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De La Court Van der Voort Pieter
Les Agremens de la Campagne ou Remarques particuli�res sur la construction des maisons de campagne plus ou moins magnifiques ; Des Jardins de plaisance & des plantages avec les ornemens qui en d�pendent
Leyden & Amsterdam: Samuel Luchtmans & Meynard Uytwerf 1750. Illustrated with 13 finely engraved plates one with a tear and one with tears along the folds one full page plan within the text small quarto pp xxiv 6 412 32 contents a little age-toned but otherwise remarkably clean pages unpressed lacking the half-title contemporary full calf rather worn particularly at the corners joints cracked lacking the lower panel of the spine and a small piece at the head original marbled endpapers. LACKING one plate. "French edition of the first treatise in Dutch to provide a theoretical basis for garden design. It also addressed various practical issues including the cultivation of plants propagation and stove and hothouse technology the latter presumably embodying the knowledge held within the family - the author's father having grown the first pineapple at Meerburg in 1658" - Patrick Taylor . Full-Leather. Good. Samuel Luchtmans & Meynard Uytwerf Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 015882
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De La Fontaine Jean Translated By Walter Thornbury; Illustrated By Gustave Dore
The Fables Of Jean De La Fontaine Translated Into English Verse By Walter Thornbury To Which Is Added An Essay On His Life And Works; Also The Life Of Aesop The Lhrygian. Profusely Illiustrated By Gustave Dore. Bound In Full Morocco Gilt
Philadelphia: William T. Amies 1888. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Slipcase. Frontispiece B/W Illustrations Throughout. Lvi 733 Pp. Three Quarter Red Morocco Gilt Over Red Cloth With Elaborate Illustration And Title On Front Cover Beveled Edges. All Edges Gilt Marbled Endpapers. Clean No Marks Gilt Brilliant Binding Solid. Wear To Edges With Quarter Inch To Half Inch Exposure Of Boards At Tips. Half Inch Long Vertical Closed Tear At Center Of Bottom Edge Of Spine. <br/> <br/> William T. Amies hardcover
Bookseller reference : 044468
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De La Haye Amy
The Cutting Edge. 50 Years of British Fashion. 1947-1997
London: V & A Publications 1997. 208pp glossary num bw & col ills. Or pictorial card covers. Neqar new. 50 years of innovation classic creativity and exuberant style. Published to coincide with a major V&A exhibition in March 1997. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. V & A Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032986 ISBN : 1851771999 9781851771998
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DE LA MARCHE OLIVER
Le Chevalier Delibere . the illustrations of the edition of Schiedam reproduced with a preface by F. Lippmann and a reprint of the text
London: printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Chiswick Press 1898. 4to pp. xx 65 2; 17 facsimiles in the text and a duplicate set of 17 plates at the back; Bound with: The First Paris Press: An Account of the Books printed for G. Fichet and J. Heynlin in the Sorbonne 1470-1472. By A. Claudin. London: Bibliographical Society Chiswick Press 1898. pp. vi 100 1; gravure frontispiece and 10 full-p. facsimiles errata slip; together 2 vols. in 1 orig. brown printed wrappers preserved for each title; together in contemporary quarter brown morocco gilt lettered on spine; minor scuffing and fading of spine else very good. Issued as nos. 5 and 6 in the Bibliographical Society's Illustrated Monographs series. <br/><br/> printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Chiswick Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 15223
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DE LA MARCHE OLIVER
Le Chevalier Delibere . the illustrations of the edition of Schiedam reproduced with a preface by F. Lippmann and a reprint of the text
London: printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Chiswick Press 1898. 4to pp. xx 65 2; 17 facsimiles in the text and a duplicate set of 17 plates at the back; Bound with: The First Paris Press: An Account of the Books printed for G. Fichet and J. Heynlin in the Sorbonne 1470-1472. By A. Claudin. London: Bibliographical Society Chiswick Press 1898. pp. vi 100 1; gravure frontispiece and 10 full-p. facsimiles errata slip; together 2 vols. in 1 orig. brown printed wrappers preserved for each title; together in contemporary quarter brown morocco gilt lettered on spine; minor scuffing and fading of spine else very good. Issued as nos. 5 and 6 in the Bibliographical Society's Illustrated Monographs series. <br/><br/> printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Chiswick Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15223
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De la Mare Walter
BEST STORIES OF WALTER DE LA MARE
London: Faber and Faber. Hardcover: no jacket. Good/Good. Sturdy binding good to very good condition all of our books with coated covers have been cleaned some shelf-wear to edges and corners. Faber and Faber hardcover
Bookseller reference : 11642
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de la Mare Walter
Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe. With Decorations by Rex Whistler
New York: Farrar & Rinehart Inc. 1930. Very Good condition. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth lightly rubbed. Gilt lettering is still bright and shiny. NO fading. Hinges are perfect. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with decorations by Rex Whistler. First Edition with "MCMXXX" on the title page "1930" and publisher's monogram on the copyright page and NO indication of any other printing. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. Illus. by Whistler Rex. 8vo. ix 299pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019252
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De la Mare Walter; Robins WP. Illus. W. P.
