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Wood, Ruth Kedzie
Honeymooning in Russia
New York: Dodd Mead and Co. 1911. Book. VG-. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light blue cloth lettered in gilt with front cover color pastedown illus. Rubbed corners and spine extremities light soiling to cover cloth color pastedown showing mild surface rubbing. Firm binding. x341 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. Former owner's signature and 1911 date in pencil on front flyleaf otherwise unmarked. Interior shows scattered foxing generally light mostly on and adjacent to plates. 1st ptg.: Oct. 1911. Dodd, Mead and Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040762
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Loti, Pierre; W. P. Baines (transl.)
A Tale of the Pyrenees Ramuntcho
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co. Book. VG. Original Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth paper title label mounted on upper spine deckled text block edges with top edge stained burgundy. Light shelf wear slight binding lean title label toned but intact. 255 pp. color frontis. Slightly foxed here and there. Former owner's signature and June 1933 date on front flyleaf otherwise unmarked. Presumed 1st US printed from British plates. Frederick A. Stokes Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040768
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Ashton, John
English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I Vol. I II Complete
London: Chatto and Windus 1884. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in black pebbled cloth lettered on spine panel and with front cover illus. in gilt front cover lettered in blind. xii290 viii28332 pp. 115 illus. by the author Vol. II w/ 32- pp. publisher's catalog at rear dated Dec. 1882. Both volumes show approx. 1/4" strip of loss at heads of spines Vol. I also showing chipping at heel. Vol. I spine panel torn/mended with minor loss and a bit of raggedness along fore-edge of the first several leaves. Both volumes rubbed with exposure at corners. Institutional book plate mounted on front pastdown inside front cover of both volumes. Exteriors a bit shabby with firm bindings clean interiors. Chatto and Windus Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040832
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Faure, Gabriel
Rome
Boston and London: Hale Cushman and Flint/The Medici Society Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth lettered in gilt. Mild shelf wear light soiling to boards spine panel somewhat dulled. 154 pp. brown-tinted illus. Undated ca. 1930s-40s. Hale, Cushman and Flint/The Medici Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040492
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Cerwinske, Laura
Russian Imperial Style
Barrie & Jenkins 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Dark red cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. Color pictorial dust jacket as issued now in mylar. 224 pp. 125 color plates. Barrie & Jenkins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040589 ISBN : 0712639292 9780712639293
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Hayden, Horace E. (compiler); Charles F. McCombs (director)
French Revolutionary Pamphlets: A Check List of the Talleyrand & Other Collections
New York: New York Public Library 1945. Book. Very Good. Buckram. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Olive green cloth lettered in gilt original wraps bound in. Ex-library copy minimally marked/stamped but with perforation stamps to frontis. title and final leaf of text did not circulate thus only minimal wear. v152 pp. Very durable reference copy. New York Public Library Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040089
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Blaeu, Joan; Peter van der Krogt (intro., texts)
Atlas Maior of 1665: Belgica Regia et Belgiaca Foederata De Lage Landen - Les Pays-Bas et la Belgique - The Netherlands and Belgium
Koln Germany: Taschen 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. White polished paper covered boards lettered in black with color device printed on front cover. Slightly bumped bottom corners otherwise as issued. 208 pp. fully illus. in color. Text in Dutch French and English. Color illus. dust jacket as issued now in mylar. Taschen Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040185 ISBN : 3822851035 9783822851036
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Catherine, Cecile; Angela Moyon (transl.)
Wonderful Loire Valley Castles
Tours France: Editions Ouest-France 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Slight shelf wear nearly as issued. 128 pp. illus. w/ color plates. Editions Ouest-France Paperback
Bookseller reference : 039847 ISBN : 2858829934 9782858829934
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Hall, W. H. (Bullock)
The Romans on the Riviera and the Rhone: A Sketch of the Conquest of Liguria and the Roman Province
Chicago IL: Ares Publishers 1974. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Stiff white wraps lettered in brown and black. Mild shelf wear corners a bit rubbed. Square uncreased binding clean interior. xi194 pp. 20 pp. b&w plates maps at rear. Facsimile reprint of original 1898 edition. Ares Publishers Paperback
Bookseller reference : 039966
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Pope, Dudley; Sir John Fieldhouse (fwd.)
