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New York: Bramhall House, 1965. The life-work of the American Architect Frank Llyod Wright with contributions by Frank Llyod Wright, and introduction by Architect H. TH. Wijdeveld and Many articles by Famous European architects and American Writers. 1965 Wendingen Edition including an introduction by Mrs. Frank Llyod Wright. With 200 Illustrations. A facismilie edition of an earlier out of print edition with typography by T. TH Wijdeveld (Amsterdam). Some foxing to back of d/w, endpapers, cloth boards and page ends. Slight bumping to d/w edges. Some small tears to top and bottom of d/w spine. . Hard Cover - Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, Square.

Buenos Aires: Ediciones Latinoamericanas, 1973. Laminated wood hard cover with leather spine. In Spanish. 'Martín Fierro is an 2,316 line epic poem by the Argentine writer José Hernández. The poem was originally published in two parts, El Gaucho Martín Fierro (1872) and La Vuelta de Martín Fierro (1879). The poem is, in part, a protest against the Europeanizing and modernizing tendencies of Argentine president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. As well, the poem supplied a historical link to the gauchos' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain.[1] The poem, written in a Spanish that evokes rural Argentina, is widely seen as the pinnacle of the genre of "gauchesque" poetry (poems centered around the life of the gaucho, written in a style that evokes the rural Argentine ballads known as payadas) and a touchstone of Argentine national identity. It has appeared in literally hundreds of editions and has been… Leer más

Los Angeles: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, 1996. Bumping and shelf wear to d/w. Light marking to page ends. "Grasberg is one of the most important mineral finds of the century: a copper-gold porphyry so large and rich that it will take at least half a century to mine. This is the story of how a deposit worth almost $80 billion came to be discovered in the remote highlands of Irian Jaya, and how a Gulf Coast sulfur company called Freeport grew to be one of the biggest players in the world of copper.". Hard Cover-Quarter Bound Cloth. Good/Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

North America, Chronicle Books, 1995. Full-page b&w plate of each featured writer, accompanied by words chosen by the authors from their own work or, in some cases, from that of others. Preface Norman Mailer. Writers include: Martin Amis, Maya Angelou, Margaret Attwood, Julian Barnes, Bruce Chatwin, Seamus Heaney, Eugene Ionesco, Doris Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marques, Iris Murdoch, Salman Rushdie. Many more. Hard cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: The Religious Tract Society circa early 1888 Gilt typography on front and spine. Gilted page ends. Light sun damage to spine and markings to back. Light foxing to some pages. . Hard Cover - Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Landscape format: 11.5" x 10". Full-page photographs (col & mono) throughout. Foxing on first two flip pages otherwise all the pages are in good condition.
Foreword by Alberto Moravia to this impressive collection of photographs of Italy and the Italians people by the famous actress.

Full page photographs of Paris in black and white by Izis accompanied with a series of hand written texts and poems by numerous writers including: Andre Breton, Blaise Cendrars, Jean Cocteau, Georges Hugnet, Francis Ponge, Henry Miller, Pierre Emmanuel, Jean-Richard Bloch, Paul Eluard, and many others. Miller's English text into French. A nostalgic photobook of post-war Paris. Black cloth with stamped gilt title on cover and spine. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. 157 pages. Hand written message in french on front page from the owner of the book (1966).

Zurich, Germany: Scalo, 1997. "little movie" photographs taken by Waters of films played on his tv monitor. Slight bumping to d.w. edges, particularily to one corner.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Melbourne: Lothian Books. Still sealed in original plastic. Unopened. With accompianing CD featuring archival recordings. . Hard Cover. New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Aperature, 1997. As New. A chronicle of fifty years in the amazing and creative life of Merce Cunningham who remains the most important avant-garde choreographer of our time. Soft cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Johnathan Cape (Random), 1993. Thick book- 580 pgs.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

York Beach: Samuel Weiser, 1996. The complete diaries of Aleister Crowley cover his entire career in magic, from his initiation into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in 1898 to his death in 1947.. Revised Second Edition. Soft Cover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, INC., 1983. protective mylar plastic cover. Some tearing, creasing and staining to dj edges and spine. American photographer Arnolds intimate vision of America and Americans today with a rich, revealing commentary. Colour photography. 207 pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Melbourne: Hyland House, 1991. Previous owner's signature of front endpaper. 'A story of a hundred years...it tells of the teachers and students of Burnley, the horticulture school that became a college...Many students of Burnley became fine horticulturists who made major contributions to Australian industry...Now the Burnley campus of the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture.' Copy issue number 32, signed by the author on a book plate.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1995. Light bumping to d/w. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne: Rigby, 1975. Bumping and creasing to d/w. Red pen scribble on back of d/w. A small stain to front endpaper and cover page. . First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Damaged. Oblong 4to. Rare.

Gothenburg Sweden: Nordbook, 1984. Bumping to d/w edges. Sunning to spine. 2cm tear to front bottom of d/w.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Bulfinch Press, 2003. Foreward by Kofi A. Annan. Essay by Siddharth Dube. Photographer Salgado, known for its dedication to the plight of the world's dispossessed traveled to five countries to photograph the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, begun in 1988 to eradicate polio. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paris: Editions Andre Balland In French. Circa 1960's. A light scratch to picture pasted on red boards. Gilted typography on front board and spine. Light black marking to spine. Poems of: Albert le Grand (pseudonyme d'un poète inconnu du XVIe Siècle) - Michel d'Ambroise (dit l'esclave fortuné) - Gilles d'Aurigny (ou l'innocent égaré, avocat au Parlement de Paris) - Eustorg de Beaulieu (ministre évangélique, auteur de "L'Espinglier des filles") - Guillaume Bochetel (greffier de l'ordre du roi) - Victor Brodeau (valet de chambre de Marguerite de Navarre) - Lancelot de Carle (diplomate, aumônier de Monseigneur le dauphin) - Claude Chappuys (bibliothécaire du roi) - Gilles Corrozet (libraire à Paris) - Bonaventure des Périers - Antoine Heroët (évêque de Digne, auteur de "La Parfaite Amye") - Maclou de la Haye (valet de chambre du roi, diplomate) - Bérenger de la Tour d'Albenas (poète et juriste) - Pierre le Lieur (échevin de Rouen) - Clément Marot - Jacques Peletier (savant et poète,… Leer más

The People of Kau is the title of the 1976 English-language translation of German film director Leni Riefenstahl's Die Nuba von Kau, an illustrations book published in the same year in Germany. A photographic essay detailing the ritual dances of the Nuba. Accompanied by Riefenstahl's essay on the tribe and her tribulations. Jacket has wear and no tears on top and bottom, otherwise clean and bright, a Near Fine copy.