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194213 p. 21 cm. PAMPHLET Very good condition, cover lightly soiled
1873ref. 212705Leipzig, 1873. 25 S. Text. Bibl.-Einbd.
1951ref. ABE-1360957723Methuen London 1951 Clean and tight textblock. This is a collectable hardback copy of the world first printing of the first edition hardback. It has the very rare and complete dust jacket with minor chipping. The jacket is not price clipped and is now protected. Blue cloth binding with darker blue titling slightly soft corners. This is a typical irascible novel made up of interlinked stories by the great painter and writer Wyndham Lewis written in the year that his blindness set in. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Methuen London hardcover
1928ref. ABE-1360957730Chatto and Windus London 1928 Full yellow buckram on heavy boards. Number 122 of only 255 copies so issued. Signed underneath the number by the author in black ink. Very good book without dust jacket. A tight clean copy nevertheless with a sunned spine. Gilt titling has therefore faded a bit. Soft corners and a bit foxed inside as is usual. The text block is gilt on the trimmed top edge other edges are handsomely ragged. Very much a collectable despite my description. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Chatto and Windus London hardcover
4to (270 x 180mm), [6]pp., with introduction followed by 40 ff. in exact facsimile, one of 250 copies, a very good ex-library copy, orig. vellum-backed boards, vellum label on upper cover, uncut.
4to (270 x 180mm), [6]pp., with introduction followed by 8 ff. in exact facsimile, one of 250 copies, orig. vellum-backed boards, vellum label on upper cover, uncut.
4to (270 x 180mm), [6]pp., with introduction followed by 8 ff. in exact facsimile, one of 250 copies, ex-library, orig. vellum-backed boards, vellum label on upper cover, uncut.
1983ref. 810788Leipzig, Fachbuchvlg. (1983). M. 145 Abb. 242 S. OLwd.
ref. 65956, Brepols, 2019 Hardback, xv + 530 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:77 b/w, 13 tables b/w., 4 maps b/w, Languages: French, English. ISBN 9782503584331.
2014ref. ABE-15014632117U.S.A.: Penguin Books 2014 Penguin Drop Caps have been developed in the USA for Penguin and the result is stunning. Created by Penguin's Paul Buckley and illustrated by Jessica Hische this series of 26 rainbow-hued hardcover editions features literature's finest treasures. An edition for each letter of the alphabet the series is seriously collectible. These first printings are already RARE and are being sought after. Each letter is represented by one revered writer. This one is X for Xinran and the selected book is 'Sky Burial'. Each unique book is in startling bright livery which extends to the text edges. In this volume the cover is a powerful cerise and the edges are in a dark tone of this colour. The large initial on the front is highly individual. Splendid idea beautifully designed and a dream for collectors. FIRST PRINTINGS LIKE THIS ARE LONG SOLD OUT. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Illus. by Hische Jessica. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New. U.S.A.: Penguin Books hardcover
ref. 2080202105600476Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
Thick 8vo, iv, [2], 589, 19, [1]pp., printed in double columns, text in English and Hindustani, cont. half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, spine chipped.
First edition, 8vo (230 x 145 mm), vii, [2], vi-xxviii, 427, [1]pp., some light spotting, rebound in half calf, marbled boards, spine gilt, morocco title label. William Yates (15 November 1792 - 3 July 1845) was an English Baptist missionary and orientalist. After joining the Baptist Missionary Society he sailed for India and arrived in Calcutta in 1815. From there "He continued to Serampore to join William Carey (1761?1834), who had been sent out by the same society in 1792, and under his direction began to study Sanskrit and Bengali. Almost immediately he began to help with the mission's publications."?(Oxford DNB.)
191633p. Printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Uncut and partially unopened. Foxed. Pencil underlinings. Tall 12mo. Original full paper binding. Original spine and front cover paper labels. Binding stained. Hardbound. Twelfth edition. Limited Edition of only 950 copies. PRESS/W39
1854ref. 003251Paris, Dentu (Imprimerie de Louis Perrin, à Lyon), 1854
1998ref. 3124804o.O.: Genealogical Publishing 1998. XI, 394 Seiten. 8° (17,5-22,5 cm). Orig.-Leinenband mit goldgeprägtem Titel auf Deckel und Rücken. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1977THREE VOLUME SET IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH INTRODUCTION. RARE FACSIMILE LIMITED EDITION OF 550 COPIES - COPY No.165. [CONTENTS]: 1)'Sefer Lekah Tov' - a Commentary on the Book of Esther by Yom Tov ben Moshe Tzahalon (Moses Zahalon), also known as the Maharitatz (c.1559-1638). 'Sefer Lekah Tov' was first printed in 1577 in Safed, thus the first Hebrew book printed in the Land of Israel. Contains a general introduction in English and Hebrew. 2) Kehillat Ya'acov - Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes, first printed in 1578 in Safed. This cabalistic commentary on Ecclesiastes was written by Moshe ben Mordechai Galante (d.1608), a 16th-century rabbi and a disciple of Joseph Caro. / 3) Sefer Sar Shalom - Commentary on the Book of Songs of Songs by Samuel ben Isaac Aripul (1540?-ca.1586), first printed in 1579 in Safed. 250x180mm. [35+X+167] + [192] + [206] pages (altogether 610 pages: 212+192+206). Dark-blue leather Hardcover with silver lettering on front cover and spine. Spine edges bumped. [SUMMARY]: These extremely rare three volumes of a limited facsimile edition of Jewish biblical commentaries, which were the first books printed in the Land of Israel, are in very good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
19818vo., First Edition, with portrait frntispiece and numerous photographs throughout; green cloth, back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
ref. 2080202105600508Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
ref. 2090502113713071Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1823ref. 3150Paris, L. Tenré (Dôle, Imprimerie de Joly), 1823 ; deux tomes in-12 ; plein veau raciné, dos lisses ornés de fleurons romantiques, pièces de titre et de tomaison rouge foncé, roulette décorative d'encadrement des plats (reliure de l'époque) ; 364 pp. ; 377 pp. et 2 frontispices gravés par Ambroise Tardieu.Suivi de : "Le jugement dernier" ; "Paraphrase d'une partie du livre de Job" ; "Epitre à Voltaire" ; "Revue de la vie" ; "Pensées sur différents sujets" ; "Eusèbe ou le riche vertueux" ; "La résignation".
1949ref. 2090502113703471Not Available 1949. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
194519 p. + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket. Privately printed for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting presented to Mrs. (David) Van Dusen, signed by Zabriskie. From a paper originally presented at the New York Historical Society. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69
1949pp. (2) 14 + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding. Privately printed for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting presented to Mrs. (David) Van Dusen, signed by Zabriskie. From a paper originally presented at the New York Historical Society. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W69.
195126 p. + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket. One of 750 copies privately printed by George Grady Press, New York for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting. Presented to Mr. & Mrs. (Walter) Klinefelter [the bibliographer and scholar from Red Lion, PA]. The text is from a paper originally presented at the New York Historical Society. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69.