Recent Arrivals from Quaker House Books

Hangzhou, China: Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 1991. Near Fine. Four illustrated stiff covered folios representing selected paintings of the above Chinese painters : Xu Wei (1521-1593), Zhao Zhiqian (1829-1884), Ren Bonian (1840-1895), and Pan Tianshou (1897-1971). Over 40 plates in each folio. Square and intact bindings. Clean and unmarked text (Chinese) and plates. Photos upon request.. Original Wraps.… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Good copy. In green cloth covers with stamped burgundy lettering on front cover and spine. Blue stained top edge. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked illustrated endpapers and text pages, except for previous owner's name on ffep. Bumping of ends of spine and corners .Sunned spine. Moderate wear. Photos… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Dorbon Aine No date, circa 1909. Good copy. In laminated illustrated boards with lettering on front cover and pink cloth spine. Square and intact binding with some pages having been reinserted with hinge tape. Clean unmarked endpapers. Broken front hinge but still hanging on. Light random foxing not affecting text (in French) or illustrations. Moderate wear. Photos upon… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1926. Good copy. In blue cloth covers with green border, paste-on illustration, and embossed gilt lettering on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Twelve color plates and thirty-six black and white illustrations. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages (in French) and illustrations. Previous owner's small label on lower front… Read more about this item

Paris: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1930. First edition. First printing. Good copy. In illustrated paper covers and blue cloth spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages, and illustrations. Bumping and rubbing to ends of spine. Rubbing to edges. Front hinge cracked but intact. Moderate wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Illus. by Job. 4to -… Read more about this item

Paris: Neveu Brunier, 1945. Good copy. In laminated illustrated covers of two boys and the Eiffel tower. on front cover. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages (in English) and illustrations. Moderate wear to covers. In protected plastic ocver. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Illus. by Jen Trubert. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1967. Very Good copy in Good jacket. In red coth covers with white lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Light wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. Diagonal cut at bottom of flap. Light bumping to edges and moderate shelf rubbing. Photos upon request. .… Read more about this item

Paris: E. Plon, Noourrit et Cie no date circa 1890. Good copy In grey cloth covers with embossed illustration and stamped lettering on front cover. Square and intact binding with rear cracked hinge that is holding. Clean and unmarked text pages (in French) and illustrations. Moderate shelf wear with rubbing and soiling. In protective plastic cover. Photos upon request. .… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Book House Of Children, 1925. First Edition. First Printing. Good to Very Good copy. In blue cloth covers with oval illustrated paste-on on front cover with gilt lettering and gilt lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bumping of ends of spine. Light to moderate wear. Photos upon request.. Hardcover. Illus.… Read more about this item

New York: Ariel Books, 1964. First Edition. Stated First Printing. Very Good copy in Good jacket. Inscribed, signed, and dated by Steegmuller on half title page. In pictorial paper covered boards with title and authors on front cover and spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages (in French) and illustrations. Light bumping and rubbing to ends… Read more about this item

Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant 7 Cie No date, circa late 1890's. Good copy in blue paper covered boards with illustrated paste-on on front cover. Square and intact binding. Unmarked endpapers and text pages. Moderate shelf wear. In French. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Illus. by A. Vimar. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paris: A. M. T. No date, circa 1930. Good copy. In illustrated paper covers with title on front cover and spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages (in French),, and illustrations. Paper on front cover spine edge is slightly detached. Browned page edges. Moderate wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" -… Read more about this item

New York: Weatherhill, 1981. Stated First Edition. First printing. Very Good copy in Very Good jacket. In orange reddish cloth covers with illustration in black on front cover and black lettering on spine. Twenty-four wood-block prints in color. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Minimal wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap.… Read more about this item

Halifax, NS: W. Miner, 1858. Good copy. In greeen morocco leather and five band spine with stamped gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers with flower design border in gilt. Gilt top edge. Fold out of illustrations of herbs preceding title page. This is followed by pages of illustrations of herbs, after which is the title page of Culpeper's Complete Herbal… Read more about this item

University, Virginia: Commonwealth of Virginia, 1932. Very Good copy. Virginia Geological Survey. Bulletin33. In green cloth covers with stamped gilt lettering in gilt block on front cover and gilt lerreing on spine. geological maps in attcahed green envelope at rear of book. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text papers. Bumping of ends of spine and… Read more about this item

Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1913. Good copy. In green marbled paper covers and leather spine with paste-on with written tittle. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Scuffing to ends of spine. Rubbing to corners. Moderate wear. Photos upon request. . Half-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917. First Edition. First Printing. Good copy minus jacket. In grey cloth covers with illustration and brown lettering on front cover and same lettering on spine. Frontispiece with tissue guard by Norman Rockewell as well as three other illustrations. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages, and illustrations. Bumping of ends of spine. Moderate… Read more about this item

Berlin: Walter De Grutyer & Co., 1929. First Edition. Translated from Swedish by Elisabeth Kirsch. Inscribed to Dr. D. M, Brink "from the author" on ffep. Good copy. In green cloth covers with while lettering on front cover and spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Paste-on from The Rockefeller University Library on front paste-down.… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt, 1910. First Edition. First Printing. Same date on copyright page and no additional printings. Good copy.without jacket. In red cloth covers with illustration of hanging gun and lettering in black on front cover and black lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Sunnning of spine. Discoloration spots on front… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. First Editon. First Priting. Same date on copyright page as on title page. Godd copy. In green cloth covers with stamped title and author in gilt on front cover and same on spine. Frontispice with tissue guard and over 100 illustrations with many full page with tissue guards. Bevelled edges and brown endpapers. Square… Read more about this item