Search Results: Titles starting with V from Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers

New York: Harry N Abrams, 2000. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 224 pp., w/ chronology, bibliography and index; 300 illustrations, including 260 color plates. The story of the spectacular discovery of a group of intact Egyption tombs containing at least sixty gilded mummies, and perhaps hundreds more. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

London: John Tallis, 1851. [Tasmania Map]. Original steel engraved map with decorative boarder and vignettes. Map size with central vertical fold is approx. 11 x 14 inches. Original antique map of "Van Diemen's Island or Tasmania" by John Tallis & Company, circa 1851. Vignettes of Hobart Town, Residence of the V.D.I. Campany's Agent Circular Head, Thylacinus Cynocephalus. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, with illustrations by H. Warren and engraved by J. Rogers. Contemporary pen outlining in color. By 1865 Tallis was among the last of the publishers of beautifully decorated hand engraved maps. Shows some expected light page toning and wear. Very Good. Map.

Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1989. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 219 pp., w/ notes, works cited, and index; illustrated. INSCRIBED by Edwards on front fly. The author argues against the common misconception of van Gogh as the "mad creative genius." A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. Inscribed By Author. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1982. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 203 pp., illustrated with more than 200 photographs. This work contains portraits of many of the most celebrated American and European writers, artists, musicians, actors, athletes, and public figures of the early 20th century. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Dresden Original 18th century etching by J.C.J. Friedrich after G.B. Piranesi. Titled:"Veduta del Sepolcro di Caio Cestio." Signed in plate lower left "J.C.J. Friedrich Dresdensis sculpsit secudrum Piranesi." Plate XXVI upper right corner. Sheet size approx: 9.75 x 16 inches, plate size approx: 8.25 x 12.25 inches). Copper plate etching on laid paper. Paper age toned with some foxing in the margins, fold lines from originally being a plate in book. Good. Illus. by J.C.J. Freiedrich Dresdensis. Print.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 160 pp., with bibliography and index; illustrated with 110 color and 50 b&w plates. This book traces the history of luxury train travel in Europe, including famous services such as the old Orient-Expresses, the Golden Arrow and the Train Bleu. A clean, tight copy Size: Oblong Octavo. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 128 pp., with 97 illustrations, including 40 color plates. This book contains every one of Vermeer's authenticated works, along with scholarly discoveries concerning his life. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Quarto. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

New York: Vendome Press, 1978. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 255 pp., profusely illustrated in color. The author was the director responsible for restoring Versailles after WWII to its former glory. He offers a text rich in knowledge and affection, matched by exceptionally fine illustrations which show many little known and enchanting areas of the palace and grounds. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Quarto. First American Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1968. Blue cloth in mylar protected dustjacket. pp. 487 w/ index. A social, economic, and cultural history of England in the fifty years before 1642, when the "great migration" ended. At the same time providing an introduction essential to any understanding of American origins. Written by one of the foremost outhorities on America's colonial period. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. Cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 159 pages; 145 color illustrations. Translated from the French by Laurl Hirsch, Photographs by Daniel Faure. This visually stunning book offers a complete visual record of the architecture and sculpture of Sainte-Madeleine. A clean, tight copy. Size: Folio. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Philadelphia: Hogan, Perkins & Co., 1852. Original half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt tooling and title. 7.5 x 5 inches. x, 2-288 pages; with 10 engraved plates by Devereux, including frontis. Showing overall general wear, title rubbed, front hinge starting. Remains a desirable copy of a scarce, American, illustrated edition. WorldCat search finds holdings in only two American libraries. Size: Octavo. Leather. Illus. by Devereux.

