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British Museum, London, 1964. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. D.B. WATERHOUSE. Harunobu and his age, The Development of Colour Printing in Japan: London: British Museum, 1964.Octavo, pp. 326, printed white cloth boards with a metal spiral binding, color frontis, all other illustration halftone, signed on the title page by Waterhouse. Woodblock printing from the 18th century to modern times, and how it evolved.Condition of this book:Covers sunned, darkened; 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: Art & Design; Japan; 1960s; Reference. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54485. .

Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, 1908. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. HOSEA BALLOU MORSE. The Trade and Administration of the Chinese Empire, Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, 1908.Octavo, priority unknown here, pp. xvi, 451, 2 folding maps, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. The author, a respected historian of China, was a Canadian-American who worked in customs administration for the Western powers in China.Condition of this book:Very good with spotted edges and browning to the endpages, inside clean. 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: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; China; 1900-1920; Business, Finance & Marketing. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available… Read More

Duckworth, London, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. R.B. LITCHFIELD. Tom Wedgwood, The First Photographer, London: Duckworth, 1903.Octavo, first edition, pp. xvi, 1 (chart), 279, purple cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front, halftone illustration. Wedgwood, in the early 19th century, long before the invention of photography, discovered a way of creating images by placing flat objects and painted transparencies on top of paper sensitized with silver nitrate (Robert Hirsch, Seizing the Light, p. 8). However, these first photographs quickly deteriorated with exposure to light.Boni p. 274, Epstean Collection 545, Roosens/Salu 10963.Condition of this book:Very good with faded covers and spine, browned endpages. 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… Read More

Baedeker, Leipzig, 1911. Early Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Travel guides.] Sud-Ouest de la France de la Loire a la Frontiere D'Espagne, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1912.16mo, 9th revised and augmented edition, pp. lx, 512, maps and plans, flexible red cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine and front, marbled edges. Hinrichsen F193.Condition of this book:Near fine with scuff mark on bottom edge. Size: 16mo (very small). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Spine working loose but still intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; France; 1900-1920; French Language; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53548. .

Baedeker, Leipzig, 1888. Early Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Travel guides.] Russland, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1888.16mo, 2nd edition, pp. L, 442, maps and plans, flexible red cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine and front, marbled edges, text in German. Former owner's label on front pastedown, two former owners' names on free front endpaper, which is loose. Hinrichsen D458.One of the more scarce and desirable volumes of the Baedeker series, includes coverage of the Russian part of Poland. All maps and plans intact.Condition of this book:Good to very good with tears at top of spine and rear joint, paper peeling away from rear and front hinges. Size: 16mo (very small). Text is in German. 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:… Read More

Longman, Hurst ... , London, 1823. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. BAKEWELL, R. Travels Comprising Observations Made During a Residence in the Tarentaise ..., in 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823.Octavo, first editions, pp. 8 (ads), xvi, 381, 3 hand-colored aquatints; vii, 447, 1 color plate (frontispiece), contemporary three-quarter maroon calf over maroon cloth, gilt lettering inside 4 of 5 spine compartments, rehinged with added endpages to repair cracked joints, edges untrimmed. Provenance: from the collection of the mountaineer Vernon Howard, with his bookplates on the front pastedowns; title pages have inadequately erased notes identifying the books as from the library of the Governor's Company (a bank in Ireland).Written as a report on geology but also to entertain English readers who, the author says, rarely if ever visit the parts of Europe covered here. In addition to the Tarentaise, the… Read More

Grand Central, New York, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/As New. DAVID BALDACCI. Zero Day, New York: Grand Central, 2001.Octavo, first edition, pp. 436, orange paper-covered boards quarter-bound with silver lettering to spine. Army special agent John Puller delves into small-town West Virginia in a case that is much deeper than it seems.Condition of this book:Fine, drop of liquid hit one leaf, causing a small ruffle. 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; United States; Modern; Military & Warfare. ISBN/EAN: 9780446573016. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55187. . 9780446573016

