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Gainsborough & His Place In English Art. By Sir Walter Armstrong With Forty-Eight Plates. [Popular Edition}

ARMSTRONG, SIR WALTER. 1850-1918 . · 1904 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London: William Heinemann, [ New York: Charles Scribner's Sons ], MDCCCCIV [1904 ] . 0. First edition (in this format). A very original binding. 8vo. 9.50" x 6.25" x 2.00". pp.8/pp. 298, plus 48 leaves of plates (8 photogravures and 40 half-tone). Blue cloth with gilt decorated …

Bush's War for Reelection: Iraq, the White House, and the People

MOORE, JAMES · 2004 · Lady Lisa's Bookshop

£10.02 (€12.01 | $13.24 | ¥2,115)

Wiley. 2004. (ISBN: 9780471483854). Hardcover, 9.3 x 6 x 1.3 inches. Hardback with dustjacket - 19 - condition - used books, secondhand books, for sale, out of print books, hard to find books, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first editions, exlibrary…

Plan de Paris commencé l'année 1734. Dessiné et gravé, sous les ordres de Messire Michel Etienne Turgot, Marquis de Sousmons ... Achevé de graver en 1739.[Paris, 1739]. Grand-Aigle folio (56 x 45.5 cm). An enormous engraved map of Paris in 20 numbered sheets plus a key map, at a scale of about 1:2000, each segment measuring 55 x 84 cm (plate size 51.5 x 80.5 cm; image 48 x 79 cm) which would give an assembled map with image size about 240 x 316 cm! The key map is slightly larger than the segments and folds out at the head. Bound as an atlas (but with segments 18 and 19, containing the cartouche, assembled to make a long fold-out) in contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, each board with as centrepiece the Paris coat of arms (a ship with chief a field of fleurs-de-lis).

BRETEZ, Louis. · 2000 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€15,000.00 ($16,533.10 | £12,512.18 | ¥2,640,439)

An extraordinary engraved map of Paris and surroundings in 20 enormous sheets, showing the city and its buildings in a bird's-eye view (the buildings in an orthographic projection, nearly isometric, but mostly from a slightly higher angle, around 45°). It covers the area within …

Female Approach, the

SEARLE, Ronald; MUGGERIDGE, Malcolm · 1954 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.28 | ¥35,934)

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. The Belles of St. Trinian's and other Cartoons SEARLE, Ronald. The Female Approach. Cartoons by Ronald Searle with an Introduction by Malcolm Muggeridge, Editor of Punch. London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First American Edition. Small quarto (10 x 7…

Tibetische Medizin: Eine Einführung in Geschichte, Philosophie, Heilpraxis und Arzneimittelkunde

Gyamtso Khenrab (Autor), Stephan Kölliker (Autor) · 2007 · LLU Buchservice

€69.00 ($76.05 | £57.56 | ¥12,146)

, Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2007. 208, 26,8 x 19,8 x 2 cm, Hardcover. Zustand: 2. Das über zweitausend Jahre alte System der Tibetischen Medizin gehört zuden kostbarsten und gleichzeitig am stärksten bedrohten Schätzen dermenschlichen Kultur. Nur wenige Praktizieren…

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1922 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.91 | $4,624.76 | ¥738,603)

London, William Heinemann; Chatto and Windus; Cassell and Company Limited; Longmans, Green and Company, 1922-23. Leather. A smart Bickers bound set of the collected works of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, each volume illustrated with a frontispiece. Complete in twenty…

Music in Schools from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age

Paola Dessì (ed) · 2021 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€58.00 ($63.93 | £48.38 | ¥10,210)

, Brepols, 2021 Paperback, 336 pages, Size:178 x 254 mm, Illustrations:8 b/w, 72 col., 4 musical examples, Language(s):English, Italian. ISBN 9782503598895. Summary The contributors to this project - musicologists, historians, philosophers, art historians, and historians of ph…

