Amateur Telescope Making.
Willmann-Bell Inc, 1998. 2nd pringing. Hardcover. Three Volumes. 568pp., 578pp, 618pp. Some yellow hightling. Name of previous owner on front endpapers. More about Amateur Telescope Making
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Ornamental Woodcarving in the Norwegian Tradition.
Heart Prairie Pr, 1993-03. Hardcover. 103pp Name of previous owner on front endpaper. More about Ornamental Woodcarving in the Norwegian Tradition
The Temple of Venus The Sex Museum, Amsterdam.
Parkstone Press Ltd, January 1, 2002. Hardcover. Quarto. 198pp A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More about The Temple of Venus The Sex Museum, Amsterdam
China.
Abbeville Press, 2009-09. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 221pp With 238 color photographs. A near fine copy in dust jacket and slipcase. Laid in is a 18 x 12" print numbered 105/300 copies. More about China
Archaeology from Above.
Rizzoli, 2010-03-09. First edition. Hardback. Folio. 188pp. More about Archaeology from Above
Cindy Sherman Centerfolds.
New York: Skarstedt Fine Art, March 2, 2003. First trade edition. Hardcover. Exhibition catalogue. May 10 - June 14, 2003. Oblong. 44pp. A very nice copy in lightly chipped dust jacket. More about Cindy Sherman Centerfolds
Indian Tales for Little Folks.
New York: Platt and Munk Co, 1928. early edition. Hardcover. oblong. Eleven full page outstanding color illustrations by author/artist El Comancho and many smaller border illustrations. A lovely copy in dust jacket. Jacket has some closed tears and some light chipping at edges. In a brodart protective wrapper. More about Indian Tales for Little Folks
The Jolly Jump-Ups on the Farm.
Mass: McLoughlin Bros. Inc, 1940. Hardcover. oblong. Color pictorial boards. With five pop-ups. Spring on the Farm, The Old Swimming Hole, The Farmhouse, Building a Playhouse, Harvest, The Farmhouse Kitchen. All pop-ups complete and in very nice condition. More about The Jolly Jump-Ups on the Farm
The Jolly Jump-Ups and Their New House.
Mass: McLoughlin Bros. Inc, 1939. Hardcover. oblong color pictorial boards. With five full page pop-ups - Moving Day, Mother's Day Off, A Rainy Day, Happy Birthday, The Children's Hour and Good Night. All pop-ups complete. Some creasing to some of the pop-ups. More about The Jolly Jump-Ups and Their New House
The Jolly Jump-Ups Vacation Trip.
Mass: McLoughlin Bros. Inc, 1942. Hardcover. Color pictorial boards. With five full page pop-ups. Pop-ups include United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, Washington, D.C., Camping in the Mountains,The Grand Canyon and At the Seashore. Pop-ups in very nice condiiton. More about The Jolly Jump-Ups Vacation Trip
James McNeill Whistler; Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonne
Yale University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Quarto. 642pp. The catalogue raisonne' begins with an introductory essay on Whistler's life and includes over 1,700 entries and 1,600 illustrations. A massive work. Very nice copy in dust jacket. Jacket has some light creasing at edges. This copy is SIGNED and inscribed by author Margaret MacDonald. More about James McNeill Whistler; Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonne
Jean-Leon Gerome.
Skira, 2010. Paperback. Quarto. 370pp. More about Jean-Leon Gerome
Etchings of D.Y. Cameron.
Edinburgh: Otto Schulze and Company, 1908. Hardcover. Quarto. 59pp. Vellum backed boards. Gilt lettering to cover and spine. 59 etchings. More about Etchings of D.Y. Cameron
Whistler As I Knew Him.
