‎Biographie‎

‎Cartwright, J‎

‎The Perfect Courtier: Baldassare Castiglione His Life and Letters 1478-1529. Vol. 1-2.‎

‎John Murray 1927. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1850grams ISBN: John Murray hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2295930

‎Waldren, Murray‎

‎The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa.‎

‎Sydney: Harper Collins Publishers. 2009. HEAVY. 432pp index endnotes chronology discography hundreds col ills. Or pictorial boards with jacket that expands to a poster. Near new. Christopher O'Doherty aka Reg Mombasa enters the Australian consciousness as a member of the iconic band Mental as Anything and continues his assault 2-3 generations later with his irreverent frequently macabre and always distinctive designs he created for the Mambo label. This illustrated volume shows there is much more to Reg Mombassa. 300 artworks plus photos posters and band memorabilia. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Harper Collins Publishers. Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 051205 ISBN : 0732287898 9780732287894

‎King, Robert (INSCRIBED)‎

‎I WILL BE KING SOMEDAY - An Aldborough Story‎

‎Self Published 1990. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8 311 xix pages with archival / B&W photos & illustrations.Red boards with gilt lettering. <br/> <br/> Self Published hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008318

‎Collingwood, W G‎

‎The Life and Work of John Ruskin with Portraits and Other Illustrations 2 volumes‎

‎: Methuen and Co. 1893. Limited edition. Hardback. Good only hardbacks. Corners bumped and very worn spine of volume 1 had 2 inch vertical tear at base remains of small paper sticker on the front of Volume 2. Endpapers foxed bookplate of previous owner in each vol. Internally clean bright and tight. The portrait frontispiece from Volume 1 is absent and there is an 8vo tissue-guarded portrait loosely inserted in its place. All other illus. are present. 4to grey boards with cream cloth spine red/black lettering. This edition is on Arnold's Handmade Paper limed to 320 copies or which 300 are for sale and this is numbered 262. Signed in ink 'Methuen and Co'. The picture on this listing page is of the actual books for sale. Methuen and Co. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 45751

‎Wrentmore, Charlotte Quaritch (ed)‎

‎Letters of John Ruskin to Bernard Quaritch 1867-1888‎

‎Folcroft Library Editions 1974. Hardback. Very Good very light edgewear clean and unmarked. Edition limited to 100 copies. 8vo black cloth with gilt lettering. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Folcroft Library Editions hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 46914 ISBN : 0841495394 9780841495395

‎Hueffer, Ford M‎

‎Ford Madox Brown: A Record of His Life And Works‎

‎Longmans Green and Co. 1896. Hardback. Good only hardback. edgeworn spine detached along back hinge and worn to front watermarking to back cover foxing to endpapers and sporadically throughout. Neat gift inscription on front free endpaper to Louis Davis English book illustrator and watercolourist from the Suffolk artist William Teulon Blandford Fletcher. 8vo cream cloth with gilt lettering on spine and attractive green/blue/red illus. to front board. With many illustrations complete with tissue-guards. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Longmans, Green and Co. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 47815

‎Ruskin, John‎

‎Praeterita: Outlines of Scenes and Thoughts perhaps Worthy of Memory in My Past Life in original 28 separate parts‎

‎George Allen 1885-1889. Paperback. All volumes Good to Very Good. Some wrappers edgeworn and chipped. All wrappers present and intact with the exception of Chapter 12 which has loss to front cover and back cover detached but present. Paper age-tanned. . 28 separate issues in cream paper wraps wit the 'rose' vignette to front covers. All enclosed in 2 sturdy purpose-made tan cloth-covered clamshell boxes. Illustrated. The picture on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. George Allen paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 41744

‎Owen, Henry‎

‎Old Pembroke Families in the Ancient County Palatine of Pembroke‎

‎Chas J Clark 1902. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good hardback no dustwrapper. Corners bumped esp. spine extremities. Spine lightly sunned and endpapers foxed. Clean unmarked text. 4to olive green cloth with bevelled edges. Gilt title to spine and coat of arms to front board. Deckled page edges and top edge gilt. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Chas J Clark hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 36245

