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Harold Acton examines the factors and events leading up to the attempted murder in 1478 of Lorenzo and Giuliano de Medici by the Pazzi family supported by Pope Sixtus IV. With 39 illustrations. Includes Index. 128 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt title on spine and gilt vignette on front cover.
pp. x, 354 + Frontis and over twenty photogravure plates. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full white cloth binding in imitation of vellum. Beveled edges. Binding elaborately decorated in gold, red and blue. Inked ownership of G(eorge) Herbert Jenkins. Hardbound. A better than very good copy. TRAVEL/4x2c
2 vols., 8vo., Third Edition, with frontispieces toned in sepia (one original tissue guard present), titles in red and black, with 43 sepia-toned plates, a large folding plan [of the Sistine Chapel], and 6 detailed pedigrees (4 folding), endpapers lightly browned; original red cloth, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, a very good, clean set. Symonds' standard biography was first published in 1893. Babington 57; NCBEL III, 1502 (recording the first edition)
Two Volumes bound in One: pp. xxxiii, 507; xiii, 510; + Plus full page Portrait Plates. Inked ownership of M. Lavinia Landis. Thick 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, spine lettered in gold. Original dust jacket, worn with major loss. Hardbound. One volume reissue of the two volume set. ENGLAND BOX 1
Colour plate frontispiece; numerous photographs. Index. vii, 264 pages. Light edgewear and corner wear to red cloth covers.
Features: A Gun Collector's Holiday; E.A. Prescott, Well-Known Manufacturer of Little Known Revolvers; The Sleeper of Florence; Development of the Special Model 1861 or Model 1862 Rifle-Musket. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
251p. Profusely illustrated with color reproductions, many full page. Folio. Original full gold stamped gray buckram binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Nice copy. First edition. ART 2
Oversize 209p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, repaired endpaper
Volume molto raro in lingua inglese sulla rappresentazione nell'arte della botanica ai tempi di Medici, a Firenze. Catalogo della mostra tenutasi alla National Gallery of Art di Washington tra il 3 marzo e il 27 maggio 2002
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 31 collotype plates; black cloth, gilt back, endpapers browned else a very good copy. Includes a useful bibliography.
12 pages. Features: Lou D. Chisholm becomes quarter century club; Eaton's 29th Anniversary in Edmonton - text and sale photos; Honours for Florence Gilmour; Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
12 pages. Features: Lady Eaton visits Edmonton; Mr. Donald Hobson Honoured on Retirement; Mr. W. Rawcliffe guest speaker; Girls' Curling Club; Photos and story re: Red Deer inter-store curling bonspiel; Florence Gilmour elected queen of Old Scona; Martha Berg honoured; Eaton's opens buying office in Germany. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispieces in photogravure (original tissue guards present) and plates (a number in photogravure); handsomely bound in full crushed morocco (blue/red respectively), sides with gilt frame borders, backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, hand-made endpapers, original gilt 'TH' monogram from upper boards mounted on new and separate leaf at front, a most attractive set ideal as a gift or for presentation. The set comprises: The Early Years of Thomas Hardy 1840-1891 (1928) [with] The Later Years of Thomas Hardy 1892-1928 (1930). 'Though Mrs. Hardy's name stands on the title-page, her work was confined to a few editorial touches, and the writing throughout is Hardy's own' (Purdy). Purdy, pp.262-267; 268-273.
Minor shelfwear. ; Companion Guides; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.0 inches; 422 pages
Clean pages with very creased, incomplete covers and very dusty page edges. Text complete. 67pp. A study of the paintings of the Church of S Maria del Carmine at Florence. Illustrated in black & white drawings.
xi + 474pp. + 8 illustrations out of text, publisher's hardcover in cloth, dustwrapper, 24cm., good condition, G95159
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Enter the European - II - Into Brazil - Half of South America; Photo study of an air flight between Fort McMurray and Fort Good Hope; North Shore Naturalist - Comte Henri de Puyjalon; The Tsimshian; The Radford and Street Murders - famous crime at York Factory over forty years ago; Little P.G.E. (Railway) Goes Somewhere - travel article by Florence and Francis Jaques; The Fur Trade Party - conflict between 'wintering partners' eighty years ago; Northern Wildflowers; The Bells of the Turrets Twain - the bells of St. Boniface were heard across Canada on the occasion of the present Queen's coronation; Calling the 'Columbia' - article on the floating hospital-chapel-theatre serving the people of B.C.'s rugged coast; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point Blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English and Japanese. Fascinating reflections on the connections between the Bauhaus and Japan. Three Japanese were students at the Bauhaus Dessau, and several Japanese architects worked in Walter Gropius's office in the 1920's. Also profiles of Hans and Florence Schust Knoll. Illustrated throughout in color, with photographs of architecture, modern design and books and magazines. 11" square, 201 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
364p., illus. The Art Galleries of Europe series. Hardcover Good condition in dark green cloth w/ gilt,blue,red decorations
389p., illus. The Art Galleries of Europe series. Hardcover Good condition in pale blue buckram w/ gilt decorations
36 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of J.C. Penney warehouse, St. Louis; Great vintage photo full-page ad for the Koehring Dandie cement mixer; Great photo ad for Gypsteel shows construction of the Convention Hall at Atlantic City - the world's largest single span roof; Skilsaw ad; Interesting illustrated ad for Kernerator incineration systems; The New Paxton Hotel in Omaha is featured in an ad for Meyer Steelforms; A residence is constructed beneath a temporary winter shell - the Henry C. Ulen residence in Indiana - article with photo; Bookkeeping for the contractor - II; Improving bidding standards; The contractor and the courts; New Koehring weighing cement mixer; Latest material prices; construction activity this week; sealed proposal announcements; back cover photo ad for high-early-strength universal concrete used to make 50 foot long piles used beneath a highway bridge at Florence, Illinois; and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to intrigue modern-day contractors. Magazine
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket of the first edition of this standard work. Completely clean inside and out. Stated first edition of Montgomery's exhaustive dictionary of American textiles from 1650 through 1870. Bibliography. Color plate section + hundreds of black & white illustrations. 10" high X 9" wide, 412 pages. A beautiful copy of the first edition. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
Florence, "La Voce", 1924, in-8, brossura editoriale con tavola applicata alla copertina anteriore, pp. 144, (2). Con 20 tavv. con vedute di Firenze. Invio autografo dell'autore "A Monsieur le Comte et Madame la Contesse Nicolai-Gamba Castelli". Prima edizione.
28 pages. Features: Nice one-page photo of Lineman Gordon MacDonald, of New Westminster, at work on a pole near Cloverdale; One-page appeal for operators - jobs available; Lovely one-page photo of beautiful twin-sister operators Phyllis and Dorothy Harper at work; Photos of mother and daughter at work as operators - Annabelle Corriveau and Florence Corriveau; Photo of Norma and Christine Laughton workking together; Photo of Shirley Sinclair working with her mother Agnes; Great photos of elaborate B.C. Tel. parade float in Vancouver; Photos of operators who recently assisted in various rescue operations; Photos of employees at work in the Victoria Plant Building; Many great annual picnic photos from Bowen Island, including a photo of the huge group; Farewell to George Pawson, William Smith, Mickey O'Brien, and Al Scott; much social news with photos; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
