The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Scott, Sir Walter - nd

McLoughlin Bros, New York, 1883. Apparent First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Fantastic copy of a book of children's stories; Cover is string bound, with only very minor damage on the corners; Although I couldn't tell it myself, I have been told by an avid McLoughlin collector that the string binding has been repaired from its original condition; Listing of 63 different "Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Books" on the back cover; There are a few small chips out of the back cover; Each page is about 3/4 of a page for an illustration, and 1/4 page for a story; Illustrations were done with a lot of ink, and are incredibly bright and colorful. They are in wonderful condition; Blank pages were left in between each page of illustration, likely because of the heavy ink used; There are some smudges on the sides of some pages, and on the blank pages; Owner's name on the first blank page; Protected in a plastic sleeve; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More

New York: Exposition Press, 1958. First printing. A sequel to "Clark and Tabitha Brown". 103 pp. plus photographs. A fine, apparently unread copy; virtually as new. The dust jacket has light edgewear and soiling. The price, $3.50, is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc, 1962. Octavo, 243 pages. Later printing. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. First authoritative reference book on the various types of early American wooden ware and kitchen utensils. From cheese drainers and well buckets to oyster kegs and sausage guns, Gould clearly defines each tool and places it within its historical context. Small ownership stamp to half-title. In dust jacket with slight tear, otherwise very good.

Knopf First Edition , First Printing, 2012. Knopf First Edition , First Printing, 08/2012. Blue paper over boards, silver lettering. Very Good , clean, tight, slight water discoloration to front bottom and lower back cover. Blue paper over boards, silver lettering./DJ clean and vibrant, back inside dj sone moisture discoloratin ran blue did not penetrate back panel, but left a slight wrinkle. (see photo). It is rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very culture. It is even rarer when that someone is a middle-aged, six-foot three-inch woman whose first exposure to an unsuspecting public is cooking an omelet on a hot plate on a local TV station. And yet, that is exactly what Julia Child did. The warble voiced doyenne of television cookery became an iconic cult figure and joyous rule breaker as she touched off the food revolution that has gripped America for more than fifty years. Julia Child was a directionless, gawky young woman who ran off halfway.… Read More

San Diego Museum of Art, 2008. Paperback. Like New. Shrink-wrapped. The essays and catalogue entries present a full view of Nandalal's works, life, and the vital times of ferment during which he lived. Introduction by John M. Rosenfield. Contributions from Sonya Rhie Quintanilla, Pramod Chandra, A. Ramachandran, Debashish Banerji, Kumamoto Kenjiro, R. Siva Kumar, K. G. Subramanyan, and Sugata Bose. 245 pages. Color images throughout.

McLoughlin Bros, New York, 1883. Apparent First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Fantastic copy of a book of children's stories; Cover is string bound, with only very minor damage on the corners; Although I couldn't tell it myself, I have been told by an avid McLoughlin collector that the string binding has been repaired from its original condition; Listing of 63 different "Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Books" on the back cover; There are a few small chips out of the back cover; Each page is about 3/4 of a page for an illustration, and 1/4 page for a story; Illustrations were done with a lot of ink, and are incredibly bright and colorful. They are in wonderful condition; Blank pages were left in between each page of illustration, likely because of the heavy ink used; There are some smudges on the sides of some pages, and on the blank pages; Owner's name on the first blank page; Protected in a plastic sleeve; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More

New York: Exposition Press, 1958. First printing. A sequel to "Clark and Tabitha Brown". 103 pp. plus photographs. A fine, apparently unread copy; virtually as new. The dust jacket has light edgewear and soiling. The price, $3.50, is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc, 1962. Octavo, 243 pages. Later printing. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. First authoritative reference book on the various types of early American wooden ware and kitchen utensils. From cheese drainers and well buckets to oyster kegs and sausage guns, Gould clearly defines each tool and places it within its historical context. Small ownership stamp to half-title. In dust jacket with slight tear, otherwise very good.

Knopf First Edition , First Printing, 2012. Knopf First Edition , First Printing, 08/2012. Blue paper over boards, silver lettering. Very Good , clean, tight, slight water discoloration to front bottom and lower back cover. Blue paper over boards, silver lettering./DJ clean and vibrant, back inside dj sone moisture discoloratin ran blue did not penetrate back panel, but left a slight wrinkle. (see photo). It is rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very culture. It is even rarer when that someone is a middle-aged, six-foot three-inch woman whose first exposure to an unsuspecting public is cooking an omelet on a hot plate on a local TV station. And yet, that is exactly what Julia Child did. The warble voiced doyenne of television cookery became an iconic cult figure and joyous rule breaker as she touched off the food revolution that has gripped America for more than fifty years. Julia Child was a directionless, gawky young woman who ran off halfway.… Read More

San Diego Museum of Art, 2008. Paperback. Like New. Shrink-wrapped. The essays and catalogue entries present a full view of Nandalal's works, life, and the vital times of ferment during which he lived. Introduction by John M. Rosenfield. Contributions from Sonya Rhie Quintanilla, Pramod Chandra, A. Ramachandran, Debashish Banerji, Kumamoto Kenjiro, R. Siva Kumar, K. G. Subramanyan, and Sugata Bose. 245 pages. Color images throughout.