Krilof And His Fables By W.R.S. Ralston, M.A. of The British Museum; Translated from the original Russian by Ralston
by Krilov, Ivan Andreevich
London: Strahan And Co. Publishers, 1869. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown tree calf rebacked. Aeg. Very good. (2) [vii-xlii] 180 pages. 18.5 x 13 cm. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings. Illustrations by A.B. Houghton and J.B. Zwecker. Inspired by La Fontaine and Aesop 77,000 copies of his fables were sold at the time of his death with... Read More
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Atlantic Brief Lives A Biographical Companion to the Arts
by Kronenberger, Louis & Emily Morison Beck (Editors)
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Three quarter navy morocco and red cloth. Teg. Fine. 900 pages. 23.5 x 16.5 cm. Lovely gift copy of reference classic in a fine binding, or Wikipedia between two covers. Raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, marbled endpapers.
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English Music Printing 1553-1700
by Krummel, D.W.
London: Bibliographical Society, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth. Near fine. 188 pages. 28 x 22 cm. Sixty-two reproductions. Bibliography. Index. Bibliographical Society: for the year 1971.
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The Animal Art of Bob Kuhn....a lifetime of drawing and painting
by Kuhn, Bob
Westport: North Light Publishers, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper in clear plastic overwrapper. 128 pages. 26 x 33 cm. More than 150 black and white illustrations and 30 color plates.
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The New Painting
by Kultermann, Udo
New York: Praeger, 1969. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth spine lettered in silver. Fine is very good nicked dust wrapper. 207 pages. 27 x 22.5 cm. 168 illustrations in color and black and white. Bibliography. Artist's Biographies. Study of painting development over the last sixty years.
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New Japanese Architecture
by Kultermann, Udo
New York: Praeger, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. salmon cloth. Very good. 180 pages. Voluminously illustrated with photographs. Biographicaldata on leading Japanese architects. A comprehensive review of Japanese architecture since 1945.
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Bilder Lexikon Kulturgeschichte
by Berlin. Verlag Fur Kulturforschung
Wien/Leipzig: Verlag Fur Kulturforschung, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Handsomely bound in half reverse tan leather and navy cloth. Near fine. 4 vols. 944, 944, 916, 877 pages. 24 x 17.5 cm. Exhaustively illustrated in color and black and white with color images on glossy stock. Some illustrations printed recto or verso only. Nothing in this erotica treatise is... Read More
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Jugend Munchner Illustrierte Wochenschrift Fur Kunst Und Leben; Vols. 1 - 2, Nos. 1 - 52
by Munich & Leipzig. G. Hirth's Kunstverlag
Munich & Liepzig: G. Hirth's Kunstverlag, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated dark rose cloth, front cover lettered in gilt. Near fine. 2 Vols. 872 pages. 30 x 23 cm. Jugend (German: "Youth") (1896–1940) was an influential German arts magazine. Founded in Munich by Georg Hirth the weekly was originally intended to showcase German Arts and Crafts, but became famous... Read More
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Jugend Munchner Illustrierte Wochenschrift Fur Kunst Und Leben; Vols. 1 - 2, Nos. 1 - 52
by Munich & Leipzig. G. Hirth's Kunstverlag
Munich & Leipzig: G. Hirth's Kunstverlag, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray pictorial cloth covers Very good. 2 Vols. 872 pages. 30 x 23 cm. Jugend (German: "Youth") (1896–1940) was an influential German arts magazine. Founded in Munich by Georg Hirth the weekly was originally intended to showcase German Arts and Crafts, but became famous for showcasing the German version... Read More
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Zimmerlautstarke with the volume down low
by Kunzer, Reiner [Translation: Lori Fisher]
Oneonta: Swamp Press, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige cloth, front cover paper label. Fine. 28 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Limited edition, copy 11 of 100 printed on Franfurt Cream, printed on a Golding letterpress with illustrations by Thomas Makoujy. Errata list. Printed in red, yellow and black. Illustrated title page. The author was a German writer... Read More
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Our Governors' Mansions
by Kuralt, Charles (Foreword)
New York: Harry M. Abrams, 1997. First edition. Orig. blue cloth decorated in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 376 pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. 300 colored plates on glossy stock will be of interest to history buffs, designers and home decorators.
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Samurai An Illustrated History
by Kure, Mitsuo
Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark brown cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in fine illustrated dust wrapper. 192 pages. 30.5 x 23.5 cm. The seven century narrative from the 12th to the19th centuriey provides a history of samurai armor, weapons, fortifications, tactics and customs, illustrated with nearly 800 illustrations.
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Carpets of the Orient
by Kybalova, Ludmilla & Dominique Darbois
London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Very good in frayed and chipped dust wrapper. 57 pages. 28 x 20 cm. 74 color plates.
