ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books Books

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2001. Oversize Hard Cover. As New/As New. In publisher's shrink wrap. "In 500 Years of Book Design, British book designer Alan Bartram (Typefaces for Books) parses the rectos and versos of pages famous (the Kelmscott Chaucer) and less so (Benjamin Franklin's edition of Cicero's Cato Major), showing how and why different typesetting decisions are made. And he does so by example this beautifully laid-out book puts commentary on the top quarter of each page, with the ... more information

Offered by Muses Books (Georgia, United States) +/-

New York, New York: Picador, 2004. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. A clean, bright copy. ISBN: 0-312-42445-0. ... more information

Offered by Muses Books (Georgia, United States) +/-

Published by Michelin Paris First Edition 1998. Paris 1998. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta cloth covers, black lettering to the spine, colour onlay to the front cover of the Michelin Man blowing out the candles on a birthday cake. Folio 12½'' x 10¼'' 160 pp ISBN 2061499015. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Free from inscription. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, unopened new book. Dust wrapper supplied i... more information

Offered by Little Stour Books PBFA (Kent, United Kingdom) +/-

Decatur, Ind.: Americana Books, 1987. 23 pages. This booklet contains two essays by Mrs. Frank N. Wallace: 'Gene Stratton-Porter Started Famous Story "The Harvester" on Valentine Day 28 Years Ago' and 'Extended Search for Renowned Fringed Gentian with the Late Gene Stratton Porter Is Described' Slight external wear.. Stapled Paperback. Very Good. ... more information

Offered by Darrel Griffin (Iowa, United States) +/-

Kansas City Posse, The Westerners, 1974. 31 pages. Slight wear to covers.. Stapled Paperback. Very Good. ... more information

Offered by Darrel Griffin (Iowa, United States) +/-

LEIPZIG, GERMANY: BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ, 1895. This novel was first published by Longmans(England) in 1895. This is the presumed first publication of this Tauchnitz edition. Volume 3094 in a collection of British authors. English language edition. Brown boards. Gold lettering on spine. Wear on cover and spine edges(not severe). Pages edges have a pattern design(possibly based on blood platelets viewed under a microscope.) Age staining on front and back endpapers. Previous owner inscriptions on front e... more information

Offered by TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS (Norfolk, United Kingdom) +/-

London: Methuen, 1952. Good with light fading and shelfwear to board edges, soil to text-block, and small semi-circle of dampstain to lower front jacket panel, which has transferred to inside jacket flap and endpapers. In a good unclipped dust jacket with small chips to spine and corner tips, and toning to spine and edges. Illustrated with line drawings by E.H. Shephard. Essays. First printing of the first edition. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. G/G. Octavo. ... more information

Offered by Jackson Wegren (Ontario, Canada) +/-

New York, NY: Times Books, 1998. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Front flap has been price-clipped. This is an oversized book and may require extra postage. Bottom page corner slightly soiled.. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. Mylared. ... more information

Offered by after-words bookstore (Illinois, United States) +/-

Boston:: Horn Book,. G+/NONE. 1969. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual markings; tight, clean working copy. . ... more information

Offered by Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers (Wise Street Books) (South Carolina, United States) +/-

Frederic C. Beil,. NF/VG. 1982. Hardcover. 0913720380 . Contents/contents unmarked, very bright; mild DJ wear w/small edge tears. ; . ... more information

Offered by Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers (Wise Street Books) (South Carolina, United States) +/-

Worcester:: Stanbrook Abbey Press,. 1976. Hardcover. 4th issue, one of 100 copies, in gilt-stamped orange cloth w/mild cover rubbing at edges. Pages tight, clean, unmarked; endpapers clean; hinges sound, uncracked. No DJ. ; . ... more information

Offered by Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers (Wise Street Books) (South Carolina, United States) +/-

NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1922. (USA) There is a faint word to the last three blank pages and to lower edge of page 51 which has been erased, the cover edges are worn especially at the corners, some soiling to the cover panels, hinges are solid, Good (-) only; no Dj perhaps as issued. 35 x 18 cm, grey boards with blue/yellow image of elf, blue cloth spine, patterned endpapers, 52pp. 6 B&W photo plates of play in production with children in roles.There are 12 illusminated pages with charming illustr... more information

Offered by JWMah (British Columbia, Canada) +/-

London: Treasure Chest Publications, 1985 4to, glossy illus bds with lurid picture of monster attacking a sleeping woman, 176pp. Lavishly illus in colour and in B&W. Many artists are represented: Mary Byfield, Henry Anelay, John Gilbert, Sidney Paget, Margaret Brundage, etc. These illustrations are always fascinating. VG+ in complete VG with 1" closed tear to back panel top edge. (2.3 WL FO 29/2. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Very Good (-). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Montreal: Tundra Books, 1994 (CAD) Oblong 8vo, glossy illustrated bds, 32pp, glossary. The book is orgainized by months of the year and are accompanied 12 superb intricate colour illustrations. The author and artist live in Saskatchewan and have previously collaborated on A PRAIRIE ALPHABET. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ARTIST on the title page. Remainder dot to bottom edge otherwise Fine in Fine Dj.[1.7 FO 54/3]. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by MOORE, Yvette. 8vo - over 7&... more information

Offered by JWMah (British Columbia, Canada) +/-

NY: Universe Books, 1989 (USA) Grey boards with black text on grey linen spine, unpaginated. Contains intro (v - xii), 100 B&W plates and captions of all plates. This is a collection of 100 outstanding American photographs ( including Alfred Stieglitz, William Henry Jackson, Arnold Genthe, Lewis Hine, Man Ray, Doris Ulmann, etc), celebrating the medium of photography in its 150th anniversary year. Images of the Civil War, the great Western landscape, early artistic photography, the Depression, WWII, an... more information

Offered by JWMah (British Columbia, Canada) +/-

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1966. (CAD) Red cloth with gilt text on spine, 45 pages or text and illustrations and an additiional 36 pages of cartoons. Revised Canadian history with text and cartoons. Author is a three-time winner of the Leacock Medal for humour. A solid clean NEAR FINE in an unclipped G Dj small tears repaired along the edge with magic tape, moderate soiling. [ 1.7 WL FO 29/4. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good -. Illus. by WHALLEY, Peter. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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New York: The Viking Press, 1964 Dark navy cloth with embossed title on cover and gilt title on spine, 327 pp. Contains 300 B&W photographs, 8 in full color, of the individuals and events that made up the Kennedy years. The main photographer is Jacques Lowe, Kennedy's official campaign photographer in 1960. An invaluable archive of the period. Also contains a Chronolgy, Index and Photo credits. A solid tight clean NEAR FINE copy with some slight edge yellowing in a VG clipped Dj lightly rubbed an... more information

Offered by JWMah (British Columbia, Canada) +/-

Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 1997 No markings, two very small faint spots to the spine cloth otherwsie VG; no Dj as issued. 8vo, illus bds, blk cloth spine, 132pp, bibliography. Printed endpapers, B&W photo of the author as frontis, colour reproductions of Kluckner's watercolours here recording life on the farm. (1.7 JM FO 8/0. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Michael Joseph, 1971 8vo, glossy pictorial bds, 59pp. A book devised for private consumption, composed of illustrations cut from magazines of the 1890s and added captions to form a droll narrative. Lower cover edges lightly rubbed, as is head of spine, no marks, about V G+ in Good minus complete Dj with sm tears to corners and edges rubbed. (1.2 FO 14/1. First Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by JWMah (British Columbia, Canada) +/-

USA: Westvaco Corp., 1992 (USA) Limited edition; limitation not stated. 8vo., cream paper lined boards, light blue cloth spine, 370 pp., ribbon marker, decorative endpapers, decorative slipcase. Three reproductions of 19th century engravings; artists unknown. Fine in Fine slip case; no Dj as issued. (2.5 FO 15/6. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by JWMah (British Columbia, Canada) +/-