Life in Nelson's Navy Bluejacket Books
Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press 1996. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff illus. wraps. Light shelf/handling wear nearly as issued. Square uncreased binding clean and unmarked interior. xv280 pp. illus. Naval Institute Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 039564 ISBN : 1557505160 9781557505163
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Scattergood, Thomas
Journal of the Life and Religious Labors of Thomas Scattergood a Minister of the Gospel in The Society of Friends Stereotype Edition
Philadelphia PA: Friends' Book-Store 1880. Book. VG. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy pebbled cloth covers bordered in blind spine panel lettered in gilt. Mild shelf wear with a few light surface marks to cloth short abrasion along lower rear joint neatly mended showing very slight surface loss. Firm binding intact hinges mild toning to text block edges. Signed by former owner folklorist Don Yoder on front flyleaf. xvi17-496 pp. Interior shows a few light pencil marks in margins a few notes in pencil on rear pastedown in Yoder's hand. Undated given date approximate based on binding typography. Friends' Book-Store Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 039506
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The First Prayer-Book of King Edward VI 1549 Reprinted from a Copy in the British Museum The Ancient & Modern Library of Theological Literature
London: Griffith Farran Okeden and Welsh 1890. Book. Good. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orange cloth lettered in black deckled text block edges. Tanned spine panel corners somewhat curled mild wear. Text block a bit toned flyleaves darkened. Former owner's signature 1891 date inked on front pastedown. viii26916 pp. catalog at rear. Undated with no copyright ca. 1890. Scarce. Griffith Farran Okeden and Welsh Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 039541
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Sutcliffe, Mark, and Robert Timms (editors); Frank Althaus and Darya Lakha (transl.); Yuri Molodkovets, Vladimir Terebenin, Leon
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Last Imperial Family of Tsarist Russia
London: Booth-Clibborn Editions 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Red paper covered boards lettered in gold foil. Slightly sunned bottom edges essentially as issued. Color pictorial dust jacket shows slight surface rubbing. 407 pp. 639 color illus. 2nd ptg. Booth-Clibborn Editions Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 039301 ISBN : 1861540388 9781861540386
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Anne-Frankstichting
Anne Frank In The World: Die Welt Der Anne Frank 1929-1945
Amsterdam The Netherlands: Anne Frank Stichtung/Bert Bakker 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff yellow pictorial wraps. Slight foxing to text block edges otherwie only mere hints of shelf wear essentially as issued. 144 pp. illus. Text in English and German. Anne Frank Stichtung/Bert Bakker Paperback
Bookseller reference : 039187 ISBN : 9035102738 9789035102736
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Kolev, Andrei (essay)
Plovdiv
Sofia Press 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Blue leatherette lettered in gold foil oblong format. Minor shelf wear toned endpapers with mild foxing to several early and latter leaves. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear rubbed edges surface laminate beginning to separate along joints. 120 pp. well illus. w/ b&w photographs also some color. Text in English. Sofia Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 038891
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Rachev, Strachimir (photographs); Boian Bolgar (text)
Le Littoral Bulgare de la Mer Noire
Sofia-Presse 1968. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth-effect paper covered boards lettered in white. Light shelf wear minor indentation along bottom front edge binding lean. Foxing to pastedown portions in contact with dust jacket flaps some toning/foxing to text block edges. 96 pp. illus. w/ color photographs. Color pictorial dust jacket shows light shelf wear. Text in French. Sofia-Presse Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 038890
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Kartalev, Dimiter (photographs); Dimiter Mihailov (text)
Sofia Stoyko Kozhouharov
Sofia Bulgaria: Sofia Press 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan 1/4 cloth b&w pictorial paper covered boards oblong format. Modest shelf wear minor soiling to covers. Toned endpapers foxing to early and latter leaves light foxing to some b&w plates. Gift inscription affixed to upper front pastedown. Text in English. Sofia Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 038892
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Iliesu, Petru; Dorothy and Stuart Elford (transl.)
