Search Results: Authors starting with F from Carnegie Hill Books

London: Thames and Hudson, 1981. Octavo. 117 pp; 24 color & 64 b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Random House, 1964. Octavo. 303 pp; b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Springfield, OH: Warder, Bushnell & Glessner n.d. (ca 1888). Octavo. Parallel triple fold brochure with engraved scenes by Jas. Wilson & son of NY as well as technical drawings of the mower's features and gearing. Good plus condition with assorted stains and smudges, general toning, and small closed tears to edges. Rare. Soft Cover. Good.

Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1983. Quarto. 224 pp; 4 color plates, 96 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG. The author examines in detail the various designs put forward by Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806) and places them in context against the work of other designers such as Shearer and Hepplewhite. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: George Braziller, 1972. Octavo. 180 pp; 105 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, ink lines in margin on 2 pages, else a clean copy; price-clipped jacket with a few short edge tears. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of the principles and theories that motivated Olmsted, along with illustrated examples of his many works throughout the U.S.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Book Guild, 1956. Octavo. xvi, 205 pp. Blue cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; light toning to gutters, darkened jacket spine with lightly chipped ends, several short edge tears, 0.5" x 0.75" hole in center of jacket spine, front jacket flap split at fold. This book contains important selections from the writings of Maimonides. Dr. Max Felshin was the rabbi of Radio City Synagogue.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: George Braziller, 1975. First printing. Quarto. 168 pp; 55 diagrams, schematics, flowcharts; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine."A good scholarly work that relates current investigation in systems theory to work on the theory of architecture and urban planning - an important task." Ervin Laszlo.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Portland, OR: Mark Publishing Co., 1984. Quarto. 149 pp; numerous b/w photographs; chronological inventory; map; bibliography; index. Paperback. VG, light edgewear & wear at base of spine. Inscribed by author to NYC landmark preservationist Harmon Goldstone in year of publication.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Hennessy Cognac ca. 1950s. 7 x 4.75". [24] pp; 8 color illus. Perfect bound in blind stamped tan card covers with image on upper cover. VG. Promotional pamphlet from Hennessy Cognac that tells the story of the company through the eyes of the family who have been official tasters for over five generations. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Chicago: Marshall Field & Co. 8.25" x 5.5". 31 pp; numerous color & b/w photographs. Stapled paper wraps. VG, light vertical crease near spine of front cover, small chip at top corner of back cover.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Cologne: Taschen, 2000. Quarto. 575 pp; thousands of b/w & color illustrations; index. Text in English/German/French. Flexible binding. VG, a clean, unmarked copy with minimal cover wear. This is an excellent visual reference to the interiors and decorative arts of the 1960s. The editors have compiled highlights from the "Decorative Art" yearbooks published by Studio magazine.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1971. Second edition, revised. Octavo. 432 pp. Red cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, top corner bumped, not affecting text block; price-clipped jacket shows light soil.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

N.P.: H. Frank Smith for His Friends, 1924. Limited edition. Octavo. 8 pp. Signed and initialed by H. Frank Smith. Paper-backed boards with title label on cover. VG-, moderate loss of paper to spine ends & 2 small tears to spine edge. Freshly wrapped in acetate.l. Rare Christmas gift book of the "Last Will of Charles Lounsbury" by Williston Fish and printed by H. Frank Smith, a NY printer and typesetter. The edition is limited to 150 copies, each signed to a specific person, in this case John Clyde Oswald, president of the National Arts Club, editor of the American Printer magazine and a leading authority on Benjamin Franklin. The limitation reads "One hundred and fifty copies of His Will were printed by H. Frank Smith for his friends, to convey to them his wishes for their happiness. Christmas 1924." OCLC lists this edition in 2 libraries; however they have the name "Theodore Weicker" (president of Squibb) in the limitation instead of Smith.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Topsfield, MA: Salem House Publishers, 1987. First American edition. Quarto. 223 pp; illustrated with approximately 100 color & b/w; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. Near fine/VG. An A-Z reference book covering all aspects of the rose, from the serious botanical point to the lore and legends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982. First American edition. Quarto. 240 pp; color & b/w illustrations; appendix; bibliography; index. Gilt-stamped cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy in price-clipped jacket. This book features 20 of Great Britain's most beautiful country houses, chosen as fine examples of their period and each introduced by the present-day owners.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Wien: Osterreichische Buchgemeinschaft, 1946. Austrian Book Club edition. Large octavo. 102 pp; b/w drawings by Alfred Kubin. Text in German. Illustrated paper-covered boards with gilt-lettered cloth spine. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; cover clean with no edge wear. One of the most successful books of the first post-war years in Austria.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Alfred Kubin.

NY: Nestle's Food Company, 1923. Twelvemo. 72 pp; illustrated in b/w. Stapled illustrated wraps. VG. minor soiling to covers. Promotional piece for Nestle's milk food, with instructions for the new mother. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987. Quarto. 56 pp; color photographs. Paperback. Reprinted from the Summer 1987 bulletin for sale to the general public. Near fine. General guide to the (new) Arts of Japan collection in the Sackler Galleries for Asian Art.. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Macmillan, 1977. First American edition. Quarto. 136 pp; 8 color plates, 167 b/w photographs; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG. Contributions from Elizabeth Longford, Helmut Gernsheim, Roger Taylor, Frances Dimond, Cecil Beaton, Tom Hopkinson, and Richard Cawston.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Unicorn Press, 1955. 4to. 165 pp. Bright blue cloth with silver lettering on spine, harp & decorative designs on cover. Spine cocked. Edition limited to 1000 copies.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.