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Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, 1940. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. D.G. MIRAMS. A Brief History of Chinese Architecture, Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1940.Octavo, pp. xxiv, 132, halftone plates, 2 folding maps, library cancellation stamp on copyright page. A detailed Western perspective on a fascinating subject.Condition of this book:Jacket is dust-darkened, missing small pieces at the edge, with a couple neat tape repairs on the underside. Boards have faded, inside is clean, sound. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Architecture; China; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55291. .

Routledge, London. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: William Harvey. J.G. WOOD. Natural History, London: Routledge, undated (mid- to late 19th century).Octavo, priority unknown here, pp. xx, 444, prize binding from the Gillingham Grammar School of Dorset, full polished red calf with gilt lettering, rules and devices to spine, gilt fillets front and back, gilt lettering and device to front, marbled edges, extensive illustration by William Harvey including 2 color plates, book plate and calligraphy signature of A.T. Phripp (presumed prize winner). Author's preface called this "a brief digest of a large mass of materials."Condition of this book:Spine darkened, marks on front and back panels, overall very good and sound. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges… Leer más

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. WODEHOUSE, P.G. Do Butlers Burgle Banks?, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968.Octavo, first edition, pp. 191, paper-covered boards quarter-bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, top edge tinted gray. Crook moonlights as a butler.Condition of this bookLight sunning at edges, jacket has a couple short tears at edges. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1960s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55201. .

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Girl in Blue, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971.Octavo, first edition, pp. 180, Blue cloth boards with silver lettering and devices to spine, silver cupids on front.Condition of this book:Fine, jacket darkening with minor staining at bottom of rear panel. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1970s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55198. .

Seabury Press, New York, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Uncollected Wodehouse, New York: Seabury Press, 1976.Octavo, first edition, pp. xii, 212, navy cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Covers the humorist's career from 1914 forward, with short stories and newspaper and magazine articles. Foreword by Malcolm Muggeridge, edited by David Jasen.Condition of this book:Light soiling to jacket and top edge, else fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1970s; Fiction. ISBN: 0816492867. ISBN/EAN: 9780816492862. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55203. . 9780816492862

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Plot That Thickened, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1973.Octavo, first edition, pp. 221, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt decoration on front.Condition of this book:Fine and bright with a few tiny spots at top edge. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1970s; Fiction. ISBN: 0671215728. ISBN/EAN: 9780671215729. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55200. . 9780671215729

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Purloined Paperweight, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1967.Octavo, first edition, pp. 188, paper-covered boards quarter-bound in mustard cloth with blue stamped lettering to spine, top edge tinted mustard.Condition of this book:Jacket price clipped, tiny spots of foxing at fore edge. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1960s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55197. .

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. WODEHOUSE, P.G. A Few Quick Ones, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959.Octavo, first edition, pp. [ii] 213, 1 (note), gray paper-covered boards quarter-bound in cream buckram with pink and black lettering on spine and pink and yellow labels, facsimile signature on upper panel, top edge tinted red. Cornucopia of goofballs populates a short-story collection.Condition of this book:Boards sunned at edges, jacket darkening with a couple short tears at top edge.All else fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1950s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52368. .

Doubleday, Garden City, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair. WODEHOUSE, P.G. Spring Fever, Garden City: Doubleday, 1948.Octavo, first American edition, pp. 223, brown cloth boards with white lettering and decoration on spine, illustrations by Paul Galdone, bookplate on front pastedown. Trouble at Beevor Castle, with the usual complications and twists of plot and coincidence.Condition of this book:Boards have a minor slant, jacket chipped and torn. Jacket flap is clipped but the original price is still present.Leaves clean and tight, toning, images fine. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; United States; 1940s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not… Leer más

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. WODEHOUSE, P.G. Bachelors Anonymous, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.Octavo, first edition, pp. 186, Blue cloth boards with silver lettering and devices to spine, silver cupid on front.Condition of this book:Fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1970s; Fiction. ISBN: 0671217410. ISBN/EAN: 9780671217419. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55199. . 9780671217419

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. WODEHOUSE, P.G. Do Butlers Burgle Banks?, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968.Octavo, first edition, pp. 191, paper-covered boards quarter-bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, top edge tinted gray. Crook moonlights as a butler.Condition of this book:Faint sunning at edges, sticker ghosts on free front endpaper. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1960s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55202. .

Herbert Jenkins, London, 1965. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. WODEHOUSE, P.G. Big Money, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1965Small octavo, Autograph Edition, pp. 208, turquoise cloth boards with label on spine and blind-stamped signature on front, top edge tinted green. With original cardboard and acetate packaging, The only autograph here is a facsimile on the title page.Condition of this book:Fine; dust jacket is darkened at the spine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; United States; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55196. .

