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9026684New Haven: Yale University Press 1963. 1st . Hardcover. fine/fine. Includes bibliographical references and index. <br/><br/> Yale University Press hardcover books
20012307241London: Hermes House 2001. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Ink name on endpaper edge wear to jacket. 2001 Hard Cover. A comprehensive guide to the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui. Ancient formulae and symbols explained and interpreted for today's world with simple tables to help apply them and a unique glimpse at the professional use of the Luo Pan the Feng Shui compasss. Practical advice on applying the principles--from choosing a house to adding subtle details to your existing home and from creating tranquil outdoor spaces to realizing dreams and aspirations. Gives an insight into relationships in the office and at home suggests ways to improve health career and friendships to create nurturing environments for your loved ones. Over 6000 photographs and illustrations including floor plans and garden designs help you make a full Feng Shui survey on your living spaces. Hermes House hardcover books
1995009040London: Taylor & Francis Publishers 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216pp. A collection of scholarly viewpoints on gender issues in society from domestic practices telephone sales and science technology. Each article has references. Index. In printed paper wraps. Taylor & Francis, Publishers unknown books
196431239Eureka: Hearse Press 1964. First edition. Paperback. Fine. First edition. A collection of forty-two separate broadsides of various sizes laid into a printed thick paper portfolio. All elements in fine condition. These broadsides published between 1960 and 1964 and included here in toto for the first time. One of 150 copies. Notable for the inclusion of Waste Basket His Wife The Painter The Old Man On The Corner and The Paper On The Floor four broadsides by Charles Bukowski. Although not called for All FOUR OF THE BUKOWSKI BROADSIDES ARE SIGNED. The first example of any of these that we have found signed. Some of Buk's earliest work. Hearse Press paperback books
191819071903Ditchling Sussex: Printed at the Ditchling Press by Douglas Pepler 1918. First and Limited Edition. Wraps. Good . Gill Eric and Beedham R. John. One of 240 copies duodecimo size 126 pp. "Woodwork" contains twenty-one wood engravings of tools by the inimitable Eric Gill 1882-1940; a highly regarded printmaker sculptor and typographer as well as a complicated man Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press.<br/><br/>An informative look at the art of carpentry by craftsman-woodworker Arthur Romney Green 1872-1945 who like Gill and Pepler was influenced by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. Although the book is stated as "Volume I" no further volumes were issued.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Brown paper wraps black lettering on the front wrap fore- and bottom edges uncut title page with black-and-white wood engraving a total of thirty-one wood engravings in the text throughout: twenty-one wood engravings of carpentry tools by Eric Gill ten wood engravings by R. John Beedham; Caslon O. F. type Batchelor handmade paper duodecimo size 7.75" by 5" pagination: i-iv v-xvi 1 2-110 one of 450 copies this number 161.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Better than good with clean wraps a strong square text block the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; overall minor edgewear to the wraps some loss to the paper at the spine exposing parts of the gatherings however text block still solid small loss to the bottom fore-edge corner of the title page.<br/><br/>___CITATIONS: Gill no. 269; Taylor and Sewell no. A31.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; 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. Printed at the Ditchling Press by Douglas Pepler unknown books
196427663New York: Reinhold Publishing Company 1964. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Square hardbound 8vo. 94 numbered pp. Brief textual introduction by the three authors followed by over 90 pages of examples of advertisements and graphic design examples that provide solutions to gadvertising and communication problems. A very good copy. Spine lettering dulled but still readable. Issued without dustwrapper. Quite uncommon in the hardbound edition. Reinhold Publishing Company hardcover books
1991UGRADOV00TMHarperPerennial 1991. Very Good. Graham Robin Lee. Dove. Gill Derek L.T. New York: HarperPerennial 1991. 199pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with light bumping and rubbing. A few light creases. HarperPerennial paperback books
239Austin: University of Texas 1982. . 4to white printed wrappers color vignette on front cover Austin: University of Texas, 1982. unknown books
196614005NY: Kennedy 1966. First edn. 8vo pp. 323. A fine copy in little chipped and soiled dj. This is a biography of the noted type designer. Kennedy unknown books
482New York. Literary Guild. 1932. Englished Anew by George Philip Krapp with wood engravings by Eric Gill. 309 pp. In original jacket. Small 4to. Fine interior. unknown books
706New York. P.J. Kenedy & Sons. 1966. New York. P.J. Kennedy & Sons. 1966. 4to.324pp. Cloth binding in black w/o the Dj. Otherwise a fine copy. LOC 66-25003 unknown books
