Currency & Banking
by Bonamy Price
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1876. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1876 1st American edition, taken from "Lectures on the Principles of Currency", delivered at Oxford in 1869, "and also in other writings". VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Mild bump at the front panel's tips (and also to... Read More
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Chroniques Culinaires et Caustiques D'Un Cuisinier Americain Au Fin Fond DE La France
by Randall Price
Paris: Editions de La Martiniere, 2011. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR RANDALL PRICE on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 2011 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Four Dissertations
by Richard Price
Bristol, England: Thoemmes Antiquarian Books Ltd, 1990. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The handsome 1990 re-issue of the 1768 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its red cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and rule along the spine. Thick octavo, 464 pgs.
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Demonographia: The Fountainhead of Diabolic Portraiture
by Collin de Plancy (Translated by Prudence Priest)
Seattle: Trident Books, 1999. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Louis Breton. A handsome copy of the 1999 numbered, limited edition. #243 OF ONLY 1,000 COPIES ISSUED. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing --and just a touch of soiling-- along the panel edges. Octavo, fold-out frontispiece, 69 high-quality engraved illustrations... Read More
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Women
by Richard Prince
Los Angeles: Regen Projects (Hatje Cantz Publishers), 2004. Laminate boards. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2004 1st edition of this Richard Prince catalogue, based on the exhibition "Women" at Regen Projects, Los Angeles. Clean and Fine in its laminate, pictorial boards. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind.
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Farm Tractor Color History: Oliver Tractors
by Robert N. Pripps
Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1994. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. 1994 1st edition. "History of Oliver, Hart-Parr, Cockshutt & Cletrac Tractors, Model Development, Variations, Specifications". Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 128 pgs. Crisp color photography thruout.
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The Bench and Bar of New York
by L.B. Proctor
New York: Diossy and Company, 1870. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Containing Biographical Sketches of Eminent Judges and Lawyers of the New-York Bar, Incidents of the Important Trials in Which They Were Engaged, and Anecdotes Connected with Their Professional, Political and Judicial Career". 1870 1st edition. A bright, well-preserved copy. Still crisp and tightly-bound. A solid VG+... Read More
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The Art of the T'ang Potter
by Mario Prodan
New York: Viking, 1961. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A nice copy of the 1961 1st U.S. edition. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with one small chip and one small closed tear to the front panel and very minor creasing along the bottom of the back panel. Quarto, 186 pgs. With many tipped-in color plates and sumptuous gravure... Read More
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Die Stahl Kirche ("The Steel Church")
by Professor Otto D. Bartning, Architect
New York: Copper & Brass Research Association, 1930. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Uncommon 1930 presentation by German architect Otto Bartning extolling the virtues of steel and copper in the construction of churches. (In Germany this grew into a movement in ecclesiastical architecture called "Die Stahl Kirche"). The catalogue is clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with... Read More
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Peter Und Der Wolf
by Sergej Projofjew
Berlin: Alfred Holz Verlag, 1958. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Handsome German retelling of the Peter and the Wolf tale. Clean and bright and VG+ in its decorative cloth. Oblong octavo, beautifully illustrated thruout by Frans Haacken.
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L'Ange De Feu: Opera En 5 Actes
by Serge Prokofiev
Paris: Production Disques Vega, 1957. Collectible; Very Good. 1957 1st thus. The complete Opera--in 5 acts-- in 3 separate 33 1/3LPs. Also includes lovely wrappered book of text--and accompanying illustrations-- of "L'Ange de Feu". Book is clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers. The 3 LPs are clean and Fine-- as are the records and the book. The... Read More
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An Album of Maya Architecture
by Tatiana Proskouriakoff
Yucatan, Mexico: The Maya Foundation, 1958. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1958 "Facsimile Edition", #538 of 1,100 copies issued. INSCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MAYA FOUNDATION on the limitation page. A clean, VG+ copy in its original duotone cloth. Bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine. Oblong quarto, 37 separate plates and elaborate captions.
