Search Results: Non-English / Other Languages from Black Sheep Books

Milano, Italy: Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, Bompiani, Sonzogno, 1991. First Italian Edition. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Bantock, Nick. First Italian Edition, written in Italian. How do wings work, and what makes flying possible? Using the examples of dragonflies, birds, humans and others, Bantock's early pop-up both describes and shows the basic principal of flight; an elegant and informative book thats been long out of print and quite hard to find. Colourfully illustrated glossy hard cover with blue and black titling, illustrated throughout with crafty pop-up art. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Cover has minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Oslo, Norway: Gyldendalske Norske, 1950. Half-Leather. Good-. Written in Norwegian. Book has orange leather spine and corners, gilt and brown bands and gilt titling on spine, marbled boards, 790 pages. Edge and shelf wear, spine rubbed, top of spine shows loss of leather to corners with a half inch split, text block edges slightly smudged. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Librairie Larousse, 1990. First German Edition. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Bantock, Nick. First German Edition, written in German. How do wings work, and what makes flying possible? Using the examples of dragonflies, birds, humans and others, Bantock's early pop-up both describes and shows the basic principal of flight; an elegant and informative book thats been long out of print and quite hard to find. Colourfully illustrated glossy hard cover with blue and black titling, illustrated throughout with crafty pop-up art. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Upper corners very slightly bumped. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Los Angeles, CA: Intervisual Communications, Inc., 1992. First Italian Edition. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good-/-. Bantock, Nick. Book is written in Italian. It looks at the vastly different means of movement employed by land based creatures. From the slithering of snakes, to the hopping of kangaroos, this Nick Bantock pop-up pictures and describes the full spectrum of animal locomotion. Colourfully illustrated glossy cover with black titling, illustrated throughout with crafty pop-up art. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. All pop-ups work. Minor bump to top corners, light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Alkmaar, Netherland: Arti. Hardcover. Written in Dutch. Pictorial cover with brown cloth spine, beige endpapers, small bookseller's sticker to first pastedown, illustrated throughout with architectural drawings and several tipped in colour drawings, 72 pages. Boards slightly warped, edges worn, some age darkening, pages welled - probably due to moisture, previous owner's name to ffep. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ediciones Grijalbo, S.A., 1985. 2nd Printing. . Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-/-. Perrone, Raul. Text in Spanish. Glossy soft cover, red titling, a few black and white illustrations, 298 pages. sunning to cover and textblock edge, light shelf wear, a few pressure marks. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Norway: Steenske, 1923. Half-Leather. Good. Written in Norwegian. Book has black leather spine and corners, gilt titling on red leather spine label, decorated boards and endpapers, black and white illustrations, sepia plates, 285 pages. Edge and shelf wear, spine and boards show some rubbing, spine sunned, textblock age darkened, previous owner's signature stamp to half title. This is a handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Budapest, Hungary: Akademiai Kiado, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The history of Hungarian pre-modern palaces described in Hungarian. Red cloth with white titling and decorative black illustration across bottom of front board, black and white titling on spine, "190,-Ft" written in black on back board, Hungarian-language newspaper tucked inside at endpapers, numerous black and white captioned photographs and drawings, 27x17" fold out black and white illustration and floor plan of an older Hungarian palace at page 150, contents and list of illustrations in German on pages 309-318, 32 pages of black and white plate photographs of archaeological artifacts, sculptures, and drawings at end of text, three further large fold out illustrations at very end of text. Slightly worn edges and corners, three inches of light discoloration on backboard, fold out illustrations in good condition, tightly bound. Dust jacket has a few small chips around edges and corners, has not been price clipped, a… Read More

Tokyo, Japan: Chikuma Shobo Co. Ltd., 1986. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fashion photography in black and white. Text in English with some Japanese. White cloth with black titling to front and spine, photographs full page size, 149 pages. Light sunning to spine. Slipcase is worn. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

New Delhi: International Academy of Indian Culture, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good+. Fom the Sata-Pitaka Series, Indo-Asian Literatures, Volume 33, reproduced in original scripts and languages. Translated, annotated and critically evaluated by specialists of the East and the West in a Series of Collectanea. Part 1. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, textured green end papers, 186 pages. Page edges slightly darkened, otherwise book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris: Editions Du Seuil, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Del Vasto, Lanza. A volume of Claire Fontaine Collection, written in French. A collection of twenty popular songs and ten songs by the author, with musical notation. Tan cover, first title page has red decorative illustration front and back, illustrated with black and white drawings by the author, unpaginated (approximately 80 pages.) Cover has minor edge wear, foxing spots on end papers, page edges darkened. This is a very attractive little book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" Tall - Oblong

