![Windsor Castle: An Historical Romance [WITH ORIGINAL SIGNED LETTER FROM AUTHOR]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/193/181/379181193.0.l.jpg)
Windsor Castle: An Historical Romance [WITH ORIGINAL SIGNED LETTER FROM AUTHOR]
by Ainsworth, William-Harrison; George Cruikshank & Tony Johannot (illustrators)
London: Henry Colburn, 1843. New Edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. x,324pp. Bound in red morocco with gold border and spine tooled in gold. Expertly rebacked, retaining original spine. Raised bands. Floral Dentelles. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece engraving of author. Ornamental title-page border. Superb mid-nineteenth century publication on Windsor Castle. The former medieval castle, now royal palace, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is notable for its long royal history and its architecture. The original castle... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Die mythologischen und kultischen Texte aus Ras Schamra
by Aistleitner, J. (transl.)
Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1964. Second edition. Hardcover. 4to. 113pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine in original printed dust wrapper. Contains mythical texts from the Ras Schamra (Ugaritic system of 30 alphabets). Translated into German by J. Aistleitner. Some staining and age wear on dust wrapper, head and tail and corners of dw slightly chipped. Dust wrapper in good-, book in very good condition. Vol. VIII of "Bibliotheca Orientalsi Hungarica.
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Die mythologischen und kultischen Texte aus Ras Schamra [Bibliotheca Orientalis Hungarica, VIII]
by Aistleitner, J. (Translated by)
Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1964. Second edition. Hardcover. fair. Quarto. 113, [1]pp. Original burgundy red cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Publisher's logo on spine and title page. This remarkable study on the mythological and ritual texts found at Ras Shamra (northern Syria) sheds a great deal of light upon the cultic life of the city between 1450 BC and 1200 BC. Binding sunned on spine and along edges. Gold lettering on spine partly faded. Minor... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
![Coptic textiles from burying grounds in Egypt [from the] Kanegafuchi Spinning Company Collection. 3-vol. set (Complete)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/546/623/862623546.0.l.jpg)
Coptic textiles from burying grounds in Egypt [from the] Kanegafuchi Spinning Company Collection. 3-vol. set (Complete)
by 明石, 国助 Akashi, Kunisuke (Ed.); 武藤, 絲治 Itoji Muto (Introduction by)
Kyoto: Kyoto-Shoin Co. Ltd, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. Folio (15 1/2 x 18"). [4] leaves, 1-[20]pp (Text), 50 leaves of plates numbered 1-50 (Vol. 1); [2] leaves, 21-38pp (Text), 50 leaves of plates numbered 51-100 (Vol. 2); [8], 39-54pp (Text), 50 leaves of plates numbered 101-150, [1] leaf (Vol. 3). Original string bound patterned cloth, with title label on each front cover. Volumes housed in publisher's blue cloth portfolio with two bone clasp closures, and... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism among the Karaites of Eastern Europe
by Akhiezer, Golda (author);
Leiden: Brill, 2018. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. xviii, 369, (1)pp. Index and 27 page bibliography. Text in English. Illustrated with 6 text figures. Green buckram lettered in white with red band near top of spine. A fine, as new copy. The present study is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Die Indigosole auf dem Gebiete der Zeugdruckerei
by I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt am Main; Basel: I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft; Durand & Huguenin A.G., 1930. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Quarto. 79pp. Original black cloth with white-stamped lettering on front cover and spine. This scarce catalogue published by I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, the world’s largest chemical cartel, from its founding in Germany in 1925 until its dissolution by the Allies after World War II*, presents an overview of the principal applications of the Indigosol dyes used in textile printing (Zeugdruckerei, Stoffdruckerei).... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
The Art of the Hittites
by Akurgal, Ekrem; Max Hirmer (photogr.)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, ND. Hardcover. Large 4to. 315pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine in original color photographic dust jacket. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated work covering a wide range of the art of the Hittites such as architecture, sculpture, as well as smaller objects such as vases, jewelry, ceremonial statues, etc. Illustrations are tipped-in color and b/w reproductions of photographs. Minor staining on cloth. Some age wear and staining on dj. Ex-libris stamp of previous owner on... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
The Wanderer (Le Grand Meaulnes)
by Alain-Fournier, Henri; Francoise Delisle (trans.); Havelock Ellis (introduction); Alvin Lustig (jacket design)
