Search Results: Rare Edition from Gibbs Books

n: Duell Slond & Pearce, 1947. Book. Illus. by Author. Very Good. Hardcover. Initialed by the Artist. Limited Edition.. Limited Edition of only 1500 copies ,1947 . Hardcover with the dust jacket black paper beveled boards with silver letters to the front board and spine. With 16 pages of text and 51 black & white plates by Edward Weston . This limited edition has the initialed tipped on plate by Weston and is numbered 1445 of 1500 . as issued . A very scarce book by Weston in his last years . Condition : Very Good with shelf wear and light bumped corners . The dust jacket is Good with soiling and edge ware the spine of this dust jacket is missing . ( see Image ) Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Siracusa, Itialy : Figli dell`Etna, 1924. Book. Illus. by G. Scaccia. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1924, Soft cover in illustrated wraps,88 page book. All text is in Italian with five black & white illustrations. Renzo Novatore was an Italian autodidact, individualist anarchist, and anti-fascist nihilist who deserted the army, glorified crime, penned a transsexual narrative against childbirth, and went down shooting in a carabinieri ambush 1922. This pocket collection of vigorous poetics and Nietzschean fable are an essential companion to his " Toward the Creative Nothing " and the writing collected in Novatore. A VERY RARE 1st. on this writer. Condition : Very Good with old paper tape spine repair. The paper is pulp and shows aging.Cover has edge bchipping and soiling with a pencel word at the top corner. .

Boston , MA: R. Pierce for Benjamin Harris, 1691. Book. Illus. by Unknowen. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd. Printing 1844 of the 1691 edition , unpaginated with some black & white illustrations . Condition : Very Good , with ware and rubs to the boards . Size: 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall.

Troy , New York: A.J. Bicknell& Co., 1868. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4th Edition.. 4th. Edition 1868 , Hardcover un paginate with 52 black & white full page plates of period architecture . A very scarce architecture book. Condition : Very Good with new spine and repacked pages . Boards have edge ware and light soiling . Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Taipei, Taiwan: The Lion Art Book Co. Ltd. 0 0 Book. Illus. by Shiou-Ping Liao. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition.. c.1970s , Red cloth hardcover gilded Chinese letters on the spine in the dust jacket , text is in both Chinese and English a 264 page book with many black & white plates and some color full page plates plus the color print by Shiou-Ping Liao ( # 88/175 ) pencil signed with date . This book is also signed in Chinese by the artist . Please note this is a Chinese book , its first page is at the back starting right to left . A scarce book and art print signed by this artist . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: B.T. Batsford, 1909. Book. Illus. by author. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. 1st. edition 1908 , Gray cloth hardcover with paste down title to the front board and spine , 350 page book. An account of the decorative development of the craft chiefly in england from the 16th. to 18th. century. Chapters on The stucco of the classic period and of the Italian renaissance. Also Sgraffito - Pargetting- Scottish Irish and modern plasterwork . Illustrated with numerous black & white illustrations of all the technique of paster work . A very rare copy of this sought after book in it's original state. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Mexico: Derechos, 1973. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. Very Fine. Hardcover. Mexico City, 1973 1st.ed. Hardcover with DJ., in mylar,8 pages plus 145 pages unnumbered of B&W and color photogrphs ,10.5" X 13.5".This is a limited edition to only 2000 copies ,for the exhibition of the collestion of Pre-Columbian art.Condition , Very Fine / Very Good. Rare edition on Pre-Columbian art.see picture at, gibbsbooks Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Washington, D.C.: O.H. Oldroyd, 1901. Book. Illus. by Unknowen. Fine. Hardcover. Not Stated.. 1901 ( first thus ) Light brown cloth hardcover with gilded letters at the spine and front board, 305 page book with the rare map showing the route of flight of John Wilkes Booth tipped in the back.Illustrated with many black & white photos illustrations. Condition : Fine . Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st. Edition , 1st. Printing 09/2000 , Hardcover in the dust jacket , 639 page book . This is Chabon 5th. book and a Pulitzer Prize winning book of fiction . This copy is also signed and dated by Michael Chabon on the title page signature only and dated by him in the month and year of publication . Condition : Fine / Fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Iowa: U of Iowa, 1991. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st.ed.1991 Hardcover with DUST JACKET as first issued , 287 pages with 28 color ,72 duotones and 109 halftone photographs.One of the finests books on Daguerreian photographic art ever printed. This book is now out of print in the Hardcover edition.This book is getting harder to find in this condition . We have the true first edition HARDCOVER .Condition : NEW / NEW. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Potter Publishing, 1967. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. Fine. Hardcover. American Daguerreotype Art,New York, 1st.ed.1967.139pp.Hard cover with DJ.12 full color photographs and 78 B&W illustrations , 4to condition VG/VG.This is a book that covers some of the process for the frist time in any book.This copy has the rare upside down plate (63) of Niagara Falls. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Potter Publishing, 1967. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st.Edition , 1st. Printing 1967.139 page book Hardcover black cloth in the dust jacket.12 full color photographs and 78 black & white illustrations .This is a book that covers some of the process for the first time in any book.This copy has the rare upside down plate (63) of Niagara Falls.Condition : Very Good / Very Good Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Damiani, 2010. Book. Illus. by Author. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio drop back black cloth containing the book , 128 page book. Illustrated throughout in color images, containing the print written on verso " Waiting Room in Snow " Michigan Central Station Depot 2008 Ed. 10/ 50 then signed and dated 2010. A very rare limited edition by the photographer. Condition : book is still in the shrink wrap inside the clam box with the photo . Box has some edge rubs from being in the publishers shipping book . This very large edition will need extra postage due to the size and weight. .

