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200517052002New York: Aperture Foundation 2005. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. The first printing of the Aperture Foundation publication oblong folio 164 pp. "In 1997 my family and I moved to a home in the Berkeley hills with an extraordinary view of the Golden Gate Bridge. These pictures were taken from our porch. RM" opening lines of book at the half-title page. <br/><br/>Richard Misrach b. 1949 is "one of the most influential photographers of his generation. In the 1970s he helped pioneer the renaissance of color photography and large-scale presentation that are in widespread practice today" with one of his best-known works being this " the study of weather time color and light in his serial photographs of the Golden Gate Bridge." n.b. from the web site of the Fraenkel Gallery.<br/><br/>This the second edition the first having been published by Arena Editions in 2001 the first printing with full number line beginning with "10" and ending with "1". <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full silver-grey cloth blind-debossed lettering on the spine grey endpapers replete with full-colour photographs with many although not all printed on the recto only; oblong folio size 13.25" wide by 11.25" tall 164 pages. In a dust jacket with different images by Misrach on the front and back panels silver lettering on a black background on the spine jacket unclipped although no printed price present summary of book on the front flap bios of Misrach Clark and Walker on the back flap.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine overall with clean boards straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; a very shallow crease to the rear free endpaper and a hint of dustiness to the bottom edge of the text block else fine. The dust jacket near fine to fine unclipped with a few areas of extremely light edgewear and a few very light marks to the panels.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually heavy volume and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Aperture Foundation hardcover books
20009008556Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz Publishers 2000. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. 248 pages; 231 illustrations including 167 in color. Bound in publisher's original yellow cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in blue. English edition. <br/><br/> Hatje Cantz Publishers hardcover books
19969014529New York: Thames and Hudson 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. With 757 illustrations 216 in color. Bound in publisher's original navy blue cloth with the spine stamped in silver. <br/><br/> Thames and Hudson hardcover books
1993292553Daytona Beach Florida: The Museum of Arts and Sciences 1993. First. hardcover. fine. Chihuly. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout. 142 pages 4to orange silk cloth. Daytona Beach Florida; The Museum of Arts and Sciences 1996. First Edition. A fine copy lacking the dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Large presentation by the artist on the half-title.<br/><br/> The Museum of Arts and Sciences unknown books
19822500Le Havre France: Jobin et. Co. 1982. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards title in gilt. Very good in very good slip case. 463 pages. 25.5 x 17 cm. Technical but informative presented in list format with 36 color photographs. Bilingual in both English and French. Publishers letter laid in. Interior clean and crisp spine sunned. <br /> Jobin et. Co. hardcover books
188914049New York: Welch Fracker Company 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. First edition in English. 12mo 343 pp illustrated by Benjamin Constant and Aime Marot. Publisher's green cloth with decoration in gilt image of a warrior on horseback on front board. Mild rubbing to extremities a few pages chipped at the upper edge else fine. Loti traveled from Tangiers to Fez in the company of the French minister to Morocco and was most enthusiastic about his experiences delighting in the people and culture. Welch, Fracker Company hardcover books
2012265027New York: Rizzoli 2012. Hardcover. 238p. 11x12.25 inches essays b&w and color nude photos of young men and women near-fine first edition first printing stated in pictorial boards illustrated with a color photo of blue jeans splashed with semen in unclipped bright dj. Somewhat of the Van Sant/Larry Clark milieu. Rizzoli hardcover books
190619319New York: New York Historical Society 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Number 12 of a limited edition of 200 copies. Octavo 121 pp with appendix and index frontis portrait of the author and a facsimile page of the manuscript. Original maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine NYHS monogram in gilt on front board top edge gilt. Spine lightly sunned corners bumped else a very attractive and sound copy. An American woman's narrative of a sea journey and life in London during the Revolutionary War. The second volume in the NYHS Histories and Memoirs series. New York Historical Society hardcover books
