Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
by Robert Venturi
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1966. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROBERT VENTURI on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1966 1st edition of this, the inaugural title in the Museum of Modern Art Papers on Architecture. Tight and VG+ (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown) in... Read More
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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
by Robert Venturi
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A tight, solid copy of the 1966 1st edition, in its less common hardback. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with mild soiling to the panels and one very small chip along the spine crown. Octavo, Introduction by Vincent Scully.
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The Night/La Nuit
by Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine
Paris: Edition Fear Press, 1976. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1976 1st French edition, SIGNED BY BOTH PATTI SMITH AND TOM VERLAINE at the rear (across the photo --the negative-- taken of them by M. Esteban). Crisp and very presentable in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light wear along the spine and a touch of light... Read More
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La Legion Wallonie En Photos et Documents
by Theo Verlaine
Belgium: Editions De Krijger, 2005. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2005 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Tall quarto, 384 pgs., archival black-and-white photos thruout. Text in French.
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The Calvinist Copernicans: The Reception of the New Astronomy in the Dutch Republic, 1575-1750
by Rienk Vermij
Amsterdam: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 2002. Laminate boards. Fine. A pristine copy of the 2002 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its printed laminate boards. Thick octavo, 433 pgs.
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Russian Historiography: A History
by George Vernadsky
Belmont, MA: Nordland Publishing Company, 1978. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1978 1st English language edition, translated from its original Russian by Nickolas Lupinin. Tight and Near Fine (small ghost of a former price-sticker at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG dustacket, with several sizeable closed tears --and a degree of light chipping-- along the rear... Read More
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Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
by Jules Verne
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co, 1874. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A well-preserved copy of the 1874 1st American edition. VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping and bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine. Very light wear at the panels, otherwise clean and crisp. 12mo, 232 pgs. plus publisher's ads.
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L'Ile Mysterieuse ("Voyages Extraordinaires")
by Jules Verne
Paris: Pierre-Jules Hetzel, 1885. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Jules Ferat. Very early edition, circa 1885, published by Pierre-Jules Hetzel out of Paris and including the 154 illustrations (engravings) by Jules Ferat, which nicely complement Jules Verne's text. Remarkably bright along the front panel, whose breathtaking gilt-decoration and titling sets the tone for a rich world of fantasy-to-come.... Read More
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History & Campaigns of the Rifle Brigade (2 Parts)
by Colonel Willoughby Verner
London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd, 1912. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. A very presentable example of the 2 volume set. Both parts solid and VG in their gilt-adorned green panels, with dark bordering. The 1st editions, 1912 and 1919 respectively. Light wear to the rear panels, very light soiling at the front panels and one small (1")... Read More
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Robot Hunt
by Roger Lee Vernon
New York: Avalon Books, 1959. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A crisp, tight copy of the 1959 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact ($2.95), VG+ dustjacket. (The book shows a very thin trace of gum along its edges and the dustjacket shows light creasing to the covers from the publisher's original "Plasti-Kleer" jacket cover,... Read More
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The Site of the Assay Office on Wall Street
by William E. Verplanck
Princeton University Press, 1921. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A bright, fresh copy of the 1921 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Crisp and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Octavo, 43 pgs. "An illustrated historical sketch of the successive public buildings and men in... Read More
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The Book Through 5000 Years
by H.D.L. Vervliet
London: Phaidon, 1972. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A sharp, very presentable copy of the 1972 1st English language edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear along the front panel's upper corner. Thick, tall quarto, includes a generous number of rich color plates.
