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Gernsheim, Helmut (foreword by James Pope-Hennessy) BEAUTIFUL LONDON
Phaidon Press London (1950) 1st ed 124pp 103 photos by H. Gernsheim HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006148I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue British History)
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Thorp, Margaret Farrand NEILSON OF SMITH
Oxford University Press New York 1956 363pp HC Card signed by the author tipped to the front free endpaper. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) card signed by author
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006182I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Schiffer, Margaret B. HISTORICAL NEEDLEWORK OF PENNSYLVANIA
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1968) 1st ed 160pp B&W and color illustrations HC Over 100 examples described and illustrated, of which almost half are samplers. Besides samplers, chapters include: crewel embroidery, silk embroidery, Moravian needlework, Florentine embroidery, canvas work, Berlin work, stump work, and Pennsylvania German needlework. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006185I   details     inquire
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Massie, Robert K. THE ROMANOVS: THE FINAL CHAPTER
Random House New York (1995) 2nd ptg 308pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0394580486 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006187I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Royalty)
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Alexander, Charles C. JOHN MCGRAW
Viking New York (1988) 358pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0670807303 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006194I   details     inquire
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Hershiser, Orel (with Jerry B. Jenkins) OUT OF THE BLUE
Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Pub., Inc Brentwood, TN (1989) 2nd ptg 218pp color photo section HC ISBN 0943497574 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006195I   details     inquire
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McCarber, Tim (with Ray Robinson) OH, BABY, I LOVE IT! - BASEBALL SUMMERS, HOT PENNANT RACES, GRANDSALAMIS, JELLYLEGS, EL SWERVOS, DINGERS, AND DUNKERS, ETC.
Villard Books New York 1987 1st ed 245pp HC ISBN 0394556917 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006196I   details     inquire
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Buhler, Kathryn C. PAUL REVERE, GOLDSMITH 1735-1818
Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1956 65 halftone illustrations PB very good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006205I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Jackson, Donald Dale GOLD DUST
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1980 1st ed 361pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0394400461 "The saga of the forty-niners - their adventures and ordeals, their courage and greed, their inqenuities, delusions, bonanzas, and catastrophies - in California and on the way there." very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006214I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Hajek, Lubor MINIATURES FROM THE EAST
Spring Books London (1960) 110pp color plates follow text HC "The famous 'Rajput' school of miniature painting came to full expression in India in the 17th century, and its achievements represent one of the high peaks in the history of Oriental art." good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006226I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Montagu, Ashley ON BEING HUMAN
Henry Schuman New York 1951 125pp HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006243I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Psychology Books)
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Stoutenburgh, J. DICTIONARY OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Philosophical Library New York orig pub 1960 459pp HC very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 2.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006249I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Becker, Ethel A. A TREASURY OF ALASKANA: THE ALASKA STORY
Bonanza Books New York (1977) 183pp B&W photos HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006254I   details     inquire
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Kelly, Katie THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY
Saturday Review Press New York (1972) 247pp HC ISBN 0841501262 good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006267I   details     inquire
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Zaitzevsky, Cynthia FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AND THE BOSTON PARK SYSTEM
Harvard University Press Cambridge 1982 262pp 178 B&W ill. HC ISBN 0674318307 An invaluable resource for anyone interested in landscape architecture, city planning, the history of Boston, or the nineteenth century urban park movement and its current revival. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) few small tears jacket
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006295I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Chitty, Susan THAT SINGULAR PERSON CALLED LEAR: A BIOGRAPHY OF EDWARD LEAR, ARTIST,TRAVELLER, AND PRINCE OF NONSENSE
Atheneum New York 1989 305pp B&W photos HC ISBN 068911897X very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006301I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Speck, G. E. & Sutherland, E. ENGLISH ANTIQUES
Ward Lock Limited London (1970) 191pp B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0706310950 First published in 1969. Introduction to the scope of English antiques and what is available. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006306I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue British History)
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Nagel, Charles AMERICAN FURNITURE 1650-1850: A BRIEF BACKGROUND AND AN ILLUSTRATEDHISTORY
