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Whitman, Racine, 1940. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Valllely. R.R. WINTERBOTHAM. Maximo the Amazing Superman, Racine: Whitman Publishing, 1940.About 4.5x3.75 inches, priority unknown, pp. 425, 3 (ads), illustrated boards, illustrated by Henry E. Vallely. Before the Man of Steel, there was Maximo, an earthling "who has greater powers than the normal person -- physical, mental, or possibly supernatural," according to the introduction.Condition of this book:Rubbed at spine ends, age-toned; good and sound. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: 32mo. 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: Valllely. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; United States; 1940s; Art & Design. Pictures of this… Read More

Century, New York, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. LOUIS RAEMAKERS. Raemakers' War Cartoons, 2 volumes, New York: Century, 1917.Large, heavy folios, No. 395 of an edition of 1050, unpaginated with an introduction and 156 plates, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spines and fronts, brown morocco labels on spines, original canvas dust jackets, signed on the limitation page by a Century executive.Raemakers was a Dutch artist and newspaper cartoonist who worked to get his native country to abandon its neutrality and join the war against Germany. He gave up the losing effort and joined the British-American propaganda machine, becoming highly popular in his new countries. The present books were released pretty much simultaneously with America's joining the war. They display one color cartoon per plate, tipped in, facing a page of commentary.Condition of this set: Dust jackets fraying at edges, discolored. A… Read More

Eminence Designs, Mumbai, 2004. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. MEHROTRA, RAHUL, and DWIVEDI, SHARADA. The Bombay High Court, The Story of the Building, 1878-2003, Mumbai: Eminence Designs, 2004.Tall folio, pp. 192, brown cloth boards stamped with gilt lettering on spine and upper panel, color and halftone photos. History of this British-built Gothic landmark that sits at the core of Mumbai.Condition of this book:Jacket moderately worn, no tears. Photo mounted on front pastedown, gift inscription inked onto free front endpaper.Leaves clean and tight, images fine. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Architecture; India; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

Aperture, New York, 1982. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Fine. LEVENSON, RANDAL, and GRAY, SPALDING. In Search of the Monkey Girl, quarto, Aperture, 1982, unpaginated (about 30 plates plus captions and 19 pages of text), maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering on front and spine. Scarce hardcover edition, first issue after 10 collectors copies and a 100-book limited edition. This is a collection gathered from years of Levenson's carnival prowling, with the newbie Gray tagging along one year to chronicle the bizarre spectacle of a sideshow in Nashville. Gray, who was a one-of-a-kind performance artist as well as a writer, was severely injured in a car crash in Ireland in 2003 and never recovered, lapsing into depression and committing suicide about a year later.Dust jacket shows light wear, no tears.Pages clean and tight. Size: Quarto. unpaginated. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is… Read More

McCann, New York. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER. The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat, New York: James A. McCann, 1922.Quarto, first edition, pp. [ii], 70, 6 color plates, gray cloth boards with gilt lettering and black illustration on front, childish hand coloring to half-title and last page, small ownership signature on rear cover, illustrated by Robert Lawson. Lawson was the only person ever to win the Caldecott and Newbery awards, and Toofat was his first book. He went on to illustrate The Story of Ferdinand, Mr. Popper's Penguins and other great children's books. Worldcat locates several copies of Toofat, but this edition is scarce.Condition of this book:Finger marks on covers, corners rubbed and worn, overall good to very good. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully… Read More

Orion, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/As New. Inscribed by Author. IAN RANKIN. Dead Souls, London: Orion, 1999.Octavo, first edition, pp. 406, black buckram boards with silver lettering to spine, cryptically inscribed on the title page by the author. Edinburgh has never been more haunted for Inspector RebusCondition of this book:Fine in fine jacket. 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; Scotland; 1990s; Fiction. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0752807234. ISBN/EAN: 9780752807232. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55358. . 9780752807232

