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ref. 3764360364.Gperfect. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1930ref. 4157n.p.: n.p. 1930s. Original work. 16 x 20.5 inches frame. Original untitled pencil and gouache painting on paper or board signed in the lower right corner. In very good condition with no apparent flaws not examined outside of frame. William Andrew Willy Pogany 18821955 was a celebrated Hungarian-American illustrator contemporary of Edmund Dulac and N.C. Wyeth. He is remembered most for his illustrations of myths and fairy tales both Western and Eastern: The Rubaiyat Parsifal Rime of the Ancient Mariner Gulliver's Travels the Arabian Nights and so on. This figure possibly a sketch for a magazine cover or a costume design was acquired by its current owners directly from the artists son. n.p. unknown
1999ref. 005739Schutz Art & Antiques 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. About the book: Hardcover. No jacket as issued. First Edition First Printing. Book is in very good condition. Exhibit brochure tucked inside. Additional photos available upon request. Schutz Art & Antiques hardcover
ref. 2879393248.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 3752623039.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 0847810240.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 024161Garden City New York U.S.A.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. First Thus . Slipcased. Very Good. Pogany Willy. Soft watercolor illustrations by Hungarian artist Willy Pogny are tipped in on a frontispiece & 8 internal plates throughout the 94 pages of this lovely pocket-size edition of Omar Khayyam's classic love poem in English translation likely Edward Fitzgerald's but unattributed here. No date c. 1910 when Pogany was working in his distinctive Art Nouveau style. This small 4" x 5" hardcover has light gray-tan cloth-covered boards with an intricate gilt design & lettering stamped to front & spine. Condition is VG: soil & foxing to exterior boards but interior is clean with mild offsetting to endpapers light tanning to pages. Old gift inscription dated 1937 to ffep else completely unmarked. Deckle-edged pages. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. 0 Thomas Y. Crowell Company unknown
ref. 024309Garden City New York U.S.A.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. First Thus . Slipcased. Very Good. Pogany Willy. Hungarian artist Willy Pogny provides both black-and-white illustrations endpapers & a full-color frontispiece 11 tipped-in plates to bring this handsome edition of the Rubaiyat to life. In 175 pages this is the First & Fourth renderings into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. N.d. Hardcover 6.25" x 8" has sumptuous pumpkin-colored cloth over boards with gilt lettering & intricate gilt designs to both front & spine. Rough-cut fore edge page edges gilt to top outer page edges. Condition is VG: mild soil & fading to upper & lower extremities interior completely clean & unmarked with mild page tanning heavier around all edges. The clipped DJ is just Fair: missing large sections along top edges chips & tears & creasing to all extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. 0 Thomas Y. Crowell Company unknown
1958ref. 2107080025Guild Press 1958. clean and tight . Cover is lightly soiled and worn on edges corners and spine tips. Paper on spine is torn in back. Guild Press unknown
1934ref. 019196Junior Literary Guild 1934. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pogany Willy. Lovely introduction to poetry for young children arranged by topic in 504 pages with Glossary Indices by Title Author & First Line in rear. Full-color full-page plates--31 total including Frontispiece--by Willy Pogany appear throughout the text; he also designed the floral endpapers which match the DJ design. Foreword by author Booth Tarkington. A FIRST EDITION first printing from 1934 NOT a later or modern reprint this hardcover book has decorative blue cloth-covered boards with black embossed lettering & design to front & spine. Condition is VG: exceptionally clean binding strong & straight pages creamy white with just a whisper of tanning to edges completely unmarked. Rust-colored stains to outer edges of both front & rear boards. Most of the plates are pristine but a few have light foxing. The price-clipped DJ is VG with minor edgewear & chipping heaviest at both ends of spine. Slight darkening to edges & spine from handling; beautifully protected in new mylar cover free for years of reading pleasure! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Junior Literary Guild hardcover
1931ref. 017658Philadelphia/Washington Square: David McKay Company Inc. 1931. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Pogany Willy. The only poetical work of its kind in the English language which retains the meter refrain & stanzaic structure & thought of the original Arab. Translated & Annotated by his friend & pupil19th-century British poet & scholar Sir Richard Burton with dramatic woodcut illustrations by Willy Pogeny. "Not only a poem but the life-philosophy of a thoughtful man of action'' the Kasidah can be roughly translated as "testament." In pages with extensive explanatory Notes by Burton Introduction by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. Orig. published in this is the First Printing of David McKay's edition from . With cloth-over boards lettered in to front & spine the book is in Good condition: generlly very clean binding strong & straight hinges secure pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning completely unmarked. exterior show rubbing to extremities bumped corners with some fraying at both ends of spine & all corners. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. David McKay Company, Inc. hardcover
ref. 3743172631.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. B9780765613141Paperback / softback. New. This book challenges the belief that Hong Kong's political culture is one of indifference. "Political indifference" is used to suggest the apathy naivete passivity and utilitarianism of Hong Kong's people toward political life. Taking a historical look at political participation Wai-man Lam argues that this is not a valid view. paperback
ref. 3801203808.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 2336543397.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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ref. 0260043141.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 160223079X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1972ref. H-610-531Lingen verlag Koln 1972. Hardcover. Good. Edition 1972. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Lingen verlag Koln hardcover
ref. 445149Viking Press. Hardcover. Good. "Engineers' dreams are things that can be done - as far as the engineer is concerned. They are also things that cannot be done- for reasons that have nothing to do with engineering. Sometimes it is only a question of money: the sums involved may be too huge that only a government could pay them; or commercial interests may not be convinced that the project is worth the expenditure. In some cases there may be a clash of interests." - Description from Foreword Contents some creasing foxing to edges of some pages. Some aging spots / marks to block. Binding remains good. Book is slightly "cocked". Text and diagrams in good condition with no notes Viking Press hardcover
ref. 417263Macmillan Company. Hardcover. Good. A children's tale first published in 1916 written by Padraic Colum and illustrated by Willy Pogany. It is the story of the eldest of the King of Ireland's sons and his adventures seeking Fedelma the Enchanter's Daughter who has been kidnapped from him by the King of the Land of Mist. It is a synthesis of Irish folk tales. Macmillan Company hardcover
ref. 2140263855.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
