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ref. 9042Ditchling Sussex: Printed and published at S. Dominic's Press on the Feast of S. Bartholomew 1920. Hardcover. Sm 8vo 7.75" x 5.25" cloth spine printed paper over boards. 4 viii 40 pp. emblem of S. Dominic's Press and one wood-engraving by Gill other engravings by the author and Desmond Chute. Bookplate of "Wyman Parker" on front pastedown also ticket on ffep reading: "This book can be supplied by the Dryad Works Handicraft Department 42 St. Nicholas Street Leicester." CONDITION: Good spine slightly browned corners slightly curled endpapers toned first two leaves partially detached but holding firm. First edition. Number 10 of the S. Dominic's Press publications. Gill's "introduction was revised and the book was enlarged.published as the fifth edition by Faber & Faber in 1938" Gill. Wyman Parker was a librarian at Wesleyan University librarian at the Bread Loaf School of English and a collector of fine press books. REFERENCES: Gill 77. Ditchling, Sussex: Printed and published at S. Dominic's Press, on the Feast of S. Bartholomew, 1920 unknown books
1961ref. 88393Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 1961. Softcover. Octavo 23cm; beige paper wrappers; 78-1839pp. Text in Spanish. Fuentes Indigenas de la Cultura Nahuatl Textos de los Informantes de Sahagun: 3. Pencilled price and stamp to first page. Tanned with modest shelf-wear and -soil; Very Good. Examines the social history and economics of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. 88393. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México unknown books
1800ref. 1418407New York: Printed and sold by J. Tiebout 1800. Hardcover. Octavo vii 354 86 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is brown with gold print on red banner. Boards in brown leather; tattering to spine caps and corners tears to hinges toning to spine peripheral toning small surface tears to rear panel. Text block has damp stain and name in ink to front endpapers name and and name in ink on title page frontispiece map tipped in on page preceding title page cracked front hinge tear to page 267 age toning to paper. Illustrated: b&w folded map. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column F ND-F . 1418407. FP New Rockville Stock. Printed and sold by J. Tiebout hardcover books
1965ref. 53748New York: Abrams 1965. First English language edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Elephant folio 16 1/4 x 13 1/2. 307 1pp. Vol. 1; 16pp. Text liv 54 leaves Plates Vol. 2. Original illustrated dust-jacket over olive cloth with gold lettering to front covers and spines. Title pages in burgundy and black lettering. Each dj with a small 1" closed tear otherwise a fine set but lacking the publisher's cloth slipcase and priced accordingly. "These two folio volumes contain the most complete coverage of the Sistine Chapel possible within the pages of a book. The text lavishly illustrated with tipped-on black-and-white plates and color plates charts and diagrams has been divided into several parts. From Roberto Salvini eminent professor of the University of Florence comes the grand account of the whole and its parts; from Ettore Camesasca a distinguished younger scholar comes an exacting study of the literary and critical sources that have accumulated since 1541 when the completed Chapel was unveiled concerning each scene and figure as well as ceremonies architectural aspects and contemporary letters poems and drawings; Professor Carlo Ragghianti of the University of Pisa contributes a summation of the system of decoration. Descriptions historical background documents and literature and great events are covered and there is a full apparatus of notes and bibliography. The second volume is devoted to extraordinary full-page color platesseveral of them multipaged fold-outs. Not only are whole walls and ceilings shown in stunning totality but actual-size details of the frescoes make it possible to examine these with cinematic clarity. The result is an overwhelming effect of power and immediacy; no visitor to the Chapel itself can receive all the impressions this book provides" From the Publishers. There are a total of 323 illustrations including 260 in full color. The text is printed on high quality laid watermarked paper with deckled edges. Abrams hardcover books
1817ref. 1356611New-York: Collins & Co 1817. Fourth American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xvi 915 pp. Fourth American Edition from the Fifth London Edition. Good plus; bound in contemporary leather with some slight surface marks to covers minor tear to spine edges and wear to corners; binding tight; text block slightly age-toned with some scattered ink marks; extensive foxing and some age-toning to pages throughout; previous owner names in ink on ffep; tear to lower corner of ffep; MF consignment. 1356611. Special Collections. Collins & Co hardcover books
