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130095826X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1791844170.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
198922812Trieste: TK Galerija 1989. First edition thus. Hardcover. Contents fine solander case lightly scuffed. Black cloth solander case 32 x 25 cm 12.75 x 9.75 inches printed card wrapper over plain red wrapper and blue gray paper chemise holding 12 unbound fascicles each with a poem by Marko Kravos and a serigraph print by Franko Vecchiet. Each poem presented in the original Slovenian with translations into Italian German French and English. Print and English translation laid in loose. English translation printed on transparent parchment. Accompanying 12 page essay by Matjaz Kmecl laid in. <br/><br/>Scarce English-language printing of this Slovanian artists' book. TK Galerija hardcover
1848005410London: Hering & Remington 1848. Near Fine. 1 hand-colored lithograph 429 x 533 mm. image is 275 x 375 mm.; mat is 19.5 x 23 inches. The lithograph was created by Edmund Walker 1813 or 1814-1882 of Day & Son after James Rattray's drawing. James Rattray 1818-1854 was a lieutenant in the British Bengal Army during the first Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842. The sketches he produced were published in 30 plates in Scenery Inhabitants & Costumes of Afghaunistan 1847-48. This is plate no. 22 in regard to which Rattray wrote: "I sketched this Uzbeg at the Fort of Lughmaunee Cohistaun." The ambassador represented Mir Wali prince of the frontier town of Kulum near Kunduz. In September 1840 the British were negotiating with Wali to transfer his allegiance to Shah Shuja. Green dealer's label on back of mat from Harold T. Storey London. Very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: lithograph is clean and bright; minor soiling to mat. Hering & Remington unknown
18590009034London & New York: Frederick Warne And Co. 1859 . First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo; xvii 404 pages red half polished calf marbled boards <br/><br/>" This is not only the first history of BARTHOLOMEW FAIR but the first serious history of any Fair; even the general subject of fairs as far as I can learn has never been thought worthy of a book - Preface." With facsimiles and new drawings by H. Sydney Barton who "has exactly met my wish for minute faithfulness in teh copying of everything represented. . Accurate work is very hard to find. Most of the illustrations in this book are now for the first time drawn from the illuminations loose engravings or handbills in which they first appeared . - Preface." Frederick Warne And Co. hardcover
1859140940505Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson 1859. First American Edition. Very Good. First American edition first printing. Follows the original French and some multi-volume British editions with ghostwritten material tacked on. 580 2-12 1 pp. Publisher's brown pebbled cloth front stamped in blind gilt spine lettering yellow ad endpapers. A Very Good copy with cloth worn away along head and tail lettering a little oxidized and rubbed light sporadic foxing penciled name on first blank erased pencil on title page plates toned. The autobiography of the first private detective Eugene Francois Vidocq a former criminal and father of criminology. His exploits inspired Edgar Allan Poe to create detective fiction as a genre. T.B. Peterson unknown
0282460977.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1893biblio369Hartford Conn: American publishing company 1893. Fine. <p> </p><p>Chromolitography 7 3/4 x 12 1/4 Print provided from the portofolio: Our Navy Its Growth and Achievements</p><p> </p> American publishing company unknown
197636979Paris: A Parole Donnee 1976. Fine. Paris: "A Parole Donnée" 1976. First Edition Limited to 72 copies of which this is no. 9 of 12 hors commerce copies. Small square quarto 16.5cm; loose as issued in grey printed dust jacket housed in bright blue cloth chemise and slipcase; 16pp.; two leaves of color engravings signed with limitation in pencil by the Japanese printmaker Shoichi Hasegawa. A Fine example additionally signed by the poet and artist on colophon in rear. <br /> <br /> Issued as the second volume in the poet's A Parole Donnée series. No copies located in OCLC as of October 2025. A Parole Donnee unknown
