Titles starting with V from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

San Francisco, CA, 1999. First Printing. Bright and unmarred. 5"x7" Color print. David Goldstien is an SF artist of some fame. Goldstien is arguably one of the more original thinkers working today. A strangely powerful image. Signed by the artist. ... more information

Austin, TX: University Of Texas At Austin Humanities Research Center, 1970. First Edition. Original Wraps. Tiht, bright and unmarred. Printed paper wraps, mustard ink lettering, black ink pictorial elements. Green cloth slipcase, matching green cloth sleeve, black leather spine, gilt lettering and decorative elements. Square 8vo. 48pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Exhibition catalogue covering the books and manuscripts from the Van der Poel Collection at the Miriam Lutcher Stark Library. A hand ... more information

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1922. First Edition Thus. Hardcover.. Light shelf/edge wear, gilt at spine heavily toned, gilt at front moderately toned, minor moisture stain in upper corner, bookplate and signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece. 12mo. 420pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Eight black and white Wyeth illustrations. A presentable copy. ... more information

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner signature at ffep, some discrete underlining/notation, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows small underline at rear flap, else bright and clean. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece. 4vo. 304pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. A richly illustrated history of one of America's most prominent families. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in ... more information

New York: St. Martins Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner signature at front pastedown, signatures of both authors at the half title, minor/discrete notations in textblock, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Quarterbound, burnt umber cloth spine, beige paper boards, gilt lettering, family tree endpages. 4to. 341pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. Introduction By Louis Auchincloss. Arguably the finest overview of the Vanderbilt architecture thus far produced. From the l... more information

New Haven, Conn.: Ticknor & Fields, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf wear, two small, closed tears at head of spine, else bright and clean. 4to. 143pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). A photographic history of the Vanderbilts by Cornelius' great-great-grandson. ... more information

Athens, GA: University of Georgia, 1982. First Edition thus. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Tight, bright and unmarred, as new. Oblong 8vo. 225pp. Illus. (b/w plates). A pristine copy of this wonderful collection of images with strong supporting text. ... more information

New York, N.Y.: Potter, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf wear, soft crease down front flap, single light impression line on front, else bright and clean. Maroon quarter bound cloth, black paper boards, silver gilt lettering. 203pp. 30 cm. Illus. (b/w plates). Photographer bios. Index. An extraordinary collection of images, many never before published. Found approximately 25 years ago in a locked file in the Conde Nast offices, they feature photographs by Man ... more information

New York: Harmony Books, 1978. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Very minimal foxing at top of text block, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minor shelf wear. Pale yellow boards. 128pp. 31 cm. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Foreward by Hugh Hefner. Reveals the evolution of Vargas' vision of women with examples from every period - the Ziegfeld Follies girls, the glomorous Hollywood beauty queens and the Vargas Girls. ... more information

New York: Macmillan, 1936. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelf wear, spine shows touch of sun/toning, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red textured cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements. 8vo. 111pp. Charts. Index. Published simultaniously with the British edition. A very handsome copy by this noted author/physician. ... more information

San Francisco, CA: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1984. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Glossy pictorial wraps. 4to. 169pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Exhibition catalogue. Richly illustrated with well crafted supporting text. A very handsome copy. ... more information

Paris: Harrison of Paris, 1930. First Edition Thus/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight and clean. Quarterbound, black paper spine, silver gilted paper boards, black ink lettering, teg; slipcase in black paper with silver paper label. 8vo. 71pp. Numbered limited edition, this being 228 of 475. Designed by Monroe Wheeler and printed by Decros & Colas. The first volume printed by Harrison of Paris. ... more information

Rochester: Printing House of Leo Hart, 1934. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light/moderate shelf/edge wear, spine slightly toned, several close tears, split at spine with related chip, several small chips and one moderate one at top edge, else bright and clean. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 81pp. Illus. (b/w plates). First trade edition, following limited edition in 1931 ... more information

Rochester, NY: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1931. First Edition Thus/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Hint of sun at spine, hint of spotting at silk, signed by the artist at the colophon, else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear, several spots of what appears to be white paint, else tight and clean. Quarterbound, brown leather spine, beige silk boards, teg. 4to. 82pp. Limited numbere plaition this being 862 of 1250, signed by artist. Typography by Will Ransom. Construction in the... more information

Rochester, NY: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1931. First Edition Thus/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Touch of sun on the spine, small spot mid-spine, touch of wear at head and heel, signed by the artist at the colophon, owner bookplate on front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear, several spots of what appears to be white paint, else tight and clean. Quarterbound, brown leather spine, beige silk boards, teg. 4to. 82pp. Limited numbered edition this being 398 of 1... more information

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear, owner signature on ffep, touch of toning at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green coated cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, front map endpages, map bound into rear pocket. 8vo. 392pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. Written by Workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Vermont" Overall, a rather handsome copy. ... more information

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1892. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf wear (tips through), light damage at head, rear joint starting/partially split, spine labels missing, endpages split at hinges (repaired), else tight, bright and unmarred. Green leather boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, marbled endpages, aeg, ribbon bound in, frontispiece, tissueguard. 12mo. 280pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Noted flaws notwithstanding, this is a lovely volume in hand...very nice for reading. ... more information

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ Fine. Black boards, silver gilt. 560pp. Index. The chapter headings in this wonderful collection of prose and poetry says it all: Adultery, Alfresco Sex, Cruelty, Dancing, Dressing, Drink, Drugs, Flirting, Food, Gambling, Gossip, Heavenly Vices, Hedonism, Lust, Motoring, Orgies, Prostitution, Reading, Schadenfreude, Scuzzy People, Seduction, Shopping, Short Views on Mean Vices, Snobbery, Solitary Vice, Theatricals, Toba... more information

London: David & Charles, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Prior owner plate in lower corner of ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Dark blue textured paper boards, gilt lettering, pink endpages. Square 8vo. 128pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Charts. Index. Exact reproductions of original Berlin charts, accompanied by full instructions for stitching & making up the embroideries into cushions, bringing to life a Victorian tradition. ... more information

Sausalito, CA: Windgate Press, 1987. First Edition Thus/Reprint. Hardcover. Owner signature on front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows small scratch near head, else bright and clean. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering, marbled endpages, silk ribbon bound in. Oblong 4to. np [50 numbered plates, Intro, Glossary, Index plus text facing plates]. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Originally published in 1888 as, Artistic Homes of California and noted for the 50 "artotype" reproductions. F... more information