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1968R9478Pacific Press Publishing Association. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1968. No Edition Stated. Pictorial Hardcover. Light shelfwear little bit of light soiling front interior hinge just starting to crack; 240 pages . Pacific Press Publishing Association hardcover
195769215Beijing: People's Fine Arts Publishing House 1957. First edition Chinese issue; folio approx. 14½" x 12 ¾" pp. 4 plus 73 stunning color illustrations on 60 sheets; introductory text in Chinese without the added title page and commentary in English; original publisher's box stamped in orange and yellow with bone closures and the outside shipping carton with the original price sticker from the Nanjing Bookstore still affixed. People's Fine Arts Publishing House unknown
19779662Hamburg, Christians, 1977. 41 S. Mit 14 ganzseit. Abb. (= Schriften der A. Paul Weber-Gesellschaft, 1). Illustr. OBrosch.
190613121401New York: The Macmillan Company 1906. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Bailey Vernon Howe and Ralph Lester. No. 2 of 200 copies printed on Japan vellum octavo size 420 pp. signed by Owen Wister. Owen Wister was an American writer and is known as the father of western fiction - his most famous work "The Virginian" is widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel. A classmate and friend of Teddy Roosevelt's like him Wister was attracted to the culture and lore of the West and on a visit to Yellowstone in 1893 he met Frederic Remington who remained a lifelong friend. This novel Lady Baltimore published four years after The Virginian is set in the East yet shares a similar theme of searching for aristocratic roots in everyday personas.<br/><br/>Limited edition of 200 copies printed on Japan vellum this being number 2 with dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Signed by the author on the limitation page with a tipped-in note on front free endpaper which states 'This is a presentation copy containing author's autograph.' <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Tan paper boards with author and title in a darker tan outlined in gilt vellum spine with same lettering top-edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Dust jacket is light brown woven paper with similar lettering outlined in dark brown slipcase also a light tan cardboard. Tipped in note as referred to above on front free endpaper denoting a signed Presentation copy same note pasted to the side of the slipcase. Octavo size approx. 8.5" tall pagination: i-xiv 1-406.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: The book is near fine minor rubbing to tail of the spine corners are perfect text block and hinges are strong and solid free of prior owner markings interior is clean and bright. Dust jacket good only with several large chips due mostly to the jacket having been cut larger than the book and so apparently often caught when returning the book to the slipcase. Slipcase is overall very good with no creases or tears however does exhibit overall soiling.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply.<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 Macmillan Company hardcover books
19061330553New York: The Macmilliam Company 1906. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair; Hardcover; Spine green with black print; Boards in green cloth wear to corners and spine caps mild shelfwear cocked spine; Text block has cracked rear hinge tanning to endpapers small stains on front endpapers intermittent spine breaks large portion of p. 165/166 torn out mild age-toning to paper; xiii 406 pages frontispiece illustrated b&w plates. 1330553. FP New Rockville Stock. The Macmilliam Company hardcover books
19953194Canberra ACT: Aerospace Publications 1995. Quarto printed wrappers 210 pp. profusely illustrated with photographs maps and diagrams. Light shelf wear otherwise a near-fine copy. The first in the Legends of the Air series presents a broad history of three of the classic fighter aircraft of the 1950s and beyond the North American F-886 Sabre MiG-15 and Hawker Hunter. Each played a significant role in the history and development of the jet fighter these are the most important fighters of their era serving with some 100 nations around the world. Aerospace Publications unknown