Catholic Mission Press, Ho-Kien-Fu, 1915. Half-Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Subtitled: "Their origin, etymology, history, classification and signification. A thorough study from Chinese documents." Translated into English by L. Davrout. Grey boards, black leather corners and spine with blind-stamped decorative borders, simple gilt decorative bands on spine, no titling on cover (with the exception of a barely legible title typed on a paper label on front), Chinese characters and English text, 246 pages. Corners, edges and spine ends worn, spine ends chipped with a half-inch open tear at bottom, sticker remnant on spine, faded sticker on front, back cover has several small, white spots, leather rubbed, text block edges darkened, end papers foxed, occasional small, pale spots in text, a two-inch by half-inch strip at upper edge of pp. 4-5 appears to have been repaired with paper. Text is clean, binding is tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel… Read More

Rome: Edilstampa, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book is written in Italian. Grey cloth with white titling on spine, illustrated throughout with colour plates and black and white diagrams, 235 pages. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, particularly on back cover, but is otherwise in great shape. This is a handsome book in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Maarssen: Maatschappij Tot Instandhouding En Exploitatie Van De Ridderhofstad Bolenstein, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Art collection of the Bolenstein Equestrian Estate including paintings and drawings by Edgar Degas, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Kees van Dongen, Pablo Picasso, Henri Moore and more. Written in Dutch. Green cloth, gilt titling to front and spine, full colour plates throughout, 111 pages. Minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1923. Half Leather. Good+. Written in Norwegian. First book includes Niels Klims Reise Under Jorden, Trende Epistler Til, and Epistola CDXLVII. The second book includes Tekstredaktion Og Kommentar. Brown leather spines with raised bands, gilt titling and decoration on red and green spine labels, marbled boards, all edges marbled, black and white decorations in text, 598+ and 468+ pages. Both volumes have wear to corners and spine ends, spines and corners rubbed, spines sunned, upper text block edges darkened, owner's signature stamps on front endpapers, Vol. 1 has light foxing on end papers and rear hinge is lightly cracked. texts clean and tight. This is a very handsome set. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size:… Read More

Buenos Aires, 1953. Paper in Wraps. Good. Vardiero, Haydee Z.. A compenium of Folk Dances of Argentina, written in Spanish. White card cover with black and blue titling, black & white illustration, black and white illustrations throughout, 188 pages. Cover has edge wear particularly to spine ends, some tiny pale spots front and back, text block edges darkened and foxed, occasional foxing spots in text. Dust jacket has shelf wear with chipping at corners, several open tears to upper edge, foxed and sunned overall. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paris: Librairies Audot & Goin Reunies. 18th Edition. . Card Cover. Circa 1924, book is written in French. Brown card cover with black titling and simple border, illustrated with handsome black and white drawings and diagrams, several of which are fold-out, all top pages edges and many side edges are uncut, leading and bottom edges untrimmed, 455 pages. Spine is sunned and has several lengthwise cracks to cover, front and back covers have sunned edges and a few foxing spots, but are clean and bright, text block edges slightly darkened, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Wrexham: Hughes & Son. Hardcover. Another book by the author of "Methopistiaeth Cymru," "Y Profiedydd Ysgrythyrol," etc. Written in Welsh. Red Cloth with black titling on green faux-labels on spine, black titling and two-colour illustration on front, green and black border on spine, front and back, handsome colour frontispiece, showing Jerusalem from the North East, and illustrated throughout with equally handsome colour plates. 308 pages. Corners and spine ends have wear, tiny open tear at front gutter, a few small spots of pale discoloration on cover, text block edges darkened, owner's name in ink on first and last end papers, end papers foxed, spine half split at front hinge, one colour plate has small brown spot on border. This is a very attractive little book - basically clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers,… Read More

Germany: Tuebner Edition/Grafe & Unzer, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. A cookbook, written in German. Dark brown cloth with gilt titling on spine, illustrated end papers, illustrated with handsome colour plates throughout, 208 pages. Dust jacket has light edge wear to spine ends, less to edges. Light bump to lower front edge and upper back edge Book is in a cardboard slip case which has wear to edges and corners as well as shelf wear. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Book is overweight. harges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Munchen: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagbuchhandlung, 1926. Card Cover. Very Good-/-. A German text cultural study about the rights and tribal laws of the Dshagga, the East African Bantu peoples. Gray covers with black titling on front and spine, untrimmed side and bottom textblock edges, the top page edge of every other page remains uncut! 778 pages. Creases to cover and a crease the length of the spine, a few faint smudges on the covers, edges and corners lightly worn, interior is in very good condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7.75"-9.75" tall