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198727221Sydney: Murdoch Books 1987. Revised. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Oversized hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. A magnificent 374 pp monograph on the great Australian landscape painter. With text by Patrick McCaughey. Book includes over 200 colour reproductions. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper. Nicely INSCRIBED by McCaughey on the title page. This is the revised edition from 1987. Due to the size and weight of this book additional shipping charges will apply. Murdoch Books hardcover books
196716795Stuttgart: Edition Hansjorg Mayer 1967. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Collection of twelve post cards 12 x 16 cm illustrated by Diter Rot EACH CARD INITIALED AND DATED BY HIM IN 1967. One of only fifty sets printed. These cards were cut up from four screenprints each cut up into twelve cards. A collaboration with Emmett Williams. Cards in fine condition. This set has been artfully arranged flat and framed under plexi to form a large and quite striking screenprint. Framed at 23" square. Scarce. Only one example in WorldCat located at The Getty. Dobke Books Multiples page 210 Please note: This is a large and heavy item due to its frame. Additional postgage charges will apply. Edition Hansjorg Mayer unknown books
198458984Woodbury NY: Barron's Educational Series inc 1984. First paperback edn. 12mo pp. 99. Printed wraps. Some pen underlining and notes in the rear. Barron's Educational Series, inc unknown books
196928822Hollywood: Heavy Industry Publications 1969. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine/very good. Cardborad wrapers in waxy printed dustwrapper. 115 pp of black and white photographs and one "page" of text by Williams on the rear flap of the outer wrapper. Book derived from the story "How To Derive The Maximum Enjoyment From Crackers" by Mason Williams. Photos by Ruscha Ken Price Joe Goode and others. Minor edge wear to top edge of outer wrapper and a small price sticker afixed to the rear panel. Else a handsome near fine example. Heavy Industry Publications paperback books
0105822Quercus. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine first edition in a fine dust jacket. Terrific book of antique maps. Quercus hardcover books
195714987Beloit: Beloit Poetry Journal 1957. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . 8vo. 48 pp. Library sticker to inside front cover else a near fine example in stiff decorated wrappers. A tribute to Robert Frost with poems by Babette Deutsch James Dickey Galway Kinnell Carl Sandberg Howard Nemerov William Carlos Williams and more. Illustrated by John McNee. <br/><br/> Beloit Poetry Journal paperback books
19206417New York: The Macmillan Company 1920. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1920 1st edition INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR in pencil on the title page. VG in its dark-green cloth with one closed tear to the half-title and very light spotting at the panels. Octavo 125 pgs. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> The Macmillan Company hardcover books
191837042Ndianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1918. 1st Edition Smith B-21. Red cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to front board and spine. White dust jacket with b/w illustration and red title lettering printed to front cover and spine. Slight wear to edges otherwise VG copy. Foxing to front cover and spine of dust jacket with light wear to edges. 2" tear to rear flap. Withall an About VG jacket. 12 114 4 pp. 8 illustrations including frontis. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> The Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover books
186519512Cleveland 1865. 8 pp folded into four panels 3" x 5" with decorated borders. Minor wear Very Good. With testimonials a list of product users that includes many different enterprises and a warning: "We caution all parties not to purchase oils claiming to be our brands except of ourselves or through our authorized agents." <br/>Not in Romaine or Winterthur. Not located on OCLC. unknown books
19589631San Francisco: California Historical Society 1958. Hardcover. 51p. illustrations rubricated titles bookplate on endpaper otherwise a very good first edition in decorative wine cloth designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. California Historical Society hardcover books
195527232New York: Ricordi 1955. 1st edition with cover price of 50 cents. Octavo illustrated wrappers stapled 16 pp. Near-Fine. Ricordi, 1955. unknown books
1852WUK1New York: D.Appleton 1852. Original slateblue cloth spine faded with some chewing at headcorners bumped and boards rubbed. Free end papers affected by glue under pastedowns. Brown splash at foot of pages running from title page to page 15 not affecting text. All 16 plates present with original tissues lithographed by Sarony & Major New York. Overall a nice tight and attractive copy. Sabin 3480. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good. Illus. by Muller J. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. D.Appleton Hardcover books
1852WRCAM24650New York 1852. 295pp. plus 14 tinted lithograph plates including frontispiece and folding chart. Original blindstamped cloth. Spine ends frayed. Very good. Detailed work prepared for the Tehuantepec Railroad Company of New Orleans concerning railroad and maritime communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via the Isthmus of Tehauntepec. The beautiful lithographic plates by Sarony depict people scenes and buildings in Minatitlan Ishuatlan and other points in the region. A separate atlas of maps was issued for this work but is not present here. SABIN 3480. PALAU 375712. hardcover books
