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1935ref. 14211Los Angeles: Suttonhouse 1935. Very Good. Los Angeles: Suttonhouse 1935. First American Edition. Quarto; publisher's blue gilt-lettered cloth housed in custom cloth slipcase; xiii3180pp.; seven leaves of color plates text illus. throughout two-toned pictorial endpapers. Light shelf wear spine gilt rather dulled evidence of erased ownership signature to front flyleaf light finger soil else a Very Good and sound copy overall. Signed and dated in the year of publication by the illustrator on half title page. Charming collection of fairy tales for children each recounted by a different author. Suttonhouse unknown books
1910ref. 13118Paris: Ollendorff 1910. First Edition. Printed wraps. Very Good. 12mo. Pp. 329. Stiff paper wraps red titles in gray decorative frame edges untrimmed. French text. Colette signed on the half title. Copyright 1910 stated no printing date: list of available works ends with L'Ingénue Libertine 1909. Spine minimally creased and toned head edges lightly soiled endpapers toned. The last novel Colette published with her pseudonym Willy. The character Renée Néré was based on her marriage with Henri Gauthier-Villars Willy and subsequent work in the Music-Hall. A well-preserved first edition signed by the author: scarce either way. Preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve. Ollendorff unknown
1912ref. 54914NY: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-stamped burgundy cloth. First American trade edition. Illustrated by Pogany including tipped-in color plates. Spine gilt darkened wear to spine ends/edges with small loss to spine heel. Long closed tear along gutter of one of the preliminary pages. ; quarto . Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
1964ref. 049422New York: Viking Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket this unique copy is signed by author Willy Ley on the title page book has moderate soiling to the outer page-edge and very mild foxing to the blank end-papers the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine the jacket has some surface-scuffing and a few short edge-tears it is clean and bright the original price 6.50 is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included features full-color paintings by Chesley Bonestell photos and diagrams and a Foreword by Wernher von Braun "In this book the famous collaborators Chesley Bonestell and Willy Ley invite you to accompany them on a voyage to the strange stellar systems in the nearby regions of the galaxy"; Signed by Author . Viking Press hardcover
2006ref. x-0521839335Cambridge University Press 2006. 2 Hardback books. New. 1st edition. 1056 pages. 10.25x7.50x3.00 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
1905ref. 16643Paris: Garnier frères 1905. Fine. Garnier frères Paris s. d. circa1905 13 x 19 cm broché First edition one of 15 numbered copies on Japon the only large paper copies. Colored cover ilustrated by Mirande. Garnier frères unknown
ref. 41417[Neuchâtel, chez l'auteur], 1924. Gr. in-8°, 453p. Broché.
1993ref. 48988BASTEI-LÜBBE 05/1993. 1. softcover. BASTEI-LÜBBE paperback
2005ref. Q-1402033184Springer 2005-04-19. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Springer hardcover
1991ref. BN822281991. 1991. Das grosse Buch der Witze unknown
2006ref. DADAX0521839335Cambridge University Press 2006-09-18. hardcover. New. 7.50x3.00x10.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Cambridge University Press hardcover
ref. a107939Leipzig 1896 first edition Barth. In German. Hardcover. Octavo. Wien article pp . 662-229. Entire volume as 776p. 6 foldout charts xvi. Wilhelm Wien's paper was base for his Nobel Prize. This volume also includes Boltzmann Zur Energetik. at pp. 595-598 and papers by Kolrausch and Rydberg. Blue and black marbled boards with spine and tips dark grey cloth. Two mounted paper spine labels. Small old oval bibliothek stamp. Text clean; binding secure. Hinges not crakced. LIght cover rubbing and wear. VG. Pictures available on request. . hardcover
ref. 71614London: George G. Harrap and Co. 1909. Metaphysical Poetry FINELY-BOUND FIRST POGANY ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto 28 x 20cm unpaginated. Highly calligraphic and decorated dichromatic text with 24 chromolithographic plates by Pogany interspersed after every two or three leaves. Recently re-bound in red full morocco with raised bands and gilt decoration to spine gilt titles to a black label to upper and further gilt decoration to upper. All edges gilt and marbled endpapers. Black ink ownership of Aida Foster to half-title dated December 1910 and some light spotting to first few leaves otherwise internally clean. A crease to plates facing 'Here with a loaf of bread' and 'For in and out'. Presented in an attractive new leather binding. Very good. 'Ah make the most of what we yet may spend / Before we too into Dust descend'. Polymath poet philosopher and scientist Khayyam was one of the greatest minds of the Islamic Golden Age whose enduring presence in the Anglophone world was cemented by the translations of FitzGerald. London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1909 unknown