169543155Amstelaedami Amsterdam: Apud Johannem Wolters 1695. Second edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Octavo 7 3/4 x 6 1/4". 58 859 49pp. Original full blind-stamped parchment with handwritten lettering to spine. Raised bands. Additional engraved title by Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver Gerard Hoet. Title page in red and black lettering. Title vignette. Decorative head- tailpieces and initials. <br /> <br /> Originally published in 1692 this work is the second edition of Hermann Witsius' compendium of religious works. It includes eight full-page engravings by Jan van den Aveelen including four double-page. Six of these appear in the text on Jewish law and ritual "de Tabernaculi Levitici mysteriis" and one includes an overflap showing the Ark of the Covenant. <br /> <br /> At the end of the Preface has been added a large engraved portrait of the author by Pieter van Gunst after a painting by Gerard Hoet. The portrait is dated 1700 and comes from a later edition of Witsius' "Miscellaneorum Sacrorum" published in Amsterdam and Utrecht in 1700 by Francisci Halmae François Halma.<br /> <br /> Also includes an extensive Index at rear.<br /> <br /> Minor foxing and darkening to binding. Ex-library bookplate on inside of front cover. Minor and sporadic clear water-staining at upper lower or outer margin of pages never affecting lettering. Slight rippling to pages due to damp exposure. Otherwise pages are extremely clean and white. Text in Latin with some Hebrew and Greek. Binding in overall good to very good interior in good to very good condition. About the author: Hermann Witsius 1636-1708 was "Professor of Divinity in the Universities of Franeker Utrecht and Leyden. A brilliant and devout student he was fluent in Latin Greek and Hebrew by the age of 15 when he entered the University of Utrecht. He was ordained at 21 and served in several pastorates filling both the pulpit and the academic chair over the course of his life" Encyclopedia Britannica. Apud Johannem Wolters hardcover
169243176Trajecti ad Rhenum Utrecht: Apud Franciscum Halmam 1692. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Octavo 8 1/4 x 6 1/4". 28 859 49pp Index. Contemporary full vellum with handwritten title to spine. Additional engraved title by Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver Joseph Mulder 1658-1742 after a painting by Dutch Baroque era painter Gerard Hoet 1648-1733. Title vignette. Decorative initials and tailpieces. <br /> <br /> Scarce first edition of Hermann Witsius' compendium of religious works illustrated with eight full-page engravings by Jan van den Aveelen including four double-page. Six of these appear in the text on Jewish law and ritual "de Tabernaculi Levitici mysteriis" and one includes an overflap showing the Ark of the Covenant.<br /> <br /> Age-toning to binding. Ex-library sticker at head of spine and stamp on free front endpaper. Previous owner's gift inscription dated 1830 on fly leaf. Clear water-staining along fore-edge of the first two leaves of Dedication then sporadically along fore-edge of a few pages throughout 9not affecting lettering. Both hinges slightly starting. Sporadic foxing and age-toning throughout. Text in Latin with some Hebrew and Greek. Binding in overall good- to good interior in good- to very good condition. About the author: Hermann Witsius 1636-1708 was "Professor of Divinity in the Universities of Franeker Utrecht and Leyden. A brilliant and devout student he was fluent in Latin Greek and Hebrew by the age of 15 when he entered the University of Utrecht. He was ordained at 21 and served in several pastorates filling both the pulpit and the academic chair over the course of his life" Encyclopedia Britannica. Apud Franciscum Halmam hardcover
39812597-6Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
