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Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1999. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (in Slipcase). As New/As New. A 2-volume quarto set published by the Metropolitan Museum, New York: The Gubbio Studiolo and Its Conservation, 1999; slipcased, orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, color illustration.1. OLGA RAGGIO. Federico da Montefeltro's Palace at Gubbio and Its Studiolo, pp. x, 222.2. ANTOINE M. WILMERING. Italian Renaissance Intarsia and the Conservation of the Gubbio Studiolo, pp. x, 262.Deals with the Met Museum's studiolo, which it has publicly displayed periodically but is generally kept in storage. The studiolo is a room created entirely by intarsia, a highly skilled form of woodwork in which small pieces are assembled to create images that look three-dimensional -- no paint is involved.Condition of this set:Fine, no flaws. Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and… Read More

Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, Buenos Aires, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. OLIVER, SAMUEL. Pedro Figari, Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, 1984.Oblong quarto, one of 1,000 English-language copies, pp. 111, 1 (limitation page), printed boards, color plates, foreword by Borges. Figari (1861-1938) studied art in France but created a style that was Latin American.Condition of this book:Boards lightly shelf-worn, very near fine. 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: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Uruguay; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 9509004510. ISBN/EAN: 9789509004511. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53515. . 9789509004511

Session Press, New York, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). New Book/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. ONAKA, KOJI. twin boat, New York: Session Press, 2013.Oblong quarto, edition limited to 700, pp. 68, printed boards, halftone photos, brief text in Japanese and English, signed by the photographer on a preliminary leaf. This offer includes five halftone prints of images in the book. on 15x17cm cards.From the publisher: Published ten years after the release of Onaka's seminal book Slow Boat (originally published by Soku Sha, 2003) which made him internationally recognized, Twin Boat from new Japanese publisher Session Press is edited from work produced at the same time. "In this sense, the two volumes could be considered fraternal twins. Whereas Slow Boat is akin to an older brother, Twin Boat is its little sister, at last welcomed into the world a decade late," the artist says. Size: Quarto. Text is in multiple languages. Text body is clean, and… Read More

Anansi, Toronto, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: David Bolduc. Signed by Author and Illustrator. MICHAEL ONDAATJE. The Story, Toronto: Anansi Press, 2004.Octavo, first edition, unpaginated, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine and front, color illustration on front, signed on the title page by the author and illustrator David Bolduc. Text is printed and in manuscript, with red script below the printed line repeating what you just read in print. Full-page color drawings face full pages of text.Condition of this book: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. Illustrator: David Bolduc. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Modern; Art & Design. Signed by Author and Illustrator.… Read More

Revell, Chicago, 1902. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Will Dwiggins. FANNIE E. OSTRANDER. The Gift of the Magic Staff, Paul's adventures in two wonderlands, Chicago, New York, et al.: Fleming H. Revell, 1902.Octavo, pp. 221, illustrated green cloth boards stamped in green, white and orange, illustrated by W.A. Dwiggins (his first book). A boy's adventures with a little green man and a magic stick. See Agner's Book of WAD, p. 3.Condition of this book:Overall very good, clean, unmarked. Faint wear at extremities, spine partially pulled from backstrip. 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: Will Dwiggins. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; 1900-1920; Antiquarian & Rare.… Read More

Haynes, Sparkford, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/Fine. OWEN, DAVID. Alfa Romeo, Always With Passion, Sparkford: Haynes, 1999.Quarto, first edition, pp. 160, red buckram boards with gilt stamped lettering on spine, color and duotone photos. Looks at postwar models, with buying tips and driver experience.Condition of this book:Faint wear to jacket, overall fine. 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: Automobiles & Vehicles; Italy; Antiques & Collectibles. ISBN: 1859606288. ISBN/EAN: 9781859606285. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53226. . 9781859606285

Caxton Club, Chicago, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. HARRY J. OWENS. Doctor Faust, A Play Based on the German Puppet Versions, Chicago: Caxton Club, 1953.Quarto, edition of 350, foliated, printed boards quarter-bound in beige cloth with gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, Fritz Kredel illustration, Victor Hammer design, collector's library ticket on rear paste-down. A relic of the 20th-century private-press effusion.Condition of this book:Covers worn at edges and tips, minor dampstain to preliminary leaves, rear endpages foxed a bit. 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: Art & Design; United… Read More

Interrobang, Great Britain, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). New Book/New. Inscribed by Author. OXRIDGE, PANAMA. Justin Thyme, The Tartan of Thyme Part One, Great Britain: Interrobang, 2006.Octavo first edition, pp. 5, 344, 16 (appendices and glossary), maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, signed and inscribed by the author (see below. It says: "Justin Thyme chose not to celebrate his birthday." And upside down: "1st September 2006 With Best Wishes from the paradoxical Panama Oxridge"). First in a planned four-part series. There is also a puzzle to solve: Who is Panama Oxridge? The clues are in the text. And what about the text? Justin Thyme was supposed to be the next Harry Potter, although he has no magical powers, simply unnatural intelligence and enormous earnings from his inventions. The story is readable, and young readers seem to like it, but there is only one Harry Potter. Still, the book went out of print. It has a cliffhanger… Read More

Jombert, Paris, 1750. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. OZANAM, JACQUES. Recreations Mathematiques et Physiques, 2 volumes, Paris: Jombert, 1750 and 1754.Octavos, new edition, pp. [xiv], 460, 20 (Table des Problemes), 32 plates; [ii], 462, 14, 55 plates, some fold-outs, full contemporary calf with gilt stamped lettering and decoration on spines, six compartments inside raised bands, all edges tinted red, former owner's ID inked onto preliminary blanks. All text in French. Presents math and science problems to challenge and amuse the reader, first published in the late 17th century in four volumes. I don't know whether the present set is complete at 2 volumes. See DSB X, 264.Condition of these books:Boards heavily worn, joints cracked.Leaves clean and tight, no foxing, plates fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 2-volume set (complete). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation,… Read More