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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
ref. 4653SIMON Oliver and Julius Rodenberg. PRINTING OF TO-DAY. London: Peter Davies 1928. Folio. Cloth slipcase. xx 83 pages 122 plates. One of 300 copies. The deluxe issue on handmade paper. Introduction by Aldous Huxley. A very nice copy. Contains articles by Oliver Simon Beatrice Warde and Julius Rodenberg on contemporary fine printing in Europe England and the United States. 4653. unknown books
ref. 140948230New York: Schlangekraft Inc. / Barnes Graphics Inc 1977. First Edition. Fine. First edition limited issue #619 of 666 copies. Signed by publisher L.K. Barnes in red ink on acknowledgments page. lvi 218 3 pp. Bound in publisher's full black leather stamped in silver all edges silver black ribbon bookmark. Very light toning to title page and front free endpaper verso else Fine. The deluxe first edition issued simultaneously with the first trade edition of the Simon Necronomicon. The grimoire is typically attributed to the American occult author and historian Peter Levenda and has references to H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos and the writings of Aleister Crowley. Schlangekraft Inc. / Barnes Graphics, Inc unknown books
1973ref. 140944418New York: Atheneum 1973. First American edition. First American edition. 288 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight sunning to spine panel light wear. The French Nobel laureate's fifth novel first published in French in 1970. Atheneum unknown books
1972ref. 140943812Berkeley: Galactic Approximation Press 1972. First Edition. First edition. Unpaginated. Bound in publisher's stapled wraps. Very Good with scuffed and soiled wraps a few pockmarks to rear wrap. A rare issue of the Aldebaran Review with poetry by children sold to benefit The People's Community School edited by a co-founder; the school lasted from 1969-1973 in Berkeley. Galactic Approximation Press unknown books
2004ref. 94584London New York: I.B. Tauris 2004. cloth dust jacket. 8vo. cloth dust jacket. viii 248 pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. A look at how type has changed from its origins in the fifteenth century to the modern Computer Age and how it has affected the world at the same time. Illustrated in black-and-white throughout. I.B. Tauris unknown books
2017ref. 109180Haworth:: Bronte Parsonage Museum. Fine. 2017. Paperback. Exhibition catalog. Color photographs throughout. First edition paperback. Fine in illustrated wraps.; 48 pages . 1903007186 . Bronte Parsonage Museum, paperback books
2025ref. 108983Minneapolis:: Graphic Universe. Fine. 2025. Hardcover. Illustrated by the author. Translated from the French by Edward Gauvin. First American edition. Fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . 9798765644317 . Graphic Universe, hardcover books
2011ref. 386417Prague: Divus 2011. Hardcover. Fine. First edition hardcover issue. Quarto. Glossy photographic boards with applied title sticker as issued. Fine. Barker's simple but striking photographs documenting the early days of the British punk movement as a member of the Bromley Contingent with images of Siouxsie Sioux Steven Severin Jordan Bertie Berlin Marshall Tracie OKeefe and Billy Idol as well as Adam Ant Derek Jarman Malcolm Mclaren Nico and others. Divus hardcover books
1976ref. 347836Paris: Echanges et Mouvement 1976. 10p. 8.5x11.5 inch sheets corner stapled; slight handling date penned on front cover otherwise in very good condition. European periodical founded by council communist Henri Simon. Text in English. Echanges et Mouvement unknown books
2005ref. 521376Orlando: Harcourt Inc 2005. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof the First American edition. Beige wrappers. Foreword by Charles Simic. Fine. Harcourt, Inc unknown books
1892ref. 296808New York: COLTON G. W. and COLTON C. B. 1892. unbound. very good. Large folding map mounted on linen 29 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches in very good condition bound with 28 pp of text 10 blank pages. Manuscript notes in pencil. 8vo 3/4 polished calf. New York: G.W. Colton & C.B. Colton 1892. Scarce. Very good . "Real estate speculators shippers and business interests could not agree on the best way to utilize the Harlem river debating whether public works should facilitate traffic across the river or shipping along the river. Coastal trade interests advocated for a Harlem River Canal but their opponents argued that transportation across the river was more important. This map of the river between the Hudson River top and the East River bottom accompanied an unsuccessful proposal to have the state legislature turn the Harlem into a subterranean river and connect Manhattan with the mainland between Third and Eighth Avenues section shaded red." Gotham Center for New York history. Small abrasions along folds. Includes notes for the proposed site for Columbia University. COLTON, G. W. and COLTON, C. B. unknown books
1969ref. 53014London: Faber and Faber 1969. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii 164 pages. Second edition. Excellent one volume look at typography. This edition was edited by David Bland. Covers rubbed. Faber and Faber unknown books
1929ref. 9793London: Constable & Co. Ltd 1929. Octavo 20.5 x 14 cm. xii 200 4 pages. Publisher's advertisements. FIRST TRADE EDITION there was also a deluxe edition of 300 signed and numbered copies. Written at the request of the great bibliographer Michael Sadleir The Art of Good Living has been described as the first book in English "in which food and wine are treated together by a master of both" was The frontispiece "Pardon monsieur." by Bouchot is incorrectly attributed "after Daumier". Includes a Wine Dictionary Wine Vocabulary and an Appendix of Special Terms. Very lightly soiled otherwise very good in mustard-color cloth with gilt-titled brown morocco spine label; lacking the dust jacket. Very good. With the bookplate of culinary collector Marshall Blum. Unzelman Printer's Ink page 38ff.; Gabler G38690. Constable & Co. Ltd hardcover books
