Kaukas, Finland, 1973. Hardcover. Kultateollisuus. Bronze, 3" diameter. Rubbing, light wear/scratches else very good condition. Hugo Standertskjold was a Finnish industrialist and arms manufacturer. His face is on one side and a modern design by Kaukas on the other. Wonderful design. More
Spink & Son: London, 1897. Hardcover. Bronze, 3" diam. Light wear, rubbing and scratches else very good condition. Her Majesty's portrait is on the obverse. The reverse "From My Heart I Thank My Beloved People. May God Bless Them. V.R.I. 1837 1897" More
Rotterdam, 1751. 6.5 x 4, full calf, 243 pp, boards heavily worn, front board detached, text block very sound. FIRST ED. More
T. Cadell: London, 1789. Hardcover. 2 vols. Folding maps, 8.5 x 5.5", first volume in original leather; second volume recently rebound in half leather; marbled boards, 453pp + ads; 460pp + errata, first volume a bit worn, outer hinges starting, extremities bumped, former owner's ink inscription (dated 1823) inside front..... More
The London Publishing and Engraving Co: London, nd (c 1895). Photo portraits, 13.5 x 10, highly gilt decorated red leather beveled boards; aeg, 163 pp + index, front cover detached, covers worn, extremities fraying, spine very worn, contents a bit thumbed else decent. SWAF. The movers and shakers in Lancashire..... More
Harvard University: Cambridge, MA, 1970-1977. 4 vols. 9 x 6", pict stapled wraps, 70pp, 87pp, 116pp, 92pp. Minor cover wear else nice, fresh, clean copies. Also included is the Harvard Ukranian Studies Newsletter, Vol. II No. I, September 1971. The lot. More
1883. Hardcover. Frontis portrait of Queen Victoria; illus. (including the Queen's dogs), 8.5 x 5.5", gilt-dec and gilt lettered beveled green cloth, 404pp, covers rubbed and worn in spots, spine ends bumped, inner hinges tearing, bookplate of former owner inside front cover, "Bound by Burn & Co" label inside rear..... More
The Viking Press: NY, (1979). Hardcover. Mostly photos, 10 x 7", cloth, 224 w/index, v.g. in dw. A beautiful book of photographs plus text illustrating the life of Lord Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma. MOUNTED TO CENTER OF TITLE PAGE IS A FINE AUTOGRAPH "MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA"... More
The Detroit Institute of Arts. March 22 - Apri. 23 full page b/w illustr, 10.25 x 7.25, stapled pict wraps, 36 pp, covers, soiled and worn, front cover stained, contents good, inscribed and signed by William Peck. More
London, England, 1821. Paperback. Ads, 22 x 16", 4pp, full newspaper present, yellowed, ink stamps on front cover, removal marks on left margin, edges fraying, folds, some spotting and soiling, but still legible and decorative. Short account of the death and burial of Napoleon; other news, ads, etc. More
Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Madrid 1968. Photos; maps, 9.5x6.5", wraps, 1103; LIIpp, covers torn and heavily frayed and spotted. Couple of related pieces included. More
(Concessions International: London), 1990. Paperback. Photos; ads, 12 x 9", glossy pict stapled wraps, 88pp, cover quite worn, spine torn and almost detached, several pp detached (but present) else a good copy. SWAF. Musical artists included Peter Gabriel, Neil Young, Simple Minds, Bonnie Raitt, etc. More
London 1858. 5.75x3.75", lacks covers, 48pp, ends spotted and partially to text else ok. SWAF. More
The Mainichi Newspapers: Tokyo (1961). Illus, 14x10", wraps, 336pp, lower corner bumped, some cover wear with minor tear. More
12.5 x 10", half leather, 154pp, blue ruled paper expressly designed for inserting newspaper columns, this one filled with articles from the London Times, Pall Mall Gazette, Globe, The Standard, The Pioneer Mail and others, divided into sections covering the military and naval defences of England, India, Foreign countries as..... More
Artemide Edizioni: Rome, 2005. Illus., oblong 9.5 x 11.5", pict wraps, 118pp with Bibliography, covers lightly rubbed and soiled, hinges a little loose else a nice clean copy; representations of Rome. More
Klefer, Editeaur: Versailles, 1859. Folding map, 6 x 3.75, wraps, 170 + table, covers rubbed and soiled, stained, ink numbers and letters on cover, pencil notes inside covers, front paste-down coming loose, end papers foxed, overall wear, map badly folded but still a neat, interesting piece. More
4.5 x 3", original cardstock boards, 406pp, aeg, edges worn, complete, about good. More
Paul Dupont: Paris, 1946. Maps (one folding), 10.5 x 8 stiff stapled wraps, 30 pp, covers a bit soiled, horizontal crease through whole book, contents nice and fresh. Also: ROUMANIA AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE, Paris 1946. 145 pp, same condition as above. The Pair:. More
13 x 8", 2--, browned else ok. Early coffee house style question/answer newspaper. More
Charles Knight: London, 1845. Hardcover. Twelve of twelve color plates with tissue guards, numerous black and white engravings, 14 x 10", blindstamped brown cloth, gilt dec and lettering, viii, 392pp. Covers well worn, sunned, lacking upper part of spine, corners and spine tip bumped and worn, inner hinges cracked, occasional..... More
Turner & Henderson: Sydney, nd (1890s?). B&W photos, oblong 7.5 x 10, maroon boards w/ gilt lettering on front cover only, unpag (96 pp), covers very well worn and rubbed, shelfworn, gilt rubbed and worn off in some areas, sunning on rear cover, corners and spine tips bumped and worn..... More
Paul Hartung: Hamburg. 1929. 16 fold-out maps, 8 x 4.5, pict stapled wraps, 40 pp. Covers soiled, creased, abrasion over part of the word "Hamburg," text toned, occasional pencil marks, page title "Nachtrag" detached with small tears, light corner creasing else good. Ads for Bavaria-St. Pauli Astra pilsener, J.H. Busch..... More
China, nd (1912-1920s?). Paperback. 3.5 x 5.5", watercolor, stamps. Postally unused, undivided back. Light soiling and wear else very good condition. Back is stamped with Chinese characters, not "Union Postale" like many of the collage postcards. Description of the postcard: a young woman seated on a grassy bank fishing, a...... More
Clark, Beeton, and Co.: London, 1853. Hardcover. Illus., 7.5 x 5", blindstamped brown cloth with gilt dec and lettering, 245pp. Covers worn and bumped, spine sunned, page top edges dust soiled, textblock cracked, light soiling to endpapers else good to very good condition. Chapters include "Secret Police And Some Things..... More