Search Results: Authors starting with C from Alan Foljambe, Bookseller [ABAC/ILAB]

London: R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large folio, 17" x 10 1/2" (43x27 cm). Complete with all plates. Some minor flaws to a few plates, almost no foxing, overall near fine. A stunningly illustrated edition of the work of one of history's most important individuals.

Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1836. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Eight volumes, 6" x 9 1/4", illustrated with many black and white portrait plates. Scattered minor flaws, overall very good +. Extra shipping charges will apply to this eight volume set..

Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1925. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 24 page staple-bound book + 80 unbound plates housed in 10" x 12 1/4" folder within hardcover portfolio. Text in German. Paper folder is a new replacement. Spine repaired with new fabric, with original spine strip laid down. A scarce art instruction book from 1925 Vienna: Free Drawing: A Way of Teaching Drawing from Natural and Everyday Objects. OCLC/WorldCat cites no physical copies..

London: Phaidon, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Two folio volumes in dust jackets, 9" x 12". Volume One: Drawings 12275-12727: Text; Volume Two: Drawings 12275-12727: Illustrations. Books showing slight surface pitting on spines, otherwise fine. Dust jackets showing slight yellowing around edges and light surface rubbing, otherwise fine. Extra shipping charges will apply for this large two volume set..

Paris: Draeger Book. Illus. by Martin, Charles. Near Fine. Soft cover. No date stated, circa. 1925. 11 1/2" x 15" (29 x 38 cm). Six page preface in French by Jean Cocteau, followed by 11 plates by Charles Martin. In cardboard folder wrapped in decorative paper covers. Damage to covers around the spine area has been repaired and a small area filled in (see photos). Preface text and all plates are very near fine..

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. The book Stranger Music in deluxe clamshell case, accompanied by three signed prints by Leonard Cohen. Number 35 from a limited edition of 125. Rare..

New York: Joe Coleman, 1982. Book. Illus. by Coleman, Joe. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Staple bound softcover, 11" x 14", 32 pages. Black and white comic with colour front and back covers. Signed in upper corner of first page Joe Coleman 1991. Scarce. Demented. Tiny bit of wear to wraps, text block as new..

Boston: James R. Osgood, 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. In brown boards with black decoration and gilt titles, brown endpapers. Illustrated with 80 black and white plates. Darkening to boards and spine, wear to interior hinges. Plates appear to have been re-sewn into book with somewhat rough carriage stitch. Otherwise text block near fine. Scarce..

London: A. Millar, 1745. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. "Translated into English, with several Illustrations from Pliny, Cato, Varro, Palladius, and other ancient and modern Authors." 600 pages + unpaginated index. Rebound in green leather with red spine labels. Slight flaws to top page edges, binding new, text block fine..

Eight folio volumes in original boards with new spines and spine labels, plus elephant folio atlas.
One of the major works in the literature of travel and exploration.
Complete with all maps, plates, and illustrations. The atlas that accompanies Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is in extra-illustrated state, containing all plates called for plus duplicates of all the plates contained in the three folio volumes.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORDER OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY FOR MAKING DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
John Hawkesworth
In three volumes
London: Printed for W. STRAHAN; and T. CADELL, 1773 [Second Edition]
A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND THE WORLD
James Cook
In two volumes
London: Printed for W. STRAHAN; and T. CADELL, 1784 [Fourth Edition]
A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. UNDERTAKEN, BY THE COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY, FOR MAKING DISCOVERIES IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
James Cook and James King
In three volumes + atlas
London: Printed by W. and A. STRAHAN: for G. NICOL and T.… Read More

New Zealand: New Zealand Government, 1933. Book. Good. Soft cover. 9 3/4" x 12", string-bound single-signature publication. Cover has been replaced with new card folder with original front and back plates laid down. Extensively illustrated with black and white photographs. Browning to first and last few pages, remainder of text block near fine. Scarce..

London: Robert Knaplock, William and John Innys, and Jacob Tonson, 1724. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio (450 x 315 mm). Engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black, double-page engraved table, and 64 engraved plates (of 67; lacking plates 19, 20 and 25), diagrams, head- and tail-pieces and initials. Early calf, rebacked, edges renewed, old calf boards laid in. Browning to edges, a few short tears and minor chipping. Plates 21 and 22 torn, plate 21 and text page 135/136 torn with loss of paper at bottom, not affecting text or image. First folio edition, remarkable not only for the quality of the large plates but for "the ingenious historiated initials wittily decorated with myotomical motifs" (Norman). First appearing in 1694 in an octavo edition with only 10 plates, it was brought into this richly illustrated folio form by Richard Mead (1673-1754) after Cowper's death, using plates by Michiel van der Gucht (1660-1725), some after drawings by Rubens and Raphael. Choulant-Frank, p 253;… Read More

London: John Murray, 1835. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Eight volumes, 41/2" x 7". Scattered flaws, stains, and minor spine breaks, overall very good. Extra shipping charges will apply for this eight volume set..

Meadville, PA: Keystone View Company, 1929. Book. Near Fine. boxed. Four boxes that slide into book-style sleeves containing a total of 136 cards. Each card has a real-photo stereoscopic image mounted on it. Complete with no missing cards. Boxes showing some wear, all cards are in near-new condition. Extra shipping charges will apply for this heavy set..

Edinburgh: A. Fullarton, 1836. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Eight hardcover volumes, 6" x 9 1/4". "Illustrated by a series of finely executed portraits, selected from the most authentic sources, and engraved by eminent artists". Five black and white plates at the beginning of each volume. Extra shipping charges will apply for this eight volume set..

Paris: Editions-Art C.C., 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Hardcover in brown suede, 13 3/4" x 10 1/4", 235 pages, 94 tipped-in colour plates. Housed in elaborate plexiglass box. Number 132 from a limited edition of 265. Text in French. Numbered and signed by the artist and the author, with a numbered and signed original colour lithograph bound in. Metal suprematist sculpture by Khodossievitch-Leger mounted on the front cover. Rare. Book fine, plexiglass case showing wear and missing a piece of the insert. Extra shipping charges will apply for this large and heavy book..