Photographing in Color
by Paul Outerbridge
New York: Random House (A U.S. Camera Book), 1940. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1940 stated 1st edition of this seminal guide to technique in color photography, written and illustrated by the formidable Modernist photographer Paul Outerbridge. A solid, very presentable copy to boot. Tight and VG+ (with mild offsetting at the pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact, VG... Read More
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Refranes O Proverbios Castellanos Traduzidos en Lengua Francesa
by Cesar Ovdin
Paris: 1624, 1624. 1/4 leather. Very Good. The 1624 3rd editrion, bound in a late 18th/early 19th century 1/4 calf over marbled boards. Solid, tight and VG, with very light wear along the spine crown and to the outer hinges. Older marbled edges and matching marbled endsheets and pastedowns. This translation was made by Cesar Oudin (c. 1560-1625),... Read More
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Gramma: The Autobiography of a Cat
by Dr. John S. Owen
Detroit: American Publishing Company, 1899. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1899 1st edition of this uncommon tribute to a cat named "Gramma". Solid and VG- in its fragile pictorial wrappers, with chipping along the panel edges and the spine ends. Light soiling as well to the rear panel but still very presentable. 12mo, 86 pgs., including... Read More
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Sword and Pen; or, Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier (The Soldier-Author), in War and Literature
by John Algernon Owens
Philadelphia: P.W. Ziegler & Company, 1880. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1880 1st edition. Exceptionally crisp and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with brilliant gilt-design and titling along the front panel and spine, and decorative blindstamping to the rear panel. Internally, occasional foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise clean as could be. Very... Read More
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The Spaces in Between: An Architect's Journey
by Nathaniel Alexander Owings
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973. Cloth. Very Good +. WARMLY, LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY NATHANIEL OWINGS on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1973 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ in its oatmeal cloth, with just a touch of light spotting to the panels. Octavo, crisp black-and-white photos complementing the text.
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The Spaces In Between: An Architect's Journey (Signed Association Copy)
by Nathaniel Alexander Owings
Boston: Noughton Mifflin Company, 1973. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. An impressive Association copy: INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper BY NATHANIEL ALEXANDER OWINGS in year of publication. A solid copy to boot of the 1973 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (light soiling along the fore-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the... Read More
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Ottoman Nautical Charts: The Atlas of Ali Macar Reis
by Kemal Ozdemir
Istanbul: Creative Yayincilik Ve Tanitim Ltd, 1992. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A beautiful copy of the 1992 1st edition. As New in a bright, As New dustjacket. Folio, 159 pgs., text in English. Inscribed on the front flyleaf by the book's publisher, Seref Ozgencil.
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Filmwise 3 & 4: Markopoulos (Signed)
by P. Adams Sitney, Ed. (Greogory Markopoulos, Stan Brakhage)
Hartford, CT: Cinema 16 and the Film-makers Cooperative, 1963. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. SIGNED BY GREGORY MARKOPOULOS on the limitation page (#580 of an unspecified number). A very presentable copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition of issue #3 & 4 of the avant-garde film magazine published out of Hartford, "Filmwise". Solid and VG in its stapled,... Read More
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Real Life in Ireland or, the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Spress, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney, of Brian Boru, Esq. And His Elegant Friend Sir Shawn O'Dogherty
by A Real Paddy
London: William Evans & Co, 1829. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1829 4th edition of this ribald, irreverent treatment of 19th century Irish history. Includes 19 full-page hand-colored plates. Solid and VG in its original dark-green cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Very light scuffing at the real panel, light... Read More
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Positively Page: The Diamoind Dallas Page Journey (In Dustjacket)
by Diamond Dallas Page
Baltimore: Positive Publications, 2000. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 2000 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, crisp color and black-and-white photos complementing the text, which was co-written by Larry "Smokey" Genta.
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ABC of Flight (in Dustjacket)
by W. Laurence Le Page
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1928. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1928 1st edition, in its handsome pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG (former owner inscription at front free endpaper, light soiling to the endpapers) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels. 12mo, 141 pgs.
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Golden Girl
by Tony Palazzo
Champaign, IL: Garrard Publishing Co, 1963. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY TONY PALAZZO IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the copyright page. A crisp copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear at the spine crown. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout in rich color... Read More
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Robert Combas: Le Fan, Etc.
by Jim Palette
Paris: Galerie Beaubourg, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue of the 1989 exhibition at Galerie Beaubourg, Paris. Fine in its original wrappers AND in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Crisp color plates thruout, including a number of fold-out plates.
