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1996036185New York Etc.: Currenty/Doubleday 1996. xiv 290p. dj. Currenty/Doubleday unknown books
16991295121Amsterdam: Jean-Louis De Lorme 1699. First French Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 4 249 pages; newlyre bound in 1/4 brown leather brown cloth boards paneled spine with green label and gilt lettering; title page has two stamps for a Cabinet De Lecture or reading room; title page also has a pen scribble line underneath the word 'voyage' not impacting any text; two sheets of contemporary blue paper bound in presumably publisher's wraps; lacking engraved frontispiece; large folding map present in excellent condition; CM consignment; shelved case 3. First French edition original published in German one year earlier in 1698. A journal of the Russian embassy headed by Everard Isbrand Ides which went over land from Moscow to Peking written by the secretary of the embassy Adam Brand. The aim of the expedition was to conclude commercial agreements with the Chinese but in fact this was not incorporated. Includes a table "des chiffres de la carte" pp. 183-92 with numbers of cities and other places passed along the route indicated on the map. The map only to be found in this edition. At end there is an anonymous letter about the present state of Moscow included;. 1295121. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Jean-Louis De Lorme hardcover books
20091337164Published by author Xeric Foundation grant 2009. Softcover. NM; minor scratching front cover; 2009 Xeric Grant Winner. 1337164. Special Collections. Published by author (Xeric Foundation grant) unknown books
1979255004Stockholm: Socialdemokraterna 1979. Paperback. 96p. 8x11.75 inches text in Swedish Illustrations in b&w and color of Swedish Social Democratic posters good trade paperback in pictorial wraps edge worn with minor fading. Socialdemokraterna paperback books
196466032NY:: Dell Publishing. Near Fine. 1964. Paperback. Designed by Aileen Hunt. Black and white photographs throughout. No statement of printing paperback. Near fine in oblong pictorial wraps. A bright clean and well preserved copy. . Dell Publishing, paperback books
1845RBLEHOT00TWSaunders and Otley 1845. Very Good. Blenkinsop Adam A Patient. Hot Water Cure Sought Out in Germany in the Summer of 1844. The Journal of a Patient. London: Saunders and Otley 1845. 1st edition. 284pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Green embossed cloth with gilt title. Book condition: Very good with minimal rubbing to corners and a slight roll to spine. Contemporary armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Rare. Saunders and Otley hardcover books
7421818. BLACK Adam and Charles Publishers. BLACK'S NEW LARGE MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES. According to the Ordnance Admirality and Other Surveys. On the scale of 4 miles to an inch by John Bartholomew F.R.G.S. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black n.d. circa 1870-1890. Three color sheets folding mounted on linen. The North and Midlands Sections are each 37 1/2 by 81 1/2 inches 95 x 206 cm; the South Section is 28 3/4 by 81 1/2 inches 73 x 206 cm. All fold to 9 1/2 by 6 3/4 inches 24 x 17 cm. A fine copy housed in slightly rubbed and soiled green cloth pull-off slipcase with publisher's paper label on the front gilt-stamped title and a hand-lettered label on one side. Unfolded this is a huge and wonderful map. unknown books
1866799281866. BLACK Adam and Charles. BLACK'S WARWICKSHIRE GUIDE. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black 1866. New edition. xii 220 pp. 2 folding maps and 48 pp. publisher's advertising at rear. 16mo. green cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering cover design Shakespeare bust and three coats of arms. Near fine bright and clean exteriorink and pencil ownership on first blank recto. Front endpapers have gold ink and inkstamped price. Some offsetting from pressed flowers and leaves; a pew pencil margin notes. Folding maps in excellent condition. Very well kept copy. unknown books
252163Edinburgh: A. & C. Black. unbound. very good. Bartholomew J. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 16.5" x 22". Repair to center fold left margin. Otherwise in very good condition.<br/><br/> This detailed and lucid map of Canada is the east sheet of a larger grouping of maps by A.C. Black. It describes the area around the Gulf of St. Lawrence including Newfoundland Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick and the Anticosti Islands. Published circa 1854 the map was made only a few years after Nova Scotia became the first colony in British North America and in the British Empire to achieve self-governance. Notable features include the demarcation of sand banks in the Atlantic Ocean. Red lines indicate railways railways under construction and canals as per a key above the title pointing to the growing industry in this region. The map is in very good condition with some wear to the center seam. Otherwise very clean. Adam Black 1784-1874 was a Scottish publisher and politician who with his brother Charles founded the A & C Black publishing company. Together they published a wide range of materials including atlases medical books and the 7th 8th and 9th editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica. This map is a fine example of their work.<br/><br/> A. & C. Black unknown books
