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1991ref. SKU1011372Editions Scriptar SA / Bergeon & Cie SA. LOOSE_LEAF. 1991 to celebrate 200yrs of Bergeon & co previously Faure Freres limited edition box set of 17 loose leaf folded sheets 19 x 13 inches approx ie. each sheet comprises four-sides each measuring 9.5 x 13 inches approx ; the first four sheets cover the history of the company the history of tools and the history of watchmaker's tools; remaining sheets are dedicated to individual tools and comprise line drawings rather poetic 'celebratory' text and large tipped in photograph glossy saturated colours this set is no 1378 / 1500; all the sheets are in pristine condition; the outer box is tired split at corners and with scuffed area to left of title professional booksellers based in the UK we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs always within two working days please request scans or further information on any of our listings which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched Editions Scriptar SA / Bergeon & Cie SA
1986ref. 070820009Edition Artefides Luzern 1986-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with jacket. Gift inscription on FEP text is unmarked. Binding is sound white cloth boards show some light soiling at edges. Clear plastic jacket with raised paint decoration included. Jacket shows light wear and yellowing at spine but the spine on the book itself is clean with black title. Scarce. Edition Artefides Luzern 1986. ISBN 3905101505 Edition Artefides Luzern hardcover
1986ref. 000948Edition Artefides Luzern 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear plastic decorative dust jacket white cloth covers small tear to corner of dust jacket signed and inscribed on end sheet " To Tamara and Rolf with my very best regards Your Hans----Hans Folk"139 pages numerous color plates. Edition Artefides Luzern hardcover
2001ref. 009671Woodbridge Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd 2001. Hardcover in the dustwrappwer. 427 pages Illustrated throughout. 9 X 11 inches. Very good book in a very good dustwrapper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Antique Collectors' Club Ltd Hardcover
1999ref. F2629Smithsonian Institution Press 1999-04-17. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in very nice condition text is unmarked and pages are tight. Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover
1920ref. IYC11837London: George G. Harrap & Co ca 1920. hardback. Fine full leatherbound boards with gold & turquoise stamped decorations and titling on cover and spine. Printed on uncut papers in turquoise and black with 16 full colour illustrations. Protected by supplied box. 8vo 230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"". Beautiful edition of the famous translation by Fitzgerald 31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883. Omar Khayym 18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131 was a Persian mathematician astronomer philosopher and poet. Illustrated by Willy Pogany 1882-1955 prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books. George G. Harrap & Co hardcover
ref. 7932London England: George G. Harrap & Co N.D. Illustrated Reprint in handy format. Limp leather with gilt-stamping. Very Good/None. Willy Pogany. 24mo 5 5/8" x 4 1/8" decorative limp brown suede leather with gilt lettering on spine lapped fore-edges and elaborate Art Nouveau title on front cover 8 full-color lovely illustrations by Willy Pogany tipped in plus Art Nouveau curvacious decorations on other pages; gold-colored ribbon page-marker top edges gilt; tan endpapers 94 pages. Note: neither the translator or illustrator's names are given but the translation is the famous one by Edward Fitzgerald and art work match but are much smaller than the beautiful illustrations that Willy Pogany executed for famous Harrap 1909-edition. Nor is a date of publication given but there is a date written with the gift inscription of 1925. "Willy" Pogany 1882 - 1955 was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books. Pogany's artistic style is heavily fairy-tale oriented and he used dreamy and warm pastel scenes with watercolors oil paintings and especially pen and ink. Edward Fitzgerald's translation remains the most famous memorable and widely used. A LOVELY VERY GIFTABLE Uncommon edition with evocative illustrations by Willy Pogany. Firm clean copy in a clean limp leather binding with bright gilt and virtually no flaking and little shelf wear. Small tear to the leather at the top of its spine. Paper lightly age-toned. The full-color illustrations by Pogany are unfoxed and most are bright though a couple are beginning to fade. Gift inscription penned on the front flyleaf and name at top of front pastedown. All-in-all: A charming little volume. Stone heart for scale & NFS. George G. Harrap & Co hardcover
