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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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.....
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"/.....
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.....
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 Nightless City : or, The " History of the Yoshiwara Yukwaku..
Yokahama: 1899. 1st Edition. Illustrated with colour ( some fold- out ) and monochrome plates. 12mo. Gilt titled brown cloth. The delicious depiction of 19th century Japanese prostitution, noted for.....
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.....
Flower and Fruit prints of the early 18th and 19th Centuries- Their History, Makers and Uses, with a Catalogue Raisonne of the Works in Which They Are Found.
Washington D.C. Published by the author. 1938. This book designed and printed by the deeptone process at The Lakeside Press, in a limited edition of 2500 copies, of which 750.....
A Treatise on Carriages...The Joseph T. Cunningham Copy
London. Printed for the Author by J. Debrett. 1794. The First Edition. Bookplate of Joseph T. Cunningham to front pastedown. Illustrated by 53 engraved plates, 9 of which are folding.....
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.....
Greater Magic- A Practical Treatise on Modern Magic.
Minneapolis. Carl Waring Jones. 1945. Revised edition. Illustrated throughout with monochrome drawings en texte. Thick 8vo. Bound in pictorial gilt titled red cloth covered boards. A Fine copy in a......
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.
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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.....
From Morn Till Eve, A Text Book for a Month with Tetxs for Morning and Evening.
London and New York. Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton and Co., n.d. (Circa 1894). First Edition. Illustrated throughout with chromolithographic floral vignettes en texte. Printed at Nuremberg by E. Nister.....