A Tourist in Timisoara INSCRIBED
Timisoara Romania: Editura Planetarium for Fundatia Timisoara '89 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. White color illus. paper covered boards silk book mark bound in. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket as issued now in mylar. Signed by author on main title with generic salutation "With solidarity!" full signature dated Timisoara 2016. 90 pp. text multiple unpaginated leaves of illustrations color and tinted additional illus. in text. Text in English and German translated from the original Romanian. Editura Planetarium for Fundatia Timisoara '89 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 038554 ISBN : 9738833124 9789738833128
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Wood, Annie
The Dead Cities of the Zuyder Zee: A Voyage to the Picturesque Side of Holland from the French of Henry Havard New and Revised Edition
London: Richard Bentley and Son 1876. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown 1/4 leather marbled paper covered boards marbled endsheets and text block edges spine panel with 5 raised bands and gilt compartments. Modest shelf wear rubbed with minor loss along head of spine corners with surface rubbing. xv328 pp. illus. w/ reproduced engravings. Richard Bentley and Son Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 038557
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Lahnstein, Peter
Die unvollendete Revolution 1848-1849: Badener und Wurttemberger in der Paulskirche
Stuttgart Germany: Kohlhammer for Baden-Wurttembergische Bank 1981. Book. Fine. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth lettered in ivory oblong format. As issued. Lacks dust jacket but has clear PVC dust wrapper to protect binding. 259 pp. illus. in color b&w. Text in German. Kohlhammer for Baden-Wurttembergische Bank Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 038589 ISBN : 3170072366 9783170072367
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Rowe, Vivian
The Great Wall of France: The Life and Death of the Maginot Line
Book. Near Fine. Original Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark gray cloth lettered in gold and silver foil. Very slight shelf wear text block edges a bit toned by age otherwise nearly as issued. Dust jacket rubbed along edges with some sunning to spine panel now in mylar. iv328 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates maps. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037910
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White, Leigh
Balkan Caesar: Tito vs. Stalin INSCRIBED
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1951. Book. Near Fine. Original Cloth. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED. Black cloth-effect paper covered boards lettered in white. Slight shelf wear to covers text block edges a bit toned by age; light toning/foxing to endpapers interior clean and intact. Dust jacket shows mild rubbing along edges a few short 1/8" closed edge tears now in mylar. 245 pp. Inscribed by author on front flyleaf personalized "To / Helen Williams / with affectionate / best wishes from / her friend and / neighbor" full signature dated 8 Mar. 1952 at Ottsville PA. Scarce signed copy. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037517
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Bulatov, M., and T. Kadyrova (editors, intro.)
Tashkent
Leningrad Soviet Union: Aurora Art Publishers 1977. Book. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark royal blue cloth lettered/decorated in white. As issued. Color pictorial dust jacket as issued now in mylar. 20 pp. 108 color plates. Text in English and Russian. Photographic portrait of Tashkent capital of the Uzbek SSR with emphasis on its rebuilding after a 1966 earthquake destroyed much of the city. Aurora Art Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037807
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Norman, Henry
All the Russias: Travels and Studies in Contemporary European Russia Finland Siberia the Caucasus and Central Asia
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1902. Book. VG. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth lettered/illus. in gilt deckled text block edges with top edge in gilt. Modestly rubbed corners and spine extremities a few light surface marks to cloth. Firm binding. Illus. book plate mounted inside front cover. Frontis. tissue guard shows 1" closed tear along binding edge. xii476 pp. 129 illus. from the author's photographs 4 maps 3 full page 1 folding all present and intact. 1st edition matching dates with no additional printings indicated. Scarce 1st edition. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037337
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Erfurt II. Auflage - Bearbeitet im Auftrage des Magistrats von Stadtrat und Stadtbaurat Boegl Erfurt Deutschlands Stadtebau
Berlin-Halensee Germany: Dari-Verlag 1927. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Brown 1/4 cloth tan paper covered boards lettered/illus. in brown. Minor shelf wear text block edges a bit dulled by age. Several vintage news clippings laid in at rear. 15462 pp. illus. w/ advertisements at rear. Many full-page black and white plates with tissue guards additional photographs in text. Notably well preserved copy of a scarce work. Dari-Verlag Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037478