THE HOUSE SERVANT'S DIRECTORY, OR A MONITOR FOR PRIVATE FAMILIES: COMPRISING HINTS ON THE ARRANGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SERVANTS' WORK, WITH GENERAL RULES FOR SETTING OUT TABLES AND SIDEBOARDS IN FIRST ORDER; THE ART OF WAITING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES; AND LIKEWISE HOW TO CONDUCT LARGE AND SMALL PARTIES WITH ORDER; WITH GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING ON TABLE ALL KINDS OF JOINTS, FISH, FOWL, &C. WITH FULL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING PLATE, BRASS, STEEL, GLASS, MAHOGANY; AND LIKEWISE ALL KINDS OF PATENT AND COMMON LAMPS: OBSERVATIONS ON SERVANTS' BEHAVIOUR TO THEIR EMPLOYERS; AND UPWARDS OF 100 VARIOUS AND USEFUL RECEIPTS, CHIEFLY COMPILED FOR THE USE OF HOUSE SERVANTS; AND IDENTICALLY MADE TO SUIT THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES WITH FRIENDLY ADVICE TO COOKS AND HEADS OF FAMILIES; AND COMPLETE DIRECTIONS HOW TO BURN LEHIGH COAL

ROBERTS, Robert · 1828 · Charles Agvent

$43,750.00 (€39,693.09 | £33,109.79 | ¥6,987,145)

Boston & New York. Munroe and Francis; Charles S. Francis. Second Edition. Duodecimo (4-1/4" x 6-3/4") bound in contemporary calf, recently and neatly rebacked; 180 pages. A rare example of the FIRST COMMERCIALLY PUBLISHED BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN AMERICAN IN THE UNITED STATES…

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS)

POWYS, John Cowper · 1933 · Charles Agvent

$4,375.00 (€3,969.31 | £3,310.98 | ¥698,714)

Holograph MANUSCRIPT, 23 pages written on rectos of separate 8-1/2" x 11" sheets, SIGNED in the byline. Complete draft of his essay titled "Detachment," with numerous additions and deletions throughout, and with a holograph note at upper right of the first page: "Published in 'T…

464th BOMBARDMENT GROUP SOLDIER'S UNIFORM And ARCHIVE. 1943 - 1945

[WWII]. Lucchina, Evo Alexander [1906 - 1983] · 1945 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$984.50 (€893.21 | £745.06 | ¥157,231)

: , 1945. Scrapbook bound in brown embossed boards tied with a cord, two 15th Army Air Force patches affixed to front board; tan construction paper leaves. Standard army issue uniform of dark green wool jacket, shirt, trousers, tan tie, and two hats, insignia sewn or pinned to j…

Les Chattes Parisiennes

DAMOURETTE, Ed · 1850 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$2,500.00 (€2,268.18 | £1,891.99 | ¥399,265)

Paris: Aubert & Cie., 1850. Rare Album with Twenty Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates Satirical Depictions of Parisian Women DAMOURETTE, Ed. Les Chattes Parisiennes. Dessinées par Ed. Damourette. Paris: Aubert & Cie. [ca. 1850]. Folio (13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches: 333 x 251 mm.). Lithogra…

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS) of Concluding Lines of THANATOPSIS

BRYANT, William Cullen · 1872 · Charles Agvent

$6,250.00 (€5,670.44 | £4,729.97 | ¥998,164)

n.p.. Handwritten sixteen-line conclusion of Bryant's most famous poem and one of the best-known poems of the 19th century--"Thanatopsis"--on a 6-1/4" x 9" lined sheet of paper SIGNED "William Cullen Bryant" and dated "December 1872" at the conclusion. There are several word and…

Bitche et ses défenseurs (1870-1871)

Eugène GUESQUIN · 1901 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€480.00 ($529.06 | £400.39 | ¥84,494)

