Gauguin
by Estienne, Charles
Geneva: Skira, 1953. Hardcover. Orig. beige linen cloth. Fine in fine near fine dust wrapper in fine slipcase.. Gauguin, Paul. 114 pages. Plethora of tipped-in color plates. Translated by James Emmons. Chronological Survey. Bibliography. Index. The first title in "The Taste of Our Time" Series. Dust wrapper lacks small piece at foot of back cover.
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The Tragedies Of Euripides Translated; Translated By Robert Potter
by Euripidies
London: J. Dodsley, 1783. leather_bound. Contemporary brown calf. Very good. 2 Vols. 687, 677 pages. 27 x 22 cm. Two armorial book plates dated 1832 inside front cover paste-downs. Interior contents generally clean with wide text margins. Raised bands, spine panels decorated with gilt arabesques, nicks and slight loss to one spine panel Vol. II. List of Subscribers... Read More
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Message From The Interior
by Evans, Walker
New York: Eakins Press, 1966. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. black wrappers, front cover paper label. Very good. Unpaginated. Folio, 37 x 36 cm. 12 full page photogravures with tissue guards printed recto only. In the afterword by John Szarkowski, he notes, "Evans style seems as inevitable and as anonymous as that of the early daguerreotypists, yet the... Read More
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Message From The Interior
by Evans, Walker
New York: Eakins Press, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark gray basket weave cloth, front cover paper label. Very good. Unpaginated. Folio, 37 x 36 cm. 12 full page photogravures with tissue guards printed recto only. In the afterword by John Szarkowski, he notes, "Evans style seems as inevitable and as anonymous as that of the early daguerreotypists,... Read More
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British Lilellulinae; Or, Dragon Flies ; Printed for Private Circulation
by Evans, W.F.
London: J.C. Bridgewater, 1845. First edition. Hardcover. Later dark green cloth, paper spine label, rubbing to corners and slight fade to covers. Very good. 22 x 14 cm. 29 pages of text and 21 pages printed recto only of a series of Lithograph Drawings With A Brief Description Of The Insects, most in luminous and iridescent colors. Text... Read More
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Exposition Universelle, 1967; 1967 World Exhibition
by Montreal. Canadian Corp. for the 1967 World Exhibition
Montreal: Canadian Corp. for the 1967 World Exhibition, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 30.5 x 24 cm. Advanced organizational blueprint of 1967 World Exhibition including 6 out of 8 original folders composed of General Information, Ground-Plan, Publicity, Construction, and The Organization in English text. Lacks portfolios The Theme and The Exhibition. Orig. portfolios. Fine in black chemise in near fine... Read More
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The Story Of Pennsylvania At The World's Fair St. Louis, 1904. Vol. II only; Prepared by James H. Lambert, A. M. Executive Officer Pennsylvania Commission
by Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Commission, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. red buckram with gilt seal of Pennsylvania front cover. Teg. Very Good. 364 pages. 25 x 17 cm. Description of buildings, art, mines, agriculture, and transportation; black and white illustrations and catalogue of awards. Bookplate, uncut, spine slightly sunned, crisp, clean copy.
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Argentine Commission At The Panama-Pacific Exposition San Francisco, 1915
by San Francisco : The Argentine Commission Of The Panama-Pacific Exposition
San Francisco: The Argentine Commission Of The Panama-Pacific-Exposition, 1915. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown leather, lettered in gilt. Near fine. 88 pages. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. "The Commission of the Argentine Republic takes pleasure in offering this volume, descriptive of the growth and position of the Argentine Republic, as a souvenir of the Panama-Pacific-exposition of 1915." Clean copy,... Read More
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Royal Doulton Figures Produced at Burslem c1890-1978
by Eyles, Desmond & Richard Dennis
Stoke-on-Trent: Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth. Very good. 432 pages. Large 4to, copiously illustrated, mostly in color. Index of Figure Names. Illustrated catalogue of Royal Doulton Figures: The HN and M Series. An important, if not indispensable reference tool presenting for the first time, a complete record of all known discontinued models,... Read More
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Sculptures Africaines Les Univers Artistiques Des Tribus D'Afrique Noir
by Fagg, William
Paris: Fernand Hazan, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. yellow cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 122 black and white plates each with descriptive text. Bibliography. List of Tribes. The art of tribes in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Upper Volta, Nigeria, Gabon, Congo, etc., with the main center being Nigeria. Text in French. Excellent photographs. ... Read More
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Guy Pene du Bois Painter Of Modern Life
by Fahlman, Betsy
New York: The Quantuck Lane Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 176 pages. 32 x 25 cm. One of America's most stylish painters in the second quarter of the 20th century captured with sophistication. He spent part of his career in France. Host of color plates. Chronology. Selected Bibliography. Index. ... Read More
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The Roadmender; Illustrated With Photographs by Will F. Taylor
by Fairless, Michael
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1922. Hardcover. Orig. three quarter green morocco and green cloth and marbled endpapers. Teg. Near fine. 121 pages. 25.5 x 19.5 cm. Illustrated with 20 photographs, bound from the Edinburgh sheets. The philosophical musings of a rural English laborer: "The swift stride of civilization is leaving behind individual effort, and turning man into the... Read More
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Il Duomo di Ravello
by Faldi, Carla Gugliemi
Milan: Associazione fra le Casse di RisparmioItaliane, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Orig.white boards and cloth. Near fine in fine dust wrapper.. 56 pages in text, forty black and white illustrations in the text and twenty-four superior color plates, 10 1/2" x 14 1/2". Text in Italian.