LISPET LISPETT AND VAINE
London: Vine Books/The Morland Press. Issued to Subscribers from "The Bookman's Journal" 1923. "This is the third of the Vine Books issued to subscribers from "The Bookman's Journal" Office London and is decorated by three original wood-blocks designed and engraved by W.P Robins. Set by hand and printed on hand-made paper at The Morland Press and bound in full vellum March 1923" - the Colophon. Pp. 48 full vellum top-edge gilt others untrimmed bookplate lacks slip-case else a clean bright fine copy. Number 167 in an edition limited to 200 copies. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Limited Edition Signed. Vellum. Near Fine. Octavo. Vine Books/The Morland Press. Issued to Subscribers from "The Bookman's Journal" Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3113
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De La Mare Walter
Motley and Other Poems
London: Constable 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 6th impression most of dj G slightly sunned fep has been much cut along gutter. Constable Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102813
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De La Mare Walter
Mr. Bumps and His Monkey
NY: The Junior Literary Guild and John C. Winston. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1942. Stated First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 69 pages . The Junior Literary Guild and John C. Winston hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23353
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De La Mare Walter
On The Edge: Short Stories
London England: Faber & Faber Limited. Fine with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1930. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 010198: Limited First Edition #191 of 300 SIGNED BY AUTHOR Walter De La Mare. Original decorated pinkish red cloth with gold emblem stamped in front board and gold lettering on spine. Top edge of page block is gilt with other edges untrimmed. No Jacket As Issued. Book is in plain paper slipcase which has some light edge wear. Book boards and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce Out Of Print Book. "As a short story writer De La Mare is frequently compared to Henry James particularly for his elaborate prose style and his ambiguous often obscure treatment of supernatural themes." This collection of his short stories includes: A Recluse Willows Crewe At First Sight The Green Room The Orgy: An Idyll The Picnic An Ideal Craftsman. : Woodcuts: Signed by Author: 6.25 x 9.25 in.: 331 pages . Faber & Faber Limited hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010198
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De La Mare Walter Ramal Walter Pseudonyn
Songs Of Childhood
New York New York / Bombay India: Longmans Green And Co. Fine with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1923. New Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 010243: No Jacket As Issued. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Book binding is dark blue boards with gilt spine lettering and gilt twin-seahorses emblem on spine and front board emblem of little girl with two fairies. Boards and pages are clean unmarked except for small bookstore label neatly affixed to bottom of rear endpaper brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered with very light rubbing at spine corners. Top edge gilt. Illustrations include frontispiece plus seven other color plates along with many black & white drawings. Scarce Out Of Print Book.: Color Illustrations: 5 x 7.5 in.: 174 pages . Longmans, Green, And Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010243
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De La Nux Paul Veronge music Paroles De Emile Blemont
Reverie
Paris: Enoch Freres & Costallat 1892. First Edition . Sheet Music. Good. 13 5/8" Tall. This copy signed by de la Nux with the recipient's name erased and dated in Paris in 1892. <br/> <br/> Enoch Freres & Costallat unknown
Bookseller reference : 002981
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De La Nux Paul Veronge music Paroles De Emile Blemont
Reverie
Paris: Enoch Freres & Costallat 1892. First Edition . Sheet Music. Good. 13 5/8" Tall. This copy inscribed by de la Nux to an American opera singer and dated in Paris in 1892. <br/> <br/> Enoch Freres & Costallat unknown
Bookseller reference : 002980
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De La Rive A. C.
