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Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1930 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. xviii, 221 pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations, 6 chapters, index. First Edition limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies. This is No. 1012: 1930. Signed by the Author beneath edition info. "This book is concerned primarily with first principles. Its aim is not to deal with every book of the authors mentioned, but t clear up moot points, to demolish false theories, to present new discoveries, and in general to suggest sound rules for the collecting of American first editions of the classic period." from the Preface. In Mylar jacket. Lighlty age-toned bottom and fore- text block edge, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth eith paper title plates and black lettering to front board and spine, and gilt top text block edge..

London: Thames and Hudson, 1972 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First English Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. viii, 303 pp, foreword, Introduction: I. Original Prints; II. Printmaking Techniques; III. Complementary Terminology. Part I. A Short Anatomy of Printmaking: I. Paper; II. Watermarks; III. States; IV. Monograms and Signatures; V. Collectors' Marks; VI. Copies and Forgeries; VII. Early Prints; VIII. Posthumous Impressions; IX. Modern Prints; X. Quality; XI. Rarity; XII. Condition; XIII. Restoration and Conservation; XIV. Catalogues Raisonnes; XV. Terminology Used in Sale Catalogues. Part II. The World of Prints: I. Early Appraisals of Graphic Artists and Their Prints; II. Changing Monetary Vallues and the Fluctuating Frotunes of Prints; III. Drawings: A Brief Survey of Values; IV. The Last of the Great Collectors; V. The Big Auctions; VI. Notes and Digressions; select bibliography, index of illustrations, index of names with 271 illustrations (18 in colour). First English Edition, 1972.… Leer más

Wilmington, DE: Edwin C. Buxbaum, 1971 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Third Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. viii (iii), 390 pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations, 1. The National Geographic Today; 2. The Unique Magizine; 3. The National Geographical Society; 4. Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor; 5. What Others Have Said; 6. Bibliography and Formats, 1888-1970; 7. Reprints; 8. Binding and Preservation; 9. Criteria of Value; 10. Catalog of Value; Catalog of Values, 1888-1970; 11. Geographics ans an Investiment; 12. A Collector's Recollections; 13. The Search for Geographics; 14. Ephemera: The Great Rarities; 15. The 100 Best Special Numbers; 16. Maps, Atlases, Globes; 17. Pictorial Supplements; 18. Advertisements in the Geographic; 19. Advertosomg Brpcjires' 20. Book Publications; 21. The Robert Conahay Collection; 22. Explorations and Expeditions; 23. Records, Television, School Bulletins, Filmstrips; 24. Census of Complete Original Sets; 25. Record Chart. Third Edition, 1971. In Pristine… Leer más

Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead Book Co, 1975 Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 119 pp; acknowledgments; introduction; catalogue of character toys; buying , selling and trading through the mail; what's a toy worth?; toy rarity guide with 8 color plates and b&w illustrations throughout. Ding to top corner at spine with 1/4" closed tear across spine, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Pictorial softcover..

Paris: Maison de Vente ALDE, 2014 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 267 (2) pp. The sale included the following highlighted lots: Alberti1-3; Vitruve 4-9; Architecture Ephenmere 26-31; Le Cabinet du Roi 50-60; Albums du Duc d'Antin 82-84; Piranesi 117; Ledoux 143-144; includes indexes of Architects and Provenances with color plates throughout, and a laid-in heavy card sheet of estimations. Text in French: First Edition, 2014. Lightly bumped top front fore-edge corner board, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with tipped-in b&w illustrations and gilt borders on front board, and gilt lettering to spine..

