1993ref. 6491Watson-Guptill Publications 1993. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. 4to cloth in original shrinkwrap. Commentaries by Makoto Saito Ron Dumas Catherine Dumas etc. Watson-Guptill Publications hardcover
ref. 446Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 443Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 441Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 445Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 444Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 440Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 442Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 448Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 447Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 439Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
ref. 449Lithograph from Views of Paris. c. 1840. Lithographs with hand-coloring. With stamp of publishers Goupil & Cie. editeurs. Image: 6¾ x 10¾. Margins: 11 x 16¾. unknown
1812ref. 004503London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. New Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Good. Copperplate Engravings . 8vo 419 pages contemporary full calf joints rehinged inked name on half-title page no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 4 of 20 : covering the Domesticated Animals especially dogs. 49 copperplates. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 198. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1812ref. 004512London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. New Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Good. Copperplate Engravings . Octavo 514 pages contemporary full calf inked name on half-title page no spine labels Translated by William Smellie editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 19 of 20 : being vol. 9 of The History of Birds with coverage of avocets curlews Ibis grebes plovers merganser frigate pelican sea gulls etc . 40 copperplates. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 198. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1812ref. 004510London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. New Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Good. Copperplate Engravings . Octavo 467 pages contemporary full calf joints repaired inked name on half-title page no spine labels heel of spine chipped. Translated by William Smellie editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 15 of 20 : being vol. 5 of The History of Birds with coverage of manikins anters flycatchers larks nightingales wheatear fauvettes. 22 copperplates. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 198. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1812ref. 004511London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. New Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Good. Copperplate Engravings . Octavo 493 pages contemporary full calf joints rehinged inked name on half-title page no spine labels Translated by William Smellie editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 16 of 20 : being vol. 6 of The History of Birds with coverage of bergeronettes figeaters wrens titmice nuthatches parrotscockatoos lories. 15 plates. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 198. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1812ref. 004504London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. New Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Good. Copperplate Engravings . Octavo 378 pages contemporary full calf joints cracked inked name on half-title page no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 5 of 20 : covering a Dissertation on Wild Animals especially wolves. 64 copperplates. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 198. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1872ref. 004283New York: Hurd and Houghton 1872. Fourth Edition . Hardcover. Good. Engravings. 12mo 510 pages three-quarter blue leather marbled endpapers and covers extra-gilt spine with contrasting leather labels worn scuffed and splitting at spine but not detached. Ex libris Kathleen Buswell. A handbook of reference for use in reading and in visiting art galleries when travelling. "I would call attention to the frontispiece by Washington Allston as being the first example of an American picture in any work connected with art -Preface." Her second book. Engravings. Hurd and Houghton hardcover
1928ref. 21057London: Faber & Gwyer 1928. First edition signed limited. Moderate soiling to covers else very good. 8 unpaginated leaves; illustrated with 2 black and white wood engravings; 8vo boards with gilt title. #404 of 500 large paper copies on English hand-made paper. Printed at the Curwen Press. Faber & Gwyer hardcover
1927ref. 21056London: Faber & Gwyer 1927. First edition. Faint stains to covers else very good. 6 unpaginated leaves; illustrated with black and white wood engraving on front cover and full-page color wood engraved frontispiece; 12mo white card wrappers. #298 of 350 copies on Zander's hand made paper. Printed at the Curwen Press. Faber & Gwyer)
1834ref. 4533London: Charles Tilt 1834 . First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo 149 unnumbered pages 19th century 3/4 green leather marbled boards extra-gilt spine; ex libris B. G. Astley The Preface by John Martin largely covers the difficulties with the 3 illustrations by J. M. W. Turner which appear within and competed with Turner's works for the PROVINCIAL ANTIQUITIES OF SCOTLAND upon which he collaborated with Sir Walter. Tilt apparently issued this in 12 parts in 1833-1834 with each part containing 5 plates. This bound collection has 40 plates listed on its Contents pages: this copy appears never to have had the plate for "Margaret". With some text by Thomas Moule. Other plates by Cattermole Nixon Dewint Copley Fielding Pugin and others. Charles Tilt hardcover
1795ref. 0009005York UK: E. and R. Peck 1795. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo vi 153 pages full tree calf tender joints red morocco spine label. Ex libris with the motto "Gaudet Tentamine Virtus Strength Rejoices in the Challenge ". This was engraved by John Thomson d. 1847 the principal engraver at Belfast. Note: this aristocratic bookplate in a break with tradition states "Drawn & Engraved by J. Thomson Belfast adding the first four words ". Discreetly signed on the title-page by William Legg likely the master of Malone House in Belfast and High Sheriff of County Antrim . Blind Jack blind since the age of 6 was in the public notice as "a most EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER." Remarkably hew was the first professional road builder in the industrial Revolution. Undaunted he also drove stagecoaches twice a week although I do not know how. This was the only 18th century edition of this biography. E. and R. Peck hardcover
1970ref. 16615SANTA CRUZ: KAYAK. 1970. Fine with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Fine in printed wrappers. Trace of rubbing on printed price at rear cover. One of a 1000 copies. . SANTA CRUZ: KAYAK. 1970 paperback
1982ref. 306969NY: RANDOM HOUSE. Fine. 1982. First Edition. 0394525019 . First American Edition. SIGNED Limited Edition. Copy #455 of 500 numbered copies. Signed by V.S. Pritchett. Fine in green cloth in an orange cloth slipcase with the original price sticker at the bottom righthand corner. . RANDOM HOUSE. hardcover
ref. a88179London 1842 first edition Longman Brown Gree. Hardcover. Large octavo 268p. illustrated with 21 engravings by Allom original lime green cloth with full floral gilt trim and original yellow end papers. All edges gilt. Good Plus light foxing on initial pages and on some of the plates spine faded to tan. Uneven discoloration on cover cloth. Binding secure; no ownership marks. . hardcover