1817ref. 1363370New York: Collins & Co 1817. Fourth American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xvi 915 pages 3; G; Bound in full tree calf with banded spine and morocco spine label with gilt lettering; Boards show light wear overall with moderate wear to bottom edges some light bumping to fore- and top-edge minor chipping to head of spine some light bumping to head and tail of spine and several faint scratches to front cover; Partial splitting to text block spine at page 514 all pages intact; Text block has moderate age toning to edges light to significant uneven age toning and foxing throughout interiorly owners inscriptions in 19th century hand on ffep and title page with several ink emendations to front paste down; With three pages of publishers ads at back; In protective mylar cover. RWO. 1363370. Special Collections. Collins & Co hardcover books
1956ref. 1398161New York: Pantheon Books 1956. Hardcover. Octavo 397 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine light yellow with black and green lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut: "$6.50." Sunning to spine. Mild tearing along edges of dust jacket. Scuffing and foxing to dust jacket. Bumping to top edge of front board. Spine cocked. Foxing to edges of textblock endpapers and title pages. Light scattered staining throughout interior. With a loose folded diagram stored in rear pocket. Shelved in World Architecture. Bollingen Series XLVIII. 1398161. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Pantheon Books hardcover books
1885ref. 30824Glasgow: David Bryce & Son 1885. First English language edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. XXX 333 1 3pp. Original red cloth with gold lettering on spine. The present work is a captivating survey of the German Universities for the last 50 years between 1835 and 1885. It forms the second part of the third volume of a series of statistical inquiries in various departments of the national economy of Germany conducted by Dr. Conrad Professor of Political Science at Halle. Minor age wear on binding with spine slightly age toned. Previous owner's signature in ink on half-title page and dated 1885. Very minor age toning along paper margin. Binding and interior in overall good condition. David Bryce & Son hardcover books
1847ref. 269466Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good hinges and gutters cracked leather spine ends chipped with some minor loss leather on covers and spine scuffed lightly worn cover corners library bookplate and tiny writing in ink on front pastedown title plate glued to front fly paper glued to rear pastedown light water stains on page edges small line in pen on second free end paper. 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Carey and Hart hardcover books
1889ref. 009116London: George Bell and Sons 1889. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Autograph Letter Signed. New and Enlarged Edition. Wide 8vo. Autograph Letter Signed by author of appendix and noted English shipbuilder J. Wigham Richardson attached at front end page dated 30 March 1889 on his Newcastle on Tyne stationery and adressed to prior owner of the book W.E. Adams. 4 1/2" x 7" note card single fold with writing on all 4 sides. " I have forwarded your letter to Miss Gatty requesting her to give effect to it. Yes I sent you that volume but not in your editorial capacity." W.E. Adams 1832-1906 was editor of the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle. Richardson goes on to talk about his embarrassment at having been given authorial credit for his contribution particularly ".had I known what Miss G. was going to do I should have omitted the verse at the end." The book is Very Good in original quarter beige buckram over pale red buckram gilt lettering bit of soiling rear end page page block uniformly browning light wear to boards at corners and spine ends. George Bell and Sons Hardcover books
1876ref. 016575D.Appleton and Company 1876. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In Full Dark Brown Leather. Great Classic Biography Of This Great Confederate General. Rare In This Condition And in Original Full Leather. Personal Library Label. D.Appleton and Company Hardcover books
1972ref. 257269Colorado Springs CO: Ralph Myles Publisher 1972. Pamphlet. 34p. 5.5x8.5 inches wraps lightly soiled else very good reprint booklet in stapled white wraps. Libertarian broadsides no. 2. Reprint of Badcock's address delivered in 1894 before the South Place Junior Ethical Society London. Ralph Myles Publisher unknown books
1972ref. 63406Colorado Springs CO: Ralph Myles Publisher 1972. Pamphlet. 34p. 5.5x8.5 inches very good reprint booklet in stapled white wraps. Libertarian broadsides no. 2. Reprint of Badcock's address delivered in 1894 before the South Place Junior Ethical Society London. Ralph Myles Publisher unknown books
1822ref. 1357889London: T. Cadell 1822. Hardcover. Octavo vii 548 pages with 15 plates. In Good condition. Bound in contemporary leather. Surface somewhat marked and scratched with wear to spine edges and corners and some chipping to top of spine. Binding tight. Text block age toned with foxing throughout. An ex-library copy with usual markings including a bookplate to front pastedown institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil. Fifteen plates present and intact including one plate opposite title page. MF Consignment. 1357889. Special Collections. T. Cadell hardcover books