New York: New Directions, 1946. Reprint. Hardcover. g+. Octavo. xix, 306pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over light green cloth with black lettering on cover. Translated by Françoise Delisle; introduction by Havelock Ellis; cover design by Alvin Lustig. Reprint of the first American edition, originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1928. No printed date, other than the original retained "1928", likely printed circa 1946. "No other writer has so surely captured the poignancy, the mystery, the "out-of-this-world" quality of the... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Global Sukūk and Islamic Securitization Market: Financial Engineering and Product Innovation
by Al-Amine, Muhammad al-Bashir Muhammad
Leiden: Brill, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo . xv, (1), 465, (1)pp. Index, 15 page bibliography and glossary of Arabic terms. Purple buckram lettered in white. A fine, as new copy. The book discusses the Sukuk market, its developments, and the legal, Shar'iah, risks, and rating issues facing Sukuk. Securitisation as the best way forward for Sukuk structuring is emphasized and issues such as Sukuk listing, Sukuk index and Sukuk fund are highlighted. (OCLC) ... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Text und Textwert der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments V. Das Johannesevangelium 1. Testellenkollation der Kapitel 1-10, Band 1,1: Handschriftenliste und vergleichende Beschreibung [AND] Band 1,2: Resultate der Kollation und Hauptliste
by Aland, Kurt; Barbara Aland; Klaus Wachtel; Klaus Witte (eds.)
Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes, octavo. viii, [2], [12], 648; [4], 695, 82 ("Egänzungsliste," separate in wrappers as issued, housed in sleeve at rear)pp. Publisher's light grey cloth, lettered in gilt. Very good, ex-library set, with clean text, solidly bound. Comprises the complete two-volume set of part 5 (The Gospel of John) of the "Text und Textwert der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments." The over 1700 Greek... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Der Text des Neuen Testaments: Einführung in die wissenschaftlichen Ausgaben sowie in Theorie und Praxis der modernen Textkritik
by Aland, Kurt and Barbara
Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. 342pp. Blue cloth with dust jacket. Minor staining on front board. Slight rubbing, creasing and scuffing on dj. Signed by previous owner on free front endpaper. "Dieses Buch ist als Lehrbuch für die theologischen Ausbildungsstätten ebenso wie als Lernbuch für das Selbststudium gedacht. Es wendet sich an alle die, die eine der modernen wissenschaftlichen Ausgaben des griechischen Neuen Testaments oder der Synopse mit möglichst grossem Nutzen gebrauchen wollen. Ebenso... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Text und Textwert der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments IV. Die synoptishcen Evangelien 3. Das Lukasevangelium, Band 3.1: Handschriftenliste und vergleichende Beschreibung [AND] Band 3.2: Resultate der Kollation und Hauptliste sowie Ergänzungen
by Aland, Kurt; Barbara Aland; Klaus Wachtel; Klaus Witte (eds.)
Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes, octavo. [10], 545, [1]; [4], 353, [3, ads], 62 ("Egänzungsliste," separate in wrappers as issued, housed in sleeve at rear)pp. Publisher's light grey cloth, lettered in gilt. Very good, ex-library set, with clean text, solidly bound. Comprises two volumes (Gospel of Luke) of the six in part 4 (The Synoptic Gospels) of the "Text und Textwert der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments."... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
The Three-Cornered Hat. Woodcuts by Fritz Kredel
by Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de; Lawrence Meyer Levin (translator)
New York: H. Bittner & Company, 1944. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near fine -/very good +. Kredel, Fritz. Octavo. 151, (1)pp. Gray pictorial dust jacket, spine lettered in black, over decorative mustard cloth stamped & lettered in gilt. Illustrated with 21 hand-colored text woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. Edition limited to 500 copies printed by Victor & Jacob Hammer at the Wells College Press in Aurora, NY. Spine of d.j. a bit age toned, otherwise a near fine copy.... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Lesebuch der persischen Sprache
by Alavi, Bozorg; Manfred Lorenz
München: Max Hueber, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. 270 (1)pp. Original green cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Textbooks for the Study of Oriental and African Languages, Vol. XII. Persian, also defined as New-Persian is an Iranian language belonging to the family Indo-Germanic languages. Documents reach back to the 8th century of our time. New-Persian is not only used as the language of government but is also spoken, with slight variations, in Afghanistan and northern... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Basil Al-Bayati, Architect; Basil Al-Bayati
by Al-Bayati, Basil
London: Academy Editions, 1988. Hardcover. vg. 4to. 276p. Red cloth with gilt lettering and dj. Profusely illustrated with color and b&w drawings, plans, elevations, models, etc. Includes a brief interview with the architect and a concise curriculum vitae. Like new.
