“‘Village Elder’ Vietnam ’69”
by (Vietnam) Arnold, Robert Waite
N.p., 1989. “Special Edition 1989”. Etching on artist’s board. 17 x 12 cm (image). Fine. Matted. “Special Edition 1989”. Etching on artist’s board. 17 x 12 cm (image). Inscribed beneath the image: “To James H. Heineman -- a true friend of mine and of our nation”. Affixed to the rear of the board is a letter of presentation... Read More
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![Le Viet-Nam et sa civilisation. [And:] Le Viet-Nam au combat. Nationalisme contre Communisme. [And:] Le Viet-Nam face a son destin. [And:] Le Viet-Nam immortel](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/609/566/1601566609.0.m.jpg)
Le Viet-Nam et sa civilisation. [And:] Le Viet-Nam au combat. Nationalisme contre Communisme. [And:] Le Viet-Nam face a son destin. [And:] Le Viet-Nam immortel
by (VIETNAM) Tùng, Tran Van
Paris: Édition de la Belle Page, 1950. First editions, from the limited issues, each inscribed by the author. 4 vols. 8vo. Printed wrappers, some light toning. First editions, from the limited issues, each inscribed by the author. 4 vols. 8vo. Collection of four works interpreting Vietnam for a contemporary French public, written during the First Indochinese War by... Read More
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Four hand-colored 18th century engravings of Italian and German views
by (Italian & German Views)
“Vue a route du promenade Faglio a Livorn”, “Vue du San Antoine e.d. Ferdinande…a Livorn”, and two scenes in Augsbourg. 1 vols. Image 12 x 16 inches; matted and framed. “Vue a route du promenade Faglio a Livorn”, “Vue du San Antoine e.d. Ferdinande…a Livorn”, and two scenes in Augsbourg. 1 vols. Image 12 x 16 inches; matted and... Read More
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Servitude et Grandeur Militaires
by Vigny, Alfred de
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1885. DeLuxe Edition. Drawings by Julien le Blantt, etched by Champollion. vii, 287, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full purple levant morocco, marbled endpapers, wrappers bound in, t.e.g. , by Kauffman. Fine in slipcase. DeLuxe Edition. Drawings by Julien le Blantt, etched by Champollion. vii, 287, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Lovely edition, in... Read More
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An inquiry into the nature and extent of Poetick Licence
by Vigors, N.[icholas] A.[ylward]
London: Printed for J. Mackinlay, 87, Strand by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, 1810. First Edition. [4], 338pp. 8vo. Modern blue buckram. First Edition. [4], 338pp. 8vo.
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![The primer, set furth by the Kinges maiestie & his clergie, to be taught lerued [sic], and red: & none other to be vsed thorowout all his dominions. Reprinted without any alteration](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/504/630/1700630504.0.m.jpg)
The primer, set furth by the Kinges maiestie & his clergie, to be taught lerued [sic], and red: & none other to be vsed thorowout all his dominions. Reprinted without any alteration
by (Henry VIII)
London: Richard Grafton, 1710. Black letter, title page and gathering H printed in red and black. Engraved portrait of Henry VIII on verso of half title (folded). [168] pp. 8vo. Modern cloth. Separation at folds of plate. Good. Black letter, title page and gathering H printed in red and black. Engraved portrait of Henry VIII on verso of... Read More
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Vie du Maréchal Duc de Villars ... écrite par lui-méme
by Villars, Louis Hector, duc de
Paris: Chez Moutard ., 1784. First edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait and 4 folding engraved battle plans. 4 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spines, raised bands, red leather spine labels. Some minor rubbing to covers, else a beautiful set. First edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait and 4 folding engraved battle plans. 4 vols. 12mo.
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Cronica di Matteo Villani a Miglior Lezione Ridotta coll'auto de'testi a penna
by Villani, Matteo, 1304-1363
Florence: per Il Magheri, 1826. 6 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary quarter polished brown calf and marbled boards, one title label missing, else fine. Bookplate of Byrdcliffe. 6 vols. 8vo. Giovanni Villani (ca 1275-1348), the Florentine writer of the famous chronicles (the Cronica) is the greatest Italian chronicler of his own times and the cornerstone of the early... Read More
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Le Nouveau Géographe Manuel
by Villiers, Alexandre de
Paris, 1825. 7 folding maps. xxii, 400 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Full contemporary vellum. 7 folding maps. xxii, 400 pp. 1 vols. 12mo.
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The Rehearsal; A Comedy Written by his Grace
by [Villiers, George, The Second Duke of Buckingham
London: H. Hills, 1709. Later edition. First edition was 1672. 1 vols. 12mo. Bound in full brown mottled calf, gilt spine. Fine. Later edition. First edition was 1672. 1 vols. 12mo. ESTC T168627
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Images and Impressions
by Villiers, George
Painswick: Printed for the author by E.F. Millard, 1921. First edition. [8], 63 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to. Gray cloth, title label on upper cover, small tears at head and foot repaired, corners bumped, else fine. First edition. [8], 63 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to. Inscribed on flyleaf to Cousin Minnie, with an Autograph Letter Signed (18 March... Read More
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Les Œuvres de Françoys Villon de Paris. Reveues et Remises en leur Entier
by Villon, François
[Paris: Pierre Bouchet, 1932. Number 46 of 65 of a total edition of 110 copies. Cet ouvrage illustré de gravures orginales en couleurs de Charles Martin a été établi d'après l'édition Auguste Lognon revue par Lucien Foulet. Les gravures ont été tirées chez Roger Lacourière, maitre-imprimeur en taille-douce, à Paris. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in full crushed blue levant,... Read More
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The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris
by Villon, François
London: Printed by the Villon Society by Private Subscription and for Private Circulation Only, nd. Number 35 of Large Paper Issue. frontis. cvi, 158, [2]pp. 4to (11 x 7-1/4 inches). Bound in full morocco, full morocco doublures, t.ew.g., rest uncut, by Lortic Fils (after 1891). Number 35 of Large Paper Issue. frontis. cvi, 158, [2]pp. 4to (11 x... Read More
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Villon
by (Villon, Jacques [Duchamp, Gaston]) Pach, Walter
New York: Société Anonyme, Inc, 1922. First edition. 2 black and white illustrations, 12 pp. 8vo. Side-stapled printed wrappers with some light soiling. First edition. 2 black and white illustrations, 12 pp. 8vo. Published in conjunction with the 20th Exhibition of the Société Anonyme at the Galleries of the Société Anonyme, 19 East 47th Street, New York, from... Read More
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Recollections of Fred Leslie. With an Introduction by Clement Scott
by Vincent, W.T.
