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Aperture, New York, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. Black cloth boards stamped in silver on the front and the spine, duotones, with a 19-page introduction by John Szarkowski. The editors claim this is the most complete selection of Callahan's photos ever published -- well more than 100, said to be of a quality as high as the original prints. See Roosens/Salu 1275.Roth, p. 204: "Despite a museum retrospective concurrent with the book's publication, and its sensitive reproductions by Rapoport Printing Corporation, Harry Callahan's first comprehensive museum monograph was a slow sell for MoMA and copublisher Aperture when it was issued in 1976. Years later, when the book had fallen out of print and the need for a second edition was more urgently felt, the separations necessary for making its reproduction had disintegrated. Aperture's best efforts failed to produce the financial support required to reprint the book, and it has… Read More

Ink, New York, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). New Book/New. ALEX, WILLIAM, and TATUM, GEORGE B. Calvert Vaux, Architect & Planner, New York: Ink Inc., 1994.Tall quarto, first edition, pp. xiii, 271, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped signature on front, halftone and color illustration on heavy stock. Considers the career of Frederick Law Olmsted's collaborator in park design, with a look at great residences and public buildings, as well as the parks.Condition of this book:Fine, flawless. 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; United States; Art & Design. ISBN: 0964065002. ISBN/EAN: 9780964065000. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53405.… Read More

Bradley, New York, undated. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. SIR RUTHERFORD ALCOCK. The Capital of the Tycoon: A Narrative of Three Years' Residence in Japan, in 2 volumes, New York: Bradley, no date (late 18th or early 19th century).Octavos, American edition (first was published in London in 1863), xxvii, 28-407; x, 12-433, beige cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed, some leaves unopened, frontis illustration and illustrations in text. An early occidental account of life in Japan from a British diplomat. The illustrations list here calls for a map "in the front" of both volumes, but there were never any maps in these books.Condition of this set:Spines darkened with a few spots, short tear in pastedown of V1, overall near fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and… 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

Gnome Press, New York, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. L. SPRAGUE de CAMP and FLETCHER PRATT. The Castle of Iron, New York: Gnome Press, 1950.12mo, first edition, pp. 224, orange cloth boards with purple stamped lettering to spine, dragon and castle on front, former owner's name stamped on free front endpaper and title page. A scientist's adventure in another dimension.Condition of this book:Jacket sunned at spine, with minor flaking. Publisher used better-than-usual paper here, so there is none of the browning that is so typical of Gnome Press books. Size: 12mo. 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; 1950s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

Westerham, Westerham, 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. WALPOLE, HORACE. The Castle of Otranto, Westerham: Westerham Press, 1975.Quarto, No. 364 of an edition of 2,000, pp. xxvii, 99, 1 (limitation page), cloth illustrated boards quarter-bound in blue levant with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, blue slipcase, 7 color and sepia illustrated plates, signed on the limitation page by W.S. Lewis, editor, who wrote the introduction. Includes the monthly letter of the Limited Editions Club.Condition of this book:Fine, slipcase scuffed. 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: Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; 1970s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52872. . Read More

Delacorte, New York, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. ROBERT B. PARKER. A Catskill Eagle, New York: Delacorte Press, 1985.Octavo, first edition, pp. 311, paper-covered boards quarter-bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spenser gets out of Boston, becomes a fugitive.Condition 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. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55221. .

Delacorte, New York, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. ROBERT B. PARKER. A Catskill Eagle, New York: Delacorte Press, 1985.Octavo, first edition, pp. 311, paper-covered boards quarter-bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spenser gets out of Boston, becomes a fugitive.Condition 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. ISBN: 0385293852. ISBN/EAN: 9780385293853. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55222. . 9780385293853

Delacorte, New York, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. ROBERT B. PARKER. A Catskill Eagle, New York: Delacorte Press, 1985.Octavo, first edition, pp. 311, paper-covered boards quarter-bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine, signed on the title page by Parker. Spenser gets out of Boston, becomes a fugitive.Condition 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. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0385293852. ISBN/EAN: 9780385293853. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55344. . 9780385293853

Doubleday, Garden City, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. ALF EVERS. The Catskills, From Wilderness to Woodstock, Garden City: Doubleday, 1972.Tall octavo, first edition, pp. xiv, 821, beige cloth boards quarter-bound in brown cloth, illustrated, 2 folding maps laid in (apparently not part of the trade release, these appear to be facsimiles from some other source), inscriptions on free front endpaper and half-title. As the subtitle indications, this covers a long stretch of history from the end of the unsettled time to the modern era of resort hotels and recreational fishing.Condition of this book:Covers lightly soiled, inside clean. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. 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… Read More

Macmillan, New York, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON. Cavender's House, New York: Macmillan, 1929.Quarto, No. 308 of an edition of 500, pp. 103, 1 (limitation page), some leaves unopened, orange paper-covered boards quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt signature on front, top edge gilt, parchment wrapper, slipcase, signed on the limitation page by Robinson. MJ p. 439, FPAA V.2, p. 340.Condition of this book:Fine in very good slipcase (discolored by dust). Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. 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: Poetry; United States; 1920s; Literature &… Read More

