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London: Bradbury & Agnew, 1887 700 copies of Punch, from 1911 to 1928. Also, 4 uncut partial galleys from 1887 and 1888. Most VG or VG+, with a few exceptions. Several special editions and several color Almanacks. As a set, or individually - standard copies 12 U.S. each, special editions and Almanacks 25 U.S. each. These are not the semi-annual compilations, but the actual individual issues of the newspaper. Fantastic and intricate artwork, bawdy humor, fascinating ads.

New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2012 Companion to the exhibition of the same name. Artistic works full of charm, wit, and humor. Reflects alive of turmoil and beautiful art. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 320 numbered pp; HB no DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, blue eps, photo frontis. Cover: black paper over boards, bronze tone artwork front, light green/yellow titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. Scarce. Giftable. Large, heavy.

Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1749 Complete in 2 volumes.In French. The Art of War, its Principles and Rules. The Work of the Marshal of Puysegur, Discovered by his Son, the Marquis of Puysegur, Marshal of the Royal Camps and Armies. Dedicated to the King. Originally published in 1748, this work was published posthumously (the author died in 1743), and is a tactician's thoughts on the merits of the suppression of pikes and muskets in favor of the bayonet rifle. Condition notes: vol 1: 411 numbered pp +5; vol 2: 547 numbered pp +5; HBs. Both bindings and text blocks firm. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, red edgestain, sm frontis, fold-out map of Paris is frontis of vol 2, includes 9 maps and 43 plates; eps toned and edges offset, some foxing. Cover: contemporary full leather tree calf, 5 raised bands, dull and scuffed gilt ornamentation to spine, gilt titles to red morocco spineblocks; modest shelfwear, extrems modestly worn, vol 1 lacks 1 of 2 spine blocks (the one identifying it as vol 1 –… Leer más

Angers: Self Published, 1867 In French. Roughly translates to: Dictionary of Pomology, Including the History, Description, and Figures of Ancient and Modern Fruits, the Most Commonly Known and Cultivated. Numerous in page illustrations. Appears to have been self-published for the first five volumes. Vol 1 (1867): Pears A-C 389 Varieties; Vol II (1869): Pears D-Z Varieties Nos. 390 to 915; Vol III and IV (published together as one book, 1873): Apples A-L Varieties Nos. 1 to 258, and Apples M-Z Varieties Nos. 259 to 527; Vol V (1877): Stone Fruits, Part I: Apricots 43 Varieties, and Cherries 127 Varieties; Vol VI (1879): Stone Fruits, Part II: Peaches 143 Varieties. Condition notes: Vol 1: 615 numbered pp; Vol 2: 776 numbered pp; Vol 3/4: 880 numbered pp + errata; Vol 5: 400 numbered pp; Vol 6: 333 numbered pp. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, speckled red edgestain, decorative marbled (first four volumes) or floral (last two volumes) eps; a.e. modestly sunned, preliminary pages of Vol 3/4 up to first text… Leer más

Troy: Nims & Knight, Pubs., 1882 Unnumbered pp.; HB. ca. 1888. 16 gorgeous "translations on copper" etchings of works of art hors texte on very heavy stock w/ captioned tissue guards. Beautiful and wonderful in-text illustrations as well. Artists include Breton, Cuyp, Drefregger, Detaille, Duez, Flameng, Kauffmann, Laufberger, Munkacsy, Nordgren, Obermullner, Rubens, Schonleber, Uhde, and Zezzos. Etchers include Flameng, Unger, Kuhn, Woernle, Monzies, Forberg. Sonnenleiter, Schonleber, and Krauskopf. Pages: clean, bright, tight, a.e.g., decorative eps, artwork frontis w/ captioned tissue guard; all leaves dampstained bottom crnr w/ mild waviness which does not affect artwork, front hinge cracked (intact), frontis tissue guard bottom crnr yapped (manufacturer's defect) so a bit tattered., 4 items laid in at end of Franz Defregger text have toned verso of following Breton artwork (does not show on artwork), in some instances, text has transferred through tissue guard to facing artwork.… Leer más

New York : Curt Valentin, 1945 Complete folio of 40 Paul Klee prints, plus string-bound book by Soby (1906-1979, who was an author, critic, connoisseur, collector and patron of the arts), housed in a black cloth chemise. First limited edition of 1,000 unnumbered copies. Condition notes, the prints: 40 individual prints, 8 in color, lt toning, slightly more at edges. Beautifully documents the evolution of Klee's style. Condition notes, book: string spine, paperback with narrow French flaps, xv numbered pages; includes 5 plates, a list of the folio prints, and a catalogue of all of Klee's prints. One instance of pencil marginalia in the book (easily erased). Condition notes, chemise: black cloth over boards with folding flaps inside to enclose the folio, pasters to front and spine; faint label residue to tail, several ghosts, spine paster well-toned, with narrow chips to its leading edge. Ex-library from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a bookplate with "withdrawn" stamp to inside of… Leer más

New York and Antwerp: Rubin Museum of Art and BAI, 2013 Devoted to a series of 54 miniature paintings related to Sarvavid Vairocana, the All-knowing Buddha. It reveals a meditation process that is rarely depicted. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 176 numbered pp; HB no DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, pale yellow eps. Cover: color artwork and white titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear, bottom corners bumped.

