Search Results: Europe from H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 2003. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The nineteenth novel from perhaps the greatest master of spy-thriller fiction is the story of Ted Munday, former British spy now a seedy Bavarian tour guide, and his friend and fellow Cold War spy, Sasha, now a sometime university lecturer who's found a billionaire backer prepared to lift them both out of poverty and provide a way to set the world back on the right path; the text and boards are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows some minor rubbing. A collectable copy.

New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. . Original Wraps. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. The catalogue for a 1983 exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, designed, as museum director Thomas R. Messer notes in his foreword, "as a balance sheet . of what, within a particular context, we value most and, conversely, what we at present most sorely lack." The context is post-World War II European painting and the catalogue contains the work of 27 artists born or residing in 10 different European countries. The artists include Bacon, Balthus, Burri, Dubuffet, Fahlstrom, Fontana, Hamilton, Hockney, Kitaj, Klein, Matta, Morandi, Richter, de Stael, Tapies, and Vasarely. 11 x 10 1/2 inches, 104 pages containing black & white and color reproductions on heavy stock with artist biographies and supplementary photos. The black, heavy card covers with red and white printing show minimal surface and edgewear. The text is clean and… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Hemingway's first novel after "For Whom The Bell Tolls;" (First Edition, First Printing: black cloth, letter 'A' on copyright page); lower right corner bumped, inside front cover and fep very slightly foxed, edges browned, pages lightly tanned; first state dustjacket (yellow lettering on spine, not price-clipped) basically whole, though front and back panels are edgeworn with multiple tears and chips, particularly at spine ends where half-inch of dj above author's name is missing, as is inch and a half at bottom with deeper tears along edge next to front panel; flaps are browned.

New York: National Aeronautics Council, Inc., 1942. Soft cover. Very Good. A World War II guidebook issued by the National Aeronautics Council for individuals with an interest in identifying the "leading fighting planes of the United States, Great Britain, Norway, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, France." Each war plane description includes a photograph, three position silhouettes, and general specifications including armaments. About 5 3/4 x 9 inches, 96 pages in stapled binding. Pictorial, light-card wrappers with rounded outside corners and front cover graphics showing multiple planes caught in spotlight beams above a city. Orange and blue color scheme with orange and black lettering. Back cover contains extensive list of planes included in black lettering against orange background. In addition to individual plane descriptions, contents include an index, recognition characteristics such as spinners, cockpit canopies, wing types and location. Also a page with the insignia used on planes by… Read More

New York: Talese/Doubleday, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Amsterdam," British author McEwan's seventh novel, won England's Booker Prize in 1998. It is the story of two men, a composer and a newspaper editor, who, after attending the funeral of a woman who committed suicide before a brain disease killed her, mutually agree to help each other end his life in similar circumstances. This agreement quickly begins falling apart resulting in disaster for both. First printing, first U.S. edition. About 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, 193 pages in beige paper-covered boards with white backstrip and "I. McE" stamped on front cover. Gold lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket design by Debra Lill with "Winner of the 1998 Booker Prize" across top of front panel and photo of author and five blurbs of praise for his work on back panel. Boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked. No noticeable flaws or damage such as tears, creasing, chipping or bumped corners. Not remaindered,… Read More

New York: Soho Press, Inc., 1999. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. van de Wetering's collected short stories, featuring Grijpstra and de Gier, the Amersdam police detectives from the author's widely-praised mystery series, and including two stories not previously translated into English and three published only in a limited edition. A Fine copy in like dustjacket. Collectable.

New York: Robinson , Pratt & Co., 1841. First Edition Thus. . Full-Leather. Good to Good Plus/Issued Without Jackets. This history of the ancient nations of the Near East and Mediterranean by 18th century French educator and historian, Charles Rollin, made history interesting and entertaining to thousands of readers for well over a century until superseded by more accurate and careful works. Originally published in 12 volumes in Paris between 1730 and 1738, this 8-volume Robinson, Pratt edition is a First Edition Thus, translated from the French with a 37-page "A Life of the Author" prefixed to Vol. I. This is a complete set, all 8 volumes, which can be generally described as 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches, fully bound in calf with "Rollin's History" and the volume number in gold lettering on the spines. Each book in the set is complete and legible, though all suffer from foxing, scattered in some, heavy in others. Text block edges are moderately soiled and the feps in each book… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A book detailing the history of cars in art and the history of art in the advertising and marketing of automobiles from the early years of the 20th century to Pop Art and Photorealism at the start of the 21st. First U.S. Edition (as stated). About 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches, 144 pages including index and author's note. Bound in blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine and end pages decorated with 1904 car racing ad. White dustjacket shows poster by Rene Vincent for "new" Chenard et Walker and back panel features ll/1/1924 front cover of Vogue showing car and model, painted by George Lepape with dress and Voisin color scheme by Sophia Delaunay. Numerous b &w and full color reproductions of both fine art and advertising of cars and racing. Boards show light bumping at corners and touch of fading at edges, o/w boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked, except for pair of small remainder marks on bottom edge… Read More

New York: Brant Art Publications, 2003. Magazine. Near Fine. Art In America" magazine, March 2003, issue. About 9 x 10 3/4 inches, 152 pages in glossy light card wrappers featuring Picabia's "Portrait of a Couple," 1942-43 on front cover; Gagosian Gallery ad for Ed Ruscha photo exhibition, Beverly Hills, CA, on back. Articles include Brooks Adams on Picabia, Karen Wilkin on Degas, Carter Ratcliff on Doug Ohlson's abstractions. Two pieces on Duchamp as well as review of abstractionist prints, other exhibition reviews. Magazine is complete, clean and unmarked. Covers and text show single tiny tear at bottom of spine, o/w no tears, creases, address labels, other flaws. A collectable copy.

