In Allahs Sonnenland
by ADRIAN, Walter
Aarau, 1957. hardcover. very good. Illustrations & Map. 8vo, cloth Aarau, (1957). Very good.
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Gurkha: The Legendary Soldier
by ADSHEAD, Robin
Singapore: Asia Pacific Press, 1970. First. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. xvii, (91), 194 pages. Small 4to, red cloth, d.w. (somewhat edge-worn). Singapore: Asia Pacific Press, (1970). First edition. Fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. "Produced by two serving officers in the course of their normal duties, (this book) is a documentary on the Brigade of Gurkhas as it was on the eve of its run-down, a living record, in pictures and words, of... Read More
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Wild Adventures
by WILD ADVENTURES
London: Thomas Nelson, 1857. hardcover. very good(-). Engraved title vignette, numerous charming engravings of animals throughout (5pp. of illustrations with 5 vignettes per page), gilt-bordered pages, 11pp., slim folio, tinted pictorial cloth-backed bds., tissue guards; (spine worn, corners and edges bumped, some light foxing). London: Thomas Nelson, 1857. Scarce. Very good (+). Includes a paragraph of descriptive "adventure" text for each illustration, topics ranging from Caffirs and Buffalo Hunting to Russian Travellers Attacked by Wolves and Escape... Read More
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Seasons of Sand
by AEBI, Ernst
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 236 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993). First Edition. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper.
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Korea
by AEPLI, Martine
Morocco: Souffles, 1988. hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated with color photographs. 139 pages. 4to, white boards with red lettering, d.w. Morocco: Souffles, 1988. Front hinge damaged, still a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Calligraphies by Kwon Ok Yon. Forword by Kim Jeong Ok. Introduction by Thierry Audric.
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Prometheus Bound & Prometheus Unbound
by AESCHYLUS & SHELLEY, Percy Bysse
Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1965. Limited. hardcover. fine. Translated by Rex Warner. With a Preface by Rex Warner and Drawings by John Farleigh. With 16 illustrations. 161pp. Tall 8vo, gilt-stamped cloth' publisher's board slipcase. Haarlem, Holland: The Limited Editions Club, 1965. A fine copy. One of 1500 numbered copies.
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Fabulas de Esopo, Filosofo Moral y de Otros Famosos Autores
by (AESOP)
Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer, 1835. hardcover. very good(+). Arregladas a la Ultima Ortografia de la Academia, Mejoradas y Anadidas en esta Nueva Edicion. 108 text woodcuts by Jose Vilanova. 285pp. + 6pp. index. Small 8vo, contemporary vellum, title inked by hand on front cover, backstrip slightly chipped at tail; small water stain to corner of first 2 leaves. Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer, 1835. Rare, charmingly illustrated Spanish edition of Aesop's fables. This edition not found in NUC... Read More
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The Fables of Aesop
by AESOP
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel, 1926. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Celia M. Fiennes. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Wood engraved illustrations by Celia M. Fiennes. 94 pages. Tall 8vo, linen-backed brown boards, uncut edges. Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1926. Limited Edition - number 267 of 325 copies. A fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. One of 350 numbered copies.
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Fables of Aesop.; According to Sir Roger l'Estrange
by AESOP
Paris: Harrison, 1931. Limited. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Calder, Alexander. Illustrated with fifty drawings by Alexander Calder. 124pp. Tall thin 8vo, original boards with blue printed d.w (wrappers slightly foxed); uncut edges, 2-piece red board slipcase is broken. (Paris): Harrison of Paris, (1931). A near fine copy in a good slipcase. From a total edition of 615 copies printed on Auvergne hand-made paper, this is one of only 20 marked "not for sale". The fifth publication of... Read More
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Fabulas de la Vida del Sabio y Clarisimo Fabulador Isopo, con las Fabulas, y Sentencias de Diversos, y graves Autores:; Ahora de nuevo corregido, y enmendado, con las anotaciones
by AESOP
Madrid: Antonio Perez de Soto, 1745. hardcover. good. Title page woodcut vignette. [10], 3-175 leaves. Thick 12mo, full contemporary vellum; well-worn and crinkled but sound, with marginal stains on first 20 leaves. Madrid: En la Officina de Antonio Perez de Soto, 1745. Overall a good solid copy.
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Fabulae Aesopiae, Curis Posterioribus, Omnes Fere, Emendate: Accesserunt Plus Quam CLXX Novae
by AESOP
Mannheim: Academicis, 1768. hardcover. very good(+). Edited by Franc. Josephi Desbillons. Illustrated with fine copperplate engravings. 2 volumes bound in 1, very thick small 8vo, 3/4 vellum (corners a bit tattered), 615 pages, top edge red, rubricated edges. Mannheim: Academicis, 1768. a Very good (+) copy.
