Search Results: Illustrated Books from Books of the World

Munich: Prestel, March 1999. Paperback. Near Fine. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light rubbing to covers. Light reading wear to corners with a curl to bottom corner. A book that clearly has been used, but remains in very nice condition. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. More than 600 photographs, nine detailed maps, bibliography, index of ethnic groups. 620 pages. 9.75 x 11.75 x 1.75 inches Heavy item (7 pounds): extra charges for expedited or international shipping. First published on the occasion of an exhibition held October 4, 1995 - January 21, 1996 at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. This magnificent celebration of the world's oldest and most diverse artistic traditions is the definitive book on African art. Ranging from the oldest known human artifact, circa 1.6 million BC, to pieces made within living memory, the objects collected in this extraordinary volume reflect a continent of enormous cultural and historical scope. Arranged… Read More

New York: St. Martins Press, 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean but lightly rubbed. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 4to. 88 pages with 40 color plates.

New York: Macmillan. Hardcover. September 1935. First Edition / no additional printings listed. Green cloth over boards with black lettering and lamp decoration to front cover. Yellow endpapers. Lavishly illustrated. Very Good book / no dust jacket. Bookplate to front pastedown. Text block unmarked. Binding tight. Fading to spine and both covers, but black lettering is still dark. Not from a library. See photos. 16 pages. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Here is the Famous Old Tale of that Strange & Wonderful Lamp which brought the Boy Aladdin great Riches, a marvelous Palace built all in one night and a beautiful Princess for a Wife. By rubbing this Magical lamp, from a poor lad in Rags he became the rich merchant Aladdin. Elizabeth Mackinstry adds new luster to this oldest of fairy tales with her pictures in gorgeous colors and carefully patterned black-and-white. The jewels in the secret cave glow with Oriental richness; jovial genii, grinning broadly, build Aladdin's palace in a sapphire night, while the… Read More

Camdenton, Missouri: Albert E. Brumley & Sons, n.d. [c. 1972]. Staple-bound paperback. Fine. No markings. No signs of prior ownership. Securely-bound with two clean staples. Covers clean. Not from a library. B&W illustrations. 64 pages. First half is a collection 32 Revivalist hymns perfect for sing-alongs with verses in piano score. Second half, "Pot, Pan & Kettle Old-Time Recipes," contains over 100 old time recipes suitable for picnics. There are all kinds of cookies, pies, cakes, and other sweets and outdoor food including Fried Cucumbers and 'Busy Day' Wacky Cake. Songs: A Tramp On The Street; Are You Washed In The Blood; Did You Think To Pray; From Jerusalem To Jerico; God Be With You; If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again; I Like The Old Time Way; I Shall Not Be Moved; I'll Be Satisfied; I'll Live On; I'm Going Home; Just Over In The Glory-Land; Kneel At The Cross; Life's Railway To Heaven; Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone; Nearer, My God To Thee; Only One Step More; Pass Me Not; Revive Us Again;… Read More

Georgetown, Guyana: Red Thread Women's Press, 1993. Staple-bound paperback. Revised Edition. Good. Ex-Library. Text block unmarked. Binding secure. Covers clean. 74 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1972. Hardcover. New Revised Edition. Thumb-indexed. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine in a red jacket. No ISBN. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and sound, ends bumped. Edgewear and spine fading to dust jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped ($7.95/$8.95). Drawings by Fred McCarroll, Mary Suzuki, and Andrew Warhol. Illustrating this volume was one of Andy Warhol's earliest jobs as a commercial artist. 8vo, xxiii + 929 pages.

Hong Kong: Airphoto International, 2005. Trade Paperback. Fourth Edition. New. Pristine inside and out. Not a remainder. Not damaged. 306 pages.

The most recent edition of the classic art historian's guide to the temples of Angkor with detailed information on 41 sites. The book has three sections. The first contains background information on Khmer history, religious beliefs and legends depicted on the bas-reliefs, as well as descriptions of the decorations and architectural features. The second part is a detailed, monument-by-monument guide to the sites, including detailed maps and plans, while the third has practical information for staying and getting around in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.

