Search Results: Authors starting with V from Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA

[New York]: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hardcover. [Paul Legrain - binding design]. 4to. Pp. 128. A blank journal using good acid-free paper designed for writing or sketching. "The Metropolitan Museum of Art" stamped on the front pastedown. Bound in simulated leather stamped with an elaborate geometric design stamped five times for each color. A lovely copy with no detracting qualities. Created as a facsimile of the Met's copy of the Paul Legrain binding on Paul Valery's L'ame et la danse (1926). Legrain was known for his innovative arts decoratif designs, using Levant leather with inlays of colored morocco. This handsome copy Legrain's binding somehow manages to capture the dynamism of Valery's work, a dialog between Socrates and Phedre on dance.

Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. x, 276. With two maps. Bibliography. Index. Bound in orange cloth with black lettering stamped on spine. Dust jacket spine a touch faded. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads (to nobody in particular) "With Best Regards, [signed] Pierre L. van den Berghe / Seattle, June 3, 1966". Of Belgian background, van den Berghe was born in the Belgian Congo. He earned his PhD. from Harvard, and spent his career teaching at the University of Washington. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear, archival sleeve.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1912. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo. Pp. 64. Edited with an introduction by Max Farrand. Board binding with cloth back, printed paper label on spine. Prospectus laid-in. The author, a niece of Yale president Timothy Dwight, travelled from New Haven to Warren, Ohio. Her account, per the prospectus, reveals a personality of rare independence coupled with unusual charm.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935. Fifth Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good. Hendrik Willem van Loon. Large 8vo. Pp. xv, 318. Frontis. illustration. Illustrated with numerous ink drawings by the author. Illustrated title page in red and black. Blue cloth, titles and illustration in gilt on the spine, pale blue topstain: edges minimally rubbed, gift inscription in ink on ffep dated Christmas 1935 and later ink price marking, pencil marks on back endpaper, bookseller tag of Charles E. Lauriat Sea Books Boston, leaves crisp and binding tight. In the color van Loon-illustrated dust jacket, which unfolds to reveal a color world map printed verso: edges chipped, sunned and stained, short closed tears, spine darkened. The success of journalist and historian Van Loon's unconventional 1921 The Story of Mankind led to many subsequent books for young people with his informal prose and illustrations. A charming production. Dust jacket preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large 4to. Pp. xi, 159p. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates. With an index of artists. Bound in tan cloth with red lettering printed on front cover and spine. In the pictorial dust jacket that has a small chip at head of spine, and a minor nickel-size stain at the bottom of the front panel. (Please see photo.) Signed by both authors on the front free endpaper. An attractive copy. Van Nostrand was the librarian for the California Historical Society; Coulter a professor of librarianship at Cal. A particularly fresh copy. Dust jacket is now housed in a clear, removable archival protector.

Olympia: State of Washington Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Mines and Geology, 1953. First Edition. Stiff printed wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. 142. Foreword by Sheldon L. Glover, Division Supervisor. Bibliography. Illustrated with graphs and charts. Index. Staplebound in tan, stiff, textured stock printed in black on front cover and spine. Supplement, 26 pp., is similar format, but with cover stock same as text block. Very slight age-toning to cover. The supplement, which corrects and amends the Bulletin, was published in 1956. Book and supplement now protected in an archival sleeve with backing.

(Vancouver, BC): Heavenly Monkey and C.V.S. Fine Arts, 2000. Limited Edition. Fine. Charles van Sandwyk. 8vo. Unpaginated. Introduction by van Sandwyk. With a tipped in facsimile of van Sandwyk's miniature book "Wee Folk." Edition limited to 50 copies. This copy was specially bound for booksellers Wessel and Lieberman; at the colophon, the number of this copy is struck in pencil, with the note: "Made-up copy for Wessel and Lieberman Booksellers." A curious publication, lacking the two plates called for, and with the quires bound out of sequence. While all leaves are present, the pagination is non-sequential. The first book published by Heavenly Monkey. Provides descriptions of van Sandwyk's limited and trade edition books issued during the first 18 years of his career. Wessel and Lieberman, for some-20 years served as Seattle's leading antiquarian bookshop, was a steadfast booster of book arts in the Pacific Northwest and, particularly, the work of Charles van Sandwyk. The firm's involvement with… Read More