1859298230Edinburgh: A. & C. Black 1859. unbound. Hughes W. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 17 3/8" x 12 1/8"<br/><br/> This colorful map of the New Zealand was published in 1859 in Black's General Atlas of the World. The North and South Islands are labeled in great detail showing rivers towns mountains and coastal features. Counties are numbered and colored. An inset shows Tasmania or Van Diemens Land also showing many details labeled and colored to show counties. Another inset in the lower margin shows a smaller scale map of Australia and New Zealand. The map is in very good condition.<br><br>Adam Black 1784-1874 was a Scottish publisher and politician who with his brother Charles founded the A & C Black publishing company. Together they published a wide range of materials including atlases medical books and the 7th 8th and 9th editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica. This map is a fine example of their work.<br/><br/> A. & C. Black unknown books
1865100069Folio original cloth with leather spine and corners gilt title on front cover 55 colo maps.Extremities quite worn some general fading hinges repaired and rear free endpaper glued down maps with scattered narrow dampstain to bottom margin some splitting at centerfolds and a few scattered spots and toning or offsetting title with some offsetting; still a pretty sturdy atlas that has very good content overall. Colorful general atlas with double page maps of Australia various countries in Europe South America and Africa.There are two double page maps of the United States; the Eastern United States and the Western United States. Washington Dacotah Idaho and Utah are shown larger than they are today. Adam and Charles Black, books
1873100070Folio original cloth with leather spine and corners hinges reinforcedgilt title on front cover 49 maps. Binding in poor condition covers almost detached spine loose with two large pieces missing from top and bottom extremities very worn some aging to preliminaries but maps are very bright and clean overall. Previous owner laid down a few additional maps. One is glued to margin of Australia. Colorful general atlas with double page maps of Australia various countries in Europe South America India China and Africa.There is a very attractive general double page map of the United States. Assitionally there is a second map of the United Sates featuring the southern states. Adam & Charles Black, books
1982180838Fribourg Suisse: Office du Livre 1982. Hardcover. VG/G bookblock shows some age toning. Dj shows wear around edges. Pages clear and white. Blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Light grey dj with color illustration. 464 pages : illustrations some color. Includes bibliographical references pages 436-464. Office du Livre hardcover books
2016257443no place: the magazine 2016. Magazine. Respectively 12 74 and 92p. professionally laid out and printed on alkaline paperstock with spot-color issues 0 and 1 color reproductions in issue 2; softbound in various formats and sizes 7.5x5.5 inch pamphlet 10x6.5 and 10.5x8 inch paperbacks slightest edgewear sound clean and unmarked very good copies. Mission statement in issue zero reads "Red Wedge is a magazine and website written and edited by revolutionary Marxist activists artists and cultural workers. Art and culture have always been intimately tied with the political and economic realities of our time both good and bad. Red Wedge seeks to examine this connection. the magazine unknown books
1966242854Columbia: University of Missouri Press 1966. paperback. very good-/very good-. Illus. 506pp. 8vo blue cloth d.w. chipped rubbed and lightly soiled corners of cloth bumped. Columbia: University of Missouri Press 1966.<br/><br/> University of Missouri Press unknown books
1986239449Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia 1986. paperback. very good. Illus. 506pp. 8vo pr. wrs. spine faded from sun exposure. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia 1986. Very good<br/><br/> University Press of Virginia unknown books