1998. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Printed Boards). New Book/New. RAZDOLSKAYA, VERA. Martiros Saryan, 1880-1972, Bournemouth, England: Parkstone Press, 1998.Folio, pp. 174, illustrated boards, color artwork reproductions. Comprehensive review of the career of this major Armenian artist.Condition of this book: Fine, no flaws. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). 174. 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; Armenia; 1990s; Farming & Rural Life. ISBN: 1859953204. ISBN/EAN: 9781859953204. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50597. . 9781859953204

Maeght, Paris, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Periodicals, Paul Rebeyrolle, Jean-Paul Sartre.] Derriere le Miroir, No. 187, Paris: Maeght Editeur, October 1970.Unbound folio, pp. 26, wraps, lithographs, 2 double-page, with the essay "Coexistences" by Jean-Paul Sartre.Condition of this book:Short tear near head of spine spine, overall near fine. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; France; 1970s; French Language; Philosophy. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54925. .

John S. Taylor, New York, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. REESE, DAVID MERIDETH, M.D. Humbugs of New-York: Being a Remonstrance Against Popular Delusion; Whether in Science, Philosophy, or Religion, New York: John S. Taylor, 1838.12mo, first edition, pp. xii, 13-267, 4 (ads), brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Predating Mackay's "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," this book was a "humble attempt to furnish a corrective to the prevailing fanaticism of the day," the author says. That fanaticism included animal magnetism, phrenology and medical quackery. Worldcat locates numerous copies in institutional libraries, but it's scarce in the marketplace. See Sabin 68653.Condition of this book:Covers water-stained with cloth perished at bottom of spine. Light to moderate foxing, overall sound. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation,… Read More

Ramsay, Edinburgh, 1793. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Reference.] The New gazetteer, or, Modern geographical index: containing a concise description of the empires, kingdoms, cities, towns, seas, rivers, &?c. &?c. &?c. in the known world ... including a full account of the counties, cities, towns, villages, &?c. of England and Scotland, Edinburgh: David Ramsay, 1793.Octavo, pp. x (580), full calf covers with contemporary backing including red morocco label, lacking title page and frontis world map. Includes five folding maps engraved by Neele: Africa, North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. Ownership signature on the front paste-down by James White of Lower Largo, Scotland, dated 1794. The maps are dated 1795 and 1796, indicating this volume is a rebinding that includes leaves that were not part of the original. Also with James White Jr.'s signature on the free rear endpaper, plus marginalia on the rear paste-down.… Read More

Edita, Lausanne. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. JAC and FREDERIC REMISE. Carriages Cars and Cycles, Lausanne: Edita, 1984.Quarto, French and English edition, pp. 232, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, extensive illustration, side-by-side translations. Covers antique European toys made from 1830 to 1920. Jacket is a bit darkened with a hard-to-notice 4-inch slice in the rear panel, book is 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Reference. ISBN: 0887400329. ISBN/EAN: 9780887400322. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55334. . 9780887400322

National Sporting Library, Virginia, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. Inscribed by Author. REUTER, F. TURNER Jr. Animal & Sporting Artists in America, Virginia: National Sporting Library, 2008.Heavy quarto, first trade edition, pp. xx, 843, beige cloth boards with brown lettering to spine, Sporting Library seal on front, illustrated slipcase, halftone illustration, signed by the author on free front endpaper, with an inscription to a New York gallery owner. A massive and important reference for collectors and dealers.Condition of this book:Fine, as new 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: Over 3 kilos. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; United States; Sports & Pastimes. Inscribed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9780979244117. Pictures of this item not… Read More

Editorial Plus-Ultra, Madrid, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. GUDIOL RICART, JOSE, and GUYA NUNO, JUAN ANTONIO. Volumen Quinto of Ars Hispaniae, Historia Universal del Arte Hispanico, Madrid: Editorial Plus-Ultra, 1948.Quarto, first edition, pp. 399, maroon cloth boards quarter-bound in brown morocco with gilt lettering and rules to spine, embossed bust of a king on the front inside a gilt frame, gilt lettering to front and back, top edge tinted maroon, bookseller ticket on front pastedown, illustrated with rotogravures. Text in Spanish. Covers Romanesque architecture and architectural sculpture in Spain.Arntzen & Rainwater, I438, on the 22-volume series of which this book is a part: "Well illustrated. Each volume has a detailed bibliography and indexes by subjects, places, and persons."Condition of this book:Very good with rubbing to spine, light soiling at edges. Size: Quarto. 5 volumes of the… Read More

