Beijing, China: The Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China, 2000. Hardcover. (ca. 2000) A Near Fine or better copy. Comprised of 9 albums of photographic reproductions of city views.Each album is a glossy paper folder, 8 letter sized, one larger panoramic views. Housed in the publisher's..... More
Boston / Newburyport: Russell, Odiorne, & Co. / J.G. Tilton, 1833. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 16mo., viii, (9)-142 pp., illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, and 17 engravings. Bound in mid-19th century cloth. Some chipping along the spine's joints. Some browning, mostly confined to the pages..... More
Raleigh, N.C. Edwards & Broughton, 1902. 1st Edition. Wraps. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Ist edition. A Very Good copy. 12mo., 230, (2) pp., illustrated with b&w photographs and drawings. Publisher's orange stiff wrappers. Some light soiling and edge wear to the wraps. A clean and bright copy..... More
London: Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1826. 1st Edition. Leather. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 1st edition. A Good + copy. 24mo., iv, 134 pp. Bound in period full calf, with the title on a red morocco label in gilt; board edges decorated in gilt. Some..... More
Cambridge: William Hilliard, 1811. 1st American edition. Leather. 1st American edition, 1811. Good. 12mo., 217 pp. plus index, 4 foldout maps present as called for in table of contents. Bound in full leather with title on spine. Leather is worn and rubbed. Previous owners, A.S. Kennard, name on several of..... More
Philadelphia: Hayes & Zell, 1854. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition thus, 1854. Good. 8vo., 431 pp, bound in publishers blind stamped red cloth with title and eagle in gilt, heavy edge wear with tips rubbed off rear board, 2/3's of spine cloth backing missing but title area present, binding tight..... More
Munich, London, New York: Prestel, 2014. Nick Cave. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 2014. Near Fine. Folio, 284 pp., with lush, full color images. Bound in publishers full color illustrated paper covered boards. Very, very slight shelf wear, otherwise clean and unmarked. Featured here in all their fantastic beauty are..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. 1st Edition. Leather. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 4to., vii, 856 pp., illustrated with graphs, charts, engravings, and numerous (27), large folding maps. Bound in period half leather with marbled paper over boards; with title on the..... More
Printed by Bulgin and Rosser for J. Cottle. 1797. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st ed. Very Good. Bound in 20th century library cloth. xl, 276 pp, errata, subscriber list. Very tight, leaves clean, with rubbed spine, small number ink stamp on back of title page, small blind stamp on title page..... More
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1827. 2nd Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2nd edition, with additions, 1827 stated. A Good to Very Good set, uniformly bound. 8vos., [Vol.1] xv, 402, with 13 plates; [Vol.2] viii, (9)-422, with 8 plates. 8 pages of the publisher's ads at..... More
Washington Square - Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1925. Jack Orr. First American edition. Hardcover. (ca. 1925) 1st American edition. (UK edition by George G. Harrap & Co.) A Good to Very Good copy. Oblong 8vo., (32)pp., illustrated throughout. Cloth backed white paper over boards. Moderate soiling to the boards. Fore-edge..... More
London: Moore, McQueen & Co., 1864. 1st edition. Engraving. 1st edition. A Very Good + print. Image size: 23.5" x 18.25" in wooden frame: 31.5" x 27". B&w engraving in early 20th century wood frame and glaze. Faint tideline in the lower margin, not effecting the image. Depicts a domestic..... More
Np: author, 1996. 1st edition. Hardcover. black cloth, 1st ed. (1996), 455 pages, SIGNED. Address label of Michael S. Harper (poet) on front endpaper, otherwise Clean / unmarked. **** African American author and historian, John Hope Franklin's copy. Franklin is best known for his book, FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDON (1947)..... More
Fayetteville, N.C. E. J. Hale & Son. 1857. 1st edition. Cloth. 1857-58. 2 volume set, complete (see below). Volume 1 is 2nd edition, Volume 2 is 1st edition. A Good set. 8vo., ix, 254; 591 pp., illustrated with 8 maps, plate and text engravings. Bound in the publisher's cloth, brown..... More
Rees Am Rhein / Franz Lindner, Ratibor, 1932. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. No date ( c. 1932 ). 1st ed. Oblong folio ( 12.25 x 8.75 inches ). Wraps with front cover color paste down of war medals. 39 pages of heavy paper..... More
San Francisco: Privately Printed at The Tardy Press, 1962. 1st edition, Limited edition. Cloth. 1st edition thus, 1962. A Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., 69 pp., limited edition of 200, of which this was an "author's copy". Inscribed by both authors opposite limitation page, dated..... More
London: W. Suttaby , and B. Crosby, 1806. Chas. Heath, and F. Engleheart. Imperial Edition. Leather. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Two volumes in One. 1st editions, thus. A Very Good copy. 16mo.(4 5/8"), [Vol.1] 94, (2); [Vol.2] 64 pp., eavh volume illustrated with an engraved frontispiece. Bound..... More
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1957. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition, 1957. A Very Good copy in a Good dust jacket, not price clipped. 8vo., 568 pp., bound in publishers blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Dust jacket has overall soiling with rubbing at edges and tips..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1953. 1st edition, 3rd printing. Cloth. 1st edition, 3rd printing, 1953. A Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. 8vo., 226 pp. including fold out diagram. SIGNED by Kent to Jim Patton inside front cover, dated Sept. 30, 1953 (or 55). Bound in publishers..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 3 volumes. Limited to 525 copies, signed and numbered. 4to., [vol.1] xviii, 395; [vol.2] xxii, 367; [vol.3] xxi, 354pp. Bound in paper vellum over boards. Title in gilt on red paper..... More
Hakodate, Japan: The HakodateKyodo Bunkakai, 1953. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, appears to be a limited edition of which this is #664. Two volumes. String bound cloth with paper labels. Sm 8vo., (iv), approx 120 pp of text in Japanese and English..... More
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1833. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., iv, (5), 12-227 pp., illustrated with 6 engraved plates. Original paper over board, rebacked with new cloth spine. Fore edge and bottom edge of text block is..... More
Moscow: Nauka, 1975. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. Text in Cyrillic (Russian). A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. Tall 4to., 238, (2) pp., illustrated with b&w photographic plates, many folding and a few quite large, large map laid in at the rear. Bound in blue cloth with..... More
Paris: Centre George Pompidou, 1989. Luque Aline, Francis Mark, Magnin André, Gaudibert Pierre, McEvilley Thomas, Bhabha Homi, Soulilou Jacques, Marcadé Bernard. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition, 1989. Near Fine. Folio, 271 pp., with black & white and full color images, text in French. Bound in publishers black cloth with purple..... More
Pondicherry: Bibliotheque Publique, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. brown cloth, 1st ed.(1941 Pondicherry: Bibliotheque Publique - publisher) ,306 pages. Binding lightly rubbed, minor crack to front cover, textblock edge lightly foxed, Rare. 1 copy on World Cat. More