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Le Coran: Quarante Deux Miniatures by Koran - 1927

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Le Coran: Quarante Deux Miniatures by Koran - 1927

Le Coran: Quarante Deux Miniatures

by Koran

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Paris: Societe Du Livre L'art Ancien et Moderne, 1927. Square 12mo, Islamic style binding of green calf with gilt arabesque stamps on covers and on folding flaps. Fine copy in board slipcase which is rubbed at edges and remnant of plain dust jacket. One of only 100 copies. With 42 mounted color plates after paintings of Mariette Lydis in the style of Persian miniatures with figures, animals and landscapes, each in cut-out square mount facing text in French. . Islamic Style Green Calf. Fine. Illus. by Mariette Lydis. Square 12mo.
  • Bookseller Marilyn Braiterman Rare Books US (US)
  • Illustrator Mariette Lydis
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Fine
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  • Publisher Societe Du Livre L'art Ancien et Moderne
  • Place of Publication Paris
  • Date Published 1927
  • Keywords Illustrated Koran, Persian Miniatures, Mariette Lydis, Art Deco, Illustrated Books
  • Size Square 12mo
Tannhauser, a dramatic poem by Richard Wagner freely translated in poetic narrative form by T.W....

Tannhauser, a dramatic poem by Richard Wagner freely translated in poetic narrative form by T.W. Rolleston. Presented by Willy Pogany.

by WAGNER, Richard

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London: G.G. Harrap & Co., 1911. First Edition. . Limp Leather. See Description. Willy Pogany. First regular edition. 4to. 223 unnumbered pages printed on stiff gray paper with numerous illustrations in black and red. Includes 16 tipped in color plates. The colophon states: "The letterpress and fine illustrations lithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour plates printed by Henry Stone and Son Ltd. Banbury. A.D. MCMXI." Pages are clean Bound in limp gray suede binding with gilt illustration on front cover - in a superb state of preservation. Illustrations by Willy Pogany.
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The Nymphs of Fiesole.
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The Nymphs of Fiesole.

by Boccaccio, Giovanni

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Verona. Editiones Officinae Bodoni. 1952. Bound in half gilt ruled Vellum and paper covered boards. Gilt titles to spine. t.e.g. 4to. 7.5" x 11.5 This Edition, has been pinted in Griffo type on the hand-press in 225 numbered copies on hand-made Fabrino paper, of which this is number 93. Illustrated with Woodcuts by Bartolommeo Di Giovanni for a lost Quattrocentro Edition, which were used to illustrate various later texts and now been reesembled and recut by Fritz Kredel. Very mild usual foxing to fore-edge. Very slight foxing to front and rear pastedowns. A Very Fine crisp copy.
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Costumes civils actuels de tous les peuples connus dessinés d'après nature gravés et...
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Costumes civils actuels de tous les peuples connus dessinés d'après nature gravés et coloriés accompagnés d'une notice historique sur leurs coutumes, moeurs, religions... rédigés par M. Sylvain Maréchal

by MARECHAL, Sylvain

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1788 COSTUMES Dress Illustrated Clothing Crimea Malta Bulgaria Greece Corfu

First published in 1784, Sylvain Marechal's 'Civil Costumes' was an impressive and important work on the cultures of people groups from all over the world. Includes 87 full-page, hand-colored engravings depicting clothing and costumes from Western cultures, African and Native American tribes, Pacific Islanders, and from all over the rest of the known world. These incredible illustrations were engraved by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur.
This volume from the 1788 edition covers the clothing, cultures, and religion of the inhabitants of Tartary, Crimea, Greek Island of Corfu, Malta, and Bulgaria. The illustrations depict both men in women in formal dress including the upper bourgeoisie.
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MARECHAL, Sylvain
Costumes civils actuels de tous les peuples connus dessinés d'après nature gravés et coloriés accompagnés d'une notice historique sur leurs coutumes, moeurs, religions... rédigés par M.… Read More
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A THURBER GARLAND
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A THURBER GARLAND

by Thurber, James

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. In the preface, Thurber describes his garland as A "weedy bouquet" - 28 cartoons, published in London with no American edition. The nicest copy we have seen, almost as new, issued without dustjacket and housed, as issued, in a brown cardboard mailing box with illustrated address label pasted on top lid. Inscribed on the label by Helen Thurber "to Dodie and Merrill from the Thurbers". Inscribed by Thurber himself on the verso of the ffe with the thick black wax pencil he preferred to draw with, "The Prentices Jim Thurber". Dodie and Merrill Prentice were personal friends of the Thurbers and residents of Cornwall Connecticut, where the Thurbers had a country house. The only defect to the package is a small water ring to the label on the box. THE collectible copy. HUMOR ILLUSTRATED NEW YORKER.
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1859 Japanese Samurai Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Osaka Castle Illustrated
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1859 Japanese Samurai Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Osaka Castle Illustrated

by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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1859 Japanese Samurai Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Osaka Castle Illustrated