‎[Medical biography]. [MacMichael, William]‎

‎The Gold-Headed Cane‎

‎1827. London: John Murray 1827. <br /> <br /> 8vo 8 179 1 pp. wood-engravings in the text. Original boards with later paper backing worn tear at backstrip head upper joint cracked and barely holding occasional foxing within.<br /> <br /> § First edition. An unusual medical biography of five 18th century English physicians narrated by a walking cane that in real life had belonged to them all. "A short time before the opening of the New College of Physicians Mrs. Baillie presented to that learned body a Gold-Headed Cane which had been successively carried by Drs. Radcliffe Mead Askew Pitcairn and her own lamented husband. The arms of these celebrated Physicians are engraved on the head of the Cane and they form the Vignettes of the five Chapters into which this little Volume is divided."<br /> <br /> The subjects are Sir John Radcliffe 1650-1714 Richard Mead 1673-1754 an early epidemiologist Anthony Askew 1722-1774 now best known as a book collector William Pitcairn 1712-1791 distinguished as a botanist and Matthew Baillie 1761-1823 a nephew of the Hunter brothers and himself a morbid anatomist. <br /> <br /> The author was William MacMichael a physician and graduate of Christ Church Oxford. The cane itself now resides in a glass case in the library of the Royal College of Physicians of London where it can be viewed by appointment. Garrison Morton 6709. Norman 1409. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 5302

‎Ravelet, M Armand and P Theodore Ratisbonne [John Ruskin's copy]‎

‎Oeuvres de Saint Bernard Precedees de L'histoire de Saint Bernard et de Son Siecle 5 volumes complete ex libris John Ruskin‎

‎Bar Le Duc Louis Guerin 1870. Hardback. All vols. Very Good hardbacks with light edgewear and minor scuffing but solidly bound and tight. Volume I has the bookplate of John Ruskin 'Ex Libris John Ruskin Brantwood'. 5 matching volumes half calf with 5 raised bands and red leather title/volume labels in 2 compartments and 4 floral motifs. Brown cloth boards and red dyed page edges and marbled endpapers. Index in volume 5. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Bar Le Duc, Louis Guerin hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 33259

‎Degnen, Lisa‎

‎Elijah Wood; Hollywood's Hottest Rising Star‎

‎NY: Warner Books. 96pp. Scarce. ISBN0446675814. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . Near Fine. Gloosy Card Stock Wraps. First Printing - Stated #1 in Line. 1999. Warner Books paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005063 ISBN : 0446675814 9780446675819

‎(Biography) ESSOE, Gabe; LEE, Raymond‎

‎DEMILLE: The Man and His Pictures FROM THE COLLECTION OF PUBLICIST ART RONNIE‎

‎South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes & Company 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 3/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 319 PP. First printing with original price of $8.50 on front flap. Inscribed by Gabe to his friend Art Ronnie "Art - I think you and I are the only ones who have mint copies of this one. Best Wishes Gabe Essoe 10-13-77" on the FFEP. From the library of famed Hollywood studio publicist and former Herald Examiner journalist Art Ronnie with his bookplate to the front flyleaf. Gabe would go on to write for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Angie Dickinson: Police Woman and The Magical World of Disney. A.S. Barnes & Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 6870

‎(Biography) TRIMBLE, William‎

‎Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power SIGNED 1ST‎

‎Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press 2019. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 370 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by author directly on the title-page. Pritzker Military Museum bookplate laid-in. Naval Institute Press hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 7124

‎(Biography) CARTER, Jimmy‎

‎Sharing Good Times SIGNED 1ST‎

‎New York: Simon and Schuster 2004. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 7 7/8 Inches. 174 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.00 intact on front flap. Signed by President Jimmy Carter directly on the title-page. Simon and Schuster hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 7180

‎(Biography) BALFOUR, Lady Frances‎

‎Life and Letters of the Reverend James Mac Gregor D.D. / Minister of St. Cuthberts parish Edinburgh SIGNED BY John Campbell 9th Duke of Argyll; FROM THE COLLECTION OF LORD STRATHCONA FOUNDER OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY‎

‎London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/8 Inches. 532 PP. First printing in the original blue cloth. Gilt decoration to cover. Signed and inscribed by Balfour's brother the 9th Duke of Argyll directly on the FFEP. Signed by the one time Governor General of Canada to Lord Strathcona the founder of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Bank of Montreal. Light foxing to gutters and endpapers. A very attractive copy overall. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 7236

‎Biographie Generale des Trois Departements du Loir‎

‎Les Hommes Illustres de l'Orléanais Vol. 1‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0666503028.G ISBN : 0666503028 9780666503022

‎(Biography) Iles, George‎

‎Inventors at Work SIGNED 1ST‎

‎New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1906. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 6 X 9 Inches. 505 PP. Signed and inscribed by Iles to the Washington Memorial Library Valley Forge directly on the ffep. Original illustrated green cloth binding. Profusely illustrated mini-histories of inventions and inventors from Alexander Graham Bell to Bi-Focal Lenses. Light bumping to corners and spine ends. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 7693

