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1977176639New York: The Frick Collection 1977. Hardcover. VG/VG. Dark green cloth boards with gilt design on front cover gilt letting on spine blue and white dust jacket with bw illustrations and lettering gold ribbon page marker xxiv 330 pp richly illustrated in color and bws. "Each of the three divisions of the catalogue is introduced by an essay surveying the historical and technical background of the works of art contained in that section. In addition to black and white gravure reproductions of every piece a number of detail illustrations and photographs of all signatures and makers' marks the catalogue includes nine color plates of some of the finest works as well as a view in color of the Enamel Room one of the most dazzling signs for visitors to The Frick Collection." - dust jacket. The Frick Collection hardcover books
1955274547New York: Julian Messner 1955. hardcover. near fine/very good. Illus. 8vo black cloth d.w. very slightly chipped. New York: Julian Messner 1955. Very good<br/><br/> Julian Messner unknown books
1988Embry 158773Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1988. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Color illus. by Philippe Depasquier. Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1988. First edition, first printing. unknown books
160162363London: Imprinted at London by Ar. Hatfield for I. Norton 1601. Second edition in English. Title page within large historiated woodcut border bearing the royal arms and motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" the crest of Burghley and the printer's beehive device; several large inital woodcut capitals throughout and genealogical table in rear. 16 364 pp. 1 vols. Small folio. Bound in contemporary paneled calf central gilt lozenge last nine leaves of genealogical tables have contemporary manuscript notes. Upper covers split and pulling away from boards which are nevertheless firmly attached by cords; front free endpaper missing; internally very good. Second edition in English. Title page within large historiated woodcut border bearing the royal arms and motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" the crest of Burghley and the printer's beehive device; several large inital woodcut capitals throughout and genealogical table in rear. 16 364 pp. 1 vols. Small folio. Second edition in English of a primary source for 15th century European history. Commines has been called "the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times" Oxford Companion to English Literature principally for his shrewd and practical insight into the political realities of his day his psychological insight and his forthright account of the machinations of the politicians he described. His history is divided into 8 books the first six of which deal with the reign of Louis XI; the last two deal with the Italian wars of Charles VIII ending with his death<br/><br/>Thomas Danett's English translation was first published in 1596. In his dedication to Lord Burghley dated 1 Nov. 1596 Danett states that thirty years before he presented Lord Burghley and "the late Earle of Leicester my Lord" his 'historie of Commines rudely translated into our vulgar toong' and that he later revised and enlarged his translation at the request of Sir Christopher Hatton. According to the DNB Danett fl. 1566-1601 was also the author of the following works: "1. The Description of the Low Countreys and of the Prouinces thereof gathered into an Epitome out of the Historie of Lodouico Guicchardini' London 1593 dedicated to Lord Burghley. 2. A Continuation of the Historie of France from the death of Charles the Eight where Comines endeth till the death of Henry the Second 1559 collected by Thomas Danett gentleman' London 1600 dedicated to Lord Buckhurst. ." STC 5603 Imprinted at London by Ar. Hatfield for I. Norton unknown books
19951322089Brussels: Le Renaissance du Livre 1995. Hardcover. Large Octavo 530 pages; VG/VG- blue spine with white lettering; dust jacket protected by a mylar cover; minor shelf wear and creasing to the edges of the dust jacket slight wear on the rear face pages clean; shelved in European Art. 1322089. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Le Renaissance du Livre hardcover books
198139526NY: Knopf 1981. First American edn. 8vo pp. 651. Translated by Helen Weaver. llustrated with photographs and reproductions. Bottom of cover and spine slightly worn o/w a VG tight copy in little scuffed and soiled dj. A history of Western Man's changing attitudes toward death . over the last 1000 years. Knopf unknown books
1981Embry 196734Alfred A. Knopf 1981. First U.S. edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket in mylar cover. B&W illustrations and photos. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First U.S. edition. unknown books
2018168223Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press 2018. Paperback. VG. Minimal edge wear. Black and illustrated wraps; black spine with red and white lettering. vii; 332 pp. Over 40 BW illustrations. In this book "the contributors examine intersections between early cinematic form technology theory practice and broader modes of visual culture. They argue that early cinema emerged within a visual culture composed of a variety of traditions in art science education and image making." -- Back cover. Indiana University Press paperback books
1972277698Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall 1972. hardcover. near fine/very good. Illus. Tall 8vo. 1/2 brown cloth d.w. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall 1971. A near fine copy.<br/><br/> Prentice-Hall unknown books
2004122063New Haven Connecticut: Yale University Press 2004. Hardcover. VG/VG. Grey cloth over boards with silver lettering on spine red and color illustrated dust jacket; xxi 337 pp.; 85 bw 138 color plates and figures. Originally published as Dieux et Mortels: Les themes homeriques dans les collections de l'Ecole nationale superieure des beaux-arts de Paris which accompanied an exhibition at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris; This edition accompanied the exhibition held at the Princeton University Art Museum and the Dahesh Museum of Art; Features works from the Ecole. that were inspired by Homer and/or other works of Greek mythology and poetry; Includes works by Antoine-Louis Barye Francois Boucher Gustave Boulanger Honore Daumier Jacques-Louis David Eugene Delacroix Constant-Ambroise Roux Simon Vouet and many others. "With illuminating texts by prominent French scholars and a preface by George Steiner on the reception of Homer in France The Legacy of Homer examines the historic and artistic importance of the works housed in the Ecole and pays homage to Homer the great source that inspired them."--Jacket. Yale University Press hardcover books
