Navaho Weaving; Its Technic and History
by AMSDEN, Charles Avery
Santa Ana: Fine Arts Press, 1934. First. hardcover. very good(-). 6 color plates, and 117 black and white illustrations, 12 figures. xviii, 261 pages. Large 8vo, original colorful decorated cloth, re-cased with the original backstrip preserved. Santa Ana: Fine Arts Press, 1934. The color folding frontispiece is lacking, and several pages have been re-enforced in gutter. Overall a very good(-) copy.
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Kuitca: A Book Based on Guillermo
by Contemporary Art Foundation Amsterdam
Amsterdam: Contemporary Art Foundation Amsterdam, 1993. First. hardcover. very good(+)/near fine. KUITCA, Guillermo. Forewords by Carmen Alborch and Eduardo Lipschutz-Villa. Color and black & white reproductions. 206 pages. 8vo, dark green cloth with lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. Amsterdam: Contemporary Art Foundation Amsterdam, (1993). First edition. One section of pages toned, otherwise a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
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Vietnam Verdict; A Citizen's History
by AMTER, Joseph A.
illus. 400pp. (a few pp. underlined). N.Y.: Continuum, (1982).
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Memoire sur la Destruction des Hemorrhoides Internes par la Cauterisation Circulaire de leur Pedicule avec Le Caustique de Potasse et de Chaux
by AMUSSAT, Jean-Zulema
pamphlet. 50 pages. Slim 8vo, original green printed wrappers; rear cover lacking, uncut. ex-lib. (Paris, 1846). Extr. de la Gazette Med. de Paris.
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61 articles
by AMUSSAT, J.-Z. et al.
Paris. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with wood engravings and lithographs throughout, most of urological instruments. Very thick 8vo, half morocco, front and rear covers re-attached. Various places, various dates, mostly printed in Paris, 1820s - 1870. A unique collection, overall in very good condition. Articles by J.-Z. Amussat, Alphonse Amussat, Lucien Boyer, Filhos, and others. J.-Z. AMUSSAT's articles include his doctoral thesis, several works in the field of urology, eg. Tableau Synoptique de la Lithothrypsie... (1832); Quelques... Read More
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The First Successful Appendectomy
by AMYAND, Claudius. CREESE, Philip G.
1953. pamphlet. very good. 10 pages (pp. 643-652) IN: Surgery, Gynecology, & Obstetrics, vol. 97, no. 5, 1953. Thick 8vo, modern wrappers. Whole number offered entire. Very good. Amyand gave the first recorded case of successful appendectomy in 1736. GM 3559.
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Anacreontis Odaria ad Textus Barnesiani Fidem Emendata
by ANACREON
London: White and Miller, 1802. hardcover. very good. 130 pages, slim 12mo, full pebbled brown morocco, ornately gilt on spine and covers inner dentelles, all edges gilt, inner frot hinge reinforced. London: White and Miller, 1802. Very good (+).
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America in Perspective: Major Trends in the United States Through the 1990s
by OXFORD ANALYTICA
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. hardcover. near fine/near fine. xix + 379 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Pages toned, still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
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Demonstration, Verification, Justification. Entretiens de L'Institut International de Philosophie, Liege, Septembre 1967.; Logique et Analyse, Nouvelle Serie, 41-42, 11e Annee, Juin, 1968
by LOGIQUE et ANALYSE
paperback. 349 pages. Thick 8vo, original gray printed wrappers. Louvain, Nauwelaerts, 1968. Ownership signature on title page, otherwise fine.
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In Praise of Hoysala Art
by ANAND, Mulk Raj ; BONTA, Robert J. Del ; BERKSON, Carmel
Bombay: Marg Publications. hardcover. very good/good. Illustrations in color and b/w. 106 pages. Slim folio, yellow cloth, pictorial d.w. (tattered). Bombay: Marg Publications, (date unlisted, circa 1977). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper.
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L'Oeuvre Dessine de Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806).; Catalogue Raisonne
by ANANOFF, Alexandre
Paris: Nobele, 1963. Limited. paperback. fine. Replete with 763 black & white illustrations. 4 volumes. Small 4to, stiff white pictorial wrappers. Paris: Nobele, (1963-1970). A fine set. Number 10 of 650 copies.
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Indian Clothing Before Cortes; Mesoamerican Costumes from the Codices
by ANAWALT, Patricia Rieff
hardcover. many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (spine portion of d.w. sunned, previous owner's rubberstamp on front flyleaf). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1981).
