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London. The Studio of Design & Illustration Supply Agency. nd. Pictorial gilt decorated embossed cloth with gilt titles. aeg. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings by the author. A very scarce item. Furniss, a highly popular illustrator at the zenith of the Empire, recorded his observations of a standard P & O passage to the " outposts of our Empire " Following the Some wear to extremities, endsheet split at inner hinge, very competent colouring to two small sketches, else Very Good.

n.p. n.p. c. 1943. 8vo. Illustrated with vignettes of various aircraft types at letterhead of sheets, stylized bomber looping about corner of envelope. Issued and used by members of the Mighty 8th from their World War 2 bases in England. Very Fine. Unused. A charming novelty.

San Francisco. The American Trust Company. 1954. Pictorial wraps in comb binding. folio. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs. Light creasing and wear to covers, very light water staining to top of some pages, else Very Good.

London. James Burns. 1843. Full, gilt ruled morocco with gilt decorated and titled spine panels. Marbled edges. 16mo. Light wear to hinges, bookplates, else Near Fine.

Tokyo. Publishing Committee of Paintings and Statues from the Collection of President Sukarno. 1964. Bound in ornate pictorial gilt decorated publishers faux morocco. Decorative fleural endsheets. Original red dustwrappers. Thick Folio (12" x 13.6"). First Edition. Text in English, Japanese and Bahasa. Illustrated throughout with 567 striking full page tipped-in colour plates of paintings, sculptures and porcelains. A tremendous overview of one of the finest collections of Eastern and Southeast Asian art. Tremndous in scope and production. Lacks cardboard slipcases. An occasional catch of extremely mild rubbing to covers. A Fine set in Very Good dustwrappers.

London. T. Nelson and Sons. 1864. Bound in gilt ruled black calfskin. Gilt ruled spine compartments with elaborate gilt tooled motifs. Gilt ruled raised bands. Gilt tooled edges. Gilt titles. a.e.g. 12mo. Wonderfully illustrated throughout with full page chromolithographic plates by the author. The mildest of scuffing to covers. Corners extremely mildly rubbed. Very mild usual offset to prelims, else a Near Fine, crisp copy. Very rare.

New York. William Edwin Rudge. 1930. Cloth with gilt lettered spine label, in dustwrapper. 8vo. 1st edition. Illustrated. Near Fine in Very Good dustwrapper.

Paris. Citadelles and Mazenod. 1997. Bound in blind embossed gray cloth in publishers original decorative slipcase. Folio (12" x 10"). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with full page colour plates depicting the history and arts of Paris. A comprehensive and beautifully presented history of Paris. A Very Fine, pristine copy in like dustwrapper and like slipcase. Quite scarce.

New York. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1983. Bound in gilt titled blue cloth covered boards. Folio. First Edition. Illustrated with full page colour and black and white plates, photographs and various monochrome images. A Very Fine copy in a Very Fine dustwrapper.

San Francisco. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 1995. Bound in pictorial wrappers. 4to. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome photographs, drawings, paintings, etc. A Very Fine copy.

Paris. Librarie Rene Colas. 1914, 1924. Fabulously custom bound in 3/4 gilt ruled crushed morocco and cloth covered boards. Gilt ruled spine compartment with elaborate gilt tooled motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt tooled head and tailpieces. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. Thick square 8vo. 10.0"x 11.0". These Editions are limited to 1010 numbered copies each, of which these are #s 459 and 527. Illustrated with 200 full page photogravures of interiors and exteriors of Parisian hotels.. A spectacular compendium of photographs depicting Parisian hotels. A superb architectural and design reference of the period. A Very Fine, pristine set, in a beautiful custom binding.

London. William Heinemann. 1924. Bound by Audran in full tan morocco. Fillet blind stamping to front and rear covers. Red and black gilt titled morocco labels. 8vo. (5.75 in. x 9.5 in.). This edition is limited to 1280 numbered copies of which this is number 468 signed by George Moore. Illustrated with 11 copper plate engravings. An exquisitely printed production of the classic Greek tale of love. A Very Fine copy.

