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DESCRITTIONE DI TUTTA L'ITALIA & ISOLE PERTINENTI AD ESSA. Di. F. Leandro Alberti. Bolognese. Nella quale si contiene il sito di essa, l'origine, & le signorie della Citta, & de' Castelli; co'i nomi antichi, & Moderni; i costumi de popoli, & Le conditioni. F. Leandro Alberti.

DESCRITTIONE DI TUTTA L'ITALIA & ISOLE PERTINENTI AD ESSA. Di. F. Leandro Alberti. Bolognese. Nella quale si contiene il sito di essa, l'origine, & le signorie della Citta, & de' Castelli; co'i nomi antichi, & Moderni; i costumi de popoli, & Le conditioni

Alberti, F. Leandro

Venetia (Venice): Apresso Gio Maria Leni, 1577. First thus edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo (8vo). [lxiv] 1002 pages of text, [ii] blank followed by another work of 192 pages, followed by [viii] pages of table/index. Circa 1700 vellum binding, in excellent condition, with minimal shelfwear and soiling. Circa pre-1650 scholarly marginalia... More

Price: $1,950.00

PAPERS. Edited by Milo M. Quaife. Two volume set. John Askin.

PAPERS. Edited by Milo M. Quaife. Two volume set

Askin, John 1739-1815

Detroit, MI: Detroit Library Commission, 1928. First Edition. Unbound. Large octavo (8vo). 2 volume set, complete. This copy is unbound, with pages uncut, waiting for your binder to bind it to your taste. Volume 1: 657 pages including index, frontis., illustrations listed before page 1; Volume 2: 829 pages including... More

Price: $500.00

Letter handwritten and signed by Frances Elizabeth Barrow "Aunt Fanny" (1822-1894). Frances Elizabeth Barrow, Aunt Fanny.

Letter handwritten and signed by Frances Elizabeth Barrow "Aunt Fanny" (1822-1894).

Barrow, Frances Elizabeth; Aunt Fanny

no place: Not published, 1867. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). 3 page letter written entirely in the hand of the author known as Aunt Fanny. Addressed to another author, Donald Grant Mitchell (1822 - 1908), who wrote under the pseudonym "Ik Marvel." Dated Feb 12th 1867. It reads "Thanks dear... More

Price: $500.00

VUES PITTORESQUES D'ITALIE, DESSINEES D'APRES NATURE par M. Coignet, Et Lithographiees par Mlle Villeneuve, MM. Allaux, Bichebois, Deroy, Enfantin, Gue, Gudin, Joly, Sabatier, Villeneuve, etc., etc. 1 Livraison. M. Coignet.

VUES PITTORESQUES D'ITALIE, DESSINEES D'APRES NATURE par M. Coignet, Et Lithographiees par Mlle Villeneuve, MM. Allaux, Bichebois, Deroy, Enfantin, Gue, Gudin, Joly, Sabatier, Villeneuve, etc., etc. 1 Livraison.

Coignet, M.

Paris, France: Sazerac et Duval; Dondey-Dupre Pere Et Fils; Mme Brossier, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. Title page followed by 60 engraved plates, preceded by a handwritten sheet containing the plate titles. Most of the plates have minor to moderate foxing to the margins only, not affecting the plates. The... More

Price: $4,500.00

Check Signed by Calvin Coolidge as President of the United States. Calvin Coolidge.

Check Signed by Calvin Coolidge as President of the United States.

Coolidge, Calvin

Washington, D.C: Commercial National Bank, 1924. First Edition. The Commercial National Bank check number 818 for $10.00 made out to The Salvation Army, April 10, 1924. Signed while in office as President of the United States. Cancelled with a perforation stamp, affecting the first name of the president, as does... More

Price: $500.00

THE THREE VOYAGES OF WILLIAM BARENTS TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS, 1594, 1595, and 1596 by Gerrit de Veer. First edition edited by Charles T. Beck, 1853. Second edition, edited and with an introduction, by Lietenant Koolemans Beynen. Gerrit de Veer.

THE THREE VOYAGES OF WILLIAM BARENTS TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS, 1594, 1595, and 1596 by Gerrit de Veer. First edition edited by Charles T. Beck, 1853. Second edition, edited and with an introduction, by Lietenant Koolemans Beynen.

de Veer, Gerrit

London: Hakluyt Society, 1876. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xiv], clxxiv, 289 pages of text including an index. Original blue stamped hardcover binding with gilt spine lettering and front cover gilt stamp of the ship "Victoria." Spine has been skilfully rebacked using appropriate matching material; original spinestrip laid-down; slight to... More

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Jiri Anderle: At the Close of the Millennium. Paintings, Prints, Drawings 1950-2000. Richard Drury, Gerd Kohrmann, Jan Kriz, Jiri Anderle.

Jiri Anderle: At the Close of the Millennium. Paintings, Prints, Drawings 1950-2000.

