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New York: Mahlon Day, 1833. Chapbook. 110 x 65 mm. (4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches). 16 pp. Paper wrappers with a list of books for sale by M. Day on the back. Illustrated with 15 woodcuts and short descriptions of domesticated animals such as the horse, the cow, and..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros, [ca. 1870-1880]. Small 8vo. 190 x 150 mm. 7.5 x 6 inches.[12] pp. Original color-printed yellow wrappers. Hand-sewn binding with advertisement for Swift's Toy Blocks on the back cover. Six color lithographic illustrations. Front cover chipped on bottom right corner. Minor edgewear. Overall, an attractive copy..... More
Milano: Pietro e Giuseppe Vallardi, ca. 1819. Small 12mo. 120 x 80 mm., [4 ¾ x 3 ¼ inches]. 324 p. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title-page and three engraved plates by the Vallardi brothers. Bound in full red morocco, gilt border of acanthus leaves and vines on the..... More
New York: Viking Press and the Junior Literary Guild, 1939. 8vo. 235 x 160 mm., [9 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches.]. 273pp. All illustrations by the author, in handsome block-print style; Angelo was a specialist in linocut. Publisher's pinkish-tan cloth with dark brown stamping on spine and front cover; illustrated..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1963. 8vo. 220 x 150 [8 1/2 x 6 inches]. 141pp. Handsome line drawings by the author at each chapter-opening throughout. Publisher's orange cloth with black stamping on spine and front board; illustrated unclipped jacket in colorful pastels. Book Fine: pristine textblock, with only the slightest..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1944. 8vo. 220 x 150mm., [8 1/2 x 6 inches]. 150pp. Exceptionally handsome block-prints at chapter-openings and throughout, several in double-spreads. Publisher's terracotta cloth with gold stamping on spine; blind-stamped rooster on front board; illustrated unclipped jacket in primary colors. Book Fine: pristine textblock, minimal dulling to gold..... More
Worcester: Published by Edward Livermore, 1852. Large 4to. 280 x 215 mm., [11 x 8 ½ inches]. 148 pp. Illustrated with 200 plates of plans, elevations, details, and practical stair-building on 54 plates and in the text. Contemporary sheep, Black leather label with title in gilt on spine; some rubbing..... More
New York: Frederic A. Brady, 1864. 8vo. 312 pp., plus 1 p. ads. Frontispiece caricature of the author at work. Bound in green publisher’s cloth, gilt decoration of the author on front board, blind tooled decorated cloth; binding showing some wear and discoloration. Owners signature of Rufus Munyan, Co. D...... 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
Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1813. 2 volumes. 8vo. 220 x 140 mm., (8 ½ x 5 ½ inches). [2], xxviii, 472 pp., iv, 551 pp. Illustrated with 21 folding plates of diagrams. Full contemporary calf, red leather labels; spines a bit rubbed, small chip from the head of spine of volume..... More
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Bologna: Nella Stamperia di Lelio dalla Volpe, 1736. 4to. 285 x 215 mm., [11 ¼ x 8 ½ inches]. [20], 346, [2], 128 pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, title-page vignette, 20 full-page engravings designed by G. C. Crespi. Bound in contemporary vellum, red leather title-label on spine; minor soiling..... 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
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
Trento, Alto Adige: Travel and Tourist Office, 1927. 12mo. 165 x 120 mm., [6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches]. Illustrated with two folding maps and half tone photographs of Trento and its environs. Original printed wrappers; minor wear to the edges, a small stain at the upper corner of 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
Providence: Sidney S. Rider & Brothers, 1867. 8vo. 240 x 175 mm., [9 1/2 x 7 inches]. 14 ff., printed recto only. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings by N(athan) Orr & Co., after designs by Augustus Hoppin. Red publisher's cloth, gilt title and narrative design on upper board and in..... More
Burlington (VT): Printed by Smith & Harrington, 1836. 4to. 275 x 225 mm., [10 ¾ x 9 inches]. vi. 46 pp. Lithographic title-page and 13 full-page lithographic plates. Original cloth, paper label on spine; cloth discolored and shows some remnants of water staining, spine and tips expertly repaired with tissue..... More
Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1871. 8vo. 225 x 150 mm., [8 ¾ x 6 inches]. vii, 444 pp. 3434 lots. Early 20tgh century green linen cloth, original wrappers bound-in. Ownership stamp of the Rev. J. B. Troy and the library stamp of Charles College, Cantonsville, Md. on the..... More
Paris: Chez Gregoire Dupuis; De l’Imprimerie de Jean Baptiste Coignard, Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roy, 1719. Large 4to. 265 x 185 mm., [10 ¼ x 7 ½ inches]. xlii, 1-120, 131-140, 131-358, [2] pp; page numbers 121-130 were misprinted as 131-140 and then repeated, signatures correct and text complete. Illustrated..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1894. Large 8vo. 240 x 170 mm., [9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches]. xxix, [1], 329 pp. Illustrated with one hundred illustrations throughout the text. Bound in original red paper boards, white linen cloth spine, red cloth wrapper; tail of spine with some minor transfer..... More
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Ipswich: J. H. Colwell & Co., Anastatic Press, ca, 1877. Folio. 305 x 240 mm., [12 x 9 ½ inches]. [1], 49 pp., printed on recto only. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Catharine Loch printed by the anastatic process, a transfer process using zinc plates. Bound in original printed boards..... More
Paris: Defer de Maisonneuve (de Imprimerie de Monsieur), 1789-1804. 12 volumes. 8vo. 230 x 150 mm., [9 ¼ x 6 inches]. Illustrated with 300 engraved plates; 204 [Old Testament] and 96 [New Testament]. Collates complete, both pagination and illustrations agree with Cohen-De Ricci’s collation on p. 935. Bound by Bradel..... More
In Parigi: [Venice]: A Spese di Giannalberto Tumermani Stap. Veron. 1742. Folio. 350 x 240 mm., [ 13 x ½ x 9 ¼ inches]. [viii], 143, 96 pp. Engraved frontispiece and 24 engravings in the text. The typographical design of the poem is Ricchi, who divided each page into two..... More
New York: Macmillan Company: a Giniger Book, 1966. Tall 8vo. 250 x 190 mm., [10 x 7 ½ inches]. 302 pp. Illustrated with 49 color photographs by Mario Carrieri, maps, historical views, and portraits of the Popes throughout the text. Pale blue publisher’s cloth, dust jacket. A very good copy. First..... More
Bologna: Luigi Guidotti Librajo e Stampatore, 1760. Oblong 4to. 180 x 250 mm., [7 ¼ x 9 ½ inches]. Engraved frontispiece of Valerio Boschi, engraved title-page with an image of the city of Bologna in the background, 2 pp. engraved dedications, 33 engraved plates of countryside villas, landscapes, and country..... More