New York. The Aperture Foundation. 1983. Plates laid loose into sand linen cloth Portfolio which is further encased in a like linen Solander box. Gilt titled morocco Title Label inset to front cover of box. Tall Folio. 17" x 21 This Edition Limited to 300 numbered copies of which this is #120. Portfolio is accompanied by a Text Folio by noted photography critic Ben Lifson and Michael E. Hoffman, former Executive Director of Aperture and bears the stamp of the Paul Strand Archive and Limitation Colophon. Illustrated by 10 hand-pulled, dust-grain photogravures by Paul Strand made from the original glass plates in 1973. Printed by master photogravure printer Jon Goodman,these works were the subject of a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in February 1998. The collection is comprised by :Still Life, Pear and Bowls, Twin Lakes, Connecticut, 1916Paper Size 20" X 16"Image Size 10" X 11 1/4"Hudson River Pier, New… Read More

London. Phaidon Press Limited. 1997. Pictorial wrapper. 4to. Illustrated with color and monochrome, some monochrome photographs. Fine in Wraps

Paxton's Magazine of Botany,and Register of Flowering Plants. London. Bradbury and Evans - Orr and Smith . All 8vo. (6.5" x 9"), with the exception of Vol. 16 at 6.75' x 9.75". Twelve volumes ( of Sixteen). 1834 - 1849. All First Edition Issues. Vol. 1 bound in 3/4 grain Morocco and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments with raised bands. Gilt titles. Vol. 16 bound in 3/4 grain Morocco. Gilt ruled spine compartments with raised bands. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets.Remaining 10 Vols. bound in pictorial gilt decorated full grain Morocco. Decorative gilt-tooled fleural embellishments and further blind embossing to front and rear covers. Gilt titles and gilt-tooled decorative fleural embellishments to spines. All edges gilded. Gilt-tooled Turn-Ins. Marbled endsheets. 1: 1834 (t.p. date; viii: 20 Dec 1834), p. [i]-xii, [1]-278, 38 of 42 plates( lacking 4).2: 1836 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1835), p. [i]-xii, [1]-270, [1-5, index], 43 plates (complete).… Read More

New York. Henry Holt and Co. 1876. Bound in the elaborate high victorian style. Pictorial gilt decorated red cloth with gilt tooled fairy motif and coloured bird inset to front cover and gilt tooled owl to spine. 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated with 30 charming full page monochrome plates and further page decorations by J. Moyr Smith. Covers somewhat soiled. Head and tail pieces somewhat frayed. A Very Good tight, copy.

n.p. Deutscher Kunstverlag. 1993. Bound in titled embossed cloth. Thick 4to. Spectacularly illustrated with colour and monochrome drawings, paintings and photogarphs. A Beautiful catalogue raissone. A Very Fine copy in mildly stained Fine dustwrapper.

New York. Macmillan. 1903. 1st Issue binding. Gilt and black lettered pictorial blue-grey cloth. t.e.g. 8vo. 1st Printing. Illustrated with photographs. BALL 11877: Sisson & Martens 15. Slight lean. Head and tailpieces rubbed. Corners bumped. A Very Good, bright copy of this scarce title.

London. Walter Perry and Co. Ltd. 1931. Gilt titled crimson cloth. 4to. Edition for 1931. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings and period advertisements. An absolute treasure depicting the grand and elegant days of travel. A complete guide to Hotels and boarding houses in Great Britain, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and the USA. Charming period advertising allows one to travel back to the heady romantic days of Somerset Maugham and the Orient Express. Indexed and tabbed, this is a true gem of nostalgia. A Very Good copy

London. Kegan Paul, Trench and Company 1884 Bound in original publisher's pictorial gilt decorated burgundy cloth. 12mo. 5.5"x7.5 The First Edition. Slight lean. Covers mildly rubbed. Mild sunning to spine. Small previous owners rubber stamp to front pastedown. Light water stain to rear free endsheet ( not intruding further into text block). A Very-Good copy. An extremely rare Title, with no other extant copies presently noted.