Dresden: Zigarettenfabrik Yenidze Book. Very Good-Very Good +. Soft cover. First Edition. Oblong Quarto. (2) 24 pp, 144 tissue protected cigarette cards: Serie 1. Stilkleider und ihre Tragerinnen; Serie 2. Bilder, Die der Welt gehoren; Serie 3. Blumen im Heim; Serie 4. Unsere Lieblinge; Serie 5. Berliner Theaterwinter 1926/12927; Serie 6. Bedeutende Frauen; Serie 7. Elegante Kleider auf dem Berliner Presseball 1927; Serie 8. Mordlandfahrt mit Morotschiff "Monte Sarmiento" (Hamburg-Sud); Serie 9. Filmkinder; Serie 10. Erfogreiche deutsche Rennpferde 1926; Serie 11. Wintersport; Serie 12. Deutsche Badeorte; Serie 13. Beruhmte Filmschauspierlerinnen; Serie 14. Deutsche Turnierreiter; Serie 15. Brunder deutscher Weitfirmen; Serie 16. Rassehunde; Serie 17. Ein sterbendes Volk Serie 18. Beruhmte Bauwerke Aigyptins; Serie 19. Unsere jungen Dichter; Serie 20. Tennissport; Serie 21. Bilder aus Holland; Serie 22. Kletterkunste der Eisenbahn; Serie 23. Berhumte Schachspieler; Serie 24. Slavische… Leer más

New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small 4to. Small 4to. xviii (ii), 205 (1) pp, illus. First Edition, 1951. Price clipped. 2" x 1 1/2" x 1/1/4" triangle chip to bottom fore-edge panel corner dj with some additional very small chips and edge wear to same. Slight external wear and age-toning to book, else, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7" x 10". Illustrated grey cloth with black bordereded pink title plate and black lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1931 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. xxiii, 186 pp. + xcv b&w plates, preface, I. Anglo-Saxon and Gothic, a.d. 500 to about 1525; II. From the Rinaissance tothe Enforced High Standard, 1525-1720; III. Ght Georgian Period, 1725-1830; IV. The Victorian Period and After, from about 1840; V. The Traditions of Table Silver; VI. The Silversmiths of Scotland; VII. The Silversmiths of Ireland; VIII. Marks on English Sivler; IX. Sheffield Plate; X. Methods of Forging Old Silver; XI. Recent Auction Prices; works of reference, index. First Edition, 1931. Not Price Clipped. 1/2"x1 1/4" chip at to edge spine dj with lightly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Royal blue cloth with gilt-stamped vessel on front board, and gilt lettering to spine..

London and New York: George Newnes Limited/Charles Scribner's Sons Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Octavo. 8vo. xv (iii), 122 (2) pp, illus. n.d. Very light external wear with lightly age-toned bottom and fore- text block, and foxing to end papers and the margins of some pages. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 9". Decorative blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine, and gilt top text block. In Mylar Protector. 0.

London/Totowa, NJ: David & Charles/Barnes & Noble Books, 1983 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 256 pp, introduction, 1. From Will Shakespeare to Will Wycherley; 2. Choice Scraps from the 18th Century; 3. Fairy- and Folk-Tales; 4. Inducements to Learning; 5. Verse and Rhymes; 6. Tales for Youth; 7. Boys' Adventure Stories; 8. Toy-Books, Musical Books, Peep-Shows and Mobiles; 9. Periodicals, Annuals and Peeny Dreadfuls; select bibliography, index with b&w illustrations throughout. First Editon, 1983. "The author traces the development of the genre from its earliest days through to the classics of the Victorian age and the stories and annuals popular at the beginning of the 20th century. To help the collector in search of lost treasures, this guide sets out the ways by which first and other valuable editions can be identified and describes interesting titles to watch out. He covers over 400 years of children's literature and… Leer más

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1955 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 224 pp, preface, acknowledgments, list of 148 b&w illustrations, introduction, Part I: A Short History, Part II: The Furnishings, notes on the illustrations, index. Price clippped with three 1/4" - 1/2 " chips, a few small closed tears and minor edgewear to dj. Inked name on free endpapers. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth..