La Femme et l'Enfant Dans La Franc-Maconnerie Universelle
Paris: Delhomme & Briguet 1894. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. In green marbled boards with leather spine. Text in French. Illustrated in black and white including stunning pictorial title page. Scarce early anti-Masonic work. Delhomme & Briguet Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003367
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De La Rochefoucault
Maxims And Moral Reflections By The Duke De La Rochefoucault
London: T. Pridden 1775. Early Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. 160 Pp Include Index At End. Full Sheep Small Red Spine Label Small 12 Mo In 6'S 5 1/4" Tall. One Of Many Similar Reprints Of This Work From Various Publishers Also In 1775. Wear To Covers Intact And Complete But Joints Cracked; No Names Or Marks Except Early Probably Eighteenth Century Quotation On Half Title "Vilifying Human Nature Contributes To Its Depravity. Man Once Taught To Think Meanly Of Himself Will Soon Justify His Own Opinion- <br/> <br/> T. Pridden hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030651
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de la Sale Antoine
Little Jehan De Saintre
Dublin: Moffat and Co. 1868. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Dublin: Moffat and Co. 1868. The complete title as found on the Title Page: 'The History and Pleasant Chronicle of Little Jehan De Saintre and of the Lady of the Fair Cousins; Without being any otherwise named. Now first done into English by Alexander Vance. Dublin: Moffat and Co. 6 D'Olier Street; London: Hamilton Adams & Co. MDCCCLXVIII." Author is also known as de la Salle and de la Salles. French Mediaeval satirical romance completed in 1453 when the author was 70 years old. Green cloth covers stamped with decorations in all 4 corners front and back. Gilt lettering and illustrations on spine. Corners and top and bottom of spine bumped and rubbed. Brown end papers may be replacements cracking at seam. Previous owner's name on ffep. Interior pages yellowed and starting to show some foxing else in very good shape. Light stain on bottom edge. Nice copy with a rather interesting history. De Saintre was an actual Knight although his exploits in this novel are purely fictitious. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Moffat and Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000807
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De la Sicotiere Leon and Mathurin Adolphe de Lescure Marie Antoinette
Bio-bibliographie de la reine Marie-Antoinette
Paris: Dupray de la Maherie 1861. A PRISTINE COPY OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE. 62 2 pp. 248 items described. Printed on fine wove paper. According to Tourneux "Marie-Antoinette devant l'histoire" first edition 1895 p. II 100 copies of this book were printed and almost all of them were destroyed. 8vo. Original wraps rebacked. Internally UNCUT FINE AND BRIGHT. <br/><br/> Paris: Dupray de la Maherie, 1861 paperback
Bookseller reference : 3620
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DE LABILLIERE PAUL 1879 1946; Dean of Westminster:
Autograph letter signed 2-sides oblong 8vo to 'My dear Douglas' Smith thanking him for his letter and continuing " I am sure in days to come you will look back on this strange experience which has come to you with gratitude:
that is certainly my feeling about the last war. I am glad that you miss the Abbey.we miss you and the other members of the Brotherhood of St. Edward the Confessor .I hope you like Plymouth Sound. It is one of the best approaches to England.". The Deanery Westminster SW1 Nov. 30. 1942; central fold mark. unknown
Bookseller reference : 2552
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De Lagerberg, Guy; Barr, Lockwood; Comstock, Helen; Newton, Janet Foster; Watkins, Lura Woodside; Golden, Grace; Winchester, Alice; Jourdain, M.; Jones, E. Alfred
The Magazine Antiques, September [Sept.] 1942, Vol. XLII, No. 3: Cards for Kings and Kibitzers / Who Trained David Rittenhouse?
