Search Results: Authors starting with V from Rarities etc.

Rizzoli, New York, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. MEG NOLAN VAN REESEMA. England's Hideaways, Discovering Enchanting Rooms, Stately Manor Houses, and Country Cottages, New York: Rizzoli, 2011.Quarto, first edition, pp. v, 198, navy paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine, color photos. A sort of armchair travel guide for interior designers and architects, with culinary and beverage commentary.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. 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; England; Modern; Travel & Places. ISBN/EAN: 9780847835447. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53746. . 9780847835447

Lee and Shepard, Boston, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. R. VAN BERGEN. A Boy of Old Japan, Boston: Lee and Shepherd, 1901.Octavo, first edition, pp. [viii], 246, illustrated yellow cloth boards, 8 hand-colored photogravures, ex-library with the usual markings. A blend of fact and fiction centering on the youth of Emperor Meiji, Prince Mutsuhito.Condition of this book:Good, with worn covers and finger soiling inside. Images fine, with well-done hand-coloring. 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: Antiquarian & Rare; Japan; 1900-1920; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54473. .

Bloomsbury, London, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Near Fine. VAN EMDEN, RICHARD. Tommy's War, The Western Front in Soldiers' Words and Photographs, London: Bloomsbury, 2014Heavy octavo, first edition, pp. [iv] 375, 1 (note), black buckram boards with silver stamped lettering to spine, tritone photos, inked notes and underlining, apparently by a military historian or student, ID sticker on title page. This is the grunt's version of day-to-day living and dying in World War I, using vernacular photos and eyewitness writings.Condition of this bookMinor staining to boards, lower fore corners rubbed. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in ink. 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: Military & Warfare; Photography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

Cahiers D'Art, Paris, 1952. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Calder, Miro, Giacometti. [Periodicals.] XX Siecle, Art et Poesie Depuis Apollinaire, Paris: Cahiers D'Art, June 1952.About 32x24.5cm (or 12.5x9.5 inches), pp. 88, wraps, text in French. With untitled original lithographs by Miro, Calder Henri Michaux and Giacometti. The magazine was a biannual covering post-war painting and other arts, publishing into the 1970s. Good copies have become very scarce.Condition of this magazine:Near fine with small spot on spine; lithographs show age-toning at edges. Size: Quarto. Text is in French. 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: Calder, Miro, Giacometti. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 1950s; French Language;… Read More

Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1999. Edition Unstated. Softcover. New Book/No Dust Jacket. SMITH, JUDITH G., and WEN C. FONG. Issues of Authenticity in Chinese Painting, New York: Metropolitan Museum, 1999.Quarto, pp. 317, halftone illustration, wraps. Publicizes a symposium at the Met, with extensive analysis of Dong Yuan's "Riverbank."Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. 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: Art & Design; China; Reference. ISBN: 0870999281. ISBN/EAN: 9780870999284. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52965. . 9780870999284

Edizioni Panini, Modena, 1984. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Various authors, Lanfranco e Wiligelmo Il Duomo Di Modena, Modena: Edizioni Panini, 1984.Large, heavy quarto, priority unknown here, pp. 845, blue cloth boards with white lettering to spine, halftone and color illustration. Text in Italian. Covers cathedral restoration with a section of the town of Nonantola.Condition of this book:Light soiling at edges, overall very good. Size: Quarto. Text is in Italian. 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: Architecture; Italy; Italian Language; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 8876860312. ISBN/EAN: 9788876860317. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53488. . 9788876860317… Read More

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXIII, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886.Quarto, pp. viii, 972, June-to-November issues of the magazine bound in black morocco with silver lettering and rules to spine, fine modern covers with added endpages, red speckled fore edges, fine quality. Includes an illustrated 23-page article on the American sugar business by R.R. Bowker, 2 reports on the U.S. Navy with good illustrations of capital ships, and profiles of trans-Atlantic sea captains. 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: Business, Finance & Marketing; United States; 19th century; Ships & the Sea. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

Shueisha, Tokyo, 1974. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/Fine. Various, Shunsho, Ukiyo-e Series Volume 3, Tokyo: Shueisha, 1974.Large folio (17x12 inches or 43x31cm), pp. 144, printed cream-colored cloth boards quarter-bound in white cloth, slipcased, text in Japanese. Large color plates, some folding, plus explanatory text. Part of a 12-volume set, this book devoted exclusively to Shunsho.Condition of this book:Fine in near fine slipcase (soiling at top and bottom edges). Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). One volume of the 12-volume set. Text is in Japanese. 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: Art & Design; Japan; Japanese Language; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54631. . This book… Read More

Somogy Editions D'Art, Paris, 2006. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Fine. Various authors. Le Style Sapin, A La Chaux-de-Fonds, Une Experience Art Nouveau, Paris: Somogy Editions D'Art, 2006.Quarto, pp. 200, blue cloth boards with blind-stamped lettering to spine and front, color and halftone illustration. Covers a wide range of products and arts, including architecture.Condition of this book:Near fine with a couple minor bumps at the fore corners. Size: Quarto. Text is in French. 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; France; French Language; Architecture. ISBN: 2850569429. ISBN/EAN: 9782850569425. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53755. . 9782850569425

John Harvey, Bristol, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Various artists. Wine List Decorations, 1961-1963, Bristol: John Harvey and Sons, undated (early 1960s).Octavo, priority unknown, pp. 100, blue and yellow cloth boards quarter-bound in black calf with gilt lettering to spine. A book of menu and book illustration featuring the wood engravings of David Gentleman, wine region maps by Sheila Waters, and other illustrations by Asgeir Scott and Edward Ardizzone.Condition of this book:Corners rubbed, minor scuffing and staining to covers, overall very good. 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; Britain/UK; 1960s; Cooking, Wine & Dining. Pictures of this item… Read More

