Architecture and Urban Planning (Signed by Kenzo Tange)
by Kenzo Tange
Tokyo, 1974. Cloth. Near Fine. The uncommon 1974 true 1st edition --the Japanese edition-- of "Architecture and Urban Planning", the masterwork of Japan's legendary Pritzker-winning architect Kenzo Tange (1913-2005). TANGE HAS WARMLY INSCRIBED THIS COPY to the widow of Charles Engelhart (1917-1971), the renowned gold-mining and throroughbred-racing baron who many felt Ian Fleming had modelled his immortal character "Auric Goldfinger" after. This is a clean, very well-preserved copy to boot. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in its... Read More
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James Ensor
by Libby Tannenbaum
New York: Arno Press (Published for The Museum of Modern Art), 1966. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1966 re-issue, published by the Arno Press. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light rubbing along the panels. Quarto, 128 pgs., including a number of black-and-white plates thruout.
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Worlds in Miniature: Max Ernst and His Books
by Dorothea Tanning
New Haven, CT: The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Yale University), 1983. Stapled wrappers. Near Fine/Very Good. Wonderful 1983 Beinecke Library keepsake, limited to 500 copies (each with "unique wrappers") and designed "to celebrate the exhibition of the books of Max Ernst". Authored by his partner and muse Dorothea Tanning. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its white stapled wrappers. And in a VG example of the pink-tissue dustjacket, which here shows offsetting along the spine... Read More
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Celebracio De La Mel
by Tapies
Barcelona: Fundacio Antoni Tapies, 1993. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Handsome catalogue of the June-September 1993 exhibition in Barcelona. A bright, Near Fine copy in its original wrappers. Tall quarto, 200 pgs. Crisp, high-quality reproductions of the artist's work.
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The Tarbell Course in Magic (8 Volumes -- All in Their Original Dustjackets)
by Harlan Tarbell
Brooklyn, NY: D. Robbins & Co. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Harlan Tarbell. A handsome example of this 8-volume set. 7 of the 8 volumes reprints, mostly from the 1970s and 1980s. Vol. 8 alone is a 1st edition, in this case the 1993 1st edition. All volumes uniform octavos, all bright and VG+ to Near Fine in crisp, VG+ dustjackets. with fading along 2 of the spines and very light rubbing at several of the panels.... Read More
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Crazy Stunts for Comedy Occasions (in Dustjacket)
by Harlan Tarbell
Minneapolis: T.S. Denison & Co, 1929. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1929 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a well-preserved, Near Fine example of the patterned glassine dustjacket, with just a touch of chipping at the spine. 12mo, wonderful cartoonish illustrations thruout by the author himself.
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The Works of Booth Tarkington (The Autograph Edition--Complete in 12 Vols., Lettered, in Full Levant Morocco and Including a Tipped-In Manuscript Page)
by Booth Tarkington
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1918. Full leather. Near Fine. A magnificent set, complete in 12 stated volumes. A lettered copy (letter F), within a larger limitation of 565 copies. This set is not only signed by Booth Tarkington at the limitation (as called for) but also includes an additional suite of color plates at the frontispieces. Lavishly bound by Strikeman of New York in a full, light-brown, crushed levant morocco, the panels with triple-gilt fillet... Read More
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The Works of Booth Tarkington (in 18 Vols.)
by Booth Tarkington
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1918. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Fine. A handsome example of the 1918 "Autograph Edition" of "The Works of Booth Tarkington", complete in 18 volumes. #478 of 565 copies issued and SIGNED BY BOOTH TARKINGTON on the limitation page of Vol. 1. Bound in an elegant 3/4 dark-green morocco over light-green boards. Raised bands and gilt-ruled compartments at the spines. Clean, well-preserved and Near Fine, with no flaws to speak of to any... Read More
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The Possum That Didn't
by Frank Tashlin
New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1950. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Frank Tashin. The 1950 1st edition, in its matching pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (a touch of light offsetting at the endsheets) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping --and several tiny closed tears-- along the top-edges. Thin quarto, wonderful black-and-white illustrations by the author himself.
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The Asiahigraph: The Only Pictorial Weekly in the East (9 Issues -- 6 from the 1920s, 3 from the 1930s)
by Tatsuo Hoshino, Ed
Tokyo and Osaka: The Tokyo Asahi Shimbun Company, 1930. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. The 20th century's Japanese weekly magazine of record (equivalent perhaps to Life magazine), spanning most of the century, from January of 1923 to October of 2000. Here we offer 9 very early issues: 2 from 1927, 4 from 1928, 2 from 1933 and 1 from 1934. All crisp and bright and in very sharp, VG+ to Near Fine condition. Uniform folios, hundreds and hundreds... Read More
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Sporting Architecture
by George Tattersall
Lodon: R. Ackermann, 1841. Decorative Boards. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR GEORGE TATTERSALL on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1841 1st edition of this architectural examination of (largely) stables, kennels and stud farms. With 43 engravings (as called for) complementing George Tattersall's text, in addition to a number of full-page plans (with their accompanying original tissue-guards). Professionally re-backed in a chocolate-brown spine and professionally --and tastefully-- reinforced along the... Read More
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Bauen: Der Neue Wohnbau
by Bruno Taut
Leipzig und Berlin: Verlag Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1927. Cloth. Very Good +. The 1927 1st edition ("1. Bis 5. Tausend"). Herausgegeben von der Architekten Vereinigung "Der Ring" ("Published by the Architects Association "Der Ring"). Clean and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with crisp, dark boards. Just a touch of light chipping along several page fore-edges, tiny former owner stamp at the front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be. Written by the renowned German architect and urban... Read More
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Olive Beaupre Miller and The Book House for Children
by Dorothy Loring Taylor
Chicago Review Press, 1986. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR DOROTHY LORING TAYLOR along the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1986 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, book design and typography by Claire J. Mahoney.