177521457London: T. Cadell 1775. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition. 8vo 411 pp with folding map as frontispiece. Bound in early full calf with gilt spine in six compartments red spine label. Front joint rubbed and partially cracked; binding otherwise sound text very clean. Armorial bookplate of Johnathan Pytts Esq. on front pastedown. "Wraxall's travelogue is elegantly written and its Scandinavian and Russian itinerary was novel and therefore of great interest to the reading public.The narrative is self-consciously chivalric and testifies to Wraxall's lifelong interest in tales of intrigue and distress although Queen Caroline Matilda's predicament does not figure in the text presumably in the interests of diplomacy" ODNB. T. Cadell hardcover books
19401931Connecticut/California 1940's-1960's. Cards. Decorated covers green yarn binding. Good. 21 pages. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Handcrafted recipes book made up of decorated envelopes. Each envelope is decorated with pasted-on photos of food items which are labeled and filled with recipes. Both handwritten recipes and recipes cut from magazine periodicals and food packaging. Some envelopes empty. Front cover decorated with a photo of a 1950's dining room. Laid in: a page from The Lassez-Faire what appears to be a mock newspaper for humorous purposes; a pink tissue paper party hat; a black and white photo of a house circa 1940's and an invitation to a wedding - Nancy Jane Franklin Hopper. Recipes from both California periodicals and Connecticut periodicals. One envelope is detached. <br/><br/> unknown books
1993240662Daytona Beach Florida: The Museum of Arts and Sciences 1993. First. hardcover. fine. Chihuly. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout. 142pp 4to orange silk cloth dust wrapper. Daytona Beach Florida; The Museum of Arts and Sciences 1996. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Large presentation by the artist on the half-title.<br/><br/> The Museum of Arts and Sciences unknown books
1982219416Metuchen: The Scarecrow Press 1982. Hardcover. x 350p. personal inscription to Hugh Hagius signed by Ian Young very good second edition revised and updated in original yellow cloth boards titled black. 4282 entries. The primary reference book for literature featuring gay characters. Hagius is author of "G.I. Hustlers of World War II The Scarecrow Press hardcover books
2006012285Cody Wyoming: Buffalo Bill Historical Center 2006. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 225p. The essential work for Ranney's body of work. Essential for the scholar collector and art gallery personnel. Buffalo Bill Historical Center unknown books
200220824London: Belmont Press 2002. First Limited Edition. One of 100 standard copies numbered 101 to 200 of a total edition of 226 copies signed by the author and illustrator this being copy no.131. Octavo; 3/4 illustrated paper over quarter brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; 66pp 2; illus. A Fine copy without dustjacket as issued. Collection of four essays by the Booker Prize-winning author illustrated throughout by Eileen Hogan. Belmont Press unknown books
190913051New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xvi 368 pp with two maps one folding and many illustrations from photographs. Original red cloth boards stamped in gilt and black. Spine slant slight sunning to upper board previous owner's name on front free endpaper else clean and sound. Decima Moore 1871-1964 was a successful stage actress and singer in London before marrying Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg an officer in the Royal Engineers. He was appointed director of surveys in the Gold Coast in 1905 and upon returning from their travels three years later the couple recounted their experiences in alternating chapters. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
183314907Edinburgh: William Blackwood 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes 8vo pp. ix 393; 402. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards top edges gilt spines in six compartments. Bookplates joints rubbed leather chipped at head of Vol. I archival tape repair to ffep of Vol. II. Very good. A Scotsman visits the United States and finds the Americans somewhat lacking not least because of slavery. His critical but colorful account of his travels to the major East Coast cities Upper and Lower Canada and along the Ohio and Mississippi was a popular success and was translated in to French and German. Hubach p. 68 comments that Hamilton "had a good sense of humor but he echoed Mrs. Trollope's satirical tone and warned England against imitating American institutions although he admitted he might be guilty of English prejudice." Howes H-138; TPL 1649; Sabin 30034. William Blackwood hardcover books
2015170025Philadelphia PA: The Barnes Foundation 2015. Hardcover. As New in slipcase. Three volumes in Blue Orange and Green cloth all contained in a yellow cloth slipcase with printed imagery. Profusely illustrated. Contents as follows: Volume 1 : Foreword -- Matisse in the laboratory of Dr. Barnes : how and why Barnes collected Matisse / Claudine Grammont -- Ensembles -- Matisse's awakening / Yve-Alain Bois -- Henri Matisse according to Dr. Barnes / Karen K. Butler ; Volume 2 : Catalogue nos. 1-5 -- Le Bonheur de vivre : 'the work of a superb colorist' / Barbara A. Buckley and Jennifer Mass -- Catalogue nos. 6-49 ; Volume 3 : Catalogue nos. 50-51 -- The dance process -- Catalogue nos. 52-59 -- Notes -- Correspondence around the dance. Publisher states "Despite the reknown of the Matisse holdings at the Barnes Foundation these works have long remained