CCTV: China, 2005. Two books: 11.25 x 6.75", red silk; aeg, thick color photo pages with disks; 11.25 x 6.75", string-tied embossed wraps with photos and text to accompany this series; in silk-covered clamshell box with simulated ivory and silk clasps; overall a very nice, clean, fresh set, in a...... More
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: Washington DC, 1972. Illustr, 9.5 x 6.5, wraps, 149-204 pp each, covers worn and soiled, contents good. Vol. 20, #10-12 (1969); Vol 21, #7-8, 9 (1970); Vol 21, #10-11, 12 (1970), and Vol. 21, #5, 6 (1970). More
Jan, march, April, May & June 1946. NY. 12 x 9", stapled wraps, soiled, covers lightly chipped, clipped into Time Magazine binder with corners at spine cut pff to fit. Theoretical Magazine of the American Trotskyists. More
8 x 13, oblong, old scrapbook with bookplate dated 1773 of 21 engravings of gardens and façade elevations of famous French buildings each measuring about 6.5 x 10 and laid on heavy rag paper includes views of the Palace of the Duc d'Orleans, St. Germain en Laye, the Tuilleries, the..... More
(Jewish National Fund of Canada: Montreal, Quebec) n.d. Illus (incl. overlays), 12 x 9", spiral wraps, unpaged, vg. More
Suomen Sukututkimusseruran (Finnish Genealogical Society): Finland, 2003. Paperback. 9.5 x 7", pict stapled wraps, 128pp. Light wear and creasing to covers else very good condition. Genealogical Journal Of Finland. More
Carle Georgi: Bonn 1899. 9 x 6", half leather, marbled boards, 220pp, moderate wear else vg. More
Alecto Historical Editions: London, 1986. 16.5 x 12, portfolio, 094845900X, massive facsimile reprint of the Domesday book consisting of folded string-tied gatherings in 3 separate folders, all housed in a brown cloth hard clamshell case. This is Case I only of 6 cases. It covers southern England and Cornwall. More
The International Book Service: Poona, nd (c 1970). Ads, 7 x 4.7, pict wraps, 78 pp, covers rubbed and soiled, rare outer hinge torn at bottom, double pp dog-eared else a decent copy with worn, toned maps of Poona in back pocket (one with tear at fold). Also included is..... More
James Nisbet: London, 1899. 7.5 x 5, cloth, 376 pp, engraved illustrations, black and gilt decorated blue cloth, lightly worn and soiled, vg, sound hinges, nice decorative copy. EARLY PRINTING. More
F. J. Parsons: Claremont, Hastings nd (1890s?). Ads; illus, oblong 9.75 x 12.25", pict wraps, 83pp, ink name on front cover, covers very worn, soiled, progressive chewed margin on foredge of first 20-some pp,m inor soil & stains else good. Mostly ads for hotels, railroads, local businesses. Resort area in..... More
London 1823. 8.5x5.5.5", 3/4 gilt-stamped leather with Van Goghish marbled boards, 432pp, bookplate, top of spine chipped, front hinge cracked. FIRST EDITION. More
Swan Publishing Co.: Toronto 1965. Photos, 11x8", pict stapled wraps, unpaged, covers a bit worn and yellowed. FIRST EDITION. More
Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari: Vinegia, 1560. 6 x 3.5, later (18th century?) gilt ruled mottled calf, 399 pp, covers a bit worn, outer hinges starting, hinges loose, old bookplate removed, some ink writing on front fly, contents toned with minor spotting and soil and staining, some ink annotations/underlining, else a...... More
Mrs. JNo. Petrie: Edinburgh, 1819. Hardcover. 8/8 plates (including a folding plan), 8.5 x 5", 1/2 lea, marbled boards, 118 w/index, inner front hinge detatched from text block, cello-tape repairs, title browned, covers rubbed, top of spine at front hinge torn. More
Winton 1773. 13 plates, 7.5x4.5", later 3/4 leather, 237; 299pp, bookplates, handstamps, scattered foxing and staining, few pp repaired, edge tears, some plate margins cropped, mis pagination in v.2 (pp 264-269). FIRST EDITION. More
London 1902. 2 folding plates, 6.5x4", wraps, 67pp, covers slightly chipped and sunned. More
International Publications: Paris, 1921. Photos, illustr, 7.25 x 4.75, printed wraps, 411 pp + index, covers worn and soiled, hinges reinforced inside and out, a very loose copy but still intact. This is what every 1920s American traveler was carrying when visiting Paris. Lots of listings of restaurants, stores, where..... More
The American Friends of the Captive Nations: NY 1959. Map, 9 x 6", stapled wraps, 93pp, covers yellowed. More
Amsterdam 1660. Extra title; 3 charts; I illus, 8x6", vellum, 328+index, bookplate removed, neat ink names and dates on titles, minor text spotting and staining, spine defective, short notes on end papers, page 238 ink corrected, minor woming on f.e.p. Roman Military History. More
Paris 1859-64. 6.5x4", vellum, 80 pre-printed pages filled-in in ink, cover spotted and worn, interior foxed, worn and soiled else a remarkably well-preserved copy of a French soldier's identification papers. Issued to a Chretien Rogy, boook details his appointments, personal info (yeaux gris), clothing, weapons, pay and expenses, and even..... More
Printed by Thomas Constable: Edinburgh, 1844. 12 full page engravings, one map; text illustr, 11 x 8.5, gilt decorated embossed cloth, aeg, unpag, covers quite worn and dull, spine holed with fraying at ends, contents heavily foxed, with foredge stain. More
London, 1869 and 1879. 21 x 27.5", five sheets one of which is double sided, brown ink on vellum, wax seal, blue paper embossed ten shilling stamp and date stamp on each of the pages, red ten shilling stamp on one page, four black and white VR paper stamp. Folded..... More
np, 1690. Paperback. 16 x 21", folded down to 7 x 4.25" with seal. Fold creases, soiled, lettering along one fold is rubbed and hard to make out else good to very good condition. Johosaphat Leimbor will pay to Thomas Leyson fourteen pounds and five shillings for property. The script..... More
Bartolomeo Occhi: Venezi (Venice). 1767. Frontis portrait of Frederick the Great; 13 folding plates, 7 x 4, full contemporary vellum, 120 pp with Tavola, cover worn, darkened and a bit spotted, pp stained and spotted, some plates either badly folded and/or waterstained, but still a decent copy, in Italian. FIRST..... More