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.....
A Summary of Geography and History, Both Ancient and Modern...
London. T. Cadell and W. Davies. 1816. The Fifth Edition, Corrected. Illustrated with 13 folding copper-engraved maps and 1 folding Astronomical Chart. Complete as issued. Thick 8vo. 5.25" x 8.5"/.....
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.....
Catalogue of Plaster Reproductions From Antique, Medieval and Modern Sculpture.
Boston: P.P. Caproni and Brother, 1911. Catalogue for 1911. Profusely illustrated with monochrome plates dispalying the enormous inventory of the renowned Boston plasterworks. Tall 4to.8" x 10.5". Bound in titled.....
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 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.....
French Provincial Architecture-As Shown in Various Examples of Town and County Houses, Shops and Public Places Adaptable to American Conditions.
Paris. Fred Contet. 1924. Lavishly illustrated with 40 full page drawings of designs and 94 full page monochrome photographs of exteriors and interiors. Folio. 11.0" x 14.5". Fabulously bound in.....
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 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.....
Novum Testamentum, Versione Latina Ariae Montani...
Novi- Eboraci. Typis a Impensis George Long. 1821. Thick 12mo. Bound in full calfskin. Gilt ruled raised bands, morocco label. Text in Greek and latin. Covers rubbed particularly at extremities.....
Facts for Horse Owners: A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Practical Instruction, Embracing the Education, Management, and Care of Horses, etc. etc.
Battle Creek. Magner Publishing Co., 1894. First Edition. Illustrated with 1400 monochrome, duotone and chromolithographic plates and drawings depicting all manner of things equestrian. Thick 4to (6.75" x 9.5"). Bound.....
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.....
Scientific Murder Investigation.
Seattle. Institute of Scientific Criminology. 1933. The First Printing. Illustrated with a Frontis depicting a protocol diagram of a murder investigation. 96pps. 32mo. 4.5"x6". Bound in titled, stiff board wrappers.....
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.....
Northern California, Oregon and the Sandwich Islands.
New York. Harper and Brothers. 1874. The First Edition. Illustrated with a full page frontis map and further by many plates after wood engravings en texte. 8vo. 6.5" x 9.0".....
Paxton's Magazine of Botany,and Register of Flowering Plants.
London. Bradbury and Evans - Orr and Smith . 1834 - 1849. All First Edition Issues. Illustrated by 524 (of 531) tissue-guarded, hand-coloured engraved or lithographic flower plates by F.W......
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.....
The Tourist in Spain. Granada.
London. Robert Jennings and Company. 1835. Jenning's Landscape Annual for 1835. Illustrated with full page Frontis, title, and 19 further plate engravings from drawings by David Roberts. Complete as issued.....
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.....
The Compleat Horseman: or, The Perfect Farrier: In Two Parts...
London. M. Gillyflower, R. Bentley, H. Bonwick, et al. 1696, The First Edition in English. Illustrated by a copperplate engraved frontispiece and 6 additional folding copperplate engraved plates(this copy lacks.....