‎(Biography) BAILEY, Pearl‎

‎The Raw Pearl SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY‎

‎New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1968. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 206 PP. "What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork." Pearl Bailey<br /> <br /> Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.75 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed "To Dick Cecil and all of the beautiful family - God watch you continue in faith / I love you all / Pearl" on the title-page. A warmly inscribed copy to Dick Cecil one of the founders of the Atlanta Jazz Festival. Light creasing and wear to edges and folds. <br /> <br /> Dick Cecil former Vice-President of the Atlanta Braves and President of Braves Productions Inc. was one of the last old school baseball scouts in America. Instrumental in moving the Braves from Milwaukee to Atlanta Cecil rose quickly through the ranks of baseball scout to management. Later in his career he was tasked by Ted Turner to find ways for more revenue from the Braves assets. This assignment led to the founding of the Atlanta Jazz Festival and bringing major league soccer to Atlanta Chiefs in 1967. Cecil was a founding member of the North American Soccer League NASL. As if this wasn't enough Dick was known for his support of the desegregation of sports in America at a time when this was less than popular. His work with Hank over the years led to a lifelong friendship that he was very proud of. Thanks for your life and work Dick you were one of a kind and you are missed. Harcourt, Brace & World unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 7978

‎(Biography) NASH, Graham‎

‎Wild Tales SIGNED 1ST‎

‎New York: Crown / Archetype 2013. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 360 PP. One of an unknown number of copies signed by Nash on the publisher blank page inserted at front. Original publisher "Autographed Copy" sticker on front cover. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $28.00 intact on front flap. Crown / Archetype hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8035

‎(Biography) LUDLOW, Helen W‎

‎Memoir of Mary Anna Longstreth: By an Old Pupil FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES COLEMAN SELLERS‎

‎Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company 1886. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Very Good. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 224 PP. First edition copy in the original cloth binding. Title-stamping in gilt to the spine. The frontis portrait a real photo mounted to the page of Longstreth intact. Albumen and silver portrait frontis photo by Wenderoth Taylor & Brown. This copy from the personal collection of Charles Coleman Sellers with his plate to front pastedown. Sellers resume includes extensive work for the Winterthur the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Dickinson College. Longstreth was a noted abolitionist and head of girls school in Philadelphia. It is rumored that she was integral to the Underground Railroad in the 1850's and was nearly hung in Rittenhouse Square by a pro-slavery mob before the PA militia saved her. An often overlooked book by an overlooked hero of modern education and the abolitionist movement. A very attractive copy that has been well cared for. J.B. Lippincott Company unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8396

‎(Biography) DEVOE, Alan‎

‎The Portrait of Mr. O.W. Oscar Wilde‎

‎New York: The Union Square Book Shop 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 7 1/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 32 PP. #64 of only 275 copies produced. Tipped-in photograph of Wilde intact. Original gilt title stamping to spine in nice condition. While not stated this book from the personal collection of Glenway Westcott and Monroe Wheeler. The Union Square Book Shop hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8463

‎(Biography) BRUCE, Lenny‎

‎How to Talk Dirty and Influence People‎

‎Chicago IL: Playboy Press 1965. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price is clipped. Illustrated with B/W photographs throughout. Hint of rubbing at DJ edges. A very attractive copy overall. Playboy Press hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8507

‎Sollier‎

‎Japanese Archery: Zen In Action‎

‎John Weatherhill Inc. Signed In Ink By Sollier Only On The Half Title Page. A Stated First Edition Per The Copyright Page. The Dust Jacket Is Not Clipped And Is Priced In U.S. Dollars And In Japanese Yen. Generously Illustrated Throughout! Pages Are Clean And Tight. 321-P . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1969. John Weatherhill, Inc. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : Az1331

‎(Biography) RIVERS, Joan‎

‎Bouncing Back SIGNED TO LITERARY AGENT MEL BERGER‎

‎New York: HarperCollins 1997. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 231 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line on copyright page. Original price of $23.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Joan Rivers "Dearest Mel - This book would never have seen the light of day without you - You're very special - with love Joan Rivers" directly on the title-page. From the personal collection of noted literary agent Mel Berger. A sharp copy. HarperCollins hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8760

‎(Biography) BOURDAIN, Anthony‎

‎Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly‎

‎New York: Bloomsbury 2000. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 307 PP. Stated "First U.S. Edition" with proper number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on front flap. Following the buzz his 1999 New Yorker story "Don't Eat Before Reading This" created Bourdain released this expanded tale of kitchen kinship and cutting in 2000. To say that Anthony Bourdain was a culinary expert restaurant critic world traveling food expert lobster whisperer and world-famous chef is not enough. His writing and later his television presence shows us his intellect his wit his humanity in a way that transcended food and eating. Bourdain's true gift was the sense of adventure his craving for life and for experience that was as contagious as a cough at summer camp. Like few others of his time Bourdain spoke to the world with an honesty and a candor that was quite unparalleled. A very attractive copy overall. Bloomsbury hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8821