Authors starting with N from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ Fine and in Brodart. Blue cloth boards, gilt. 293pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Notes. Bibliography. Family Tree. Chronology. Index [A]uthorized story of this legendary firm, told with never before published photographs and working sketches." Includes plates dating back to the early 1900s and personal sketchbooks of the Cartier family and key designers. This is the definitive volume on the history of the jewe... more information

New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1981. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece(s). 706pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Chronology. Bibliography. Index. ... more information

London: Duckworth, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very light shelf/edge wear (focused at lower corners), else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows several small, closed tears along top edge, small chip at head of spine, else clean and bright. Quarter-bound, cream cloth at spine, red paper front board, cream rear board, white ink lettering and decorative elements (matching the DJ). 4to. 31pp. Illus. (color plates). John Nash depicts his chosen flowers with an artist's genius, and writes of them with a ... more information

London: Offices of 'The Studio', 1906. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, owner signature in pencil at ffep, light fraying at head and tail, small moisture stain at upper corner of front board (not textblock), light toning to paper onlay, small closed tear at the bottom near spine on first ad page, else tight, bright and unmarred. Olive buckram cloth boards, cream paper onlay, olive ink lettering and decorative elements, dark grey topstain. 4to. xx ads; vii Introduction; 104 np p... more information

Burleigh & Flynt: Augusta, ME, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelf wear, tiny chip in ffep, signed by author on half-title, else tight, bright and unmarred. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, frontispiece, teg, deckled fore-edge. 8vo. 360pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Richly illustrated (approx. 63 plates). A very handsome copy of this uncommon volume. Laid in pamphlet for Nason's next book, "The Tower: With Legends and Lyrics. ... more information

Washington DC: Government of India, 1944-1946. First Edition(s). Original Wraps. All show minor to light self wear, a very few show minor fold creases in rear wraps, else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. Various paginations. Illus. (b/w plates). Richly illustrated explorations on India's role in WWII. The stated aims of this journal was "To provide a condensed record of the main peace and war activities of the Government of India, together with some oustanding facts about the British Government... more information

New York: Dutton, 1985. First Edition, as stated. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Soft crease in upper corner, very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. 198pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Sources & Notes. Bibliography. Index. ...The Bauhaus quickly established itself as a basic textbook when it was first published in 1968. This new book - a complete reassessment of the aims and achievements of the school - is based on a re-examination of the source material, as well as research in Weima... more information

New York: Dutton, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Black paper boards, gilt lettering, cream endpages. Oblong 4to. 192pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. A pristine copy of this wonderful reference. ... more information

New York: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear, touch of sunning to spine, marks from prior bookplate on front pastedown, note from publisher tipped in at ffep, penciled note on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. 739pp. This was likely a review copy given to Harvard entomologist Carroll Williams, he noted, "Birds neglected some what in this book." Overall, a very nice copy. ... more information

New York, NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, Inc., 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows moderate shelf/edge wear, chipping at edges, split at front hinge (appears to have been repaired with Japanese mending paper, moderate chip at rear tip, price clipped, else clean. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 275pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Railroad and railroad lore. Overall, a handsome copy of this increasingly uncommon volume. ... more information

Personal Journal, 1890s. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of toning at text block edges, one or two tipped in items removed, "Tommy Tompkins" photo plate at front paste down, else tight and unmarred. Halfbound, black leather spine and tips, gilt decorative elements at spine, marbled boards. Small 8vo. np. Tipped in clipping, handwritten and typewritten sheets. Alfred Carter Needham was a well known Cape Ann, MA area artist and Yale graduate. Needham was a member of the Copley Society; Rock... more information

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minimal edge wear, prior owner's rather elegant bookplate, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ price clipped. Green boards, burgandy cloth spine, silver gilt. 317pp. 25 cm. Illus. (b/w plates). Filmography. ... more information

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, light duststaining at top of textblock, else tight, bright and unmarred. Beige cloth boards, red ink lettering. 4to. 214pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Explores numerous contemporary post-war house designs by architects/firms thoughout the US (including: Gropius; Neutra and Wright). From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera relate... more information

Rockland, ME: Farnsworth Art Museum, 1979. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very minor shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. 4to. 87pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Edition limited to 1500 copies. Exhibition catalog. An exceptional collection of Nevelson's sculpture. A very handsome copy of this rather scarce volume. ... more information

New York: Pantheon Books, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Light toning around edges, remainder mark (also hitting boards near heel), small seperation in cloth at upper corner of rear board, touch of foxing at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Light gray boards, silver gilt lettering, in blind lettering, peach endpages. fo. 173pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. History of architecture with famous architectural designs by Austin, Bulfinch, Ellis, Ferris, Furness, Greene, Griffin, Haig... more information

New York: Warner Books, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ. shows some light rippling in the clear coating, else bright and clean. Quarter-bound, blue cloth spine, pale blue paper boards, gilt lettering, blue endpages. 8vo. 613pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Checklists, Bibliography, Notes, Index. A truly massive, authoritative study exploring the doom-haunted life and work of the noir master, creator of the likes of Rear Window, etc. ... more information

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Morgan & Morgan, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelf wear, bumped at head and heel, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very light shelf wear, else bright and clean. Gray coated paper boards, brown in lettering, beige endpapers, frontispiece. 4to. 158pp. Illus. (b/w plates). ... more information

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shon cedge wear (tips through), hint of fraying at heel, light toning of paper spine label, else tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, blue coated cloth spine, three raised bands, blue paper boards, paper label at spine, black ink lettering, teg, frontispiece. 8vo. 410pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. Overall, a very presentable copy of this classic. ... more information

New York: Parke-Bernet, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear, light sunning at top of boards, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ(s) show light shelf/edge wear, several small, closed tears and related creases. wear focused at head and heel, minor toning, else bright and clean. Pale blue paper boards, blue ink lettering, pictorial endpages, frontispiece(s), original bid sheet remains tipped into Vol. 2. 4to. 230pp; 177pp; 276pp. Illus. (b/w plates). An extra DJ for Vol. 1 is present beneath Vol.... more information

London: The National Trust/George Philip, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows barest hint of sun at spine, else bright and clean. Navy textured paper boards, gilt lettering, marbled endpages, frontispiece. 4to. 224pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Color maps. Index. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera related to a given bookÕs subject. The presence of marginal ... more information