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1973729Wisconsin: University Of Wisconsin Press 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Purple hardcover ex-library lacking dustjacket. Signed and inscribed at length by the author on the facing page to a well-respected Oregon poet "For Henry Hughes on the occasion of his successful defense of his Ph.D dissertation 1 March 2002 West Lafayette Indiana. One of the best dissertations I've seen at Purdue University by one of our very best candidates for the doctorate degree. Good times abounded. Dick Thompson." Also signed beneath his name ont he title page in purple ink. Overall the book is in good only ex-library condition. general wear at the edges and light corner bumps. Creasing at some pages and library stamps including "Withdrawn" as appropriate and pocket removal. 254 pp. indexed a scarce book at best even rarer signed by the author. <br/><br/> University Of Wisconsin Press hardcover
35283THE GOTHIC RENAISSANCE. ITS ORIGIN PROGRESS AND PRINCIPLES. London: Saunders Otley & Co. 1860. 8vo. Self wrappers. 32 pages. First edition. Rare pamphlet with only one copy cited on OCLC in the National library of Wal This is a reprint originally published in the "Constitutional Press Magazine. Unopened copy. Slight soiling to cover with crease else very good. unknown
201071516NY: Knopf 2010. First edition first prnt. Signed by Rice on the title page. Three digital color photographs of Rice at the NY booksigning event laid-in. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The second novel in Rice's Songs and Seraphim series. Signed By Author with Photo. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover
2022ABE-1652448059551Snuggly Books 2022 VERY SCARCE INDEED. Only 100 copies printed; a very scarce classic long out of print is resurrected here after many years of only being available in The Belgravia a magazine edited by Elizabeth Braddon. The young author Ada Buisson was born in 1839. Just as she was experiencing success she died in 1866. This is a brilliant assembly of stories by a Victorian woman writer of huge promise. Issued in this hardback limited edition without a jacket which features a George Cruikshank design on the front cover board. Limited Edition. Hardcover. New. Snuggly Books hardcover
196616192<p>Lancer 1966. Softcover. Good. #73-451 Lancer Gilt-Edge Gothic</p> Lancer paperback
1889632455Building News London 1889. Unframed Print. Very Good Condition. A double sheet print image area approx. 28 x 38 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries such as The Builder Building News and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance intricacy and stylistic flair of the period's architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; Unframed Prints : Old; Vintage Prints. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Building News unknown
Waagepetersen, ChristianIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1972111Magnum 1972. Softcover. Very Good. Signed; �aka Dean R. Koontz� Magnum paperback
2023738New York NY: Viking / Penguin Group. 2023. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. A Longmire Mystery; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 351 pages; Signed BY AUTHOR First Edition. Mylar Cover on dust jacket Book Tight Text is clean no markings seen. . 1558216340 . Viking / Penguin Group hardcover
22099'Monday Morng.' no place or date. 1p 12mo. Bifolium addressed on reverse of second leaf with small seal in black wax to 'J Scoles Esqr Argyll Place'. In fair condition lightly aged and worn with damage to second leaf from breaking of seal. Folded twice. Written in a tight florid hand. Reads: 'Dear Sir I hear there will be no admission into Your Church tomorrow without tickets. If you should have any of said Tickets to spare please to favour with one two or three according to circumstances – Yours Very Faithfully J Landseer'. Joseph John Scoles was the first in a succession of four architects who lived at 11 Argyll Place between 1832 and 1903. The letter would appear to refer to one of the many Roman Catholic churches he designed. 'Monday Morng.' [no place or date] unknown
240073 November 1874; Bridge Place Eccleston Bridge. See both men’s entries in the Oxford DNB. 4pp 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition lightly aged with slight spot from previous mount at one corner. Folded twice. Signed ‘H. H. Armstead’. In reply to a letter of Dafforne he reports that ‘the Statues I have made for the “Colonial Office†Niches are not yet in situ - but are now being raised to the niches and they will be in their places within the next few days.’ He gives the names and positions of the statues adding: ‘The eight men are there as Secretaries of State for the Colonies’. He also indicates the work he has done for ‘the central group representing the Queen &c &c’: ‘the two outside figures only they represent “Navigation†and “legislation†as well as ‘the four flattish Reliefs under the central group . they are the Virtues “Truth†“Fortitude†“Temperance†and “Obedience.†He continues: ‘You are of course aware that the alto Relievos of the 5 divisions of the World & “Government†and “Education†are by me’. He concludes with a hint of bitterness: ‘I am glad you like the memorial work it appears to give general pleasure - some satisfaction to the poor artists who were nearly made bankrupt by it.’ 3 November 1874; Bridge Place, Eccleston Bridge. unknown