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L'Age D'Or De La Carte Postale
by Kyrou, Ado
Paris: Andre Balland, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. yellow cloth, covers and spine printed in red. Fine in mottled very good dust wrapper. 152 pages. 31 x 31 cm. A cornucopia of color and black and white illustrations on lustrous stock with high quality imagery. Text in French. Post Card subjects cover politics, religion, military, war, women and... Read More
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Oeuvres Completes De Louise Lab, Lionize, Publics Par P.C. Bouts, Ave. Use Introduction Par J.J. Slavered de Grave
by Labe, Louise
Maastricht: A.M.. Stools, Editor, 1928. First edition. leather_bound. Black morocco, front and backcovers gilt decorated in brown cloth chemise spine label in gilt and housed in a matching felt lined slipcase. Aeg. Fine. (iv), 196, (2) pages. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 50 on Paper de Holland Pannekoek with the portrait of Lab in two states.... Read More
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The Beauties of Modern Architecture
by Lafever, Minard
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1835. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary quarter black roan and midnight blue speckled boards Very good. Lafever, Minard. 139 pages in text. 27 x 18 cm. Forty-eight engraved plates. The rare first edition. This monograph consists of a section entitled "Architectural History" extracted from Elmes's DICTIONARY, a glossary of names and terms used... Read More
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The Modern Builder's Guide
by Lafever, Minard
New York: William D. Smith, 1841. leather_bound. Orig. brown roan rebacked with original black spine gilt label. Very good. 119 pages in text. 30 25.5 cm. Small folio, frontispiece, plates 1-53, 56-88. Glossary of Technical Terms. HITCHCOCK 693. KARPEL B107. "Asher Benjamin and Minard Lafever were the two architectural authors most influential in the development of the Greek... Read More
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The Fables Of Jean De La Fontaine; Translated by Edward March
by La Fontaine, Jean
London: William Heinemann, 1931. Hardcover. Orig. full vellum, beveled edges. Very good. 2 vols. Gooden, Stephen. 235 & 336 pages. 26 x 17 cm. Limited edition, copy 98 of 525 signed by Edward Marsh and Stephen Gooden. Marsh, sponsored the Georgian school of poets, including Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon. 26 copper engravings with tissue guards set in... Read More
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Fables Choisies
by La Fontaine, Jean de
Los Angeles: Privately Printed for William Andrews Clark, Jr., 1928. Hardcover. Orig. navy morocco spine and thick blue boards. Fine. Approx. 24 pages. 29.5 x 20.5. Limited edition, copy 79 of 100, text from a scarce edition printed in Belgium, 1776, plates by Bertin and Sarvart. Ornamental borders by Clara Ortiz Troan. Almost as new copy.
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Contes Et Nouvelles En Vers
by La Fontaine, Jean de
Paris: Leclerc Fils, 1861. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown morocco. Aeg. Fine. 2 Vols. 260 & 301 pages. 18 x11 cm. Limited edition, copy 7 of 20. Ttitle pages in red and black with engraved portrait vignettes, seventy-one steel engraved text illustrations of extraordinary detail. ROCHAMBEAU 153. "Jolie edition complete des Contes." Lovely binding, raised bands, inner gilt dentelles,... Read More
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Prince Doris
by Lamb, Charles
London & New York: Field & Tuer, Scribner & Welford, 1889. Hardcover. Three quarter white vellum and gray boards lettered in gilt. Near fine. 31 pages. 20 x 15.5 cm. Nine hand colored plates. Bright, very fresh copy, wide text margins. Lamb's fairy tale in verse for children. Small owner inscription free front endpaper.
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![Arbeiter-Wuhnungen: Einzelhauser fur eine Familie und Doppelhauser fur zwei und vier Familien in farbiger Darstellung; Privat-und Gemeindebauten. [Private and Community Buildings]. Serie IV](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/825/898/400898825.0.m.1.jpg)
Arbeiter-Wuhnungen: Einzelhauser fur eine Familie und Doppelhauser fur zwei und vier Familien in farbiger Darstellung; Privat-und Gemeindebauten. [Private and Community Buildings]. Serie IV
by Lambert & Stahl [Llambert, Andre & Eduard Stahl]
Berlin: Konrad Wittwer, 1891. Hardcover. Orig. three quarter brown morocco and board portfolio, spine stamped in gilt, three sets of cloth ties. Near fine.. No text. Folio, 41 x 31 cm. Sixty color lithograph plates printed recto only with black and white plans for each design -- one family, duplex and fourplex structures. -- luminous, quality lithographs in... Read More
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Drawing For Illustration
by Lamb, Lynton
London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. royal blue cloth. Near fine in rubbed dust wrapper. 211 pages. Twenty-four pages of plates and more than sixty text figures. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Lamb writes, "This book brings under one cover the theoretical, contractual, and technical aspects of drawing for illustration.
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Rodin Sculpture & Drawings
by Lampert, Catherine
New York: Yale Univ. Press, 1986. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. Rodin, Auguste. 242 pages. 28.5 x 25.5 cm. Color and black and white plates. 241 entries with descriptive text in depth. Foreword. List of Lenders. Notes to the Text. Selective Bibliography.
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The Japanese Influence In America
by Lancaster, Clay
New York: Walton W. Rawls, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Orig.black linen cloth with leather spine label printed in gilt. Fine. 292 pages. 216 illustrations in color and black and white and all, elegantly printed in Japan on quality stock. Index. Errata slip.Introduction by Alan Priest. Notable are the surprising number of houses and gardens in the last part... Read More
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