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197926872Paris: Chene/Hachette 1979. First French edition. Cloth. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket but for a tiny split at the base of the spine. 172 pp. Illus. with 167 b/w plates. 4to. Architectural photography by the artist who Berenice Abbott called "a Balzac of the camera." Freitag 340. Chene/Hachette hardcover books
1953JC2776London: Andre Deutsch 1953. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Translated from the French by Brian Connell. 8vo. First edition in English of the authors Naufragé Volontaire 1953. Pink cloth. Fine copy with the bookplate of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. on the front pastedown. In slightly worn dust jacket. Inscribed by the translator Brian Connell to Fairbanks on the front free endpaper: For Douglas: Heaven help us the real one is about you! Brian / Oct. 14 1953. <br/><br/> Andre Deutsch hardcover books
1990154305Geneve: Musee Barbier-Mueller 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 133 pages. Text in French by Michel Butor and with catalog by Michel Valloggia. Includes some color and numerous black and white images by Pierre-Alain Ferazzini taken in Egypt. A fine copy in a near fine cardstock slipcase that is lightly soiled. No dust jacket. A beautifully printed book. Uncommon. Musee Barbier-Mueller unknown books
1989105164New York: Harry N. Abrams 1989. Hardbound. VG/VG. White cloth with color plated tipped-on Bluish color-illustrated dustjacket. 630 pp. 178 full-color plates 757 bw plates. A comprehensive guide for art history students and Gothic period enthusiasts alike! Not just architecture but sculpture paintings manuscripts tapestries and more. A whopper of a resource. The author leads us beyond architecture through the whole range of the fine and decorative arts of an entire era from sculpture and painting to illuminated manuscripts sumptuous tapestries stained-glass windows and exquisite masterpieces of metalwork the last specimens of which mark the twilight of the Middle Ages. from dj. Harry N. Abrams hardcover books
1881005207London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain 1881. With four original etchings by R. de Los Rios. #33 of 100 copies printed on laid paper with Proof etchings on Whatman paper. Very Good cloth boards rubbed at the extremities. corners bumped spine label rubbed top 1/8 inch end pages browned. . First Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. J. C. Nimmo and Bain Hardcover books
1841013330London: Joseph Thomas 1841. Signed binding by Zaehnsdorf. Single gilt fillet cover borders. Inner dentelles. Panelled spine lettered in gilt. Spine is darkened to brown with some crackling of the leather.Top edge gilt. Mounted frontispiece portrait on India paper. This translation from the French by Joseph Thomas. Illustrations throughout the text and title-page vignette by Tony Johannot. Text block very clean with only occasional foxing confined mostly to the periphery. Both joints rubbed. Small nick out of top front cover corner. Asmodeus was the "King of Demons" probably derived from Zoroastrianism. He apparently had a limp one or two feet clawed or hooved. Le Sage portrayed him using two canes thus the title "Le Diable Boileux". Le Sage 1668-1747 was a French novelist and playwright during the Enlightenment Era. First edition of this novel in French was 1707. 401pp. . First English Edition This Translation. Full Plum Morocco. Light edge and Corner Wear/No Jacket. Tall Octavo. Joseph Thomas Hardcover books
1984007523Boston: G. K. Hall 1984. Publisher's promotional poster for the book published in 1984 22 1/2"w x 33"h featuring Mucha's classic image "Reverie". Distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1984. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mail;ing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 22 1/2" x 33". G. K. Hall books
1986017864Cambridge: The MIT Press 1986. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 115 pages. Paperback binding with a scuff on the front cover and minor shelfwear. Illustrated. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Exhibition catalogue. The MIT Press Paperback books
1987WN41846Paris: Gallimard 1987. Original tan linen cloth with maroon spine lettering and debossed upper cover. Pictorial dust jacket. Book and jacket near fine but for occasional spotting on jacket. Yellow paper covered board slipcase that has chipped corners and sunned covers on both side. Ghost of small removed label on slipcase. Beautifully reproduced full color erotic drawings of the female figure done by Rodin late in life and suppressed. An erotic symphony in French. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Rodin. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Trade. Gallimard Hardcover books
196491751Cleveland:: World Publishing Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. B0007E1N3M . Illustrated by Alain Trez. Stated first edition. Very good in a very good age toning and foxing both corners of front flap are clipped dust jacket. . World Publishing Company, hardcover books
193724906New York NY: The Limited Editions Club 1937. two-toned cloth dust jackets slipcase. Limited Editions Club. small 4to. two-toned cloth dust jackets slipcase. xxvi330; xii33 pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Austen LEC 98. Translated by Tobias Smollett. Introduction by J.B. Priestley. Illustrations by John Austen. 2 volumes. Printed at the OUP under the direction of John Johnson. With colored illustrations throughout. Series Notice loosely inserted. Spines of dust jackets sunned. Slipcase shows light wear on bottom panel with a couple tape repairs. Else a beautiful set. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
