The Works of of Nobuyoshi Araki (Complete Run: vols. 1-20)
by Araki, Nobuyoshi
Tokyo: Heibonsha Limited, 1997. First editions. Illustrated. 20 vols. 8vo. Most volumes near fine, described below, and some with publisher's ephemera laid-in. First editions. Illustrated. 20 vols. 8vo. 1: Naked Faces Gnepei Akasegawa, 1996. 190 pp. Printed wrappers with dust jacket, some shelfwear but near fine. 2: Bodyscapes, 1996. 174 pp. Printed wrappers with dust jacket, some... Read More
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Bondage
by Araki, Nobuyoshi
[Köln]: Taschen, 2002. Signed limited edition, number 1623 of 2500. Illustrated; 600 pp. 3 vols. Folio. Publisher's printed cloth, with lightest rubbing to text on spine, otherwise fine; in matching cloth folding box, which has water staining. Signed limited edition, number 1623 of 2500. Illustrated; 600 pp. 3 vols. Folio. 60 year career survey of all of Araki's... Read More
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An English Garner Ingathering from Our History and Literature
by Arber, Edward, F.S.A.
London, Westminster: Archibald Constable, 1897. First edition. 8 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth. First edition. 8 vols. 8vo.
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L'Uomo Senza Cravatta
by Arbib-Hauser, E.
New York: Year Two Thousdnad Pub. Co, 1927. 297, [5]pp. 8vo. Blue cloth. VG in chipped dj. 297, [5]pp. 8vo. Inscribed on the half-title by the author in 1927 "The Man without a Necktie is the first novel in the history of literature having been written by a woman writer in collaboration with her son.
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John Bull Still in his Senses: being the third part of Law is a Bottomless Pit. Printed for a manuscript found in the cabinet of the famous Sir Humphry Polesworth: and publish'd (as well as the two former parts) by the author of the New Atalantis
by [Arbuthnot, John]
London: printed for John Morphew, near Stationer's-Hall, 1712. Second edition. 47, [1, ads] pp. 1 vols. Uncut in modern boards. Second edition. 47, [1, ads] pp. 1 vols. Dated by the first purchaser at the foot of p. [3] “Aprl. 16, 1712”, the date of publication (see Bower & Erickson). This is the third of Arbuthnot's series, in... Read More
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Lewis Baboon turned Honest and John Bull Politician. Being the Fourth Part of Law is a Bottomless-Pit. [bound with:] A Complete Key to the Three Parts of Law is a Bottomless-Pit
by [Arbuthnot, John]
London: Printed for John Morphew, 1712. First edition. 37, [3] pp[; [8] pp (Key). 1 vols. 8vo. Modern boards. Near fine. First edition. 37, [3] pp[; [8] pp (Key). 1 vols. 8vo. ESTC T38599
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An Appendix to John Bull Still in his Senses: or, Law is a Bottomless Pit. Printed from a manuscript found in the cabinet of the famous Sir Humphry Polesworth: and publish'd, (as well as the three former parts) by the author of the New Atalantis
by [Arbuthnot, John]
London: printed for John Morphew, near Stationer's-hall, 1712. Third edition (price from imprint “3 d”). 22, [2, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Uncut in modem boards. A fine copy. Third edition (price from imprint “3 d”). 22, [2, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Rothschild 42; ESTC T22318
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Tours in Upper India, and in parts of the Himalaya Mountains …
by Archer, [Edward Caulfield]
London: Richard Bentley, 1833. First edition. xviii, 387 pp. Half-titles present. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary three quarter brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine. First edition. xviii, 387 pp. Half-titles present. 2 vols. 4to. Describes official visits to the King of Oudh, the Rajah of Bharatpur and the King of Delhi. Includes descriptions of troops and fortifications but... Read More
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Robert of Artois. An Historical Romance of the Fourteenth Century
by [Archer, Thomas?]