1829List3693Philadelphia 1829. Folio 2 pp. Tear to title page some chips to margins with loss good condition overall. An early Philadelphia theatrical music imprint by I. T. Norton credited on the sheet as “I. T. Norton R.A.M. Composer & Director of the Music to the Chestnut St. Theatre.†Norton served as musical director at the Second Chestnut Street Theatre during the late 1820s a period when the house mounted a mixture of melodrama burletta opera excerpts and popular entertainments requiring resident musical supervision and arrangement. Theatre directors of music routinely composed incidental numbers glees and topical songs for stage performance and subsequent publication bridging the repertory of live performance and domestic music-making.<br /> <br /> Mister Punchinello! draws upon the well-known Punch and Judy puppet tradition. The text is lyrically straightforward built around the repeated refrain “Oh mamma I must be married to Mister Punchinello†suggesting a number intended for accessible vocal delivery rather than elaborate dramatic structure. The R.A.M. designation appended to Norton’s name—presented without elaboration on the imprint—appears as a professional credential typical of early nineteenth-century music publishing though he very well may have never attended the Royal Academy of Music.<br /> <br /> A representative survival from the intersection of Philadelphia theatre culture and early American sheet music production. OCLC locates about a dozen copies across multiple entries. unknown
1957KOS03400069Art Publishing 1957. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS03400069 Art Publishing paperback
18298060London: Jones 1829. Hardcover. Fine. Rebound in maroon cloth with black paper spine labels stamped in gilt. Fine condition. Minor foxing otherwise fine condition. 70 pages of text and 38 pages of steel engravings two illustrations per page in the first title. 52 pages of descriptive text and 40 pages of steel engravings two illustrations per page in the second title. Altogether 156 steel engravings on 78 pages. <br/><br/> Jones hardcover
196540764aaozForeign Language Press Peking 1965-01-01. Paperback. Good. Published by Foreign Languages Press 1965. Softbound. Note at beginning titles and artists in English. Prints reproduced in color. White portions with tanning; edges moderately worn to white. Corners with modest wear; some wear of jacket at head and foot of spine. No markings of text noted. Foreign Language Press Peking paperback
1924000048<p>A solid copy of this edition of reprints of 12 plates by McBey who was one of the more influential figures of the rise of etchings in the early 20th Century. The pages on this copy are moderately foxed; foxing does not affect the rectos of the tipped-in plates though a few have slightly visible stains on the versos.</p><p>Taped to the front free endpaper is a typed letter signed from McBey to Roi Partridge at Mills College from 1941 talking about a meeting while McBey was visiting the San Francisco area. Laid in are also three handwritten letters from McBey's wife Marguerite to Partridge and his wife his third wife May Ellen Fisher from 1941 and 1943 talking about photography their visits and potential future visits. Also included is a four-page prospectus for the Minton Balch edition of <em>The Etchings of James McBey</em> by Malcolm C. Salaman including list prices for the book in both its trade and limited editons with three reproductions of McBey etchings. The prospectus shows serious edge-wear not affecting the images. Primary material about McBey is seldom offered for sale.</p> The Studio hardcover
1954biblio229New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1954. Fine. <p>8vo quartercloth 261 p ill lower corners rubbed</p> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
19821917Boston: Beacon Press 1982. First edition. Paperback. Fair. Folio oversized paperback first edition in fair condition. A dampstained copy with light brown staining in small patches along the top and bottom edges accompanied by minor upward warping - the book does not lay wholly flat. General wear to the cover edges and a minor crinkle at the spine column about 4 inches above the heel. The binding is solid and all posters and pages are clean and intact inspite of not laying flat. 32 pages mostly made up of full page poster style representations of Corita Kent's magnificent and inspirational artwork. Hard to find in any condition and priced accordingly. <br/><br/> Beacon Press paperback