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Palliser's New Cottage Homes and Details
by George and Charles Palliser
New York: Palliser, Palliser & Co, 1887. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1887 1st edition, bound in a later 1/4 calf over slate-gray boards. Solid and easily VG+, with only very minor soiling at the panels. Folio, new endsheets and pastedowns, frontispiece, (VI) preliminary pgs., 65 numbered lithographic plates, each with an accompanying... Read More
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The Bird Alphabet Book
by Jerry Pallotta
Watertown, MA: Cjarlesbridge Publishing, 1987. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An As New copy of the 1987 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, unpaginated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Signed by Author.
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The Minor Poems of John Milton: With Twelve Illustrations by Samuel Palmer -- Painter & Etcher
by John Milton (Samuel Palmer)
London: Seeley & Company, 1889. Full vellum. Very Good. Samuel Palmer. 1889, folio, original parchment gilt, covers dust-soiled, upper front inner joint slightly cracked, plate 3 foxed, LIMITED LARGE-PAPER EDITION, #48 OF 135 Copies, deckled fore and bottom-edges. Edited by A. H. Palmer, half-title and title printed in red and black, 12 etched plates, brilliantly executed by renowned... Read More
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The Eclogues of Virgil: An English Version
by Samuel Palmer
London: Seeley & Company, 1883. Cloth. Near Fine. Samuel Palmer. A handsome, very well-preserved copy of the 1883 1st trade editon, in its olive-green cloth. Tight and Near Fine, with bright gilt-titling and insignia along the front panel and spine. Just a touch of very light spotting and streaking to the panels, still though presents very well. Folio,... Read More
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Louis Armstrong
by Hugues Panassie
Paris: Editions Du Belvedere, 1947. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1947 1st edition, the premiere volume of the wonderful "Les Maitres du Jazz" series. Clean and VG+ in its original tan wrappers. And in a bright, VG pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel and spine edges and one very small piece of tape at... Read More
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American Girl
by Claudia Parducci
Ketchum, Idaho: Ochi Gallery, 2001. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. 2001 catalogue at the Ochi Gallery in Ketchum, Idaho. INSCRIBED BY ARTIST CLAUDIA PARDUCCI on the title page. A bright, Near Fine copy in its original dark wrappers. Octavo, unpaginated. Signed by Author.
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The Lawn Tennis Library (Vols. I, II and IV)
by J. Parmly Paret
New York: American Lawn Tennis, Inc. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. Handsome copies of Vols. I, II and IV in this impressive early 20th century series, "The Lawn Tennis Library". All volumes crisp and clean, with bright gilt-design and lettering to the front panels and spines. Near Fine in their olive-green cloth. Thick octavos, 842 pgs. all told, top-edges... Read More
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Kaddish for the Little Children
by Hatrold Paris
New York: The Jewish Museum, 1975. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Uncommon catalogue published in 1975 by the Jewish Museum of New York. Clean and Near Fine in its folded single sheet, with haunting black-and-white images taken by Rouben Samberg.
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Tartes, Gouters, Entremets / Tarts, Afternoon Teas, Entremets
by Stephane Glacier and Gaetan Paris
S.G.P. Saveurs et Creations, 2010. Pictorial boards. Fine. A pristine copy of the uncommon 2010 1st edition of this lavish celebration of French tarts, afternoon teas and entremets ("small dishes served between courses"). Clean and Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. First-rate color photography throughout by Gaelle Astier-Perret. Text in both French and English.
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The Golden Treasury of Natural History (In Dustjacket)
by Bertha Morris Parker
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the 1952 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (small, neat former owner inscription at the half-title) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine example of the lovely pictorial dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and very light creasing-- along the... Read More
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History of the Gatling Gun Detachment Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago, with a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning That Expedition
by John H. Parker
Kansas City, MO: Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co, 1898. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1898 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its light-blue pictorial cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Very mild darkening along the spine, light soiling to the rear panel, rear inner hinge tender (but still perfectly sturdy). The history of the role of... Read More
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Gowanus Wild
by Miska Draskoczy (Andrea Parker)
Brooklyn: Unnatural Kingdom, 2016. Cloth. Near Fine. SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER MISKA DRASKOCZY on the half-title. A near-immaculate copy to boot of the 2016 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its slate-gray boards, with mounted photograph to the front panel. A touch of scuffing at the rear panel, otherwise clean as could be. Tall quarto, text by... Read More
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