0988201372.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1865369405The Builder London 1865. Unframed Print. Very Good Condition. A single sheet print image area approx. 17 x 27 cms. With another page containing a floor plan and some accompanying text. This is an original page from The Builder journal. Note; this is an original item separated from the volume not a reprint or copy. The Builder a prominent architectural and building periodical holds immense significance. It serves as a valuable resource for understanding the architectural debates delving into the histories of specific buildings and exploring broader discussions related to the social upheavals triggered by rapid industrialization and urban expansion. Category: Builder & Building News; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Builder unknown
1986230538New York Munich : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Prestel Verlag 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 499 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. Notes: Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York April 8-June 22 1986 and at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg July 24-September 28 1986. Includes bibliography. Subject: Art German - Art Gothic - Art Renaissance - Art Medieval - Germany - Nuremberg - Exhibitions. Germany West. Nuremberg. Other names: Kahsnitz Rainer. Wixom William D. Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg. Metropolitan Museum of Art New York N.Y. Genre: Illustrated text. New York Munich : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Prestel Verlag hardcover
2017G4908158134I4N00MALL OF TV 2017. Unknown. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. MALL OF TV unknown
1685174a Margaret Street Cavendish Square London. Thursday 1 July c.1881. Printed in black on one side of 13.5 x 18.5 cm card. Plate dimensions 11.5 x 16 cm. Aged and spotted. An attractive and elegant production with both illustration and text engraved. The illustration with engraved signature of 'E Marolda' shows six putti playing with a string of foliage with one in the bottom left-hand corner swathed in ribbon and standing beside an architectural feature. The text reads: 'Les Muses réunies prient 'Mr. George Bodleys' inserted in mansucript de vouloir bien honorer de 'sa' inserted presence le nouvel atelier de Sigr. Emilio Marolda le Jeude sic 1er Juillet de 4 a 7 heures p.m 74A. Margaret Street Cavendish Square Fête d Ouverture'. Names commencing with Sraah Bernhardt are written at top of card for no apparent reason. In a bankruptcy announcement London Gazettte 27 September 1881 Marolda is stated as being at this address and described as 'Artist and Decorator and Dealer in Works of Art'. In previous proceedings LG 4 April 1876 his address had been given as 23 Berners Street and his occupation as 'Artist and Decorator'. He was responsible for the ceiling at Toole's Theatre 1876 and the Turkish baths at the Prince's Club 1889. 74a Margaret Street, Cavendish Square [London]. Thursday 1 July [c.1881?]. unknown
816326 February 1890; Lancaster. 12mo bifolium: 2 pp. Text clear and complete. On aged spotted and lightly-creased paper. Relates to the Lancaster landmark the Storey Institute designed by Paley and his partner Hubert James Austin 1841-1915 for Sir Thomas Storey built on the site of the old Mechanics' Institute and opened in 1891. It now houses the Storey Art Gallery. Paley states that his firm 'will put the work in hand for the completion of niche of the Storey Institute & when this is finished in say a month we shall be glad to have the marble group down'. The sculpture 'will have to be taken through the corridor floor leading to the large room & this floor being constructed of iron & concrete we shall be anxious to get on with but cannot do it until the marble group has been got into its place'. If the recipient is 'coming Northwards it will be well to see the building & consider how the group may be best got to its resting place in the Niche'. 26 February 1890; Lancaster. unknown
0666671761.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Scavenius, BenteIn Pristine Condition. unknown
197428Books are in excellent condition. Slight foxing around edges of pages. Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of Virginia hardcover
20119705New York NY: Delacorte Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. first thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 406 pages; SIGNED BY AUTHOR Mylar Cover on dustjacket Dust Jacket shows little sign of usage Book Tight Text is clean no markings seen; 47A . Delacorte Press hardcover
19744No place Dublin Ireland . 15 August no year . 1p. 4to. In fair condition aged and worn. The breaking open of the wafer has resulted in slight loss at the beginning of Maturin's signature. Addressed on reverse to 'William Spooner Esqre at Mr Millikin's Grafton Street'. His not writing of 'Dublin' implies that he is writing from the same place. Maturin was the great-uncle of Oscar Wilde who adopted the name 'Sebastian Melmoth' during his self-exile on the continent. A short but piquant letter reading: 'Dear Sir I enclose Sir Walter Scott's friendly letter - As authentic biography is more interesting than fictitious I will send you a memoir of my own family the events in which are as romantic as those in any tale with the advantage of being true - Sincerely yours <C.> R. Maturin August 15th.' No place [ Dublin, Ireland ]. 15 August [ no year ]. unknown
101940860X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1019115009.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover