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London: B. T. Batsford. 2 volumes, each in its own heavy board slipcase. No. 277 of a limited edition of 300 copies. Signed by Ernest P. Graham. 385 photogravure plates. Brown crushed levant, top edges gilt, pages uncut. Stamp-signed by binders, Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Two 1/2" scrapes to spine of volume I - one at top of spine and another to first raised band. Clean and unmarked. Minor wear to slipcase panels with two 1" splits to edges of one slipcase and a 7"' split to one edge of the other slipcase. . Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition, Limited. 1933.

London: Karsten Schubert, 1991. Book. Illus. by Hodgkin, Howard. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. No. 145 of a limited edition of 200 copies. Signed on the limitation page at front by Sontag and Hodgkin. Yellow cloth clam shell case with black leather spine label with gilt titles. Sontag's story re: the AIDS crisis accompnied by six colored aquatints by Hodgkin - four are double pages and two are folding. .

London: William Miller / John Murray / Longman, 1810. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4 volumes. Printing dates 1810 - 1819. Original calf with gilt borders. Nicely re-backed in tan leather with gilt titles, decorative gilt stamps, and raised bands. All edges gilt. Four engraved portrait frontispieces, printed ads in each volume. Numerous illustrations. Some spotting, staining , and offsetting. Armorial bookplates in each volume. Solid bindings. A very nice set. .

Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1949. Book. Illus. by Roger Chastel. Fine. Loose Plates. Limited Edition . Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. No. 94 of a limited edition of 196 copies. Text in French. Poems by Paul Eluard accompanied by 87 original etchings by Roger Chastel. Folded sheets with tissue guards, printed on Lana's vellum. Including an etching covering the full covers, front/back/spine. In a very good, heavy card chemise with large letter spine title. Chemise and plates are housed in a matching, good, heavy card slipcase with wear to all edges. All plates are clean, bright, and unmarked. A great copy of this scarce title. With a copy of the French art publication, Derriere le Miroir, No. 17, February, 1949, 2nd edition. The entire 8 page issue is dedicated to Le Bestiaire. .

Norwalk, CN : The Easton Press, 1990. Book. Illus. by . Fine. Full-Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 20 volumes. Collector's Edition. Full leather with gilt titles and gilt and color decorations; all edges gilt; raised bands; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page markers. These are the multi-color leather bindings with each volume a different color leather with different cover decorations / designs except for "True at First Light". This title was not included in this set but issued by Easton Press in another set and is bound in solid light brown leather with an embossed relief illustration on cover. Introductions by various, well known authors and illustrations by various artists. A beautiful set. BB .

Zaragoza, Spain: Juan de Lanaja. Tan leather spine with cloth covered boards with leather strap closures which are split and with the small metal buckles present but detached. Title on spine reads, "Anales De Aragon 1630". Stamped at bottom of leather spine, "Restaurado 1959" (restored 1959) which most likely refers to the re-binding. Interior is exceptionally clean, bright, and unmarked. . Very Good. Quarter-Bound Leather. 1630.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Neatly signed on flyleaf: "Larry McMurtry". Front DJ flap is price-clipped on both edges. Clean and unmarked. . Hardcover. First Edition (stated). 1961.

London: Antiquarian Monthly Review Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. From the first issue in 1974 through 1992. Each years issues housed in black binders with spine lettering. A wealth of information on book collecting, author bibliographies, publishers, etc. Great cover art. All clean and unmarked. .

Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 14 volumes in 12 books. Deep red cloth with gilt spine titles. 1. North Central States; 2. Ohio; 3. Indiana; 4. Illinois including Maps of Chicago; 5. Michigan; 6. Wisconsin; 7. Minnesota; 8. Iowa; 9. Missouri; 10. North Dakota and South Dakota; 12 & 13. Nebraska and Kansas; 14. Subject, Author, and Title Index. All clean, bright, and unmarked. Laid in is a 4 page prospectus, dated 1/30/84, for volume 14, which is signed "Bob" by the editor, Robert W. Karrow, with a short note to the recipient. .