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Taikouki". Taikouki is a biography describing the life of Taihe Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Japanese samurai and daimyo (lord) considered the second "Great Unifier" of Japan following Nobunaga and preceding the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hideyoshi left a legacy including Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa class systems, the restriction of weapons, and the construction and restoration of many temples some of which are still visible in Kyoto. This book is a classic Edo era picture book describing and illustrating Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life illustrated by Utagawa Kuniyoshi! The woodblock prints began being made in 1855 and were completed in 1884. The images and text focus primarily on the military with detailed accuracy on armor, weapons, family crests, interiors, and more!
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The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or...
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The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised for Beauty. By John Hill, M.D

by HILL, John (1706-1775)

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London,: Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, J. Hodges ... (a.o.)., 1756-(1757).. [iv], 533, [iii, index] pp. Tall folio (28 x 42 cm.). Contemporary full marbled calf, spine with 6 raised bands (top & bottom of spine slightly worn; corners slightly bumbed and partly slightly worn); gilt lettered (slightly faded) on red morocco label. With a fine allegorical engraved frontispiece by H. Roberts after a drawing by Samuel Wale, title printed in red and black & with a fine title-engraving by C. Grigion after S. Wale, and 75 plain engraved plates by various artists, depicting about 1500 plant portraits. ¶ First edition. A good copy of this renown and popular British Herbal. The copper plates are in sharp impressions, and not ruined by being crudely coloured as in the coloured copies. John Hill, British apothecary and naturalist was the author of many compilations dealing with botany, horticulture. medicine and even quackery, and a somewhat controversial figure in the history of British… Read More
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Costumes Historiques de la France
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Costumes Historiques de la France: (Historical Costumes of France)

by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix)

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Complete set of 8 volumes with 640 handcolored engravings of French costumes from the 5th to 19th century, from the reign of Clovis I to Louis-Philippe.Illustrated with all 640 handcolored plates by Leopold Massard (1812-1889), grandson of the famous engraver Jean Massard. Plates finely coloured by hand, with many finished in gold. The illustrations copied from authentic images on statues, bas-reliefs, tomb effigies, paintings, murals, miniatures, drawings, and prints. Vol. 1, 187pp of text, 80 plates, 5th to 12th century; Vol. 2, 172pp, 80 plates 13th century; Vol 3, 217pp, 80 plates 14th century; Vol. 4, 202pp, 80 plates 15th century; Vol. 5, 256pp, 80 plates 16th century; Vol. 6, 202pp, 80 plates 17th century; Vol. 7, 214pp, 80 plates 18th century; and Vol. 8, 221pp, 80 plates, early 19th century. Subjects include many kings and queens, nobles, famous historical figures, knights, ladies, soldiers, peasants and workers.Condition: Cloth bindings discolored and starting to fray, sporadic foxing to… Read More
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Puck magazine   October 5 1881 - September 13 1882
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Puck magazine October 5 1881 - September 13 1882: German language edition.

by Joseph Keppler et al.

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Detached covers. Half black morocco with losses to binding. This volume bound by publisher in smyth-sewn signatures, without puncturing the fold-outs. Lampoons Monopolists, Organized Religion, Mormons, Arctic Explorers, British Imperialism, Pensioners, Chinese Xenophobia, Ticket Scalpers, Subsidies to Infant Industries, Press Sensationalism, Accessibility of hand guns, Jews escaping Russian despotism etc. Memorials to Gen. Wm T. Sherman & Henry W. Longfellow. Lacking March 15 centerfold & May 24 final page. Occasional marginal tears and fraying. Approximately 49 complete issues with over 145 full page chromolithographs (of which a third are folding) from one of Puck's best years.
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Ode to a chestnut on the ground
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Ode to a chestnut on the ground: Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden / Mezzotints by Judith Rothchild

by [Verdigris Press] Pabol Neruda.

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[Octon, France]:: Verdigris Press,, 2013.. Edition of 50. 4.75 x 12.5"; 17 pages. Accordion structure extending from back pastedown. Letterpress printed in Univers on an Adana 8 x 5 by Mark Lintott using chestnut-colored ink. Printed on Hahnemulhe paper. Three mezzotints by Judith Rothchild. Bound in screenprinted paper, shades of brown with chestnut leaves, over boards. Laid in matching clamshell box. Author and title printed in black on spine and box. Signed and numbered by printer and artist. Of the edition numbers 1 - 10 include an additional mezzotint and are in a clamshell box; 1 -4 also include one of the original copper plates. Copies 11-50 presented in slipcases. Neruda's text is accompanied with three mezzotints by Judith Rothchild. While the text presentation is sparse and clean the images are velvety and dense. They capture the essence of Neruda's words - "from bristly foliage" to "only a seed".
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The Un Corrected Billy Childish - No Such Number
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The Un Corrected Billy Childish - No Such Number

by CHILDISH, Billy

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Hay on Wye: Aquarium / Kestrel Gallery, 2005. Signed limited edition (50 copies) book with hand painted original cover. Published by Aquarium & Kestrel Gallery, Hay-on-Wye. Signed and numbered to back board by Billy Childish, with Hangman gallows and Aquarium sea horse stamps. Book is number 33 of only 50. There is a second signature on a heavy paper (almost like a bookplate) tipped into the inside of the front board. This is also adorned with one of Childish's hangman block cuts (a different one to that on the rear board. There is also a small red stamp that looks Chinese, but is indecipherable. 16 pages on heavy stock. Poetry in red type. 12 full colour plates. Hand bound hardback in hessian boards. Red handmade paper endpapers. Book in very good condition with just a touch of darkening to edge of front board (from handling we suspect). 110 x 90 mm (4¼ x 3½ inches).
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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Adults : A Comprehensive Clinical Guide