Book Press, Williamsburg, 1985. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. DOUGLAS BALL. Victorian Publishers' Bindings, Williamsburg: Book Press, 1985.Octavo, pp. ix, 214, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering and device to spine, gilt Victorian decoration on front, halftone illustration. A leading reference on this subject, important to dealers, collectors and anyone interested in book design.Condition of this book:Fine quality overall. 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: Books on Books; England; 19th century; Art & Design. ISBN: 0916271013. ISBN/EAN: 9780916271015. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55311. . 9780916271015

Chatto & Windus, London. Early Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. HONORE de BALZAC. Droll Stories Collected From the Abbeys of Touraine: London: Chatto & Windus, 1874.12mo, English edition, pp. xxxii, 651, added endpages, red cloth boards three-quarter-bound in red calf, 2 leather labels and gilt ornaments to spine, top edge gilt, extensive illustration by Gustave Dore. Gordon Ray said of the 1855 French edition: "This is Dore's early masterpiece" (p. 331, The Art of the French Illustrated Book, Dover).Condition of this book:Calf worn at edges, chips in spine labels, overall very good. 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 of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 19th century; Literature & Literary. Pictures of… Read More

La Tradition, Paris, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Maurice Leroy. HONORE de BALZAC. La Fille aux Yeux D'Or, Paris: La Tradition, 1946.Quarto, No. 686 of an edition of 700, pp. 182, 1 (colophon), green morocco boards with gilt lettering to spine and a gilt-stamped modern frame to the front, 18 hand-colored etchings by Maurice Leroy, text in French. No signature on the binding, which is a work of art in itself.Condition of this book: Spine and covers' edges sunned, else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text is in French. 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. Illustrator: Maurice Leroy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 1940s; French Language; Literature & Literary.… Read More

Weatherhill, New York, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. TIMOTHY BARRETT. Japanese Papermaking, Tradition, Tools, and Technique, New York: Weatherhill, 1983.Quarto, first edition, pp. x, 317, 1 (note), brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt logo on front, illustrated, 3 paper samples tipped in. A thorough how-to for those interested in an ancient craft.Condition of this book:Top edge darkened by dust, jacket worn with a chip at the top of the front panel, small dampstain on front board, overall very good. 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: Crafts & Hobbies; Japan; 1980s; Art & Design. ISBN: 083480185x. ISBN/EAN: 9780834801851. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available… Read More

Doubleday, New York, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. TRYPHOSA BATES BATCHELLER. Glimpses of Italian Court Life, Happy Days in Italia Adorata, New York: Doubleday Page, 1906.Heavy quarto, No. 25 of an edition of 100 printed at De Vinne Press, pp. xix, 469, 2 (a musical score), vellum boards with gilt lettering to spine, various devices on both boards and spine, top edge gilt, 61 illustrated plates. An outstanding example of fine presswork, printed on handmade Van Gelder paper, with Batcheller's travelogue serving as a vehicle for the various forms of mechanical photo printing in gravure, halftone and color.Condition of this book:Near fine, boards curling away from fore edge, just a little. 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… Read More

Doubleday, Garden City, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Poor. Inscribed by Author. BEATON, CECIL. The Glass of Fashion, Fifty Years of Dress and Decor: A Kaleidoscope of Changing Tastes and the People Who Inspired Them, octavo, first American edition, Doubleday, 1954, pp. 397, black cloth boards with lettering in silver and a red stamped image of a fashionable lady on the front, illustrations by the author. Chunks of the dust jacket are missing at the spine, and the jacket is otherwise chipped. All else is sound, with the pages showing some age-toning. Beaton signed the half-title with an inscription to Mickey Martin, probably the dancer and actor Michael Martin-Harvey, with whom Beaton worked. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 397. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket has chunks missing, but is otherwise intact,… Read More

Lee & Shepard, Boston, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. BEECHER, CHARLES. Redeemer and Redeemed, An Investigation of the Atonement and of Eternal Judgment, Boston: Lee & Shepherd, 1864.Small octavo, first edition, pp. xii, 357, purple cloth boards (now badly faded) with gilt lettering to the spine, former owner's name on free front endpaper. The author, a prominent preacher and brother to Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher, says here that he grew up "in a spirit of intense religious thought and emotion." Like his more famous siblings, he was a magnet for controversy, which culminated in his trial and conviction as a heretic while he was minister to the Congregationalist Church in Georgetown, Mass. (There is a detailed account of the trial in the July 26, 1863, issue of the Boston Journal, which is available online for free.) The present volume is an explanation of the ideas that got him into trouble.… Read More