1957ref. 51232Arthur Niggli Ltd 1957. hardcover. VERY GOOD. Near Fine book in Good dust jacket. This is a large 8.5"x12" light tan cloth hardcover with only "Dada" on spine and front cover 188pp no publication date or printing indicated but prior owner's name and date of 1958 on first page so first printing of 1957 is assumed. Book cover presents as new but close inspection reveals wear to very tips of corners and lower edges lower edge of front cover slightly tanned and a few teeny random brown spots on cover that could be in the original fabric. Page edges lightlyu soiled. Pages clean and unmarked except for name on first page; pages very lightly tanned due to age. Dust jacket very worn but intact lightly soiled spine very tanned. OVERSIZE. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. Arthur Niggli Ltd, hardcover
1963ref. 39068Dusseldorf:: Econ Verlag 1963. hardcover. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD PLUS jacket. Small yellow hardcover in green dust jacket 190 pages in German. Cover as new except slight discoloration at top of front board. Page edges lightly foxed. A couple of faint small smudges on first page. Small ink spot on fist 3 pages. Dust jacket has slight wear. A nice copy. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. Econ Verlag, hardcover
1962ref. 19853Zurich: Conzett & Huber 1962. Paperback. First edition. Very Good paperback magazine with light wear and a light crease at one corner and light rubbing to the other extremities; in a custom acetate wrap. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WRAPPED IN PADDING IN A BOX. The January 1962 issue of Du the Swiss arts and culture magazine with a three part portfolio of work by Robert Frank divided by photographs films and a biography. Also in this issue: a portfolio of color work by Harry Callahan an article on Edward Steichen a section illustrated by James Steinberg; and more. Photographs by Robert Frank and Harry Callahan; texts by Willy Rotzler Hugo Loetscher and Hans Finsler. 68 pages; gravure-printed b&w and color plates throughout; 9.75 x 12.75 inches. Text in German. Ref: Alexander "Robert Frank: A Bibliography Filmography and Exhibition Chronology 1946-1985" p.37. Conzett & Huber paperback
ref. 31848Los Angeles: Suttonhouse Ltd 1935. Small 4to.; green cloth covered boards hardcover; color and black and white illustrations; also contains The Cardboard Castle by Jean Muir and The Town of the Clock Makers by Loretta Moore; two b/w illustrations handcolored by previous owner and some ink markings on front free endpaper else clean tight with lightly rubbed boards and a heavily chipped and soiled dust jacket with large closed tears on spine. Los Angeles: Suttonhouse Ltd, 1935 hardcover
1981ref. 21162Santo Domingo: Editora de Santo Domingo. Near Fine. 1981. Hardcover. Text is in Spanish - translated into Spanish by Federico William Lithgow. Illustrated. A limited edition reprint of the 1949 edition. Octavo quarter-bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and gilt and orange design along spine ribbon bookmark 221 pages. Brief gift inscription on falf-title page else fine in a near fine slipcase. . Editora de Santo Domingo hardcover
1991ref. 2222367First edition. Small octavo. Illustrated with 56 b/w photographs. Text in English and Japanese. Original boards. No dust jacket. Very good. Unpaginated. No signatures or bookplates. Designed by Tomohiro Itami and Masataka Horiki. Published by Taro Kaneda. Treville Co., Ltd. hardcover
1934ref. 027329Chicago: The John C Winston Company 1934. Hardcover. Good. Pogany Willy. Signed. SIGNED by authors Huffard and Carlisle "For David.1934.". Illustrated by Willy Pogany. Hardcover with no dj. Ink name of original owner David. on page opposite authors' inscriptions. Missing chunk of title page. No text obscured. Dulled title to spine. Hinges intact.Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation. The John C Winston Company hardcover