Chanticleer Press New York (1949) 112pp 69 color & B&W ill, 18 draw. HC good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006307I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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de Jonge, Eric (editor and introduction by) COUNTRY THINGS FROM THE PAGES OF THE MAGAZINE ANTIQUES
The Pyne Press Princeton (1973) 341pp B&W illustrations PB Collection of articles from the MAGAZINEANTIQUES, on country furnishings, etc. very good, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006310I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Savill, Mervyn TIDE OF LONDON: A STUDY OF LONDON AND ITS RIVER
Britannicvs Liber Limited London (1951) 176pp 37 B&W and 2 color plates HC This book is a chronicleof the people who have lived on the banks of the Thames from the earliest times. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006314I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue British History)
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Sloane, Eric AMERICAN YESTERDAY
Wilfred Funk, Inc. New York (1956) 7th ptg 123pp ill. by Eric Sloane HC very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006323I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Ackerman, Diane THE MOON BY WHALE LIGHT - AND OTHER ADVENTURES AMONG BATS, PENGUINS,CROCODILIANS, AND WHALES
Random House New York (1991) 1st ed 249pp HC ISBN 0394585747 very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006333I   details     inquire
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Hillier, Bevis POTTERY AND PORCELAIN 1700-1914 - ENGLAND, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA:THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE DECORATIVE ARTS
Meredith Press New York (1968) 386pp 16 color plates, 112pp B&W HC Book emphasizes the social and economic aspects in the development of ceramics. Bibliography. Franklin 2979 - best on the subject. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006338I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Hughes, G. Bernard THE COUNTRY LIFE POCKET BOOK OF CHINA
Country Life Limited London (1965) 376pp over 900 ill. by T. Hughes HC good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006341I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Kelly, Alison WEDGWOOD WARE
Ward Lock Limited London (1970) 96pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0706318900 "A Ward Lock Collectors Monograph" very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006342I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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LOAN EXHIBITION OF EIGHTEENTH AND EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY FURNITURE &GLASS - GIRL SCOUTS LOAN EXHIBITION CATALOGUE 1929
Hillman Printers (Frome Ltd) England (1977) reprint B&W illustrations HC Reprint of the scarce "Girl Scouts Exhibition Catalog". This exhibit in 1929 included: "Examples of Lustre Ware, Lowestoft, and Toile de Jouy used in America during these periods. Portraits by Stuart, Peale and Others". This was a benefit exhibition at the American Art Galleries in New York City from September 25th to October 9th 1929. It is this exhibit that preciptated a collecting awareness for these periods. CONDITION NOTE - This is a nice clean and tight copy BUT this copy exhibits some mottling to the cloth. This copy comes from a Florida home, and this mottling can occur in that climate. Internally a "like-new" copy. very good, light blue cloth (hardcover) NOTE CLOTH IS MOTTLED
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006355I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Holzer, Hans PSYCHIC INVESTIGATOR
Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York (1968) 2nd ptg 192pp B&W photos HC "The eerie world of ghostly phenomena - explored by the world's most famous ghost hunter." very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006358I   details     inquire
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Steinour, Harold EXPLORING THE UNSEEN WORLD
The Citadel Press New York (1959) 1st ed 258pp HC Based on the theme, "lets be sensible about the psychic", the author shows that psychic phenomena deserve the serious attention of scientists and laymen alike. good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006365I   details     inquire
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Borland, Hal WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE
J. B. Lippincott Company Philadelphia (1963) 2nd ptg 288pp HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006370I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Sloane, Eric AN AGE OF BARNS
Funk & Wagnalls New York (1967) 8th ptg 95pp ill. by Eric Sloane HC ISBN 030870052X More than 80 pen and ink drawings by Sloane, and ten full-color plates of paintings of barns. One of the more elusive Eric Sloane titles, especially signed. This book is an absolute must for any "barn lover"! Boldly signed "Eric Sloane" in black pen on the front free endpaper. very good w/very good dustjacket, signed "Eric Sloane"
Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006377I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Marton, Kati THE POLK CONSPIRACY: MURDER AND COVER-UP IN THE CASE OF CBS NEWSCORRESPONDENT GEORGE POLK
Farrar, Straus & Giroux New York (1990) 1st ed 369pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0374135533 very good w/verygood dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006389I   details     inquire
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Edelson, Edward WHO GOES THERE? THE SEARCH FOR INTELLIGNET LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1979 1st ed 196pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0385112572 very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006412I   details     inquire
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Goldscheider, Ludwig MICHELANGELO: PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, ARCHITECTURE
Phaidon Publishers, Inc. London (1962) 4th ed 262pp 400 ill. in color and B&W HC First published in1953 good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover) owner's insc.