Burroughs Inc, Tarzana, No date. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS. A Fighting Man of Mars, Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., 1940s.Octavo, early edition, pp. 319, gray cloth boards with brown lettering to spine and front, top edge tinted maroon, frontispiece illustration. It is dated 1931, but this copy is among those reprinted in the 1940s by Burroughs' own publishing company.Condition of this book:Near fine -- jacket shows faint wear at spine ends and corners, short tear in top edge of front panel. 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: Science Fiction & Fantasy; United States; 1940s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read More

Helburn, New York, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. A.E. RICHARDSON and H. DONALD EBERLEIN. The Smaller English House of the Later Renaissance, 1660-1830, New York and London: Helburn, Batsford, 1925.Quarto, first edition, pp. ix, 286, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration, extensive halftone illustration inside. Wide-ranging survey, includes plans, schematics and drawings of design details.Condition of this book:Rubbed at extremities, overall 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Architecture; England; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54409. .

Harper & Row, New York, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. RIEFENSTAHL, LENI. The People of Kau, New York: Harper & Row, 1976.Tall quarto, first English language edition, pp. 224. green cloth boards with brown stamped lettering on spine, color photos. Record of the Nazi propagandist's time spent among a primitive tribe in Sudan.Condition of this book:Minor stain to boards at tail of spine, jacket chipped along top edge.Leaves clean and tight, little pink star at bottom edge (likely remainder mark), images fine. This is the first USA edition. 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: Photography; Sudan; 1970s; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0060135697. ISBN/EAN: 9780060135690. Pictures of this item not… Read More

Parco, Tokyo, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine Condition/Fine. RITTS, HERB. Kazu, Tokyo: Parco, 1995.Folio, only edition, pp. 52, printed boards, duotone plates of the Japanese athlete Kazu, Kazuyoshi Miura, wearing little or nothing. Typical Ritts quality (that is, extraordinary), all photos single-page, some with no bleed. Scarce.Condition of this book: Dust jacket shows light wear, no tears.Leaves clean and tight. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). 52. Text is in multiple languages. 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: Photography; Japan; 1990s; Sports & Pastimes. ISBN: 4891944471. ISBN/EAN: 9784891944476. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50398. . 9784891944476

Naval Institute, Annapolis, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. DULIN, ROBERT O., and GARZKE, WILLIAM H. Jr. Allied Battleships in World War II, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1980.Quarto, first edition, pp. xi, 391, blue cloth boards with white lettering on spine, extensive halftone photos and line drawings. Describes the battleships of Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the Netherlands, with emphasis on design and construction.Condition of this book:Boards and dust jacket lightly worn, all else 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Ships & the Sea; 1940s; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0870211005. ISBN/EAN: 9780870211003. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read More

Royal Collections, London, 2004. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. ROBERTS, JANE [editor]. George III & Queen Charlotte, Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste, London: Royal Collections Publications, 2004.Heavy quarto, pp. 408, red cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, extensive color illustration, covering all kinds of collectibles gathered by George III and his court. Released to accompany an exhibit in London, this book has become a valuable reference work.Condition: Dust jacket moderately worn with surface scratches, no tears; all else 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Britain/UK; 18th century; Antiques & Collectibles. ISBN: 1902163737. ISBN/EAN: 9781902163734. Pictures… Read More

Doubleday, New York, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. KENNETH ROBERTS. Oliver Wiswell in 2 volumes, New York: Doubleday Doran, 1940.Octavos, No. 817 of an edition of 1,000, pp. 411; 412-849, olive cloth boards with beveled edges, gilt lettering to spines, blind-stamped monograms on fronts, top edges gilt, some leaves unopened, lacking slipcase, signed on the limitation page by the author. Sprawling Revolutionary War novel with a Loyalist as the hero.Condition of these books:Faint wear at edges, overall near fine. 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Fiction; United States; 1940s; Military & Warfare. Pictures of this item not… Read More