Rare books from Rare Books Honolulu

Mondadori Electa, 2012. 6.82 x 0.7 x 9.73 inches. Like New. Mondadori Electa, Italy, in English, 6.82 x 0.7 x 9.73 inches, 200 pages An authentic guide to Italian craft skills compiled by Fendi, a name that has always been synonymous with in-depth research and good works made by hand. Condition: Like New Ships from Hawaii.

teNeues, 2012. Multilingual edition. over-sized Hardcover. Fine/Fine. TeNeues, 2012, Hardcover. Fine. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. 244 pages. Elephant folio (25.2 x 19.8 inches (64x50 cm.) and weighs 23.5 lb). -- Elliott Erwitt has shot many images that have become modern masterpieces. His unparalleled visual talent captures something special that transcends the moment, making it live on and develop a life of its very own. This collector's edition gathers some of his most memorable works in a landmark collection. From his image of Marilyn in that white dress to his portrait of a dressed Chihuahua in proportion with a pair of woman's legs and that of a Great Dane-in each instance it was Erwitt's faultless sense of timing and his eye for the remarkable. Whether a glance, a movement, or an interaction-that made the work unique. Each of these icons is a representation of how we live, a lasting symbol of the age and its vitality, that will represent our world to future generations. so- called display… Read More

Jonas Verlag, 1995. German Edition. Paperback. Fine. Paperback Fine the GERMAN edition 'Bilder aus dem Paradies, Koloniale Fotografie aus Samoa 1875-1925' Jonas Verlag 1995 ships from Hawaii.

Honolulu, HI: The Pacific Club, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. Bruce Butte. Hardcover Very Good Centennial Memoirs of the Pacific Club in Honolulu published in 1951. Large format hardcover with dust jacket Dj slightly sunned, a little frayed on top edge, otherwise very good Pages very clean, light foxing to end papers. Name of previous owner on front paper (Edith Rice Plews) No 31 of a limited edition of 900. "Dear Members" letter with Pacific Club letter head lies in. Ships from Hawaii.

Published by the officers and crew, no year. Hardcover. Good. THE SUPER RARE ORIGINAL VINTAGE BOOK - NOT A DVD!! Published by the officers and crew as a record of this 6-month deployment of the aircraft-carrier to the Mediterranean Sea in 1956 with the 6th fleet. Gibraltar, Italy, France Greece. Large hardcover (8X10) with 240 pages of b/w photographs and brief descriptions Tight binding, shelf wear to edges of binding, pages clean, No dj (don't know if it was published with one) Ships from Hawaii.

Jovis, 2006. Hardcover. New. Hardcover New.

Germany: Edel Books, 2011. Hardcover. New. Hardcover New large format hardcover, thick and heavey, mainly photos from Kinski's wondrous life Ships from Hawaii. Peter Geyer leitet seit 12 Jahren den Nachlass der Schauspiellegende und erlaubt nun erstmals einen intensiven Blick hinter die Kulissen. Zusammen mit dem Artdirector OA Krimmel reiht er Preziosen aus Klaus Kinskis lebenslanger Schaffenswut zu einer Perlenkette, deren atemberaubende Schönheit ebenso verblüfft wie die tiefe Einsicht in das Innenleben eines Getriebenen, der aus seinen Selbstinszenierungen als letzter deutscher Filmstar mit Kultstatus hervorging. Unveröffentlichte autobiografische Texte, Erzählungen, Briefe, Fotos, Zeichnungen und allerlei Privates zeigen den Mann mit den vielen Gesichtern einmal ganz ungeschminkt. Aufwendig gestaltet und erhellend kommentiert präsentiert dieses Buch Klaus Kinskis Hinterlassenschaft an die Welt: sein Vermächtnis.

Weimar, Germany: ACC Galerie Weimar, 1995. Catalog Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. William Wegman. Very Good. Very scarce, small format catalog of a unique W. Wegman exhibition in a gallery in Weimar, Germany (birthplace of the Weimaraner) in 1995. Only 1500 printed! Ships from Hawaii. I also have the poster of the exhibition. Ask if you are interested.

Goettingen: Steidl, 2010. hardcover. Very Good. Very Good the 2010 publication of Flowers, Skulls, Contacts by David Bailey Gottingen & London: Steidl; Thames & Hudson, 2010. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 4to. Original publisher's illustrated faux brown leather boards, lettered black at the spine. This book combines Bailey's recent colour photographs of still-life flowers and skulls, with black and white contacts of his iconic celebrity portraiture and fashion work from the 1960s. Published by Steidl in Göttingen, Germany, 2010 Dimensions 290 x 330 mm, 240 pages.