New York: Privately Printed [Adrian Van Sinderen], 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Tall 8vo. Pp. 124. Illustrated with color photograph plates, and many black-and-white photos of horses and carriages. Photographic endpapers. Bound in full gray cloth imprinted with a diamond patter and labeling in a burnt red, in matching slipcase. Pages 34-35 were once adhered and then separated, leaving a dime-size abrasion. Edition limited to 600 copies. Printed by the sons of William E. Rudge. Near Fine in and age-toned slipcase. A curious compendium of the author's experiences and thoughts on a range of subjects, including hackney racing, the Cohasset Show, Montezuma's castle, the Needles, the Badlands of South Dakota, known by the Dakota as Mako Sica, reference to Mesa Verde and its rediscovery by Richard Wetherill and Charles Mason.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Fourteenth Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good+/Good. 8vo. Pp. 286. Glossary of "negro words and phrases." Black cloth, titles stamped in yellow with blue decorations on the cover and spine, publisher logo stamped in blind on the cover. Title page printed in blue and black. Mild spine lean, tail edge dampstained, spine rubbed. In the color illustrated dust jacket. Jacket spine with modest dampstain, edges a tad rubbed and chipped, spine head tape reinforcement verso. Please see photos. Ever controversial, this novel of the Harlem Renaissance was a best-seller. Having established himself as a successful novelist, Van Vechten went on to become a photographer, famous for artist portraits. The striking art deco dust jacket illustration, uncredited, is a notable exemplar of the genre's form. Dust jacket is preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.

New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1931. First Thus. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. Thick 8vo. Pp. 350, [2]. Translated by Hamilton Marr. Frontis. photo portrait of the author. With a lengthy section of black-and-white photography. Bound in blue ribbed cloth, lettering blindstamped on the front board, gilt lettering on spine. Slight edge-wear. In the printed dust jacket that has a US quarter-size dampstain on the front panel, a slight ink spot on the spine that looks like an exclamation point. Slight evidence of wear to extremities of dust jacket, A fine addition to our inventory of Odd Books: The "Authorized Edition" of a book that we would readily toss into the bin of kitschy sexology-masquerading-as-science, sold to those interested in mild titillation. Afterall, are the photos of nudes, mostly female, really necessary?Holland-native Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde was a respected sexologist whose first book, The Perfect Marriage, was widely respected and widely sold. Among… Read More

Chicago: Charles H. Kerr Co. Cooperative, 1919. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. Pp. 229. Dark red cloth, titles stamped in black on the spine, blind stamped borders on the covers. Spine ends rubbed and very light spots to covers, head edge dust soiled, leaves crisp and bright, binding tight. "My thesis, in substance, is that we should guard against confusing Socialism with Statism." Vandervelde (1866-1938) was a leader in the Belgian Labor Party and deeply involved in international socialism.Founded in 1866, the Kerr Co. continues publishing in the field of radical politics.A scarce title in the original edition.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good+/Good+. Jarvis (dust jacket). 12mo. Pp. 251. Dark red cloth, titles stamped in black on the cover and spine: lower corner bumped, front board somewhat bowed, head edge dust soiled, light foxing and age toning to endpapers. In the two color Jarvis illustrated dust jacket with price 9/6 intact on the front flap: spine and fore edge faded, edges rubbed and small chips. Inscribed in blue ink on the front free endpaper "With the best wishes of John Crowther the alter ego of John Varnam - June 1951." An English detective story set in a fictitious university town, a followup to the author's Death Rehearses featuring Inspector Semlake. In the scarce dust jacket featuring a distant view of the crime scene. HUBIN, p. 415. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Limited Edition. Two Volumes in Half Morocco. Near Fine. After Fritz Kredel. Two volumes. 4to. Pp. xvi, [5], 6-341, followed by a two-page glossary; [5], 6-386. Title page printed in red-and-black. Numerous plates. Finely rebound in three-quarter brown morocco with morocco title labels; five raised bands; gilt lettering and rules on spines. Slight scuff to top edge Vol. II front board. Withal, a bright, presentable copy. Signed by the set's designer at the colophon. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by Giovanni Mardersteig. Printed in Verona at the Stamperia Valdonega with woodcuts after Fritz Kredel's portraits executed for the 1568 edition. In addition, with 32 tipped-in plates of the artists' representative works. A handsome set with great shelf appeal. LEC 389. GROLIER, VALDONEGA, 72.

