Desana DorothyABAA
201 résultats
196114387London: The Adventurer's Club 1961. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 186 pp with map photographs. A clean tightly bound copy with no visible wear. Dust jacket is sunned at the spine and has light dust soiling to the rear panel but remains quite attractive; in a new mylar cover. At the age of 17 the author ran away from her school in Rome to join her uncle a member of the White Squadron--a multinational group of men who "battled against the ruthless Arab drug and slave traffickers in the remote areas of the Sahara and Libyan deserts." She remained with the Squaron for 4 years patrolling the desert on camel-back living "the tough life of a trooper" amd experiencing a variety of hardships and adventures which are recounted here. The Adventurer's Club hardcover books
1979935Sydney: McGraw Hill 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards title in silver. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 143 pages. 21 x 29 cm. Profusely illustrated wine book covering the past and 1979 present of Australia's Hunter Valley Wine country including vineyards wineries and the people involved in this lush part of the world. Signed by both authors as well as the vineyard owners included here. Crisp and clean. <br/><br/> McGraw Hill hardcover books
19362585Indianapolis IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Good. 351 pp illustrations from photographs map endpapers. Very light shelf wear to boards gift nscription on dedication page; text clean binding sound. Dust jacket is rubbed along the folds has tape reinforcement to inside and some old not especially noticeable water damage. In a new mylar cover. The author and his companion recent college graduates decided to complete their education with a trip around the world. According to the jacket "they became bored with shipboard life and wanted to see what lay behind the mysterious fringe of the West African coast. And because everyone told them it couldn't be done they set out to cross African on motorcycles . They had plenty of hair-raising experiences but vastly more laughs." Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover books
19132627New York: McBride Nast & Company 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xxx 271 pp illustrations from photographs. Publisher's green cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Light wear to edges scuff mark and fading to spine internals very clean and sound. No dust jacket. Includes chapters on the national forests the Pecos forests the Painted Desert the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest Acoma Pueblo the Governor's Palace of Santa Fe Taos San Antonio Casa Grande and the Gila and San Xaxier del Bac Mission. McBride, Nast & Company hardcover books
19501470London: John Murray 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xii 346 pp illustrations from photographs map with index. Boards show pale staining and minor insect damage store stamp on rear pastedown; contents clean and sound. No dust jacket. John Murray hardcover books
1977962Glorieta NM: Rio Grande Press 1977. Hardcover. Fine. Reprint of the 1829 edition. 558 pp foldout map with map illustrations appendix index. Fine copy in decorative cloth. "When author Hardy traveled from the mainland to the Baja and around the Sea of Cortes he was confronted with great empty vistas of terra incognita . Lieut. Hardy an Englishman lately an officer in the Royal Navy described Mexico he visited as it was shortly after throwing off the heavy yoke of Imperial Spain. He traveled literally thousands of miles by boat muleback and shank's mare. There were no luxuries for travelers in Mexico in those days" Publisher's Preface. Rio Grande Press hardcover books
19929011963New York: Harper Collins 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. <br/><br/> Harper Collins 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
197617022803San 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. signed by Valenti Angelo with prospectus and related ephemera in custom box. 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 several pieces of related ephemera laid in including two different cards regarding Angelo's work and the publication of this book one with hand-colouring and two Christmas cards addressed to a prior owner one from Andrew Hoyem Printer and one from Valenti Angelo. The book is housed in a custom clamshell box.<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 signed by Valenti Angelo on the colophon. With prospectus loosely laid in one sheet folded once and related ephemera two cards regarding the Open House celebrating the book's publication and an exhibition of Angelo's work and two Christmas cards inside envelopes with prior owner address one from Andrew Hoyem at the Arion Press featuring an illustration of madrone berries by Valenti Angelo and one from Valenti Angelo himself. Housed in a custom clamshell box covered in brown paper with a brown paper spine label with black lettering.<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; clean crisp as new. The prospectus is near fine clean overall without wear except for a small crease to the bottom right corners. The custom clamshell box is near fine strong and sturdy clean overall with the hint of a stray mark or two spine is lightly sunned and bottom front corner bumped and with some rubbing. The ephemera are near fine clean overall with some minor soiling without wear.<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