Liverpool: Bluecoat Press, 2017. Hardcover. New. Hardcover New Paul Trevor's compelling and moving record of childhood in Liverpool in the 1970s In. December 1974, Paul Trevor came to Liverpool as a member of the Exit Photography Group: three young photographers collaborating on a project to document life in Britain's inner cities. Paul stayed for six months photographing the hardships faced by people, particularly children, at a time of economic decline and social unrest In 1982. Some of his photographs were published in Survival Programs: In Britain's Inner Cities - a book of Exit's work that is now regarded as one of the most significant documentary projects of its time In 2011, National Museums Liverpool organized an exhibition of Paul's work, most of which had remained unseen and unpublished The show at the Walker Art Gallery attracted 64,000 visitors.

2021, First Edition, in English, first print run limited to 900 copies.500 fascinating pages of patents and technical illustrations, illuminating Tesla's wonderfully inventive mind. Ships from Hawaii (with free Priority Mail upgrade within the US)Let us say, at least, that the wonderful inventive mind of Tesla could be captured in his patents. Tesla was prolific in patents and even today, the exact total number of Nikola Tesla patents around the world is in doubt. But it's a fact that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has registered 112 patents of Nikola Tesla.
Like many, we have always been fascinated by old technical illustration and, specifically, "cut-away" illustrations.We introduce you to our 500-page book of Tesla's patents registered in the USA, arranged chronologically with their illustrations and patent description.

New York: Rizzoli International, 2000. 3 vol. hardcovers in slipcase. very good/very good. Complete 3 Volume 29.21 x 10.16. Set with Slipcase. Volume 1: The Holy Land, 319 pp.; Vol. 2: Egypt and Nubia, 287 pp.; Vol. 3: The Life, Works and Travels of David E. Roberts, 31 pp. - With 247 illustrations from paintings by David E. Roberts. - All 3 volumes bound in full tan cloth with gold lettering. Includes tan cloth slipcase with color pictorial boards and gold lettering to spine. - A Fine Set in a Fine Slipcase. *( Additional postage may be required). David Roberts is considered one of the most expressive painters and historical record keepers of the nineteenth century, and The Holy Land and Egypt Et Nubia collects his portraits of two of the world's most eternally fascinating regions. In 1838, Roberts traveled from his native Scotland to the Holy Land and Egypt, where he created classic paintings of the monuments, cities, landscapes, and people. After his return to Scotland, lithographs of these 247… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 2015. 1st edition. Hardcover. like new/like new. Doubleday, New York, 2015. HC, 1st edition and printing with a 1 in the number line. Palahniuk has a beautiful signature taking up most of the second page! VG condition with a remainder mark on the bottom page block and a tiny spot on the top page block. Slight bump to the top of spine. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US. Stories you'll never forget--just try--from literature's favorite transgressive author Representing work that spans several years, Make Something Up is a compilation of 21 stories and one novella (some previously published, some not) that will disturb and delight. In Expedition, fans will be thrilled to find to see a side of Tyler Durden never seen before in a precursor story to Fight Club . And in other stories, the absurdity of both life and death are on full display; in Zombies, the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze:… Read More

New York: A. O. Moore, 1860. hardcover. The American Farmer's Encyclopedia embracing all the recent discoveries in agricultural chemistry, and the use of mineral, vegetable and animal manures, with descriptions and figures of American insects, injurious to vegetation. Being a complete guide for the cultivation of every variety of garden and field crops. Illustrated by numerous engravings of grasses, grains, animals, implements, insects, etc." -- Very rare. A.. Moore, 1860, 1179 pages, 11: x 7" x 3",in contemporary leather binding, cover with bumped corners and rubbing to the edges. Small loss at the bottom of the spine. Small damage to the free endpapers in the back. Pages and Illustrations very good. Ships from Hawaii.

Cologne: TASCHEN, 2023. sold-out Edition limited to 1000. Hardcovers. NEW in publisher's packaging. designer: M/M (Paris). TASCHEN, 2023, (sold out at Taschen) -- NEW, unopened in publisher's packaging. -- Collector's Edition of 1,000 numbered copies Box with 2 volumes and an ephemera set including facsimile reproductions and original artwork booklets, 36.5 x 42.4 cm (14.4 x 16.6 in.), 19.9 kg (43.8 lb), 2198 pages -- In 1966 Stanley Kubrick told a friend that he wanted to make "the world's scariest movie." A decade later Stephen King's The Shining landed on the director's desk, and a visual masterpiece was born. This definitive compendium of the film that transformed the horror genre features hundreds of never-before-seen photographs, rare production ephemera from the Kubrick Archive, and extensive new interviews with the cast and crew. The World's Scariest Movie The making of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece of modern horror "The Shining may be the first movie that ever made its audience jump with… Read More