uncatalogued and elusive to many given the Foundation's restrictions on loans and color photography. Generations of scholars have lamented the black-and-white slides of Le Bonheur de vivre that anticlimactically accompanied lectures on the riot of Fauvre color. Matisse in the Barnes Foundation . grew out research on the collection initiated in the 1990s . . Goals for the Matisse project included gathering comprehensive information on the works from external sources the tremendously rich and recently catalogued Barnes Foundation Archives and the insights of curators and conservators and creating for each work an internally consistent record in the Foundation's database part of which could eventually migrate to the Foundation's website"--Foreword pages 21-22. A landmark compendium - the first authoritative publication to cover in its entirety one of the most significant holdings of Matisse in the world. Here is a vibrant celebration - slipcased and beautifully produced - of the Barnes' extraordinary Matisse collection. Composed of fifty-nine works from every stage of the artist's career it is among the most important in the world. At its heart are Matisse's most historically significant paintings Le Bonheur de vivre also called The Joy of Life and The Dance the monumental mural that Albert C Barnes commissioned to fill the lunettes of the Foundation's main gallery transforming both the space and the artist's career. An essay by Yve-Alain Bois addresses the evolution of The Dance and its role in Matisse's career; Karen Butler looks at what Barnes thought of Matisse; and Claudine Grammont's considers how and why he collected his work. The artworks themselves sumptuously reproduced are the subjects of interpretive analyses that tell the stories of their acquisition and address their critical reception. The book includes major contributions by Barbara Buckley and Jennifer Mass on the artists technique and a report on the latest findings on the pigments used in Le Bonheur de vivre. The Barnes Foundation hardcover books
184920650Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. pp. x 13-386 in publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth. Losses to spine ends corners rubbed through slightly shaken but still a better than average copy of this title which is often found in poor condition. Hill 1910: The ships made port in Rio de Janierio Valparaiso Callao Paita the Marquesas Honolulu Monterey Mazatlan Manzanillo Acapulco and Gayamas. Extensive visits were made in Rio Lima California the Gulf of California and Mexico. Woods was traveling in central Mexico when the Mexican War began and he escaped via Vera Cruz. The intelligence gathered by Wood in Mexico was instrumental to the U.S. seizure of California by Commodore Sloat in that war. Carey and Hart hardcover books
178223249London: Printed for J. Dodsley 1782 1782. First edition. ESTC T130218; NCBEL II 554; Lowndes page 1197. Very good copy. Small 8vo contemporary sprinkled calf skillfully rebacked red leather spine label gilt rules and lettering. ¶ A collection of eight essays by the accomplished poet essayist and wit Soame Jenyns 1704-1787 who here writes about among other things universal being cruelty to animals civil liberty and religious establishments. "This little volume is very highly commended in the Retrospective Review" - Lowndes. <br/><br/> London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1782 unknown books
196791526NY: Harper & Row 1967. First edition first prnt. Signed by Hoffer on the front free endpage. Cloth spine ends with minimal shelfwear; dustjacket with beginning extremity toning and minimal shelfwear. Tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hoffer's fourth book. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Row Hardcover books
193019165London: Gollancz 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. 8vo 464 pp with 48 b/w plates from photographs; indexed. A very good copy with mild sunning to the spine some foxing on the edges of the text block. In the very scarce dust jacket which has internal tape reinforcements and chips missing from the head and foot of the spine and one corner of the front panel. Account of the unsuccessful 1930 International Himalaya Expedition led by Gunter Dyrenfurth which was plagued by bad weather an avalanche and other mishaps. Smythe describes the extensive preparations for the expedition the Himalayan scenery travels in the region--including a visit to the Pemayangste Monastery and the party's successful ascent of Jonsong 24344 feet. Neate S118. Gollancz hardcover books
195419052019San Francisco: Printed by Roxburghers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of 200 copies elephant folio size 83 pp. Limited edition of 200 copies "printed by Roxburghers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn" and sold only to members of the Club; included in the Exhibition of Western Books Rounce & Coffin Club. <br/><br/>Contains an essay on the Roxburghe Club by Carl I. Wheat an essay on the Duke of Roxburghe by Roy Vernon Sowers a Roster of Members and Officers for the 25 years a Chronology showing year by year the venue and topic of each meeting with twenty-six plates at the end of reproductions of invitations.