2000204077Denver: Gill Foundation 2000. 32p. 8x12 inches financial reports news plans staff grants endnotes graphs and figures tables photos very good report in colorful glossy stapled orange wraps. Gill Foundation unknown books
2001204088Denver: Gill Foundation 2001. 44p. 8x11.5 inches financial reports news plans staff grants endnotes graphs and figures tables photos very good report in colorful glossy stapled wraps. Gill Foundation unknown books
7405Waltham Saint Lawrence Golden Cockerel Press 1928. One of 500 numbered copies. Cloth uncut 5 18 1 pp. illustrated with 2 original full-page engravings by Gill. Fine. CHANTICLEER 61. <br/><br/> Waltham Saint Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1928. hardcover books
1855WRCAM6466Philadelphia 1855. 285pp. plus plates. Frontis. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Boards and spine moderately faded. Contemporary church library bookplate on front free endpaper. Textblock somewhat shaken. Occasional minor dampstaining and foxing. A good copy. Christianity vs. savagery. "In spite of the title this work is concerned with description and travel and relates the history of the Christian missions in Melanesia." - Hill. HILL 703 another ed. hardcover books
1855WRCAM24563Philadelphia 1855. 232pp. plus plates. Frontis. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Head of spine a bit chipped. A bit tanned. Else very good. "In spite of the title this work is concerned with description and travel and relates the history of the Christian missions in Melanesia." - Hill. The frontispiece depicts Captain Cook landing on Eromanga. HILL 703. hardcover books
1992702737NY: HarperCollins. 1992. Advance Uncorrected Manuscript. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. HarperCollins paperback books
189797426London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head 1897. Hardcover. 199p. frontis-portrait with tissue guard rubricated title page preface address on "Class Making" essay by J. A. Symonds very light foxing to endpaper edges otherwise a very good first edition in bright blue cloth boards gilt titles and top edge untrimmed fore edge and bottom edge mylar jacket. Uranian poet see d'Arch Smith "Love in Earnest". John Lane, The Bodley Head hardcover books
1885318318London: The Religous Tract Society 1885. First edition. With 16 illus. 248pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters mottled modern caklaf and marbled boards leather label. Fine. First edition. With 16 illus. 248pp. 8vo. The Religous Tract Society unknown books
1945Embry 180310Grosset & Dunlap Circa 1945. Fine in very good dust jacket with some minor edgewear and a closed tear in mylar cover. Grosset & Dunlap, Circa 1945. unknown books
19417192NY: Putnam. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1941. Hardcover. First edition. Slight spine slant else very good in a good small hole at mid-spine minor edge wear and fading price clipped dust jacket. . Putnam hardcover books
19409927ENew York: Putnam 1940. First Edition. Signed presentation copy from Tom Gill inscribed by the author: “For Rose The old man just keeps on trying. Always Tom. Washington D.C. May 27 ‘40.†Very good lightly used copy in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. A romantic adventure story set in the Caribbean with crooked politics gang fights jungle duels and flaming romance. The front panel of the dust jacket is a color painting of a handsome young American man wearing a white suit sitting talking to a beautiful young island woman wearing a flower print dress. Putnam unknown books
19439929ENew York: Putnam 1943. First Edition. Signed presentation copy inscribed by the author: “For Rose Here we are back south againTom Gill. Washington D.C. April 20 1943.†Very good in a very good lightly dust soiled dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. A romantic adventure story set in Central America full of romance and intrigue. The front panel of the dust jacket is a color painting of a handsome young American man and a beautiful young Hispanic woman with a jungle scene in the background. Putnam unknown books
19319926ENew York: Cosmopolitan 1931. First Edition of the Author’s First Book. Signed presentation copy inscribed by the author Tom Gill inscribed: “To Rose: This first copy of a first novel. With all my best Tom.†Very good lightly used copy in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. A romantic adventure story set along the often treacherous Arizona-Mexico border. The front panel of the dust jacket is a striking color painting of a determined looking young American man and a lovely young Mexican woman wearing a tiara and an embroidered shawl. Cosmopolitan unknown books
1842317198Boston: William Crosby and Company 1842. First edition. 66 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed biscuit wrappers. Some light spotting to edges faintest soiling to wrappers. Fine copy in black morocco-backed slipcase and cloth wrapper. First edition. 66 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "It is not easy for a man to speak of his own books. I dare say that few persons have been more interested in mine than I ."<br/>An account of this dinner celebrating Dickens' appearance in New York by two reporters from The Morning Post. Dickens's speech on the occasion is given on pp. 10-15. Gimbel B112. Provenance: book label of Frederick Spiegelberg his sale Anderson Galleries 3-4 November 1937 William Crosby and Company unknown books
