Minor English Domestic Architecture (2 vols of 3) by Clarke, William M - 1925

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company, 1923. First edition. Hardcover, looseleaf. Good+. Folio (20"x15"). 10pp. booklet + 25 loose plates. 1/2 bound brown (leather-look) paper & grey cloth with decorative title, four sets of ribbon ties that connect lower cover. Soiled covers, especially the topedge of upper cover. Ties broken short. Heavy wear to corners: rubbed, 4"crease with board exposed to upper/tail corner, labeled with pen to tail-edge of upper cover, publisher's decorative bookplate to fpdep. Booklet stab-bound with cord, decorative title, illuminated letters: toned, lightly soiled covers, 2" split to head of spine. 25 loose B&W plates: cold pressed paper, deckle edges, tipped-in photo to blindstamped frame, wide margins for framing, printed copyright to each: toned, slightly sun-darkened margins.

[Los Angeles, California]: Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company, 1925. Hardcover. Mild wear and soiling to exterior in cluding partial loss of bottom tie ribbon. See phtoos. Leave are clean and crisp within. Very good to very good(+) overall. All leaves present.. Loose leaf folio in cloth-backed boards with cloth ties; chiefly photo reproductions (halftone prints) ; 50 cm. Volume Three only (of three). Publisher's presentation bookplate with typed name of noted California architect John Galen Howard laid in. Please refer to photos. "Decorated title page printed in red and black. Volumes contain a total of 25 halftone prints of black-and-white photographs by Los Angeles architectural photographer William M. Clarke of English cottages and other domestic structures, mounted on leaves of heavy card stock; accompanying text provides location and description of each structure; text pages have decoration string along spine, and large ornamental initial in red and black." / Architecture, Domestic -- England.… Read More

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co., [1923]. First edition. Three folio volumes (19 x 14 inches). Illustrated with seventy-five tipped-in photogravure plates from photographs by William M. Clarke of English cottages and other domestic structures. String-bound text signatures loosely laid in with individual plates, In the original loth and linen portfolios with cloth ties at edges. Some edge wear to portfolios but still functional and attractive. Plates and text are excellent. A very good copy of this scarce item.Photographic images of rural and city English homes. The text identifies plates with historic and background information. Publisher's presentation woodcut label to front pastedown on vol. I to Joseph H. Roberts and signed by H.A. Harrison of the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company. Vols. II and III with two gold paper labels from Carl A. Bundy Quille & Press, Los Angeles, on rear pastedown.The Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company in Los Angeles was one of the major brick manufacturers… Read More

Hingham, MA: Pierce Galleries, Inc., 2003. 204 heavyweight, glossy pages with color illustrations. From back: "An informative guide through the secretive art world; How to build a great art collection and investment portfolio; How to successfully gift, donate, loan and estate plan; Learning how to identify, examine and judge quality; Art world intrigue and scandal - the inside scoop; Cyberspace hazards and e-scams - buyer beware; Candid facts about forgers, fakes and fraud; Stolen art - thieves trafficking and recovery; Dealers, agents, appraisers, authenticators and experts; Greed, glamor (sic) and the art of the deal; Misrepresentations, recasts & reproductions; Auction contracts, fees and shady dealings; Warranties and verbal promises - who to trust; Security systems, fire alarms and self-defense; American painters' auction world records; The top 10 American paintings sold at auction." Light edgewear and slight curl to corners. We noted pink highlighting on at least three… Read More

Geneva, Switzerland: Galerie Gerald Cramer, 1962 Book. 4. Wraps. Very good. Rubbing to front and back cover. Pages clean. Plastic separating from spine. 55 p. Includes illustrations. With cover illustration by Henry Moore and listings for 270 pieces of illustration and sculpture. Approx. 6.5 by 8.5 inches null.

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine, edges and corner of the cover. There is some dog-earring on the right corner pages of the book. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "This is a history of the visual arts produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States. Such a book is difficult to title. A History of United States Art sounds awkward and logically might even be construed to exclude the arts of the colonial period. Thus, with apologies to our northern and southern neighbors, I use the title A History of American Art, knowing full well that the terms America and the United States are not synonymous...." - Preface from A History of American Art

G K Hall, Boston, 1985. Apparent First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 272pp; More than 1500 annotated entries on the art made by native inhabitants of Mesoamerica in the 3000 years before the Spanish conquest in 1521; Embossed owners stamp on half-title page; I found a handful of checkmarks in the book; Otherwise pages are tight and clean; Cover is as new; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 081618562X. ISBN/EAN: 9780816185627. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 104211. . 9780816185627

Fernando Villaverde Ediciones, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by and presented to me in village of Riba-roja d'Ebre where the author resides. Many colour illustrations. No pagination. Some slight shelf wear. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders

New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Second Printing Before Publication. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. Pp. 390. Illustrated with b&w photo reproductions. Index. Bound in scarlet cloth with cover design (top hat, walking stick), gilt lettering stamped on spine. A Fine copy in price-clipped dust jacket. A very well preserved copy, with only slight chipping to fresh, bright dust jacket. Bookseller inventory.

RARE! Freetown: Sierra Leone Adult Education Association, January 1994. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Interior pristine. Securely bound with two clean staples. Rubbing to covers. 39 pages.

Portland, OR: Collector's Press, Inc., 1998. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book is in FINE condition - bright boards & sound binding. Dust jacket is in FINE condition - bright, intact & whole. FOLCAS 12/21

Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2

Auction Catalogue, Tuesday 15 April 1997. Christie's Amsterdam: African, Oceanic and Indonesian Art from the Van Lier Collection.
Amsterdam: Christie's Amsterdam, 1997. Softcover, measuring 8.25" x 10.50" in glossy photographic wraps, 98pp., photograph illustrations throughout. Staple binding, with slight tear on second leaf, otherwise in very good + condition. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.