Drury, Richard; Gerd Kohrmann; Jan Kriz; Jiri Anderle

Prague: Prague Congres Centre, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 264 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear, in almost new condition. Contains 300 color illustrations. The text is in English. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More

Price: $600.00

STORAGE AND STABILITY. A Modern Ever-normal Granary. Signed by T. W. Schultz. Benjamin Graham, Alvin Johnson, T. W. Schultz.

STORAGE AND STABILITY. A Modern Ever-normal Granary. Signed by T. W. Schultz.

Graham, Benjamin; Alvin Johnson; T. W. Schultz

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 298 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor sunning to spine and minimal shelfwear; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Lacks the dustjacket. Stated "First Edition." With a Foreword by Dr. Alvin Johnson. Small... More

Price: $750.00

THE ADVENTUROUS LIFE OF A VERSATILE ARTIST. Signed and inscribed by Houdini. Harry Houdini.

THE ADVENTUROUS LIFE OF A VERSATILE ARTIST. Signed and inscribed by Houdini.

Houdini, Harry

New York, NY: Audubon Printers, 1922. Revised edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 64 pages of text. Orange printed paper wrappers are detached, with old conservator's tape near the spine, three strips of regular tape on the spine and one on the rear wrap. Several chips, and overall moderate soiling and age-toning... More

Price: $2,500.00

SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE, to which is prefaced a "Little Journey" to the home of the author: written by Elbert Hubbard. Limited edition signed by Elbert Hubbard. Elbert Hubbard, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE, to which is prefaced a "Little Journey" to the home of the author: written by Elbert Hubbard. Limited edition signed by Elbert Hubbard.

Hubbard, Elbert; Elizabeth Barrett Browning

East Aurora, NY: Roycroft Shop, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 68 pages of text. Original hardcover binding of creme cloth spine and gray paper-covered boards. The cloth is lightly to moderately soiled, and the boards are moderately soiled with browning along the front edge. Number 173 of 480 copies... More

Price: $500.00

Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, Expanded Edition. Jane Kallir.

Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, Expanded Edition.

Kallir, Jane

London: Thames and Hudson, 1998. Expanded edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 719 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket is slightly shelfworn; protected in archival mylar. Includes over 3275 illustrations, including 94 plates in full color and 107 in duotone. This expanded edition contains 205 new... More

Price: $1,075.00

AD REINHARDT. Lucy R. Lippard.

AD REINHARDT.

Lippard, Lucy R.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. 216 pages of text including a bibliography, chronology and an index. Hardcover binding is in almost new condition, with minimal shelfwear and soiling to the edges. The original unclipped dustjacket is minimally shelfworn, with a tiny tear on the... More

Price: $500.00

BRICE MARDEN RECENT DRAWINGS AND ETCHINGS. Signed and limited edition. Brice Marden, Pat Steir.

BRICE MARDEN RECENT DRAWINGS AND ETCHINGS. Signed and limited edition.

Marden, Brice; Pat Steir

New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 5 mounted color plates, followed by 16 pages of text, followed by black & white illustrations of 33 works, followed by 6 pages describing the works. Original grey hardcover cloth binding in almost new condition. Minor foxing to the... More

Price: $475.00

CEZANNE. Octave Mirbeau, Theodore Duret, Leon Werth, Frantz Jourdain, Bernheim-Jeune.

CEZANNE.

Mirbeau, Octave; Theodore Duret; Leon Werth; Frantz Jourdain; Bernheim-Jeune

Paris: Moderne Imprimerie, 1914. First Edition. Paperback. Folio. 75 pages of text. Original binding; lithographed French wraps over flexible boards. The spine is cracked, chipped and browned with much loss, but the title "Cezanne" remains readable. The wrappers are otherwise moderately toned, with minor soiling. There are lighter areas adjacent... More

Price: $3,500.00

MUSEE COSMOPOLITE; MUSEE DE COSTUMES. [Binder's title: Costumes of All Nations]. Musee Cosmopolite, Musee de Costumes.

MUSEE COSMOPOLITE; MUSEE DE COSTUMES. [Binder's title: Costumes of All Nations].

Musee Cosmopolite; Musee de Costumes

Paris, France: Ancienne Mon Aubert, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Two volumes containing a total of 365 beautifully hand-colored plates depicting the historic dress of villagers from various countries. Minor foxing to numerous plates, occasionally entering into the image but mostly confined to the margins. Plates measure 10+3/8 inches... More

Price: $9,500.00

LAUGHTER IN THE DARK. Vladimir Nabokov, Nabokoff.

LAUGHTER IN THE DARK.

Nabokov, Vladimir; Nabokoff

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 292 pages. Original green cloth binding with minor sunning/browing to the spine (slightly exaggerated on the spine extremities), with minor browning to the top edge, and with minor shelfwear to the extremities. The unclipped dustjacket has a large but unobtrusive tear along... More

Price: $875.00

THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN FIVE BOOKS. Whereunto is added in this Edition, the Life and Tryal of the Author. Walter Raleigh.

THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN FIVE BOOKS. Whereunto is added in this Edition, the Life and Tryal of the Author.

