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New York: Charles Scrimber's Son, 1892. 8vo. 245 x 180 mm., [9 ½ inches x 7 inches]. xvii, 435 pp. Illustrated with 18 plates. Original publisher’s cloth, medallion on upper cover, and title and author gilt on spine. Binding a bit soiled and lightly faded, but sound and attractive. Bookplate..... More
Boston: Eastburn's Press, 1844. 8vo. 213 x 140 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches]. 8pp. Original printed wrappers, removed from a pamphlet volume, wanting the rear wrapper. Rare exhibition pamphlet that opens with the 29 verses from Chapter V of the Book of Daniel which begins, “Belshazzar the King..... More
New York: Printed by R. & G.S. Wood, [1830]. 8vo. 210 x 125 mm. [8 x 5 ¼ inches]. 54 pp. Removed from pamphlet volume; paper stock lightly toned at margins; newspaper article from the Evening Star dated 1834 is pasted to final blank. With faults a good copy. First..... More
Hartford: Printed by E. Gleason; (and) Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1851 & 1856. 8vo. 235 x 155 mm., [9 ¼ x 6 inches]. 4 pp. each pamphlet. Folded as issued. Together two separate issues of one of the earliest American painting catalogues published in America. The catalogue lists..... More
New York: Printed for the Association, 1844. 8vo. 218 x 130 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¼ inches]. 38 pp. Wood engraved frontispiece, (detached, with piece missing from caption). Pamphlet removed from binding; text foxed. Issued annually from 1839 to 1943, this being the final issue of the association. The..... More
Firenze: Per Gio. Batista Stecchi e Anton-Giuseppe Pagani, 1767. 8vo. 220 x 155 mm., [8 ½ x 6 inches]. vii, [i], 247 [1] pp. Bound in contemporary vellum, red leather title-label on the spine. Printed on fine paper with wide margins. Bookplate removed from front pastedown. With faults a very..... More
Arnaldo Forni Editore, N.d. Facsimile reprint of the Ferrara edition, printed by Giuseppe Rinaldi in 1770. The Forni edition was printed in an edition of 300 copies. More
With: The Unique and Splendid Effects of Fonthill Abbey. Catalogue of the Extensive Assemblage of Costly and Interesting Property, which Adorns this Magnificent Structure: Embracing part of the Furniture, the Bijouterie, Composed of Precious Gems . . . With: The Pictures and Miniatures at Fonthill Abbey. Catalogue of the Well-selected..... More
London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806. 4to. 295 x 230 mm. (11 1/2 x 9 inches). [xii], 184 of 186 pp., missing the half-title to Essay VI at p. 105-106. Illustrated with 7 engraved plates and stipple engravings in the text. Near contemporary black leather spine and tips, marbled..... 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
Boston: Prentiss & Deland, Printers, 1860. 8vo., 235 x 145 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. 20 pp. Original printed wrappers, stitched as issued. Wrappers and paper stock showing some light soiling but otherwise a very good copy. The director of the Athenaeum Alfred Ordway and his committee consisting..... 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
Oxford University Press, 2006. 12mo. 170 x 110 mm., [6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches]. 135 pp. Illustrated throughout. Stiff paper wrappers; some underlinging and notes in the text. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. 8vo. xii, 243 pp. 8 plates and 39 illustrations, a few of which are in color. Red cloth boards, with near fine dust jacket.First edition. "The Renaissance Bazaar tells the story of this intense exchange of ideas, objects, and skills that shaped the European Renaissance. ..... More
London and New York: John Tallis, [1851-]. Three volumes. 4to. 275 x 201 mm. (10 3/4 x 8 inches). [2] blanks, iv, 5-268 pp.; [1] blank, [iv], 5-262 pp.; [2], 110 pp. Illustrated with a folding chromolithographic plate, 3 engraved frontispieces, and 138 engraved plates. Bound in contemporary black pebble..... More
Firenze: (Torrentino), 1567. Small 4to. 227 x 155 mm., (9 x 6 inches). [8], 62 pp., wanting final blank. Title-page illustrated with a monumental architectural border in the mannerism style and floral and historiated initial letters throughout the volume. Bound in 19th century decorated paper binding; some minor discoloration to..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1975. Large 8vo. 285 x 220 mm., [11 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches]. xvi + 176pp. B&W photographs by the author throughout; 35 reproductions in color of paintings by the mid-18th century artist Gabriel Bella. Publisher’s maroon cloth with gold stamping on spine and title..... More
(Norfolk, Virginia): Shields, Asburn & Co., Printers, [1822]. 8vo. 230 x 150 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. 14 pp. Original blue paper printed wraps, stitched as issued. Decorated with an attractive ornamental border. First edition. William Dunlap completed this painting at Norfolk, Va., in March 1822. The artist exhibited..... More
Brookfield (Massachusetts): Printed by E. Merriam & Co. for the Author, 1798. 12mo. 165 x 100 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 inches). 139, [3], [1] pp., including index and errata leaf. Countrmporary sheep, gilt stamping on the spine; rubbed but a very nice copy. Ownership inscription of John Brown Esq..... More
London: Longmans, Rees, Orme, Browon Green & Longman, 1835. 3 volumes. 8vo. 220 x 140 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches) xix, [1], 466 pp.; ix, [1], 381 pp.; ix, (1), 142, [2], cccclvi pp. Blue calf backed boards, leather tips, brown leather label, old paper label on lower..... More
Fair Lawn, New Jersey: Essential Books, 1960. 8vo. 220 x 170 mm., [9 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches]. 200 pp. Illustrated a map of Rome and 168 heligravure images in black and white. Bound in original gray cloth, decorative dust jacket by Yves Brayer. Dust jacket shows minor wear..... More
London & New York, John Chapman & Geo. P. Putnam, 1849. Two volumes. 8vo. 200 x 125 mm., [8 x 5 inches]. [iii]-lvix, 479 pp.; [iii], [l], 444 pp. Bound in embossed original green cloth, gilt title on spine; slight spotting on the boards, gilding on the spine a bit..... More
Paris: Hachette, 1956. Thick 12mo. 155 x 100 mm., [6 1/4 x 4 inches]. civ, 723 pp. Illustrated with 8 large folding maps in the text and 95 city maps and a map of country bound at the end of the volume. Original blue cloth in very good condition, dust..... More
Cambridge: Press of John Wilson and Son, 1866. 8vo. 195 x 130 mm. [7 ¾ x 5 inches]. 185 pp. Original publisher’s cloth; head and tail of spine with s few minor tears, cloth joint expertly repaired; some minor water staining to the margins of the text. This copy has an..... More
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New York: The Orion Press, 1964. 8vo. 220 x 150 mm., [8 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches]. viii+ 221pp., including Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Two maps, 16 photographs, 4 line diagrams and figures, all interspersed within textblock. Publisher’s black cloth over boards, silver stamping on spine; unclipped illustrated jacket. Book..... More
