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ref. 22573WINE SIMON Andre L. editor. WINES OF THE WORLD. New York: McGraw-Hill 1974. 4to. Cloth dust jacket. 719 pages. Later printing. There are ten sections which explore the major wine countries and regions of the world. The numerous authors discuss the wines and grapes as well as their history and their makers their care and their service. There are sixty color plates an index and a glossary. Stamp of a previous owner clear tape and mark in red ink on verso of title page else very good. unknown books
ref. 22583WINE SIMON Andre L. and S.F. Hallgarten. THE GREAT WINES OF GERMANY. New York: McGraw-Hill 1963. 8vo. Cloth dust jacket. 191 pages 22 plates 5 maps. First edition. A discussion of Germany's wine producing villages and vineyards with notes on vintages and outstanding wines including illustrations and maps. Edges spotted else very good. unknown books
1972ref. 284227London: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Fifth printing revised. 719pp. Very good with small tear on spine head minor stain on top page edges lacking the dustwrapper. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company hardcover books
2009ref. 40393Paulist Press. Near Fine. 2009. Paperback. Signed by the author. Binding is tight and cover shows little to no wear. Spine is uncreased. Very light soiling to bottom page edges. Pages are clean bright and unmarked aside from author's ink signature and inscription on inside of front cover.; 6.02 X 0.52 X 8.92 inches; 168 pages; Signed by Author Arthur Simon . 0809146002 . Paulist Press paperback
2009ref. B61387Belfast: The Forest of Belfast 2009. Hardcover. Good/Very good. RARE! Silver stamped green cloth boards in dust jacket quarto 8.75" x 12.5" illustrated in color. Book has mild edgewear to boards and spine binding tight pages 19-36 have erasable pencil underlining otherwise clean. DJ has mild rubbing wear to top edge. The Forest of Belfast hardcover
1978ref. 43794Cornell University Press. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Clean and tight with no signs of prior use. The jacket has slight shelfwear. A mylar Brodart cover now protects it. Fast shipping careful packing. ; 336 pages . 0801408598 . Cornell University Press hardcover
1957ref. 596348Stanford California: Stanford University Press 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Good. First American edition. Octavo. viii 305pp. Owner stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly else about fine in a toned and soiled good only unprinted dust jacket with tiny chips and short creased tears. As the jacket wasn't meant to be kept presumably extremely uncommon thus. Stanford University Press hardcover
1957ref. 596348Stanford California: Stanford University Press 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Good. First American edition. Octavo. viii 305pp. Owner stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly else about fine in a toned and soiled good only unprinted dust jacket with tiny chips and short creased tears. As the jacket wasn't meant to be kept presumably extremely uncommon thus. Stanford University Press hardcover books
2019ref. 016402New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2019. xiv 239pp ---- Signed by Carly Simon on bound-in publisher page at front ---- Dust Jacket ISBN is 9780374910143 which varies from that on the copyright page - special Barnes & Noble Signed Edition. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Farrar, Straus and Giroux Hardcover
1981ref. 18730Little Rock Arkansas: August House Publishers Inc. 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Susan O'Reilly. Dj has light edgewear with a couple tiny tears. Light wear. Inside hinge is creased. Inked gift inscription on front endpage. August House Publishers, Inc. hardcover
1969ref. 43586New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first printing. Dust-jacket spine is black with white lettering. Dust-jacket is age scuffed with some edgewear. There is a Dutton Lifetime Library Binding sticker on the spine extending to the cover; The story of an outstanding Jewish thinker and humanist; B & W Illustrations and Photographs; 8vo; 190 pages; FSA . E. P. Dutton & Co. hardcover
1975ref. 236850Paris : Éditions de Minuit 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin University of Manchester. Physical description; 241 pages. Subject; French fiction. Genre; Fiction. Paris : Éditions de Minuit paperback
1986ref. 020131George Braziller. Fine. Soft cover. 1986. George Braziller paperback
1960ref. 85990NY: George Braziller 1960. First US edition. 216 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with light toning to spine wear to base and crown of spine an edge of front flap fold. Translated from the original French by Richard Howard. NY: George Braziller, unknown
1986ref. 020130George Braziller. Fine. Soft cover. 1986. George Braziller paperback