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Marbled paper boards with black cloth shelfback paper label on back with black and red lettering and decorations fore- and bottom edges uncut cream endpapers printed throughout in red and black plates in colour; paper English handmade elephant folio size 15.75" by 10.5" unpaginated with 48 leaves total; limited edition of 200 copies unnumbered.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine overall with clean boards a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; a hint of rubbing to the bottom front corner barely discernible. Lacking the plain dustwrapper.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an extremely large volume and additional postage may apply; we are happy to ship at cost to both domestic and international customers please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Grabhorn Bibliography no. 547.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. (Printed by Roxburghers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn) hardcover books
1976CNBR358San Francisco: The Book Club of California printed by Andrew Hoyem 1976. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Angelo Valenti. One of 400 copies folio size 99 pp. inscribed by Valenti Angelo with prospectus and related ephemera. Valenti Angelo 1897-1982 was a highly-regarded designer illuminator and decorator of books over a career that spanned decades doing much of his early work for the Grabhorn Press and the Book Club of California; he also printed his own books in extremely limited editions under the imprints of "The Golden Cross Press" and "The Press of Valenti Angelo". This publication of The Book Club of California celebrates Angelo's fiftieth anniversary as a printer and is a detailed collection of his work up to 1975. Many of the facsimiles in the book are printed in colour and some are even hand-coloured by Angelo himself; he contributed greatly to the design of this book.<br/><br/>The volume has essays about Angelo's work and his skill as a printer and designer written by celebrated novelist Sherwood Anderson 1876-1941 writer Annis Duff and Robert Grabhorn of the Grabhorn Press. This particular copy has the prospectus and several pieces of related ephemera laid in including a small note written in Angelo's hand regarding this book a copy of a similar note regarding the book two different cards regarding Angelo's work and the publication of this book one with hand-colouring and an elegantly printed announcement for Angelo's eightieth birthday one sheet folded once.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter red cloth with orange boards blue decorations by Valenti Angelo running vertically on the front and rear boards orange paper spine label with blue lettering fore-edge uncut bottom edge rough cut title page with illustrations and ornaments in blue and orange with hand-colouring in gilt by Angelo decorations and initial capitals by Angelo throughout forty-three specimens of Angelo's printing thirty-five of which are in colour and some hand-coloured throughout; monotype Centaur machine-made paper folio size 14.5" by 10.25" pagination: 1-6 7-97 98 1 colophon one of 400 copies unnumbered inscribed by Valenti Angelo on the colophon "This copy has been hand-colored by the artist for Dr. R. S. Speck". With prospectus loosely laid in one sheet folded once with a horizontal crease for mailing and related ephemera a small note written in Angelo's hand regarding this book a copy of a similar note regarding the book two different cards regarding Angelo's work and the publication of this book one with gilt initial capital and an elegantly printed announcement for Angelo's eightieth birthday one sheet folded once.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed the binding tight with solid hinges the interior clean and bright and free of prior owner markings; with light toning to the endpapers. The prospectus is near fine clean overall without wear except for a couple shallow creases to the top corners. The ephemera are near fine clean overall with some minor soiling without wear but for a few shallow creases to corners.<br/><br/>___CITATION: BCC no. 154.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â Please note that this is an unusually large and heavy item and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Book Club of California [printed by Andrew Hoyem] hardcover books
197116467Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum 1971. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine/good. 4to. 230 pp. Text in German English and Dutch. Catalog of a 1971 exhibition of various concrete and visual poets at the Stedelijk Museum. Small owner name to first page else a clean near fine example in unprinted bound wrappers. Printed on thin inexpensive paper stock. In good printed paper dustwrapper with some toning to covers and wear along top edge. Essays by de Vree Dohl and Cobbing. <br/><br/> Stedelijk Museum paperback books
1890006382London: John C. Nimmo 1890. Limited Ediiton. Full Morocco. Very Good. Extra-illustrated with 20 additional engravings besides the 11 hand-colored plates by Commedia dell'Arte costume by Maurice Sand and seven Lalauze etchings. Two volumes. No. 604 of 780 copies. 8vo. 23.5 by 17.5 cm. xii 4 371 2 379 pp. Contemporary full green morocco binding with fairly elaborate gilt ruling pips floral devices. Condition: binding heavily rubbed along joints and spine extremities. A few small abrasions on boards. Light age toning to leaves which are otherwise clean. <br /><br /> John C. Nimmo books