1913ref. 1563London: Grant Richards Ltd 1913. Small octavo 19 x 13.5 cm. 202 pages. Advertisements. FIRST EDITION. A collection of early lectures given by André Simon the leader of the English wine trade for most of the first half of the 20th century and the "Grand Old Man of Literate Connoisseurship." He was both Officier de la Legion d'Honneur and holder of the Order of the British Empire. In publisher's gilt decorated light blue cloth. left side of the spine with two dark stains otherwise very good throughout. Boldly inscribed by Simon on the free front end paper "With the author's compliments to ________. Andre L. Simon 20-9-27." Grant Richards Ltd hardcover books
1987ref. 136068Oxford: Phaidon 1987. Hardcover. VG- Ex-library with spine label and bookplate pages lightly tanned in margin no dj otherwise good and plates crisp. Grey cloth 256 pp.many BW & color illus. A chronological study of the craft of portraiture on both sides of the Atlantic. Phaidon hardcover books
2017ref. 70015San Rafael CA: Insight Editions 2017. First edition. Hardcover. New. 156pp. Quarto 28.5cm. Illustrated boards. Explore the creation of Guillermo del Toro's early masterpiece through this visually stunning and insightful look at the spine-chilling classic. Released in 2001 Guillermo del Toro's "The Devil's Backbone" announced the director as a singular talent with a unique ability to mix the macabre with the sublime. A spiritual companion piece to his Oscar-winning "Pan's Labyrinth" 2006 the film shares similar themes and is also set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War a brutal conflict that turned ordinary men into monsters. Through a series of in-depth and extremely candid interviews with the director this deluxe volume not only explores the shooting of the film but also delves into a range of other topics with del Toro including his influences his uniquely nuanced approach to filmmaking and the traumatic personal events that colored the creation of "The Devil's Backbone." The book also draws on interviews with key contributors in the film's creation including cinematographer Guillermo Navarro and composer Javier Navarrete to give readers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how this gothic horror masterpiece was crafted. Featuring a wealth of exquisite concept art and rare unit photography Guillermo del Toro's "The Devil's Backbone" is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at an unforgettable Spanish-language classic. - from publisher. Insight Editions hardcover books
1960ref. 27633New York: s.i. 1960. Very Good. New York: s.i. 1961. Second printing. Large octavo. 265 pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated wraps. Toning to edges; mild curling to corners. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Very Good. "Second Printing" stated on copyright page though with following notice printed on title page - "This preliminary printing is for limited distribution to my students colleagues and others interested in the field. All suggestions as well as critical comments are solicited and appreciated. [s.i.] unknown books
1982ref. 206639New York: Viking 1982. hardcover. very good/very good. 179 pages 8vo 1/2 brown cloth d.w. New York: The Viking Press 1982. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Viking unknown books
1687ref. 1345236London: printed for L. Meredith at the Angel in Amen-Corner 1687. Eighth edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Incomplete: 24 480; G-; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style calf; spine and tops of boards tanned. With an added engraved title page and frontispiece. A1-X12 with K1 and all signatures following X absent. The absent final portion appears to comprise most of " Additional Prayers. By the Same Author. Postscript." Minor chipping particularly to first twelve and final two pages with no impact on text. Age-toned with scattered soiling. Open tears to A11 impacting text G1 margin only K11 impacting text though text is still legible Q2 margin only R7 margin only V1 margin only. Very minor insect damage to O6-O10. JR Consignment. ESTC R29376; Wing P768. 1345236. Special Collections - Downstairs. printed for L. Meredith at the Angel in Amen-Corner hardcover books
1680ref. 1345262London: printed by M. Flesher for R. Royston bookseller to His most sacred Majesty 1680. Hardcover. Octavo 36 528 pages; G; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style calf; spine somewhat tanned with scattered water damage; slight rubbing to bottom edges of boards; a few light scratches to boards. Scattered ink annotations. Psalms 1-72 only. Water damage to lower outside corner of first 48 pages and to lower corners of pp. 512-end. Very minor chipping to top of text block. Small holes apparently from iron gall ink damage in top margin of p. 147 in text block of p. 223 in text block of p. 251. Slightly age-toned and foxed. JR Consignment. ESTC R210395; Wing B2538. 1345262. Special Collections - Downstairs. printed by M. Flesher, for R. Royston, bookseller to His most sacred Majesty hardcover books
1928ref. 000509London and New York: Peter Davies Harper Bros. 1928. An illustrated survey of post-war typography in Europe and the United States. Introduction by Aldous Huxley. Original cloth and paper covered boards with some soiling and darkening of spine otherwise a very good copy. 122pp. First Edition. Paper-Covered Boards. Moderate Wear and Soiling/No Jacket. Large Quarto. Peter Davies, Harper Bros. Hardcover books
1924ref. PW1075New York:: Benziger Brothers 1924. 1924. Thick 8vo. 535 1 pp. Black-stamped purple cloth. Ownership signature of John E. Clement 1945. Very good clean copy. Rather scarce. With an introduction by the Right Rev. Joseph Schrembs. Selected contents: Spiritualism tainted in its origin Mediums Automatic Writing The Ouija-Board and the Preternatural Spurious Phenomena Theory of Telepathy Ectoplasmic Theory etc. Benziger Brothers, 1924. hardcover books
1976ref. 53211New York: International Publishers 1976. Paperback. 215p. paperback very good condition. International Publishers paperback books
2002ref. 1413641Fox 2002-2003. Hardcover. Quarto Two volumes: 177 pages each.In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus and Poor dust jackets. Spines are white with red print. Dust jackets are illustrated red and black print; title label on front panel of first volume dust jacket for second volume laid in in pieces missing front panel. Boards in glossy illustrated paper; second volume has title label on front panel. Illustrated: color. ISBN taken from second volume only. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in quarto column. 1413641. FP New Rockville Stock. Fox hardcover books