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The Fables of Aesop.; With a Life of the Author
by AESOP
London: Stockdale, 1793. hardcover. very good(-). 2 volumes. Title page vignettes, and 100 other fine engraved plates. Tall 8vos, bound in full tree calf; gilt-decorated spines with red leather labels (joints weak and with repairs, spines rubbed; light foxing throughout, most notably on the title pages). London: John Stockdale, 1793. Large-paper copy printed on rag paper, with excellent engravings. The application or moral is an analysis of each fable.
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The Fables of Aesop
by AESOP & LEVINE, David
Boston: Gambit, 1975. First. hardcover. near fine/very good(-). David Levine. Selected and illustrated by David Levine with 50 humorous line drawings. 104 pages. Thin 8vo, black cloth with red printed labels on cover and spine, d.w. (price-clipped and lightly chipped at edges, with one small stain). Boston: Gambit, 1975. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper; inscribed by the artist on the half title, along with a large original pen and ink... Read More
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Aesop's Fables: A New Version
by AESOP & LEAF, Munro
Norwalk: Easton, 1979. hardcover. fine. Lawson, Robert. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. 130 pages. Thin 4to, full gilt-stamped brown leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). A fine copy.
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New York Affairs; The Arts in New York
by (NEW YORK AFFAIRS)
paperback. Volume 4. Number 4, 1978. a few illus. 112pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (N.Y.: New York University), 1978. From the library of Kitty Carlisle Hart. Laid in is a unsigned typed note from Robert F. Wagner presenting this work to her.
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The Middle East: A Political And Economic Survey
by (ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS)
London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1951. Reprint. hardcover. very good. 496 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, (1951). Reprint. A very good(+) copy.
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African History and Literatures: Classification Schedule Classified Listing by Call Number, Chronological Listing, Author and Title Listing
by (AFRICAN)
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. hardcover. 600pp. 4to, cloth. Harvard University Press, 1971.
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Agam: Art and Judaism
by AGAM, Yaacov and Bernard MANDELBAUM
Jerusalem: Keter Publishing, 1985. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). Yaacov Agam. Text in English and Hebrew. Frontispiece, b/w and color images throughout. 4to, black cloth, d.w. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing, (1985). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, scuffed and slightly edgeworn. Inscribed by Mandelbaum on fly.
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Transformable Transformables
by AGAM, Yaacov
New York: Denise rene, 1971. paperback. very good(+). Extensively illustrated, primarily in black & white, several transparent overlays. 8vo, glossy pictorial wrapper.New York: Galerie Denise Rene, 1971. A very good copy.
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A Chronicle of the Conquest of Grenada
by AGAPIDA, Fray Antonio [IRVING, Washington]
Philadelphia: Carey, 1829. First Edition. hardcover. very good(-). 2 volumes. 311pp. +4pp. advertisements, 319pp. 8vo, original cloth-backed boards with paper spine labels. Modern protective red cloth dust wrappers (bindings are well-rubbed overall but still firm; scattered foxing throughout), uncut edges. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. First edition. Aery good(-) copy of this scarce books. Large paper copy of the first edition. Very rare.
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Species Algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis & descriptionibus succinctis
by AGARDH, Carl Adolf
Lundae: Berlingiana, 1820. First Edition. hardcover. very good(+). 8vo, modern marbled boards. Lundae: Berlingiana, 1820. Very good (+). Vol. 1, Part I only (of 3 parts), complete in itself. First presentation of theories "still considered nodal points in the development of algology. (It) summarized the state of algology at that time with precise groupings and clearly defined descriptions." - (DSB). This is the true and rare first edition of Vol. I, apparently unknown to Eriksson. ... Read More
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The Price of Power: America Since 1945
by AGAR, Herbert
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1957. hardcover. very good/very good. 200 pages, short 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; ownership signature front free endpaper, pencil markings in margins, dust wrapper chipped at spine ends. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1957). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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The Saving Remnant: An Account of Jewish Survival
by AGAR, Herbert
New York: Viking, 1960. First. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). x + 269 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; gift inscription front free endpaper. New York: Viking Press, 1960. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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South Africa
by AGAR-HAMILTON, J.A.I.
hardcover. Maps. 134pp. 12mo, cloth. London, (1934).
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Buzz, Buzz! Essays of the Theatre
by AGATE, James E., Captain
hardcover. 235pp. 8vo, cloth; Inside covers and flyleafs foxed. London: W. Collins, nd.
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