A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Cover illustrations of playing cards (c.1800); Connecticut Chest-on-Chest (c.1780) - frontispiece; Playing Cards for Kings and Kibitzers; Who Trained David Rittenhouse?; American and English Chairs - A Pictorial Demonstration; Early American Papermaking - from Wasp to Watermark; The Hornbook for Collectors - The ABC's of American Pottery; Antiques in Domestic Settings - Conner Prairie Farm, a Historic Indiana Farmstead restored by Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly; Antiques and Business - An Antiques Collection Influences a Business Policy; Christie's of London - Gutted by fire in April 1941 - article with photos; An Auction Note From England; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 109-164. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers nearly detached. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
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De LaLande Paul; Translated Into English By Richard MacIntyre Atkinson
The Art of Papermaking
County Claire Ireland: The Ashland Press 1976. Copy number 384 of 400; Immaculate and tight; Originally published in French in 1761 this is the First English Langauge Edition; Hand-bound in Half Medium-Brown leather with woven cloth sides; The textblock is on mould-made rag paper; The end papers and illustration leaves were made and felted by hand by Ian V. O'Casey who is also the publisher. One tiny closed tear at the bottom right corner of the ffep is the only minor flaw in an otherwise perfect copy. . Signed By the Publisher. First English Language Edition. Half Leather Woven Sides. Fine. Folio. Hard Cover. The Ashland Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23923
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De Lamartine Alphonse
Memoirs of Celebrated Characters: In Two Volumes
London: Richard Bentley 1854. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. London: Richard Bentley 1854. Volume I: 430 pages. Volume II: 459 pages. Second Edition With Additions. Stamped rust coloured covers. Year printed in Roman numerals. Volume I spine is split and cracked with small sections missing. Rust coloured end papers with Ex-Libris on inside front cover. Some yellowing and a little bit of foxing. No loose pages. Binding is good. Corners bumped with usual shelf wear. Volume II spine is split as well. Top fourth of spine is missing. The rest of the spine is detached from the back cover otherwise all there. Bottom of spine bumped and slightly ripped. End papers same as in Volume I. Back cover a little looser than other hinges but intact. Some yellowing and minor foxing otherwise interior is in very good shape as is the binding. No loose pages. Scarce. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Richard Bentley hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000034
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De Laval delaval
De Laval Handy Reference Year Book 1948
New York: The De Laval Separator Company 1947. 48pp. Pictorial stapled wraps. Light chipping and corner creasing retail store stamp on front cover contents are tanned but unmarked die cut hole for string. Promotional information for De Laval products plus almanac and household information. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The De Laval Separator Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001646
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De Laval Company
De Laval Handy Reference Year Book: 1942
New York Chicago: De Laval Separator Company 1941. Bright and colorful printed paper wraps with boy brining milk in De Laval Milker into milk house mother pouring milk into De Laval cream separator.Front is printed with information for Estes Hardware John Deere dealer in Oregon City Oregon. 48 pages illustrated in B&W typical almanac material and De Laval advertising. Automatically hole-punched string intact for hanging. Very light wear tiny piece of tape over short spine split at heel I DIDN'T DO IT! light crease in lower right corner back cover has some diagonal creases and dustiness. First Edition of Annual Publication. Paperbound. Very Good Condition. Small 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" Tall. Ephemera. De Laval Separator Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 3629
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De Lavaur Guy
CAVES AND CAVE DIVING
Scientific Book Club. Hardcover: with dust jacket. Good. Sturdy binding good to very good condition all of our books with coated covers have been cleaned some shelf-wear to edges and corners. Scientific Book Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15511
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De Leu Tomas Thomas De Leuuw
The Twelve Months 7 Of 12 Sixteenth Century Engravings By Thomas De Leu / Leuuw
Paris Circa 1590: Tomas De Leu / Leuuw 1590. Original Engravings . Single Sheets. Very Good. Original Woodcuts. Seven Of Twelve Engravings One For Each Month Of The Year Approximately 7 12" X 5 1/2" Each. Tomas De Leu Or De Leeuw 1560 / 1562 - 1612 / 1620 Son-In-Law Of Antonio Caron Was An Engraver And Publisher Who Worked In Paris During The Years 1576-1612 Or 1614 In The Workshop Of Jean Rabel. This Set Includes Seven Of The Twelve Engravings. These Are Strong Impressions Trimmed Within The Plate Mark Including January March April July August October And December. April Has A Missing Piece At The Center 6 Cm Long In A Narrow Band Up To 8Mm Wide. Remarkable In Fineness Of Design And Detail Resembling Little Paintings Rather Than Engravings; These Are Exquisite And Rare. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. <br/> <br/> Tomas De Leu / Leuuw unknown
Bookseller reference : 016809
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de Leveson M. C.; Desapt M.