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006416I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Laskin, David A COMMON LIFE: FOUR GENERATIONS OF AMERICAN LITERACY FRIENDSHIP ANDINFLUENCE
Simon & Schuster New York (1994) 460pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0671724193 Author tells the stories of four friendships that helped to define the course of American literature: Nathaniel Hawthorne and herman Melville, Henry James and Edith Wharton, Katherine Anne Porte and Eudora Welty, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006422I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Roper, Laura Wood FLO: A BIOGRAPHY OF FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED
Johns Hopkins University Pr. Baltimore (1983) 555pp PB ISBN 0801830184 First published in 1973. fine, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006423I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Serven, James E. (edited by) THE COLLECTING OF GUNS
Bonanza Books New York orig pub 1964 272pp 100s of sepia tone ills. HC A compendium of data of whatis most important to anyone interested in firearms development. Designed to help the collector better understand, and get full enjoyment of the hobby of collecting guns. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006447I   details     inquire
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Crankshaw, Edward TOLSTOY: THE MAKING OF A NOVELIST
The Viking Press New York (1974) 276pp B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0670718610 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Schachner, Nathan ALEXANDER HAMILTON
D. Appleton-Century Co., Inc New York (1946) 1st ed 488pp HC An authoritative biography of the great American Federalist. good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Kaye, Marvin THE HANDBOOK OF MAGIC
Dorset Press New York (1989) 310pp ill. by Al Kilgore HC ISBN 0880292938 Reprint of THE STEIN AND DAY HANDBOOK OF MAGIC originally published in 1973. "Whether you've always wanted to know they they do it, actually become a magician, or just learn some tricks to entertain your friends, master magician Marvin Kaye reveals how you can amaze and mystify audiences from two to two thousand. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006462I   details     inquire
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Klamkin, Charles BARNS: THEIR HISTORY, PRESERVATION, AND RESTORATION
Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York (1973) 1st ptg 162pp 143 B&W photos by the author HC The functional beauty and rural charm of one of our country's oldest landmarks. Not only a panoramic view of barns, but Klamkin provides practical information on the renovation, remodeling, and preservation of barns. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006477I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Ludy, Robert B. HISTORIC CHURCHES OF THE WORLD
The Stratford Co. Boston, MA 1926 325pp 128 B&W illustrations HC very good, purple cloth (hardcover) inscribed by the author
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(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Wain, John SAMUEL JOHNSON
The Viking Press New York (1974) 388pp HC ISBN 0670616710 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Williams, Neville HENRY VIII AND HIS COURT
Weidenfeld and Nicolson London (1971) 271pp 150 B&W ill, 48pp color ill HC ISBN 0297003690 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006510I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Royalty)
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Williams, Thomas MALLARME AND THE LANGUAGE OF MYSTICISM
University of Georgia Press Athens, GA (1970) 99pp HC ISBN 0820302457 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006522I   details     inquire
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Marcosson, Isaac F. ANACONDA
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York (1957) 370pp B&W photos HC The story of the Anaconda Company is a major chapter in the epic of American industry. Its name is synonymous with copper. From a hole in the ground - the fabulous Anaconda mine - on Butte Hill, which became the Richest Hill on Earth, stemmed an empire that today stretches from the Rockies to the Andes. good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket lacks FFEP
Price: USD 1.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006540I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Greiff, Constance M. (ed) GREAT HOUSES FROM THE PAGES OF THE MAGAZINE ANTIQUES
Weathervane Books New York (1973) 380pp B&W photos, color plates HC ISBN 0517180073 A collection of 30 articles from the magazine selected from 1944 to 1971. good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006545I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Sloane, Eric & Anthony, Edward MR. DANIELS AND THE GRANGE