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Annals of the West: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events which have occurred in the Western States and Territories, from the Discover of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Six
by Albach, James R.
Pittsburgh: James R. Albach, 1857. Hardcover. g. Large octavo. xl, 1016 pp. Full leather binding protected by modern plastic cover. Bumping to head and foot of spine, as well as a small closed tear to foot of spine. Binding has been reinforced with masking tape. Some pages have been similarly repaired. Small stain to bottom right corner of first few pages. Book is in good condition.
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
![Voyage d'exploration à la Mer Morte, à Petra, et sur la rive gauche du Jourdain... Relation du Voyage (Journey of Exploration to the Dead Sea, Petra, and the Left Bank of the Jordan... Account of the Journey) [WITH] ... Tome deuxième De Petra a Palmyre... Voyage de Jérusalem a Karak et a Chaubak (Volume Two: From Petra to Palmyra... Journey from Jerusalem to Kerak and Shoubak) [VOLS 1 & 2 ONLY, LACKING PLATES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/987/727/339727987.0.l.jpg)
Voyage d'exploration à la Mer Morte, à Petra, et sur la rive gauche du Jourdain... Relation du Voyage (Journey of Exploration to the Dead Sea, Petra, and the Left Bank of the Jordan... Account of the Journey) [WITH] ... Tome deuxième De Petra a Palmyre... Voyage de Jérusalem a Karak et a Chaubak (Volume Two: From Petra to Palmyra... Journey from Jerusalem to Kerak and Shoubak) [VOLS 1 & 2 ONLY, LACKING PLATES]
by Albert, Honoré Paul Joseph d', duc de Luynes; Louis Vignes; Henri Joseph Sauvaire; Ch. Mauss; Melchior Vogüé, marquis de (ed.)
Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes (of four), folio, (35 by 26 cm). [2], IV, 388 pp., in-text illustrations throughout; [6], 222, [6] pp., meteorological charts pp. 66-79. Publisher's avertissement in vol. 1 dated "Constantinople, août 1874." Half-titles for each volume. Text in French; copious transcriptions of Arabic inscriptions in vol. 2. Modern burgundy buckram. Original blue printed wrappers bound in. Some age wear to wrappers, vol. 1 with closed tear on front... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
![Voyage d'exploration à la Mer Morte, à Petra, et sur la rive gauche du Jourdain (Journey of Exploration to the Dead Sea, Petra, and the Left Bank of the Jordan) [AN INCUNABLE OF PHOTO-MECHANICALLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/814/017/1655017814.0.l.jpg)
Voyage d'exploration à la Mer Morte, à Petra, et sur la rive gauche du Jourdain (Journey of Exploration to the Dead Sea, Petra, and the Left Bank of the Jordan) [AN INCUNABLE OF PHOTO-MECHANICALLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]
by Albert, Honoré Paul Joseph d', duc de Luynes; Louis Vignes (photography); Henri Joseph Sauvaire (photography); Jardin (photography); Charles Nègre (photogravure); Eugène Ciceri (lithography); Christophe Edouard Mauss; Louis Lartet; Melchior Vogüé, ma
Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+. Four volumes, folio, 36 by 27 cm (text volumes), 36.2 by 28.6 cm (atlas). Complete with a total of 99 plates in various media. Text in French; copious transcriptions of Arabic inscriptions in the second volume. [4], IV, 388 pp., in-text illustrations throughout; [6], 222, [6] pp; [4], VI, 326 pp.,14 plates (numbered I-XIV): 2 double-suite chromolithographic maps, 2 double-suite chromolithograpic arrays of geologic sections; 2 steel-engraved arrays of... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Plafond- und Wanddecorationen des XVI. bis XIX. Jahrhunderts
by Albert, Igl
Wien: Eduard Hölzel, 1886. Softcover. g. Half-cloth over heavy cardboard portfolio of the period. String-ties have been added, and taped on inside of front board. Complete in six parts with original wrappers and "Prospect" for each part. Illustrated with 24 captioned chromolithographs in vibrant colors of ceiling- and wall decorations from the 16th - 19th centuries by various Austrian architects (* see below). Each plate accompanied by text on separate leaves. "Herausgegeben von Eduard Hölzel's Kunstanstalt und Bildhauer... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