Oriole, New Jersey, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Various writers. The Centenary of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," New Jersey: Oriole Press, 1955.Octavo, No. 50 of an edition of 70 distributed privately, pp. x, 88, paper-covered boards quarter-bound in blue cloth with paper labels to spine and front, 5-cent Whitman postage stamp attached to title page, illustrated, gift inscription on free front endpaper from editor's family, former owner's library sticker on rear paste-down. Delivers commentary on Whitman's best-known book by prominent authors including Thoreau and Whitman himself.Condition of this book:Age-toning to covers and endpages, spine slanted, inch-long split in rear joint cloth, overall very good. 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… Read More

Rizzoli, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). New Book/New. KAMENSKY, ALEXANDR. Chagall, The Russian Years, 1907-1922, New York: Rizzoli, 1989.Folio, first American edition, pp. 375, black cloth boards with blind-stamped lettering on spine and front, color plates, halftones. An art book and a biography covering Chagall's early years in the Belarus community of Vitebsk.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. This is the first USA edition. 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. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 9. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Russia; 1900-1920; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0847810801. ISBN/EAN: 9780847810802. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No:… Read More

Andre Sauret, Monte Carlo, 1969. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/Fine. CAIN, JULIEN. Chagall Lithograph, Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1969.Folio, German language edition, pp. 179, 1 (note), gray cloth boards with black stamped lettering on spine and upper panel, dust jacket and frontispiece lithographs created by Marc Chagall at the Mourlot Freres studio in Paris, with original acetate wrapper. Volume 3 of the 6-volume Chagall lithograph catalogue raisonne. The German edition is scarce in any condition; especially so in fine quality.Condition of this book:Faint age-toning to jacket edges, a few small cracks in acetate wrapper, else fine. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text is in German. 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; 1960s; German Language;… Read More

Sauret, Paris, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/Fine. CAIN, JULIEN. Chagall Lithographe, 1962-1968, Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1969.Folio, French language edition, pp. 179, 1 (note), gray cloth boards with black stamped lettering on spine and upper panel, dust jacket and frontispiece lithographs created by Marc Chagall at the Mourlot Freres studio in Paris (Sorlier 577a, 578), with original acetate wrapper and cardboard slipcase. Volume 3 of the 6-volume Chagall lithograph series.Condition of this book:Small crack in acetate wrapper, short tear at head of spine, else fine. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). One volume of the 6-volume set. 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 1960s; French Language;… Read More

Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, 1934. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. SHU CHIUNG. Chao Chun, Beauty in Exile, Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, 1934.Octavo, priority unknown here, pp. xvi, 169, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front, mounted color plates, vignette chapter titles, gift inscription on free front endpaper. Retells a classic tragedy of the Brilliant Lady.Condition of this book:Light rubbing at edges, inside clean, overall near 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. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; China; 1920s; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55287. .

Stone & Kimball, Chicago, 1895. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Periodicals.] The Chap-Book Semi-monthly, Chicago: Stone & Kimball, Sept. 15, 1895.12mo, pp. 326-371, wrappers, illustration by George Pissaro, Frank Hazenplug and Fred Richardson."The Chap-Book started a small magazine craze in the U.S. and gave a strong impetus to modern graphic design," says Richard and Elaine Russell's "Vintage Magazines," p. 149. Also, "It was a finely printed, small format literary periodical with avant garde illustrations." Its goal was to promote Stone & Kimball authors, but it is probably best known today for Will Bradley's large, colorful art nouveau posters advertising the magazine.Condition of this book:Very good, some darkening to the covers, covers starting to split at spine. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is… Read More

Stone & Kimball, Chicago, 1895. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Periodicals.] The Chap-Book Semi-monthly, Chicago: Stone & Kimball, July 15, 1895.12mo, pp. 170-197, wrappers, with centerfold poem by Jean Wright decorated by Frank Hazenplug."The Chap-Book started a small magazine craze in the U.S. and gave a strong impetus to modern graphic design," says Richard and Elaine Russell's "Vintage Magazines," p. 149. Also, "It was a finely printed, small format literary periodical with avant garde illustrations." Its goal was to promote Stone & Kimball authors, but it is probably best known today for Will Bradley's large, colorful art nouveau posters advertising the magazine.Condition of this book:Fine, some darkening to the covers. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges… Read More

Knopf, New York, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Good. JOHANN BURKHARD MENCKEN with H.L. MENCKEN. The Charlatanry of the Learned, New York: Knopf, 1937.Octavo, edition of 1,475, pp. 178, xi (index), 1 (colophon), russet cloth boards with paper label to spine, top edge tinted gray, 4 collotype illustrations.H.L. here introduces and comments on 18th-century lectures of Johann. The two were unrelated, although they focused on the same subject matter: quack doctors, religious schemers, and other kinds of fraud.With typography, jacket and binding designed by W.A. Dwiggins; see The Books of WAD, 37.07.Condition of this book:Jacket is chipped at edges, darkened, price-clipped. Leaves age-toned, bottom edge of boards darkened, but overall a very good copy. 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… Read More

Chameleon, Massachusetts, 1999. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. MUHLBERGER, RICHARD. Charles Webster Hawthorne: Paintings and Watercolors, Massachusetts: Chameleon Books, 1999.Square quarto, pp. 112, slate-blue buckram boards with white lettering on spine, color and halftone illustration, Babcock Galleries price list laid in. A first detailed look at the 20th-century American realist.Condition of this book:Near fine, jacket lightly worn with toning at edges, images 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; United States; Reference. ISBN: 0295979275. ISBN/EAN: 9780295979274. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51678. . 9780295979274