New York: Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Charney's first novel is this stylish crime-thriller about art theft as three priceless paintings disappear in Rome, Paris and London, sparking massive investigations all leading to the same stunning conclusion. A remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text, o/w text and red cloth boards are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket shows only a bit of rubbing and touch of edgewear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. A collectable copy.

New York: Tower Publications, Inc., 1970. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage paperback, Tower T-095-36; an American lawyer's carefully researched account detailing the use of torture by the right wing government in Greece in the 1960s-70s, published as part of an effort to end U.S. aid; includes case histories and other documentation; foreword by Sen. Claiborne Pell; text is clean, tight, square, lightly age-tanned in pictorial wrappers showing minimal surface and edgewear. Very Scarce. Collectable.

New York: Pyramid Books, 1966. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Vintage Paperback, Pyramid N1497. The classic day-by-day reconstruction of the 1954 battle that resulted in a catastrophic defeat for France, ended 80 years of colonial rule of North Vietnam, and set the stage for American involvement two years later in the vain attempt to prevent a communist takeover in South Vietnam. 413 pages, illustrated with black & white photos, and includes a bibliography and index. Pictorial wrappers show some minor surface and edgewear, no significant tears, chipping or creasing. Text is lighlty age-tanned, o/w clean and unmarked, tight and square.

New York: Metro Books, 2007. First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Twenty key battles from Europe and the Middle East during a 2,000-year period defined by the ancient world's greatest empires including the Egyptian, Assyrian, Persians, Macedonians, Greek and Romans. Each battle includes an introduction to establish a context for the warfare, a concise description of the action and an analysis of the aftermath. Full color tactical maps show the dispositions and movements of the opposing armies as the battle develops. More than 200 color and black & white maps, artworks and photos illustrate the text. First edition, second printing. About 9 1/4 x 12 inches, 224 pages including bibliography and index. Boards and dustjacket decorated with wrap-around reproduction of 1899 painting showing Gallic leader, Vercingetorix, surrentdering his weapons to Julius Casesar after the battle of Alesia. Pastedowns and end pages feature line drawings of ancient soldiers and equipment. Boards and text… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2002. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author of the bestselling "The Name of the Rose" returns to 12th century Europe where he is at his storytelling best with this work that mixes history and myth in the person of Baudolino, a poor Italian peasant boy who meets and charms an emperor. The emperor sends Baudolino to university in Paris where he meets a number of adventurous friends and together they set out to find Prester John, a legendary priest-king who rules over an eastern kingdom filled with fantastic creatures and lovely maidens. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket is close to perfect, perhaps a touch of edgewear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Collectable.

Franklin Cente, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Full-Leather. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. Shaw's sequel to his bestselling "Rich Man, Poor Man," continuing the story of the younger Jordach generation in both Europe and America. The Franklin Library's Limited Edition, issued in dark blue full leather, gilt decoration and lettering on the spine and covers, three raised bands on the spine. 441 pages on archival-grade paper, all text edges gilded, blue moire silk pastedowns and blue silk bookmark sewn-in. With illustrations by Mark Bellerose, this edition contains a "Special Message" from the author to the Library's First Edition Society. A pair of almost unnoticeable indents on the spine and a single scratch on the upper half of the text's foredge, o/w boards and text of this limited edition are clean and unmarked, tight and square, no tears, no chipping or creasing. Collectable.

New York: Warner Books, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The third novel by an under-appreciated suspense-thriller writer is set in April, 1945, at the end of World War II, with a small group of surviving Nazis in possession of a weapon of mass destruction; bookseller's code lightly stamped on front end page, o/w text and boards are clean, tight, square; price-clipped dustjacket shows some slight rubbing and shelfwear.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Kosinski's sixth novel details the adventures of George Levanter, an entrepeneur and explorer in a world of complex moral choices and emotional shocks; boards show some wear and rubbing, still tight, text clean; upper front cover stained; dustjacket is basically whole but discolored, soiled and stained, especially edges and spine; overall. A decent reading copy.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The fourteenth novel from the award-winning Leon sees her Italian Police Commissioner Guido Brunetti back at work in Venice, investigating the murder of an African immigrant street vendor whose death is only a small sign of corruption reaching into high places in the community; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only very minimal surface and edgewear. A collectable copy.

New York: Random House, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The seventh novel from Furst, now acknowledged as the master of the World War II historical spy thriller, is set in late 1940 and features a Russian writer, I.A. Serebin, who arrives in Istanbul as a respresentative of a Paris-based emigre agency. Serebin, a veteran of four previous wars, finds himself recruited by a Hungarian spy master to work for British Intelligence's desperate efforts to cut off Nazi Germany's supply of oil from the Balkans. A short gift inscription to the previous owner on the front end page, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket shows a half-inch tear on the top of the fold between the back panel and back flap (tape-repaired on verso), o/w some light surface and edgewear. No other tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. A nice copy of a classic Furst spy-thriller.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1999. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The seventh novel in Dibdin's highly-praised mystery series featuring Italian Criminalpol officer Aurelio Zen, this time posted to Sicily, the center of Mafia power, to investigate the murder of an unidentified man whose decomposed body was found sealed in a railway car on a deserted part of the island. Collectable.