Search Results: Titles starting with V from Dark Parks Books & Collectibles

London:: Printed for J. Caulfield,, 1794.. First edition.. 6.25 x 10 inches.. Original engraving single print. 6.25 x 10 inches. Fine impression. Some minor foxing and edge wear to corners. Valentine Greatrakes Esq. 17th century Irish faith healer. Also known as ÒThe StrokerÓ. Known for curing people of their ailments and disease by laying his hands upon them. Also said to have cured wounds and ulcers. Comes with backing board and mylar. James Caulfields famous [or perhaps, infamous] collection of portraits and accounts of notable rogues, criminals, freaks, and other curious characters. This print is from the first edition of the collection London 1794.

New York:: Daw Books,, 2001.. Hardcover.. Helfres, John & Denise Little, editors. Publishers black cloth with title in gilt to spine. About near fine and as new, minor bump to spine ends. Illustrated dust jacket near fine. In new protective mylar.

New York:: Arbor House,, 1983.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Some foxing to top textblock no affect to content else book is near fine. Jacket near fine. In protective mylar. Priced to go.

New York:: Ballantine,, 1993.. First edition.. Large hardcover.. Publishers black cloth, title gilt to spine, minor shelf wear, still about near fine, illustrated with b&w photos. Illustrated dust jacket, minor wear at head of spine, else excellent, in new protective mylar. Priced to go.

8 x 10 inches.. Black and white glossy of the Vampire Lovers, Ingrid Pitt and Madeline Smith. Inscribed by Pitt ÒBeast wishes alwaysÓ and by Smith ÒWith loveÓ. Beautiful photo. Suitable for framing. One of Hammer Films best flicks and long time cult classic. Featuring two of Hammer Horrors best vixens, Pitt and Smith. A vampiric, romantic, lesbian horror-fest. WhatÕs not to love about it?

New York:: Gramercy,, 2000.. Hardcover.. Publishers cloth, title to spine, very minor shelf wear clean and crisp copy about as new. Illustrated dust jacket, near fine, in new protective mylar. A Dark Parks favorite. Priced to go.

New York:: Quick Fox,, 1981.. Large softcover.. Publishers large soft cover fully illustrated with b&w photographs throughout very minor shelf wear overall excellent. A Dark Parks favorite. Priced to go.

New York:: Thomas Dunne,, 2008.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Publishers cloth over boards and pictorial dust jacket some minor shelf wear still about near fine in new protective mylar.

New York:: Heritage Press,, 1940.. Hardcover.. Publishers blue cloth decorated in gilt to cover and spine. No jacket. About near fine. Priced to go. Illustrated with two hundred drawings by the author.

[London:]: Published as the Act directs,, May 25, 1793.. 24 x 30cm. Single leaf.. Illustrated etching, title page, trimmed just outside print mark. Mounted at corners to larger plain leaf. Suitable for framing. Slightly browned at edges. Quadal (1736-1808), painter of portraits and animal subjects. Born in Moravia and trained in Vienna, from 1767 his career took him over all Europe, including Lonon and Dublin, whilst in London in 1793, he published his own prints (including ÔA Variety of Tame and Wild AnimalsÕ) [-British Museum, bio].

New York:: Tor Teen,, 2016.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Publishers black cloth minor bump to spine caps still about near fine. Signed bookplate from author on first endpaper. Illustrated dust jacket about near fine in new protective mylar. Priced to go.

New York:: Doubleday,, 1988.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Publishers cloth over boards, minor shelf wear, near fine. Illustrated dust jacket, near fine. In protective mylar.

Amsterdam:: Frans Houttuyn,, 1747.. 42.5 x 33cm. Single leaf.. Large frontis leaf, stunning. Mounted on larger plain leaf. Minor soiling to upper right corner, no affect. Some edge wear at bottom portion of leaf, minor tears, but overall, still a beautiful piece worthy of framing. Book title is written on stone tablet in center, on which an angel blows a trumpet, at right a woman representing Judaism and holding ther Law, allegorical scenes showing the Vices and DavidÕs sacrifice at middle right, Mount Sinai in right background, at left an angel holding the Bible, with allegorical scenes showing Virtues at middle left, the Apostles. BM 1878, 0914.50. Luyken 1905: 3692. Hollstein 429.

[Holland?], [17th-century].. 20.5 x 15.5cm. Single leaf.. Frontispiece? engraving for unidentified work. Mounted at corners on larger white hard stock paper. Suitable for framing.

[London:]: [J. Cooke,], [18th-century].. 215 x 140mm.. The Great Plague of London in 1665 was the last in a long series of plague epidemics that first began in London in 1499. The Great Plague killed over 100,000 of LondonÕs population within a years time, it died out during the Great Fire of 1666.

Boston & Lexington:: David R. Godine & Anvil Press,, 1978 & 1981.. Large hardcover. 2 vols.. Two volumes. Publishers cloth title black title to spine. Both finely printed at the Stamperia Voldonega by Martino Mandersteig. The first volume is limited to 500 copies this copy unnumbered. The second volume is limited to 550 copies our copy numbered 458. Volume two with minor bump at top corner, else fine. Volume one is fine. Both volumes fully illustrated with color plates. Both books in original slipcase, near fine. Victor Karl Hammer (1882-1967), painter, sculptor, printer and typographer. Engravings. ÒHammer was an artist of remarkable talents and skills: although his primary metier was painting, usually in tempera on gesso panels, and chirfly portraiture, he was also a master of the wood-cut, the mezzotint, and the metal engraving... Victor was master of the book arts: printing, bookbinding, calligraphy, and typography, cutting the punches for five type-faces during his long life.Ó [-Wellsbook… Read More

St. Paul:: Llewellyn,, 1993.. Large softcover.. Publishers large soft cover well used some creasing to corners some sparatic highlighting but overall a great working copy. Very cool stuff in here with a lot of beautiful illustrations. Priced to go. Working reference copy.

New York:: Dover,, 1981.. Large softcover.. Publishers large soft cover minor shelf wear. A few lines of text with yellow highlighting. Fully illustrated with b&w photos throughout. Excellent source book. Priced to go.

Detroit:: Visible Ink,, 1996.. First edition.. Large hardcover.. Publishers cloth with title in gilt to spine fully illustrated with over 500 b&w photographs near fine. Dust jacket with some minor wrinkling to back cover still presents excellent in new protective mylar. great resource film and actor book. Priced to go. Scarce.

Detroit:: Visible Ink,, 1997.. First edition.. Large softcover.. Publishers large pictorial soft cover about as new near fine. Fully illustrated guide to vampire movies. Excellent copy priced to go. First edition.