1950WRCLIT31791London: Prentice-Anderson 1950. Gilt cloth. Illustrations by Jullian. First edition of this "memoir" represented as edited by Jullian and Swan. Foxing to endsheets top edge dusty else a very good copy in a spine-faded lightly worn dust jacket. Prentice-Anderson hardcover books
184611261London: W.E. Painter 1846. 8vo. 32 pp. <br><br>The prince de Joinville 18181900 warns against the gathering naval arms race caused by the introduction of steam-powered ships foreshadowing the naval arms race that occupied the great powers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly age toned. Some soiling on title-page not obscuring text. W.E. Painter unknown books
1977300224Oxford: Phaidon 1977. hardcover. fine/fine. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. Oblong 4to blue cloth d.w. Oxford: Phaidon 1977. Fine.<br/><br/> Phaidon unknown books
1976104600New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1976. Hardcover. xii 256p. 12p. photos very good first US edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1976104139New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1976. Hardcover. xii 256p. 12p. photos very good first US edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
19691326506New York: Red Dust Inc 1969. Hardcover. 10mo; pp 96; VG-/G; ivory white spine with black text; dust jacket shows mild tone to exterior; slight dings to edges; cloth clean; lightly bumped corners; strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges;. 1326506. FP New Rockville Stock. Red Dust, Inc hardcover books
1969117245New York: Red Dust 1969. Octavo cloth. First U.S. edition. A novella which won the Prix Medicis in 1961. Sollers' first work to be translated into English. Avant-garde fiction influenced by Robbe-Grillet according to the press release laid in along with a review slip which further informs us that in this novel "There is no boundary between the I and the He." A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with touch of mild dust soiling. This hardbound issue is uncommon. #117245 Red Dust unknown books
1968135882London: Calder and Boyars 1968. Octavo boards. First edition in English. A short novel by a French writer who was the central figure of the younger French avant-garde in the sixties. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #135882 Calder and Boyars unknown books
195151820Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine. 1951. Hardcover. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company The Riverside Press Cambridge 1951. Translated by Leonard Thomas and with an Introduction by Edmund Wilson 204pp. a Fine copy in a price-clipped Near Fine DJ. . Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1951018567Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1951. Their second collaboration inscribed by Thoby-Marcelin to Barbara Howes in 1971. Howes/Smith bookplate front pastedown causing offsetting to flyleaf at inscription. Introduction by Edmund Wilson with Howes' pencilled markings in the text of the introduction; spine cloth faded; very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with several small edge chips. Uncommon especially signed. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
19562422New York: Key Publishing Co. Very Good in Very Good dj. 1956. Unstated ed. Hardcover. top of book a little soiled/dusty; jacket just mildly worn rear panel rubbed/soiled. Tacky cartoon-y jacket illustration. "To what depths can a virgin fall" . Key Publishing Co. hardcover books
1968017362New York London: AMS Press 1968. Edited from the unique ms. in the Imperial Library in Paris by M. Le Roux de Lincy. xxvii 214p. original blue cloth. Reprint of the 1868 edition. AMS Press unknown books
1862CAT0173New York: Elias Dexter 1862. Small folio later black cloth viii 104 pp. Complete with sixty-three plates as well as a photographic title page. One of 100 copies. Very Good. A very scarce and important reference on Saint-Memin also important as one of the earliest books illustrated with unique sets of photographic prints. This copy generally well preserved with some occasional fading to plates. Some dampstaining to text portion at margins. Light marginal creasing to corners of plates not affecting images. The photographic title page appears to be a copy of an earlier edition reading: Partie de la Collection des 818 / Portraits graves / par / Ch. Balt Julien Fevret de Saint Memin ancien Officier / aux Gardes Francaises pendant son emigration aux Etats-Unis. 1793 - 1814 and includes sixteen portraits surrounding the text. This title page detached all other pages soundly attached with a sound 20th-century cloth binding in generally excellent condition with some slight bowing to boards. A nice copy of a very scarce work. Title continues "Photographed by Gurney and Son of New York from proof impressions of the original copper-plates engraved by M. de St.-Memin from drawings taken from life by himself during his exile in the United States from 1793 to 1814. To which are prefixed a memoir of M. de St.-Memin by Ph. Guignard and biographical notices of the persons whose portraits constitute the collection compiled from authentic and original sources by the publisher E. Dexter." Miles Saint-Memin 212; Howes F107 "b"; Sabin 75444 OCLC 4827791. Elias Dexter unknown books
300559London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. hardcover. very good/very good-. Jullian Philippe. Edited and illustrated by Philippe Jullian. 234 pages 8vo blue cloth d.w.; dust wrapper worn. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson n.d. A very good copy in a very good- dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Weidenfeld & Nicolson unknown books
19761342526New York: Parents' Magazine Press 1976. Reprinted. Softcover. Oblong Booklet 5x8; VG-/paperback; beige spine with black text; reprinted; covers show modest sun aging to exterior; mild edge wear; intact panels; text block exterior edges have light tone; good binding; profusely illustrated; pp 48<br /> <br /> <p>Shelve in 15's Ephemera Box #11. 1342526. FP New Rockville Stock. Parents' Magazine Press unknown books
