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Sotheby's Publications, 1982. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As new copy in As New dustwrapper. First English Edition. Unread copy nearing brand new condition. Pages and covers are crisp, intact and unmarked. Dust jacket has a tiny 1/8" tear at top of spin, otherwise as new. Note that this is oversized book, for priority or international shipping please contact me to make special arrangement. 375pp with Preface, 11 Chapters, Numerous illustrations in colour and B/W, Notes, Indexes of Collections and Subjects. Translated from the Dutch by P.S. Falla. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15 inches tall. In this magnificently produced volume, R.-A. d'Hulst analyzes critically Jacob Jordaen's output, including the large number of works that have recently come to light. He also clarifies which works are authentic and defines the high standards of Jordaen's artistic ability.

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1959. Soft cover. Fine. Fine copy of softcover with self-flaps.104 pages with Index of paintings; colored and B/W illustrations. Retrospective Exhibition (Nov. 1958-Jan. 1959) with 98 illustrations of Homer's works.

Libreria dell'Automobile, 1986. Hardcover. New. Brand New copy of two volume set in slipcase. Remarkable and scarce; out-of-print and no longer available from the publisher. 525 pages per volume with Bibliography, Index, and chronology of production. Over 1,000 B/W photos, illustrations, maps, drawings and diagrams. Text in Italian. Note that this is oversized book weighting 7.5 pounds. For priority or oversize shipping please contact me to make special arrangement. Overseas shipping will cost approximately 70 USD. Over 1,000 illustrations and detailed text profile Fiat's first car in 1899 through the modern V8 Fiat-Dino cars. Includes a history of the Fiat Company, Fiat racing from 1900 through 1927, complete technical specifications for all cars, and a catalog of all road and racing models. The most complete reference ever printed on the racing history of Fiat.

Octopus Bks., 1972. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New, unclipped dustwrapper. First English edition, originally published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editore in 1966. Unread copy: pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. Flawless. Protected in clear Mylar cover. 12mo;7.75 x 5.5 inches; 158pp.101 full color illustrations. Translated into English from the Italian by Pamela Singlehurst. A beautifully crafted book. Refer to pictures for other titles in this series, all in equal As New condition, available for bulk purchase. Please inquire if interested. Summary: This superb survey of Christian art from the fourth to the twelfth century contains 95 full-color illustrations of treasures from both East and West -- gold and silverware, ivories, illuminated manuscripts, sarcophagi, frescoes, mosaics and churches -- all testifying to the genius of Christian craftsmen and artists in the glorification of their God.

U.S.A.: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New, unclipped dustwrapper. First English edition, originally published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editore in 1966. Unread copy: pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. Flawless. Protected in clear Mylar cover. 12mo;7.75 x 5.5 inches; 158pp.92 full color illustrations. A beautifully crafted book. Refer to pictures for other titles in this series, all in equal As New condition, available for bulk purchase. Please inquire if interested. Summary: The native art of Africa is indissolubly linked with tribal belief and custom. Art for art's sake is rare and craft objects although frequently carbed with consummate skill and decorated with great ingenuity and imagination, have almost always been designed for practical use or for specific ritual purposes.

U.S.A.: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New dustwrapper. First English edition, originally published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editore in 1966. Unread copy: pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. Flawless. Protected in clear Mylar cover. 12mo;7.75 x 5.5 inches; 158pp.110 full color illustrations. A beautifully crafted book. Refer to pictures for other titles in this series, all in equal As New condition, available for bulk purchase. Please inquire if interested. Summary:Both Japanese and Korean art were powerfully influenced by that of China, whose artists of the Shan, Han and T'ang dynasties inspired splendid Korean painting and pottery; and it was Chinese and Korean craftsmen and painters migrating to Japan in the 6th century who paved the way for the fine early temple architecture, sculpture, painting, lacquer- and metal-work. Later centuries saw new waves of public and private architecture, landscape gardening,… Read More

U.S.A.: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New dustwrapper. First English edition, originally published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editore in 1966. Unread copy: pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. Flawless. Protected in clear Mylar cover. 12mo;7.75 x 5.5 inches; 158pp.101 full color illustrations. A beautifully crafted book. Translated by Pauline L. Phillips. Refer to pictures for other titles in this series, all in equal As New condition, available for bulk purchase. Please inquire if interested. Summary: Author presents the work of each dynasty chronologically, beginning with the Shang (1523 - 1028 BC) and ends with the Ch'ing (1644 - 1912)

