Rare books from Deja Vu Books

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Pictorial boards binding square and tight, fading along bottom edge, Illustrated endpapers, interior clean and bright - no writing tears or marks. Two pages of basic drawing figures on stiffer stock of paper in back of book intact. These pages were made to be removed and used for drawing, so they are often gone from the book. Rare dustjacket has closed tears and shelfwear along edges, but overall in nice condition. Protected in mylar jacket. Front endpapers is a steeplechasing scene. Back endpapers show a polo match. Unpaginated. Clear and concise drawing instructions geared to make the aspiring artist comfortable with plungeing forward and putting pencil to paper. Lots of sketches and full drawings with explanations. Shows lots horses and dogs, but also still life, people, and skiing, boxing, tennis, and football. A delightful book to look through, and instructive too.. Illus. by Brown, Paul. 4to - Oblong. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

New York: The Bancroft Company Three blue cloth hardcover volumes with pastedowns with titles on spines are in good condition except for some cracking inside binding hinges leaving threads of binding exposed. There is no date; circa 1905. More detail description below. These three volumes appear to have been published separately from the 39 volume set The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. In that 39 volume set, six were on the history of Mexico. The subtitle on these three volumes refer to the time period covered by volumes 9, 10, and 11. Volume I has front hinge just starting to crack, inside back cover more severely cracked with slight separation of board bottom half of back cover. Text block firmly intact. Corners of book are bumped, some rubbing and light soil, front cover has minor crease. 702 pages with preface and authorities quoted an additional 112 pages. Includes a foldout map of the New Spain of 1521. Contents indicate this volume covers 1516 - 1521. Volume II has long crack in front hinge… Read More