(Zagreb): Liber Izdanja instituta za znamost o knjizevnosti, 1971. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. 135. Illustrated endpapers. Bound in cream-colored cloth stamped with a woodblock print in facsimile, black lettering stamped on spine. With a reprint of Vrancic's Hrvatsko-Latin dictionary (71pp., stapled) in the rear linen pocket, as issued. Very slight soiling on rear cover, else Fine. A superb copy, quite fresh. Scarce.

Brussells / Bruxelles: Editions Gauloises, 1923. First Edition. Sewn wraps. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to. Verdavaine's treatment of Baes, with contributions from others, covers 67 pp. An unpaginated number of b&w plates follow. Bound in stiff wraps, title printed in red, with a thick, textured-paper cover. Sewn binding. Cover is a bit toned. One of 900 copies of this edition, printed on treated "japon" paper or, as the colophon has it, "papier simili-japon.

New York: Grove Press, 1953. Second Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good+. Roy Kuhlman. 8vo. Pp. 247. Translator's note. Half cloth, gray over black paper covered boards, titles stamped in black and white on the spine. Board edges and spine ends sunned, otherwise bright and crisp in a tight binding. Jacket spine sunned, edges rubbed and short closed tears. Price of $3.50 remains intact on front flap. First published in 1881, novel of a Sicilian family of fishermen. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Paris: Librairie Albert Messein, 1921. Limited Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine. R. Drouart [Raphael]. Tall 8vo. Pp. 144. Amply illustrated by Raphaël Drouart (1884-1972) with color pochoirs. Marbled endpapers. Bound in three-quarter dark red morocco over marbled boards, gilt lettering and moderne morocco inlays on spine. Original wrappers bound in. Binding signed Max Fonseque. Top edge gilt. Slight fading to spine, else Fine. Of an edition limited to 500, this copy is numbered 459. A deluxe issue of Verlaine's collection presented here with Drouart's complementary illustrations, all housed in a sumptuous art-deco binding showing Fonseque's subtle restraint.

Rome: Canesi Editore, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Large 8vo. Pp. 326, [56]. Blue cloth, titles printed in white on the spine. With index, bottle labels tipped in following the text. Light dampstain to spine and endpapers, lower corner bumped. Binding tight and leaves crisp. Pioneering, evangelizing guide from the guru who inspired a new generation of winemakers. Includes liqueurs and spirits as well as wines by region with chapters on tasting, serving, and pairings.

New York: Philosophical Library, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 4to. Pp. [1], 2-555. Illustrated with eight plates Index. Bound in light blue half-cloth over blue paper-covered boards with blue publisher's device stamped on front board, blue lettering on spine. In the illustrated dust jacket that shows light edge-wear and rubbing; price of $6.00 intact on front flap. With a four-page autograph letter signed with the author's initials. The letter, dated July 1972, explains the gist of the the book and suggests the Alaska recipient, with whom he has been re-acquainted, might find the books thesis intemperate. Vetter provides a rational explanation of religious activities through the scientific study of man's psyche. A reductionist, Vetter defines religion as the development of stereotyped habits. The author's greatest faith? Science. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve. .

Chicago New York: Follett Publishing Company, 1966. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Herb Herrick Mel Hunter. First Edition, Second Printing. Large 16mo. Pp. 35, (2). Illustrated throughout with color art by Herb Herrick. In a pictorial dust jacket featuring an illustration by Mel Hunter. Bound in tan cloth with black illustration of a large jet stamped on front cover, black lettering on spine. Former owner name on title page, else Fine in a bright dust jacket with a closed one inch tear on the front panel. A fresh copy of a children's book usually found worn or lacking dust jacket. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear, archival sleeve.