Hubbard, Norwich, N.Y, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. BEECHER, Dr. HARRIS H. Record of the 114th Regiment, N.Y.S.V., Where It Went, What It Saw, And What It Did, Norwich, N.Y.: J.F. Hubbard Jr., 1866.Octavo, first edition, pp. x, 11-582, contemporary marbled boards half-bound in brown calf with morocco labels on spine, spine in 6 compartments with stamped rules and floral decoration, marbled edges, portrait plates of the author and the commander, Col. Elisha B. Smith. Includes unit roster in appendix. The unvarnished opinion of Nevins, CWB, V.1., p.57: "A more thorough study than the usual ones published right after the war, yet too padded with manufactured conversations." Also see Dornbusch, V1, 470.Condition of this bookOverall very good; boards edge-worn, the Beecher plate is offsetting in spite of a tissue guard. Clean. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner… Read More

Limited Editions Club, New York, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: George Him. MAX BEERBOHM. Zuleika Dobson, New York: Limited Editions Club, 1960.Quarto, No. 1,164 of an edition of 1,500, pp. xvi, 277, 1 (limitation page), blue cloth boards with purple and black decoration stamped to spine and front, gilt lettering to spine, speckled edges, slipcased, illustrated by George Him and signed by Him on the limitation page. An Oxford love story.Condition of this book:Fine in a sound but discolored slipcase, with a floppy parchment wrapper. 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. Illustrator: George Him. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; 19th century; Art & Design.… Read More

October House, New Fairfield, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition. MAX BEERBOHM. The Happy Hypocrite, A Fairy Tale for Tired Men, New Fairfield: October House, 1955.Octavo, one of 600 copies, pp. 81, 1 (colophon), printed boards quarter-bound in blue cloth with gilt highlighting to spine, top edge gilt, design by Bruce Rogers. Adventures of Lord George Hell.Condition of this book:Fine in a slightly frayed parchment wrapper. 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; 1950s; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55467. .

A.&C. Black, London, 1905. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. BELL, MRS. ARTHUR G. Nuremberg, London: A. & C. Black, 1905.Octavo, only edition, pp. ix, 177, 4 (ads), blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front, gilt and black decoration, top edge gilt, watercolor plates by the author's husband, bookplate on front pastedown. Details bygone Nuremberg, including Durer's house and the synagogue. No. 174 in Colin Inman's Black bibliography.Condition of this book:Stain on front board along fore edge, spine and endpages darkened, overall good to very good. 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: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; Germany; 1900-1920; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already… Read More

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Gluyas Williams. ROBERT BENCHLEY. No Poems or Around the World Backwards and Sideways, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932.Octavo, first edition, pp. ix, 330, printed yellow cloth boards, top edge tinted silver-gray, illustrated by Gluyas Williams. Short humor pieces by a 20th-century master.Condition of this book:Jacket age-toned and nearly split along front joint, protected under Brodart. Small chip in cover, a few small stains, spine sunned; very clean and bright inside. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. 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. Illustrator: Gluyas Williams. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; United… Read More

Saturday Review, New York, 1933. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WILLIAM ROSE BENET. Reviewing Ten Years, A Personal History of the Saturday Review of Literature, New York: Saturday Review Co., 1933.Octavo, pp. 24, wraps, signed by Benet and colleagues at the magazine: Christopher Morley, Amy Loveman and Henry Canby, with the bookplate of Frederic Melcher, the great bookseller and patron of the book arts. Intro says Benet, an editor at the magazine, wrote this "informal memorandum ... with the rest of us looking over his shoulder."Condition of this book:Darkened and chipped at edges, tape ghost on front, spine starting to split. 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: Books on Books; United States;… Read More