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190899900Brisbane: Flavelle Roberts and Sankey 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Brisbane Flavelle Roberts and Sankey 1908. Small octavo 114 2 recto blank with the device of the printers Outridge Printing Co. on the verso pages. Original olive-green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine 'Noble Opal' and the author's surname and front cover the full title; cloth slightly marked lightly rubbed at the extremities and a little bumped at the top corners; first and last few leaves a little foxed; an excellent copy. Flavelle's Gem Series Number 1. Sydney Skertchly 1850-1926 arrived in Brisbane in 1891 after a successful career as a geologist in places as varied as the Fenland and East Anglia Egypt California Burma and China. In 1895-97 he was assistant government geologist in the Geological Survey of Queensland; he was President of the Royal Society of Queensland in 1898 and a founder and first president of the Field Naturalists' Club in 1906. The author's end-note to the reader states that the publishers 'asked me to write a series of little books on gemstones and gave me an entirely free hand. As this the first of them shows they will not be mere gatherings from other harvests but original works embodying the results of my own experience'. An early rare and important work on the subject and we know of no other volumes in the Flavelle's Gem Series. We currently have for sale two variant copies of this item sourced from a significant collection on the subject. This version does not have the advertisement for 'Queensland the Queen of the Colonies' verso blank tipped in at the rear and it is printed on textured and coarser paper resulting in a noticeably thicker volume 14 mm as distinct from 11 mm. Flavelle, Roberts and Sankey hardcover
190899901Brisbane: Flavelle Roberts and Sankey 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Brisbane Flavelle Roberts and Sankey 1908. Small octavo 114 2 recto blank with the device of the printers Outridge Printing Co. on the verso 2 a tipped-in leaf being an advertisement for 'Queensland the Queen of the Colonies' verso blank pages. Original olive-green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine 'Noble Opal' and the author's surname and front cover the full title; cloth lightly rubbed at the extremities; endpapers a little foxed and offset with two small offset tape-marks to both flyleaves; an excellent copy. Flavelle's Gem Series Number 1. Sydney Skertchly 1850-1926 arrived in Brisbane in 1891 after a successful career as a geologist in places as varied as the Fenland and East Anglia Egypt California Burma and China. In 1895-97 he was assistant government geologist in the Geological Survey of Queensland; he was President of the Royal Society of Queensland in 1898 and a founder and first president of the Field Naturalists' Club in 1906. The author's end-note to the reader states that the publishers 'asked me to write a series of little books on gemstones and gave me an entirely free hand. As this the first of them shows they will not be mere gatherings from other harvests but original works embodying the results of my own experience'. An early rare and important work on the subject and we know of no other volumes in the Flavelle's Gem Series. We have identified three variant issues of this work; details available on request. Flavelle, Roberts and Sankey hardcover
200545001London: The Folio Society 2005. Fine. London: The Folio Society 2005. Limited Edition of 1000 numbered copies this being #608. Two volumes; elephant folio and tall octavo; elephant folio volume bound in full-grain aniline-finish calf leather blocked with a design by David Eccles; octavo volume bound in maroon gilt-lettered cloth with paper title label mounted to front; the set housed in original maroon cloth clamshell box 62x43.5cm; 24ll; 87pp. Full color facsimile reproductions; printed on Furioso paper. Bump to top corner of clamshell case else a fine example of a lovely set reproducing the maps commissioned by Queen Mary I likely for her husband Philip II of Spain and executed by Portuguese cartographer Diogo Homem. The Folio Society unknown
192023987Paris: Jules Meynial 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. silk decorated cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper in near fine slipcase. Aeg. Barbier George. 128 pages. 12 x 8.5 cm. Six full-page pochoir color plates plus additional text and border designs -- Art Deco illustration in its zenith; Barbier being one of its foremost and famous proponents. Texts by la comtesse de Noailles Albert Flament Jean-Louis Vaudoyer.The illustrated silk covers offer a further dimension of Art Deco motif; illustrated dust wrapper and slipcase in colors wrap the presentation. Lovely fresh copy. Jules Meynial hardcover