194630209<p>HBDJ 1946 on Title Pg VG/VG- AS-IS EXTREMITIES CHIPS WEAR DJ 1ST EDITION EARLY REPRINT Printed from Plates in Original Limited Edition of 1000 SCUFF BACKOF DJ Set in an aristocratic estate in Victorian England pronounced by critics as the oldest full length English mystery novel and to this day the best. Outlandish HORROR During a battle in India a sacred shrine is robbed of a jewel by a British soldier and the curse of the East Indian God follows the gem through generations of English ownership. A group of Fanatical East Indians follow the Moonstone to England where a mysterious death overtakes every heir to the fatal jewel Against the Gentle Background of an Aristocratic Estate in Victorian EnglandMoves a Story so Intriguing in Mystery Fascinating in Character Presentation & Beguiling in the Telling. During a Gory Battle in Far Off India a Sacred Shrine is entered & Robbed of a Jewel by an Ad</p> BOOK CLUB EDITION DOUBLEDAY & CO GARDEN CITY NY LITERARY GUILD hardcover
194430216A<p>HB NODJ SLIPCASE HAS RED & WHITE ILLIUSTRATION ON FRONT OF GENTLEMAN SEATED SLIPCASE EDGE WEAR SEPARATION 1944 on Title Pg COPY # 571 LIMITED NUMBERED 1ST EDITION VG/VG- AS-IS EXTREMITIES CHIPS WEAR DJ Printed from Plates in Original Limited Edition of 1000 BEIGE CLOTH GREY ILLUSTRATED BOARDS Set in an aristocratic estate in Victorian England pronounced by critics as the oldest full length English mystery novel and to this day the best. Outlandish HORROR During a battle in India a sacred shrine is robbed of a jewel by a British soldier and the curse of the East Indian God follows the gem through generations of English ownership. A group of Fanatical East Indians follow the Moonstone to England where a mysterious death overtakes every heir to the fatal jewel Against the Gentle Background of an Aristocratic Estate in Victorian EnglandMoves a Story so Intriguing in Mystery Fascinating in Character Presentation & Beguiling in the Telling. During a Gory Battle in Far Off India a Sacred Shrine is entered & Robbed of a Jewel by an Adventurous British Soldier & the Curse of the East Indian God follows</p> DORAN DOUBLEDAY & CO LIMITED EDITIONS GARDEN CITY NY hardcover
199730257<p>HBNODJ SLIPCASE HAS RED & WHITE ILLIUSTRATION ON FRONT OF GENTLEMAN SEATED SLIPCASE EDGE WEAR SEPARATION clear tape repairs 1944 on Title Pg COPY # 713 LIMITED NUMBERED 1ST EDITION VG/VG- AS-IS EXTREMITIES CHIPS WEAR DJ 1ST EDITION THUS Printed from Plates in Original Limited Edition of 1000 BEIGE CLOTH GREY ILLUSTRATED BOARDS IN WORN SLIPCASE Set in an aristocratic estate in Victorian England pronounced by critics as the oldest full length English mystery novel and to this day the best. Outlandish HORROR During a battle in India a sacred shrine is robbed of a jewel by a British soldier and the curse of the East Indian God follows the gem through generations of English ownership. A group of Fanatical East Indians follow the Moonstone to England where a mysterious death overtakes every heir to the fatal jewel Against the Gentle Background of an Aristocratic Estate in Victorian EnglandMoves a Story so Intriguing in Mystery Fascinating in Character Presentation & Beguiling in the Telling. During a Gory Battle in Far Off India a Sacred Shrine is entered & Robbed of a Jewel by an Adventurous British Soldier & the Curse of the East Indian God follows </p> DORAN DOUBLEDAY & CO LIMITED EDITIONS GARDEN CITY NY hardcover
s60Longman Green London 1851. Full Green Morocco hardback New Edition. iv 280 pagesgilt edges decorated page margins and well over 100 fine illustrations square 8vo elaborate gilt decorated boards and spine HAS BARBARA PYMS SIGNATURE WELL KNOWN AUTHOR and Inscription for her 29th birtday to fep The rear board is detached but repairable top 1 inch of spine leather torn away. light foxing but still in good clean tight reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch via Royal Mail or Royal Mail Tracked for heavier or expensive items. Hardcover. Good. hardcover
2003P�RETBEN002140Kickshaws Paris. 2003. First edition. Original title: ''Imp�ratif''. Small square octavo. Loose folded sheets printed in various typefaces against decorative backgrounds in a characteristically playful Kickshaws manner. Wrappers. One of 120 numbered copies.Fine. Kickshaws, Paris. unknown
198855-nnew. unknown