1990ref. 78-84Verlinden 1990. 1990. 36p. Color Photos. Line drawings. Large Wraps. Fine copy. Large Paperback. Fine. Book. Verlinden, 1990. Paperback
1990ref. 78-85Verlinden 1990. 1990. 36p. Color Photos. Line drawings. Large Wraps. Fine copy. Large Paperback. Fine. Book. Verlinden, 1990. Paperback
1996ref. 60-817Schiffer 1996. 1996. 187p. Line drawings. Photos. Pictorial covers. Owner's emboss. Fine copy. Hard Cover. Fine. Schiffer, 1996. Hardcover
1955ref. 515h5297New York: The Viking Press 1955. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second printing of the 1954 first English edition. pp. xvi 16 plates xvii-xviii 2-281. Index. Sixteen fabulous black and white photographic plates illustrate the V-2 and related personages. "The inside story of Hitler's 'secret weapon' - and the men and events behind it - that almost changed the course of history." - dust jacket. Author was a German General and head of the Peenemunde Rocket Station. Book is clean and unmarked with moderate wear to publisher's green cloth. Binding sound. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this fascinating work. Enser p.373. The Viking Press Hardcover
1947ref. 449G1694USA: Street and Smith 1947. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 126 pages. Many great black and white photos. Features: Stress Engineering; Jet-Assisted Takeoff; C-74 in full color; B-36; Air Power for Tomorrow; Dummies In! - Dummies Out! - wind tunnel research; The Curtiss Racers; Learn to Fly; Meet Your Equilibrium; The Inexhaustible Metal - Magnesium; Telemetering; Rocket Test Stands by Willey Ley - with photos; Li'l Cloud Sniffer; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Street and Smith Paperback
1922ref. 848G0702USA: Fred Fisher Inc. 1922. Sheet music. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 6 pages. Nice cover art. Above-average but not excessive wear. Fred Fisher Inc. Paperback
1942ref. 107c5811London: Schott & Co. Ltd. 1942. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Contains piano music for : Gavotte; Praeludium F dur; Largo; Sereneta; Menuet; Gavotte joyeuse; Wiener Sonatine; Fur Elise; Romanze; Menuet; Zwei landliche Tanze; Nocturne; Schweizer Weise; Sehnsuchts - Walzer; Deutsche Tanze; Scherzo I; Menuet; Zwei deutsche Walzer; Frohlicher Landmann; Wilder Reiter; Soldatenmarsch; Mazurka; Prelude; Consolation; Die Muhle; Canzonetta; Gavotte; Volkslied; Wiegenlied. Undated. Possibly circa 1940s. Schott & Co. Ltd. Paperback
1940ref. 990510.01Bergverlag Rudolf Rother Munich ca. 1940. 4th ed. . Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo. Hardcover cloth-bound no dj. Prev. owner's name on front endpaper otherwise vg condition. Life of early adventurer and mountain climber. Describes two climbing expeditions to the Himalayas in 1932 and 1934. Many b&w photos. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich hardcover
ref. 4-2H1560988878BRAND NEW. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. 4-2H1560988878 Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover
ref. 1830No Binding. Very Good. A single page note in blue ink by Willy Coppens which discusses the varied and contrasting means of controlling an aircraft 'Je considere le "manche a balai" comme un organe de commande parfait pour les petits avions et surtout pour la chase et l'acrobatie'. Coppens goes on to consider the different means of controlling larger aircraft concluding that great inventions cannot be controlled or patented. The document has fold lines but the text is clean and clearly legible. Very Good unknown
ref. FORT216788The Viking Press. Used - Good. In Good mylar wrapped dust jacket with full-colour illustration not price clipped. Quarto. Green boards with silver lettering on spine; Silver illustration on front board. Full-colour illustrations on endpapers. Top edge of textblock is tinted red. Contains b/w and coloured illustrations throughout. Across the Space Frontier: Dr. Wernher Von Braun Willy Ley Dr. Fred L. Whipple Dr. Joseph Kaplan Dr. Heinz Haber Oscar Schachter and edited by Cornelius Ryan. With full-colour illustrations by Chesley Bonestall Fred Freeman Rolf Klep. The Viking Press hardcover