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Adults : A Comprehensive Clinical Guide

by Lorrin M. Koran

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9780521559751
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0521559758
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Cambridge University Press, 1999. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Charles Bridge

by Neubert, Karel; Ivo Koran & Milos Suchomel

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9788090076327
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8090076327
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Gallery of City of Prague, 1991T. hardcover. Good. . Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, markings, and stickers. The copy is lightly tanned, and shows some shelf wear and dirtiness. The copy is in otherwise good, readable condition.
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Everyone Hates A Ball Hog But They All Love A Scorer: The Complete Guide To Scoring Points On And...
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Everyone Hates A Ball Hog But They All Love A Scorer: The Complete Guide To Scoring Points On And Off The Basketball Court

by Godwin, Coach Koran

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9781440459665
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1440459665
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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008-11-07. Paperback. Used: Good.
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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Adults: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide
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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Adults: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide

by Lorrin Koran

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0521559758
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Cambridge University Press, 1999-07-13. Paperback. Good.
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States of Matter: Liquids
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States of Matter: Liquids

by Koran, Maria

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9781489651839
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1489651837
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Av2, 2016. Library Binding. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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States of Matter: Liquids
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States of Matter: Liquids

by Koran, Maria

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1489651837
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Av2, 2016. Library Binding. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Hades: God of the Underworld (Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece)
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Hades: God of the Underworld (Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece)

by Teri Temple, Maria Koran

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9781489646439
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1489646434
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Av2. Library Binding. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included.
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My Best Card Trick

by Al Koran, Peter Warlock and others

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U.K.: Ridgmount Books, 1953 Booklet
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Bring Out the Magic in Your Mind

Bring Out the Magic in Your Mind

by Koran, Al

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9780722511817
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0722511817
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Thorsons Publishers, 1988. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Everyone Hates A Ball Hog but They All Love A Scorer : The Complete Guide to Scoring Points on...

Everyone Hates A Ball Hog but They All Love A Scorer : The Complete Guide to Scoring Points on and off the Basketball Court

by Coach Koran Godwin

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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Escape On Venus Tarzana
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Escape On Venus Tarzana

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Stated First Edition 1946
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Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How

by Eric Sloane

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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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The Professional Cosmetologist
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The Professional Cosmetologist

by John W. Dalton

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Used - Good
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2nd
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780829901863
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0829901868
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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation

The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation

by Gyorgy Balazs

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Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).
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Punky Dunk and The Gold Fish
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Punky Dunk and The Gold Fish

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Hardcover
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Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Twentyfourmo [16 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a string binding. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled. There are a couple of barely perceptible stains on the rear board. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there are a couple of small indentations in the top edges of the covers. The spine is very subtly rolled. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The rear endsheet has several small light stains. "His cunning head bent and his little nose went Right down, while his tongue flashed red- When, O, what a sight! The fish in their fright Splashed water all over his head.
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Graziella
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Graziella

by De Lamartine, A

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
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Limited Edition
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Hardcover
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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Book. Illus. by Jacquier. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in patterned cloth. Text in English, translated by Ralph Wright, with 30 pochoir illustrations by Jacquier. "This edition consists of 1,600 copies, of which 600 are for sale in the United States of America by Random House Inc. It has been printed on Arches paper by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd. And the illustrations in colour have been stencilled by The Curwen Press, which has also printed the binding cloth : the whole under the care of Francis Meynell. This is number 1373." Darkening to spine, stain to rear free endpaper, text block near fine..
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RIP VAN WINKLE
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RIP VAN WINKLE

by Washington Irving

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Probable 1st edition
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Hardcover
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Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Poor. Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Poor. N.C. Wyeth. Front cover has a badly bumped corner, spine is faded and soiled as is the rear cover. Front hinge is torn but cover is still attached, binding is loose. FFEP has some child's writing but otherwise contents are clean and the Wyeth illustrations are clean and bright .
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head

by Claire Huchet Bishop

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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Reprint Edition
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Hardcover
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

by William R. Gillis

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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JEFFREY JONES: THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE

JEFFREY JONES: THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE

by Hill, Patrick K. Et Al

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9781934331545
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1934331546
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Coral Gables, FL: Vanguard Publishing, 2013. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear else a bright, solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear else bright, intact and whole.
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