2013004793Waddeson Manor: The Rothschild Foundation 2013 2 volumes 4to 31 cm 520 64 pp; 6 pp pp. 521-1161. Publisher’s cloth and dust jacket minor shelf wear a few notes by the previous owner. This catalogue presents the remarkable collection of late 17th- and 18th-century books assembled by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the last two decades of the 19th century ranking among the finest of its kind outside Paris. Rather than seeking first editions or rare texts Baron Ferdinand collected books of distinguished provenance magnificent bindings and celebrated illustrations with many volumes relating to social customs travel architecture and royal ceremonies. The collection includes heraldic arms of figures such as Louis XIV Louis XV Madame de Pompadour and Marie-Antoinette while the bindings showcase the craftsmanship of renowned artisans like Padeloup the Derome family and Le Monnier known for their dentelle and mosaic designs. The two volumes provide an introduction to the collecting of Ancien Régime books insights into Baron Ferdinand’s historical interests and collecting methods drawing on unpublished trade documentation an overview of the collection by subject detailed descriptions of the illustrated books and a survey of royal bibliophile and other important provenances. Seven chapters analyze the Parisian bookbinding trade of the late 17th and 18th centuries discussing decorative gilding techniques the work of leading bookbinders the evolution of styles and providing lists of bindings bookbinders’ signatures and an overview of English and other bindings at Waddesdon. A particularly valuable feature is the classified index of French bookbinders’ tools reproducing approximately 1000 tools from the Waddesdon books digitally making it an authoritative resource on the finest French bookbinding of the era. All 790 books are catalogued in full detail including title-page transcriptions collations lists of plates provenance records binding descriptions and notes on their significance with a provenance index identifying past owners alongside biographical notes and a select bibliography. From the blurb Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage. The Rothschild Foundation hardcover
193039268Paris: A. & G. Mornay 1930. Fine. A. & G. Mornay Paris 1930 16.50 x 20 cm broché Illustrated edition one of 78 copies on Japan paper our copy being one of 12 hors-commerce copies nominally printed specially for Gaston Morancé from the deluxe issue. Our edition is illustrated with numerous and beautiful color illustrations in and out of text by George Barbier. First cover with folded illustrated cover in colors by George Barbier. Spine slightly sunned with a small stain. A. & G. Mornay unknown
18698482Paris: Paul Daffis 1869 - 1879. Very Good. 1869. Hardcover. 7 volumes total. 4to; quarter bound in brown leather over patterned boards; spines lettered in gilt; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Each volume with bookseller's label of Bernard Rosenthal lower hinge corner front pastedowns. A few spot of light rubbing to leather; slight tanning to prelims and rear endpapers. Overall a clean well preserved set. The literary tricks unveiled. Gallery of French writers from all over Europe who have disguised themselves under anagrams asteronyms cryptonymes initialisms literary names facetious or bizarre pseudonyms etc. Second edition considerably increased published by MM. Gustave Brunet and Pierre Jannet 3 volumes. Suvie Dictionary of anonymous works. 3rd ed. Revised and expanded by Olivier Barbier René and Paul Billar 4 volumes. . Paul Daffis 1869 - 1879 hardcover
2006CBS-9780849335846Taylor & Francis 2006. New. Taylor & Francis unknown
2006CBS-9780849335846Taylor & Francis 2006. New. Taylor & Francis unknown
2008141666London.: The Folio Society 2008. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. red/orange goatskin leather over bevelled boards lavishly illustrated throughout LIMITED EDITION this being number 813 of 1980 copies a lovely fine clean set in fine original box with leather label. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. <br/> <br/> The Folio Society hardcover
2008SKU0204334Foundation Press 2008-04-22. Hardcover. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Foundation Press hardcover
1999SONG1574910728CRC Press 1999-10-31. 1. hardcover. Used: Good. 8.50x1.75x10.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. CRC Press hardcover