Funk & Wagnalls New York (1968) 1st ed 119pp ill. by Eric Sloane HC The story of Alexander Hamilton's home, The Grange. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Davis, Deering; Dorsey, Stephen P.; & Hall, Ralph Cole (f... GEORGETOWN HOUSES OF THE FEDERAL PERIOD - WASHINGTON, D.C. 1780-1830
Architectural Book Pub, Inc. New York 1944 1st ed 130pp B&W illustrations HC good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Eberlein, Harold Donaldson & Hubbard, Cortland Van Dyke COLONIAL INTERIORS: FEDERAL AND GREEK REVIVAL - THIRD SERIES
William Helburn, Inc. New York 1938 153 B&W plates HC Presented are domestic interiors from southeastern Pennsylvania, the Jerseys and Delaware. Also included are some examples from NY, NH and Maryland. good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light edgewear
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006560I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Hays, Wilma Pitchford THE STORY OF VALENTINE
Coward-McCann New York (1956) 56pp ill. by Leonard Weisgard HC Written from a child's point of view. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Ramsey, L. G. G. (editor) THE CONNOISSEUR NEW GUIDE TO ANTIQUE ENGLISH POTTERY, PORCELAIN AND GLASS
E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. New York (1961) 128pp text 64pp photos, line drawings HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006565I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Burton, William A HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN
Cassell and Company, Ltd. London 1902 196pp 35 color plts, 90 B&W ill. HC Copy 402 of limited edition of 1,200 copies. Marks also illustrated. Franklin 3239. very good, green cloth, teg (hardcover)
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006568I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Chaffers, William (revised and editied by H. M. Cundall) THE NEW KERAMIC GALLERY - Two Volumes Complete
Reeves and Turner London 1926 2 vols, 694pp B&W illustrations HC An exceptional set - companion volume to Chaffer's MARKS ON MONOGRAMS ON POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. This is the third edition enlarges by over 100 additional illustrations. Over 700 illustrations in all including eight full-page color plates. fine w/good+ dustjackets (hardcover)
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006575I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Janzen, Reinhild Kauenhoven, and Janzen, John M. MENNONITE FURNITURE: A MIGRANT TRADITION (1766-1910)
Good Books Intercourse, PA (1991) 231pp 241 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 1561480479 Tells the story of the Plains Mennonites and their journeys. It recounts the roots of their furniture tradition and documents its connection to life in the Vistula Delta in the late 1700s and early 1800s. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Gloag, John THE ENGLISH TRADITION IN DESIGN
Adam & Charles Black London (1959) revised 89pp 40 plates, 72 B&W text ill. HC This revised and enlarged edition on the history, survival and contemporary expression of the English tradition. Embraces many branches of design. Discussed is the decline and fall of design in the nineteenth century, the unrecognised birth and growth of what is now called industrial design, the decay of handicrafts during the transition from handwork to machine production, and their revival by William Morris. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) - EX-LIB
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Haley, Jacquetta M. (editor) PLEASURE GROUNDS: ANDREW JACKSON DOWNING AND MONTGOMERY PLACE
Sleepy Hollow Press Tarrytown, NY (1988) 1st ed 96pp B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0912882654 Downingwas America's first professional landscape gardener. He worked in the Hudson River Valley during the 19th century, and his greatest admiration was for Montgomery Place, in New York's pastoral Dutchess County. very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS006591I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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de Angeli, Marguerite COPPER-TOED BOOTS
Doubleday & Company. Inc. New York (1938) 94pp ill. by Marguerite de Angeli HC Dark red cloth binding, $2.00 price on dustjacket flap. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Edwards, Samuel THE DOUBLE LIVES OF FRANCISCO DE GOYA
Grosset & Dunlap New York (1973) 1st ptg 248pp B&W photo section HC ISBN 0448013770 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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DU PONT: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN ENTERPRISE
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co Wilmington (1952) 138pp B&W and color ill. HC "The Story of E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company published in Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of the Company on July 19, 1802." Written as a living record of the company. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Marcosson, Isaac F. THE BLACK GOLCONDA: THE ROMANCE OF PETROLEUM
