Paris by Menpes, Dorothy - 1909

Italy. Publisher's illustrated softcover. Near Fine/None. Tourist booklet of old fabulous sepia toned views of Florence Italy, Images look like 1920's or 30's because of no cars, published later, Souvenir booklet is 12.65 inches in length by 9 inches in height, illustrated wrappers beautifully printed, titles in gilt, 30 sepia toned images printed on better paper, captions in several languages, nicely bound with the original white cord. Near Fine, one little tear on title page and a bit of corner bumping. Ultra clean.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 8" by 5.5". Mortimer Menpes. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated travel guide to Paris. First edition of Paris in the original publisher's cloth binding. A illustrated study and travel guidebook by Mortimer Menpes, with text by his daughter, Dorothy Menpes. An uncommon edition. Mortimer Menpes was an Australian-British painter, printmaker, illustrator and author. Illustrated with twenty four colour plates and line drawings throughout the text. The plate facing page 128 is present but detached. Collated, complete. With six pages of advertisements to the rear.Prior owner's ink inscriptions to the first free endpaper dated 1934. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, boards and spine are rather faded. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some marks to the boards. Prior owner's ink inscriptions to the first free endpaper dated 1934. Internally,… Read More

, xii 1-185 pages, contains 75 colour plates with descriptions

London: A&C Black, 1909 3000 copies. Size 228x159mm.
xii, 186pp gilt top edge.
75 full page illustrations in colour captioned to the tissues, together with line drawings within the text.
The UK edition was published by John Grant, booksellers of Edinburgh while retaining the A&C Black imprint.
Light fade to spine and the usual light ageing to the end papers otherwise very clean throughout.

LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, 1909 Ivory Buckram Boards with red line blocked decorations to spine and front board with gilt titles and fleur- de- lis. 275 x 220 mm approx.Gilt top edge others uncut, xii + 188 pp, Colour Frontis with captioned guard + 74 other such all as called for+ line drawings in text. No 250 of the de-Luxe edition limited to 500 copies on hand made paper. 1909 VG/ Poor (Book- Mild to moderate general shelf wear/soiling, hint of foxing to free end papers, no previous owner name or insc. binding sound. Dust Jacket - faded to spine ,heavy rubbing with nicks and some loss now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).