Emile Chretien ou de L'Education Tome Premier; and Eloge de Henri le Grand Roi de France et de Navarre Bound in One Volume
Paris & Lyon: Chez les Libraires Associes and Chez Pierre Cellier. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1764. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Full calf spine in seven compartments separated by gilt ruling gilt lettering in two compartments on red and black labels gilt tooling in remaining compartments marbled endpapers AEG red. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece. IN FRENCH. The Eloge de Henri le Grand by M. Desapt published by Chez Pierre Cellier Lyon and Chez Herissant Fils Paris in 1768 is bound together with Emile Chretien in one volume. . Covers worn and spotted exterior of hinges worn but strong plate removed from first preliminary page pages supple text block tight and square. VERY GOOD. . B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xvi 339 57 1 pp . Chez les Libraires Associes and Chez Pierre Cellier hardcover
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De Limiers Henri Philippe
Histoire de l'Academie appelee l'Institut des Sciences et des Arts etabli a Boulogne en 1712. Avec les Pieces Authentiques d'ou l'on a tire les circonstances de ce Recit.
Amsterdam aux depens de la compagnie 1723. 1723. Veau blond d'�poque cinq nerfs titre filets et petits fers dor�s nerfs d�cor�s coupes filet�es roulette dor�e sur les contreplats tranches rouges. 12/19 cm 240 pp. Edition Originale de cette histoire de l'Academie de Bologne et non Boulogne comme indiqu� � la page de titre. redigee par l'historien hollandais d'origine francaise Henri Philippe de Limiers. L'auteur etait lui-meme membre de l'Institut de Bologne retrace les circonstances de sa fondation par le naturaliste et physicien le Comte de Marsigli 1658-1730 dont il presente � la fin du volume les travaux en cours de publication De la nature et de la Disposition du fonds de la Mer et de la qualite de ses eaux Des Plantes Marines et principalement du Corail Rouge etc. ainsi que plusieurs memoires encore inedits: "Memoire sur la Description Geographique Hydrographique Historique et Physique du Danube" "Memoire sur l"Usage et les Effets des Lampes qui se trouvent dans les Anciens Sepulchres" et "Memoire sur un marbre antique trouve a Rome que l'on croit etre un v u consacre � Ceres". Illustr� d'une grande planche depliante gravee celle ci � �t� reli�e t�te b�che une vignette et deux m�dailles grav�es . Ouvrage en tr�s bel �tat belle reliure d'�poque soign�e ex-libris grav� de la biblioth�que de Noel Pinelli. unknown
Bookseller reference : 584
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De Lisle Selby Isabella
Identifying Wristwatches. The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier
Edison NJ: Chartwell Books 1997. 80pp index chronology glossary num col ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. As new. Concise guide and identifier to watches from classic to modern day. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Chartwell Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030113 ISBN : 0785807764 9780785807766
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De Lore Brian
Melbourne Cup Winners
Sydney Australia: View Productions Pty. Ltd. 1983. Hardcover with brown boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition 974gms 128 pages blank endpapers. Chapters include: the early years; the Phar Lap era; the last three-year old; the rising fast fifties; the Cummings hat trick; Thing Big twice/Cummings seventh; and the makings of a great event. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards and dust jacket are also in good condition with only moderate shelf wear scuffing and chipping to corners and edges otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. View Productions Pty. Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SPOHOR65 ISBN : 0908240422 9780908240425
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De Los Angeles Victoria
Photograph of Victoria De Los Angeles
Barcelona. Original Photograph . No Binding. Near Fine. E. Magrina. One of a set of photographs sent to William Granger for his book "We Proudly Sang at the Met". 7" x 9" portrait of soprano de los Angeles as Madame Butterfly with her Metropolitan Opera personal stamp and the photographer's stamp on the reverse unfortunately with a 1 1/2" tear at right margin. <br/> <br/> unknown
Bookseller reference : 008610
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De Los Angeles Victoria
Photograph of Victoria De Los Angeles Signed
Original Photograph . No Binding. Near Fine. Derek Allen. One of a set of photographs sent to William Granger for his book "We Proudly Sang at the Met". 6" x 4" portrait of de los Angeles in evening dress nicely signed with her Metropolitan Opera personal stamp and the photographer's stamp on the reverse. <br/> <br/> unknown
Bookseller reference : 008609
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De Luxe Building Co.
