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Cantz, Germany, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. WILDE, ANN and JURGEN (editors). Karl Blossfeldt, Photography, Germany: Cantz, undated (probably 1990s).Quarto, priority unknown, pp. 160, tritone plates. Shows the famous Art Forms in Nature photos that heralded the arrival of Blossfeldt, a metalworker, as an important voice in modern photography. With essays by the Wildes and Christian Schreirer.Condition of this book:Near fine with light wear to the jacket, minor soiling at edges. 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; Germany; Art & Design. ISBN: 3893224084. ISBN/EAN: 9783893224081. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53599. . 9783893224081

Kodansha, Tokyo, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). As New/Fine. NAITO, AKIRA, and NISHIKAWA, TAKESHI. Katsura, A Princely Retreat, Tokyo: Kodansha, 1977.Oblong folio, first English-language edition, pp. 182, lavender silk-covered boards with silver lettering to spine and blind-stamped Japanese lettering to front, slipcase, color and halftone illustration, large folding map laid in. Profiles a palace that long served as a retreat for the rulers of Japan.Condition of this bookFine in fine slipcase. 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. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Architecture; Japan; Photography. ISBN: 0870112716. ISBN/EAN: 9780870112713. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory… 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

Bantam, Toronto, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. JIMMY CARTER. Keeping Faith, Memoirs of a President, Toronto etc.: Bantam Books, 1982.Octavo, unnumbered limited edition, pp. xiv, 622, navy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, slipcased, halftone photos in text. Signed by Carter on a preliminary leaf.Condition of this book:Covers and slipcase have white blemishes, spine sunned, clean and tight inside, apparently never read. 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: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; 1980s; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0553050230. ISBN/EAN: 9780553050233. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

MacMillan, London, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. PETER LOVESEY. Keystone, London: Macmillan, 1983.Octavo, pp. 256, maroon boards with silver lettering on spine. In the era of silent comedy, an English cop in Hollywood gets called Keystone after the famous Keystone Kops, but his murder case is no joke.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. Category: Crime Fiction; Film, Radio & Television. ISBN: 0333350448. ISBN/EAN: 9780333350447. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55231. . 9780333350447

Rizzoli, New York, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. YANNI PETSOPOULOS. Kilims, Masterpieces From Turkey, New York: Rizzoli, 1991.Tall folio, first edition, pp. 184, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front, color photos. Modern look at an old Anatolian craft.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. 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: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Turkey; Fashion, Fabrics & Style. ISBN: 0847814173. ISBN/EAN: 9780847814176. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54094. . 9780847814176

Harper Collins, London, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. REGINALD HILL. Killing the Lawyers, London: Harper Collins, 1997.Octavo, first edition, pp. 288, black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering, top edge tinted yellow, signed on the title page by the author. A Joe Sixsmith case.Condition of this book:Leaves age-toned; overall 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. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Britain/UK; 1990s; Fiction. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0002326078. ISBN/EAN: 9780002326070. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55228. . 9780002326070

Norton, New York, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. JAMES WELCH with Paul Stickler. Killing Custer, The Battle of Little Bighorn and the Fate of the Plains Indians, New York: Norton, 1994.Octavo, first edition, pp. 320, half-bound in maroon cloth over paper-covered boards, silver lettering to spine. A Native American view of Little Bighorn and its aftermath, in Welch's first venture into non-fiction.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. 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: History; United States; 19th century; Indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 039303657x. ISBN/EAN: 9780393036572. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54062. . 9780393036572

Victor Gollancz, London, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. ALAN FURST. Kingdom of Shadows, London: Victor Gollancz, 2000.Octavo, first edition, pp. 274, 3 (notes) black paper-covered boards, signed by Furst on the title page. Suspense in middle Europe on the eve of World War II.Condition of this book:Fine in fine dust 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: Fiction; 1930s; Military & Warfare. Signed by Author. ISBN: 057506837x. ISBN/EAN: 9780575068377. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55348. . 9780575068377

Brentano's, New York, undated. Early Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Edmund Dulac. LEONARD ROSENTHAL. The Kingdom of the Pearl, New York: Brentano's, undated (1920s).Quarto, copy No. 151 of an edition of 675, pp. [viii], 151, 10 illustrations by Edmund Dulac tipped in, under tissue guards, printed boards quarter-bound in vellum with gilt lettering and nautical decoration to spine, paper label on front, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Worldcat lists the date of printing as 1925, other sources disagree or say nothing at all. Rosethal's text covers the history of pearls, their treatment, harvesting and marketing; Dulac's illustrations are in a Persian style.Condition of this book:Covers soiled, spine darkened, spine ends and edges chipped. Leaves toning with occasional minor staining, plates fine, overall good and sound. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Special Limited Edition,… Read More

Putnam, New York. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER (WASHINGTON IRVING). A History of New York in 2 volumes, New York: Putnam's, 1893.Octavos, Van Twiller edition, pp. xvii, 364; xv, 379, white cloth boards with gilt and blue stamped lettering, devices and vignettes to spine and fronts, top edges gilt, extensive illustration by E.W. Kemble in text, plates and historiated initials. Ownership signature on free front endpaper.A Washington Irving classic with one of the 19th century's more prominent illustrators.Condition of these books:Remarkably clean and bright. Bottom edges lightly worn, overall fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 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: 2-3 kilos.… Read More

Random House, New York, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. WILLIAM FAULKNER. Knight's Gambit, New York: Random House, 1949.Octavo, first edition with no additional printings mentioned on copyright page, pp. [ii], 246, red cloth boards with black labels and gilt decoration to spine and front, top edge tinted gray-blue. A crime novel.Condition of this book:Jacket shows some minor cracking and chipping at fore corners and spine ends, light soiling to rear panel. A couple small dusty stains mar the front board. Small spot of discoloration to top stain. Overall very good to 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. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; United States; 1940s; Fiction. Pictures of… Read More