Bedford Park Chiswick: Caradoc Press, 1903. Full limp vellum, title in black on spine, yap boards, all edges uncut. 9" x 6.5". Pp. [iv]+212 (colophon), printed in red and black; etched frontis portrait, signed in pencil by artist, Harry George Webb. Limited, number 292 of 360 copies printed on Kelmscott paper. Republished from the text of the first edition by Harry George and Heba Dora Web (founders of Cardoc Press). The initials and ornaments designed and engraved and the whole printed and bound at the Caradoc Press. Vellum showing some light soiling, typical "waves" to limp vellum and attached pastedowns crinkled. Brick Row Bookshop label on front pastedown. Internally clean and bright. Remains a desirable copy of a scarce private press printing. Tomkinson 9; Ransom 9. Size: Octavo. Signed. Vellum. Very Good. Illus. by Harry George Webb. Private Press.

London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1929. Original publisher's full vellum, gilt stamped title and vignette, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, (10.5 x 8.25 inches). Deluxe Limited Edition, one of 575 copies for England, SIGNED by Arthur Rackham on limitation page. 231 pages; illustrated by 12 color plates including frontispiece, and b&w in-text illustrations, all by Rackham. Showing only light wear and spotting, interior text and all plates are clean and bright. Overall, a collectable, clean, tight copy.. Signed. Limited Edition. Vellum. Very Good. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. Quarto.

London: John Tallis, 1851. [Australia Map]. Original steel engraved map with decorative boarder and vignettes. Map size with central vertical fold is approx. 11 x 14 inches. Antique map of Victoria, or Port Phillip by John Tallis & Company, circa 1851. Vignettes of Melbourne, River Glenelg, Victoria, Kangaroos and Indigenous Peoples. Map drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, with illustrations by A. Warren and engraved by J. Rogers. Contemporary county and state pen outlining in color and pale blue coastline wash. By 1865 Tallis was among the last of the publishers of beautifully decorated hand engraved maps. Shows some expected page toning and light wear at corners. Very Good. Map.

Wien, Germany: Anton Schroll & Co., Verlag, 1986. Numbered special edition. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 179 color photographs by Wiesenhofer. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Oblong Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

London: Thomas McLean, 1822. [Original hand-colored aquatint]. Theodore H.A. Fielding (British 1781-1851). "View of Ambleside," On the Stock Ghyll, Westmorland printed on wove paper with full margins and published by Thomas McLean, Hay Market 1822. Sheet size approx: 10.75 x 16.25 inches; plate size approx: 7 x 9 inches. Strong strike impression, some light paper toning and edge wear. Loose and unmatted. Very Good. Print.

1856. Original engraved print reproduced in Drake's History of Boston. Paper size: 22 x 10 inches; Image size: 19 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (not including title). Print shows view of Boston, Massachusetts, from Cambridge looking across the Charles River. Matted. Bottom edge appears cropped, no indication of center fold. Paper is age toned and brittle. Illus. by Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.

New York: Rizzoli, 1988. Black cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 232 pp., with 202 illustrations, including 95 in color. This important work brings together some eighty paintings by forty-three Chinese women artists whose lives span six centuries. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Quarto. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Cleveland: J. H. Jansen, 1923. Gray cloth, black embossed title to front board, (12.75 x 9.75 inches). Work divided into 76 plates drawn and arranged by Pierre Esquie. Presents Vignola's practical system for constructing columns in the five classical orders (Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite). The clarity and ease of use of Vignola's treatise caused it to become in succeeding centuries the most published book in architectural history. Also laid-in is a letter from the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and Architectural drawings from the period. Shows some minor toning and wear. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Pierre Esquie. Folio.

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1853. Three volumes. Full blue polished calf, raised bands, tan morocco title lables with gilt titles and publication date in gilt, decorative gilt spines, gilt ruled boards, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Binding SIGNED by Zaehnsdorf, London. True First Edition / First Printing with 12 pages of publisher's ads dated January 1853 in volume one. (5.25" x 8"), pp. 324, plus 12 pages of ads, 319, 350. Considered by many to be her finest novel, surpassing "Jane Eyre." An exceptionally clean, tight set in a fine binding. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Leather. Near Fine.