Boston, MA: Boston Book & Art Shop, 1968. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First American Edition. Quarto. 248 pp + 96 pp of plates, illus. With a Preface by Nigel Warren, Author's preface, Introduction & 7 Major headings / 11 chapters with additional subject titles, , The Catalogue / XII Sections, Appendices I-IV, bibliography, index. list of clour plates, list of b&w plates, : First American Edition, 1968. Price clipped. Light external wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.5" x 10" boards. Red cloth with black title plate and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

New York: A Giniger Book / The Macmillan Company, 1966 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to. 351 pp, preface by Sir Gordon Russell, acknowledgments, introduction, Part I: Egypt, Part II: The Near East, Part III: The Aegean, appendix: techniques (2500-1350 B.C.), measured drawings, notes, lists of color and b&w illustrations, index. Minor edgewear to dj, with very slight edgewear to bottom fore-edge tips and spine, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with gilt lettering at spine..

New York/London: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. / The Oak Tree Press, 1969 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Quarto. Small 4to. 352 pp, illus. Second Printing, 1969. Price clipped. Two small owner's stamps on ffep. 2" closed tear with crackling to top edge rear panel dj with some additional minor edge wear to same, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7" x 10.25". Red cloth with gilt motif on front board, and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

Swarthmore, PA: Swarthmore College, 1942 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 187 (1) pp. Swarthmore College, PA. First Edition, 1942. Rubbed edges with age-toned endpapers. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Burgundy leatherette..

Ploegsma, Amsterdam: J.F. Schreiber, 1980 Book. Very Good + +. Soft Cover/Accordian. Reprint. 4to. Eight wordless pictorial panels with six movable pop-up panoramic zoo scenes. Illustrated in full color. Completely expands to a length of 1.80 metres, forming a wide arc encompassing the entire old-fashioned zoo with both animals and the visitors: 'A day at the zoo you won't forget anytime soon'. Once fold-out books like this large Zoo book were quite common, examples like this period piece are now somewhat scarce. Collectible. Dutch reprint of the original German edition of some hundred years earlier..

Camden, New Jersey / Toronto, Canada: Thomas Nelson & Son, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small Quarto. Small 4to. 226 pp, illus. First Edition, 1968. Price clipped. Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.25" x 10.25". Yellow cloth with green lettering to front board and spine, illustrated end papers, and green top text block. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

Toronto, Canada: The Ryerson Press, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Eleventh Edition Revised. Octavo. 8vo. vii (i), 434 (2) pp. index. Eleventh Edition Revised, 1968. Price clipped. Blacked out name on ffep. Near Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5" x 9.25". Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1941 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. xiii, 210 pp, color fold-out frontis, foreword, introduction, I. The First Traces of Origin Abroad; II. The Very Probable Origin Given; III. The Simplicity of the Process; IV. Suitable Materials and Dyeing; V. The Source and Decadence of Designs; VI. Classifications of Desgns and Rugs Contemporary with Hooking in America; VII. Rapid Development in America; VIII. Artistic, Economic and Intrinsic Values; IX. A Hunt for Rugs in Canada; X. Careful Collecting, Using, Cleaning and Repairing; XI. Various Sizes, Ages, Modern and Future Productions and Developmment; XII. Scotch Rugs; XIII. Possible Sources of Rug Design; XIV. General Considerations of the Art with b&w illustrations throughout. Reprinted, June 1941. Not Price Clipped. 1/2" chip along top edge spine dj with a small chip to front panel top fore-edge corner, and minor edge wear to same, else, Pristine, no wear.… Leer más

New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 1952 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. (7) 264 pp, b&w frontis, foreword, conditions of sale, The Barrett Lincoln Collection Catalogue. Public Auction Sale #1315 Sold by Order of the Executors of His Estate and of Roger W. Barrett, Chicago: First Edition, 1952. "The collection is arranged in chronological order, commencing with the earliest date document, Slave Sale in Mass. 1667, catalogue number 1, to an autograph manuscript poem 'Illinois', by Frederick M. Steele, catalogue number 808." Owners ex libris plate and embossed stamp on front endpapers. Small closed tear to top edge spine of paper-covered boards with only the faintest wear, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Pictorial paper-covered boards with cover portraint of Lincoln and black lettering on front board, and black to spine..