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Rand Wells, Crows Nest NSW, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 6-volume set (complete). *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Rand Wells, Crows Nest NSW, 1987. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has minor lean and moderate reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. Gift inscription in ink. All books are in similar condition and have the volume number written in pen on the front cover:. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Castlereagh Line is a second printing ; The Castlereagh Way is a first edition; The Colours Of Castlereagh is a first edition The Castlereagh Heritage is a first edition; The Castlereagh Rose is a first editiion; The Castlereagh Cross is a first edition. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Australian; Inventory No: 15100132..

[ Gloucester Massachusetts and others ]: [ self published ], 1935. First Edition. Near Fine. First Edition. An archive of material related to American Inventor John Hays Hammond, Jr. The archive includes 4 letters to Janet Mabie (of Eaton Centre, New Hampshire) all from 1935. 2 comment on a Mr. Lear "who curiously enough is in the same situation that I am in regard to the Navy and foreign patents. Perhaps we may be able to work together to break up this ridiculous threat upon the part of the Navy Department." The other 2 related to Miss Mabie gathering notes for "magazine use" and Hammond setting up a meeting between Mabie and Herbert Stone of Yachting magazine. In addition to these letters, there is an 8 page carbon typescript (8 1/2 x 11 inches) about Hammond by Mabie that is quite interesting, giving insights into Hammond as a person and inventor. It is a fascinating read, and no doubt would add (if not published, which we have not been able to confirm one way or the other) to the portrait of… Read More

Kodansha, Tokyo , 1968 Book. Good. Hardcover. Japanese text with table of contents, list of plates and captions of each plate also in english.; Hardcover (white vellum with gilt lettering on spine covered by the dust jacket. In slipcase); 36.3 x 26.3 cm, 2.100 Kg, 184 pages, with colour and black and white plates (each volume); Used books with signs of wear, namely on the slipcases. Some of the dust jacket spines are: slightly faded, chipped, show wrinkles and tears. The interior is in good condition. Each of the slip cases has a sticker with the volume number in the spine, which helps to identify the volume number when the books are in a shelf, as the volume number appears in the front cover.; This 1965-1971 edition set consists of 36 volumes showing illustrations of the main works of art, such as paintings, sculptures, ceramics, etc. from the following museums: Volume 1: Musée du Louvre (I of II); Volume 2: Musée du Louvre (II of II); Volume 3: British Museum (I of II); Volume 4:… Read More

Paradou Writing Ltd., London, 2010 Book. New. Hardcover. English text; Title and captions in English and Chinese; Hardcover (cloth in slipcase); limited edition of 700 copies, 2 volumes, 480 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 27 x 37 cm; 6 kg; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; The Meiyintang collection represents one of the finest private collections of Chinese ceramics ever assembled. Volume Three of the collection catalogue, consisting of two books in a slip case, discusses and illustrates nearly 600 Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic period to the Yuan (1279-1368), many of which are today on display in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich. Volume Four, also consisting of two books in a slip case, covers China's porcelain production from the Yuan to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) with some 250 entries. This collection is now dispersed. The 1994 publication of Volumes One and Two of the catalogue, which presented earlier acquisitions, is currently out of print..

Paradou Writing Ltd., London, 2006 Book. New. Hardcover. English text; Title and captions in English and Chinese; Hardcover (cloth in slipcase); limited edition of 1000 copies, 2 volumes, 614 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 27 x 37 cm; 6.5 Kg; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; The Meiyintang collection represents one of the finest private collections of Chinese ceramics ever assembled. Volume Three of the collection catalogue, consisting of two books in a slip case, discusses and illustrates nearly 600 Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic period to the Yuan (1279-1368), many of which are today on display in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich. Volume Four, also consisting of two books in a slip case, covers China's porcelain production from the Yuan to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) with some 250 entries. This collection is now dispersed. The 1994 publication of Volumes One and Two of the catalogue, which presented earlier acquisitions, is currently out of print..

Random House, Inc., New York and Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto, 1987 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text with captions in Chinese.; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket as issued, gilt top edges of the external text block). 3 volumes in slipcase..; 29 x 39.5 x 14 cm; 11 kg.; Used books with minor signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Tiny wear marks on the hardcover cloth front cover of volume 2 and 3. Overall in very good condition.; Comprise 3 volumes: Volume I: Text (281 pages), Volume 2: Painting (369 pages) and Volume III: Calligraphy (399 pages).; Research and translation by Keith Itoh and Lawrence Wu with Jean Schmitt and Caron Smith. Introductory commentary by James C. Y. Watt.; "The publication of this book is the culmination of decades of collecting and study by the author. Over the years, I have had the privilege of watching the collection grow and have enjoyed many evenings of viewing and discussion. I will remember the occasions when a new… Read More

West Baden Springs, Indiana: The Artist, 1976. ( 1976-1980 ) West Baden Springs, Indiana. 30 works ranging in size from 10" x 13" down to 3 1/2" x 5", 10 of the works individual watercolor, tempura, and ink paintings and 20 original watercolor, tempura and inks done as note cards. All SIGNED Lois A. Doane. Generally Near Fine or better. Along with an 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" card stock mounted with her portrait photo and a pricelist for her exhibition at the Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, Indiana, Nov. 7-27, 1976, and a mailer for another show she had at the Old Library, sponsored by the Bloomington Area Arts Council, Oct. 5-26, 1980. Lois A. Doane was born in 1894 in what was called the "Quaker Community" near West Baden Springs, Indiana. Self-taught, she often sold her works to the tourists who flocked to the historic West Baden Springs Resort Hotel. Subject matter ranges from portrait to landscape to fantasy. Always colorful and charming, of particular… Read More

Palmer, Michigan: National Hillbilly Record Collectorss Exchange, 1951. RARE. 16 issues of Disc Collector; Official Organ of National Hillbilly Record Collectors' Exchange, later renamed Disc Collector: "The Country Record Collectors Bible". This mimeographed country and folk music journal which has been called a veritable "research discography". Published quarterly starting in 1951, the 16 issues are Vol. 1, Nos.1-4, 1951; Vol. 2, Nos. 1-3, 1952; and Nos. 10, 12-19, 1957-1961. With a hand-written artist index on 4" x 6" index cards giving artist name, issue number and page number, no indication of author but from the collection of noted folklorist Frank Hoffman. Additionally, Disc Collectors New Letter, Nos. 1-5, Jan.-Sept. 1964, along with 2 pages of New Releases and a blank application for membership to Disc Collectors Record Club. Very Good or better overall, slight musty smell, assorted small corner creases. A remarkable and RARE treasure trove for the… Read More

London: Workers' Music Association, Ltd., 1955. Founded in 1936 by composer and radical Alan Bush, and still in operation, the Workers' Music Association has long been a beacon for the rights and music of workers. This collection consists of 49 issues of the WMA Bulletin from the years 1955 -1959; May-Dec, 1955 + Annual Report (9 issues); 1956, 11 issues including Annual Report; 1957, 12 issues; 1958, 8 issues; and 1959, 9 issues. Additionally, 14 related separate pieces of ephemera, from both the WMA and Topic Records, assorted brochures, flyers, and price lists. RARE collection, individual copies of the Bulletin unfound in online market searches. Overall Very Good or better, mailing stampings, small corner creases. . First Printing. Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Street & Smith, 1904. No.s 794, 796, 798, 827 in addition to those above. 27 separate issues of this iconic boy's weekly magazine. One issue 1904, two issues 1907, two issues 1908, four issues 1910, 17 issues 1911, one issue 1912. Ranging in condition from Good to Near Fine, overall the large majority Very Good or better, a few with prior owner name and/or old pencil prices. . First Printings. Newsprint. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Baur Collection, Geneva, 1999 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase).; Two volumes in slipcase; 24 x 30 x 5 cm; 3 Kg; 464 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Volume 1: 208 pages; Volume 2: 256 pages; Used book in very good condition. Looks as new. Signs of wear on the slipcase.; These two volumes present a selection of Chinese Ceramics belonging to the celebrated collection of Far Eastern art established as a museum in Geneva through the bequest of the Swiss collector Alfred Baur in 1964. A full catalogue of these ceramics by John Ayers was published in four volumes between 1969-74, but this much-sought after work had long been out of print. The present more condensed choice of 342 of the finest pieces is illustrated wholly in colour with many details including marks and inscriptions, and an extensive Introduction discussing recent advances in scholarship. Volume 1 includes Tang, Song and Ming wares including many… Read More

Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing Co., 1931-1937. First edition. 12 issues. Folio stapled paperwraps with color illustrated covers. Includes first appearances of 11 Fitzgerald short stories: "A NEW LEAF" in July 4 1931 issue (near fine with just a little darkening to edges); "DIAGNOSIS" in Feb. 20 1932 issue (near fine with address label); "FLIGHT AND PURSUIT" in May 14 1932 issue (good with address label and cover worn at fold, internally mended with archival tape, and detached but still present); "FAMILY IN THE WIND" in June 4 1932 issue (good to very good with partial address label and edge slightly tanned and lightly foxed); "WHAT A HANDSOME PAIR!" in Aug. 27 1932 issue (near fine with address label); "ONE INTERNE" in Nov. 5 1932 issue (very good to near fine with upper corners clipped from front and rear covers); "ON SCHEDULE" in Mar. 18 1933 issue (near fine with address label); "I GOT SHOES" in Sept. 23 1933 issue (very good with address label, foxing to upper front cover, and about ½" trimmed… Read More

The Skeptical Press. El Cerrito, California. USA. 2000 - 2007. LIMITED EDITIONS, signed by Reisbord. Various sizes, formats and shapes. A collection of 25 examples of hand printed and constructed book and paper art, each number 24 of limited editions of 60 copies, plus 11 items of Skeptical Press ephemera, including subscription reminders, envelopes and memos, all hand printed at the press. Housed in a purpose made archive box, constructed by Coriander Reisbord in 2005 and with a printed list of the Press titles from 2000 to 2004 mounted to the inner panel of the lid, covered in green cloth and with a printed label to the front. The box measures 9.9 x 7.8 x 2.7 inches, the works within all vary in size and format. A wonderful and varied collection of interesting works by one of America's most talented paper artists and printers of the modern era.

Original drapery from Lincoln home on front panel. The book was in a case which is not in good condition. Original will be shipped with the book.
The book and hard cover is in good condition. The interior of the book is almost new. Book has many personal and other illustrations. This book is priceless. It has first hand accounts from her sister Emilie (Helm), from her personal diaries, and from numerous documents and letters written to and from Mary Lincoln.

British Museum Press, London, 2001 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 640 pages with 1025 colour and 100 black and white illustrations; 22.70 x 28.5 cm; 2.75 Kg; Used book with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that shows scuffs and scratches. Interior in very good condition. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; VERY HARD TO FIND.; Ming pottery and porcelain, dating from China's Renaissance period between the mid fourteenth and mid seventeenth centuries, has influenced the way people serve food and decorate their buildings from Europe to East Africa. In imperial China, ceramics were needed for the daily use of the emperors and their households as well as for the performance of sacred and secular rites. Inscribed vessels were presented to Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian temples, and pottery replicas were required after death to furnish the deceased with houses, servants and food for the afterlife. Glazed architectural ceramics have… Read More