1. Universal-Spritzserie. 2. Blätter- und Blüten-Spritzserie. 3. Die Küche von heute. 3 Parts, with 17 Original Designs
by Alberti, Karl
Hildesheim: Karl Alberti Schablonenfabrick, no date. First edition. Softcover. fair to vg. Oblong Quarto. 6, 6, 5pp. Original illustrated, stapled purple quarter cloth, respectively binder's paper over wraps with silver lettering on covers. Unique series of original decorative designs from Karl Alberti Stencil Manufacturer demonstrating a mix of Bauhaus and Art Deco aesthetics. Three volumes, one with 6 wallpaper designs with abstract and geometric imagery for universal use, the 6 designs of the second volume feature leafs and... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
The Neale M. Albert Collection of Miniature Designer Bindings: A Catalog of an Exhibition Held at the Grolier Club, September 13- November 4, 2006
by Albert, Neale M.; Grill, Tom
New York: Piccolo Press, 2006. Hardcover. vg. Photographs by Tom Grill. Oblong 8vo. 212pp. Dark gray cloth with illustrated paste-down and gold lettering on spine housed in gray cloth slipcase. Frontispiece of Neale M. Albert. Chapters are divided into binding categories; traditional, variations, geometric, abstract, representational, gems, flora & fauna, lettering, diminutive, and experimental. Profusely illustrated with multiple reproductions of color photographs of each of the 250 exhibited books, and explanations for each by their designer. 1 3/4"... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
The Jews in Girona
by Alberch, Ramon; Narcis-Jordi Aragó;
Diputacio de Girona / Caixa de Girona / Patronat Municipal "Call de Girona, 1994. First English edition. Softcover. g. Ex-library. Square octavo. 96pp. Original color photographic wraps. "During their six hundred year presence, the Jews left a great impression here in this country. This book is the first join study of their stay in the lands which now make up the province of Girona." Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs and few plans. Library barcode on cover,... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Immanuel Kant. Festschrift zur Zweiten Jahrhundertfeier seines Geburtstages
by Albertus-Universität in Königsberg i. Pr. (ed.)
Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. poor. Quarto. 269 (3)pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on cover. Frontispiece woodcut. Decorative headpiece on title page. Festschrift on the occasion of Immanuel Kant's 200th anniversary. Invitation to event on April 22, 1924 addressed to Professor Dr. Henry Slonimsky laid in, with portrait engraving on front page plus program. Compilation of contributions by 11 authors recognizing Kant's accomplishment's as a philosopher. Text in German. Binding heavily rubbed with wear... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
The Works of Antonio Canova in Sculpture and Modelling with Descriptions from the Italian of the Countess Albrizzi and a Biographical Memoir by Count Cicognara
by Albrizzi, Isabella (Teotochi), Countesss d'; Leopoldo Cicognara
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. Heliotype edition. Hardcover. g. 2 volumes in one. Sm. folio. Unpaginated. Original morocco, gold-stamped on front and back cover. Beveled edges. Gold-decorated spine with raised bands. All gilt edges. Doublures. Marbled endpapers. Ex-libris of Lucy [Doheny] Smith Battson (* see below) on free front endpaper. Frontispiece of Canova in both volumes. Title-page printed in red & black with vignette. Decorative initials. Elaborate publication, illustrated with work by the Italian sculptor Antonio... Read More
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
The Published Works of William Foxwell Albright: A Comprehensive Bibliography
by Albright, William Foxwell
Cambridge, Mass: American Schools of Oriental Research, 1975. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xvi,226pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Frontispiece of William Foxwell Albright (1891-1971). "This is the fourth and presumably final listing of the published works of the late Professor W.F. Albright." Prepared by David Noel Freedmann with the assistance of Robert B. MacDonald and Daniel L. Mattson. Near fine condition.
Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller