Search Results: Titles starting with W from Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. As New. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the stiff, illustrated card stock wraps. Plentiful essays by the authors about the W.P.A. and the Great Depression and the New Deal, a Selected Collection Checklist, a set of bibliographies and indexes, and appendices. Visually stunning, profusely illustrated in black-and-white and full color. 188 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. As New. Michael Mazur. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Unpaginated, but roughly 32 pp. consisting of three essays by Halbreich, Janus and Kline, and then a number of fine reproductions of Mazur's work in black-and-white and duotone. Complete with a list of lenders, chronology of his life and of the exhibition of which this the catalog. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. First Edition. Softcover. As New. Sterling condition softcover copy, staplebound in simple printed, black-and-white wraps, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Unpaginated, but roughly 32 pp. consisting of three essays by Halbreich, Janus and Kline, and then a number of fine reproductions of Michael Mazur's work in black-and-white and duotone. Complete with a list of lenders, chronology of his life and of the exhibition of which this is the catalog. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Aperture, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Walker Evans. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Introductory essay by Lloyd Fonvielle. 96 pp., double-columned text, and lots of lovely black-and-white photographs of the American South. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Indianapolis, Indiana: The Indiana Historical Bureau, 1960. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. An offprint by Charles H. Faulkner from the monthly publication of the Indiana History Bulletin, from Volume 37, Number 10, 1960, being a work of ethnology and archaeology about a Point Peninsula-like site in Indiana on the private property of a farmer, including burial mounds, tool assemblages, and animal bones. Staple-bound, with black-and-white illustrations. 122-136 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

London: William Clowes and Sons, Ltd. Reprint Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copies of two exhaustive catalogues of the so-called Wallace Collection, the Sixth Edition having been published originally in 1905 and the Sixteenth Edition, extensively added to, having been published most recently in 1968, a Collection that stretches back to the early 17th century. Minor wear of covers and text-blocks, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copies. Marred only by Michael Unger's ink-stamps and penned inscriptions, else clean, bright and unmarked. Bound in blue printed wraps, with auction house's devices to front cover. Replete with plentiful black-and-white photographs of fine art works printed on high-gloss paper. 214 pp., xxxii [1], 2-471 pp., and with Preface by the Director, F.J.B. Watson, to the Sixth Edition. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for… Read more

New York: Rizzoli, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Handsomely produced in green cloth, with sharp and distinctive gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear beyond some sunning to spine, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. vii + 332 pp., with 254 black-and-white photos, drawings and plans, complete with a list of buildings, an index. Wallace K. Harrison was an important American architect who designed many buildings in New York City during the twentieth century including private houses for the Rockefeller family, the Alcoa building in Pittsburgh, and who worked closely with urban planners and philanthropists.… Read more

London, United Kingdom: Sotheby Publications, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. A brilliant and comprehensive survey of the decorative arts of wallpapers, compiled and rendered in full context by Charles C. Oman and Jean Hamilton, and a full, extensive bibliography by E.A. Entwisle. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Decorated endpapers (of wallpapers--duh!). Bound handsomely in a reddish-salmon cloth cover, still sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated (in wallpaper--duh!!), showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Over 900 illustrations and including 75 plates in full, glorious color. [7], 8-486 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize… Read more

London: Three Duck Editions, 1984. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Walt Disney. Preface by Justin Knowles, text by Flora O'Brien, #3828 of a Special Limited Edition of 5000 copies. Bound handsomely in brown and tan cloth with color plate of Donald mounted to front cover, virtually pristine interior, all edges gilt, and housed in a Fine condition slipcase covered in light tan linen cloth, and then both protected in a plastic Mylar sleeve. Laid in is a color print SIGNED by Wm Van Horn (of The Duck Family Tree) and includes three facsimile letters, to Bruce and Justin from Carl Barks, to Justin from Clarence "Ducky" Nash, and to Bruce and Justin again from Jack Hannah, with three doodled Donald Ducks at bottom. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Walt Kuhn. A fine and due homage to the American painter Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), chronicler of the circus and who had his first one-man show in 1910. Foreword by Lawrence A. Fleishman, introducing the exhibit that ran from March 12 - April 5th, 1980. Sumptuous full color photographic reproductions of his best works, printed on high-gloss paper. One black-and-white photograph of Kughn and then full-color, 43 works. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press , 1995. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Another fine contribution to the series, Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere, though remainder stamp on bottom edge. Blue cloth hardcovers, with black lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Translated from the original French by Shierry Weber Nicholsen. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.xvii + 233 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hamilton, Ontario: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Walter Bachinski. Sterling condition softcover copy of a fine gallery exhibit catalog of the work of Walter Bachinski, with unfurled tips, tight staple-bound binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the glossy pictorial covers. Foreword by Glen E. Cumming, Director of the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Introduction by Joseph Plaskett. 40 pp. and replete with both black-and-white and full color reproductions. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1981. First English Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Translated from the original German true First Edition published in 1975, by Harry Zohn. A fine and engaging biography by one of the more prominent Jewish intellectuals of the day. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in two-tone, brown paper over boards, red cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. xi [1], 3-142 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Barnard Associates, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Walter Crane Hazelford. A fine sampler of duotone and black-and-white illustrations by Walter Crane (1845-1915), an English graphic artist, and Introduction by Caroline Miller Dabney Parker (1874-1922) from her collection. Sterling condition hardcover copy of the Limited Edition of only 700 copies, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Illustrated paper over boards, brown cloth over boards. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. 30 [1] pp. plus frontis matter Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in blue cloth, with sharp and distinctive lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Contributions by the two editors, Alan Dundes and Galit Hasan-Rokem, R. Edelmann, Eduard Konig, Aaron Schaffer, David Daube, P.B. Bagatti, Louis Jaccod, Champfleury, G.K. Anderson, and Rudolf Glanz. Included are 10 full-page illustrations of Dore's interpretation. According to the dust jacket blurb, collected for the first time are "the most representative interpretations of the legend of the Wandering Jew," and with learned, comprehensive contributions by heavy hitters in various disciplines. Volume contains scholarly… Read more

New York: The Viking Press, 2009. First English Edition. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Translated from the original Yiddish by Aliza Shevrin, this being the First U.S. Edition. 425 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Harper & Row, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing wear along top edge, moderate, else clean, not price-clipped. Sequel to The Wapshot Chronicle. Stated First Edition copy. 309 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Complete four-volume set comprising the then definitive biography of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, bound in Imperial octavo format, protected in original publisher's plain tan wrappers with cameo cut-out revealing titles at spines, in easily Good condition, moderately worn, but intact and complete. Bound handsomely in dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Paginated as xxxi, 660 pp.; xii, 655 pp.; xiii, 673 pp.; xii, 515 pp. 426 half-tone illustrations, four frontispieces, 244 cuts hors-texte. This comprises the first trade edition (after the deluxe signed edition). An exceptional set that looks fine on the shelf. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Clarion Books, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Michael McCurdy. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Exceedingly bracing black-and-white woodcut images of warfare and destruction, and prose from anti-war activists, poets and writers from Sassoon to Auden, Brecht to Sorley. 96 pp. including Acknowledgments and credits. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Hudson Hills, 1988. Hardcover. As New/As New. Warren Brandt. 84 illustrations 68 of which are in full color augment this sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Burgundy linen cloth covers, blind-stamped title to front cover, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Complete with Appendix, One-Man and Group Exhibitions, Bibliography and Index; an important monograph covering Brandt's career and work. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [10], 11-118 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.