THE TRUE GRANDEUR OF NATIONS: AN ORATION
by SUMNER, Charles
(FOURTH OF JULY ORATION) SUMNER, Charles. THE TRUE GRANDEUR OF NATIONS: AN ORATION. Boston: William D. Ticknor, 1845. 8vo. Disbound. (iv), 104 pages. Delivered before the authorities of the city of Boston. Very good.
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CHARLIEU, A L'EPOQUE MEDIEVALE
by SUNDERLAND, Elizabeth Read
SUNDERLAND, Elizabeth Read. CHARLIEU, A L'EPOQUE MEDIEVALE. Lyon: Lescuyer, (1971). 8vo. Boards, dust jacket. (iii), 93, (2) pages. Firs edition. Signed. A presentation copy, Sunderland traces the history of Charlieu from 872 throu the end of the gothic period, with a preface by Antoine Pinay; illustrated. Sunderland's copy. Fine.
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CHARLIEU A L'EPOQUE MEDIEVALE, L'ABBAYE, LA VILLE, LE CLOITRE
by SUNDERLAND, Elizabeth Read
SUNDERLAND, Elizabeth Read. CHARLIEU A L'EPOQUE MEDIEVALE, L'ABBAYE, LA VILL LE CLOITRE. Lyon: Lescuyer, (1971). 4to. Boards, dust jacket. (iii), 93 (1) pages, 102 plates. First edition. "L'histoire monumentale de 872 a la fin de la periode Gothique." Presentatio copy of a history of the Benedictine monastary in Charlieu, France. Photographs, plans and drawings illustrate this fine architectural history. Very good in a lightly chipped and soiled dust jacket.
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WISCONSIN ARCHITECTURE
by HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY
HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY. WISCONSIN ARCHITECTURE. (Washington:) National Park Service, (1965.) Oblong 8vo. Cloth. 80 pages. Fi edition, thus. "A catalog of buildings represented in the Library of Congress, with illustrations from measured drawings." Introduction by Richard W.E. Perrin. Very good.
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CITY OF AMBITION, ARTISTS AND NEW YORK, 1900-1960
by SUSSMAN, Elisabeth, and others
SUSSMAN, Elisabeth, and others. CITY OF AMBITION, ARTISTS AND NEW YORK, 1900-1960. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, (1996). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 1 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Whitney Museum celebrating the artists who have reflected or represented New York. With an essay by beloved son Brendan Gill and excerpts of writings on the city. Well illustrated.
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DISCE VIVERE: LEAR TO LIVE. A TREATISE OF LEARNING TO LIVE
by SUTTON, Christopher
SUTTON, Christopher. DISCE VIVERE: LEAR TO LIVE. A TREATISE OF LEARNING TO LIVE. London: William Pickering, 1848. Tall 8vo. Publisher's quarter calf, marble papered boards. xx, 292 pages. "Wherein is shewed that the Life of Christ is and ought to be an express patt for imitation unto the life of a Christian, so far as in him lieth." A Christian devotional first printed in London in 1634 as, but not printed agai until 1839 in London. This 1848... Read More
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PALAIS MASSIMI A ROME
by SUYS, Tilman Frans, and Louis Pierre Haudebourt
SUYS, Tilman Frans, and Louis Pierre Haudebourt. PALAIS MASSIMI A ROME. New York: Architectural Book Publishing, n.d. (circa 1920.) Folio. Quarter-cloth, boards. 2 leaves, 40 plates. Reprint of 1818 edition, a monograph on the Palazzo Massimi alle Colonne in Rome. Ownership stamp of Lawrence C. Noyes, Architect. Binding is worn but internally very good with each plate mounted on cloth tabs.
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WOODEN HOUSES
by SUZUKI, Makoto
Norberg-Schulz, Christian.. SUZUKI, Makoto. WOODEN HOUSES. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1978. Folio. Cloth, dust jacket. 288 pages. First edition. Photographic study of various vernacular traditions in the construction and design of buildings in wood. The focus is on Scandinavia and central Europe (Germany and Switzerland). Richly illustrated with color and black and white photographs by Yukio Futagawa. Minor foxing on end pages, else very good.
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BURMEISTERSKA HUSET
by SVAHNSTROM, Gunnar
SVAHNSTROM, Gunnar. BURMEISTERSKA HUSET. Stockholm: Nordisk Rotogravyr, (1942). 8vo. Cloth. 146 pages. First edition. Interior and exterior views of the House of Burmeister which was built in Vis in the 16th century. Very good.
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PHOTOGRAPHICA
by SWANN'S
(PHOTOGRAPHS) SWANN'S. PHOTOGRAPHICA. New York: 1982. 4to. Wrappers. Sale 1276, 485 lots. Illustrated. Estimate list laid-in.
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PHOTOGRAPHICA
by SWANN'S
(PHOTOGRAPHY) SWANN'S. PHOTOGRAPHICA. New York: 1982. 4to. Wrappers. Sale 1253, 386 lots. Illustrated. Estimate and price lists laid-in.
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND RELATED ORIGINAL ART
by SWANN'S
(CHILDREN'S BOOKS) SWANN'S. CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND RELATED ORIGINAL ART. New York: 1986. 4to. Wrappers. Sale 1292, 464 lots. Estimate list laid-in.
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RARE BOOKS
by SWANN'S
(MANUSCRIPTS) SWANN'S. RARE BOOKS. New York: 1983. 4to. Wrappers. Sale 1294, 210 lots. Estimate list laid-in. Two-thirds priced by hand.