London: Published by E. Farrington, 1846. Parts reissue. Frontispiece, signed Hextall, illustrations to text; [2], 182 pp. 8vo. 23 parts bound in contemporary quarter dark green morocco, gilt spine, marbled boards, spotting to preliminaries; near fine. Parts reissue. Frontispiece, signed Hextall, illustrations to text; [2], 182 pp. 8vo. Though the usual progression for successful penny dreadful and parts... Read More
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The Green Goddess. A Play in Four Acts
by Archer, William
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1926. Third printing. 1 vols. 12mo. Decorated boards. Spine split, toned, and water stained, good. Third printing. 1 vols. 12mo. Signed "Ronald Colman" on flyleaf. Colman played the part of The Temple Priest when it was first acted in Philadelphia and later New York in Dec. and Jan. 1920 & 1921.
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The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland, Anterior to the Anglo-Norman Invasion; Comprising an Essay on the Origin and Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland., Which Obtained the Gold Medal and Prize of the Royal Irish Academy
by (Architecture) Petrie, George
Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1845. Second edition. 256 illustrations. xix, 525 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Blind-stamped cloth. Faded and lightly worn, joints starting, hinges cracking, bookseller's receipts and presentation slip tipped onto rear endpapers, else very good. Second edition. 256 illustrations. xix, 525 pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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Les Loix des Bâtiments, suivant la Coutume de Paris, Traitant de ce qui concerne les Servitudes réelles, les Rapports des Jurés-Experts, les Réparations Locatives, Douairieres, Usufruitieres, Bénéficiales, &c
by (Architecture) Desgodets, M.
N.p. [Paris?], 1748. Avec des Notes de M. Goupy, Architecte Expert Bourgeois. 1 vols. 8vo. In very attractive contemporary mottled calf, head chipped, joints cracked but holding soundly, marbled endpapers; interior slightly toned and title a little soiled, else very good. Avec des Notes de M. Goupy, Architecte Expert Bourgeois. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Traité du Nivellement, contenant la Théorie et la Pratique de cet Art. Avec la Description d'un nivellement nouvellement inventé
by (Architecture) Bullet, [Pierre]
Paris: Nicolas Langlois, 1688. First edition. Illustrated with 11 folding engraved plates and one text engraving. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, joints cracked but sound, interior fine. First edition. Illustrated with 11 folding engraved plates and one text engraving. 12mo. Bullet (1639-1716), "Architecte du Roy," was the author of the often reprinted L'ARCHITECTURE PRATIQUE (1691), which became a... Read More
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The American Home. Ellen D. Wangner, Editor
by (Architecture)
Garden City, New York: Published by Doubleday, Doran & Compan, Inc, 1947. Volumes 4-14, 22, 23, 15-38 with many volumes profusely illustrated. 27 vols. Folio. Bound in cloth and in half-cloth, condition varies but generally very good. With unobtrusive library pockets and call numbers on spine. Volumes 4-14, 22, 23, 15-38 with many volumes profusely illustrated. 27 vols.... Read More
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Architectural rendering in watercolors of a wing of a Victorian gabled brick building, surrounded by trees, against an open sky
by (Architecture)
probably English, 1870. 1 vols. Matted within the shape of a pointed arch, 9 x 10-1/2 inches, in a contemporary frame 16 x 17-1/2 inches overall. 1 vols. Matted within the shape of a pointed arch, 9 x 10-1/2 inches, in a contemporary frame 16 x 17-1/2 inches overall. A skillful rendering, most likely professional, of a portion of... Read More
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Choix de Plans de Grandes Compositions Exécutées Présentant avec leur Jardins ou leur Entourage une Séries d'Ensembles de l'Antiqiuté de la Renaissance et des Temps Modernes
by (Architecture)
Paris: Auguste Vincent, Editeur, 1910. First edition. 29 Planches d'après les dessins et relevés de G. Gromort, (Complete). Heliotype A Paul Vigier. 1 vols. Folio. Cloth and boards Portfolio, plates loose, with ties. Portfolio with minor wear, else fine. Leavitt bookplate. First edition. 29 Planches d'après les dessins et relevés de G. Gromort, (Complete). Heliotype A Paul Vigier.... Read More
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Le Concours du Grand Prix de Rome en 1905, (1906, 1907) à l'Ecole Nationale & Spéciale des Beaux-Arts. Section d'Architecture. Projet Définitif: Un Chateau d'Eau (en 1905); Projet Défintif: Un Collège de France (en 1906); Programme du Cocours définitif; Un Observatoire et une Station Scientique (en 1907)
by (Architecture)
Paris: Auguste Vincent, 1907. Illustrated with 11, 16, & 12 plates respectively. 3 vols. Folio. All with green cloth spines and marbled boards portfolios. Fine. Illustrated with 11, 16, & 12 plates respectively. 3 vols. Folio.