1939242548New York: The Derrydale Press 1939. Limited Edition. Number 526 of 750 numbered copies signed by the author. Frontispiece and six full-page illustrations of ducks decoys and hunters. 1 vols. 12mo. Full red morocco gilt uncut at fore and lower edges a fine copy in original glassine and original numbered publisher's box minor rubbing some faint staining of label. A superior copy. Bookplate of Edward Sands Litchfield. Fuller Arthur D. Limited Edition. Number 526 of 750 numbered copies signed by the author. Frontispiece and six full-page illustrations of ducks decoys and hunters. 1 vols. 12mo. Siegel 151; Frazier B-6-a; Biscotti p. 24 The Derrydale Press unknown
1939231715New York: The Derrydale Press 1939. Limited edition. Number 612 of 750 numbered copies signed by the author. Frontispiece and six full-page illustrations of ducks decoys and hunters. 1 vols. 12mo. Full red morocco gilt uncut at fore and lower edges a fine copy in original numbered publisher's box minor rubbing some faint staining of label. A superior copy. Fuller Arthur D. Limited edition. Number 612 of 750 numbered copies signed by the author. Frontispiece and six full-page illustrations of ducks decoys and hunters. 1 vols. 12mo. Siegel 151; Frazier B-6-a; Biscotti p. 24 The Derrydale Press unknown
183628038New Haven and Hartford: Published and Sold by John W. Barber and A. Willard 1836. Very Good. New Haven and Hartford: Published and Sold by John W. Barber and A. Willard 1836. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary gilt-tooled calf gilt spine lacking label all edges marbled marbled endpapers; 560pp.; hand-colored folding map; six plates; numerous in-text illustrations.<br /> <br /> Boards worn and scuffed with chipping to extremities split at top of spine heavier rubbing and surface fractures to spine and front board bowed towards fore-edge binding otherwise sound. Map toned with a few splits along folds else intact and sound. Ownership inscriptions of Joseph H. Clayton to endpapers along with his inscription presenting the volume to the Library of Harmony Lodge. Clayton is also listed in the subscriber list at rear with residence listed as New Haven. Very Good copy of a scarce local history uncommon with the hand-colored map. . Published and Sold by John W. Barber and A. Willard unknown
2008113188The Folio Society 2008. Hardcover. Fine/No jacket. Two volumes one translation and commentary the other afacsimile. in clamshell box. The Folio Society hardcover
1788285468-8-1Sirius. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Sirius unknown
19942112080155Smithsonian 1994-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x1. 2 volume set. Hardcover and dust jacket in slip case. Small tears to jacket. Good bindings and covers. Minor shelf wear. Small tear to slip case. Clean unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Smithsonian hardcover
1999DADAX1574910728CRC Press 1999-10-31. 1. hardcover. New. 8.50x1.75x10.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. CRC Press hardcover
1986DADAX0793553377G. Schirmer 1986-11-01. paperback. New. 9.00x0.36x12.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. G. Schirmer paperback
2024__1350052566Bloomsbury USA Academic 2024. Hardcover. New. pck edition. 1.00x1.00x1.00 inches. Bloomsbury USA Academic hardcover
2000mon0000185651Foundation Press 12/10/2013 12:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 2.3000 in x 10.1000 in x 7.7000 in. very clean 5th editon hardcover. no marks. clean text. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing Foundation Press hardcover
20-03628Sound & Vision Paperback2000 36526. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Sound & Vision, Paperback(2000) paperback
2003137286Sparkford: Haynes 2003. 1st edition. As New. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket 320pp. colour & b/w plates text ills. diags. appends. index Hint of toning to edge of text block o/w a lovely copy of a very scarce title Haynes hardcover
1836433505New Haven and Hartford: John W. Barber and A. Willard 1836. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Thick octavo. viii 9-560pp. Illustrated by 180 engravings six plates lacking the map. Full brown leather with gilt-stamped black leather spine label gilt-tooled on board edges. Owner's name inked on blank preliminary pages foxed with hints of dampstaining in margins hinges cracked leather is dry and worn and chipped a good only copy lacking the rear fly and the fold-out map. Barber a notable engraver unwittingly became the state's historian while traveling through Connecticut. He spoke to the local townspeople collected documents made sketches of important locations and buildings. This book has been called "the first popular local history published in the U.S. John W. Barber and A. Willard hardcover