London: A & C Black, 1904. Hardcover. Quarto. 153pp. Tan cloth. Gilt lettering to cover and spine. 150 illustrations in black and white and color with tissue guards. Some rubbuint to tail of spine. Corners bumped. Some light scattered foxing and toning. (Not affecting plates.). More about Whistler As I Knew Him
The Baronet & the Butterly; A Valentine with a Verdict
Paris: Louis-Henry May, 1899. First trade edition. Hardcover. octavo. Brown boards. Gilt lettering and butterfly design to cover and spine. Some light rubbing to boards. Toning to endpapers. Corners bumped. More about The Baronet & the Butterly; A Valentine with a Verdict
Our Kind of War; Illustrated Saga of the U.S. Marine Raiders of World War II
Virginia: American Historical Foundation, 1990. Hardcover. Quarto. 250pp. A nice copy in an edge rubbed dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More about Our Kind of War; Illustrated Saga of the U.S. Marine Raiders of World War II
Carpetbaggers: America's Secret War in Europe.
Eakin Pr, 1993. revised edition. Hardcover. 285pp. WWII Commemorative Edition. A very nice copy in dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. Carpetbaggers - Code name for a joint venture of the OSS during World War II. More about Carpetbaggers: America's Secret War in Europe
Foreign Legions of the Third Reich Vol 4: Poland, the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Rumania, Free India, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Russia.
R. James Bender Publishing, August 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 23.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 384 pages. Stated 1st edition. Glossy boards, no jacket as issued. Spine is lightly cocked. Volume 4 only. More about Foreign Legions of the Third Reich Vol 4: Poland, the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Rumania, Free India,...
Jane Austen's Letters to her sister Cassandra and others 2 volume set.
Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. Two volume set. Blue cloth spines with grey end labels and marble boards. First edition with no additional printings noted. Volume I 1796-1809. [xlv], 266 pg, 34 pgs notes. Complete with19 plates and 1 fold out... More about Jane Austen's Letters to her sister Cassandra and others 2 volume set
The Fragment sof Praxagoras of Cos and His School.
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1958. Paperback. 24.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 132 pages. Part of Philosophia Antiqua a Series of Mongraphs on Ancient Philosophy edited by W.J. Verdenius and J. H. Waszink volume VIII. Faded spine. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Sections include: Preface, Biographical Remarks, On his doctrines, The... More about The Fragment sof Praxagoras of Cos and His School
Science and Polity in France at the End of the Old Regime.
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 601 pages. Navy blue cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some rubbing and the dj spine is faded. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Light rubbing to the edges of the cloth. More about Science and Polity in France at the End of the Old Regime
The Making of a Library; Extracts from Letters 1934-1941 of Harvey Cushing Arnold C. Klebs John F. Fulton
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University, 1959. Hardcover. 23 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 69 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Blue boards red cloth spine. Presented to John Fulton by his friends on his sixtieth birthday 1 November 1959. Preivous owner's bookplate inside front cover. More about The Making of a Library; Extracts from Letters 1934-1941 of Harvey Cushing Arnold C. Klebs John...
History of Medicine in the Province of Quebec.
Montreal, Canada: McGill University, 1931. Hardcover. 26.5 x 18 cm. Small quarto. 97 pages. Navy blue cloth. Association copy. SIGNED by the author, Maude E. Abbot, on the front end paper and inscribed to pioneering neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing: "Dr Harvey Cushing / With the writer's regards / Maude E. Abbot... More about History of Medicine in the Province of Quebec
Annals Of Bryozoology; Aspects of the history of research on bryozoans
International Bryozoology Association, 2002. Paperback. 24 x 17 cm. Octavo. 382 pages. Consists of 20 research journal articles on bryozoans a type of aquatic invertebrate animals. More about Annals Of Bryozoology; Aspects of the history of research on bryozoans
Volcanoes and History.
Genova: Brigati, 1998. Paperback. 24 x 16.5 cm. Thick octavo. 755 pages. INHIGEO: International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences. Proceedings of the 20th INHIGEO Symposium Napoli - Eolie - Catania (Italy) 19 - 25 September 1995. "Perfect" (i.e. gluebound) paperback binding. Some creases to the spine. More about Volcanoes and History