London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp. xii, 422 followed by 2 pp. of publisher's ads. With a list of Berber words and Arabic words. Index. Original brown cloth with spine titles in gilt. Corners a bit bumped, slight spotting to boards. A handsome, presentable.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1910. First American Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. Pp. xi. 356. Frontis. photo portrait of the Shah as a boy. With 20 additional photographs taken by the author. Large fold-out map at rear. Index. Bound in blue cloth with elaborate cover titles, spine with lettering.....
Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1938. First Edition. Printed wrappers, string-bound. 16mo. Pp. 8. A bright, fresh copy free of condition issues. According to William Dailey, the Los Angeles bookseller and printer/publisher who worked for Jake Zeitlin and who owned this copy, this little book was limited to 500 copies.....
Heidelberg: Karl Winter, 1837. First Edition in German. Original Boards. 4to. Pp. [2 (ads], [8], 84. Illustrated with six lithographic plates. Original boards, dampstained and foxed throughout. Withal, a presentable, partially unopened copy. First edition in German, "one of the earliest works of physical anthropology" (DSB), and the most famous.....
New York: William Helburn Inc., (1927). First Edition. Cloth-Backed Boards. Folio. Pp. 288. Lavishly illustrated with 199 photographic plates. Glossary. With short biographies of notable architects. Index. Bound in quarter yellow cloth over gray boards with black lettering and two-color vignette stamped on front board, printed paper label on spine.....
Wien (Vienna): Aus der kaiserlich-koniglichen Hof-und-Staatsdruckerei, 1851. Cloth-backed Printed Boards. Oblong 4to. Pp. [2], 15, Illustrated with 23 lithograph plates, 15 in color. Publisher's cloth-backed boards printed in black. Corners bumped, with rubbing and soiling to rear board. Occasional light foxing and marginal dampstain. A good, solid copy. Separat-Abdruck aus.....
Los Angeles: (Pegacycle Lady), 1993. Broadside. Loose broadside measuring 8 x 12.5 inches. Printed in blue and black by Patrick Reagh on Rives paper. Announces a retrospective exhibit at Arundel Antiquarian Books (Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles) of the diverse publications of the Press of the Pegacycle Lady on their 20th.....
Buenos Aires: Secretaria de Cultura, 1947. Rodolfo Castagna. Limited Edition. Cloth-backed portfolio. Folio. Pp. 12, with 12 loose lithographs, printed descriptions verso. Housed in a the original cloth-backed portfolio with printed label mounted on front board. With cloth ties. Slight edgewear, with front joint starting. Second in the series, one.....
Parigi (Paris): Presso Michele Lambert, 1776. Three vols. in crimson morroco. Three volumes. 12mo. Pp. xvi, 358; 449; 321, (5). In Italian and Latin. Engraved title pages in each volume. Marbled endpapers. Bound in contemporary full French crimson morocco, gilt lettering stamped on spine along with gilt decoration and ornamental.....
Chicago: Yogi Publications Society. First thus. Printed wrappers, stapled. 12mo. Pp. 65, [1] (publisher's ad). Printed wrappers, staple-bound. Owner's signature on front cover; a few light creases, otherwise a bright, attractive copy. Although not dated, has the hallmarks of a 1920s publication date. It's a reprint of part of Carpenter's.....
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1889. First American Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp. xxx, [2], 563, [1], followed by the publisher's ad. Frontis. illustration with tissue guard. With seven plates and 13 illustrations. Original black cloth with gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Former owner name (William B. Wadsworth).....
London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Large, stout 8vo. Pp. xii, 504. With 58 illustrations from black-and-white photography. Large fold-out map at rear. Index. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering and rules stamped on front cover and spine. Fore-edge untrimmed; top edge gilt. Slight wear.....
New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company, [1882]. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. xi, 302. Frontis illustration with tissue guard (slight half-inch tear). With 22 illustrations. Brown cloth with stylized lettering stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Rear hinge tender. Head of spine worn, corners bumped. Although lacking.....
London [and] New York: John Lane, 1912. F. Dorrien Thoroton. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 306. Frontis. illustration. With 32 drawings by F. Dorrien Thoroton and from photographs. Fold-out map at rear. Index. Original brown cloth with gilt decoration to front board, gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Half-title foxed.....
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1934. Boris Artzybasheff (dust jacket designer). First American Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. viii, (2), 435. Bound in orange cloth with vertical black rules stamped on front cover and spine in an art deco design, along with gilt lettering. Former owner name on.....
Los Angeles: DeVorss & Co., (1937). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 342. Bound in bright orange cloth with gilt lettering stamped on front board and spine. Front hinge starting. In the dust jacket that shows only slight wear to edges. A bright copy in the notable art-deco.....
New York: Henry Holt & Company, (1928). Mahlon Blaine (dust jacket design). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 287. Top edge dyed red. Bound in finished black cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Former owner name on ffep. In the dust jacket. A bright copy with the.....
London: The China Institute, (1939). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 36. Foreword by Laurence Binyon. Illustrated with 13 full-page black-and-white plates with descriptive tissue guards. Bound in full maroon cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. A handsome copy with no detracting qualities. Remarkable imperial garments from the collection of.....
New York: Julian Messner, Inc., (1952). Cirlin (dust jacket design). Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 246. Bound in full tan cloth with blue lettering stamped in negative on the spine. In the dust jacket that, other than a short, closed tear at top of front panel (please see photos).....
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[Glendale]: [W. & V. Dailey Antiquarian Booksellers], [1994]. First Printing. Loose Broadside. Letterpress broadside printed in two colors measuring 8.25 x 13.25 inches. Although not credited, printed by Patrick Reagh In especially bright condition. Per broadside copy, "a quarterly periodical devoted to the investigation of conjurers, cheats, hustlers, hoaxers, pranksters.......
Londres [Rouen?]: Edouard Kelmarneck, 1779. Nouvelle Edition. Full crimson morocco. Two volumes. 16mo. Pp. 270, (2). Pp. 246, (2). Engraved frontis. Bound in contemporary full crimson morocco, gilt lettering to green morocco spine labels, gilt ornamental spine, French fillets, dentelles. AEG. Mild wear, otherwise tight and internally clean. The complete.....
Paris: Charles Froment, 1825. Reprint. Two Vols. in Full Leather. Two vols. 16mo. Pp. (4), viii, 248. Engraved frontis. Pp. (4), 214. Contemporary calf with four raised bands, borders and vignettes elaborately tooled in blind, dentelles, gilt-tooled borders and spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. Spines a bit faded to a......
Anchorage, Alaska: Cook Inlet Historical Society, 1982. First Edition. Illustrated stiff wrappers. 4to. Pp. xi, 111. Lavishly illustrated with reproductions of historic photographs. Maps, including one fold-out. Bibliography. Index. Bound in glossy stiff wrappers illustrated with black-and-white photos. Brief gift inscription on the title page. Recounts the author's experiences, 1901-1903.....
Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden]: ex officina Elzeviriana ... [1640]. Third Elzeiver Edition, Second Issue. Dark Green Morocco Leather. 12mo. Pp. (8), 536, (30 index, 47, (10 pp. Engraved title page, with woodcut head- and tail-pieces and lettrines. Later (ca. 18th c.) straight-grained dark green morocco with elaborately tooled borders and spine.....
London: Grant Richards, 1921. First Edition. Original printed wrappers. 8vo. Pp. 40, [1], followed by five pages of publisher's list of Firbank titles. Bound in original wrappers, untrimmed edges. Fading and slight edge-wear to covers. A trifle foxing throughout, with text block edges a bit age-toned. Withal, a presentable, well-preserved.....