Imprimerie Paul Brodard | Paris • Coulommiers 1901 | 15.5 x 24.3 cm | Relié | Edition originale, un des rares exemplaires sur Japon dont il n'est fait nulle mention. Ouvrage illustré d'un portrait-frontispice et de 15 illustrations à pleine page dans le texte. Reliure en demi ch…

"Décidément je ne puis rien vous envoyer de moi." • Lettre autographe signée adressée à Marc Barbezat

Jean WAHL · 1939 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€200.00 ($220.44 | £166.83 | ¥35,206)

Paris 9 mai 1939 | 13.50 x 21.10 cm | 1 page sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe double | Lettre autographe signée de Jean Wahl adressée à Marc Barbezat, une page rédigée à l'encre noire sur un feuillet. Enveloppe jointe. Pliure transversale inhérente à l'envoi. Jean Wahl fut l'ex…

"Je suis débordé." • Lettre autographe signée adressée à Marc Barbezat

Jean WAHL · 1938 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€200.00 ($220.44 | £166.83 | ¥35,206)

Paris 16 juin 1938 | 13.50 x 18.20 cm | 2 pages sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe double | Lettre autographe signée de Jean Wahl adressée à Marc Barbezat, une page et demie rédigée à l'encre noire sur un feuillet à en-tête du Victoria Palace Hoyel (Paris). Enveloppe jointe. Pliu…

"Je le craignais, que vous n'eussiez pas rencontré M. York Powell, en le voyant, l'autre soir, apparaître rue de Rome." • Carte autographe signée adressée à Alidor Delzant

Stéphane MALLARMÉ · 1895 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€1,500.00 ($1,653.31 | £1,251.22 | ¥264,044)

Paris 26 avril 1895 | 11.40 x 8.80 cm | une carte recto-verso et une enveloppe | Carte autographe signée de Stéphane Mallarmé adressée à Alidor Delzant, rédigée des deux côtés à l'encre noire. Enveloppe jointe.  ?Alidor Delzant fut avocat, collectionneur et bibliophile. Ami des …

Abram Krol dix suites. Burins 1993-1997

Abram KROL · 1998 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€200.00 ($220.44 | £166.83 | ¥35,206)

Librairie-Galerie Graphes | Paris 1998 | 21 x 21 cm | broché | Edition originale sur papier courant. Ouvrage illustré de nombreuses reproductions d'oeuvres gravées d'Abram Krol. Préface de Charles Dobzynski. Notre exemplaire est enrichi d'une belle lettre manuscrite datée et sig…

L'arrache-coeur

Boris VIAN · 1953 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€3,500.00 ($3,857.72 | £2,919.51 | ¥616,102)

Vrille | Paris 1953 | 12 x 19 cm | broché | Edition originale, un des exemplaires du service de presse. Avant-propos de Raymond Queneau. Rare et agréable exemplaire. Rare envoi autographe signé de Boris Vian à Marc Bernard. * Avec toute sa sympathie, Boris Vian adresse à son con…

Les moeurs

PANAGE · 1748 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€180.00 ($198.40 | £150.15 | ¥31,685)

S. n. | s. l. 1748 | 10 x 16.50 cm | 3 parties reliées en un volume | Edition originale, illustrée d'un frontispice, une vignette de titre répétée aux trois pages de titre, et trois vignettes de titre. Reliure en plein veau brun marbré d'époque. Dos lisse orné. Pièce de titre en…

L'univers enigmatique. [Ensemble] Le véritable mentor, ou l'éducation de la noblesse

Louis-Antoine Marquis de CARACCIOLI · 1761 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€300.00 ($330.66 | £250.24 | ¥52,809)

Chez Bassompierre | à Francfort; • Lille 1761 | 9 x 16.50 cm | relié | Nouvelle édition de ces deux oeuvres du marquis. La première de l'univers énigmatique semble avoir paru en 1759, et celle du Véritable mentor en 1759 également. Reliure en plein veau brun marbré et glacé. Dos…