18 LINE LEAF Identified as from a 15th Century Psalter, in Latin with read and blue initials.
8.25x6", matted and framed to 14.5x12" More
BINDING
THE AGE OF ILLUMINATION: Steven Runciman's BYZANTINE ART AND CIVILISATION, George Henderson's GOTHIC ART AND CIVILISATION, and George Henderson's EARLY MEDIEVAL ART AND CIVILISATION.
The Folio Society: London, 2004. Illus, 10.5 x 7.5", gilt cloth, vg in slipcase. More
THE ALDINE EDITION OF THE BRITISH POETS (30 Volumes)
William Pickering: London, 1830. Frontispieces, 6.75 x 4", gilt-dec (fish & anchor) green morocco; teg, spines sunned to brown, some extremity wear, some toning to eps else a nice set of 30 of the Aldine British Poets, including Butler, Coleridge, Dryden, Swift, Cowper, Spencer and others. Decorative binding set... More
ALLEMGEMEINES DEUTSCHES KOMMERSBUCH
Mortiz Shauenburg: Baden, 1922. Illus incl color litho extra title page, 6.5 x 4.5", gilt-lettered pebbled cloth, 760pp with index + ads, coves rubbed & darkened, hinges loose, contents toned else a decent decorative binding. More
ALOSIE OU LE AMOURS DE MME D.M.T.P.
Londres 1880. Frontis, 8x5.5", lea. Backed marbled boards, t.e.g. With: AMOURS DES DAMES ILLUSTRES de Noostre Siecle.. Cologne 1680 (must be 1880 though). Troisiene Edition Reveu et Gorrige. More
AM RADIO DISGUISED AS A SET OF 8 "HISTORY OF NATIONS."
Emerson: NY n.d. 7x11x6.5", full gilt-stamped leather with raised bands and leather spine labels, t.e.g. More
THE AMERICAN ART REVIEW, A Journal Devoted to the Practice, Theory, History and Archaeology of Art [two volume decorative binding set]
Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat: Boston, 1880. Hardcover. 2 vols. Illus., 17 x 12", full black gilt-ruled and gilt-lettered black crushed morocco; aeg, minor cover wear else a nice, clean set, filled with engravings. Decorative binding set. More
ANNALES DU MUSEE et de L'Ecole Moderne des Beaux-Arts. 21 Vols.
London 1815. Illus, 8x5", gilt-dec red leather, a.e.g. More
THE ANTIQUARIAN AND TOPOGRAPHICAL CABINET. 6 Vols.
London 1817. Illus, 9.5x6", half red leather w/gilt-dec spine; marbled boards, t.e.g. More
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS [bound volume: Jan-Dec 1977 Vol. 53]
Arizona Dept. of Transportation: Phoenix, AZ, 1977. 12 issues bound in one volume, 12 x 9", dec embossed cloth showing a couple of cacti in the desert, hinges a little loose, former owner's name printed in silver on front cover else a nice, distinctive decorative binding. More
THE ART JOURNAL For 1876. New Series. Volume 2.
D. APPLETON & Co: NY 1876. Illus including full page plates by Landseer, 13 x 10", half leather; cloth, binding ok but some leather skinned in some place, w/bookplate Dr. Herman Kieffer, famous Detroit physician. More
THE ART JOURNAL, New Series, Volume XII
Virtue & Co: London, 1873. 13 x 9.5", half leather; gilt-lettered cloth. WITH 35 FULL PAGE ENGRAVED PLATES. More
ARTIST-BIOGRAPHIES [five volume decorative leather binding set]
James R. Osgood: Boston, 1880-1881. Hardcover. 5 vols. Illus., 7 x 5", half red crushed morocco; marbled boards, vp, covers with minor extremity wear, pp a little toned at the edges else a nice, decorative leather set with five raised bands and gilt flowers on spine. More
AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE.
Adam and Charles Black: London 1911. Illus by A. Anderson, 10 x 7.5", dec cloth. Translated & Edited with an Introduction by Harold Child. More
"AUTOGRAPHS"
N.p. n.d. (1870's-"80's-'90's). Oblong 4x7", gilt-lettered embossed leather. More
AVE MARIA, Livrede Prieres contenant de Pieux Exercices, Nouvelle Edition
Etablissments Brepols: Turnhout, (1899). Frontis illus., 4.5 x 2.5", gilt-dec leather; aeg, hinges a bit loose, spine and covers a bit worn but still a nice, miniature leather decorative binding. More
BALLADS: Scottish and English
William Nimmo: Edinburgh, nd (c. 1880s). Hardcover. 6.5 x 4", gilt-ruled with oval color picture inserted on front cover; aeg, 472pp with index + 24pp publisher's catalogue, covers worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, inner hinges cracking, pp browned but still a nice, little decorative cloth binding with lots..... More
THE BARBARIAN KINGS, by Casson; THE GREEK CONQUERORS, by Casson; LORDS OF JAPAN, by Wiencek; THE PHARAOHS, by Casson; THE FRENCH KINGS, by Grunfeld; THE RULERS OF BRITAIN, by Cowley.
Each: Chicago 1981 or 1982. 11x9", full gilt-dec silk, a.e.g. Each…. More
BEAUTIFUL CALIFORNIA By the Editorial Staffs of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine.
Menlo Park, Calif. 1963. Photos, 11x8.5", gilt-dec blue leather in a sunburst design, t.e.g. More
THE BIBELOT, A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers… [20 volumes plus index]
Thomas B. Mosher: Portland, ME, 1895-1914. 20 Volumes + Index, 6 x 4.5", parchment backed boards, some spine wear & staining to some volumes else a nice, decorative set with original wraps bound in. More
BIBLIA Das Ist, Die Gantze Heilige Schrift...
Johann Andrea Endterischen: Nurnberg, 1768. Hardcover. 17.5 x 11.5", full vellum with metal corners and remnants of clasps, covers darkened and soiled and worn, bottom of spine chipping horizontally, pp darkened at edges, but still a decent, usable Bible in German. A newspaper article affixed to title page tells of..... More
BIBLIA SACRA VULGATAE EDITIONIS…VOL III (only).
Mediolani 1967. "Imaginibus Salvatoris Dali", 20x14.5", full gilt-dec leather, t.e.g., big scuff mark on one spine compartment, other scuffs and dings to edges, ALL ILLUSTRATIONS REMOVED (not by us) and not included, in scuffed and soiled leather and cloth slipcase. A giant, wonderfully printed book. Psalmorum through Ecclesiastici. "Edition's 'Luxus'"..... More
BIBLIA SACRA VULGATAE EDITIONIS…VOL V (only).
Mediolani 1967. "Imaginibus Salvatoris Dali Exornata", 19.5x14.5", full green morocco, 435 + colophon and indexes, couple front cover scuffs and spine wear, spine darkened else a wonderful gilt-decorated binding and tremendous work of typesetting. ALL DALI ILLUSTRATED PLATES REMOVED (not by us) BUT "EDITIONIS 'AD PERSONAM'", LIMITED TO 99 COPIES..... More
BLANK BOOK
np (Italy), nd. Hardcover. 8.5 x 5.5", gilt-ruled leather with five gilt-dec raised bands, some wear but still a decent copy with unlined pages. More
(BLANK BOOK)
NP, ND. 8.5 x 5.5", 3/4 red leather; patterned boards. More