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Putnam, London, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. BRUCE, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18, London: Putnam, 1957.Quarto, first edition, pp. 742, black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, extensive halftone illustration. A comprehensive survey of the British industry's World War I years, when the number of manufacturers and models vastly exceeded that of the modern era. Condition: Boards worn, rubbed at extremities; leaves clean and tight, no marks. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Aviation; Britain/UK; 1900-1920; Military & Warfare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51012. .

Duthie, Edinburgh, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. BALLANTYNE, R.M. Photographs of Edinburgh by Archibald Burns, Glasgow et al: Andrew Duthie et al., no date (1868, according to British Library).Octavo, priority unknown to me, pp. 84, 3 (ads), green cloth boards with gilt lettering inside gilt border to upper panel, 12 plates with albumen prints by Archibald Burns, measuring about 8x10cm. "Burns was based in Edinburgh between 1858, when he is first recorded as a member of the Photographic Society of Scotland, and his death in the early 1880s. Burns made his living principally from selling stock-images of Edinburgh for the burgeoning tourist market. He also provided photographs to illustrate books of Edinburgh," says the website of the National Library of Scotland. OCLC locate copies at 7 U.S. libraries, many more at U.K. and Canadian institutions, but it is scarce in the marketplace.Duthie published various books like… Read More

J.M. Dent, London, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Hamilton Wright Mabie. Essays in Literary Interpretation, London: J.M. Dent, 1894.12mo, first edition, pp. [ii], 222, red morocco boards with gilt lettering and floral decoration to spine inside 6 compartments with raised bands, French fillets to front and back, Riviere & Son gilt-stamped into a front turn-in, dark blue endpages, top edge gilt, gravure plates of Robert Browning, Dante Rossetti and John Keats, inscribed by the author on a flyleaf: "With good wishes of Hamilton W. Mabie" and dated 1905.Lit crit covering Dante, Browning, Keats and Rossetti; other essays more generalized.Condition of this book:Minor marks on covers, bit of preliminary foxing, overall near fine. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free… Read More

Knopf, New York, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fine. ROSS MacDONALD. The Blue Hammer, New York: Knopf, 1976.Octavo, first edition, pp. 270, 1 (note), turquoise paper-covered boards quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, top edge tinted yellow. A Lew Archer case.Condition of this book:Near fine with touch of dust at top edge; sunning at boards' edges. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; United States; 1970s; Fiction. ISBN: 0394404254. ISBN/EAN: 9780394404257. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55227. . 9780394404257

Knopf, New York, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. GEORGE MacDONALD FRASER. Flashman on the March, New York: Knopf, 2005.Octavo, first American edition, pp. [iv], 335, 3 (notes), paper-covered boards. Flashy, as usual, is in over his head.Condition of this book:Fine in fine jacket This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; England; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 1400044758. ISBN/EAN: 9781400044757. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55266. . 9781400044757

Univ. of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine Condition/Fine. GREGORY MACKIE. Beautiful Untrue Things, Forging Oscar Wilde's Extraordinary Afterlife, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2019.Octavo, first edition, pp. xii, 287, printed boards, half-tone illustration. A fascinating deconstruction of legitimate and fraudulent posthumous Wilde material and the charlatans who kept him in the public consciousness. Oscar probably would have loved this.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; England; 1900-1920; Magic, Paranormal & Occult. ISBN/EAN: 9781487502904. Pictures of this… Read More

Wrist, Milan, 1990. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/Fine. PAOLA MAGGI, GIAMPIERO NEGRETTI and FRANCO NENCINI. Fabulous Fountain Pens, 800 Collectibles 1884-1990, Milan: Editoriale Wrist, 1990.Quarto, pp. 234, 5 (ads), 6-page folding price list laid in, blue buckram boards with white lettering to spine, slipcased, extensive illustration. Fine, in fine jacket and case. Covers major makers of fine pens, with buying and collecting advice. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55373. .

Mondadori Electa, Milan, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). New Book/New. ROWLAND J. MAINSTONE. Santa Sofia, Milan: Mondadori Electa, 2009.Quarto, Italian edition (preceded by English edition), pp. 301, gray-green cloth boards with white lettering to spine, slipcased, color and halftone photos, text in Italian. Architect's consideration of the construction and survival of Hagia Sophia, which began life as a Greek Orthodox basilica in the 6th century and was turned into a mosque and then a museum.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Quarto. Text is in Italian. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Architecture; Turkey; Italian Language; Religion & Theology. ISBN: .… Read More

Limited Editions Club, New York, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Charles W. Stewart. WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY. The History of Pendennis in 2 volumes, New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961.Quartos, No. 1,164 of an edition of 1,500, pp. xviii, 366; viii, 348, 1 (limitation page), yellow cloth boards with blind-stamped decorations and blue cloth labels on the spines, slipcased, illustrated by Charles W. Stewart and signed by Stewart on the limitation page.Condition of this book:Fine in a sound but soiled slipcase. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Charles W. Stewart. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian &… Read More

John Henry Nash, San Francisco, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY. A Chest of Cigars, San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1918.Octavo, edition of 250, pp. [ii] 13, 1 (colophon), printed boards quarter-bound in vellum with black lettering to spine, some leaves unopened. First printed in 1845, here given sumptuous private press treatment, it's a preposterous tale of penniless young lovers who are rescued from poverty by 2,000 cigars.Condition of this book:Covers are age-toned, all else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; England; 1900-1920; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already… Read More

Lucien Duc, Paris, 1895. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Paul Mangin. L'Annee D'Autrefois en Provence, Paris: Lucien Duc, 1895.Octavo, pp. vii, 97, 1 (colophon), marbled boards half-bound in brown morocco with gilt lettering and floral design to spine. A seasonal look at the good old days of Provence and its customs, manners and celebrations.Condition of this book:Pink stains on rear panel, age toning to preliminary page, scattered foxing. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; France; 19th century; French Language; Poetry. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55179. .

