A Collection of Original Art deco Luggage Labels.
Various British and Continental locales. c. 1934. Collection is comprised of 108 original, splendidly Deco coloured labels, from only the finest of Establishments. 50 pgs. Oblong 4to. 10" x 13".....
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French Embroidery Sample Book
Pariws: Maison Sedille - Euc. Unsworth. 1888. A splendidly lavish collection of 520 Art Nouveau-Belle Époque fabric sample swatches including lace, embroidery,brocade, Passementerie, etc. laid-down upon 98 Large Folio pages.....
The Harrow Atlas of Modern Geography with Index.
London. Letts and Son Co., 1883. Illustrated with 30 double page maps in full colour. Small Folio (9" x 12"). Bound in 3/4 blind ruled calfskin and cloth covered boards.....
Beauties of the Opera and Ballet. Illustrated with Ten Highly-Finished Portraits, Engraved on Steel and Numerous Engravings on Wood, Under The Superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath.
London. David Bogue. (1844). The First Edition. Illustrated with ten full page illuminated steel plate engravings and further throughout by various wood engravings en texte. Elaborate multi-chromatic decorative borders to.....
Coins, Medals and Seals of the Shahs Of Iran (1500-1941).
n.p. Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd., 1945. The first edition. Illustrated with plates, folding tables and further tables in charts throughout. Small 4to. Bound in imprinted wrappers. The true very.....
C Comics - Issue Number 1.
New York. Boke Press, 1964. First Issue. Illustrated throoughout with cartoons by famed underground artist Joe Brainard. Folio. 8.5" x 14". Mimeographed sheets bound in imprinted stapled wrappers. The C......
A Los Toros Album.
Barcelona. Hermanegildo Miralles. 1900. The Second Edition. Illustrated by 28 Aquarelles by Perea. Complete as issued. Oblong Folio. 14.5"x10.5". Extravagantly bound in scarlet piectorial gilt decorated boards, depicting a larged.....
The Writings of John Burroughs.
Boston. Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1904. The Riverby Edition. Illustrated with full page colour plates throughout. 15 Volumes. 12mo. Bound in gilt titled steel blue cloth. t.e.g. A few minor streaks.....
The Students Companion: Containing a Variety of Poetry and Prose, Selected From the Most Celebrated Authors. To Which are Added Miscellaneous Matters, Particularly Designed to Improve Youth in Reading and Parsing the English Language.
Concord. Isaac Hill. 1825. Second Edition. 12mo. Bound in half calf and pictorial paper covered boards. A scarce copy of an early American reader. Spine moderately chipped and worn. Several.....
The Fasciculus Medicinae of Johannes De Ketham Alemanus.
Milan. R. Lier and Co., 1924. Facsimile of the first (Venetian) edition of 1491. Illustrated with 13 plates in facsimile tipped-on to heavy cardboard stock. Tall Folio. (19" x 15").....
The Roosevelt I Know: Ten Years of Boxing With the President- and Other Memories of Famous Fighting Men.
New York. B.W. Dodge and Co., 1909. The Authorized Special Limited Edition. This is copy number 149 signed in ink by Mike Donovan to the limitation page. Illustrated throughout with.....
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.
New York. Charles Scribners Sons. 1931. This Edition Limited to 512 numbered copies of which this is #102. Signed boldly in ink by N.C. Wyeth to the Colophon. Illustrated with.....
Clarets and Sauternes-Classed Growths of the Medoc and Other Famous Red and White Wines of The Gironde.
London. The Wine and Spirit Trade Record. 1920. The First Edition. Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs depicting Wineries, Vineyards, Chateaux, bottle labels etc. Approx. 20 pages of wonderful, Art Deco.....
The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florist's Magazine. Volume 16
London. Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., 1848. Illustrated with 12 brilliant full-page, Hand-coloured plates. 308. 8vo. Original gilt titled green cloth. Bumps to corners, spine sunned, chipping to head and tailpieces.....
A Gathering of Original Hobo Ephemera.
Cincinnati. c.1947. The collection is comprised of : two handwritten correspondences on official "Knights of the Road- Hoboes of America" stationery from Jeff Davis soliciting the newly published "Knights of.....
A Pictorial History of Jazz - People and Places From New Orleans to Modern Jazz.
New York. Crown Publishers. 1962. Fifth Printing. Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs. Small Folio. (8.5"x11") Bound in brown and pink cloth over boards. This copy boldly inscribed in green ink.....
Travels in Russia, the Krimea, the Caucasus, and Georgia.
London. T. Cadell. 1825. First Edition. Illustrated by 24 woodcut vignettes en texte. Two volumes, complete as issued. 8vo. 5.5"x8.75". Lavishly bound in 3/4 polished calfskin and marbled boards. Tri-gilt.....
Guide of Berlin, Potsdam and Environs. A Special Summary from the Notes of the Best Tourists as Baedecker and Others.
Berlin. Max Marcus, Bookseller. n.d. (circa 1885). Illustrated with one very large coloured folding map. 68 pgs. 12mo (6" x 4.5"). Bound in gilt titled red cloth. Wonderful and scarce.....
The Palm Tree.
London. T. Nelson and Sons. 1864. Wonderfully illustrated throughout with full page chromolithographic plates by the author. 12mo. Bound in gilt ruled black calfskin. Gilt ruled spine compartments with elaborate.....
The Curtiss Standard JN-4B Military Tractor Hand Book.
Buffalo. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation. 1917. The First Edition. Illustrated with diagrams, 3 of which are fold-outs,detailing the specs and assembly instructions for the airplane.Laid-into volume are two Request.....
Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys.
New York. Dodd, Mead and Company. n.d. circa 1890. Illustrated with plates (some folding) throughout. 10 volumes complete as issued. 12mo. 4.5" x 7". Sumptuously bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco.....
The Rezanov to Nueva California in 1806: The Report of Count Nikolai Petrovich Resonov of His Voyage to that Provincia of Nueva Espana from New Archangel. An English Translation Revised and Corrected, With Notes Etc. by Thomas C. Russell.
San Francisco. The Private Press of Thonas C. Russell. 1926. This edition limited to 260 numbered copies of which this is #183. Signed by Thomas C. Russell to limitation page.....
Notes on a Cellar Book.
London. Macmillan and Company. 1920. The First Edition. 12mo.(5.25"x7"). Handsomely custom bound in 3/4 Tree Calf and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments with elaborate gilt tooled motifs.Gilt tooled raised.....
Craftsman Homes and More Craftsman Homes - Two Volumes.
New York. The Craftsman Publishing Company. 1909 - 1912. First Editions. Profusely illustrated throughout by colour and monochrome renderings, drawings, schematics, floorplans,photographs etc. Two Volumes. Folios. 8" 11". 1. Imprinted.....
Illustrated Natural History of the Three Kingdoms, Containing Scientific and Popular Descriptions of man, Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, etc.
New York. Green and Spencer. 1848. Illustrated throuhout with 175 hand-coloured and monochrome plates after engravings. Volumes 1,2,and 3 ( of 4 ). Thick 8vo.'s Bound in full calfskin. Gilt.....