + Plates [418 pp.], [10 pp.]. Illus. with 211 color & b/w photos. 8vo. Introduction plus extensive plates with facing critical analysis. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.

Clocks: Selections from W.G. Crook Nelsonville, O. Illustrated Catalogue of 1888

Thomas, Seth · 1972

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

Kermit, Tx. Collectors Weekly, 1972. Reprint. Paper wrappers. 64 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 8vo. A fine copy.

Silver Plate and Sterling Silver: Selections from W.G. Crook, Nelsonville, O. , Illustrated Catalogue of 1888

Crook, W. G. · 1972

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Kermit, Tx. Collectors Weekly, 1972. Reprint. Paper wrappers. 96 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 8vo. Covers just bit darkened else a crisp fine copy.

Selections from W.G. Crook Nelsonville, O. , Illustrated Catalogue of 1888: With 1972 "Introduction to Watch Collecting" by Leonard W. Stark

Stark, Leonard W., Crook, W. G. · 1972

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

Kermit, Tx. Collector's Weekly, 1972. Reprint. Paper wrappers. 56 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 8vo. Includes fancy gold pocket watches, cases, and movements by Seth Thomas, Elgin, others. With prices. A near fine copy with faint rubbing at the spine.

The Three Great Portrait Painters of the 17th Century: Rembrandt, Hals and Velaquez

Israels, Josef; Staley, Edgcumbe; and Bensusan, S. L. · 0

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Co. n.d. n.ed. Cloth. 80 pp. + 80 pp. + 77 pp. Illus. with 24 color plates. Sm. 8vo. Three of the individual works of the Masterpieces in Colour Series, each running about 80 pages with 8 color plates each. A very good or better tight clean copy, ...

Aubrey Beardsley: An Account of His Life

Benkovitz, Miriam J. · 1981

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1981. First edition. Cloth. 226 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and drawings. 8vo. Signed by the author on the title page. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket but for a few small tears.

La Sarcelle Bleue

Bazin, Rene · 1905

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Paris, Calmann-Levy, 1905. Later printing. Three-quarter brown morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles. 305 pp. 12mo. New Orleans book binder's ticket on front pastedown. In French. We have a number of books similarly bound. Endpapers toned, foxing to edges, edge at head ...

Cromwell

Lamartine, Alphonse de · 1872

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

Paris, Michel Levy Freres, 1872. Nouvelle edition. Three-quarter brown morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles. 265 pp. 12mo. New Orleans book binder's ticket on front pastedown. In French. Lamartine (1790-1869) was a member of the Romantic Movement, chiefly known for his...

The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science. Vol. XXVIII. January to June 1936

(Littell, Eliakim, ed.) · 1836

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

Philadelphia, Published by Adam Waldie for E. Littell, 1836. First edition. Half black leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 644 pp. Illus. with 5 engraved plates. Sm. 4to. The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science, started in 1822, was part of a trend in publishing in...

The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science. Vol. XXVI. January to June 1935

(Littell, Eliakim, ed.) · 1835

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

Philadelphia, Published by Adam Waldie for E. Littell, 1835. First edition. Half black leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 712 pp. Illus. with 7 engraved plates. Sm. 4to. The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science, started in 1822, was part of a trend in publishing in...

Stephen Hero: A Part of the First Draft of 'a Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man'

Joyce, James · 1944

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

New York, New Directions Books, 1944. First American edition. Cloth. 234 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and drawings. 4to. Edited by Theodore Spencer. A very good+ copy, top edge lightly toned, owner's bookplate to front pastedown, boards bright and tight in a very good price-clip...

Aus Dem Plastischen Werk

Barlach, Ernst · 1963

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Munich (Munchen), R. Piper & Co. 1963. First printing. Illustrated paper-covered boards. 56 pp. Illus. with 42 b/w photos. Sm. 8vo. In German. the work of Ernst Barlach (1870–1938), German expressionist sculptor, graphic artist, and writer. Corners rubbed else a near fine copy...

Fire from the Sky: Salvadoran Children's Drawings

Vornberger, William, ed · 1986

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

New York, Writers and Readers Publ. Cooperative, 1986. First edition. Paper wrappers. 63 pp. Illus. with b/w and color photos and drawings. Obl. 8vo. Foreword by Edward Asner: afterword by Dr. Robert Coles. Inscribed by the editor on the title page. A near fine copy.