1942ref. 033505David McKay Co 1942-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x6x0. Signed by Illustrator. Hardcover bound book. Very Good- 6 of 10 in Good 4 of 10 box. This copy is AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED by Willy Pogany on the half title page. Simply Signed & dated 1948. Maroon boards with gold gilt cover design & title & spine title. Top edge red. Minor rubbing to corners. Black box top/white bottom with gold paste on cover title & design and edge title. Wear to corners of box with one outer corner broken. Heavily illustrated by Willy Pogany. There were several Mckay editions and the printings are not indicated but this edition with Maroon boards has the best reproduction of the illustrations and would appear to be the 1st. Bagged for protection. FREE Media Mail Shipping! Images available for any item just ask. Any images shown next to the listing that have our www.aCastleofBooks.com watermark on them are the exact item you will receive all other images are for reference only. Free delivery confirmation for domestic orders. Books with Author signatures are guaranteed authentic. We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging. We stand behind our descriptions 100%. All items will be shipped securely to insure that they arrive in exactly the same condition in which they left. May have small easily erasable pencil markings on first page. Our Packing Slips do not contain any pricing information so you may order items as Gifts or for Dropship without concern. We ship every Monday Wednesday & Friday morning. All items subject to prior sale. Why the odd prices We run a percent discount for our Biblio listings which insures Biblio has our lowest prices online but does give odd change. David McKay Co hardcover
ref. 00JT12BELGIUM BELGE On offer is an original undated 12 x 8 inch photograph perhaps used as a poster wherein Belgium's greatest flying ace Willy Coppens de Houthulst writes a short note and autograph signature. The Belgian flyer was awarded 37 official air victories between April and October of 1918. He was injured in the last sortie losing his left leg but he continued to fly until 1940. Super Belgian relic of the 'Great War'. VG. Autograph. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. unknown
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1913ref. 52088George G. Harrap. 1913. Hardcover. Good. First edition published ca. 1913. Light grey decorative cloth covers. Some wear to the spine edges and corners. The bottom of the spine and the corners are slightly bumped. The binding is tight. Illustrated by Willy Pogany with 16 color illustrations mounted on stiff paper. A beautifully-produced book.; 363 pages . George G. Harrap hardcover
2019ref. DBS-9781788821483ED - TECH PRESS 2019. 1st. Hardcover. New. ED - TECH PRESS hardcover
2019ref. DBS-9781788821483ED - TECH PRESS 2019. 1st. Hardcover. New. ED - TECH PRESS hardcover
1910ref. 70963New York:: George H. Doran Co. ca. 1910. publisher's green quarter cloth and decorated paper-covered boards in dust jacket. A beautiful very fine copy in a jacket with some tiny chips at edges and a few little abrasions to the spine. Small folio. 20 tipped-in color plates and decorations in black and white and color by Willy Pogany. George H. Doran Co., hardcover
1909ref. 61099Thomas Y. Crowell and Co 1909. hardback. near very good condition in printed boards with a cloth spine- some wear shelfwear and bumping. Thomas Y. Crowell and Co hardcover
ref. 27832New York:: Thomas Y. Crowell Company n.d. No. 352 of 750 copies for England and 500 copies for the United States; signed by Willy Pogany. publisher's rose gilt-decorated cloth. Spine a little sunned; light use at extremities. Small folio. With tipped-in color illustrations by Willy Pogany and text illustrations in black and white. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, hardcover
1946ref. 54207Basel: Les éditions Holbein 1946. First edition. Softcover. Good to fine condition. Elephant Folio. 8 2pp. 1 10 plates. Original stiff gray wraps in original cream dustjacket with black lettering and monogram in red on cover with original glassine. Includes the following plates: Divan Japonais Reine de Joie Jane Avril Confetti May BelfortLa Revue Blanche May Milton L'Argent Au Concert and Débauche. The plates are reproduced in photochromy and printed lithographically by Orell Füssli Graphic Arts S.A. Zurich. Text in French. Glassine with several small chips more pronounced at tail of spine. Dustjacket with very light wear. Posters in fine condition. Les éditions Holbein unknown
1946ref. 54207Basel: Les éditions Holbein 1946. First edition. Softcover. Good to fine condition. Elephant Folio. 8 2pp. 1 10 plates. Original stiff gray wraps in original cream dustjacket with black lettering and monogram in red on cover with original glassine. Includes the following plates: Divan Japonais Reine de Joie Jane Avril Confetti May BelfortLa Revue Blanche May Milton L'Argent Au Concert and Débauche. The plates are reproduced in photochromy and printed lithographically by Orell Füssli Graphic Arts S.A. Zurich. Text in French. Glassine with several small chips more pronounced at tail of spine. Dustjacket with very light wear. Posters in fine condition. Les éditions Holbein unknown books
1912ref. mon0003863951New York: C.Y. Crowell Co. 1912. Hardcover. Good. . red cloth cover with decoration in gilt. pages tanned and clean. profusely illustrated 16 color plates. New York: C.Y. Crowell Co. hardcover