2004161788London: Phaidon Press Limited 2004. Hardcover. G Ex-art library with i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages; some scuffs to boards; spine has former label mark and small piece of missing top coating; interior is clean. Black and orange and white thick boards 400 pp. many color and BW illus. "Contemporary Dutch designers artfully recast and reinterpret known forms and modernist archetypes through technological know-how creativity and wit. The authors compare this transformation to the 'false flat' of the subtly sloping Dutch landscape -- the product of centuries of reclaiming territory from the waters of the North Sea and the Rhine." back cover Chock full of visual examples of a variety of decorative arts and more. Phaidon Press Limited hardcover books
198122701Bisbee: Bisbee Poetry Festival 1981. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Scarce 12 pp program guide for the 3rd annual Bisbee Poetry Festival. Cover art by Gil Lutz. Booklet contains info about the festival as well as poems by the performers. In very good condition in stapled wrappers. Bisbee Poetry Festival paperback books
199944019Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1999. First edition. Octavo original cloth. Signed by both Ben Bernanke and Frederic Mishkin on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. "A groundbreaking study that will be likely to have a major impact on the debate over the right monetary strategy for the coming years. As many countries currently think of adopting inflation targeting in one form or another the arrival of this book could not be more timely" Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv Review of World Economics. Princeton University Press hardcover books
1999109451Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1999. First edition of this ground breaking study. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Ben Bernanke on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak. Clear balanced and authoritative Inflation Targeting is a groundbreaking study that will have a major impact on the debate over the right monetary strategy for the coming decades. As a unique comparative study of what central banks actually do in different countries around the world this book will also be invaluable to anyone interested in how economic policy is made. Princeton University Press hardcover books
2004133493New York: St. Martin's Press 2004. Hardcover. 274p. very good first edition in boards and unclipped dj. Single father who is a pickpocket and whose son is a gay track star. St. Martin's Press hardcover books
1923246618Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1923. No. 60 of 525 copies. With descriptions and reproductions of 75 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece signed by the artist in pencil. 1 vols. 4to. Original gray paper covered boards beige linen spine with printed label. A few spots on last two leaves of text else fine. Benson Frank W. No. 60 of 525 copies. With descriptions and reproductions of 75 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece signed by the artist in pencil. 1 vols. 4to. A well-produced survey of the great etcher's work dealing primarily with wildfowl. Mill/well/26/1 Houghton Mifflin unknown books
1929245993Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company Printed at the Riverside Press 1929. No 62 of 600 copies. With descriptions and reproductions of 62 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece "Flying Pintail" signed by him. 1 vols. 4to. Original gray paper covered boards beige linen spine with printed label. Label scuffed else very good. Bookplate of G. Peabody Gardner & Rose Gardner. Benson Frank W. No 62 of 600 copies. With descriptions and reproductions of 62 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece "Flying Pintail" signed by him. 1 vols. 4to. A well-produced survey of the great etcher's work dealing primarily with wildfowl. The Flying Pintail etching original to this volume is item 275 in the catalogue and was produced in 1927. Houghton Mifflin Company [Printed at the Riverside Press] unknown books
1959252639Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1959. FIRST EDITION #253 OF 400 NUMBERED COPIES 350 of which were offered for sale. With descriptions and reproductions of 71 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece "Perching Grouse" #347 by him. 98 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original gray paper covered boards beige linen spine with printed label. Fine in almost fine blue printed dj. Benson Frank W. FIRST EDITION #253 OF 400 NUMBERED COPIES 350 of which were offered for sale. With descriptions and reproductions of 71 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece "Perching Grouse" #347 by him. 98 pp. 1 vols. 4to. The last volume of Benson's prints. Houghton Mifflin unknown books
201150900Woodbridge: Boydell Press 2011. First Edition. Quarto. Pictorial paper-covered boards; 232pp. Minor foxing to top edge of textblock bit of damp rippling to top edge of textblock else a tight clean new-appearing copy. Trivial shelf wear. Near Fine. In publisher's series "Warfare in History. Boydell Press unknown books