1995007422London: The Hakluyt Society 1995. Two volumes published 1994 and 1995 Fine in Near Fine dust jackets light edge wear. . First Edition Thus. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Hakluyt Society Hardcover books
19949003099London: Hakluyt Society 1994. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt. Volume 177 has a chip out of the edge of the dust jacket. <br/><br/> Hakluyt Society hardcover books
199455773London: The Hakluyt Society 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Two volumes - Volume I: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742 and Volume II: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746-1747. 31 plates. London: The Hakluyt Society 1994-5. First editions. Though the expeditions of 1741-2 and 1746-7 failed to locate a Northwest Passage the publicity given their explorations brought a greatly increased interest in Hudson Bay and its hinterland. The Hakluyt Society Second Series Volumes 177 and 181. Original blue cloth bindings with gilt stamping. The dust jackets are lightly rubbed with just a hint of sun fading along the spines; otherwise an especially crisp and clean set. Better than very good. The Hakluyt Society hardcover books
199413744London: The Hakluyt Society - Cambridge University Press 1994. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5x5.75in; Vol. I 1994 - xii 333 pp. 11 plates including frontispiece seven maps and charts three illustrations bibliography and index; Vol. II 1995 - xv 393 pp. 20 plates with frontispiece 13 maps charts and views 6 illustrations appendices bibliography and index; light blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt devise on front all edges trimmed; Dark blue dust jacket with dark blue and white lettering in white bordered pale green field on front and spine advertisement on back; Negligible shelf wear to book dust jacket spine faded with some rubbing and scratches to surfaces. The Hakluyt Society was founded in 1846 in London for the publication of primary sources of exploration and discovery expeditions. They were named after Richard Hakluyt 1552-1616 a collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels. The publications are primarily from English expeditions related to English interests from the 17th century on. The Society is still very active and publishing historic works in a series of publications - the first from 1847-99 the second from 1899-1998 and the third beginning in 1999. In addition there is an Extra series of more extensive books for direct sale to the public. These volumes cover the early search for the North West Passage through Hudson Bay which was determined not to lead to the Pacific Ocean. The Hakluyt Society - Cambridge University Press unknown books
199413725London: The Hakluyt Society - Cambridge University Press 1994. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5x5.75in; Vol. I 1994 - xii 333 pp. 11 plates including frontispiece seven maps and charts three illustrations bibliography and index; Vol. II 1995 - xv 393 pp. 20 plates with frontispiece 13 maps charts and views 6 illustrations appendices bibliography and index; light blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt devise on front all edges trimmed; Dark blue dust jacket with dark blue and white lettering in white bordered pale green field on front and spine advertisement on back; Negligible shelf wear to book dust jacket spine faded with minor wear to surfaces. The Hakluyt Society was founded in 1846 in London for the publication of primary sources of exploration and discovery expeditions. They were named after Richard Hakluyt 1552-1616 a collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels. The publications are primarily from English expeditions related to English interests from the 17th century on. The Society is still very active and publishing historic works in a series of publications - the first from 1847-99 the second from 1899-1998 and the third beginning in 1999. In addition there is an Extra series of more extensive books for direct sale to the public. These volumes cover the early search for the North West Passage through Hudson Bay which was determined not to lead to the Pacific Ocean. The Hakluyt Society - Cambridge University Press unknown books
1869001515Boston: Lee and Shepard 1869. Gilt spine rubbed. Accounts of every sort of activity of outdoor life based on the author's personal experiences. "I shall be happily content if my Prelude tempt any of my pale Mondayish clerical friends from the cloister bookish life in which they are dying to the grand hotels and promenades of tent and forest life for a season." Engraved plates and frontispiece. 268pp. First Edition. Dark Maroon Cloth. General Moderate Wear/No Jacket. Octavo. Lee and Shepard Hardcover books
106529hardcover. near fine/near fine. 291pp. 8vo boads. d.w. New York 1986.<br/><br/> unknown books
1969WRCLIT84508New York: Simon & Schuster 1969. Narrow quarto 320 x 125mm. Padbound printed wrapper. Uncorrected proofs of the first edition. Publication info in red ink on upper wrapper filing label across the lower edge but an unusually fine copy of this very fragile format. Simon & Schuster unknown books
1914RBASGEO09RJBUnited States Geological Survey 1914. Fine. Bastin Edson S. Geologic Atlas of The United States Eastport Folio Maine United States Geological Survey USGS Atlas Folio Number 192. Williams Henry S. Washington D. C.: United States Geological Survey 1914. 15 platespp. Illustrated. Elephant folio. Wraps. Book condition: Near fine. United States Geological Survey paperback books
1914RBASGEO10RJBUnited States Geological Survey 1914. Very Good. Bastin Edson S. Geologic Atlas of The United States Eastport Folio Maine United States Geological Survey USGS Atlas Folio Number 192. Williams Henry S. Washington D. C.: United States Geological Survey 1914. 15 platespp. Illustrated. Elephant folio. Wraps. Book condition: Very good with two holes punched through upper edge. United States Geological Survey paperback books