197878044Tamerlane Press Edgewater Maryland 1978. Limited edition - Unnumbered 1 of 1500. Hardback. Signed by the illustrator Fabian . Fine cloth copy in an equally fine mylar-sleeved dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 267 pages; Description: p. 267. Subjects: Fantasy Novel. Notes: Impressively plate illustrated throughout. Tamerlane Press, Edgewater, Maryland hardcover
1963140940527Highlands North Carolina: The Nantahala Foundation 1963. First Edition. Very Good. First edition copy #32 of 100 signed by Jonathan Williams and illustrator R.B. Kitaj. Stringbound wraps. Very Good with wear to back wrap from removed sticker. Jargon 61. The Nantahala Foundation unknown
1963140940527Highlands North Carolina: The Nantahala Foundation 1963. First Edition. Very Good. First edition copy #32 of 100 signed by Jonathan Williams and illustrator R.B. Kitaj. Stringbound wraps. Very Good with wear to back wrap from removed sticker. Jargon 61. The Nantahala Foundation unknown books
1945FLAHIVE-2404Duke University Press Durham 1945 First printing. A near-fine copy without a jacket. A clean unmarked copy. Features William Styron's very first stories in print "Autumn" and "The Long Dark Road." Selections from William Styron Frances Gray Patton Frances Wright Lorenz Eitner Ovid Williams Pierce Harold Grier McCurdy Archie Robertson R.P. Harriss Newman Ivey White Julian Lee Rayford Richard Austin Smith Ralph Nash H.P. Koenig and others. Fiction-S. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Duke University Press, Durham hardcover
1981BOOKS343628New York NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. Good/Good. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. Inscribed by author and illustrators see photo . Sm 4to. 44pp. . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. hardcover
1991455712San Diego: Harcourt Children's Books 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Diane Leo Dillon. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR Nancy Willard AND ILLUSTRATORS THE DILLONS on title page. Very clean and tight copy. Funny picture book about how the housekeeper of Bosch deals with his crazy personality & art. A witty tale by Willard with amusing color illustrations by the award-winning husband and wife team. Record # 455712 Harcourt Children's Books hardcover
1909BOOKS022515INew York: Grosset & Dunlap. Fair/Deco Cover. 1909. Hardcover. 8vo Clean text with nostalgic pictorial cover boards spine-end chips and name in pencil on front endpaper. Presumed reprint. . Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
192881465Ohne Ort, Selbstverlag (Druck: H. Baerer & Co., Harburg-Wilhelmsburg), 1928. [56] S. Mit zahlr. s/w Illustrationen. Folio (36 x 25,5 cm). Schlichte Privatbroschur.
198388367Madison, N.J. Friends of the Library, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1983. 18, (2) S., mit 5 Holzstichtafeln u. 2 vom Künstler geschnittenen Initialen. 4to. 33 cm. OBüttenkart. mit Fadenheftung.
193372920Erlenbach-Zürich, Rotapfel-Verlag, 1933. 86 S. Mit 23 s/w Tafeln nach Zeichn. von Ernst Kreidolf. 8vo (19 cm). Illustr. OLn.
19103818London: S.W. Partridge & Co. Lrd 1910. First edition. Original red cloth over color pictorial front board and advertisement on rear board advertisements on endpapers. Corners and board edges a little worn. Large quarto 10 3/16 x 7 11/16 inches; 259 x 195 mm. Pictorial title-page printed in blue 92 unnumbered pages and six full page color plates. Numerous other mono-color and black & white illustrations throughout the text including six by Louis Wain. Ink inscription on verso of color frontispiece dated Xmas 1910. A good copy of a very scarce book in fact the first time that we have ever seen this title. <br /> <br /> The Louis Wain illustrations in this delicate book include the following:<br /> How Pride Betrays. three 0ne-third page printed in brown When the Cook's Away. full-page printed in blue<br /> Tubbing the Kitties. one-third page printed in green "You Naughty Kitties!" full-page printed in green. S.W. Partridge & Co., Lrd unknown