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CONSERVATION IN THE LIBRARY: A HANDBOOK OF USE AND CARE OF TRADITIONAL
by SWARTZBURG, Susan Garretson
SWARTZBURG, Susan Garretson. CONSERVATION IN THE LIBRARY: A HANDBOOK OF USE CARE OF TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL MATERIALS. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1983). 8vo. Cloth. 280 pages. First edition. This comprehensive book deals with treating books, documents, maps, works of on paper, photographs, slides, microforms, films, videotapes, and sound recordings. Illustrated. Very good.
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NICOLO PISANO
by SWARZENSKI, Georg
(PISANO) SWARZENSKI, Georg. NICOLO PISANO. Frankfurt: Iris-Verlag, 1926. 8vo. Cloth. 74 pages, 127 plates. First editio [Freitag, 7602.] A well illustrated monograph on Nicolo Pisano, the father of Giovanni Pisano. The text is in German. Signature in ink on front free endpaper, else very go Part of the Meister der Plastik series.
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ANTONI GAUDI
by SWEENEY, James Johnson, and Josep Lluis Sert
(GAUDI) SWEENEY, James Johnson, and Josep Lluis Sert. ANTONI GAUDI. New York: Praeger, (1960). Cloth. 192 pages. First American edition. The authors examine the life and work of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi. Cov rubbed, else very good.
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GRANDEUR ON THE APPOQUINIMINK, THE HOUSE OF WILLIAM CORBIT AT ODESSA
by SWEENEY, John A.H.
SWEENEY, John A.H. GRANDEUR ON THE APPOQUINIMINK. (Newark:) University of Delaware Press, 1959. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. xiv, pages. First edition. Comprehensive examination of the eighteenth century Corbit House built in Odessa, Delaware, with fourteen illustrations of the original family furnitur and nineteen views of the house itself. Appendices include construction details, Corbit's will, and household inventory. Spine faded, dust jacket chipped.
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GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
by SWIFT, Jonathan
SWIFT, Jonathan. GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. New York: Greenway, 1932. 8vo. Quarter-morocco. xviii, 313 pages. Greenway Classics. Bookplate. Fine.
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ABRAHAM VAN DER HART, 1747-1820, ARCHITECT STADSBOUWMEESTER VAN AMSTER
by SWIGCHEM, C.A. van
(HART) SWIGCHEM, C.A. van. ABRAHAM VAN DER HART, 1747-1820, ARCHITECT STADSBOUWMEESTER VAN AMSTERDAM. Amsterdam: Schelterma & Holkema, 1965. Small 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xii, 3 (1) pages, 86 pages of plates. First, and only, edition. Monograph on late eighteenth-century Dutch architect who transcended Dutch architecture from the Baroque period into the nineteenth century neo-classici Illustrated with photographs of his commissions and drawings of his works. Fourteen page summary in English in back. Minor wear to dust jacket, else... Read More
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PIETER JANSZOON SAENDREDAM, SCHILDER VAN HAARLEM 1597-1665
by SWILLENS, P.T.A.
(SAENDREDAM) SWILLENS, P.T.A. PIETER JANSZOON SAENDREDAM, SCHILDER VAN HAAR 1597-1665. (Amsterdam): DAVACO, 1970. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, xii, 143, (1) pages, 18 illustrations on plates. Second edition. Being a catalogue raisonnee of Saendredam, who was one of the foremost architectural painters, with an introduction by W. Vogelsang. Very good.
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ANCIENT PAINTING...
by SWINDLER, Mary Hamilton
SWINDLER, Mary Hamilton. ANCIENT PAINTING.... New Haven: Yale University Press, 1929. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, xlv, (i), 488, (2) pages, 640 illustrations on plates. First edition. [Antzen, M-51.] A standard reference book, unique in the breadth of its scope. Prehistoric, Egyptian, Oriental, Cretan, Greek, Etruscan, Pompeian, Graeco-Roman, and Roma painting are covered, with illustrations and chronological tables. Bookplate front cover stained, tear along spine.
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OLD YORK
by SYLVESTER, Herbert Milton
SYLVESTER, Herbert Milton. OLD YORK. Boston: W.B. Clarke, 1909. 4to. Cloth. 427 pages. First edition. One of 1,00 copies. Part of the Maine Pioneer Settlements series. Paper spine label chipped, els very good.
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OLDE CASCOE
by SYLVESTER, Herbert Milton
SYLVESTER, Herbert Milton. OLDE CASCOE. Boston: W.B. Clarke, 1909. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, 348 pages. First editio One of 1,000 copies. Part of the Maine Pioneer Settlements series. Paper spine label clipped, els very good.
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SVENSKA RYOR
by SYLWAN, Vivi
SYLWAN, Vivi. SVENSKA RYOR. Stockholm: Natur och Kultur, (1934). Folio. Cloth. 141, 98 plates. First edition. Swedish carpets and tapestries--text in Swedish; picture captions also in English. Many of the illustrations are in color. Cover dusty, else very goo.
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ZAMEK KROLEWSKI W WARSZAWIE
by SZYPOWSCY, Maria and Andrzej
SZYPOWSCY, Maria and Andrzej. ZAMEK KROLEWSKI W WARSZAWIE. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Sport I Turystyka, 1971. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 31, pages, 89 illustrations on plates. First edition. A description and history of the Warsaw Royal Castle, with illustrations. Te in Polish, English, French, German, and Russian. Very good in used dust jack.
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