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New York: John A. Gray & Green, Printers, 1867. 8vo. 240 x 160 mm., [9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches]. 40 pp. Original printed wrappers, chipped at edges and a bit of the spine, lightly soiled; otherwise a good copy.Born into a family of comedic actors, Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) excelled..... More
London: J. and C. Adlard, 1819. 8vo. 220 x 140 mm., [8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches]. 12 pp. Illustrated with a folding plate depicting the Piazza San Marco, Venice. Original blank wrappers, separated at the spine, folded plate loose in binding. Stamp of the Minnesota Historical Society (withdrawn). Tiny..... More
Cincinnati, Robert Clare & Co, 1885. 8vo. 200 x 130 mm., [7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches]. 24 pp. Original green printed wrappers. With the stamp of the Minnesota Historical Society (withdrawn) and an inscription at the top reading "From Robert Clarke.Manning Ferguson Force (1824-1899) was a Harvard graduate and..... More
Washington, Governement Printing Office: Department of the Interior Bureau of Education, 1883. 8vo. 230 x 145 mm., [9 x 5 1/2 inches]. 5 pp. Drop title, self wrappers; lightly soiled at edges.Academic prize of 5,000 Lira for the best dissertation on the use of the scientific method and the its..... More
Roma - Italia: Marabu Press, [1963]. 8vo. 215 x 140 mm., [8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches]. 20 pp. Original printed wrappers. Inscribed from the author to Dr. Donald C. Yelton and dated Rome 15-6-'69.Rare eulogy of President Kennedy written by a Greek American who resided in Rome and published..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1973. 8vo. 200 x 130 mm., [7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches]. 638 pp. Original brown publisher's cloth, head and tail of spine frayed, cloth boards a bit faded and marked.First edition. Dedicated "To all who are opposed to the aristocratic privilege of the..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Young, 1951. 8vo. [xvi], 442 pp. Publisher's black cloth boards, green cloth spine, label in black and gold on spine. Dust jacket fragile, chips to head and tail of spine, some tears; secured by mylar wrapper.Second America printing. Levi's novel, set in Rome and Naples..... More
New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1907. 8vo. 210 x 135 mm., [8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches]. [16], 382 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and 20 photographic reproductions. Bound in publisher's green cloth, with color printed pastoral scene pasted to the upper board, gilt title on spine; binding showing..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1958. 8vo. 205 x 135 mm., [8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches]. [16], 272 pp. Gray publisher's cloth, embossed publisher's mark on upper board, blue label on spine, dust jacket. Some very minor fraying to head and tail of spine, dust jacket..... More
Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1893. 8vo. 200 x 135 mm., [8 x 5 1/4 inches]. [iv], viii, 298 pp. Illustrated with 20 photo reproductions. Bound in original white cloth, decorated in gilt and blue and red on upper board, gilt title on spine. White cloth has some light soiling to..... More
New York: Random House, 2003. 8vo. 230 x 155 mm., [9 1/4 x 6 inches]. [xii], 278 [iv] pp. Publisher's black boards, gilt title on spine, dust jacket. Near fine copy.First edition. Interesting historical novel which integrates vast information on the system of aqueducts which were vital to the life..... More
Boston: David R. Godine, 2002. 8vo. 230 x 155 mm., [9 x 6 inches]. [viii], 373 [1] pp. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 24 black and white illustrations in the text. Bound in white linen cloth spine over blue paper boards, dust jacket. Near fine copy.First American edition. Award..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knoff, 1957. 8vo. 235 x 150 mm., [9 1/4 x 6 inches]. 22, 415, vii, [i] pp. Illustrated with a color printed frontispiece, 3 color plates, and 24 black and white illustrations in the text. Bound in publisher's black cloth, title in gilt on upper board..... More
Milano: Garzanti, 1953. 8vo. 220 x 145 mm., [8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches]. xxiv, 523 pp. Illustrated with 32 photographic reproductions, one in color, the others in black and white. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, illustrated with an image of the NY skyline in gold on upper board, title..... More
[New York]: New Direction Books, 1948. 8vo. 210 x 150 mm., [8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches]. vi, 397 pp. Publisher's tan linen cloth, title on spine in red, and outline image of a leaf in red on upper board, dust jacket; scuff to lower board, dust jacket with chips..... More
London: John Murray, 1998. 8vo. x, 278 pp. Illustrated with 16 pages of photo reproductions. Publisher's green cloth, title gilt on spine, dust jacket. Very good copy.Originally published in 1970, this appears to be a fourth printing. "This is a small classic of autobiography in which Iris Origo recreates the..... More
Washington, New Haven, & Vatican City: Library of Congress, Yale University Press, & Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1993. Folio. 300 x 220 mm., [12 x 9 inches]. xxvi, 323, [2] pp. Illustrated throughout with color images. Bound in white linen cloth, dust jacket. Near fine copy."This extraordinarily beautiful book, which contains..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. 8vo. pp. 481 - 501. Illustrated with wood engravings, including a map of Venice, four full-page architectural views, and nine wood engravings in the text. Original printed wrappers, chipped at spine but a sound an not unattractive copy.Anonymous twenty page description of Venice which..... More
Napoli: Tipografia nel Reale Albergo de’Poveri, 1848. 4to. 260 x 220 mm., [10 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches]. [viii], 136 pp. Bound in contemporary leather backed spine over marbled paper boards, title gilt on spine; edges a bit rubbed but sound and attractive. First edition. Vincenzo Semmola (active 1825-1850), was..... More
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1714. Three volumes. 12mo. 170 x 100 mm., [6 ¾ x 4 inches]. [18], ,544, [16] pp; [12], 436, [16] pp; 18], 536, [20] pp. Illustrated with three engraved frontispieces on each volume, signed: Lud. Du Guernier inv. et Sculp., and initial letters, head- and..... More
New York: R. Craighead, Printer, 1845. 8vo. 225 x 135 mm., [8 ¾ x 5 ¼ inches]. 194 pp. Original printed wrappers; wrappers at spine expertly repaired by Japanese tissue, edges a bit fragile. Catalogue of a collection of over 5,000 volumes, arranged mostly alphabetically. The analytical index is organized..... More
Boston in New-England: Printed by J. Draper for D. Henchman, 1726. 8vo. 195 x 125 mm., [7 ¾ x 5 inches]. [2], v, [1], 350 pp. Bound in contemporary sheep, decorated in blind in the Regency style, raised bands, leather title label; joints expertly repaired with Japanese paper. Contemporary signature..... More
Hartford: From the Press of Beach and Jones, 1795. 8vo. 205 x 120 mm., [8 x 4 ½ inches]. [vi], [7]-328 viii pp. Contemporary mottled calf, red leather label on spine; head of spine a bit chipped, some minor staining to the spine, boards slightly bowed. Stamped “Ex Libris Wilson..... More
Hartford: Published by Silas Andrus, Roberts a& Burr, Printers, 1820. Two volumes. 8vo. 225 x 1 35 mm., [9 x 5 ½ inches]. [1], 573 pp; 595 pp.; each book with a separate title-page. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, read leather labels; upper joint rubbed with a short crack at..... More