19899008788New York: Abrams 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. 935 illustrations including 178 in color foldouts map ground plans elevations. Bound in publisher's original white cloth. <br/><br/> Abrams hardcover books
19859016668Boston: G.K. Hall 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in publisher's original yellow cloth cover and spine stamped in red. Profusely illustrated throughout in black & white and color. <br/><br/> G.K. Hall hardcover books
199031477Brookfield VT: Gower Publishing Company 1990. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in; 8vo pp. xxi 1 417; 8 full-p. illustrations; fine copy in a fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> Gower Publishing Company unknown books
1977008833Paris: Editions Carmen Martinez 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. Text in English and French. A 286 pp catalogue raisonne. This copy INSCRIBED by the artist in 1979. Book only in good condition. Crack to binding at rear. Some very minor ink marks to text. Dustwrapper present but in only fair condition. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> Editions Carmen Martinez hardcover books
200831463New York: Galerie Daniel Buchholz Andrew Kreps Gallery and Nathalie Obadia 2008. First edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Thick clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 286 pp. A monograph on this minimalist painter with essays by Thea West reich Ethan Wagner and Yve Alain-Bois. A brand spanking new copy still in original shrinkwrap. A large and heavy book. Additional shipping charges may apply. Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Andrew Kreps Gallery and Nathalie Obadia unknown books
1982017866Paris: Editions Macula 1982. Book. Good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto 4to. 136 pages of text followed by 131 illustrations of artworks. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear. Unfortunately about 25 pages are detached. Complete. Text is in French. Limited to 1500 copies printed. First edition. Editions Macula Paperback books
1959WRCLIT17736Paris: Seghers 1959. Square 12mo. Pictorial wrappers. Wraps lightly used but very good. First edition. With presentation inscriptions from both Bosquet and Emmanuel on the half-title to Wallace Fowlie. Publisher's inserts laid in. Number 67 in the "Poetes d'Aujourd'hui" series. Seghers paperback books
1965140566Canada: National Film Board of Canada 1965. Original souvenir program printed in Canada for the 1965 Canadian film. These programs saw popularity beginning in the 1960s and continued to be produced until the early 1980s and the ever-growing VHS market with a particularly high distribution in Asian countries. This example is French language square in shape versus the normal rectangular card stock. <br/><br/>Black-and-white film based on the exploits of New France Jesuit missionaries set in 1638. Existential and probing the film adapts the Jesuit Relations actual journals of real missionaries and their conflicts of faith. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Canada. <br/><br/>10 x 10 inches printed card stock in black purple and blue gatefold. Very Good plus with light foxing and rubbing overall. Scarce. National Film Board of Canada unknown books
19826012New York: Rizzoli International Publications Incorporated 1982 First Amercian Edition translated by David Smith. Oblong Quarto. 305pp. Appndix bibliography index. 409 illustrations 28 in color. Light blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. A very fine copy with fine dust jacket. A wonderful and comprehensive study of silver household wares. Traces the evolution of household silverware in European tradtion with a concentration on the practical function of each type of object. . Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated hardcover books
1974157046Paris: J. Grassin 1974. 79p. wraps; numbered 238 of 300 copies. Collection Originale no 122. Poetry in French. J. Grassin unknown books
2000301910Los Angeles Paris Photo Lab 2000. 2000. First edition. Folio 14 1/2" x 14 1/16". Illustrated with 15 color and b/w photographs by William Claxton Phillip Dixon and Mika Manninen. Original silver boards as issued without dust jacket. Fine. Number 110 of 2000 numbered copies signed by Alain Labbe and Arnaud Gregori on the limitation page. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Los Angeles, Paris Photo Lab, 2000. hardcover books
1823826871823. LE SAGE Alain-Rene transl. by T.obias SMOLLETT. THE ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE 3 VOLUMES. London: Walker & Co. et al. 1823. 303/295/306 pp. 12mo. half calf stamped in gilt and blind over plain brown boards. Marbled edges raised bands gilt leather spine labels. Spines somewhat worn joints cracked boards scraped a bit here and there. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Fifteen lovely hand-colored plates. Translation from the French originally published in 1749. unknown books
173436125Amsterdam: Desbordes 1734. hardcover. very good. Engraved frontispiece. 12mo contemporary calf rubbed. Amsterdam: Chez Henry Desbordes 1734. Second Edition. With the 1707 approbation as of the first edition. Very good.<br/><br/> Desbordes unknown books
1962401278Paris: Terrain Vague 1962. First edition. Light soiling but overall square and fresh. 8vo. 59pp and ads at end. Numerous photographs of depictions of King Kong throughout various media. Original pictorial wrappers. The third issue of Michel Caen and Alain Le Bris's early and important magazine dedicated to the fantastique horror and science fiction films of the 1960s. Dedicated to King Kong this issue contains bibliographies studies and insights into Kong's Lost World mythology. <br/><br/> Terrain Vague unknown books