Raleigh, Walter

London: Printed for Tho. Basset, Ric. Chiswell, Benj. Tooke et al, 1687. Third edition. Hardcover. Folio. [iv], xxxii, [xxiv], [ii], 813 pages of text, followed by [xxviii], [xvi] pages. Rebound in full calf, which is moderately worn and scuffed. The front hinge is very weak and is starting to detach... More

Price: $1,750.00

PORTRAIT OF MEXICO [and] DIEGO RIVERA. HIS LIFE AND TIMES. Two books signed and inscribed to artist Edna Woolf Maschgan by Diego Rivera. Diego Rivera, Bertram D. Wolfe.

PORTRAIT OF MEXICO [and] DIEGO RIVERA. HIS LIFE AND TIMES. Two books signed and inscribed to artist Edna Woolf Maschgan by Diego Rivera.

Rivera, Diego; Bertram D. Wolfe

New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). PORTRAIT is signed and inscribed in Mexican muralist artist's hand on the half title page "To Eddy Wolff in souvenir of my first visit to her Studio [signed] Diego Rivera Mexico Jan 1940 En recuardo tambien de que en... More

Price: $3,500.00

Reports, Les; de divers cases en le Court del Banke le Roy. En le temps del reign de Roy Jacques. Colligees par luy mesme & imprimees par l'original. Judge Henry Rolle, 1589?-1656.

Reports, Les; de divers cases en le Court del Banke le Roy. En le temps del reign de Roy Jacques. Colligees par luy mesme & imprimees par l'original.

Rolle, Judge Henry (1589?-1656)

London: Roper, Titon, Starkey, Baffet, 1675. Hardcover. English law; 509 pages [53 ]ages. 'Le Table' i.e. index; 32.5cm; full modern blind stamped leather binding; frontispiece portrait of author, barrister of Inner Temple 1618, judge of king's bench 1645, chief justice 1648; commissionerof exchequer 1954; works published posthumously; title page and frontispiece water stained; owner marks. More

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A TREATISE OF ALGEBRA. First American, from the Eighth London Edition. Thomas Simpson.

A TREATISE OF ALGEBRA. First American, from the Eighth London Edition.

Simpson, Thomas

Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1809. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 400 pages of text. Original unresotred mottled full calf (leather) binding with minimal shelfwear. Original maroon gilt-lettered spine label is intact. Moderate foxing scattered throughout the text, with heavy browning and foxing to several pages. Contemporary previous... More

Price: $1,000.00

THE ADVENTURES OF PEREGRINE PICKLE. In Which Is Included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality. Tobias Smollett.

THE ADVENTURES OF PEREGRINE PICKLE. In Which Is Included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality.

Smollett, Tobias

London: Printed for the Author: And Sold by D. Wilson, at Plato's Head, near Round-Court, in the Strand, 1751. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Four volumes in original 18th century bindings. First edition, first issue. Cancel present at L12 in Volume III, and final two... More

Price: $700.00

THE WONDERFUL LIFE OF WOLFE, A Notorious Robber and Murderer, who was Captain of a Desperate Gang of Thieves inhabiting the Haunted Castle in the Black Forest, giving a Particular Account of His first Step to Vice as a Deer Stealer; Murders Game-keeper;. T., J. Allman.

THE WONDERFUL LIFE OF WOLFE, A Notorious Robber and Murderer, who was Captain of a Desperate Gang of Thieves inhabiting the Haunted Castle in the Black Forest, giving a Particular Account of His first Step to Vice as a Deer Stealer; Murders Game-keeper;

T. & J. Allman

London: Printed by W. Lewis, Finch-Lane, for T. & J. Allman, 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 28 pages of text. Originally bound in printed paper wrappers, which are present here. The front wrapper is soiled and a bit worn; called "Allman's Edition" on front wrapper. Illustrated with a fold-out... More

Price: $1,500.00

THE PROUD HIGHWAY. Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman 1955-1967. Fear and Loathing Letters Vol 1. Signed by Hunter S. Thompson. Hunter S. Thompson.

THE PROUD HIGHWAY. Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman 1955-1967. Fear and Loathing Letters Vol 1. Signed by Hunter S. Thompson.

Thompson, Hunter S.

New York: Villard Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxxii, 683 pages of text including a chronological list of letters and an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. Signed in full by Hunter S. Thompson on the title page with no further inscription. llustrated. Edited by Douglas Brinkley. Foreword... More

Price: $575.00

Allgemeines oeconomisch-practisches Hand- und Lehrbuch fur den Haus- und Landwirth: in welchem theils von den Jahren, Jahreszeiten, Planeten. Unknown.

Allgemeines oeconomisch-practisches Hand- und Lehrbuch fur den Haus- und Landwirth: in welchem theils von den Jahren, Jahreszeiten, Planeten.

Unknown

Nurnberg: Christoph Kiegelischen, 1780. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). [vi], 260 pages of text. Original quarter leather binding is quite worn and soiled, but remains intact. Quarto (9.25 inches/235mm). Illustrated with a frontis depicting the four seasons and at least twelve large in-text plates representing each month of the year... More

Price: $500.00

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