Search Results: Authors starting with V from Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB

Paris. Citadelles and Mazenod. 1997. Bound in blind embossed gray cloth in publishers original decorative slipcase. Folio (12" x 10"). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with full page colour plates depicting the history and arts of Paris. A comprehensive and beautifully presented history of Paris. A Very Fine, pristine copy in like dustwrapper and like slipcase. Quite scarce.

Paris. Librairie de Firmin/didot. 1893. Lavishly bound by Champs of Paris in full gilt bordered crushed burgundy morocco. Raised bands. Gilt titles. Elaborate pictorial gilt tooled inner dentelles with horse and horse shoe motif frame and ornate gilt tooled figure of soldier with drawn sword to front and rear paste downs. Silk moire endsheets. Accompanied by custom hardshell slipcase. a.e.g. Thick Folio. Number thirty five of a limited edition printed on Japanese vellum. Sumptuously illustrated with fifty colour lithographic plates and 300 further monochrome drawings en texte. Also an original hand coloured litho mounted onto flyleaf. Vallet's classic work on cavalry life is artfully encased in a most splendid continental binding. A masterful presentation. The slightest of rubbing to spine. A Fine bright copy.

New York. Park Lane. 1981. Pictoral gilt decorated red cloth. 4to. Illustrated with full page color plates. Fine in Fine Dustwrapper.

New York. Alpine Fine Arts Collection Ltd. 1978. Bound in gilt decorated burgundy cloth. Small Folio. First Edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome plates. A Fine copy in a Fine dustwrapper in a somewhat rubbed and scratched, Very Good original slipcase.

Providence. Hadley Publishing Company. 1947. Bound in gilt titled cloth covered boards. 8vo. First British Edition. Illustrated with a Frontice by Allan Halladay. A Fine copy in a chipped, good dustwrapper.

New York. Crown 1982. Tall 4to. 1st Edition. Profusely and beautifully illustrated with fold-out colour diagrams, cutaways, foldout- etc. by Watanabe, Rikyu. Another profile from this esteemed series. Watanabe, the Dean of Aircraft illustrators, creates overwhelmingly detailed fold-out plates to great effect. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.

n.p. Mutual Publishing, Ltd. 1987. Very Fine in Very Fine dustwrapper.

New York. E.P. Dutton. 1979. 8vo. 1st Edition. Illustrated from photographs. Fine in Very Good dustwrapper.

Phildelphia. J.B. Lipincott Company. 1906. Bound in titled pictorial paper covered boards. 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with various monochrome and duotone drawings en texte. Edges and corners rubbed. Very light tiny stain to rear cover. A Very Good copy.

Paris. A. Messein- Librairie Leon Vanier. 1903-1910. Uniformly bound in 3/4 straight grain morocco and marbled boards. Raised bands. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 12mo (5" x 7.25"). Collection of Verlaine's poetry and prose in French. Oeuvres Completes- 5 Volumes, Oeuvres Posthumes 1 Volume. Spines somewhat sunned. Mild rubbing to spines and joins. A Near Fine, crisp clean set.

Portland. Thomas B. Mosher. 1900. Lavishly custom bound in full straight grained morocco. Gilt tooled geometric motif to front and rear covers with gilt titles to front. Gilt ruled spine compartments with raised bands. Gilt titles. Gilt ruled board edges.Deep morocco turn-ins. Top edge gilded. 12mo. 5.5"x7.5". 1 of only 725 copies. Printed upon Van Gelder hand-made paper. A Very Fine, handsomely bound copy.