Structure, Verses, Agency Books

House Decoration in Nubia

Wenzel, Marian · 1972

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

Toronto, Canada, University of Toronto Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine contribution to the series, Art and Society. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight...

African Textiles and Decorative Arts

Sieber, Roy · 1974

$14.40 (€13.06 | £10.90 | ¥2,300)

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1974. Second Printing. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining ...

Decoration and Its Uses

Johnston, Edward D. · 1991

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

Berkeley, California, Ten Speed Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A lovely copy of a fine volume in which Edward Johnston traces the development of letterforms and type and the use and application of formal writing. Hand-lettered with an Introduc...

Calligraphic Styles

Gourdie, Tom · 1979

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

New York, Taplinger Pub Co, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. This beautiful book provides a letter-by-letter analysis of all the important alphabets used by today's calligraphers, a practical survey of calligraphic styles based on the great hands of the...

Handwriting Models for Schools

Lehman, Charles L., with assistance by Donald Cowles and Gertrude Hildreth · 1976

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,472)

Portland, The Alcuin Press, 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear, mostly in the form of light sunning along the edges, to the...

L'Enfer Des Classiques: Poemes Legers Des Grands Ecrivains Du Xve Au Xviiie Siecle, Nouvelle Edition

Dufay, Pierre · 1936

$11.20 (€10.16 | £8.48 | ¥1,789)

Paris, Editions Jean Cres, 1936. Nouvelle Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete. A fine little reader of French literature and criticism from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Moderate wear to printed, illu...

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: The Transportation Revolution in Children's Picture Books

Harris, Neil · 1995

$9.60 (€8.71 | £7.27 | ¥1,533)

Chicago, University of Chicago Library, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Oblong 12mo 7" - 7. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the glossy pictorial covers, black com...

Inko: Silk Screen Printing, Materials and Techniques

Screen Process Supplies · 1970

$8.80 (€7.98 | £6.66 | ¥1,405)

Oakland, California, Inko Screen Process Supplies Manufacturing Company, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Paginated by section, but 112 pp. in toto, an 8 1/2" x 11" in size copy, stuffed with full color and black-and-white illustrations, bound in blac...

Geoffrey Wales

Chapman, Hilary · 1988

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

London, Primrose Hill Press / Oak Knoll Press, 1988. . Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine contribution to the series edited by Simon Brett, "Contemporary Wood Engravers." Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor to moderate wear of covers and text-block,...

The Charged Image: French Lithographic Caricature, 1816-1848

Farwell, Beatrice · 1989

$14.40 (€13.06 | £10.90 | ¥2,300)

Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor to moderate wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, us...

New Road 4: Directions in European Art and Letters

Marnau, Fred, ed. · 1946

$10.40 (€9.44 | £7.87 | ¥1,661)

London, Grey Walls Press Ltd., 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound handsomely in...

Gordon House Editions 1961-1981

Baro, Gene; Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh · 0

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,111)

Pittsburgh, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, . First Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Printed, illustrated heavy card stock wraps,...

Les Societes D'Apres-Guerre - Histoire Des Societes de Bibliophiles En France de 1820 - 1950 - Tome Deux

Hesse, Raymond · 1931

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,111)

Paris, L. Giraud-Badin, 1931. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers, having been protected by stiff plastic coat (with a bit of wear thereto), even less wear to, but some sunning of text-block, tonin...

Pinocchio's Nose

Charyn, Jerome · 1983

$14.40 (€13.06 | £10.90 | ¥2,300)

New York, Arbor House, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at the first free page, being inscribed to the Sacramento-based bookseller, Mr. Richard Press, "For Richard Press, hoping you enjoy this, Jerome Charyn," and then with another ...

Revision Des Friedensvertrages

Keynes, J.M. · 1922

$22.40 (€20.32 | £16.95 | ¥3,577)

Munchen, Germany, Duncker & Humblot, 1922. First German Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and still fairly sturdy. Tan printed, illustrated wraps, separation at top and bottom edge, but present, pro...

Francois Mauriac a Critical Study

Moloney, Michael F. · 1958

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Denver, Colorado, Alan Swallow, Publisher, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Extremely scarce in the trade in this state (SIGNED) and condition, being structurally sound, bound tightly and looking good on the shelf. SIGNED by the author at first free end...

Sutro Library Hebraica: A Handlist

Brinner, William M. · 1966

$14.40 (€13.06 | £10.90 | ¥2,300)

, California State Library, 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Just a bit of furling to fron...

Chateaux de France Disparus

Brissac, Philippe de Cosse · 1947

$18.40 (€16.69 | £13.93 | ¥2,939)

Paris, Editions Tel, 1947. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of the printed card stock covers, in gate-fold, less to the text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usa...

Constructive Concepts. A History of Constructive Art from Cubism to the Present

Rotzler, Willy · 1977

$22.40 (€20.32 | £16.95 | ¥3,577)

Zurich, Switzerland, ABC Edition, 1977. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Stanley Mason provides the translation from the original German, and Celia Ascher contributes an engaging Preface. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight...

Sir Joshua and His Circle

Molloy, Fitzgerald · 1906

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

London, Hutchinson & Co., 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copies, complete in two volumes, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor under...