Hong Kong: Airphoto International, 2002. Trade Paperback. Fourth Edition. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 306 pages.

The most recent edition of the classic art historian's guide to the temples of Angkor with detailed information on 41 sites. The book has three sections. The first contains background information on Khmer history, religious beliefs and legends depicted on the bas-reliefs, as well as descriptions of the decorations and architectural features. The second part is a detailed, monument-by-monument guide to the sites, including detailed maps and plans, while the third has practical information for staying and getting around in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.

New York: Artabras, March 1995. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / third printing. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Tiny chip to spine tail, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 144 pages.

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Office of the President, State House, 1980. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Reading wear to corners and edges. Not from a library. 240 pages. Richly illustrated with maps and photographs.

New York: Roaring Brook Press/Neal Porter, January 2014. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. In this seventh installment of the Bad Kitty series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways-especially when you're at the wrong end of your author's pencil. Along the way, Nick shows kids how a book is created, despite the frequent interruptions from you-know-who.

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1944. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. Blue cloth over boards with red lettering to spine and illustrated pastedown to front. Illustrated endpapers. Color frontis. Many color and B&W illustrations. Very Good book in pictorial cover. No jacket. Bookplate to verso of FFEP, otherwise interior is unmarked. Binding tight. Cloth lifting off upper edge of inner board. Corners and spine ends bumped and worn. See photos. Not from a library. 63 pages. The story of an orphan boy and his dog, Mr. Bones, looking for his own "stay place."

Menlo Park, California: Sunset Publishing, 1971. Paperback. 22nd printing, November 1991. Spine faded, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 96 pages, hundreds of illustrations. The skills and techniques used in correcting minor electrical, plumbing and carpentry problems are clearly explained for the novice.

Menlo Park, California: Sunset Publishing, March 1995. First Printing (stated). Trade Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Publisher's sample label to spine, otherwise covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 96 pages. Color illustrations.

London: Apple, 1993. Hardcover. First Edition. As New book in an As New Jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. Illustrated in color.

Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, October 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Upper corners lightly bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with a single one inch tear to front bottom edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 347 pages. Over 300 illustrations. Heavy book: extra charges for expedited or international shipping. Captain Nicolas Baudin's early 19th-century voyage of scientific discovery to Australia is a little-known event in French and Australian history. Yet that voyage played an important part in the history of Australian and Pacific colonization, and in the long story of worldwide scientific exploration. Departing Le Havre in 1800, Baudin's expedition comprised two ships--the Naturaliste and the Géographe--and 238 men, including 22 scientists. For most of the next three-and-a half years they travelled along the western and southern coasts of Australia, charting the coastline and… Read More

Enderby, Leicester, England: Blitz Editions, 1995. Hardcover. As New book in pictorial covers / no jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 144 pages. Illustrated in color.

Enderby, Leicester, England: Blitz Editions, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good+ book in pictorial covers / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine tight, ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 144 pages. Illustrated in color.

Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith, 1983. Hardcover. First Edition, fifth printing, 1985. Near Fine book with pictorial covers / no jacket as issued. Endpapers lightly foxed, otherwise interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Nor from a library. No remainder mark. 80 pages. Illustrated in color.

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1940. Hardcover. First Edition, likely first printing (no additional printings listed). Quarter-bound in green cloth with black lettering to spine and pictorial sides. Sewn binding. Very Good book / no jacket. Text block pristine. Small adhesive ghosts to front endpapers. Spine straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped and frayed. Rubbing to pictorial covers. Not from a library. 96 pages. 9.25 x 11 x 0.6 inches. Twelve striking full page, full color prints including frontis and many many black-and-white drawings. Seventeen Old Testament stories and 17 New Testament stories, retold in simple and vivid language.