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Old Sam and the Horse Thieves
by Don Alonzo Taylor
Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1967. Pictorial cloth. Fine/Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR LORENCE BJORKLUND on the title page. A superb copy to boot of the 1967 stated 1st printing, bordering on pristine. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Lorence Bjorklund.
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Old Sam, Thoroughbred Trotter
by Don Alonzo Taylor
Follett Publishing, 1955. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A solid, very presentable copy of the uncommon 1955 1st edition. Tight and VG (spotting and a bit of staining along the top-edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Tender story of Johnny and Lee's companion Old Sam, nicely illustrated throughout by Lorence Bjorklund.
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The Art of Golf: With a Chapter on the Evolution of the Bunker by J.H. Taylor
by Joshua Taylor (and J.H. Taylor)
London: T. Werner Laurie, 1913. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. A sound, well-preserved copy of the 1913 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its purple cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Just a touch of very light foxing internally, otherwise clean as could be. Thick 12mo, crisp black-and-white photos thruout. Also includes a chapter by 5-time winner of the British Open J.H. Taylor "on the Evolution of the Bunker
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Roger Ludlow: The Colonial Lawmaker
by John M. Taylor
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. Cloth. Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR JOHN M. TAYLOR on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1900 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with just a touch of spotting and scuffing at the panels and neat former owner name and address to the front pastedown. Octavo, top-edge gilt, deckled fore-edge. Impressive turn-of-the-century examination of the English lawyer and colonist "active in... Read More
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Forestville Clockmakers
by Kenneth D. Roberts and Snowden Taylor
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire: Self-published, 1992. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS at the Table of Contents. A lovely copy to boot of the 1992 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial off-white wrappers. Quarto, 177 pgs. Signed by Author(s).
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Your Home Beautiful (in Dustjacket)
by Lucy D. Taylor
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. A handsome copy of the 1925 1st edition of this "manual of interior decoration", INCLUDING THE PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (with a touch of fading to the spine) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges and along the spine ends. Octavo, 242 pgs.
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The Junk Pusher
by Robert W. Taylor
New York: Pyramid Books, 1954. 1st. Original Wraps. Good. The 1954 1st edition of this lurid "junk"pocketbook. G+ in its pictorial wrappers, with light creasing and soiling at the panels and a large red "X" in light magic marker across the front cover. Pyramid -126.
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William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion
by Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press (the Clarendon Press)), 1987. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. 1987 1st thus, an elegant 1 Volume edition of this textual companion of Shakespeare's writings. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, crisp, Near Fine dustjacket with one tiny closed tear at the top-edge of the front panel. Thick quarto, 671 pgs. "....the most comprehensive reference work on Shakespearian textual problems ever compiled in a single volume
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Bookplates by Sidney L. Smith
by Gardner Teall
Kansas City: Alfred Fowler, 1921. Stapled wrappers. Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the 1921 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled beige wrappers, with very light offsetting to the front panel. Thin octavo, "With a Check-list of the Bookplates
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Stavba a Basen: Umeni Dnes a Zitra 1919-1927 ("Building and Pool: Art Today and Tomorrow 1919-1927")
by Karel Teige
Prague: Edice Olymp, 1927. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Karel Teige. A scarce, impressive example of Czech modernism, designed in 1927 by one of Prague's leading avant-garde artists, writers and critics, Karel Tiege (1900-1951). Highlighting some of the great artists and architects to emerge from Europe in the 1920s, such as Moholy-Nagy, Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg, Tatlin, El Lissitzky, Malevich, Naum Gabo, Archipenko, Picasso, Le Corbusier and Gropius, all of whom have featured work at the rear of... Read More
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Archaeology in China (3 Vols.)
by Cheng Te-Kun
W. Heffer & Sons, Cambridge. Hardcover. 1st editions of the first 3 vols. in the landmark series Archaeology in China. All 3 vols. are Near Fine copies in bright, VG+, price-intact dustjackets.Vol 1: Prehistoric China Vol 2: Shang China and Vol 3: Chou China. Each volume uniformly bound as tall, thick quartos. 1,048 pgs. all told. There was a vol. 4 issued as well years later.
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Trois Petits Cochons (Three Little Pigs)
by A. Telier
Paris: Flammarion, 1949. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1949 1st edition of this charming children's tale in French. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Romain Simon.
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