1960ref. 85990NY: George Braziller 1960. First US edition. 216 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with light toning to spine wear to base and crown of spine an edge of front flap fold. Translated from the original French by Richard Howard. NY: George Braziller, unknown books
1904ref. 176935Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co 1904. Hardcover. Good overall wear and staining to boards library bookplate inside front cover light foxing to block edges age toning to end pages and page edges as expected with age pages are otherwise clear. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine bw frontispiece xvii 216 pages illustrated in bw throughout. Contents include: Introduction The Queen Anne School; The Chippendales; Matthias Darly; The Chippendale School; The Brothers Adam; The Adam School; Harewood House Yorkshire. Stourhead Bath and Rowton Castle Salop; The Helpplewhite School; Thomas Sheraton; The Sheraton School; Lacquer-Ware; Old English Looking-Glasses; Hints to Collectors and Opinions of an Expert; Glossary of Terms; Appendix and Index. Includes list of 61 illustrations. George W. Jacobs & Co hardcover
1904ref. 176935Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co 1904. Hardcover. Good overall wear and staining to boards library bookplate inside front cover light foxing to block edges age toning to end pages and page edges as expected with age pages are otherwise clear. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine bw frontispiece xvii 216 pages illustrated in bw throughout. Contents include: Introduction The Queen Anne School; The Chippendales; Matthias Darly; The Chippendale School; The Brothers Adam; The Adam School; Harewood House Yorkshire. Stourhead Bath and Rowton Castle Salop; The Helpplewhite School; Thomas Sheraton; The Sheraton School; Lacquer-Ware; Old English Looking-Glasses; Hints to Collectors and Opinions of an Expert; Glossary of Terms; Appendix and Index. Includes list of 61 illustrations. George W. Jacobs & Co hardcover books
1955ref. 28970New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1955. 1st edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 1st edition thus 1955. A Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. 8vo. 367 pp. bound in publishers red and tan cloth with illustrated dust jacket not price clipped. Dust jacket has overall soiling chipped & rubbed at tips edges and spine. Interior end papers tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in a mylar sleeve. Over the years Simon wrote 17 novels historical fiction and non-fiction books on a range of topics and contributed to many others. In 1937 she wrote and illustrated a children's story Somersaults and Strange Company published under the nom de plume 'Edith'. Simon gave up writing books when the publisher Lord Wedenfield refused to publish her novel about the assassination of Queen Elizabeth II being concerned about the controversy and offence it might cause. - Wiki. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown
1963ref. 54923Boston Toronto: Little Brown and Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A first printing of the first edition that has some sunning to the board trim else Nearly Fine in an edgeworn Very Good dust-jacket; This book tells the story of Frederick the Great from his childhood to his ascent to the throne of Prussia and his efforts to create a unified Germany. It covers his battles with Austria France and Russia as well as his reforms of Prussia and his efforts to make it a leading power in Europe.; 8vo; 296 pages; 54860: two volume set . Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1891ref. 16720Paris: Nouvelle Revue 1891. Covers soiled. Binding split in half. Extremities chipped. Pages browned. All present. Seventeenth Edition. Soft Cover. Poor/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nouvelle Revue Paperback
1974ref. 012719NY: Thomas Crowell. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a slight wrinkling at head of spine. Signed by the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 473 pp . Thomas Crowell hardcover
1974ref. 012719NY: Thomas Crowell. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a slight wrinkling at head of spine. Signed by the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 473 pp . Thomas Crowell hardcover books
1961ref. BUS0496New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Second Edition; Ninth Printing. Hardcover. 259 pp. Index. Spine corners bumped. Jacket has edgewear. Jacket sunned. Prev owner's name on front endpaper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . The MacMillan Company hardcover
ref. B271829-1London National Portrait Gallery 1996. 224pp. 178 illus. figs. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. D.j. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery London Nov. 1996-Feb. 1997. London (National Portrait Gallery), 1996. hardcover
