I PRERAFAELLISTI
by AGRESTI, A.
AGRESTI, A. I PRERAFAELLISTI. Turin: Societa Tipografico-Editrice Nazionale, 1908. 8vo. Later cloth. 369, pages, 16 plates. First edition. Italian study of the Preraphaelite movement and artists in nineteenth century England. Numerous in-text illustrations, plus plates. Some rubbing to bindi else very good.
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BOOK COLLECTING: THE BOOK OF FIRST BOOKS
by AHEARN, Allen
AHEARN, Allen. BOOK COLLECTING: THE BOOK OF FIRST BOOKS. Rockville: Quill & Brush, 1986. 8vo. Wrappers. (viii), 254 pages. Fourth, an best, edition. Considerably enlarged and corrected, a useful reference. Inscribed by the author. Fine.
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COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES
by AHEARN, Allen and Patricia
AHEARN, Allen and Patricia. COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES. New York: Putnam, 1991. 8vo. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. 636 pages. Fourth edition. The successor price guide to Van Allen Bradley's, this handbook has over 15,0 first editions in all fields. It is the best single-volume reference book fo pricing information available and an essential book for collectors, book dealers, and librarians. Fine.
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BASIL AL-BAYATI
by AL-BAYATI, Basil
AL-BAYATI, Basil. BASIL AL-BAYATI. London: Academy Editions, (1988). Small folio. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 276 pages. First edition. A study of Al-Bayati's buildings and projects, from small houses to mosques, palaces and large-scale developments, both in the Middle East and the West, w 400 illustrations, including 150 in color. Fine.
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MORGENLANDISCHE MOTIVE
by (ALBRECHT, E.W.)
(ALBRECHT, E.W.) MORGENLANDISCHE MOTIVE. Plauen: Christian Stoll, (1907). Portfolio (18 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches). 1 title leaf, 33 colored plates. First edition. This is the first of four plate volumes surveying rural oriental rugs and embroideries. This volumee includes carpets. E.W. Albrecht and the publishe Christian Stoll, are alternatively ascribed as author of the series. The pla are finely printed, showing details as well as overall designs. In a later, plain portfolio. Very good.
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Unidentified Automobile Tour in Africa in 1915
by PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM
(AUTOMOBILE TOUR - AFRICA) PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM. Unidentified Automobile Tour Africa in 1915. $525.00 (N.D.: circa 1915). Oblong folio. Quarter morocco, pebbled cloth. 55 heavy cardboard pages filled with mounted photographs. Photographic album of a trip to Africa by an unknown party of a safari in central (Southern?) Africa. Each page of the album contains from four to fiv mounted photographs of the trip, none of which are identified. They begin wi their ship landing at a port and... Read More
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BIBLIOGRAPHICA HIBERNICA, ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO WING
by ALDEN, John
ALDEN, John. BIBLIOGRAPHICA HIBERNICA, ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO WING. Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society, 1955. 12mo. Self-wrappers. First edition. Approximately 215 Irish items to be added to Wing's original bibliography. V good.
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A LIST OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SEQUEL STORIES
by ALDRED, Thomas
ALDRED, Thomas. A LIST OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SEQUEL STORIES. London: The Library Assistants' Association, 1922. Small 4to. 74 pages. Firs edition. With bookplate of the Society of Writers to his Majesty's Signet. Boards slightly soiled, else very good.
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TEXAS HOMES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
by ALEXANDER, Drury Blakely, and Todd Webb
WEBB, TODD. ALEXANDER, Drury Blakeley, and Todd Webb. TEXAS HOMES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1966). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, xiv, 276 pages. First edition. A visual summary of the state's vernacular architecture. Dust jacket lightly chipped, else very good.
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF MAXIMILIAN GODEFROY
by ALEXANDER, Robert L.
(GODEFROY) ALEXANDER, Robert L. THE ARCHITECTURE OF MAXIMILIAN GODEFROY. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1974). 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, (xx), 246 pages. First edition. A monograph on Godefroy, whose works include St. Mary's Chapel and the Battle Monument, both in Baltimore; illustrated. Very good.
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THE MASTERS OF WORLD ARCHITECTURE SERIES. Eleven volumes, complete
by ALEX, William
ALEX, William (editor). THE MASTERS OF WORLD ARCHITECTURE SERIES. Eleven volumes, complete. New York: George Braziller. 4to. Cloth spines, boards. The complete series of contemporary architect biographies for Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Antonio Gaudi, Walter Gropius, Eric Mendelsohn, Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe, Pier Luigi Nervi, Richard Neutra, Oscar Niemeyer, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Written by Vincent Scully, Ada Louise Huxtable, Arthur Drexler, and others. Very good.
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A HOME BOOK FOR GOOD CHILDREN
by AUNT ALICE
(CHILDREN'S LITERATURE) AUNT ALICE. A HOME BOOK FOR GOOD CHILDREN. Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1855. 12mo. Publisher's blue cloth. 191 page 6 hand-colored plates. First edition. Interesting children's book not cited on OCLC. Nineteen stories extolling virtues and illustrated with six plates of animals. Inscribed on front blank leaf "Miss Mary O'Fake, from her School Superintendent January 1st 1897." Extremities of spine chipped; partial tear to upper front hinge.
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PRINTING AND THE PROGRESS OF MAN
by ALICKE, Walter
ALICKE, Walter. PRINTING AND THE PROGRESS OF MAN. Vaduz: Interlibrum Vaduz, N.D. 8vo. Wrappers. A descriptive catalogue of 680 fine and rare books illustrating the impact of print on the evolution of western civilization during five centuries. Very good.