Norwalk, CN : The Easton Press, 1993. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 11 matching volumes. Collector's Edition. Full tan leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page markers. Maps in each volume. A beautiful set - clean and unmarked. BB.

North Salem, NY: The Adventure Library, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 30 volumes (complete series). Beautifully done reprints of classic adventure / exploration / travel titles: Adrift; Alive; Alone; Annapurna; The Bounty Mutiny; Carrying the Fire; Cooper's Creek; Darwin and the Beagle; Deborah / The Mountain of My Fear; Eiger, Wall of Death; Endurance; K2, The Savage Mountain; Kon-Tiki; The Long Walk; Man-Eaters; Mawson's Will; No Picnic on Mt. Kenya; Ordeal by Hunger; Running the Amazon; Sailing Alone Around the World; A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush; The Spirit of St. Louis; Travels in West Africa; Voyager; Wah-To-Yah and the Taos Trail; We Die Alone; West with the Night; The White Nile; The Worst Journey in the World. Half-bound in woven gray cloth with illustrated boards with gilt spine titles and a different illustration on each cover, front and rear. Clean, bright, and unmarked. BB.

Oklahoma City, OK: Portfolio Editions. No. 27 of a limited edition of 75 copies. Ten photogravure prints made by Jon Goodman, Hadley, Massachusetts. Each print signed in pencil by David Lubbers. With a four page folder containing an essay by Richard Rodriguez. All housed in a tan cloth portfolio measuring 20" x 15 1/2". Prints and folder all in fine condition. . Fine. Photographs. Limited Edition . 1989.

New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 1993. Book. New. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardcover edition. Profusely illustrated. Still in publisher's shrink-wrap. .

Stamford, CT: Castle Publishing Co., Ltd.. Two volumes. Volume I is text with photographs, drawings, and maps. Volume II is a portfolio with ribbon closure with 12 color and 148 black & white individual plates. Included is a 4 page prospectus for the publications and a folded, full color poster from a related exhibit at Vassar College in 1990. Volume I is as new. Volume II's portfolio is heavily faded on spine and top portion of cover. The plates are in fine condition. Very scarce as a two volume set. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1977.

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Aramco, 2011. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Profusely illustrated in color with photographs, maps, charts. Glossy, illustrated covers. Includes CD-Rom in rear inset. Clean, bright, and unmarked. An amazing, comprehensive production. .

Brooklyn, NY: Designers & Books. Originally published in 1927 in Milan, Italy. Still in original shipping box. Includes a reader's guide. . New. Hardcover. Facsimile. 2017.

China: Huhehaote Shi : Nei Menggu ren min chu ban she. Two large volumes with Chinese color illustrations and Chinese text in a matching board slipcase with gilt Chinese characters. . Fine. Soft cover. 2002.

Long Beach, CA. Originally published in 1924. "To the boatmen of Avalon, the cleanest sportsmen, the best companions and the finest men you would wish to know, this little book is affectionately dedicated by the author". Illustrated with photographs. Articles originally appearing in the Catalina Islander. This is a comb-bound reprint. Front cover missing and last page bound in upside down. Clean and unmarked. . Very Good. Comb-bound Wrappers. Facsimile Edition.

New York: St Martins Press. A novel of romance and danger set in victorian London. Signed "Anne Perry" on title page. Laid in is a newspaper clipping from author's Chicago appearance when her novel, "Southhampton Row" was published, probably 2002. Front and rear covers are slightly bowed. . Hardcover. First Edition. 1979.

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France: LEC (Les Editions Culinaires) / Les Editions d' Alain Ducasse. Fully illustrated with color photographs. Text in English. Clean, bright, and unmarked. . Fine. Hardcover. First English Translation. 2005.