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Hello, Aurora
by Anne-Cath. Vestley
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co, 1974. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Leonard Kessler. INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S ILLUSTRATOR LEONARD KESSLER (AND INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL DRAWING) on the front free endpaper. A very respectable copy to boot of the 1974 1st American edition, translated from the Norwegian by Eileen Amos. Tight and VG (with one small stain at the... Read More
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Matrimonial Advice: A Little Book of Advice to Be Given to All Those Contemplating Matrimony, Married or Engaged
by H.M. Vickar
New York: Geo. M. Allen & Co, 1891. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good +. H.M. VickR. A handsome copy of the 1891 1st edition of this ribald, cautionary guide to marriage, both written and wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich chromolithography by H.M. Vickar. Tight, solid and VG+ in its vellum-backed decorative cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel.... Read More
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Advanced Gunsmithing
by W.F. Vickery
Plantersville, South Carolina: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company (Samworth), 1944. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of this 1944 Samworth book on firearms. "A Manual of Instruction in the Manufacture, Alteration and Repair of Firearms in-so-far as the Necessary Metal Work with Hand and Machine Tools Is Concerned--With Chapters on the Boring, Rifling and Chambering of Barrels".... Read More
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Everything on Wheels: Big Pictures and Little Stories About Trucks. Trains, Wagons, Autos and Lots of Others
by Jeffrey Victor
New York: Will Roberts, 1950. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. A solid, very clean copy of the 1950 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its pictorial, laminate boards, with its yellow, comb-binding. Shaped (naturally) to resemble a bus, nicely illustrated in rich color by John English.
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Theorie De L'Impot
by Victor De Riqueti, Marquis De Mirabeau
Darmstadt, Germany: Scientia Verlag Aalen, 1972. Full-Leather. Collectible; Fine. The 1972 facsimile reproduction of this 1760 French classic of economics. Bright and Near Fine in its handsome full-leather. Thick 16mo, 312 pgs.
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L'Indigeste (Encyclopedie Antipodiste I)
by G. Dege/J.R. De Saint Victor
Paris: Les 4 Mers. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Artistic, irreverent collection of drawings, 1995. Bright and Near Fine in its sewn dark wrappers. 12mo, oblong, illustrations to each recto. Vol. I of the wonderful "Encyclopedie Antipodiste" series.
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Les Bombardiers Quadrimoteurs Sovietiques Tupolev TB-3 & Petlyakov Pe-8
by Victor Kulikov et al.
Paris: Editions Lela Presse, 2001. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2001 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Tall quarto, 191 pgs. Text in French. "Collection Profils Avions No. 3
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The City and the Pillar
by Gore Vidal
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1948. Boards. Very Good/Very Good -. A presentable copy of the 1948 stated 1st edition of Gore Vdal's 3rd published novel, following "Williwaw" and :In a Yellow Wood". Solid and VG (light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns, mild soiling to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG- to VG dustjacket, with very light... Read More
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Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture
by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
New York: Acanthus Press, 1999. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the 1999 American re-issue of this seminal 16th century text in architectural history. Clean and Fine in its 1/4 cloth over laminate boards. Tall quarto, 118 pgs. "Translated into English, with an introduction and commentary by Branko Mitrovic
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Reigle des Cinq Ordres D'Architecture
by Jacques Barozzio de Vignole
Paris: Chez Nicolas Bonnart, 1665. Full leather. Very Good. Jacques Barozzio de Vignole. Handsome 1665 edition of this monumentally important 16th century (originally 1552) textbook in architecture. In a contemporary-to-the-period, full dark leather, with 7 raised bands (decorative gilt-tooling within each compartment) and title label along the spine. Forgiveable wear, with some scuffing and abrading at the panels,... Read More
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Guide to Indian Periodical Literature (Social Sciences and Humanities) --Vol. 4, 1967
by Vijay Kumar Jain, ed
Gurgaon, India: Prabhu Book Service, 1968. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1968 1st edition of Vol. 4 of this guide to Indian Periodical Literature. Solid and VG in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of offsetting along the rear panel. Quarto, 518 pgs.
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Mediaeval Italy from Charlemagne to Henry VII
by Professor Pasquale Villari
New York: Charles Scribner, 1910. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1910 1st American edition, IN THE VERY UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+, with bright gilt-design and lettering to front panel and spine. And in a bright, VG/VG+ pictorial dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends and along the tips. Thick octavo, 392 pgs. Very... Read More
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Report of a Tour of Inspection of Irrigation Works in Southern France and Italy, and of Some of the Principal Masonry Dams in France in 1881
by Claude Vincent
1882. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, CLAUDE VINCENT, on the front free eendpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1882 1st edition of this report of a tour of inspection of irrigation works in Southern France and Italy. Pasted-on "Corporation of Rochdale" plate at the front panel, otherwise solid and VG in its blue boards, with... Read More
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