The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books Five-Year Supplement, 1971-1975 (37 Volume Set)
New York: Readex Books, 1980. Compact edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Complete set bound in blue cloth with the spines stamped in gilt.
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National Geographic Magazine. Reprint of volumes 1 through volume 16 (1888 - 1905) in thirteen volumes
Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Magazine, No date. reprint. Bound in half red leather with spines stamped in gilt with red cloth boards. A high quality reproduction of the first sixteen years of this landmark magazine including all covers and all maps and charts bound in. Printed on a heavy calendered (smooth and glossy) stock causing each volume to weigh about 4 1/2 pounds. The choice of paper makes the text and maps especially readable. An impressive endeavor.
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WESTVACO Insprations for Printers: 1944 1945
New York: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1944. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Shows typography, photography, art work and other graphic elements on papers manufactured at WESTVACO mills, demonstrating printing processes and papers, Many World War II themed illustrations.
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Living in the New Millenium; Houses at the start of the 21st Century
New York: Phaidon, 2009. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Bound in the publisher's original paper covered boards. Dust jacket rubbed at extremities. Previous owners signed presentation on ffep.
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Minneapolis; Gateway To The Northwest
Chicago, S.J. Clarke, 1923. Deluxe supplement. Professionally rebound in quarter leatherette and cloth boards lettered in gilt on the spine, t.e.g., uncut, 876 pp., 172 full-page portraits. Contains biographical sketches of Minneapolis pioneers, early industrialists, politicians, and prominent citizens. Title page lightly soiled, otherwise a very good copy in a handsome new binding.
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San Francesco Assisi, Upper Church. (print)
London: Henry Bohn, 1843. Very good condition. Original tinted lithograph of this thirteenth century church from Henry Gally Knight's The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Italy from the Time of Constantine to the Fifteenth Century published in 1843 by Henry Bohn in London. Image size is 15 3/4x 11 1/2 inches. Sheet size is 21 1/2 x 14 1//2 inches. Drawn by Domenico Quaglio II (German, Munich 1787 - 1837 Hohenschwangau, near Fussen) and printed by G. Moore. Dampstain in... Read More
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San Francesco di Rimini. (print)
London: Henry Bohn, 1843. Very good condition. Original tinted lithograph of this fifteenth century church from Henry Gally Knight's The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Italy from the Time of Constantine to the Fifteenth Century published in 1843 by Henry Bohn in London. Image size is 15 1/2 x 11 inches. Sheet size is 14 1/2 x 21 1//2 inches. Drawn by Domenico Quaglio II (German, Munich, 1787 - 1837) and printed by G. Moore. Dampstain in lower right corner... Read More
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The History of the Royal Family; Or, A Succinct Account Of The Marriages and Issue of all the Kings and Queens of England, from the Conquest. Treating distinctly of their Children, with a View of their Births, Characters, Lives, and Actions, Titles, Offices, Deatjs, and Places of Burial. Shewing as well the Descent of several Foreign Princes and Potentates now reigning, as of many Noble and Eminent Families in England stilll flourishing, that are Maternally descended from, or otherwise Collaterally sprung from the Blood-Royal of this Kingdom, brought down to this Time
London: R. Gosling, 1713. Hardcover. Very Good. Beautifully rebound in quarter calf with marbled boards, spine stamped in gilt, and marbled edges. 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. 274 pages plus index.
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The Chicago Architectural Journal, Volume 1 - 1981
Chicago: Rizzoli, 1981. paperback. Near fine condition. The spine is sunned.
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Macfarlane's Castings. Sixth Edition. Two Volumes
Salt Lake City: Historical Arts & Casting, 1992. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile bound in green simulation leather cloth over boards, spines and covers stamped in gilt.
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The Rowfant Club Yearbook 1977
Cleveland, Rowfant Club, 1977. One of 300 numbered copies. Cloth. Fine condition.
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The Penny Magazine Of The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge. 1834.; Vol. no. 113 for January 4, 1834 through vol. no. 176 for December 31, 1834
London: Charles Knight, 1833. Hardcover. Volume Three of the collected publications. Bound in contemporary quarter brown pebbled cloth and marbled paper boards with the title stamped in gilt on a leather label on the spine. Rubbing and chips at the extremities, otherwise very good condition.
