Circa, [1910].. [1910].. Very good. - sc A 9-3/4 inch high by 7 inch wide Japanese color woodblock print for fabric designs. The print consists of 2 woodblock illustrations, one depicts yellow berries on colorful fans floating on swirling black & white water with white leaves, the other is of colorful geometrical shapes & leaves. Annotations in Japanese calligraphy are printed at the right of the top illustration and above the bottom image. Stab marks along the right edge of the print, not affecting the images, would indicate that this print was once bound. There is some slight soiling and cre... View More...
Circa, [1910].. [1910].. Very good. - sc A 9-3/4 inch high by 7 inch wide Japanese color woodblock print for fabric designs. The print consists of 2 woodblock illustrations, one depicts fragile plants and fronds on a black background, the other colored spheres with radiant beams on a black background. Annotations in Japanese calligraphy are printed at the right of the top illustration and above the bottom image. Stab marks along the right edge of the print, not affecting the images, would indicate that this print was once bound. A beautiful and delicate color woodblock print mounted with archi... View More...
New Haven, CT: Yale University Library, 1960.. 1960.. Very good. - Octavo, cloth titled in gilt. Slightly dusty. 522 pages. Illustrated with black & white facsimiles. Near fine.
New York: Hotel Booklet Company, (1912).. (1912).. Very good. - Octavo, 7-1/4 inches high by 2-3/4 inches wide. Softcovers bound in white wraps illustrated and decorated in red and black. The top corner of the rear cover is creased. 40 pages, with photographic illustrations and a folding map of the united States and lower Canada depicting quality hotels throughout the US and Montreal. Very good. View More...
Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1972.. 1972.. Very good. - Quarto [12-3/4 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide], white buckram, in a dust wrapper. The book is housed in a gray cardboard slipcase. The binding is lightly bumped. There is a small dent to the spine & the tail of the spine & the bottom corner of the front cover are lightly stained. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly chipped. The slipcase is darkened with some light staining. [v] & 217 illustrations, most of them full- or double-page in color and black & white. A folding list of the illustrations in Chinese is tipped onto the rear en... View More...
Zurich: L'Art Ancien S.A. / Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1968.. 1968.. Very good. - Large octavo, tan decorative wraps. Spine & extremities darkened. Unnumbered pages & 27 pp. of B&W illustrations. Also with full-page & textual illustrations in the body of the catalogue. Very good.
750 items are catalogued. The text is in German. View More...
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Pub. Co., circa [1930].. [1930].. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial simulated linen wrappers [Linentex]. There is some staining to the top & bottom edges of the rear wrap. [6] pages, including inside wraps, printed in blue ink on Linentex. 3 textual illustrations in blue & 2 full-page color illustrations. There are 2 tiny pink stains to the inside front wrap & 1 small, light stain to the inside rear wrap. There is a gift inscription with dates of the school year 1931-1932 at the top of the inside front wrap. Very good. The games included are baseball, ... View More...
NY: Doubleday Page and Co., circa [1900].. [1900].. Very good. - 12mo, stapled tan wraps with decorations in black. The rear wrap is slightly darkened & soiled. [20] pages. Very good. View More...
Soviet Union, circa [1960].. [1960].. Very good. - Square octavo, stapled cream & gray wraps with B&W & color vignettes on front wrap. The front wrap is lightly soiled & slightly darkened. [20] pages. 13 illustrations, most full-page in black & white and in color. Very good. A three-page introduction on Soviet publishing explains that every year during the spring school vacation a tradition Children's Book Week is held in the Soviet Union. Activities include conferences of children's writers and their readers, literary parties and gatherings, book exhibits and large-scale book bazaars. The int... View More...
(Richmond, VA: The William Byrd Press, Inc.), (1960).. (1960).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed red wraps & sewn with brown cord. The extremities are faded & the wraps are lightly bumped with some rippling to the bottom edge of the rear wrap. [13] pages plus colophon. Very good.
Limited edition, designed and produced by the William Byrd Press as a keepsake for the Institute of Early American History and Culture and friends of the press. View More...