Boston: Shambhala, 1988 Esoteric or Tantric Buddhism offered a brilliant art of iconography, a pantheon of divine protectors from worldly ills, the doctrine of the ultimate Buddhahood of all sentient beings, and a corpus of magic spells were by ordinary people could be helped to heal their sicknesses, vanquish their enemies, bring rain during a drought, and ensure an abundant harvest. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: [xviii], 244 numbered pp; PB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis Cover: glossy gold wraps with silver border, color photo front, white/blue titles front/spine; light edge/shelfwear, front lower corner creased.

Chicago: Department of Rehabilitation, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, 1930 Contributing Editors: William Kenneth Boyd, Edgar Dawson, William Scott Ferguson, et al. 5,215 pp, 2,300 illustrations, and 231charts and maps (the set). Complete 10 volume set of the National Patron of Honor Edition. Not registered to a specific patron. Signed on the right dedication page of volume 1 by Herman H. Weimert, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. Collection is complete, condition is Fine, all volumes. Clean, bright, and tight. Very minor darkening to leaf edges. Full leather, with no cracking. Green boards with ornate and beautiful gilt artwork to front cover, gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Beautifully illustrated end papers of the history of man through time. Top edge gilt. All text, as well as numerous illustrations and maps are in fine condition. A complete and fine set of a scarce collection. This set provides a unique snapshot into the world's… Leer más

New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2009 From the Masterworks of Tibetan Painting series companion to the exhibit of the same name at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York. Among Situ's many impressive accomplishments is his revival, as a painter and patron, of the Karma Gardri style of painting (also known as the Encampment style). Lavishly illustrated. The collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: [xvi], 286 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, large color frontis; no defects. Cover: glossy red wraps with French flaps, color artwork and yellow/white titles front, white titles spine; very light edge/shelfwear, spine and adjacent boards bit sunned, very lightly rubbed. Heavy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915 Complete in 10 volumes. The uniform edition of John Muir's Works, the great Scottish-American naturalist, published posthumously. Includes the following: Vol I: The Story of my Boyhood and Youth; Vol II: My First Summer in the Sierra; Vol III: Travels in Alaska; Vol IV: The Mountains of California, I; Vol V: The Mountains of California, II; Vol VI: Our National Parks; Vol VII: The Cruise of the Corwin; Vol VIII: Steep Trails: California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon; Vol IX: The Life and Letters of John Muir, I (by William Frederic Bade); and Vol X: The Life and Letters of John Muir, II. Condition notes: Pages: clean, bright, tight, t.e.g., large frontis in each volume; a.e. modestly sunned; various owners' info (1 to 3 prior owners) inked or labeled to front eps in every volume. Cover: green silk, California poppy in gilt to front, gilt titles spine; lt shelfwear, extrems mildly worn. Exteriors really very nice with lovely bright… Leer más

London: A.N., 1709 329 numbered pp +3. Pages: Clean, ivory, tight, "By ? Tindal" written in script on title, a.e. tanned, eps edges toned, bookseller sticker to front pastedown reads in French"Vendu par Theophile Barrios, fils, Libraire pour les Livres Etrangers Quai Voltaire, N. 5 a Paris" (bookseller of foreign language books). From the library of Jacobi Solis Cohen, his decorative bookplate pasted to ep, ffep stuck near gutter to ep. Cover: full leather decoatively stained and stamped, 5 raised bands, gilt title to spine block; scuffed, edgeworn, front board and first 2 fep detached, Full titles are as follows: Four Discourses on the Following Sibjects: viz. I. Of Obedience to the Supreme Powers, and the Duty of Subjects in all Revolutions. II. Of the Laws of Nations, and the Rights of the Sovereigns. III. Of the Powers of the Magistrate, and the Rights of Mankind, in Matters of Religion. IV. Of the Liberty of the Press. Scarce.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1888 In English, translated from the original German. A thorough description of all aspects of Japan, based on a nearly two year residence in that country. Includes numerous illustrations, including full page hors texte photos and steel plates. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the half title. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 543 numbered pp +4 pp reviews and ads; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, f.e. deckled, black eps, large engraved frontis w/ tissue guard; a.e. tanned, a few early pp wrinkled at edge w/ sm tears. Cover: black, red/white ornamentation + gilt titles front/spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems well worn, head/tail have numerous nicks, v lt rubbing, spine mildly sunned.