19103818London: S.W. Partridge & Co. Lrd 1910. First edition. Original red cloth over color pictorial front board and advertisement on rear board advertisements on endpapers. Corners and board edges a little worn. Large quarto 10 3/16 x 7 11/16 inches; 259 x 195 mm. Pictorial title-page printed in blue 92 unnumbered pages and six full page color plates. Numerous other mono-color and black & white illustrations throughout the text including six by Louis Wain. Ink inscription on verso of color frontispiece dated Xmas 1910. A good copy of a very scarce book in fact the first time that we have ever seen this title. <br/><br/>The Louis Wain illustrations in this delicate book include the following:<br/>How Pride Betrays. three 0ne-third page printed in brown When the Cook's Away. full-page printed in blue<br/>Tubbing the Kitties. one-third page printed in green "You Naughty Kitties!" full-page printed in green. S.W. Partridge & Co., Lrd unknown books
1936mon0000012755UK: Ace Publishing1936 1936. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First edition without jacket on illustrated pictorial cloth some damage to outer boards and spine cloth hinges starting to split but inside covers excellent some selotape repairs to outer covers actually overhall a good copy but price reduced will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable UK: Ace Publishing,1936 hardcover
191030841Paris: Hetzel 1910. Later printing. Hardcover. g. Quarto. 4 434 2pp. Elaborately decorated publisher's binding of red cloth stamped in gilt and printed in black and green on the front and spine. The head of an elephant in the upper left corner of the front panel with pictorial scenes in three ruled inset blocks entwined by a long sprig of green leaves; a fan device at the center has a stylized title motif with "Jules Verne" and "Voyages Extraordinaires" in a scroll below it. The back panel has a central medallion with the publisher's monogram printed within a frame of Greek-style decoration printed in black. All edges gilt. Blue-grey coated endpapers. Engraved frontispiece protected with a tissue guard. Title page vignette. "Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers" English: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. The original edition had no illustrations; this copy is identical to the first illustrated edition which was published in 1871. 111 illustrations by Riou 24 and Alphonse de Neuville 86 engraved by Hildibrand. Includes 6 chromotypographs and 2 full-page b/w maps. Some age wear on binding with upper spine somewhat rippled and moderate rubbing along edges. Book poorly recased with glue remain along gutters. Tissue guard and title page slightly foxed. Minor and sporadic foxing throughout. Slight age toning along paper margin. Text in French. Binding in overall good interior in good to good condition. Hetzel hardcover
1916010475Paris: L'Édition française Illustrée 1916. French first world war-time satirical illustrated magazine. Red cloth spine with illustrated papered boards. Containig 13 issues from July to Sepetmber 1916.Approx.9.25 X 12.25 inches.Boards rubbed to edges and corners rear endaper with splits along the hinge binding sound. A good copy. Original Copy. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. L'Édition française Illustrée Hardcover
1915010476Paris: L'Édition française Illustrée 1915. French first world war-time satirical illustrated magazine. Red cloth spine with illustrated papered boards. Containig 13 issues from October to December 1916.Approx.9.25 X 12.25 inches.Boards rubbed and worn to edges and corners binding sound. A good copy. Original Copy. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. L'Édition française Illustrée Hardcover
190121877London : Otto Limited 1901-1907 . First Editions . VG . 4TO . Bound in publisher's red-brick cloth. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour with every kind of illustration. A treasure trove of period material. Copies bright and generally unworn. Hinges loose in some cases Not all covers or indices are present A very handsome set. Very heavy books special shipping considerations will apply. Otto Limited hardcover
193041220London: The British & dominions School Of Drawing C1930. Presumed First. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Author's and illustrator's comprise Bouverie HoytonEdward S Hynes Norman WilliamsLawson Wood Will Owen Con H. Lomax George Dixon Oswald Barrett Herbert Furst Charles Bassett and others. Size: A4 300 x 210mm approx. Slight wear to spine. Very Slight Foxing. slight wear to covers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 41220. . The British & dominions School Of Drawing paperback
191065603Marburg, N. G. Elwert, [1910]. 22 kartonierte Bll. mit mont. Abb. unterschiedlichen Formats (Blattgr. ca. 24,2 x 15,6 cm). Lose in schlichter OKart.-Mappe.
