PLANTS OF COLONIAL DAYS
by TAYLOR, Raymond L.
Park, Dorothy L.. TAYLOR, Raymond L. PLANTS OF COLONIAL DAYS. Williamsburg: (Colonial Williamsburg, Inc.), 1952. 12mo. Printed wrappers. (iv), 107 pages. First edition. Subtitled: "A Guide to One Hundred & Sixty Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees in the Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg". Illustrated by Dorothy L. Park. Spine sunned with light wear, else very good.
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BALLADS AND SONGS OF BRITTANY
by TAYLOR, Tom
TAYLOR, Tom. BALLADS AND SONGS OF BRITTANY. London: Macmillan, 1865. 4to. Publisher's cloth. xxii, (ii), 239, (1) pages. First edition. An illustrated 'sixties book with woodcuts by C.H. Jeens after J. Tissot, J.E Millais, J. Tenniel, C. Keene, E. Corbould, and H.K. Browne. The text is a v good collection of mainly Celtic folklore assembled by Tom Taylor (1817-1880) The binding is apparently a remainder as the first had a gilt stamped knight the front cover. Very good.... Read More
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TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF BIRD & BULL, A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1958-1979
by TAYLOR, W. Thomas, and Henry Morris
(BIRD & BULL PRESS) TAYLOR, W. Thomas, and Henry Morris. TWENTY-ONE YEARS O BIRD & BULL, A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1958-1979. North Hills: 1980. 8vo. Quarter-leather. 108, (1) pages. No. 2 of 350 copies An annotated bibliography with schmaltz and asides from Mr. Morris. Fine.
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BOOKPLATES BY SIDNEY L. SMITH
by TEALL, Gardner
(SMITH) TEALL, Gardner. BOOKPLATES BY SIDNEY L. SMITH. Kansas City: Alfred Fowler, 1921. 8vo. Wrappers. Frontispiece, 18, (1) pages plate. First edition. With a checklist of bookplates by Smith and two illustrations of his bookplat Albrecht Durer's bookplate for Bilibaldi Pirckheimer laid-in. Partly uncut. Wrappers slightly sunned, else very good.
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GLI EGOISTI
by TECCHI, Bonaventura
TECCHI, Bonaventura. GLI EGOISTI. (Milan:) Bompiano, (1959.) 12mo. Pictorial boards, plastic dust jacket. 339 pages. Fourth printing. Winner of the Bagutta and Bancarella prizes. Very good.
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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S TEMPORARY COMMISSION
by REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S TEMPORARY
(WASHINGTON) REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S TEMPORARY COMMISSION ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. (Washington: G.P.O., 1969.) Oblong 4to. Cloth. (iii), 69 pages. First editio Being a report on the redevelopment of Pennsylvania Avenue, with illustration Inscription in ink on front free endpaper, covers sunned and rubbed, with a m on the front cover, else good.
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JAMES ENSOR
by TENNENBAUM, Libby
(ENSOR) TENNENBAUM, Libby. JAMES ENSOR. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1951.) Large 8vo. Printed stiff wrappers. Frontispiece, 127, (1) pages. First edition. Monograph on the twentieth century Belgian artist--his paintings and drawings Many illustrations in color. Very good.
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EUSTACE: AN ELEGY
by (TENNYSON, Charles.)
(TENNYSON, Charles.) EUSTACE: AN ELEGY. London: Saunders and Otley, 1851. 8vo. Publishers cloth. Frontispiece, (ii), pages. 3 plates. Second edition. Presentation copy inscribed on the inside of front board in ink by the author dated "22 Sept: 1852." Some minor foxing, else very good. Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt was the uncle of the great poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, who aspired write poetry, but without the talent of his nephew. He wrote this poem in memory of his youngest and... Read More
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FRENCH PAINTING IN THE XXTH CENTURY
by TERRASSE, Charles
TERRASSE, Charles. FRENCH PAINTING IN THE XXTH CENTURY. London: Hyperion Press, 1939. 4to. Cloth. 40 pages, 99 black and white plate 12 color plates (plate III missing). First edition. A review of French painting during the first half of the twentieth century. Very well illustrated. Covers worn, lacking a color plate, and priced accordingly.
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HOW TO GROW STRAWBERRIES
by TERRY, Theodore Brainard
TERRY, Theodore Brainard. HOW TO GROW STRAWBERRIES. Medina, Ohio: A.I. Root, 1890. Square 12mo. Publisher's wrappers. 144, (4) pages. First edition. An illustrated manual written for village people and small growers. Scarce, with only nine copies cited by OCLC, not many for a late nineteenth century American tract. Covers worn. (34857).
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PROGETTO TEVERE '82
by (UFFICIO SPECIALE TEVERE)
(UFFICIO SPECIALE TEVERE) PROGETTO TEVERE '82. N.P.: N.P., n.d. (1982). Oblong 4to. Wrappers. 82 pages, 2 folding maps. Fir edition. With a presentation by Bernardo Rossi Doria, and contributions by Bruno Cigni Franco Bozzoli, Roberto Fiochi, and others. Inscription in ink on title page else a clean, bright copy.
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AMERICAN MEDICAL BIOGRAPHY OR MEMOIRS OF EMINENT PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE
by THACHER, James, and Stephen W. Williams
THACHER, James, and Stephen W. Williams. AMERICAN MEDICAL BIOGRAPHY OR MEMOI OF EMINENT PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE FLOURISHED IN AMERICA. Two Volumes. New York: Milford House, 1967. 8vo. Cloth, slip case. Reprint of the original 1828 and 1844 editions. The first volume was written James Thacher and covered all medical biographies up to 1828. The second vol (added by Stephen W. Williams) brought the medical biographies up to 1845. Bookplates. Very good.