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Baltzer, Armin
Oswald Spenglers Bedeutung für die Gegenwart: Ein bisher uneröffnetes Vermächtnis
Neheim-Husten Germany: Verlag fur Kulturwissenschaften E. Nicklaus 1959. Book. Near Fine. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth lettered in gold foil. Slightly foxed text block edges otherwise virtually as issued. 228 pp. Text in German. Verlag fur Kulturwissenschaften E. Nicklaus Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037465
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Spengler, Oswald
Neubau des Deutschen Reiches
Munich Germany: C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1924. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan and black wraps. Light handling wear toned along spine panel with light foxing to upper front joint. 1044 pp. Contents somewhat toned but otherwise intact. Stated 22.-23. Tausend. Former owner's address stamp on main title otherwise unmarked. Later ptg. C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037484
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Fraternite d'Armes Franco-Americaine Revue Historique de l'Armee couronnee par l'academie francaise en 1954 - Special Issue
Paris France: Ministere de la guerre 1957. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ivory "leatherette" wraps lettered in black. Modestly soiled covers and some general handling wear. Square uncreased binding. Text block edges show some foxing also slightly to half-title inside front cover. 173lxxvi pp. illus. including tipped-in plates color b&w several 4-color maps including 1 folding. Special issue devoted to almost 200 years of comradeship and camaraderie between American and French military forces from the American Revolution through WW2 and beyond. Text is in English though a few of the ads at rear are in French. Scarce. Ministere de la guerre Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036925
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Kemp, Peter
The Campaign of the Spanish Armada
New York and Oxford: Facts on File Publications 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth-effect paper covered boards lettered in gold foil. As issued. Remainder stamp on bottom text block edge otherwise as issued. Color illus. dust jacket as issued now in mylar with a second identical dust jacket beneath it original to issue also as issued. 159 pp. illus. some color. Facts on File Publications Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036907 ISBN : 0816018286 9780816018284
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Mandell, Richard D.
The Nazi Olympics
New York: Macmillan Co. 1971. Book. Near Fine. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth lettered in gold foil. Light shelf/handling wear former owner's signature inked out along top edge of front flyleaf otherwise unmarked. Color illus. dust jacket shows minor surface rubbing and general shelf wear a few creases to flaps now in mylar. xvi316 pp. endpaper maps b&w photographs. Macmillan Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036983
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Stein, Gertrude
Paris France
New York: Liveright 1970. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff pictorial wraps. Vertical crease extends the length of front cover. Minor sunning some general handling wear. Binding square and firm with one stress crease. vii121 pp. illus. Decent reading copy. Liveright Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037046
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Levenson, Thomas
Newton and the Counterfeitor: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 2009. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff pictorial wraps. Former owner's address label mounted inside front cover otherwise as issued. xii318 pp. A scarce edition. Houghton Mifflin Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037007 ISBN : 1615238298 9781615238293
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Motley, John Lothrop; William Elliot Griffis (editor)
The Rise of the Dutch Republic
New York: Harper and Brothers 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark red cloth lettered in gilt. Modest shelf wear cover cloth lightly soiled and spine panel somewhat toned text block edges dulled by age. Firm binding clean interior. High school library book plate and stamp on front endsheets no other library markings and apparently never circulated. xxiv943 pp. illus. w/ many plates color map. Contents composed of a condensed version of Motley's classic three-volume work Griffis's own sketch of Dutch history from 1584 when Motley's work concludes through 1897 the year prior to publication. Harper and Brothers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035997
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de Amicis, Edmondo; Caroline Tilton (transl.)