198735329San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0151936374 . Color photographs by Richard Brown throughout. With an introduction by Noel Perrin. First printing. Near fine in a near fine light sun fading along the spine and part of the front panel price clipped dust jacket. . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
198735332San Diego:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0151936374 . Color photographs by Richard Brown throughout. With an introduction by Noel Perrin. First printing. SIGNED by Reeve Lindbergh. Fine in an about fine dust jacket. . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, hardcover books
198735327San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0151936374 . Color photographs by Richard Brown throughout. With an introduction by Noel Perrin. First printing. Front free endpaper has been neatly removed else near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
198735330San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0151936374 . Color photographs by Richard Brown throughout. With an introduction by Noel Perrin. First printing. Near fine in a near fine hint of sun fading along the spine dust jacket. . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover 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
192321010New York: Boni and Liveright 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good-. Original red cloth boards. Spine darkened and chipped at head. Binding sound text clean. No dust jacket. Clare Consuelo Sheridan 1885-1970 was an English sculptor journalist and writer known primarily for creating busts of famous sitters and writing diaries recounting her worldly travels Wiki. This book recounts travel in Ireland France Belgium Germany Switzerland Turkey Greece Bulgaria Rumania and Italy in the early 1920s. Boni and Liveright hardcover books
19711336151Berkeley Los Angeles London: University of California Press 1971. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G; pp 200; sunned green spine with beige text; this volume only; dust jacket has slight smudges to front and rear; small chips to spine; minor chips to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth shows only light wear to exterior; lightly rubbed edges; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light wear; tight binding; interior clean. 1336151. FP New Rockville Stock. University of California Press hardcover books
1993250NY: Harmony Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0517588048 . First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Harmony Books hardcover books
1994271553New Haven: Yale University Press 1994. paperback. near fine. de Kooning. Catalogue by Marla Prather. Many illustrations including 84 color plates. 231pp. Thin 4to glossy pictorial wrappers spine and corners are just a bit worn. Yale UP & National Gallery of Art 1994. A near fine copy.<br/><br/> Published in conjunction with the 1994 exhibition.<br/><br/> Yale University Press unknown books
1979284335Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1979. paperback. fine. Hunt William Morris. Several color plates many b/w Illus. 86pp. 4to tan pr. wrs. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1979. Fine<br/><br/> Exhibition catalogue<br/><br/> Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
198530680Hanover: University Press of New England Brockton Art Museum. Fine. 1985. Paperback. 0934358141 . Color and black and white illustrations throughout. First edition paperback. INSCRIBED by Jeffrey Weidman. Fine in illustrated wraps. . University Press of New England (Brockton Art Museum) paperback books
199238480Ossining:: Breakthrough Publications. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0914327453 . First edition. Gift inscription on front free endpaper else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Breakthrough Publications, hardcover books
1954375London: John Murray 1954. Hardcover. Very good/near fine. Second printing. xi 191 pp illustrations with frontispiece map index. Light offsetting to endpapers; slight spine lean; else sound and clean. Dust jacket lightly edgeworn with a few tape repairs and small chip missing at head of spine; price clipped. This book is the story of a journey though Asia Minor in 1951 after strict travel restrictions began to lift to Westerners. It focuses on the new Turkey that emerged at the end of World War II. "It aspires to pick up if only in superficial fashion a few of those threads which the nineteenth-century travellers so assiduously gathered and which were then so abruptly dropped" Introduction. John Murray hardcover books
1999231367Philadelphia: Running Press 1999. Hardcover. 128p. 11.5x9.25 inches landscape format foreword introduction b&w photos of lesbian couples together fine first edition in boards and unclipped dj. Running Press hardcover books
199951890Philadelphia: Running Press 1999. Hardcover. 127p. 11.5x9.25 inches landscape layout monograph of photos and essays light wear otherwise good first edition in boards and unclipped dj. Running Press hardcover books
1997199132Totnes Devon UK: Festerman Press 1997. Paperback. 12p 15 plates 13 in color 6x7 inches two essays very good moniograph trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Dr. Montag does microbial photography. This series documents the decay of a single yew berry from picking to energy. Festerman Press paperback books
