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1977Embry 196768Random House 1977. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Random House, 1977. First edition, first printing. unknown books
191944201Paris 1919. 4to pp. 74. Index. In French. Illustrated with engraved borders and vignettes. Red cloth gray spine. Paper label on front printed in red and gray. Cover little soiled and scuffed one hinge tender o/w VG. unknown books
189153056Paris: Gauthier-Villars 1891. First edition. 12mo. xvi 127 pp. frontis with tissue guard 14 illustrations in text folding diagram of Vogel's spectrographe with tissue guard and one plate with a mounted color chart of the visible color spectrum. Printed paper wrappers. A folded contemporary manuscript of six holograph pages concerned with the color spectrum orthochromatic photography etc. is laid-in. Front wrapper is creased with a short tear at the spine repaited with clear tape. Léon Vidal 1834-1906 was head of the Association of Musée des Photographies Documentaires which he founded and a professor of photography at the École des Arts Decoratifs. An early and important text that furthered the attainment of a true three color photography through spectrology and orthocromatics the process by which photographs of colors are represented by their degree of intensity. <br/><br/>Roosens and Salu No. 7667. <br/><br/> Gauthier-Villars unknown books
189126165Paris: Gauthier-Villars 1891. First edition. 12mo. xvi 127 pp. frontispiece with tissue guard illustrations in text including one plate with a mounted color diagram of the visible color spectrum and a folding diagram of Vogel's spectrographe with tissue guard. Half morocco and marbled boards gilt-title within raised bands on spine t.e.g. The binding shows slight wear with one tip scuffed. A very good copy. An early and important text that furthered the attainment of a true three color photography through spectrology and orthocromatics the process by which photographs of colors are represented by their degree of intensity. <br/><br/>Roosens and Salu No. 7667. <br/><br/> Gauthier-Villars hardcover books
189126332Paris: Gauthier-Villars 1891. First edition. 12mo. xvi 127 pp. illustrations in text including one plate with a mounted color diagram of the visible color spectrum and a folding diagram of Vogel's spectrographe with tissue guard. Quarter morocco and marbled boards gilt-title within raised bands on spine. Some pencilled underlining and marks and rubbing at the edges of the marbled paper else very good. Léon Vidal 1834-1906 was head of the Association of Musée des Photographies Documentaires which he founded and a professor of photography at the École des Arts Decoratifs. An early and important text that furthered the attainment of a true three color photography through spectrology and orthocromatics the process by which photographs of colors are represented by their degree of intensity. <br/><br/>Roosens and Salu No. 7667. <br/><br/> Gauthier-Villars hardcover books
188526369Paris: Gauthier-Villars Imprimeur-Libraire 1885. First edition. 2 parts bound together. 8vo. part 1 xvi 348 pp. phototypie frontispiece illustrations in text; part 2 x 238 pp. gelatin silver portrait frontispiece text illustrations. Half morocco and marbled boards raised bands on spine with gilt title and rules t.e.g.; lightly rubbed. The frontispiece to the second part is detached and is foxed on the blank reverse. A very good copy. An excellent and comprehensive manual covering a wide array of apparatus techniques and processes including platinotype; primarily for landscape and photography in the field. INSCRIBED by the author to his mother. <br/><br/>Roosens and Salu No. 5763. <br/><br/> Gauthier-Villars, Imprimeur-Libraire hardcover books
1992Embry 107306Random House 1992. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Random House, 1992. First edition. unknown books
199270611London: Andre Deutsch 1992. Hardcover. 232p. very good first UK edition in boards and unclipped dj. Andre Deutsch hardcover books
199223172New York: Random House 1992. Hardcover. 232p. very good first edition stated with the Random House number line ending in 2 which indicates a first printing in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj. Random House hardcover books
1984213429New York: Random House 1984. hardcover. very good. 657pp. 8vo brown cloth. New York: Random House 1984. First Trade Edition. Very good<br/><br/> Random House unknown books
198451382New York: Random House 1984. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 350 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.230. Octavo 24.25cm; black cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and silhouette of Lincoln embossed on front cover; publisher's original paper-covered slipcase viii6577pp. Fine in a Fine slipcase with some gentle sunning at upper edge. Historical novel centered around Lincoln's political and personal struggles. Random House unknown books
1984305889New York: Random House 1984. First trade edition unnumbered presentation copy signed by the author on the limitation leaf for the edition of 350 copies bound in cloth. vi 657 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's presentation binding in full brown leather spine titled in gilt upper cover stamped in blind. Faintest traces of rubbing at extremities. Fine. First trade edition unnumbered presentation copy signed by the author on the limitation leaf for the edition of 350 copies bound in cloth. vi 657 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation binding signed. Random House unknown books
198421321NY: Random House 1984. First trade edition first prnt. Inscribed by Vidal on the half-title page. "Wid best Gore after a century." . Spine cloth ends lightly pushed and beginning toning on the cloth extremities; dustjacket with tiny closed tear at the spine topedge and interior toning on the edges which is not apparent on the outside. A tight bright copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. One in Vidal's Narratives of Empire series of novels. Signed by Author with Inscription. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House Hardcover books