Holland and Its People
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1887. Book. VG. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown 1/4 cloth decorated paper covered boards gilt on black title label mounted on upper spine. Mild shelf wear a bit rubbed along edges with some exposure along lower fore-edges title label chipped though title and author fully intact. Firm binding intact hinges text block a bit toned by age. vii408 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035992
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Crampton, Patrick
Stonehenge of the Kings: A People Appear
New York: John Day Co. 1968. Book. Good. Cloth Bound. First American Edition. Blue cloth lettered in gold foil. Very slight exterior wear. Former owner's surname in ink on front flyleaf scattered interior notations and underlinings. Color illus. dust jacket shows mild rubbing along edges and joints some spotting and toning to rear panel now in mylar. xvi172 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. John Day Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035951
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Remak, Joachim (editor)
The Nazi Years: A Documentary History
Prospect Heights IL: Waveland Press 1969. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff illus. wraps. Modest shelf/handling wear with some thumbing creases to covers slight discoloration along a portion of top front edge. ix178 pp. Waveland Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036066 ISBN : 0881335274 9780881335279
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Burke, John Bernard, Esq.
The Roll of Battle Abbey Annotated
Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. vii107v pp. Facsimile reprint of original 1848 edition. Genealogical Publishing Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036145 ISBN : 0806308079 9780806308074
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Duszak, Stanislaw (editor); Ewa Jasinska
Majdanek
Lublin Poland: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza 1985. Book. VG. Cloth Bound. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover edition light gray cloth oblong format lettered in black. Text block edges a bit dulled by age. Endpapers and front blanks mildly soiled/foxed occasional light foxing evident on margins. 132 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Dust jacket shows surface rubbing some creasing along edges lacking approx. 50% of front flap fold now in mylar. Scarce. Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036077 ISBN : 8303010697 9788303010698
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Aubert, Marcel
The Art of the High Gothic Era Art of the World
New York: Greystone Press 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth-effect paper covered boards gilt virtually as issued with library stamp on title pg. and light glue residue on rear flyleaf. Dust jacket shows light shelf/edge wear with a few miniscule closed tears small triangle of loss at bottom rear corner. Greystone Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006642
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Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn
Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey Illustrated Edition Complete in Two Volumes
New York: Anson D. F. Randolph and Company Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vol. I: The Foundation of the Abbey the Coronations The Royal Tombs The Monuments. Vol. II: The Monuments cont'd Before and Since the Reformation. Ivory 1/4 cloth lilac cloth bordered lettered and with front panel armorial device in gilt top edges in gilt in original lilac linen dust jackets. Both volumes lightly soiled along edges with slightly rubbed corners. Jackets are moderately soiled most especially on spine panels with minor edge wear. xliii335 xii422 pp. illus. w/ multiple b&w plates and photogravures with tissue guards. Firm bindings clean interiors. Undated a printing of the Fifth Edition 1882. Anson D. F. Randolph and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : M050
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Mac Liammoir, Micheal; Boland, Eavan
W.B. Yeats Literary Lives Series
New York and London: Thames & Hudson 1986. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. 144 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Minor shelf wear corners a bit rubbed with former owner's illus. book plate mounted on upper front flyleaf. Thames & Hudson Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036438 ISBN : 0500260222 9780500260227
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Collins, Larry, and Dominique Lapierre
Or I'll Dress You in Mourning: The Story of El Cordobes and the New Spain He Stands For INSCRIBED
New York: Simon and Schuster 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth lettered in orange and gold foil. A few light surface marks to cloth lightly bumped bottom front corner. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear presents well in mylar. BOMC edition with rear corner slug and unpriced DJ. 351 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. Inscribed by co-author Collins on main title: "To Myra Goldfarb / This portrait of Manuel / Benitez 'El Cordobes' and the / restless nation which chose / him as its idol. / Best Regards / Larry Collins." Scarce signed copy. Simon and Schuster Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036478
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Wolfe, Don M.