1925ref. 140945616Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer 1925. First edition. First edition. xiv 377 1 4 pp. Bound in publisher's orangish yellow boards. Near Fine with light rubbing and soiling to boards tiny pen squiggle to front board. Contents bright and unmarked. An uncommon German-language physics text with an appendix by Einstein. Verlag von Julius Springer unknown books
1870ref. 1409214Washington: Government Printing Office 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 234 pages plus 5 plates. In Very Good minus condition. In black leather half binding with green cloth boards with gilt stamped decoration on front cover and gilt titling to spine. Significant rubbing and wear to leather elements of boards and spine with exposed board at the fore corners cracking along the joints and chipping at the head and tail. Text block shows moderate toning and wear along edges with dust soiling to top edge. Lightly age toned and sparsely foxed throughout. Ex-library with faint ink stamps and sparse penciling present on some pages throughout. Bookplate on front pastedown from U. S. Navy surgeon and medical director Ninian Pinkney who was especially prominent and recognized for his work during the Civil War. Shelved in Room A. 1409214. Special Collections. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1979ref. 1399771Washington D. C.: The Brookings Institute 1979. Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo xiv 371 pages. In Very Good condition. Orange spine with gilt lettering. Boards have mild rubbing throughout and light denting to the rear fore edge. Textblock has a price sticker on the front free end page an ink signature from Charles Calomiris presumably a previous owner on the front free end page and shelving wear to edges. Shelved in Room A. 1399771. Special Collections. The Brookings Institute hardcover books
1791ref. 4823Dublin: P. Wogan P. Byrne W. Sleater. J. Moore J. Jones A. Grueber W. Jones R. Weite J. Rice and R. M'Allister 1791. Very Good. Dublin: P. Wogan P. Byrne W. Sleater. J. Moore J. Jones A. Grueber W. Jones R. Weite J. Rice and R. M'Allister 1791. Second Edition. Part 1 all published. Octavo; viii 366 p. A5 B-2A8. Leaf 2A8 blank removed. Lacks fold-out chart of Constitution. Contemporary mottled calf with red spine label with gilt lettering. Written as a response to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France 1790 the Letters were designed to contrast Burke's characterization of the violence of the revolution. Rubbed at hinges and along edges. Corners rubbed with brief exposure. Shallow loss at spine crown. Binding is sound. Some soiling and staining to interior but text is legible throughout. P. Wogan, P. Byrne, W. Sleater. J. Moore, J. Jones, A. Grueber, W. Jones, R. Weite, J. Rice, and R. M'Allister unknown books
1921ref. 56000Rome: La Vita Italiana 1921. First Italian edition. Softcover. g- to g. Octavo. 190 1pp. Tan paper wrappers with text in black and red on covers and spine. Translator not credited. The first Italian edition of the infamous and influential anti-Semitic forgery is quite scarce and is the only edition to have been published prior to the Fascist takeover of the country which occurred the following year. The book includes the full text of the Protocols and introductory comments as well as an extensive 60-page appendix at the rear prepared by publisher Giovanni Preziosi. Initial text at the front of the publication also includes Italian translations of the preface from the original 1920 London edition and the original introductory text from the 1905 Russian edition. It is interesting to note that even this early in the publication history of the Protocols editors were already admitting to the questionable authenticity of the text that they were so rabidly promoting as can be seen in the introductory comments here. The publication was issued by the right-wing political journal La Vita Italiana which was headed by prominent Italian anti-Semitic and nationalist writer Giovanni Preziosi 1881-1945 who would go on to become a prominent figure in Italian Fascist publishing. Wrappers with light staining and sunning. Spine with closed tears and rubbing to the head and tail. Interior with foxing to the half-title pages as well as additional sporadic minor to light foxing to additional pages throughout. Book block loosening at the title page. Wrappers in good- interior in good condition overall. Subtitle: Versione Italiana con Appendice Scarce edition with only 2 holdings in North America per OCLC. La Vita Italiana unknown books
1975ref. 345908Mexico City: Archivo General de la Nación Archivo Historico de Hacienda 1975. Paperback. lix 137p. wraps lightly edgeworn many leaves unopened else very good condition. Text in Spanish. Colección documental Número 1. Archivo General de la Nación, Archivo Historico de Hacienda paperback books