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Travels through the Interior Parts of America. In a Series of Letters
by (ANBUREY, Thomas)
New York: Arno Press, 1969. hardcover. very good. Folding map, 7 plates, some folding. 2 Volumes. Thick 8vo, bound in full green leather. (New York: Arno Press, 1969). One page in volume 2 is misfolded from binder's error, still a very good copy. "Capt. Anburey served with Burgoyne, but this account of his travels was largely plagiarized from Burnaby, Smyth and Others." Howes A-226. Map depicts the United States from New Hampshire to Virginia. Facsimile of the... Read More
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Journal d'Un Voyage Fait dans l'Interieur de l'Amerique Septentrionale
by (ANBUREY, Thomas)
hardcover. Traduit de l'Anglois et enrichi de notes par M. Noel. Complete with folding map, 2 folding plates, and Frontis. 2 vols. 12mo, contemporary 1/2 calf over marbled boards, leather labels; (rubbed, boards faded, previous owner's rubberstamp and ink notations on front flyleaf of each volume, glue residue on front endpaper of vol. I, a small amount of foxing to some pages). Paris: La Villette, 1793. Third French Edition. "Capt. Anburey served with Burgoyne, but this account of... Read More
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Tienstgoerings Reglamente for Kongl. Armeens Flotta, Ar 1790
by ANCKARSVAARD, Mikael
Stockholm: Trycet i Kongl, 1790. pamphlet. very good. Large folding plate at rear, engraved vignette title. Small, square 4to, original stiff drab grey wrappers, spine lacking; title in ink on upper cover. Stockholm: Royal Printing Office, 1790. Scarce. Very good. First edition. A military manual for the King's forces.
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Andalusische Reise; Granada, Malaga, Gibraltar, Sevilla, Cordoba
by ANDALUSIA
Wien: Anton Schroll, 1961. hardcover. near fine. Many Photo. Illus., several in color. thin 8vo, pictorial boards. Wien: Anton Schroll, (1961). Near Fine Text in German.
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Modern Road Building and Maintenance: Principles and Practice
by ANDERSON, Andrew P.
Chicago: Hercules Powder Co, 1915. paperback. very good. Black & white illustrations throughout. 146 pages, tall slim 8vo, original gray pictorial wrappers, paper label for title on spine. (Chicago): Hercules Powder Co., circa 1915. Very Good. Large chapter on explosives.
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A History of Their Own: Women in Europe from Prehistory to the Present VOLUME I.
by ANDERSON, Bonnie S. and ZINSSER, Judith P.
New York: Harper, 1988. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). VOLUME I ONLY. xxiii + 591 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row, (1988). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
by ANDERSON, Carol
New York: Bloomsbury, 2016. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). 246 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (small, closed tear at rear). New York: Bloomsbury, (2016). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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American Evita; Hillary Clinton's Path to Power
by ANDERSEN, Christopher
New York: William Morrow, 2004. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. (New York): William Morrow, (2004). Very good
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Citizen Jane: The Turbulent Life of Jane Fonda
by ANDERSEN, Christopher
hardcover. b/w photo illus. 389pp. 8vo, cloth-backed bds., d.w.; (red ink writing on inner part of d.w.). New York, (1990).
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Barbra: The Way She Is
by ANDERSEN, Christopher
New York: HarperCollins, 2006. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. Black & white photographs. 436pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper: d.w. edge-worn. New York: HarperCollins, (2006). Very good.
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From a Mighty Fortress: Prints, Drawings, and Books in the Age of Luther, 1483-1546
by ANDERSSON, Christiane; TALBOT, Charles
Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1983. paperback. very good. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 411pp. Thick & wide 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1983. Slightly worn near spine, still a very good copy. Catalog for a traveling exhibition at The Detroit Institute of Arts (October 3 - November 22, 1981), The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa (December 4, 1981 - January 31, 1982), and Kunstammlungen der Veste Coburg (July... Read More
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George and Laura: Portrait of an American Marriage
by ANDERSON, Christopher
New York: Morrow, 2002. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Illustrated in black and white. 307 pages. 8vo, grey boards, black spine, d.w. (scratched, discolored on back) New York: Morrow, (2002). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. They would be called upon to lead a nation in one of its darkest hours-- but were they up to the task? He became the embodiment of America's fighting spirit and she assumed the role of "First Comforter" with... Read More
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Diana's Boys: William and Harry and the Mother They Loved
by ANDERSEN, Christopher
New York: Harper, 2001. First. hardcover. near fine. Numerous black & white photographic illustrations. 344 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed gray boards with gilt lettering at the spine. New York: William Morrow/HarperCollins, (2001). First edition. The front board has a slight dent at the top, otherwise a fine copy lacking the dust wrapper.
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