Search Results: Authors starting with V from Black Paw Books

London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d.. Hardcover. Very Good. Englishman's account of game hunting, fresh and saltwater fishing, and ranch life in California and the Pacific Coast at the turn of the last century. No date, but gift inscription to Frank Hardcastle on ffep dated "Xmas 1907." Octavo, 312 pp. Black & white photographic plates. Green cloth a little rubbed and soiled. Prelims show some foxing.

Electa Napoli, 1998. Softcover. Very Good. Scarce Italian language paperback. Oblong octavo, 96 pages. In wrap. From private collection. Laminate lifting in a few spots along edges of wraps. Library of Congress "gift" stamp inside book. Two pages show minor underlining in green pencil.

Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hans J. van de Ven's study is based on party documents of the 1920s that have only recently become available, as well as the writings of a wide range of Chinese communists. He analyzes the party's difficulty in building a cohesive organization firmly rooted in Chinese society. While past scholarship has emphasized the influence of Soviet communism on the CCP, van de Ven stresses the thinking and actions of Chinese communists themselves, placing their struggle in the context of China's political history and highly complex society." Octavo, 373 pp. Blue cloth. From private collection. Clean, unmarked copy. Binding, square and tight. Dust jacket shows a little rubbing from shelf wear.

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. From private collection. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Pages remain clean and unmarked; binding, tight. No dust jacket, if issued.

Hudson Hills Press, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010), artist and printmaker, created a remarkable body of limited edition art. This catalogue raisonne authoritatively documents and fully illustrates her work in limited-edition prints, books, and portfolios. Sample preparatory drawings and proofs with artist notes are also featured, allowing for a more complete understanding of Van Hoesen's art." Folio (12 1/4" tall). 592 pp. Lavishly illustrated in color throughout. Black cloth with silhouette of van Housen's face stamped on front board. In clean, unmarked dust jacket.

New York: The H. W. Gray Co, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto, 122 pages. Brick red cloth. From private collection.

London: John Murray, 1905. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo (9"tall). xvi, 420 pp. Blue cloth with armorial gilt stamping to upper board. From private collection. Cloth is a little mottled and soiled, including coin-sized stain to upper board. Edges of board show a few dings. Name printed inside book. Tissue guards protecting plates are browned.

London: James Ridgway, 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo (8 1/4" tall), 204 + index. Rebound in brown cloth with paper label on spine. new endpapers. Bookplate of historian Frederick A. Hagar on front pastedown.

Madrid: Librería de Barco, 1794. Print. Very Good. Original hand-colored engraving measures 15.5 cm x 9 cm matted. Print was purchased at Boston-area estate sale and remains clean and unmarked. Left edge of print is roughly cut but this is not visible once matted. Spanish language text reads: "Novia ó recien casada fuera de casa. Los vestidos por lo regular son de raso blanco; el cavello suelto y mezclados con él aglunos hilos de oro, de cuyo metál y perlas llevaban joyas de válor.

David Bruce and Watson, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. My misfortune is that I have the heart of a gentleman without the instincts of one." Candid diaries of William Veitch, a country parson with a modest living in the county of Sussex, 1874-75. Octavo, 144 pp. Black cloth binding. From private collection of Boston historian. Prev. owner's name printed on ffep. Dust jacket shows some rubbing and wear to edges.

Paidos, 1967. Softcover. Good. In Spanish. Uncommon work by noted porteño author Bernardo Verbitsky. (The use of "villas" to describe immigrant neighborhoods comes from the book's title.) Octavo, 284 pages. In wraps (softcover). Pages' margins show some spotting and discoloration. Paper label along heel of spine. All said, a solid reading copy.

Centro Di, 1994. Softcover. Very Good. Italian language work Giotto's bell tower, the third in a series. Illustrated throughout with black & white photos and illustrations. Tall octavo, 128 pp. In wraps (softcover). From private collection. Clean and unmarked copy.

Toledo, Spain: Rafael G. Menor, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscribed copy of famous poet's work, handsomely bound in leather over decorative paper-covered boards. Octavo (7 x 5 inches tall) 108 pp. + [2] page index. Custom binding with original wraps bound in book. Lengthy inscription on half-title page. Price on front flyleaf; book is otherwise clean and unmarked.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Timothy Vogt directly challenges both the "antifascist" paradigm employed by East German historians and the "sovietization" interpretive model that has dominated western studies. He argues that Soviet denazification was neither an effective purge of society nor part of a methodical "sovietization" of the eastern zone." Octavo, 314 pp. Black cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. No ownership ink or bookplates. Handsome copy in like dust jacket.

Munich: Galerie Michael Pabst, 1985. Softcover. Very Good. German language catalog. Square octavo, unpaginated. 22 works reproduced in color and black & white. In wraps. Wraps show some discoloration and wear. Pages remain clean and bright.

Polity Press, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Written by one of the foremost authorities on the French Revolution, Vovelle traces the growth of the revolutionary movement against the Church. Drawing on a rich body of documentary evidence, he traces the growth of the revolutionary movement against the Church and draws conclusions from these traumatic events about the history of the "dechristianizing" mentality in early modern Europe. Octavo, 214 pp. Black cloth. From private collection. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. No underlining or notes. In clean dust jacket with minor rubbing to edges.