"The Draughtsman" Bungalows: a Book on the Bungalow; Showing the Latest & Advanced Designs of This Particular Type of Architecture Published in the Interest of the Laymen Home Builders Architects Contractors & Allied Artisans Etc.
Los Angeles: Deluxe Building Co. Very Good. 1913. Third Edition. Softcover. Moderate cover wear & soiling. Center two pages came loose from the staples. Pictures & plans of bungalows. ; Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 64 pages . Deluxe Building Co. paperback
Bookseller reference : 15618
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De Lyrienne Richard David Hodge; Ownership Signature Of David K. Kirkpatrick E. Este Bruce
The Quest Of The Gilt-Edged Girl Bodley Booklets #2 With Ownership Signature Of David K. Kirkpatrick E. Este Bruce
London And New York: John Lane / The Bodley Printed At Cambridge University Press 1897. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 98 Pp. Original Tan Card Covers Printed In Brown. Light Wear 1/8" Loss At Top Of Spine 1" Split At Lower Front Spine Edge. Contents Square And Immaculate. Slipcase In Quarter Calf Over Blue-Green Cloth. A Satire On Richard Le Gallienne's Quest Of The Golden Girl". Ownership Signature Of David K E Bruce Dated 1922 And With His Note That It Is A "1St Edition". David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce 1898 - 1977 Was An American Diplomat Intelligence Officer And Politician. He Served As Ambassador To France The Republic Of Germany And The United Kingdom The Only American To Be All Three. He Studied For A Year And A Half At Princeton University. He Dropped Out To Serve In The United States Army During World War I. At Parental Insistence He Then Attended The University Of Virginia School Of Law 1919-1920 And The University Of Maryland School Of Law 1920-1921 Without Taking A Degree Before Being Admitted To The Maryland Bar In November 1921. He Served In The Maryland House Of Delegates 1924-1926 And The Virginia House Of Delegates 1939-1942. During World War Ii He Headed The Europe Branch Of The Office Of Strategic Services Oss A Precursor To The Central Intelligence Agency Cia Which Was Based In London And Coordinated Espionage Activities Behind Enemy Lines For The United States Armed Forces Branches. Other Oss Functions Included The Use Of Propaganda Subversion And Post-War Planning. He Observed The Invasion Of Normandy Landing There The Day After The Initial Invasion. After Leaving The Oss At The End Of World War Two And Before Entering The Diplomatic Field In 1948-1949 David Bruce Was With The Economic Cooperation Administration Which Administered The So-Called Marshall Plan. Bruce As A Member Of The New President's Board Of Consultants On Foreign Intelligence Activities Wrote A Secret Report On The Cia's Covert Operations For President Dwight D. Eisenhower In 1956 That Was Highly Critical Of Its Operation Under Allen Dulles's Leadership. He Served As The United States Ambassador To France From 1949 To 1952 United States Ambassador To West Germany From 1957 To 1959 And United States Ambassador To The United Kingdom From 1961 To 1969. He Was An American Envoy At The Paris Peace Talks Between The United States And North Vietnam In 1970 And 1971. Bruce Also Served As The First United States Emissary To The People's Republic Of China From 1973 To 1974. He Was The Ambassador To The North Atlantic Treaty Organization From Late 1974 To 1976. Bruce Served As The Honorary Chair On The Board Of Trustees Of The American School In London During His Diplomatic Career In The United Kingdom. On May 29 1926 Bruce Married Ailsa Mellon The Daughter Of The Banker Secretary Of The Treasury And Diplomat Andrew W. Mellon.They Divorced On April 20 1945. Their Only Daughter Audrey And Her Husband Stephen Currier Provided Crucial Funding To Us Civil Rights Organizations In The Early 1960'S. They Were Presumed Dead When A Plane In Which They Were Flying In The Caribbean Disappeared On January 17 1967 After Requesting Permission To Fly Over Culebra A U. S. Navy Installation. No Trace Of The Plane Pilot Or Passengers Was Ever Found. Bruce Purchased And Restored Staunton Hill His Family's Former Estate A Plantation In Charlotte County Virginia. Bruce Received The Presidential Medal Of Freedom With Distinction In 1976. The David K.E. Bruce Award Was Established In 2007 At The American School In London. Bruce Wrote A Book Of Biographical Essays On The American Presidents Originally Published As Seven Pillars Of The Republic 1936. He Later Expanded It As Revolution To Reconstruction 1939 And Again Revised It As Sixteen American Presidents 1962. <br/> <br/> John Lane / The Bodley (Printed At Cambridge University Press) paperback
