New York: East Woods Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). About 50 pages of text. Contains 30 black & white plates and other illustrations. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Printed acetate (clear) dustjacket is torn and chipped. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "To..... More
Chicago, IL: Art Institute of Chicago, 1989. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). Exhibition catalogue containing 25 duotone images of Skrebneski's work. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Black paperback binding with red lettering. Contains an essay by Anthony Jones, the President of the School of the Art Institute, titled "Victor..... More
London: James Ridgway & Sons, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xx, 443 pages of text including an index. Original boards are quite darkened, worn and chipped at the extremities, rebacked with a leather spine within the past 30 years. New endpapers. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, one fold-out plate..... More
London: John Murray, 1863. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 528 pages of text including an index. Original hardcover green cloth binding with moderate rubbing to the extremities. The inner hinges are slightly weakened. Discoloration to the endpapers, and minor staining to the top margin of many pages of text..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 43 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minor rubbing to extremities, and slight sunning to spine; protected in archival mylar. Portrait of author on the inside rear dustjacket panel by Aaron Siskind. Chicago poet..... More
London: John Murray, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Vol. I: xii, 368 pages. Vol. II: xii, 385 pages of text including an index. Original hardcover cloth bindings with minor to moderate shelfwear and rubbing; protected in archival mylar. The endpapers contain publisher's advertisement. In-text illustrations/figures. The..... More
London: John Murray, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Vol. I: viii, 316 pages. Vol. II: viii, 272 pages of text including an index, followed by 12 pages of publishers advertisement. Errata slip present in Vol. II. Original hardcover cloth bindings with sunning/browning to the spines, and..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxxii, 464 pages of text, followed by 32 pages of publisher's advertisement. Original hardcover cloth binding, with two minor scuffs/bumps to the lower edge of the front board, and minor shelfwear. The inner hinges are somewhat weakened..... More
London: John Van Voorst, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xlvi, 561 pages of text including an index and an errata page. Original hardcover cloth binding has chipping to the spine extremities, and a small bump to the top of the spine. Includes a one-page letter handwritten and signed by..... More
London: Printed for Ric. Wilkin at the Kings-Head in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1695. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Imprimatur leaf, [xiv], 277 pages of text, followed by [ii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original full leather binding with minor shelfwear. Armorial engraved bookplate of George Baillee..... More
Cincinnati, OH: The Robert Clarke Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 162 pages of text. Original red cloth binding with minor darkening and rubbing to the spine, a crease to the front board, and minor shelfwear. Contains 14 illustrations several of which are photographs. Previous owner's names neatly..... More
London: John Murray, 1851. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 512 pages of text including an index, followed by 12 pages of publisher's advertisement. Rebound attractively in quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards. New endpapers. Illustrated with 520 figures. There is minor soiling and/or tiny spots of discoloration to several..... More
London: John Murray, 1841. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volume set. Vol. I: xxiv, 437 pages of text. Vol. II: xxii, 460 pages of text including an index. Leather spine and corners with minor shelfwear and rubbing; marbled paper-covered boards. Binder's ticket on inside..... More
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 328 pages of text including an index, followed by [viii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original navy blue cloth binding with minor shelfwear, including minor crimping to the spine extremities, and small spots of minor discoloration to the rear board..... More
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Hardcover binding with minor sunning to the spine, and minor shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket has minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. There is a very light crease to the top corner of many of the pages. Illustrated with 64 black..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [iv], 172 pages of text, followed by 24 pages of publisher's advertisement. Original brown cloth, rebacked with the gilt-lettered part of the original spine laid-down. The extremities of the boards are worn. New endpapers..... More
no place of publication listed: published by author, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [vi], 44 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minor soiling and shelfwear. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Contains numerous tipped-in color photographs. The text is clean and unmarked. Place of..... More
London: Printed for S. Baker, G. Leigh and T. Davies, 1768. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [ii], viii, 257 pages of text. Hardcover binding; dark green cloth spine with hand-lettered title label, with marbled paper-covered boards. Rear board is starting to detach. Binding is rubbed at the extremities, with moderate..... More
Halle, Germany: Johann Christian Hendel, 1782. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 148 pages of text, followed by one hand-colored fold-out copper engraving. Original dark brown paper covered boards with heavy rubbing to extremities. Spine is beginning to separate from boards, but remains attached and functional. Original stamped spine label..... More
London: John Murray, 1830. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Three volume set. Complete with 3 frontispieces (2 colored), 6 plates (1 colored) and 2 folding maps (1 colored), bound without the half-titles. Vol I: published in 1830; [iii]-xvi, 511 pages including and index, followed by [i] page of publisher's advertisement..... More
Publishing place not stated: Publisher not stated, 1687. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [244] pages of text. Original full leather binding with minor to moderate shelfwear, and a small wormhole on the spine. Endpapers are somewhat browned, especially at the edges. The gutter margin is..... More
Edinburgh and London: Printed for Archibald Constable & Co. and Hurst, Robinson, & Co., 1826. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Three volume set. Vol. I: [ii] engraved title page, [ii] engraved dedication page, iv page preface, [v]-xii publisher's advertisement, 322 pages. Vol. II: [ii] engraved..... More
Cambridge: not published, 1808. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Three page letter mentioning student and traveling partner John Marten Cripps. The letter inquires of the publisher "whether it would not be better, when I bring the account of Greece to a conclusion in the fourth volume, there to finish this..... More
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 399 pages of text including an index. Full leather binding with minor shelfwear, and some wear and darkening along the hinges. Previous owner's bookplate on the inside front cover: H. Stanton Hill. Moderate foxing to..... More
Paris: Chez M. Elmesly; Freres Debure, 1777. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 348 pages of text. Original quarter leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards. Moderate rubbing and shelfwear. The front cover is blind-stamped with an armorial device. Minimal soiling to the text, which is generally quite clean and is..... More