Lyon: Anissoniorum, 1690 In Latin. Three books in one volume. Religious text, whose title roughly translates to About the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, Three Books. This work was originally published in separate volumes, starting in 1603, subsequently republished in many formats. The first complete edition, encompassing all three volumes, was published in 1605, and the last was published in 1754. This version published in 1690. Thomas Sanchez was a Jesuit who entered the order in 1567. He was much abused for his works. According to one critic the author's mode of expression shows a not always pleasing verbosity. As the work deals with every possible point in the subject of matrimony, it has often-and quite unjustifiably-drawn upon Sanchez the charge of immorality. To complicate the matter, he was a casuist and so sometimes appeared morally ambiguous, providing his critics more fuel. In actuality he was a very pious man who according to his spiritual director carried his baptismal innocence to the… Leer más

Lyons: Iacobi & Patri Prost, 1634 In Latin. First two only of five volumes. The complete title: Commentariorum in Ecclesiasticum, Tomus Primus (or Secundus). Complectens Decem Prima Capita. Nunc Primum in Lucem Prodit. Quadruplici Indice, I. Ethologiarum, II. Materiarum pro Concionibus, III. Locorum sacrae Scripturae, IV. Rerum Notabilium Illustratus. This roughly translates to: Commentary on the Church, Volume 1 (or 2). Including ten principal chapters, for the first time come to light. Four parts: 1. Ethology, 2. Materials for discussion, 3. Places of the Holy Scripture, 4. Harmony of the enlightened. These two volumes are from different sets, Vol. 1 dated 1637, and Vol 2 1634. The series was published during the years 1634 to1648, so these are earlier editions. Author Juan de Pina was a Jesuit from Madrid. The books were rebound into modern library bindings by the Wells Bindery of Waltham, Massachusetts in 1945. They have been in residence at the Bibliothecha C. SS. R. in Ilchester, Maryland… Leer más

Bologna: Gioseffo Longhi, 1682 Antique theological work in Italian. Complete in 2 volumes. Roughly translates to Palace of the Widows of the Holy Father. On the lower half of the title page is stated Consecrata All' Illustrissima e Eccellentiss La Signora Principessa D. Teresa Pamfili Cybo Pricipessa de Carrara etc., or Consecrated the Most Illustrious and Excellent Lady Princess Teresa Pamfili Cybo, Process of Carrara, etc. By Girolamo Ercolani of Padua. Describe the lives of widows of religious importance. Condition notes: pages are clean, ivory to tan, and tight, except the half title of vol 1 is shaken and laid in, and the front pastedowns are torn and well scuffed; the text is in one wide column and narrow printed marginal notes; there is insect damage to about 30 central pages in vol 1that affects some of the margin notes; there are illustrations of each widow at the beginning of their chapter as well as tail pieces and decorated capitals; there is overall foxing and vol 2 lacks the ffep.… Leer más

Washington DC: Samuel H. Smith (printer), 1804 An American classic. Quite scarce. Condition notes: 204 numbered pp; HB. Pages: mostly clean with a bit of marginalia, tanned, a bit loose; small book store label to front pastedown, ink notes to front eps, title page, and rear blanks, front hinge cracked, pages sunned with some small stains Cover: full leather, well worn, spine re-backed in leather w/ some ffep insect damage to the repair (no body lives here anymore, though), no titles; substantial edge/shelfwear, extrems well worn. A great, scarce book with definite condition issues.

Bhutan: Department of Tourism, Royal Government of Bhutan, 1982 An introductory book to Mahayana Buddhist iconography. Primarily intended as a reference for Bhutanese cultural tour guides to help them enhance their knowledge of the complex symbolism of the important icons and imagery found in Bhutan's religious art and cultural motifs. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 145 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: glossy white wraps, colored band at head, color photo front/spine, black/white/oxblood titles front, no titles to spine; mild edge/shelfwear, small area of delam to front top edge, slight soil, creases to joints.

Newark: Tung-Sol Electric Co., 1951 Complete through the date of publication in three volumes (at least one other volume added later, as binders filled up). Three fat hard case notebooks with hundreds, possibly 1,000 or more pages of technical data. The personal library of Bart Nicholas Locanthi, physicist and audio engineer and leading expert in the US pro-audio industry in the 1970s and 1980s. He was an executive at both JBL and Pioneer. Locanthi was known for his brilliance and also for being ahead of his time, for his ability to solve problems, to be a good listener, and for his helpfulness to others. The eps of each book bears a pocket and borrow slip from his personal library-all unused. Condition notes: HBs. Pages: clean, toned, tight. Cover: brown pebbled ersatz leather, reverse embossed and red titles to olive blocks front/spine; modest shelfwear, metal elements of the binding rusted. The binders have clever construction, allowing the spine to slide open so the book can lay more flat. Of… Leer más

Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1938 The Burrough's-published stated first edition, with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. Full page color frontis of Tarzan in an undersea battle, w/ a clean and bright dust jacket also illustrated by J.C. Burroughs and dated the year of publication. There are four b/w full page illustrations in the text as well. A very nice copy indeed. "Love and hate and jealousy and intrigue play their parts on a battle of wits and endurance where courage and loyalty contend with duplicity, cruelty, superstition, and savagery." Condition notes - 315 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, red topstain, f.e. deckled; the occasional speck or light smudge. Cover: med blue w/ red titles front/spine; lt shelfwear, extrems v mildly . DJ: unclipped, glossy white in Brodart, bad man overpowering spunky blonde female, red, gray, and reverse titles front, red, black, and reverse title spine; modest edge/shelfwear with several short closed tears, tail… Leer más