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de MAdariaga Salvador typed Notes By Norman Sacks
Dialogos Famosos. Campos Eliseos Adan y Eva
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana 1970. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good . Professor Norman P Sacks' copy with his two page typed notes about this edition and comparing it to the later English language edition. Sacks wrote much about Madariaga. <br/> <br/> Editorial Sudamericana unknown
Bookseller reference : 016083
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de Man H.
Jacques Coeur Argentier du Roy
Paris: Tardy 1951. This is a very good softcover copy in the original publisher's cream colored stiff paper wrappers simply printed in black and red. Pages uncut. Completely clean inside just light toning outside. Text in French. Illustrated in black & white. 9" high X 6" wide 267 pages. Bibliography. . Original Wraps. Very Good. Tardy Paperback
Bookseller reference : 009705
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De Mandach Conrad
LES ANTIPHONAIRES D'ESTAVAYER-LE-LAC
Lausanne Switzerland: Skira Inc. Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Softcover. Portfolio style book; White exterior shows average soil; Glassine dust jacket has chips here and there and old moisture spatter on front; Nine tipped in color plates; Folio . Skira Inc. , Publishers paperback
Bookseller reference : 18272
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De Marco Angelus A.
THE TOMB OF SAINT PETER A representative and annotated bibliography of the excavations
Brill Academic. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual stamps call numbers and pocket. Adhesive traces from former library sticker. ; 264 pages . Brill Academic hardcover
Bookseller reference : 393
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De Mare Eric de Mare
The Victorian Woodblock Illustrators
New York: The Sandstone Press 1981. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1981. First American Edition. Review copy with publisher's promotional material laid-in. A history of engraving techniques working conditions and the engravers -- Bewick the Dalziels Swain Linton Vizetelly Evans etc. Shows how they were linked to Victorian artists including Cruikshank Rossetti Millais Burne-Jones Holman Hunt Houghton Dore Keene Tenniel Crane Greenaway and Caldecott. With 150 illustrations including many full color plates. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original patterned boards with a brown cloth spine and printed paper spine label. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. Oblong. 9.75" wide by 9" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. First U. S. Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 200pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Sandstone Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019280 ISBN : 0913720364 9780913720363
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de Mare Eric
Wren's London
London: Folio Society 1975 Beautifully printed and bound volume describing the transformation of Londonafter the Great Fire of 1666. " De Mare explores the time before the fire .the fire itself and the devastation it wrought the realities of reconstruction the fifty-one new churches built by Wren the new St Paul's Cathedral and a final view of the city as it looked at Wren's death. 128p.Illustrated with contemporary pictures.including endpapers with plans of the city before and after the fire. Would make a nice gift. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Folio Society hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30473
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De Mare George
Ruling Passion-a Novel of Big Business the
New York: G. P. Putnam 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Crease to d/w else VG/VG 1st edn his 2nd book Denver-born lived in NY State uncommon. G. P. Putnam Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 83261
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De MARIA RUSEL
NINTENDO GAME SECRETS
Roseville CA U.S.A.: PRIMA PUB 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. FIRST PRINT. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 359 PAGES. BLACK AND PURPLE SOFTCOVERS. PRIMA PUB. 1990. 1ST PRINT. BOOK IS CLEAN BRIGHT AND SECURE. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. PRIMA PUB Paperback
Bookseller reference : W1767 ISBN : 1559580623 9781559580625
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De Maupassant Guy
A Life and Short Stories