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Report of the Cruise of the Revenue Marine Steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean in the Year 1884
by (Arctic) Healy, Capt. M.A.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1889. First edition. Photographs throughout, v black-and-white plates, 2 color lithographs. 128 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Brown cloth lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed, else fine. First edition. Photographs throughout, v black-and-white plates, 2 color lithographs. 128 pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions
by (Arctic) M’Clintock, Captain [F.L.]
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First American edition. Three folding maps, 14 plates, one facsimile plate. xxiv, 375 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original Blue cloth, rubbed. A few folding plates chipped edges. Very Good. Gift inscription. First American edition. Three folding maps, 14 plates, one facsimile plate. xxiv, 375 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
by Ardizzone, Edward
London, New York, Toronto: Oxford, 1936. The first book written and illustrated by Ardizzone. [66]pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original pictorial boards, titles to front cover in red, chip to head of spine. The first book written and illustrated by Ardizzone. [66]pp. 1 vols. 4to. "Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain arose from stories told to his own... Read More
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Semana Santa en Sevilla. Introducción y Acotaciones Literarias de Luis Ortiz Muñoz. Prologo de Joaquín Romero y Murube
by (Arenas, Luis)
Madrid, 1948. Segunda edicion. 208 Photos by Luis Arenas. 97 pp. of text. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in full brown polished calf, t.e.g.; with the Thaw family motto stamped in gilt on the upper cover: “Ou le Sort Appelle” (Where Destiny Calls). Fine. Segunda edicion. 208 Photos by Luis Arenas. 97 pp. of text. 1 vols. 4to. ... Read More
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Chryséis, Danseuse Etrusque
by Aressy, Lucien
[Paris]: Dépens de Quelques Bibliophiles, n.d.. No. 206 of 275 copies on Vélin d’Arches. Color lithographs by André Provot. With a suite of 4 extra plates in three states, and a suite of black-and-white versions of the plates in the text. 1 vols. 4to. Loose as issued, in printed wrapper with original glassine. Some faint spotting to first leaves,... Read More
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Voyage to Buenos Ayres. Performed in the Years 1817 and 1818, by Order of the American Government
by (Argentina) Brackenridge, H.M.
London: Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co. Bride-Court, Bridge-Street, 1820. Second English edition. iv, 116 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later wrappers. Fine. Second English edition. iv, 116 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brackenridge was sent in 1817-1818 by the United States Commission to investigate the Spanish province of South America. In 1819, he published his Voyage to South... Read More
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The Amazing Argentine. A New Land of Enterprise
by (Argentina) Fraser, John Foster
8vo: l, Cassell. First edition. 48 photos, 291pp. 8vo. Bound in modern three qaurters brown polished calf, green leather title label and marbled boards. Fine. First edition. 48 photos, 291pp. 8vo.
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Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata: From Their Discovery And Conquest By The Spanish To The Establishment Of Their Political Independence
by (Argentina) Parish, Sir Woodbine
London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1852. Second edition, enlarged with a new map and illustrations. Lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece of Sebastian Cabot. With 5 lithograph plates, one tinted (p. 97); folding map colored in outline (mended), several drawings in text. xlii , 434 pp., 32 pp. of publisher's ads at rear. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter brown morocco.... Read More
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