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VANITY FAIR
by THACKERAY, Willilam Makepeace
(ILLUSTRATED) THACKERAY, Willilam Makepeace. VANITY FAIR. Two volumes in one. Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1882. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 415 and 402 pages, (42) plates. Illustrated by Thackeray, Du Maurier, Leech, Millais, and others. Part of the Home Library edition of Thackeray's works. Very good.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
by THAYER, William Roscoe
THAYER, William Roscoe. GEORGE WASHINGTON. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1931. 8vo. Cloth. x, 274 pages. One of The Riverside Library series. Spine sunned. .
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THE ART OF RUSSIA, 1800-1850
by THE ART OF RUSSIA, 1800-1850
THE ART OF RUSSIA, 1800-1850. (Minneapolis): University of Minnesota, (1978). 4to. Stiff wrappers. 204, (1 pages. First edition. Being an exhibition catalogue of Russian paintings, cartoons, metalwork, and more, with an introduction by S.S. Petrov. Light cover wear, else very good.
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THE HEIRESS; bound with THE WAY TO KEEP HIM; with FALSE APPEARANCES
by (THEATER)
(THEATER) THE HEIRESS; bound with, THE WAY TO KEEP HIM; bound with FALSE APPEARANCES. Three plays bound in one volume. London: J. Debrett, 1786; T. Cadell, 1785; J. Debrett, 1789. 12mo. Contempor quarter-calf. 112; (iv), 122, (ii); (xvi), 75, (1) pages. Three British comedies bound together. "The Heiress" is by John Burgoyne, British socialite and general who lost the Battle of Saratoga. Hinges crackin but a good copy overall.
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THE IDEAL THEATER: EIGHT CONCEPTS
by THE IDEAL THEATER
THE IDEAL THEATER: EIGHT CONCEPTS. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1964. 4to. Wrappers. 143 pages. Secon edition. "An exhibition of designs and models resulting from the Ford Foundation Progr for Theater Design."--flyleaf. Includes fold-out plans of each of the design Very good in worn wrappers.
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CANADIANA ON YOUR BOOKSHELF, COLLECTING CANADIAN BOOKS
by THEBERGE, C.B.
THEBERGE, C.B. CANADIANA ON YOUR BOOKSHELF, COLLECTING CANADIAN BOOKS. (Toronto): Dent, (1976). 8vo. Wrappers. First edition. Very good.
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STUDIES IN RETROSPECT
by THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1892-1942
THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1892-1942. STUDIES IN RETROSPECT. London: The Bibliographical Society, 1949. 4to. Cloth spine, boards. viii, 2 pages. Second printing. Essays by Goldschmidt, Sadleir, Greg, Scholderer, and others, with a bibliography of publications and a list of members. Fine.
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RECORDING THE CELEBRATION OF THE TWO-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ..
by THE CARPENTERS' COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA
THE CARPENTERS' COMPANY. RECORDING THE CELEBRATION OF THE TWO-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY. Philadelphia: (1925). 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, 114 pages. First edition. With architectural and historical information. Illustrated with twenty-six photographs. Very good.
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DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT...L.
by DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE MESSAGE OF THE
(MADISON, James, Secretary of State). DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE MESSAGE OF T PRESIDENT.... Washington: R.C. Weightman, Printed by Order of the Senate, 1808. 8vo. Disbound. 107 pages. First edition. An uncommon early government printing with only fifteen copies recorded on OC Not in Shaw and Shoemaker. Contains the Berlin and Milan Decrees and the Ord in Council. An important document in the history of trade with France and England during this period.
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DIE BREITBLEICHE BAUMWOLLENER GEWEBE
by THEIS, Friedrich
THEIS, Friedreich. DIE BREIOTBLEICHE BAUMWOLLENER GEWEBE. Berlin: M. Krayn, 1902. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 260 pages. First edition. Scarce book with only one copy cited by OCLC in American libraries--MIT. Extensive study of the textile industry--machinery, methods, and materials focused on bleaching and dyeing of cotton. Included are over one hundred illustrations. Very good.
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THE JUVENILE SCRAP-BOOK FOR 1849; A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENT
by THE JUVENILE SCRAP-BOOK FOR 1849
(JUVENILE, ILLUSTRATED) THE JUVENILE SCRAP-BOOK FOR 1849; A CHRISTMAS AND NE YEAR'S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. New York/ Philadelphia: Appleton & Co., 1849. 12mo. Publisher's blind decora blue cloth, elaborate wide gilt borders and center ornament, spine gilt all edges gilt. 144 pages, 28 plates. First edition. An uncommon work with only 12 copies in American libraries recorded on OCLC. The artists are unidentified except for one plate by Davenport after Franklin Presumably a gift book, we do... Read More
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THE TUILERIES BROCHURES. Random issues
by (THE TUILERIES BROCHURES.)
(THE TUILERIES BROCHURES.) (New York): Ludowici-Celadon Company, 1929-1932. 4to. Wrappers. First editio Random issues of the Tuileries brochures on English and European architecture Very good.
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FRANZ VON ASSISI UND DIE ANFANGE DER KUNST DER RENAISSANCE IN ITALIEN
by THODE, Henry
(ASSISI) THODE, Henry. FRANZ VON ASSISI UND DIE ANFANGE DER KUNST DER RENAISSANCE IN ITALIEN. Berlin: G. Grotes'che Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1885. 8vo. Wrappers. xii, 573, (3 pages. First edition. This illustrated art reference book is partly unopened. Edges very chipped, covers detached.
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