Search Results: America & Its People from Vanessa Parker Rare Books

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1941. An amusing scarce comic look at the New Yorker , front board has a long red mark near the opening edge from the missing dust jacket , a little edge worn and torn with small dog tooth marks at bottom of the spine otherwise very good. . First Edition. Hard Back Grey Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated with Cartoons . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: The London Illustrated News, 1864. Lots of prints acutually removed from the London Illustrated News ( not Copies, restrikes or reprints) actual newspaper & looking stunning in black & white, drawn from life at the time by artists employed to draw the scenes as they unfolded before them, photography being in its infancy it was not yet used by news paper men, these mostly young artists, often went on to become very well known , Email for images. Prices start at 30 Euro up to 125 Euro These are very RARE . More subjects available including American city pictures, the fire of Chicargo , the Black slave trade , news pictures from Britain, Ireland , China , Japan etc. covering the years 1848 to 1880.. First Edition. Illus. by Original Print.

New York: Harper Collins, 1996. A wonderful look at this amazing artist and his work.. First American Edition. Hard Back. As New/As New. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

New York: Hearst Books, 1994. First American Edition. Hard Back. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Boston USA: Ginn & Company, , 1901. 13 stories of animals and hunting them & 12 full page illustrations in b&w & dozens of vignets all very well drawn.328pp . Early Copy. Hard Back Green. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by Ills By Charles Copeland. 8 Vo Heavy Email 4 Postage Cost.

New York: The MacMillan Company , 1940. Over 400 prints at the moment of almost every native bird of America & Canada are available for only 12 euro each unmounted post free world wide. Prints were removed from the 1940 edition with some prints already gone!. Fifth Edition. Hard Back. Good. Illus. by Illustrated By the Author. Folio / 30 x 22cm .

London: Macmillan, 1907. A scarce book very informative & very heavy.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by One Hundred Full Pates & Over Two Thousand Illustrations . 4to, Heavy, So Extra Post..

Paris: Baudry`s European Library, 1839. finely bound in contemporary green leather with profuse gilt emblems, trailing vines & red title label on the spine, marbled boards all a very handsome copy.. First. Half Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: John Maxwell , 1865. A very scarce book Dobbs was from Co Antrim Castle Dobbs his great grandfather was almost sucssesful in getting the North West Passage found & Cape Dobbs still exists today according to a news cliipping telling of Harriet Duchess of Manchester & a brief family history laid in , ex private library pasted in label & previous owners signature on ffep, Bound in blue buckrum with diced pattern effect gilt title to spine.312 pages some foxing first & last few pages.. First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/No Dj As called for. 8V0.

New York: D Appleton, 1938. This copy has the book plate of Lorenzo S Winslow signed by him stating he was the architect at the White House June 1946. In 1948 Winslow built a balcony on the south portico for Harry Truman. This was hardly completed when he noticed the whole building gave signs of collapsing. The brick that Hoban had used to line the stone facade was being stressed to its limits. Winslow began a full renovation of the White House, which, as one inspector put it " was standing up purely from habit".Book has bumped & a little frayed corners, spine faded & pulled at top. Book is scarce . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Ills By the Author. 4to, Heavy, So Extra Post..

New York: Crown Publishers, 1996. An amazing story with great pictures of geese . First American Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs By Joseph Duff. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Boston: Beacon Press , 1994. First American Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. First. Paper Covered Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Aurelius Battaglia. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Minton Balch &co, 1929. DJ a little frayed on the top edges& spine also a small hole dj protector.. 3rd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. A very good clean copy of how the scots & the Irish made America great.. First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good Price Clipped. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1958. First American Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1954. A witty critical look at American Architecture & interior decoration with brilliant cartoons by Mary Petty. See our modern firsts catalogue no 3 @ abe for other titles.. First. Cloth. Very Good/Good in Protector. Illus. by Mary Petty. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hopewell New Jersey: The Hopewell Museum, 1973. Dj is a little faded otherwise as new.. Signed by Author. First. Cloth. As New/Fine in Protector. Illus. by Ills. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

62 Vessey St New York: John Low , 1817. Book has been finely rebound in dark tan leather with raised bands gilt ruling to same, red title lable gilt titles and date to spine, new end papers. Title page has some marks or stains, original third endpaper has a hand written note stating that " this book was sent to me in July 1819by my cousin German Thomas O`Conor of New york the author, signed Mr Wm Macdermot , Coolavin may 28th 1820, all in beautifull copperplate handwrighting, Below this is written, this book was read by one - the great grandson of the above, Hugh MacDermot in the month of Aug 1920, one hundred years after the above was ? (we cannot decifer the word but must mean read ) Coolavin Aug 1920 This copy was bought along with the rest of the library by us from Coolavin House Co Sligo, the MacDermots were the Princes of Conought who trace their liniage back to Brian Boru. For more books from the library see our websitevanessaparkerrarebooks.com . Fourth… Read More

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1991. A scarce out of print book , tells the story of "one of the most literary sets of the twentieth century" . First American Edition. Hard Back. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs. 8 Vo Heavy Email 4 Postage Cost.