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.....
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.....
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.....
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.....
Perry's Hotel and Boarding House Guide - Countries, Towns and Health Resorts...
London. Walter Perry and Co. Ltd., 1931. Edition for 1931. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings and period advertisements. 4to. Gilt titled crimson cloth. An absolute treasure depicting the grand and.....
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 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.....
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.....
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.....
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.....
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.....
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.....
The Lawson History of The America's Cup.
Boston. Thomas Lawson. 1902. The First Edition. This book was published for private distribution only in an Edition of 3000 numbered copies of which this is number 2495. Illustrated with.....
A History of Magic and Experimental Science During the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era.
New York. Columbia University Press. 1947-1953. Volumes 1 and 2 indicate fourth printing 1947. Volumes 3-6 indicate second printing 1953. Six volumes complete as issued. Thick 8vo. Bound in gilt.....