New York: Rizzoli, 1985. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. New york,1st.ed. 1985 , Hardcover with Dust Jacket . 247 pages , 125 full color plates 220 B&W.One of the best Art nuveau books to come along. Size 12"X14" . Condition : As New , this book is large and heavy and will need extra postage..

New Jersey: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1946. Book. Illus. by Author. Fine. Hardcover. 1st.ed. 1946 / revised edition 1946 , Hardcover with the dust jacket , unpaged. Illustrated with black and white drawings. A very informative book by Pogany on drawing , just the chapter on hands and feet is worth buying this book . A scarce edition and one of the better teaching guides in art. Condition: the book is Fine with some age spots on the cloth boards, the DJ has aging and rubs also a tear at the cover fold at the back has been professionally restored.See the book and others at our book site GibbsBooks. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: The Charles C. Thompson Co., 1909. Book. Illus. by Author. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. edition 1909 , Red cloth hardcover with gilded letters on the cover and spine, 254 page book with black & white illustrations . A classic automobile book on the first years of the auto. Condition : Very Good with edge rubs a spot of white paint on the front cover one or two pages withvery light soiling at the page edge , a complete scarce in this condition tight copy . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Orange Judd Company, 1881. Book. Illus. by Author. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. 1st. Edition 1881 Olive green cloth hardcover with beveled edges black letters and design with gilt barn on the front board and gilt letters to the spine . End pages are dark brown with 235 pages and black & white illustrations . An extremely rare book on the architecture of farm building by one of the fore most architects and farm building planers . This was one of the first of its kind to help the general public . Condition : Near Fine with aging , light toning to the pages a pencil name at the first blank page . light corner bumps . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Los Angeles: Alskog / Crowell / Petersen Pub., 1974. Magazine. Illus. by Author. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st.ed. 1974 , Softcover photo illustrated wraps, 96 pp. This is the Petersen edition of this scarce work by Stern, filled with great photos and a complete technical section.Condition: Very Good ,with light edge ware and cover rubs. Size: 8" x 11".

Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Public Library, 1950. Book. New. Soft cover. 1st.ed. and only edition,1950 .Softcover with pictorial art .A 39 paged book on the Huckleberry Finn collection at the Buffalo Public Library . This library is the holder of all of Mark Twains manuscripts ,a very informative collection on one of Americas great authors. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Miramax Books, 2004. Book. Illus. by Author. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st. Edition , 1st. Printing May 2004 , Hardcover in the dust jacket dated 5/04 , 336 page book. With photo illustrated end pages.A touching book by the late Tim Russert about his Dad . SIGNED by Tim and also SIGNED by his Father ( Big Russ ) . A scarce 1st. edition, 1st. printing and VERY RARE & SCARCE to have signed by both Father & Son. Condition : New / New . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.