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The Brotherhood Of The Grape
by Fante, John
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards in clear mylar dust wrapper. Fine. 178 pages. Limited edition, copy Z of 176 deluxe copies hand bound in boards by Earle Gray with a special marbled board spine. His early semi-biographical novel about Los Angeles in the 1930's, inspired Charles Bukowski and Robert Towne.
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European And American Carpets And Rugs
by Faraday, Cornelia Bateman
Grand Rapids: Dean-Hicks, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated red cloth. Very good. 382 pages. 28 x 22 cm. Illustrated in color and black and white. Index. Ex-library.
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Privilegia Urbis Panormi Collecta Iussu Praetoris Petri Specialis
by Fardella, Enrico Mazzarese (Foreword)
Palermo: Accademia Nazionale Di Scienze Lettere E Arti. Reprint. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth lettered in gold. Very good. Approx 700 pages. 30 x 21 cm. Introduction by Angela Daneu Lattanzi. Photographic reproduction of the 15th century Codice Speciale held at the Bibliotec Comunale di Palermo. Reproduces text in red and black, and in myriad colors, the intricate illuminated... Read More
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The Stinehour Press A Bibliographical Checklist Of The First Fifty Years
by Farrell, David (Compiler)
Lunenburg: Meriden-Stinehour Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth lettered in silver. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 300 pages. 26 x 17 cm. Introduction by Roderick Stinehour. Illustrated in color and black and white. Index of Titles. Index of Names. Limited edition, copy 49 of 1200.
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Hampshire Architecture (1974-1984)
by Farrell, Terry (Introduction)
London: Academy Editions, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Fine.. 97 pp. Color photographs and site plans. Bibliography. Hampshire County Architects. "Caring, human architecture.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
by Farr, Finis
New York: Charles Scribners & Sons, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. yellow cloth. Fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper. 293 pages. 21 x 14 cm. 49 Illustrations. Index. Clean, fresh copy.
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Sheraton Furniture
by Fastnedge, Ralph
London: Faber and Faber, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Near fine in good dust wrapper. 125 pages in text.Illustrated with 100 plates, four in color. Bibliography. Index. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER P180. "A history of late18th-century furniture which traces the influence of Thomas Sheraton's The Cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing book on furniture making during the eighties and nineties. ... Read More
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The Reivers A Reminiscence
by Faulkner, William
New York: Random House, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. crimson cloth, front cover and spine lettered in gilt. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 305 pages. 20.4 x 14 cm. Dust jacket designed by Milton Glaser. Unclipped dust wrapper with $4.95 price. Faulkner turns the corner to comedy with a heroic journey from Jefferson, Mississippi to Memphis. A... Read More
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Pylon
by Faulkner, William
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth with black band lettered in gilt in orig. illustrated dust wrapper. Top edge blue. Near Fine. 315 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Faulkner maintained a life long passion for flying, and "here pays homage to those who paid the price for almost inevitable death."... Read More
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A Fable
by Faulkner, William
New York: Random House, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth, front cover decorated in black and slightly lighter maroon. Fine in very good dust wrapper nicked at edges, spine slightly faded. 437 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. This novel conceived in 1944 took nine years to completion. Time and place World War I. Very bright, fresh copy,... Read More
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Go Down, Moses And Other Stories
by Faulkner, William
New York: Random House, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in very good dust wrapper top stained red, nicked at bottom front cover and backstrip head and foot. 383 pages. 20.5 x 14.5 cm. Bright, very clean copy with seven short stories including, "The Bear." PETERSON A21d. Price clipped dust wrapper.
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These Thirteen
by Faulkner, William
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. quarter brown cloth spine and beige covers. Top edge silver. Fine. 358 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. Limited edition, copy 120 of 229 copies signed by Faulkner. Faulkner's first short story collection. A very fresh and bright almost as new copy with wide text margins. Receipt... Read More
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