Search Results: Books on Books from Newbury Books

Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1993. 2nd. Hardcover. As New. 9.5x6.5x1.9in. not issued with a dust jacket. 629pp 2.87lb 9.5x6.5x1.9in

San Francisco, CA: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 2001. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 11.0x9.5x1.3in. faint scratches to front cover. The catalogue of an exhibition at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, October 6, 2001 - January 6, 2002. 180 books are described and illustrated in color, many with multiple images. 302pp 3.79lb 11.0x9.5x1.3in

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 9.2x6.2x0.8in. not issued with a dust jacket. Contains a bibliography by Wendell D. Garrett and Jane N. Garrett. 170pp 1.10lb 9.2x6.2x0.8in

Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino, 1994. Hardcover. New. 9.1x6.3x2.5in. reprint edition, limited to 250 copies. 911pp 3.18lb 9.1x6.3x2.5in

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1971. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.4x9.0x1.3in. #127 of 600 copies; dust jacket with tiny tears at top edge near spine and rear fold. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 42 illustrations, 18 in color. 317pp 4.09lb 11.4x9.0x1.3in

Monaco: Sotheby's, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 10.8x8.6x0.9in. prices realized laid-in. Dust jacket in clear protector. The second part of this sale featured ornithology. 392 lots are described, most of which are illustrated in color. Text in French. 205pp 2.37lb 10.8x8.6x0.9in

Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 11.7x9.5x1.2in. not issued with a dust jacket; spine lightly faded (as usual), small fade spots on cover. Illustrated with 13 color plates and several line drawings. 296pp 3.54lb 11.7x9.5x1.2in

Winterthur, DE: The Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. New. 11.3x8.8x1.5in. An extensive bibliography on all aspects of American decorative arts: References and Surveys; Architecture; Furniture; Metals; Ceramics and Glass; Textiles; Timepieces; Household Activities and Systems; Artisans and Culture. 392pp 3.42lb 11.3x8.8x1.5in

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1958, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 11.2x8.8x2.5in. light foxing to top edge of text blocks. This is a catalogue of a collection of American books illustrated for the most part with woodcuts and wood engravings in the Princeton University Library. The catalogue in the main volume, published in 1958, consists of two main parts: I. American Book Illustration prior to the Nineteenth Century and II. American Book Illustration in the Nineteenth Century. Entries in Part I appear in chronological order from 1670 to 1800 and over 192 books are described. Entries in Part II appear in alphabetical order by illustrator from Adams to Young and over 1110 books are described. 124 illustrations appear in the main volume and there are three indexes to the main material: Illustrators and Engravers, Authors, and Titles. The catalogue in the supplement volume, published in 1968, has the same organization as the main volume with over 90 books described in Part I and over… Read More

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. Hardcover. New/New. 12.2x9.3x0.9in. With 52 full-page, full-color illustrations. 180pp 3.09lb 12.2x9.3x0.9in

New York: Arco Publishing, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 10.8x8.2x0.8in. remainder dot on bottom edge of text block, dust jacket with band of yellowing at spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. 151pp 1.83lb 10.8x8.2x0.8in

Baltimore, MD: The Evergreen House Foundation, 1961. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 11.2x8.4x2.0in. rubbing to extremities, dust soiling to top edge of text block. 448 architectural books are catalogued with bibliographic descriptions, collations, and comments. Illustrated with 30 black and white plates. 383pp 3.83lb 11.2x8.4x2.0in

Boston, MA: The Horn Book, 1948. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 7.8x5.4x0.7in. partly unopened; dust jacket with tiny chip at head of spine and small tear on front panel, light soiling to back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. This volume of twelve essays is concerned with American children's books of the nineteenth century. The book was designed by the English illustrator and wood engraver, Nora S. Unwin. 160pp 0.64lb 7.8x5.4x0.7in

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9.2x6.3x0.8in. Dust jacket in clear protector. 199pp 1.07lb 9.2x6.3x0.8in

New York: Sotheby's, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 10.9x8.4x0.4in. fading to spine, small ink spots on back cover. 43 lots in the auction. 1.12lb 10.9x8.4x0.4in

New York: The New York Public Library, 1961. 1st. Soft cover. Good. 10.0x7.0x0.3in. library discard with soiling and abrasion to covers. 86pp 0.43lb 10.0x7.0x0.3in

Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library, 1949. 1st. Hardcover. As New. 9.7x6.5x0.3in. faint Dartmouth College Museum stamp on first page; partly unopened. 248 books are described. 36pp 0.63lb 9.7x6.5x0.3in

New York: Hacker Art Books, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. 11.3x9.3x4.0in. reprint edition; light rubbing to extremities. Reprint of the standard bibliography on costume first published in 1905. Volume I has 645 pages and 310 illustrations with entries 1 through 1641. Volume II has 840 pages and 203 illustrations with entries 1642 through 4818, Addenda (Nachtrage), References (Handbibliothek) with entries 4819 through 5064), Name Index (Namen-Register), Subject Index (Sach-Register), and Some Acquisitions After Completion of the Catalog (Erwerbunger Nach Abschluss des Katalogues). Text in German. 1485pp 10.87lb 11.3x9.3x4.0in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1927. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine. 9.5x6.7x1.4in. Signed by Author(s). #84 of 475 copies; spine darkened, lacking slipcase. This book contains a series of essays on the early history of the book. Profusely illustrated. 290pp 2.42lb 9.5x6.7x1.4in

London: Sotheby's, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. As New. 10.9x8.7x1.3in. prices realized laid-in. 388 lots are described and illustrated in color. 425pp 3.77lb 10.9x8.7x1.3in