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The Holy Bible, In Bengali, With References.; i.
Calcutta: Bible Translation Society, 1897. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Translated out of the original tongues by the Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, with Bengali assistants. First edition of the revised edition with footnotes at the bottom of each page. Rebound in brown cloth with a red leather spine label stamped in gilt. All edges red. Darlow & Mouole, 2119.
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Gumuchian; Les livres de L'Enfance. 2 volumes
London: The Holland Press, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Preface by Paul Gavault. One of 600 numbered copies. "Elaborate descriptions of more than 6,000 nursery books."
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The Tombs of the Scaligers, Verona. (print)
London: Henry Bohn, 1843. Very good condition. Original tinted lithograph of these fourteenth century tombs from Henry Gally Knight's The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Italy from the Time of Constantine to the Fifteenth Century published in 1843 by Henry Bohn in London. Image size is 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Sheet size is 21 1/2 x 14 1//2 inches. Printed by G. Moore. Dampstain in lower left corner easily matted out.
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San Lorenzo, Genoa. (print)
London: Henry Bohn, 1843. Very good condition. Original tinted lithograph of this fourteenth century cathedral from Henry Gally Knight's The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Italy from the Time of Constantine to the Fifteenth Century published in 1843 by Henry Bohn in London. Image size is 15 5/8 x 10 1/4 inches. Sheet size is 21 1/2 x 14 1//2 inches. Drawn by Giulio Aliusetti (Italian, 19th century) and printed by G. Moore. Dampstain in lower left corner easily matted... Read More
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Hali magazine; Issues 1-164 & 166-176 (1978-2013)
London: Hali Publications, 2010. Softcover. Fine. London-based international quarterly devoted to antique carpet and textile art. Every issue from the first 36 years of publication, lacking only #165 (Autumn 2010). Bound in publisher's original illustrated wrappers. Lavishly illustrated with full color photography throughout. Includes 30 library cases bound in maroon cloth with spines stamped in gilt. Cases manufactured by publisher and did not come stock with issues, originally cost £31/$39 each, and are no longer in production. Each... Read More
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Orinoco-parima; Indian Societies In Venezuela; The Cisneros Collection
Germany: Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 264 pages with 293 illustrations, 139 in color. Fine condition in fine dust jacket.
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The Korean Relics in Japan 4
Seoul: Korea Foundation, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in publisher's original navy blue cloth, stamped in gilt on spine, cover, and back. Book is in attractive original slipcase, printed with colorful, historic Korean art. Decorated end-papers and glossy pages featuring fine photograpns of Korean art relics throughout, many in color, captioned in both Korean and English.
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A First List Of Books Printed And Published By The Banyan Press
(Banyan Press). A FIRST LIST OF BOOKS PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE BANYAN PRESS. With a forward by Carl Van Vechten. N.p., [Banyan Press, 1948]. Wraps. Fine condition.
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Terek Book Cloth Sample Book
Athol, MA: Athol Manufacturing Company, 1950. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with spine and cover stamped in black, with two binding screws. Contains over one hundred book cloth samples in varying colors, finishes, and textures, separated by tabs. 8 x 4 1/2 inches.
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Mexico : Splendors Of Thirty Centuries
Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Bulfinch Press, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 712 pp. with 550 illustrations, more than 400 of which are in full color. A landmark publication to accompany a major exhibition about the 30,000 year history of Mexican art.
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The Korean Relics in Western Europe
Seoul: Korea Foundation, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in publisher's original dark green cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt, and printed endpapers. Profulsely illustrated with plates, most in color, of Korean artifacts found in western European museums. Text is in both Korean and English. Leaf size 11 1/2 x 8 inches. Printed slipcase in fine condition.
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British Museum General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975 in 37 Volumes. Compact Edition
New York: Readex Microprint, 1970. Hardcover. Very good condition.. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine stamped in gilt.
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The Compact Edition Of The Oxford English Dictionary (two Volumes)
Oxford University Press, 1972. Hardcover. Near fine. The complete text of the original OED reduced micrographically. Bound in publisher's original full blue cloth with the titles gilt-stamped on the spines. Lacks magnifying glass and slipcase, otherwise a fine set.
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