1984290646Franklin Center.: Franklin Library. 1984. 1st Edition. Full blue leather raised bands gilt decorations all edges gilt marbled endpapers ribbon marker. . Near fine light spotting to edges tight and unread no dust jacket as issued. 24x16 cm . Signed by the author on the second endpaper. weight: 2.7 lb. Franklin Library. hardcover books
199821680New York: Modern Library 1998. First edition thus. Cloth. Fine/fine. Small very thick clothbound volume in dustwrapper. A new edition of Gore's treatment of President Lincoln's life with a new introduction by the author. Fine condition in fine dustwrapper. SIGNED by Vidal on the first blank front endpaper. Uncommon to find this book signed or inscribed. <br/><br/> Modern Library hardcover books
1984134139New York: Random House 1984. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1988 television mini-series directed by Lamont Johnson starring Sam Waterston and Mary Tyler Moore. <br/><br/>Light foxing to the page edges a short closed tear to the rear jacket panel and light fading to the jacket spine else Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Random House unknown books
19841592810Franklin Library 1984. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited first edition with the author's signature on a front blank page. Large black and white illustrations by Thomas B. Allen. Marbled endpapers. Franklin Library hardcover books
1984161606Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1984. Signed Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. Clean tight unread copy. Pristine but for a tiny ding to fore edge of back cover . Signed on a front free end paper tissue-guarded. Navy blue leather with gilt decoration all around. Three raised bands on spine with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers with satin place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket as issued. 657 4 pp. with illustrations by Thomas B. Allen. Includes a message from the author special to this edition which was published specifically for the members of The First Edition Society. Also included after the text body is an afterword followed by a brief author biography. Lincoln is a masterwork of historical fiction in which Gore Vidal combines a comprehensive knowledge of Civil War America with 20th-century literary technique probing the minds and motives of the men surrounding Abraham Lincoln including personal secretary John Hay and scheming cabinet members William Seward and Salmon P. Chase as well as his wife Mary Todd. The Franklin Library hardcover books
19841504049The Franklin Library 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Edition as stated on title page and spine. Signed by author on second front free end paper. Publisher's insert laid in. Raised bands on spine. Gold gilt. Silk ribbon bookmark bound in. Near fine book minor scuffing of gilt on bottom front cover brown residue on back cover minor rubbing on bottom edge of book and scratches on top edges and forend. The Franklin Library hardcover books
1984109133The Franklin Library Pennsylvania 1984. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First edition. Small 4to. Illustrated by Thomas B. Allen. One of an unspecified number of copies SIGNED by Vidal who has also contributed a special two-page introduction that does not appear in the regular edition. Bound in full leather with all edges gilt and a ribbon marker. The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania hardcover books
1984136053London: William Heinemann 1984. First British edition. Hardcover. First printing. 657 pages. A thick historical novel about the 16th U.S. President. A close to near fine copy with the usual darkening to the pages in a near fine dust jacket with some of the usual crazing to the lamination. William Heinemann unknown books
198449290Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Thomas B. Allen. Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library 1984. First edition. Signed by the author. Numerous b/w illustrations. Illustrated by Thomas B. Allen. 657 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue full leather. All edges gilt; gilt lettering to spine. Interior clean bright and tight. A very nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued. Franklin Library hardcover books
19849011562Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1984. 1st. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Privately printed and personally signed by the author for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Bound in publisher's original blue composition leather with the covers and spine stamped in gilt. Three raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. <br/><br/> Franklin Library hardcover books
1876266001Paris: Imprimerie de J. Claye 1876. First edition one of 500 copies. 118 engraved plates. 3 vols. 4to. Contemporary half velum and decorated paper boards red morocco spine labels. Light soiling to covers sporadic foxing an attractive set. Large etched bookplate of Gustav Frid in each volume. First edition one of 500 copies. 118 engraved plates. 3 vols. 4to. A beautiful uncut set of this landmark work on the history of the violin. "This is beyond the possibility of doubt the greatest work ever published or which is ever likely to be published on the violin" Fidiculus Bibliographia. Fidiculus Bibliographia 191 Imprimerie de J. Claye unknown books
199123326NY: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0679801367 . Illustrated by the author. Adapted by Nancy Van Laan. Second printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Knopf hardcover books