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ESSAYS ON THE NATURE AND PRINCIPLES OF TASTE
by ALISON, Archibald
ALISON, Archibald. ESSAYS ON THE NATURE AND PRINCIPLES OF TASTE. Edinburgh: Bell and Bradfute, 1790. Large 4to. Contemporary speckled quarter-calf. xiii, (iii), 415 pages. First edition. Archibald Alison's work is one of the first psychological discussions on the nature of beauty. Its main theory is that beauty is not a separate quality b a train of thoughts associated with emotions. Alison's argument cites Milton poetry, Handel's music, and the landscapes of Claude Lorraine. Popular in America, twenty-one copies... Read More
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E.A. BOWLES & HIS GARDEN AT MYDDELTON HOUSE 1865-1954
by ALLAN, Mea
(BOWLES) ALLAN, Mea. E.A. BOWLES & HIS GARDEN AT MYDDELTON HOUSE 1865-1954. London: Faber and Faber, (1973). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 264 pages, 8 pages color plates and 31 pages of black-and-white photographs and illustrations. First edition. The author "tells the story of Edward Augustus Bowles, one of the greatest gardeners and most beloved personalities, who regarded plants as individuals banished botanical misfits and curiosities to his Lunatic Asylum under the keepership of a sane-minded magnolia." Bowles transformed... Read More
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RUDIMENTARY TREATISE ON COTTAGE BUILDING: OR, HINTS FOR IMPROVING THE
by ALLEN, C. Bruce
ALLEN, C. Bruce. RUDIMENTARY TREATISE ON COTTAGE BUILDING: OR, HINTS FOR IMPROVING THE DWELLINGS OF THE LABORING CLASSES. London: John Weale, 1857. 8vo. Publishers cloth. Frontispiece, (vi), 123, 24 pages. Third edition. The first edition was published in 1849-1850, one of Weale's Rudimentary Treatises with frequent quotes from Dearne and Loudon, this on the benefits modest, but well-designed, domestic architecture as a solution to social ills Allen proposes one solution to the evils of poverty (and the consequent... Read More
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THE BOTANISTS
by ALLEN, David Elliston
ALLEN, David Elliston. THE BOTANISTS. (Winchester, UK): St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1986. Small 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xv, 232 pages, (8) plates. First edition. Subtitled: "A History of the Botanical Society of the British Isles Through a Hundred and Fifty Years." Illustrated with photographs. Very good.
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RURAL ARCHITECTURE BEING A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF FARM HOUSES, COTTAG
by ALLEN, Lewis F.
ALLEN, Lewis F. RURAL ARCHITECTURE, BEING A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF FARM HOUSES, COTTAGES, AND OUT BUILDINGS. New York: C.M. Saxon, 1856. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Frontispiece, xv, 13-378 pages. Fourth edition. [Hitchcock, 16] First published in 1852, this uncommon pattern book considers the buildings i context of landscaping, lawns, gardens, and ponds. The plate on page 211 is supplied in facsimile on old paper. Covers sunned and rubbed; text foxed.
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COVERED BRIDGES OF THE SOUTH
by ALLEN, Richard Sanders
ALLEN, Richard Sanders. COVERED BRIDGES OF THE SOUTH. New York: Bonanza Books, (1970). Small 4to. Boards, dust jacket. (viii), 56 pages. A discussion of the history and construction of covered bridges throughout th southern United States; sixty-seven in-text illustrations. Fine.
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OUR FAMILY HISTORY AND RECORDS
by ALLERTON, George
(GENEALOGY) ALLERTON, George. OUR FAMILY HISTORY AND RECORDS. Orefield, Pennsylvania: Associated Specialties, 1994. 4to. Ringbinder. 40 pa instructions and four 36 page unpaginated workbooks. Fifth edition. A do-it-yourself kit for family trees. Fine.
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HANS VAN STENWINKEL D.A...
by ALLGULIN, Torsten
(STENWINKEL) ALLGULIN, Torsten. HANS VAN STENWINKEL D.A.... Uppsala: Appelbergs Boktryckeri Aktiebolag, 1932. Wrappers. xiv, 189, (iii) pages, 115 illustrations on plates. First edition. Stenwinkel's Renaissance architecture is studied, illustrations include photographs, plans, elevations, and drawings. Text is written in Dutch. Lacking front wrapper, first signature loose.
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DECORATION AND FURNITURE. Two volumes
by ALLSOPP, Bruce
ALLSOPP, Bruce. DECORATION AND FURNITURE. Two volumes. London: Pitman, (1952). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, xvii, (i), 23 (2) pages, 7 plates; frontispiece, xvii, (i), 205 pages, 11 plates. First edition. Volume I provides a history of English interior decoration and furniture; Vol II illustrates modern design. Very good in lightly chipped dust jackets.
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A GENERAL HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
by ALLSOPP, Bruce
ALLSOPP, Bruce. A GENERAL HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, (1960). 4to. Cloth. xii, (ii), 235 pages, ( color plates. Second edition. Being a well illustrated examination of architecture from the ancient civilizations to the present day. Owner's rubberstamp marked out, else very good.
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GEOGRAFIA DE LA ARQUITECTURA ESPANOLA
by ALMECH, Francisco Iniguez
ALMECH, Francisco Iniguez. GEOGRAFIA DE LA ARQUITECTURA ESPANOLA. N.P.: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional, (1957). 4to. Cloth. 106, (3) pages. First edition. This survey of Spanish architecture is illustrated with 105 drawings. Spine slightly shaken, else very good.
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FROM THE SILENT EARTH
by ALSOP, Joseph
ALSOP, Joseph. FROM THE SILENT EARTH. London: Secker and Warburg, (1965.) 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. First edition. Dust jacket lightly worn, else very good.
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