U.S.A.: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New dustwrapper. First English edition, originally published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editore in 1966. Unread copy: pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. Flawless. Protected in clear Mylar cover. 12mo;7.75 x 5.5 inches; 158pp.92 full color illustrations. A beautifully crafted book. Translated by Elizabeth Evans. Refer to pictures for other titles in this series, all in equal As New condition, available for bulk purchase. Please inquire if interested. Summary:

U.S.A.: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New dustwrapper. First English edition, originally published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editore in 1966. Unread copy: pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. Flawless. Protected in clear Mylar cover. 12mo; 7.75 x 5.5 inches;; 158pp.87 full color illustrations. A beautifully crafted book. Translated into English from the Italian by Simon Coldham. Refer to pictures for other titles in this series, all in As New condition, available for bulk purchase. Please inquire if interested. Summary: Divided into two sections - Nineteenth century - art in the United States, and twentieth century - United States and Europe. Mainly focuses on architecture and paintings.

Octopus Books, 1972, 1972. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New dustwrapper. First English edition, originally published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editore in 1966. Unread copy: pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. Flawless. Protected in clear Mylar cover. 12mo;7.75 x 5.5 inches; 158pp.98 full color illustrations. A beautifully crafted book. Translated by Elizabeth Evans. Refer to pictures for other titles in this series, all in As New condition, available for bulk purchase. Please inquire if interested. Summary: This study describes all the most artistic developments which distinguished the early cultures such as the Arctic Eskimo, the desert Navajo and the jungle Maya after the first Americans crossed the Bering Sea some 20-25,000 years ago.

Broadway Books, 2003. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New dust jacket. First printing with full number line. Signed and dated by author to front page. Pages, cover and dust jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. 282 pages with Glossary and Receipt index.Untangling My Chopsticks is a sumptuous journey into the tastes, traditions, and exotic undercurrents of Japan. It is also a coming-of-age tale steeped in history and ancient customs, a thoughtful meditation on life, love, and learning in another land. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

Whitney Library of Design / Watson-Guptill, 1981. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Stated First printing. Book in As New condition. DJ in Near Fine condition - slight yellow fading around edges. There is no mylar cover. 0823072576 A look at this important architectural firm's numerous projects. Includes 150 black and white illustrations along with 8 color plates. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2004. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. New/New. Brand new copy of first printing with full number line. Inscribed and signed by the author to the previous owner. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth wards 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

Scribner, 1976. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Fine copy of first printing with full number line. Dust jacket not issued. Completely clean, tight and crisp copy with exception of one inch tear at the middle of spine. This is tear, not a chip. 210 pages richly illustrated with vintage b/w photos and scholarly text. A beautiful photographic memoir of a thousand year old culture and history wiped from the face of the earth by hatred and anti-semitism. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

St. Martin's Press, 2007. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/Fine. As New copy in Fine or better dust jacket. First printing with full number line. Inscribed by the author on laid in card. 256 pages with Notes and Index. The national director of the Anti-Defamation League and 'the' representative of the Jewish community shows how old stereotypes associated with the most virulent forms of bigotry have been resurfacing and taking subtle new forms. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

Wiley, 1999. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. New/New. Brand new copy. Second printing indicated by number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ inches tall. 304 pp. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs within the text, indexed.This is the first book that sets out the marketing rules to allow the Challenger brands to have any hope of staying afloat and competing effectively against the Big Fish Leader 2nd Printing 2nd Printing 2nd Printing

Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. Peter Hirst-Smith. As New copy in Fine dustwrapper. Stated first edition. Flawless copy now protected by archival Brodart cover. 160 pages with numerous color and B/W photographs. Novelist Richard Adams and naturalist Ronald Lockley describe their ocean voyage to Antarctica with tour company Lindblad Travel in 1982.

Harper Business, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Brand New copy of First printing with full number line. 258 pages profusely illustrated with cartoons and accompanying text by author-cartoonist Scott Adams. The wildly popular 'Dilbert' comic strip, in this volume devoted to a bold, compelling, and hysterically funny vision of a Dilbertian future society - one replete with all stupidity and folly imaginable. Hardcover with dust jacket.

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1998. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. As New. Flawless, As New copy of third printing according to number line. 224 pages; color and B/W cartoons. A Dilbert Book, No. 12. Dilbert, Dogbert, and the rest of the world's favorite cubicle dwellers are sure to leave you rolling in your workspace with Scott Adams's cartoon collection, Journey to Cubeville.

Harper Business, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. New copy in As New jacket of first printing with full number line. Jacket has very light shelf wear and cannot be characterized as brand New. Unpaginated [~ 225 pages] profusely illustrated with cartoons and accompanying text by author-cartoonist Scott Adams.