(Chicago , IL: The Chicago Literary Club, 1966).. 1966).. Very good. - Small octavo, printed light blue wraps. The spine & extremities are faded with a small tear to the spine. 116 pages. Very good. View More...
New York: Merrimack Publishing Company, circa [1975].. [1975].. Very good. - Small quarto, 9-1/2 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide. Softcovers, bound in bright color pictorial shaped wraps with the top edge cut along the outline of the heads of the 3 bears. [16] pages, including the covers, with brilliant color textual illustrations, 1 double-page and 4 full-page bright color plates illustrating the story of Goldilocks and the 3 bears. Very good. Printed in Hong Kong for Merrimack Publishing Company, this beautifully produced facsimile is a reprint replica of the original edition, so stated on ... View More...
[New York: R. Shugg & Co. Publishers, circa [1872].. [1872].. Very good. - sc A superb 10 inch high by 8-3/4 inch wide chromolithograph from Little Charley's Visit: What He Saw in Central Park, depicting the young boy Charley, seated on a camel handled by a colorfully dressed Zouave in full attire and turbaned headdress. Two young girls are seen in the background rolling a hoop in front of one of Central Park's lovely stone overpasses. There are some minor tears to the left margin and stab marks to the right edge, none of which affects the image. This lovely print is handsomely mounted, with g... View More...
- Octavo, stapled printed tan wraps with vignette in black on front wrap. The wraps are very lightly rubbed with the extremities slightly darkened. 16 pp. & [22] pp. of ads printed on green stock. Very good. A guide to the town and chateau of Bricquebec and to nearby places of interest. The text is in French. View More...
- Original oval, sepia-toned photograph, 5-1/4 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide, mounted on a sheet of cream card stock, 7-1/4 inches high by 10-5/8 inches wide, with the title View of Boston penned below the image. The edges of the mount are slightly darkened & there is a strip of cloth tape along the top edge of the verso of the mount. There is a small piece chipped from a corner of the mount. Very good. An oval sepia-toned panoramic cityscape of Boston as viewed from across the Bay. Domes and towers can be seen on the distant hills with residences and other buildings in the forefront across... View More...
- sc A superb 10 inch high by 8-3/4 inch wide chromolithograph from Little Charley's Visit: What He Saw in Central Park, depicting the young boy Charley seated next to a young girl in a red carriage drawn by goats. A handsomely attired black man, in top hat and long black coat stands next to the goats near the head of the carriage, with a whip loosely held in his hands. The childrens' mother stands at the left of the image, her white gloved hand raised as if addressing the children. A small tear and stab marks along the right margin do not affect the image. This lovely print is handsomely mou... View More...
New York: Marisa Del Re Gallery, 1991.. 1991.. Very good. - Quarto [11-1/2 inches square], softcover. The contents are bound between printed black-and-white cover sheets with black metal rings. The cover sheets are bumped & lightly soiled & the corners of the rear cover sheet are chipped. Unpaginated with some pages printed on black stock. Full-page color photographic portrait of the artist & 9 full-page reproductions of his works in black & white and color. The page corners are bumped & there is some light rubbing to the black stock. Very good. Catalog for an exhibition shown at the Marisa De... View More...
(Ulm [Germany]: Ulmer Museum, 1991).. 1991).. Very good. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 9-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The extremities of the binding are rubbed. 95 pages. Numerous illustrations in color and black & white. Very good.
Catalog for an exhibition which opened at the Ulmer Museum, Ulm, Germany on September 29, 1991 and was shown in Bonn and Berlin in the following year. The catalog essays are printed in German and English. View More...
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Library School, July, 1958.. July, 1958.. Very good. - Octavo, stapled printed gray wraps. Extremities slightly darkened; ink notation on front wrap. pp. 57-65. Very good.
Author's reprint from Library Trends, a publication of the University of llinois Library School. July, 1958. The ink note on the front wrap adds to the title: in the USA: 1945-1957. View More...
(Williamstown, MA: Williams College, 1970).. 1970).. Very good. - Octavo, stapled gray & white pictorial wraps. Front wrap very lightly soiled with a tiny stain. ii & 10 pp. Very good.
A checklist of items from the 15th to the 20th century. View More...
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