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Paris: Contet,, 1928.. Folio, 12pp, 39 plates. Orig. marbled board portfolio, backstrip detached along 4-inches at spine head, otherwise very good.. Handsome compliation of interior and exterior views of these important chateaux. ... more information

La Haye: Pierre Grosse, Junior, Libraire de S.A.R.,, 1770-71.. 8vo, 214pp, continuous pagination, separate titlepages w/vignettes, tailpieces, musical scores throughout. 19th century marbled boards, faux leather spine label, scattered foxing, otherwise very good.. Fine collection of Vade's best comic operas, chansons, and parodies. Jean-Joseph Vadî; (1720-57) was the 'author of humorous verse, parodies and light comedies in which he made free use of the coarse jargon of the fish market' (OCFL). ... more information

Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt..., (1929).. Sm 4to, lii, (2), 306pp, 180 b&w half-tone plates. Red cloth, gilt lettered, bottom edges bumped, otherwise a bright, internally clean, not quite near fine copy.. Vol. 35 of the Klassiker der Kunst in Gesamtausgaben series. 180 plates of the Dutch Masters, focusing on the works of Pieter de Hooch & associated painters, along with Hendrik van der Burch. With introductory essays. Includes a list of plates organized by collections. ... more information

[N.p.]: Les Amis des Cahiers Vertes,, [1928].. Small 4to, (12), vii, (3), 7, (7)pp, including 3 drawings of Valî;ry by Jean Marchand. Contemp. cloth, gilt, orig. front wrapper bound in. Fine. . First Edition. Thieme II, p.925. ... more information

Paris: [n.p.],, 1928.. 12mo, 23pp. Tan wrappers, lettered in black, a fine, largely unopened copy.. First Edition, one of 29 copies printed on Arches paper, as noted in the manuscript colophon. Included in the 1934 collection of essays Pieces sur l'art, this letter addressed to the director of the Revue de Philologie francaise reflects Paul Valery's (1871-1945) later interest in linguistics as is relates to problems of the nature of genius and the creative process. With two proof copies dated 9 Mars and ... more information

(Paris): (Philippe Renouard),, (1924).. 8vo, 35pp. Tan wrappers, lettered in red and black, contemp. newspaper clipping laid-in, faint offsetting at ffep, otherwise a fine, unopened copy.. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies, 'imprimes pour ses amis.' This little collection includes the soliloquy on death, Cimetiere Marin, one of the most outstanding examples of Paul Valery's (1871-1945) later poety. With newspaper article by the author laid-in. ... more information

Odebrecht S.A.,, (1991).. 4to, 518pp, nearly 1000 illustrations. Cloth. Fine in very lightly rubbed dust jacket.. The Historical and Monumental Northeast, text in English & Portuguese. ... more information

Paris: Levy Freres, , 1857.. 8vo, xvii, 323pp. Half morocco. Fine copy.. Second edition, revised and with a new introduction, of a treatise on money-changers; the text recounts the histories of the financial system in France during its span and seems to decry speculation and the instability and corruption it engenders. ... more information

Zurich: Galerie Nathan,, (1975).. 4to, 82pp, 19 b/w and 9 color plates. Royal blue wrappers lettered in white, vignette, text on yellow paper, mild edge-wear, corners bumped, very good.. First Edition of this exhibition catalogue. ... more information

Paris: Brunet,, 1775.. 9 vols, 8vo, frontispiece in vol. 1. Contemporary full calf, daubed in red and black, gilt lettering to crimson and brown morocco spine labels, raised bands, gilt orn. compartments, French fillets, lt wear, otherwise very good.. Nouvelle (third) Edition, revue & considî;rablement augmentî;e par l'Auteur, originally published in 1764, and considered the author's 'most important work it was highly successful in encouraging the popular study of natural history, and it ... more information