1841WRCAM41732London: George Baxter 1841. Two oil-colored "Baxter prints" 8 x 12 inches each visible dimensions within the mat. Matted and in contemporary burnished wood frames. A bit of light spotting mostly in the sky of the second print else in fine condition. A remarkable pair of rare and interesting prints depicting the mission to the South Seas by the Rev. John Williams and his murder at the hands of natives on the island of Erromango. The prints were produced through an unusual oil-colored process invented by pioneering British print-maker George Baxter who was a close friend of Rev. Williams and who created these prints as a memorial to his friend and as a way of raising funds for Williams' family. <br> <br> Rev. John Williams 1796-1839 was a member of the London Missionary Society and was in the third group of missionaries to visit Tahiti arriving there in 1817. He then went on to Australia where he helped conduct the first Evangelical service in Van Diemen's Land. He also preached in Raiatea in French Polynesia. In 1838 Williams sailed aboard the missionary ship Camden for the South Seas visiting the island of Erromango in what is now a southern province of Vanuatu in late 1839. He was initially greeted warmly but shortly after his arrival the natives of the island turned on him and his colleagues killing Williams and one other. Those events are shown in these two prints. The first image shows Williams and his cohorts coming ashore in a small boat and being greeted - with a welcoming curiosity - by the natives. A chief of the natives urges his people to welcome the visitors while Williams stands at the front of the small boat and another missionary displays colored cloths and a looking glass. The faint outline of the Camden and a few other small landing boats can be seen in the right side of the image though it seems that Baxter never fully colored them in this copy of the print. The second print is a scene of violent mayhem as the Rev. Williams waist deep in the surf is clubbed to death by natives. Dozens of natives are shown running from the shore into the water in an effort to kill Williams and his colleagues who attempt their escape by boat. Mr. Harris is seen on shore being speared and clubbed to death. <br> <br> George Baxter who produced these prints was among the most innovative of British print-makers and a close friend of the Rev. Williams. Much of Baxter's output in the early 1840s was devoted to illustrations of missionary activities abroad and Courtney Lewis says that "this period includes Baxter's best and most original work." Baxter 1804-67 is credited with creating a method of using woodblocks to produce color prints thereby making color prints commercially viable for the first time in Great Britain. Later he pioneered a printing method using colored oils which is the method used to produce this pair of prints. Baxter produced a portrait print of Rev. Williams in 1837 and others followed and the two men became good friends. Lewis notes that when Williams left the Thames aboard the Camden Baxter was one of the last people to see him off. When Baxter heard the news of Williams' death he produced these prints and donated the proceeds to the missionary's family. Baxter drew the scenes based on the testimony of Mr. Leary one of the survivors of the mission. He offered the prints as a pair as they are here or as a "book" accompanied by seven pages of descriptive text and called TWO SPECIMENS OF PRINTING IN OIL COLOURS. The prints could be purchased in sepia or fully colored as here. The DNB says that Baxter produced some of his most powerful work for the missionary societies and calls the print of the massacre of Rev. Williams "his most celebrated print in this context." <br> <br> OCLC locates only five copies of this pair of prints at the National Library of Australia State Library of New South Wales National Library of New Zealand University of Toronto Victoria University and University of Hawaii at Manoa. Rare and fascinating images of a little-known event in the missionary history of the South Pacific. Lewis GEORGE BAXTER COLOUR PRINTER HIS LIFE AND WORK 82a 82b p.93. OCLC 154637564 16336100. AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY online Vol. 2 pp.599-600. George Baxter hardcover books
2016129781Athens Greece: AdVenture SA 2016. hardcover cloth. Maps. 10 x 13.4 inches. hardcover cloth. "Altogether forty-four maps have been listed in chronological order. The final pages contain four Appendixes--one a highly original graphic key to the Shapes of Cyprus arranged in families--bibliographies and indexes. Everything has been done to ensure the reader gets the maximum benefit from the book. This is a comprehensive reference work for anyone interested in the history of cartography for it places that island in its European context."<BR><br /> - Merve Senem Arkan Imago Mundi<BR><br /> <BR><br /> Compiled by Ashley Baynton-Williams and edited by Artemis Scutari. This volume is the first part of a new annotated catalogue designed to record every printed map of Cyprus within a span of 400 years from ca 1485 to 1885. Along with the image and the technical features of each map the user can find information on the map's occurrence and/or reoccurrence in various editions repositories that hold copies of the map and facts regarding its makers and the context of its production as well as connections with cartographic prototypes and derivatives. Thanks to the detailed comparative descriptions given in this cartobibliography it is now easier to identify the editions from which some maps of the island were removed now surviving separately in private or public collections. The first volume is devoted to the 15th and 16th centuries while the forthcoming second and third volumes will cover the 17th to the 19th centuries.<BR><br /> <BR><br /> Volume 2 is also available and Volume 3 is forthcoming. AdVenture SA unknown books