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXII, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885-86.Quarto, pp. viii, 980, December 1885 to June 1886, 6 issues of the magazine bound in black morocco with silver lettering and rules to spine, fine modern covers with added endpages, red speckled fore edges, fine quality. Includes an illustrated 23-page article on the early oil industry by George Gibson, with an emphasis on activity in Pennsylvania and New York, and report on Russian efforts. Laid in is a family letter of little interest. 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: Business, Finance & Marketing; United States; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of… Read More

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XLVII, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1873.Quarto, pp. viii, 952, June-November 1873, 6 issues of the magazine with marbled boards quarter-bound in brown morocco with gilt lettering to spine, former owner's name on endpages, very good with rubbed extremities. Includes two articles on piracy written and illustrated by Howard Pyle, plus illustrated articles by Charles Nordhoff, the famous co-author of the Bounty trilogy, on Hawaii and the Sacramento valley. Also here is an illustrated article on the Hampton Institute, the famous school for African-Americans in Virginia. 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:… Read More

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XVIII, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1858-59.Quarto, pp. viii, 864, December 1858 to May 1859, 6 issues of the magazine bound in black morocco with silver lettering and rules to spine, fine modern covers with added endpages, darkened fore edges, near fine quality. Includes an anonymous 9-page article by an American visitor, who comments on manners, exchange rates and the huge opportunity to make money in trade. Also here are fashion plates, none in color. 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: Business, Finance & Marketing; United States; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already… Read More

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXI, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885.1. Quarto, pp. viii, 972, June-November 1885, 6 issues of the magazine bound in black morocco with silver lettering and rules to spine, fine modern covers with added endpages, red speckled fore edges, fine quality. Includes an illustrated 18-page article on the beer brewing business by G. Pomeroy Keese, and another article on the silk industry. 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: Business, Finance & Marketing; United States; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55131. .

Oxford, Oxford, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). New Book/No Dust Jacket. MICHAEL COX [editor]. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature in 2 volumes, various places: Oxford University Press, 2002.Quartos, first edition, pp. xxix, 816; ix, 483, printed boards quarter-bound in red morocco with gilt lettering to spines, in original box. Begins with Caxton and the dawn of English printing in 1474, takes you right into the 21st century. A deeply researched reference set.Condition of this bookFine, no flaws. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). 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: Reference; Books on Books. ISBN: 0198600267. ISBN/EAN: 9780198600268. Pictures of this item not already displayed… Read More

T.S. Fernon, New York, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The Road, A Review of Railways, Iron Arts and the Coal Trade, 48 issues bound in one volume, New York and Philadelphia: T.S. Fernon, 1875-76.Quarto, pp. 384; 384, maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering and a library sticker to spine, blind-stamped devices on front and back, ex-library markings on front pastedown and title page. Complete run for two years. Although this biweekly was oriented to investors in railways and associated businesses, it was a bit like the Wall Street Journal in that it covered a wider range of subjects, including New York City housing and the Centennial. Held by many institutional libraries but scarce in the marketplace.Condition of this book:Covers worn at extremities, a few blemishes, 3-inch split in rear joint. Overall good and sound. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting.… Read More

Avant Garde, New York, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Bert Stern. [Periodicals.] Avant Garde, New York, March 1968.About 28x28cm (or 11x11 inches), pp. 72, wraps. With 12 serigraphic prints of Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, who was the photographer she seemed to prefer and in which she had the most confidence. The magazine was a bimonthly edited by Ralph Ginzberg.Condition of this magazine:Curl at the upper fore corner, age toning, occasional stains; serigraphs 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. Illustrator: Bert Stern. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; United States; 1960s; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55378. .

D. Lothrop, Boston, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Various authors. Children's Ballads From History and Folk Lore, Boston: D. Lothrop, 1886.Octavo, first edition, unpaginated, blue cloth boards with blue stamped lettering to spine and blue and brown illustrations and lettering on front, monotone lithographic illustration, gift inscription on free front endpaper. Ten poems (not songs) illustrated by E.H. Garrett, G.F. Barnes and Jessie McDermott. The ballads are mostly European with one Algonquin tale.Condition of this book:Covers discoloring with rubbing at corners and spine ends. A few stains on endpages; overall good to very good. 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: Children;… Read More

XX Siecle, Paris, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Periodicals.] XX Siecle, Gentilini, Paris: Societe Internationale d'Art XX Siecle, 1980.About 32x24.5cm (or 12.5x9.5 inches), pp. 124, printed boards, text in French. With untitled original lithographs by Franco Gentilini, one double-page. The entire issue was devoted to his career. The magazine was a biannual covering post-war painting and other arts, publishing through the 1970s. Good copies have become very scarce.Condition of this magazine:Very good with light wear to covers, minor foxing at edges; lithographs fine. Size: Quarto. Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 1980s; French Language; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed… Read More

Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, 1922. Early Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Various authors. Amphora, Portland: Thomas Mosher, 1922.Duodecimo, fourth edition of 925 copies, pp. xvi, 190, 1 (colophon), marbled paper-covered boards half-bound in brown morocco with gilt lettering to spine, five raised bands, brown stamping to resemble a stitched binding, former owner's name on free front endpaper, sticker ghost on rear paste-down. Selections from more than 100 authors here -- I can't fathom why Mosher brought them together like this, except that publishers have to publish something. His own explanation in the foreword is: "It is a blended vintage drawn from many sorts of literary grapes, but it is my own, and I can only trust my taste will be shared by others."Condition of this book;Rubbed at joints and edges, overall very good and sound. Size: Duodecimo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation,… Read More