Search Results: Authors starting with T from Black Paw Books

New York: Howard Wise Gallery, 1970. Softcover. Very Good. Oblong 12mo (16.5 cm tall x 25 cm wide), [16] pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Wraps show light discoloration and rubbing. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

Milan: Libri Schwewiller/Credito Italiano, 1980. Very Good/Very Good. Lavishly illustrated Italian language work. Heavy quarto, 768 pp. + index. Color illustrations. Tan cloth. From private collection. Dust jacket is a little edgeworn.

Kyoto Shoin Co. Ltd, 1986. Softcover. Fine. Lavishly illustrated work on "clay, wood and paper folk dolls, toys and talismans made in the non-urban areas of Japan throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. A one page synopsis in English and a four page English list with descriptions of the 270 entries, the rest entirely in Japanese." Folio. 164 pp, 270 entries with color images. Japanese (with some English). In wraps (softcover). Clean, unmarked copy. Spine remains uncreased.

New Jersey: Humanities Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. Scholarly work on the Investiture Contest. Octavo, xxiv, 196 pp. Blue cloth. From private collection. Binding shows minor rubbing. Previous owner's name printed on ffep.

Publications Division, Government of India, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Complete eight-volume set. Tall octavos. Tan cloth bindings. Retired university library set with usual stamps and markings. Properly deaccessioned with library's own withdrawal stamps. Covers show some scuffs and soiling, and bindings are a bit shaken. All said, a solid reading and reference copy of uncommon set.

Lisboa: M.L. Torres, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. Scarce work by Portuguese writer, statesman, and President of the First Portuguese Republic, Teofilo Braga. Octavo, 39 pp. Quarter-leather over paper-covered boards. Library stamp of Portuguese statesman Agostinho Fortes (1869-1940) on title page. Leather shows heavy wear along crown of spine and boards' corners are rubbed. Pages are a little agetoned, but remain clean and unmarked.

Boulder and London: Westview Press, 1985. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo, 255. In stiff wraps. Clean, unmarked copy.

Washington, DC: The War Department, 1945. Softcover. Fair. With victory eminent, the army printed this bookleto facilitate discussions with troops about our relationship with Japan in the postwar period. 12mo, 62 pp. Black & white illustrations. Stapled wraps. Wraps are scuffed and worn. Staples are rusted and binding is separating.

Taunton, Massachusetts: Press of H. W. Pinkerton, Printer and Illustrator, 1893. Softcover. Fair. Fair. Octavo, 28 pp. Wraps are tattered. Back wrap is detached and split in two pieces. Text block itself is lightly agetoned, but remains clean and unmarked, and tightly bound. Hard-to-find history of John Thomson of Plymouth.

Institute of American Culture, 1982. Softcover. Good. Octavo, 97 pp. In wraps. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Edges of wraps are foxed. Bottom corner of book block is bumped. Clean, unmarked copy.

University of York, 1993. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo, 31 pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection of Boston-area historian. Name stamped inside book. Booklet's pages remain clean and unmarked.

Mosquito, 2009. Hardcover. Good+. Lavishly illustrated French art book by Italian comic book artist Sergio Toppi, which features his illustrations of Native Americans, the American West, and its legendary heroes. The book showcases Toppi's unique artistic style and offers a glimpse into the history and culture of Native Americans, depicting their traditional clothing, customs, and way of life. 9" tall. 125 pp. Illus. in color and black & white. Decorative paper-covered boards. Crown of spine bumped with small split to binding. Corners also show some wear.

Sagrep Editrice, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Lavishly illustrated Italian language work features reproductions of paintings from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Italian language edition. Quarto, 431 pp. Tan cloth binding. From private collection. Book remains clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows minor wear along heel of spine. Cardboard slipcase is worn and rubbed.

1972. Softcover. Very Good. Folio-sized issue (12" tall). In wraps. From private collection. Slight spine slant and rubbing to wraps. Text remains clean and unmarked.

1972. Softcover. Very Good. Folio-sized issue (12" tall). In wraps. From private collection. Text remains clean and unmarked; wraps show a little rubbing and shelf wear.

1972. Softcover. Very Good. Folio-sized issue (12" tall). In wraps. From private collection. Text remains clean and unmarked; wraps show a little rubbing and shelf wear.

1972. Softcover. Very Good. Folio-sized issue (12" tall). In wraps. From private collection. Text remains clean and unmarked; wraps show a little rubbing and shelf wear.

Prentice Hall, 2003. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Moving back and forth between the long shot on historical trends and close-ups on major works and crucial architectural themes, this insightful, lively and original analysis also accepts the conventional period and thematic structures of architectural history and the canon of great buildings. Designed to help readers understand and appreciate what great architecture is in its full dimensions of use, structure and aesthetic qualities as well as its history, this lavishly illustrated book explains specific qualities of each period and the often-complex illuminating differences between the periods. This comprehensive volume examines all aspects of architectural history from the Ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Baroque periods through the modern world. For historians and architectural enthusiasts." Heavy oversized book. 11.75" tall. 624 pp. Blue cloth. In dust jacket. Retired library copy with usual stamps and markings; otherwise,… Read More

Notre Dame, Indiana: University Press, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Octavo, 155 pp. Original red cloth binding. Prev. owner's name stamped on verso of front free endpaper. Illustrated history of religious order following French persecution and the founding of the University of Notre Dame.

Rome: Editrice Nagard, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto, 786 pages. Black cloth. From private collection. Edges of book block show some scuffs and soiling. Pages remain clean and unmarked. Modest rubbing to edges of dust jacket.