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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 Stamp of the Minnesota Historical Society (withdrawn).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
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
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: 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
Boston: Published by Etheridge and Bliss, Oliver & Munroe, Printers, 1806. 12mo. 180 x 105 mm., [7 x 4 ¼ inches]. [xvi], 17 -164 pp; plus 2 pp. ads. Bound in contemporary brown sheep skin, red leather label; some minor rubbing to the joints, head of spine missing. Stamped “Ex..... More
Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle for Samuel Eliot in Cornhill, 1743. 8vo. 195 x 120 mm., [7 ¾ x 4 ¾ inches]. xxx, 18, 424 pp. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, raised bands, red leather label. The binding shows minor rubbing at joints, some discoloration due to age, but..... More
Bergamo: Dalla Stamperia Mazzoleni, 1830. 8vo. 195 x 125 mm., [7 ¾ x 5 inches]. xii, 271 pp. Illustrated with a engraved portrait of Franklin by Mazzoleni. Bound in contemporary half leather binding and corners, marbled paper boards, spine with title label and simple gilt tooling, traces of paper label..... More
Verona: Stamperia Giuliani, 1796. 4to: 305 x 130 mm., [12 x 9 inches]. xvi, 224 pp. Engraved portrait of the author by de Bernardi after Agos. Ugolini. Bound in contemporary boards, spine a bit chipped, edges bumped and a bit worn, and joints previously repaired. Printed on good paper with..... More
Milano: Societá dei Cuochi Milanesi, 1892. Two volumes. Large 4to. 300 x 220 mm., [11 3/3 x 8 ¾ inches]. lvi, 303 [1] pp; 363, [3] pp. Illustrated with 64 plates with numerous images per plate. Bound in contemporary leather backed boards; expertly repaired at the joints of both volumes..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001. Small 8vo. 200 x 130 mm., [7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches]. [x], 209 pp. Publisher's yellow boards, title on spine; dust jacket. First edition. An account of a travel to Sutri, an ancient Etruscan village, by an attorney escaping the high pressure of..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, Inc., 1957. 8vo. 205 x 135 mm., [8 x 5 1/4 inches]. 229 pp., Publisher's pictorial paper boards with black cloth spine; edges bumped and slightly chipped; wanting dust jacket. First American edition. Reading copy of Moravia's penetrating short stories, related in the first..... More
New York: The Modern Library, 1999. 8vo. 205 x 135 mm., [8 x 5 1/2 inches]. [14], 507, [1]1 pp. Illustrated with two maps and full-page illustrations in the text. Publisher's grey cloth, dust jacket. Near fine copy. Set during the Napoleonic wars, The Charterhouse of Parma is set in..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1937. 8vo. 205 x 140 mm., [8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches]. [vi], 319 pp. Original cloth, dust jacket; cloth slightly faded and dust jacket with chips at top edge and spine with pieces missing. Book plate of Douglas Sager, Jr. A good copy..... More
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1966. 8vo. 210 x 135 mm., [8 x 5 1/4 inches]. 416 pp. Illustrated with 24 half-tone plates. Original green cloth, dust jacket; some minor wear to the corners and edges of the dust jacket, cloth binding in very good condition. First edition of..... More
New York: North Point Press, 2003. 8vo. 210 x 140 mm., [8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches]. xvii, 314 pp. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket. Very nice copy.First edition. Personal tour of Italy, providing an informed insight into the difficulties experienced by everyday Italians at the hands of their government and..... More
Cernobbio, Lake Como, Villa d'Este, 1960. 8vo. 210 x 155 mm., [8 1/4 x 6 inches]. 84, 1 pp. 12 tupped-in color plate reproductions. Original cloth binding, dust jacket; boards with residue of paper wrapper, dust jacket showing some discoloration at edges. With faults a good copy. Well-illustrated promotional guide..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1937. 8vo. 215 x 140 mm., [8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches]. 569 pp. Publisher's light blue linen cloth, dust jacket. A few scratches to front panel and a s small area of erosion at the crown of spine, otherwise Near Fine Copy.A closely observed study of..... More
Boston: Houghton, Miffllin and Company, at the Riverside Press, 1911. 8vo. 210 x 145 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. xxiv, 603 pp. Illustrated with a folding frontispiece and a folding map, and 58 photo reproductions printed on glossy paper in the text. Publisher’s decorated green cloth and spine;..... More
New York: Scribner, 2013. 8vo. 230 x 155 mm., [9 x 6 inches]. [4], 383, [5] pp. Publisher's red boards, white linen spine, dust jacket. Very good copy. First edition of Rachel Kushner’s second novel, set in New York City and Italy, which explores "the mystique of the feminine, the..... More
Boston: David R. Godine, [2002]. 8vo. 230 x 150 mm., [9 x 6 inches]. [6], 373 [1] pp. Illustrated with 24 half tone images from the Origo Archive at La Foce. Publisher's blue boards with white linen spine, dust jacket. Very good copy. Highly readable biography of Iris Origo whose..... More
N. p., (J. T. Moss). 1909. Large 8vo. 235 x 175 mm., [9 1/4 x 7 inches]. 400 pp. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs taken especially for this volume. Original cloth, with medallion of the Red Cross in center of the upper board and the title in gilt surrounding the..... More
Washington, D. C. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees of Harvard University, 1972. 8vo. 255 x 175 mm., [10 x 7 inches]. [x], 114 pp. Illustrated with 59 black and white illustrations. Bound in original green cloth, title in gilt on upper board. Very good copy. Inspired by the gardens at Dumbarton Oaks..... More