Paris: Revue Moderne,, 1903.. 8vo, 46, (2, ads) pp. Orig. wrappers, very good.. Only edition, inscribed by author. A treatise on French poetry in Haiti, with many examples. Valmy- Baysse (b. 1874) originally delivered this text as a lecture, inspired by the deceased influence of French as a world language. NUC: 3 copies. ... more information

Paris: Duprat-Duverger,, 1807.. 8 vols, 18mo, appx. 1400pp, 1 engr. frontispiece, 74 engr. plates. Contemp. mottled calf, gilt-tooled borders and edges, spine tooled in gilt with contrasting morocco labels, marbled endpapers, bookplates at ffep, moderate wear, chiefly at extremities, 1/2-inch chips at spine tail vol.2, head and tail vol.3, upper joints of two vols worn, but cords strong, a good, clean set.. Later edition of these tales by Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre (1492-1549), first publishe... more information

London: Partridge, ca., 1885.. 4to, color lithograph title, 12 color lithograph plates, each within decorative border of green and yellow, 23pp text printed in purple ink with decorative lithograph border as above. Orig. decorative boards, decorative endpapers, covers soiled at edges, wear to head and foot of spine, but still a very good copy.. An extremely attractive work, printed in Holland, of a version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. ... more information

Leyden: Pierre van der Aa,, 1712.. 8vo, (10), 224, (10, index), (42), engraved title, engraved dedication plate & 28 of 31 additional plates called-for in binder's instructions (many folding or 2-page, some colored by a later hand), title in red & black. Full mottled calf, red calf label, spine too;led in gilt, speckled edges. Joints just cracking, rubber stamp & bookplate to endpapers, signature to title, slight chippng to label, a very good copy.. Only edition of this beautiful tour guide and history o... more information

New York: McGraw-Hill,, (1940).. 8vo, xix, 388pp, 189 drawings in the text plus 32 plates. Orig. cloth. Very good copy.. First Edition, one of several printings in the year of publication. A popular work on the newly defined profession of industrial design, with chapters on the fundamentals of design, technique, and practice, with case histories, glossary, bibliography, and index. Although known less than some of his contemporaries, Van Doren was an extraordinarily influential figure in design in the dec... more information

New York: McGraw-Hill,, (1954).. 8vo, xii, 379pp, line drawings & photo. illus. Brick cloth stamped in silver, dust jacket. Owner's bookplate, some underlinging. Very good.. Second edition, first issued in 1940. A popular work on the newly defined profession of industrial design, with chapters on the fundamentals of design, technique, and practice, with case histories, glossary, bibliography, and index. Although known less than some of his contemporaries, Van Doren was an extraordinarily influential desi... more information

Cincinnati: Jennings and Graham,, (1905).. 8vo, 199pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettered, very good.. First Edition, inscribed by the Author. Smith, Pacific Northwest Americana 10512 ... more information

New York: Chalres Scribner's Sons,, 1903.. 8vo, (8), 247pp, frontispiece w/tissue guard, 12 b&w plates. Pale green cloth, decorated in gilt and olive, blue rules& gilt device to spine, teg, some soiling and fading of blue at spine, mild wear, otherwise upper board bright, the whole tight, and very good indeed.. Originally published in 1899, one of the most popular of the author's books, a collection of short stories on fishing and the great outdoors. Van Dyke (1852,1933) was a highly respected writer, ed... more information

Bloomington: Indiana University Press,, (1966).. 8vo, xiii, 162pp, 22 b&w illus. Brown cloth, gilt lettered, dust jacket, fine in very good dj.. First Edition. ... more information

London: Hurst & Blackett...,, 1912.. 8vo, 392pp, frontispiece, 15 hors-texte plates. Publ. rose cloth, cover with gilt-stamped illustration, gilt title at spine, t.e.g. Light wear at extremities, 2-inch clean tear along cloth at upper joint, else a very good, clean copy.. First London edition, originally issued the same year at Philadelphia. Each of the plates illustrates six cards. ... more information