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1894. First edition. 179 illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards, gilt spines, t.e.g. by Tout. Some minor rubbing at joints else fine. Bookplate of Harry Bache Smith, famous collector. First edition. 179 illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo.
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German and Austrian Violin-Makers
by (Violins) Jalovec, Karel
[London]: Paul Hamlyn, 1967. Revised edition. Illustrated. 439 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Blue buckram. Fine, in Fine dust jacket with original glassine, in original box. Revised edition. Illustrated. 439 pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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Intérieurs. Modernes et rustiques
by Virette, Jean
Paris: Éditions Alexis Sinjon, 1928. First edition. [iv], 65 plates in black and white. 4to. Sheets loose in portfolio with ribbon ties, as issued. Portfolio covers with significant stains and discoloration, split seams on spine, foxing and other stains on first preliminary leaf, front cover slightly curved. Plates mostly bright, some with light foxing and darkened corners/edges. First... Read More
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Autograph Manuscript Survey, Signed "Joseph Moffet" to Joseph Williams for a Lott of Land Lying on the Hedgeman River
by (Virginia) Moffet, John
Fauquier County [VA], 1759. 1 pp. pen and ink on paper with hand drawn map, docketed on verso. 7 x 12 inches. Old folds, some separation to fold, minor toning, minor chips, else fine. 1 pp. pen and ink on paper with hand drawn map, docketed on verso. 7 x 12 inches. A relevant piece of Old Virginia... Read More
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The Works of Virgil, Englished by Robert Andrews
by Virgil
Birmingham: printed by John Baskerville for the author, 1766. [6],16,[3]-536 pp. Errors in pagination as issued. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, red morocco label. Front joint cracked but cords holding. Minor soiling to title leaf, foxing to the endpapers. Bookplate on the front pastedown. [6],16,[3]-536 pp. Errors in pagination as issued. 1 vols. 8vo. A... Read More
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Publi Virgili Maronis Bucolica Georgica et Aeneis
by Virgil
Argentorati (Strassburg): Philippi Jacobi Dannbach, 1789. 430 pp. 4to. Bound in full contempoary crimson straight grained morocco, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, Chip at the top of spine, else fine. Inscription on ffep, small stain on inner and outer margin of first 3 leaves. 430 pp. 4to. Edited by R.F.P. Brunck.
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Protein Requirement of dairy cattle.
by Virtanen, Artturi Ilmari
1971. 4to. Self wrappers. 4to. Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ( 1895 – 1973) was a Finnish Chemist 1945 Nobel Prize winner "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method".[.
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The New-York Visiter and Parlour Companion. Vol. 1, No. 1-24. July 1838- June 1839
by (New York Visiter)
[New York, 1838. First edition. A few illustrations of costumes and personages, some by Lossing. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half morocco, with ownership leather label on the upper cover reading "Sarah Jones." Spine and joints worn, lower cover detached, may be lacking the final leaf of the last issue, some light browning. First edition. A few illustrations of... Read More
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Catalogue Illustree et Descriptif des Vignes Américaines…traduite sur la Troisième édition Anglaise par Louis Bazille… Revue et Annotée par J.-E. Planchon
by (Viticulture) Bush, Isadore and Son and Meissner
Montpellier, Paris: Camille Coulet; Adrien DelaHaye & E. Lecrosnier, 1885. Second French edition from the Third American edition. 3 chromolithographs of grapes by Combes, Montpellier and 149 woodcuts, those showing the varieties of grapes especially attractive. 1 vols. Lg. 8vo. Original green printed wrappers. Some spotting and soiling of wrappers, library label on spine, lower corner torn, light offsetting... Read More
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![[Manuscript in Latin: Theologia Supernaturalis Viri J.C. Vitringa]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/698/609/1682609698.0.m.jpg)
[Manuscript in Latin: Theologia Supernaturalis Viri J.C. Vitringa]
by [Vitringa, Campegius]
[N.p., Netherlands, 1724. ink on paper in Latin, Hebrew, Greek, French, in a clean hand using regular scholarly abbreviations. [6], 285 pp., interleaved with blank leaves throughout; dated at end 1719 and 1724. 1 vols. 4to. Eighteenth century quarter red leather. Spine dark, ends rubbed and joints cracked but binding sound. Internally clean. ink on paper in Latin,... Read More
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Biographical Sketches of the Delegates to the Convention to Frame a New Constitution for the State of California, 1878
by Vivian, T.J., and D.G. Waldron, [editors]
San Francisco: Francis & Valentine, 1878. 176 pp. 8vo. Original red cloth, front board gilt. Cloth rubbed and a bit faded. Inner front hinge weakening. About very good. In a cloth chemise and half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. 176 pp. 8vo. Scarce biographical guide to the more than 150 men who participated in the California constitutional... Read More
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