Aperture, New York, 1988. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. SALLY MANN. At Twelve, Portraits of Young Women, New York: Aperture, 1988.Quarto, fifth printing, pp. 54, cream-colored cloth boards with black stamped lettering to spine, duotone plates, introduction by Ann Beattie. As usual, Mann brings us images from her own small world; the fact that this is a fifth printing is a marker of her continued success.Condition of this book:Jacket lightly worn, else fine. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; United States; 1980s; Art & Design. ISBN: 089381296x. ISBN/EAN: 9780893812966. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55412. . 9780893812966

Bulfinch, Boston, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. SALLY MANN. What Remains, Boston: Bulfinch, 2003.Large, square quarto, first edition, pp. 131,1 (colophon), gray cloth boards with black stamped lettering to spine, blind-stamped lettering on front, tritone plates. A five-part study of death and dying, aided by the timely appearance of a fugitive who died on the photographer's property in Virginia. One part deals graphically with long-term decomposition.Condition of this book:Fine. A couple small indents in the front panel of the dust jacket. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Photography; United States; Modern; Art & Design. ISBN: 0821228439. ISBN/EAN: 9780821228432. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

Viking, New York, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. Duotones, one of Mapplethorpe's most important books. The critic Robert Hirsch said these pictures "straddle a line between formal beauty and sexual objectification. Mapplethorpe's often classically inspired headless pictures, featuring close looks at genitalia, represent the postmodern condition that has broken everything down into fragments of specialized interest, signifying a cultural split between emotion and reason ("Seizing the Light," p. 458). Size: Quarto. 128. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust jacket price-clipped, else fine. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; United States; 1980s; Antiquarian & Rare. ISBN: 0670430129. ISBN/EAN: 9780670430123. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

Hasegawa, Tokyo, undated. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. GUY MARESCAUX. Life Scenes of Japan, Tokyo: Hasegawa, undated (mid-20th century).About 15x10cm, unpaginated with 12 leaves plus covers, all crepe, string-bound, bright color printing. Goes through the year month by month, describing Japanese life through its customs and festivals. Scarce; Worldcat locates 11 copies dated 1931 or 1949, but no others are available in the marketplace at this writing.Condition of this book:Small tear in spine, else fine -- best I've seen of the small Japanese crepe books. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Japan; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Read More

Patakis Publishers, Athens, 2003. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. FAKIDI, MARIA, and MINAIDI, DORA. Traces of Antiquity in the Greek Landscape, Athens: Patakis Publishers, 2003.Large, heavy quarto, English language edition, pp. 490, orange cloth boards with gray lettering on front and spine, extensive illustration with color photos, text by Maria Bellogianni. Scarce title, not for the casual traveler but for the serious student and artifact hunter who wants to explore the Greek landscape away from the tourist attractions, although the photographers do devote attention to the famous sites like the Acropolis and Knossos.Condition of this book:Dust jacket moderately worn, a couple short tears.Leaves clean and tight. Size: Quarto. 490. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity… Read More

Self published, New York, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Anne Maria Jauss. Inscribed by Author. OSKAR MARIA GRAF. Der Ewige Kalender, New York: self-published, 1954.Quarto, edition of 500 copies, pp. 48, light gray cloth boards with red lettering to spine, logo and initials on front, illustration by Anne Maria Jauss. A poetry cycle to mark Graf's 60th birthday, signed by Graf on the limitation page. Text in German.Condition of this book:Dust jacket missing chunks, all else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text is in German. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Anne Maria Jauss. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; United States; 1950s; German Language; Antiquarian & Rare.… Read More

Routledge, London, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Birket Foster. MARK AKENSIDE and JOHN DYER. Poetical Works, London and New York: Routledge, 1855.16mo, first edition, pp. xxxv, 234, xl, 118, navy morocco boards with gilt lettering and decoration in 5 compartments on spine, gilt framing and decoration on both covers, all edges gilt, illustration by Birket Foster, gift inscription on free front endpaper. Foster was a painter who at the time this book was in great demand for his landscape illustrations, a few of which are presented here. Akenside, an 18th-century physician, poet and didact, achieved success but tended to confound his contemporaries (see Wikipedia). Dyer, a Welsh priest, painter and poet, is possibly best know for the poem "The Fleece," which is printed here.Condition of this book:Gilt edges speckled, front hinge cracked, light foxing to illustration, overall very good. Size: 16mo… Read More

Vanderpool & Cole, New York, 1827. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. JOHN MARSH. An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History ... With an Appendix Giving a Condensed History of the Jews, New York: Vanderpool & Cole, 1827.12mo, priority unknown here, pp. 420, 32 (appendix), tree calf boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, all edges tinted yellow, folding maps, 1 hand-colored, chart, other illustration. The author, who entered Yale College at age 12, was a leading temperance speaker and preacher, and the present book, which was written for young people, was a big seller that went through 16 editions (Allibone p. 1088, Wikipedia).Condition of this book:Covers worn at edges, front joint cracked, spine lettering is flaking away, small piece at head of spine is gone. Varying degrees of internal foxing and staining. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from… Read More

Bantam, London, 1989. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. EDWARD MARSTON. The Merry Devils: London: Transworld/Bantam, 1989.Octavo, priority unknown here, pp. 237, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, signed on the title page by Marston. Nicholas Bracewell investigates murder on an Elizabethan theatrical set.Condition of this book:Fine in fine jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0593017749. ISBN/EAN: 9780593017746. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55360. . 9780593017746