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Les Trains de Plaisir -- Le Touriste en Chemin de Fer: Ligne de Paris a Versailles
by A. Provost
Paris: R. Lebrasseur, 1850. Decorative Boards. Very Good. A lovely mid 19th century color plate book, with 22 chromolithographs plus title page. Oblong octavo, navy-blue boards, with decorative blindstamping and brigh gilt-titling ("Voyage de Paris a Versailles") at the front panel. The 1850 1st edition, published by R. Lebrasseur of Paris, the lithography executed by Becquet Freres, also... Read More
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Marc Chagall: Biblical Interpretations
by Pierre Provoyeur
New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd, 1983. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Marc Chagall. A sharp, well-preserved copy of the 1983 1st English language edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Folio, high-quality color reproductions along each recto. Also includes a sharp, sturdy example of the publisher's unprinted dark card slipcase.
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Das Grosse Buch Fur Kleine Leute
by Jlse Prufer
Leipzig: A. Anton & Co. Verlag. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. Beautiful German children's book, c. 1920. AND IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the panels. Handcolored plates thruout, in addition to tipped-in color plates. Light, minor foxing to the early text and fore-edge, otherwise... Read More
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Prunier's: The Story of a Great Restaurant
by Madame Prunier
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, SIMONE PRUNIER, on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1957 1st edition. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light rubbing to the spine and light chipping at its crown. Octavo, 298 pgs. Signed by Author. ... Read More
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Legends Traditions and Superstitions of Westchester
by Charles Pryer
Printed for Private Distribution, 1890. Cloth. Very Good. Scarce 1890 1st (and almost certainly only) edition of this retelling of "legends, traditions and superstitions of Westchester" Co., New York. Crisp and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Small, neat name ("Dr. Wm. L. Wells") written lightly at the front free... Read More
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Aliens from Space
by David Osborne (Robert Silverberg Pseudonym)
New York: Avalon Books, 1958. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An immaculte copy of the 1958 1st edition, written pseudonymously by Robert Silverberg. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.75), Fine dustjacket. 12mo, dustjacket design by Ric Binkley. This copy directly from the publisher's personal files.
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Jacobus Kloppenburg: The Artchive for the Future
by Ptrick Healy et al.
Wienand, 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 2006 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick, oblong folio, 413 pgs., almost 900 plates all told.
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The Design of Small Direct-Current Motors
by A.F. Puchstein
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1961. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1961 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 407 pgs.
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The Building of Satellite Towns: A Contribution to the Study of Town Development and Regional Planning (In the Original Dustjacket)
by C.B. Purdom
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1925. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1925 1st edition of this important, early study in town planning. Clean and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the front panel and bright gilt-titling along the spine. And in a crisp, VG example of the uncommon dustjacket, with light soiling to... Read More
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Are You in the Wintertree (The Signed/Limited)
by James Purdy
Utrecht, Holland: Sub Signo Libelli, 1987. Wrappers. Fine/Fine. #48 OF 65 COPIES ISSUED (IN THIS CASE INSCRIBED BY JAMES PURDY TO PAUL BARTEL {OF "EATING RAOUL" FAME}). An all-but-pristine copy to boot. Clean and Fine in its stitched white wrappers. And in a crisp, Fine printed blue dustjacket. Thin octavo, published by Sub Signo Libelli out of Utrecht.... Read More
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If You Have a Yellow Lion
by Susan Purdy
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1966. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. Susan Purdy. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY SUSAN PURDY on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1966 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting to the pastedowns and endsheets) in a crisp, price-intact (and price-clipped), Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated in rich color... Read More
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Ruslan und Ludmilla: Ein Phantastisches Marchen
by A. S. Puschkin
Munich: Orchis-Verlag, 1922. Cloth. Very Good +. Wassilij Masjutin. Very handsome 1922 German translation (by Johannes von Guenther) of Pushkin's 1820 epic poem "Ruslan and Ludmila". Wonderfully illustrated in rich color by Wassilij Masjutin. Tight and VG+ in its off-white printed boards, with light, forgivable soiling to the panels. Folio, 67 pgs., lovely decorative bordering to the verse.... Read More
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The Costume Designs and Two Sets for Eugen Onegin: A Lyric Opera in Three Acts by Peter Tchaikowski -- Libretto by Alexander Puschkin
by Peter Tchaikowski (Libretto by Alexander Puschkin)
Handmade Binding. Near Fine. Charming, skillfully-rendered 1945 handmade book of the costume and set designs for Pushkin's Eugene Onegin. The artist/bookmaker is uncredited but clearly shows much skill in his/her illustrations and composition. 33 nicely-rendered, hand-drawn costume designs, each in vivid color, with hand-lettered character names as captions. Hand-bound in a make-shift 1/4 leather over simple striped boards,... Read More
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