Harper & Row, New York, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ. One Hundred Years of Solitude, New York: Harper & Row, 1970.Octavo, first edition, pp. 422, 1 (note), green cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering to the spine, gilt logo and date on front, gift inscription on free front endpaper. First state dust jacket with exclamation point at end of first paragraph on front flap; book too is first state with no numbers on the last leaf. This novel broke ground with its use of magical realism, complex narrative structure, exploration of Latin American history and identity, and integration of mythical and symbolic elements. It holds an enduring influence on literature.Condition of this book:Jacket is price-clipped and missing pieces, but holding together (see photos), protected under Brodart. Book is good with minor stains at edges, rubbed spine ends, and spots of discoloration on front panel. This is the… Leer más

Bulfinch, Boston, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. FLOR GARDUNO. Inner Light, Still Lifes and Nudes, Boston: Bulfinch, 2002.Square quarto, first English-language edition, unpaginated, brown cloth boards with black stamped lettering to spine, 62 tritone plates, signed on the half-title by Garduno.Garduno is an Alvarez Bravo student who has become a major influence in her own right, focusing on indigenous America and its natural environment.Condition of this book:Minor scuffs to jacket, else fine. This is the first USA edition. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; Mexico; Modern; Indigenous Cultures. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0821228102. ISBN/EAN: 9780821228104. Pictures of this item… Leer más

Viking, New York, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. JONATHAN GASH. The Sin Within Her Smile, New York: Viking, 1994.Octavo, first edition, pp. 231, navy paper-covered boards quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, signed on the title page by Gash. Lovejoy, an antiques dealer and detective, finds himself in trouble in Hong Kong.Condition of this book:Fine, faintly sunned at edges, jacket shows shelf wear, toning on reverse side. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; 1980s; Antiques & Collectibles. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0670856088. ISBN/EAN: 9780670856084. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55190. . 9780670856084 Leer más

St. Martin, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. JONATHAN GASH. Jade Woman, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989.Octavo, first edition, pp. 273, green paper-covered boards quarter-bound in navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Lovejoy, an antiques dealer/detective, finds himself in trouble in Hong Kong.Condition of this book:Fine, slight dampstain at lower spine has touched inside of jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; 1980s; Antiques & Collectibles. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55189. .

Harper & Row, New York, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. JONATHAN GASH. Gold By Gemini, New York: Harper & Row, 1979.Octavo, first American edition of an English book called Gold From Lovejoy, pp. 186, black paper-covered boards quarter-bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Lovejoy, an antiques dealer, finds another case in his own cut-throat business.Condition of this book:Fine, touch of age-toning inside jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; 1970s; Antiques & Collectibles. ISBN: 0060114630. ISBN/EAN: 9780060114633. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55188. . 9780060114633

Editions B. Arthaud, Grenoble, 1929. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. GAUTHIEZ, PIERRE. Paris, Grenoble: Editions B. Arthaud, 1979.Octavo, pp. 220, 6 (notes, ads), boards illustrated with a maroon and silver abstract design quarter-bound in navy cloth with maroon morocco labels on spine, illustrated with fine gravures in text and on plates, top edge silver, text in French. This book is commonly found as a paperback, and the original paper cover created by Paul Leroy is preserved here. It is unknown to me who did this binding, which is attractive even though rubbed at extremities and discolored in spots.Condition of this book:Very good with a discolored section on front board, possibly caused by water; fore edge and end leaves have minor foxing, silver top edge a bit dulled, images fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is… Leer más

Rudge, New York, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Illustrator. JOHN GAY. Rural Sports, together with The Birth of the Squire and The Hound and the Huntsman, New York: William Rudge, 1930.Tall quarto, No. 69 of a deluxe edition of 225, xxix, 36, 1 (limitation page), purple calf boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped abstract pattern on front, signed frontispiece drawing by Gordon Ross, other plates by Ross, all illustrations hand-colored. A fine-press reissue of Gay's 1720 work on the outdoor sports.Condition of this bookBoards discolored by sun exposure with a bit of wear at extremities, preliminary leaves age-toned, all else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available:… Leer más

Getty, Malibu, 1992. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. GEORG BOCSKAY and JORIS HOEFNAGEL. Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, Malibu: Getty Museum, 1992.12mo, facsimile of a 16th-century manuscript, pp. x, 412, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and gilt lettering and calligraphic decoration on front, slipcased, color illustration.Model Book of Calligraphy was written by the scribe Bocskay in 1561-62 and illuminated by Hoefnagel 30 years later with flowers, insects and other images of the natural world. He added an alphabet, bringing the total number of pages to 150. They are reproduced here in the original size. The rest of the book is made up of essays by 2 experts on the manuscript.Condition of this book:Fine in stained slipcase. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free… Leer más