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. 1917. Translations and critical and interpretive essays by Alfred de Sumichrast professor of French Harvard; Adolphe Cohn Professor of French Cambridge; Henri C. Olinger; Albert M. Cohn-Mcmaster; Dora Knowlton Ramous. With Frontispiece by J. E. Allen. Very nice copy in red leather gilt spine top edge gilt. Cover shows very light wear. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Platt & Munk Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017242
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De Maupassant Guy
Afloat and Short Stories
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. 1917. Translations and critical and interpretive essays by Alfred de Sumichrast professor of French Harvard; Adolphe Cohn Professor of French Cambridge; Henri C. Olinger; Albert M. Cohn-Mcmaster; Dora Knowlton Ramous. With Frontispiece by J. E. Allen. Very nice copy in red leather gilt spine top edge gilt. Cover shows very light wear. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Platt & Munk Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017227
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De Maupassant Guy
Ball of Tallow and Short Stories
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. 1917. Translations and critical and interpretive essays by Alfred de Sumichrast professor of French Harvard; Adolphe Cohn Professor of French Cambridge; Henri C. Olinger; Albert M. Cohn-Mcmaster; Dora Knowlton Ramous. With Frontispiece by J. E. Allen. Very nice copy in red leather gilt spine top edge gilt. Cover shows very light wear. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Platt & Munk Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017230
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De Maupassant Guy
Bel-Ami
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. 1917. Translations and critical and interpretive essays by Alfred de Sumichrast professor of French Harvard; Adolphe Cohn Professor of French Cambridge; Henri C. Olinger; Albert M. Cohn-Mcmaster; Dora Knowlton Ramous. With Frontispiece by J. E. Allen. Very nice copy in red leather gilt spine top edge gilt. Cover shows very light wear. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Platt & Munk Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017240
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De Maupassant Guy
Mad and Short Stories
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. 1917. Translations and critical and interpretive essays by Alfred de Sumichrast professor of French Harvard; Adolphe Cohn Professor of French Cambridge; Henri C. Olinger; Albert M. Cohn-Mcmaster; Dora Knowlton Ramous. With Frontispiece by J. E. Allen. Very nice copy in red leather gilt spine top edge gilt. Cover shows very light wear. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Platt & Munk Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017234
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De Maupassant Guy
Madame Tellier's Establishment and Short Stories
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. 1917. Translations and critical and interpretive essays by Alfred de Sumichrast professor of French Harvard; Adolphe Cohn Professor of French Cambridge; Henri C. Olinger; Albert M. Cohn-Mcmaster; Dora Knowlton Ramous. With Frontispiece by J. E. Allen. Very nice copy in red leather gilt spine top edge gilt. Cover shows very light wear. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Platt & Munk Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017237
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De Maupassant Guy
Monsieur Parent and Short Stories
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. 1917. Translations and critical and interpretive essays by Alfred de Sumichrast professor of French Harvard; Adolphe Cohn Professor of French Cambridge; Henri C. Olinger; Albert M. Cohn-Mcmaster; Dora Knowlton Ramous. With Frontispiece by J. E. Allen. Very nice copy in red leather gilt spine top edge gilt. Cover shows very light wear. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Platt & Munk Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017238
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De Maupassant Guy
Our Heart and Short Stories
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. 1917. Translations and critical and interpretive essays by Alfred de Sumichrast professor of French Harvard; Adolphe Cohn Professor of French Cambridge; Henri C. Olinger; Albert M. Cohn-Mcmaster; Dora Knowlton Ramous. With Frontispiece by J. E. Allen. Very nice copy in red leather gilt spine top edge gilt. Cover shows very light wear. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Platt & Munk Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017239
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