1976ref. 122182Milano: Rizzoli Editore 1976. Hardbound. VG/VG in VG slipcase. A large weighty book. Red maroon cloth with color pictorial glossy dustjacket all contained in a custom slipcase. Appx. 217 pp. 138 mostly color plates tipped-in to the text portion and 50 full sheet 13.5" x 16" color plates. A most impressive book both by it's content and it volumetric displacement. Vital in the study of Caravaggio. Another version of this appears to have been printed in 1971 and this edition has a few extra illustrations at least and likely some additional or revised text. Text is in Italian. Transit mass would be 272 ounces. A stunning production. Rizzoli Editore hardcover books
1961ref. 129183Milano: Rizzoli Editore 1961. Hardbound. VG/VG- light wear to extremities of dj. in VG slipcase. A large weighty book. Green cloth with color pictorial glossy dustjacket all contained in a custom slipcase. Appx. 105 pp. 115 mostly color plates tipped-in to the text portion and 42 full-sheet color plates many of them folding. A most impressive book both by its content and its volumetric displacement. Text is in Italian. Transit mass would be 272 ounces. A stunning production detailing the work of Carpaccio in the Church of San Giorgio Degli Schiavoni. Rizzoli Editore hardcover books
1977ref. 122184Milano: Rizzoli Editore 1977. second edition. Hardbound. VG/VG- small rip in lower rear dustjacket in VG slipcase. A large weighty book. Green cloth with color pictorial glossy dustjacket all contained in a custom slipcase. Appx. 105 pp. 115 mostly color plates tipped-in to the text portion and 34 full sheet 13.5" x 16" color plates many of them folding. A most impressive book both by its content and its volumetric displacement. Text is in Italian. Transit mass would be 272 ounces. A stunning production detailing the work of Carpaccio in the Church of San Giorgio Degli Schiavoni. Rizzoli Editore hardcover books
1870ref. 45098London: George Routledge and Sons 1870. Later edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Quarto 9 1/4 x 6 1/4". xvi 658pp Vol. 1; viii 705 1pp. Original 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and tooling to spines. Raised bands. Top edge of each volume gilt. Marbled endpapers. Tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait in first volume. Charles V 1500-1558 was a Fleming royal of the Austrian House of Habsburg and the Castillan House of Trastamara who ruled the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1519 as Emperor Charles V the Spanish Empire from 1516 as King Charles I and the Low Countries from 1506 as Duke Charles II. The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas and the German colonisation of Venezuela both occurred during his reign. Charles V revitalized the medieval concept of the universal monarchy of Charlemagne and travelled from city to city with no single fixed capital: overall he spent 28 years in the Habsburg Netherlands primarily Bruxelles 18 years in Spain notably Toledo and Extremadura and 9 years in Germany. "After four decades of incessant warfare with the Kingdom of France the Ottoman Empire and the Protestants Charles V abandoned his multi-national project with a series of abdications between 1554 and 1556 in favor of his son Philip II of Spain and his own brother Ferdinand of Austria. The personal union of his European and American territories spanning over nearly 4 million square kilometres 1.545000 square miles was the first collection of realms to be defined as "the empire on which the sun never sets." For more information see: Michael Tarver's "The Spanish Empire: A Historical Encyclopaedia" ABC-Clio 2016. Minor and sporadic rubbing along edges of bindings. Bindings in overall good interior in very good condition. George Routledge and Sons hardcover books
1897ref. 88351New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1897. First American Edition. Two Octavo volumes 24cm; dark gray cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and titling and decorations stamped in gilt silver red and green on spines and front covers; top edges gilt; fore- and lower- edges untrimmed; xviii5871pp; xiv729112-4pp; all black-and-white and colorful illustrations present and complete throughout both volumes with four folded illustrated maps tucked into folders of Vol. I. The Map showing the 'Route of the Fram' has multiple 2.5" tears and there are tiny holes to creases of all four of the folded maps. This copy is from the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with his pictorial bookplates to front pastedowns of both volumes. Vol. I has modest shelf-wear and -soil with rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Vol. II has shelf-wear with -soil modest rubbing to board edges and cracked hinges with start of text beginning to disconnect; Good. Significant 19th-c. narrative of polar exploration. Nansen wrote Farthest North in two months following his trip on the Fram with Johansen and crew. HOWGEGO Encyclopedia of Exploration 1850 to 1940 N3. 88351. Harper & Brothers Publishers unknown books