Milton and His England
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1971. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rust cloth lettered in gilt. As issued. Dust jacket shows mild shelf wear lightly rubbed joints and flap folds price clipped front flap now in mylar. More than 120 illus. Princeton University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036856 ISBN : 0691062005 9780691062006
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Jacobsson, Yvonne (fwd.); Nina Lagergren, Jan Lundvik, Ricki Neuman, Tomas Bohm, Paul A. Levine (essays)
Raoul Wallenberg: One Man Can Make a Difference
Stockholm Sweden: Judiska Museet i Stockholm 2004. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff pictorial wraps. Catalogue to accompany 25 Jan.-30 Dec. 2004 exhibition. 58 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Text in Swedish with English translation. Slight shelf/handling wear. Very scarce. Judiska Museet i Stockholm Paperback
Bookseller reference : 035368 ISBN : 9197436313 9789197436311
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Barraclough, Geoffrey (editor); F. Graus, K. Bosl, F. Seibt, M. M. Postan, A. Gieysztor
Eastern and Western Europe in the Middle Ages History of European Civilization Library
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1970. Book. VG. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Light shelf/handling wear light stress creasing along a firm square binding a bit of foxing along text block edges. 216 pp. 132 illus. including 16 color. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Paperback
Bookseller reference : 035394 ISBN : 0155187732 9780155187733
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Welles, Benjamin
Spain: The Gentle Anarchy INSCRIBED
New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1965. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark red cloth lettered in gilt witih black title panel on upper spine. Slight shelf wear virtually as issued. Final several leaves are creased across top corner. Dust jacket is chipped at head of spine with several short closed edge tears minor area of loss along bottom front edge price-clipped front flap sunned spine panel now in archival mylar. ix386 pp. maps. Inscribed by author "For my cousins / Bill and illegible / Hunt / with admiration & / affection / Ben Welles." Scarce signed copy. Frederick A. Praeger Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SBS140
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Alden, Gust. A., Wilh. Berg, C. J. Bergman, C. E. Bergstrand, Aug. Bondeson, Aug. Cajanus, G. Djurklou, Anders Flodman, et al.
Vart Land en Skildring i Ord och Bild Vårt land - En skildring i ord och bild
Stockholm Sweden: Fahlcrantz & Co. 1888. Book. Illus. by O. Arborelius D. v. Essen A. T. Gellerstedt Rob. Haglund C. F. Hernlund P. D. Holm C. W. Jaensson et al. VG. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original tan cloth illus./decorated in blue red and gilt with sepia and black pastedown illus. on front cover. Mild shelf wear a bit rubbed at corners and spine extremities with front cover decoration bright and intact lightly soiled cloth on rear cover. Original brown cloth hinges intact. Front flyleaf shows several creases and slight fore-edge chipping text block edges toned by age. Interior generally clean and intact with some leaves midway through text block showing light staining in upper binding margin not affecting text. Text in Swedish. Fahlcrantz & Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035461
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Niles, Bo
A Window on Provence: One Summer's Journey into the Simple Life
New York: Viking Press 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue 1/4 cloth gray paper covered boards lettered in copper and red foils. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket shows slight shelf wear price clipped front flap nearly as issued. 192 pp. illus. Viking Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035544 ISBN : 0670827223 9780670827220
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Brandes, George; Otto Kruger and Pierce Butler (transl.)
Voltaire Volume I II Complete in 2 Volumes
New York: Albert and Charles Boni 1930. Book. VG. Buckram. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in brown buckram lettered in gilt. Both volumes show dampstaining resulting in mild dye lightening/spotting to bottom corners and along lower fore-edges not migrating to interior otherwise only slight shelf wear a bit of toning to text block edges. Firm bindings clean interiors. viii408 viii385 pp. Former owner's book plate mounted on front pastedown of each volume. Albert and Charles Boni Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035540
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Heywood, William
Palio and Ponte: An Account of the Sports of Central Italy from the Age of Dante to the XXth Century
London: Methuen & Co. 1904. Book. VG-. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blue cloth bordered and lettered in gilt. Modest shelf wear cloth lighty soiled and with mild spotting to portions of spine panel spine extremities a bit rubbed 3/4" separation of cloth at bottom front joint with some puckering/dampstaining to lower spine panel wrapping over to bottom rear binding corner. xii268 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. Dampstaining extends only to flyleaf hinges and into binding gutters of a few latter leaves a minor cosmetic issue. Scattered light internal foxing. Methuen & Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035513
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