Harper & Brothers New York (1924) 1st ed 369pp B&W illustrations HC Men and companies by regions incrude-oil production the world over as of 1923 with some historical background. Emphasis is on company organization, not on administration or operations. Critical of Royal Dutch Shell and favorable to Standard Oil concerns. A journalistic work, superficial, but useful as a sketch of the development of companies and the industry. Facts not to be relied upon. Larson 2851. good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) white mark on spine
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Lief, Alfred THE FIRESTONE STORY: A HISTORY OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. New York (1951) 437pp B&W photo section HC good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Shopsin, William C. & Broderick, Mosette Glaser (introduc... THE VILLARD HOUSES: LIFE STORY OF A LANDMARK
The Viking Press New York (1980) 144pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0670746851 When Henry Villard built his handsome Roman Renaissance style mansion on Madison Avenue opposite the rear of St. Patrick's Cathedral he broke with an architectural tradition that had existed in New York for decades. He also spared no expense. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket
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Sinclair, Andrew WAR LIKE A WASP: THE LOST DECADE OF THE 'FORTIES
Hamish Hamilton London (1989) 321pp B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0241125316 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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Northend, Mary Harrod WE VISIT OLD INNS
Small, Maynard & Co. Boston (1926 2nd ptg 176pp B&W photos HC Twenty-one inns are investigated, andwith each an area of colonial antiques is explored and described including: clocks, tobies, Liverpool Ware, samplers, scenic wall papers, brass, bandboxes, etc. Thus the reader gets an insight to colonial times in New England. very good (hardcover) exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy
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Nolthenius, Helene IN THAT DAWN: THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY IN ITALY
Darton, Longman & Todd London 1968 262pp 48 B&W plates HC Historical picture of life and society inthirteenth-century Italy. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Miller, George and Miller, Dorothy PICTURE POSTCARDS IN THE UNITED STATES 1893-1918
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. New York (1976) 1st ed 280pp 71 color, over 125 B&W ill. HC ISBN 0517524007 An exhaustive and meticulously researched story of the development of the postcard in America. A MUST IN THE POSTCARD COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY!! very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Aron, Robert THE GOD OF THE BEGINNINGS
William Morrow & Co. New York 1966 244pp HC Based on the Bible, the Talmud, and the Midrash - a significant contribution to our heritage. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Sencourt, Robert T. S. ELIOT: A MEMOIR
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York (1971) 266pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0396063470 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip on jacket
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Wittlich, Petr ART NOUVEAU DRAWINGS
Octopus Books London (1974) 198pp 63 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0706402979 "The works of Mucha, Beardsley, Redon, Rodin, Klimt and other important Art Nouveau artists." good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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King, Roma A. THE FOCUSING ARTIFICE: THE POETRY OF ROBERT BROWNING
Ohio University Press Athens, OH 1968 288pp HC "Shows how Robert Browning's poetry from PAULINE through ASOLANDO arises from and embodies Browning's two major concerns." very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Randier, Jean (translated from the French by M.W.B. Sande... MEN AND SHIPS AROUND CAPE HORN 1616-1939
David McKay Company, Inc. New York (1969) 1st Amer 360pp wonderful B&W ill some color HC ISBN 0213764768 Study of ocean-going sailing ships and the men who sailed them; in particular, their struggles against one of nature's most formidable obstacles - Cape Horn and the terrible seas which pound its shores. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Churchill, Winston S. THE ISLAND RACE
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York (1964) 312pp B&W and color ill. HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hibbard, Howard THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
Harper & Row New York (1980) 1st ed 592pp 1050 ill., 608 in color HC ISBN 0060118873 Founded in 1880, the Metropolitan Museum has wonderful and rich collections. This magnificent book gives an account of the collections in the eighteen separate departments, as well as the history of the museum itself. In effect then, this book becomes a concise history of world art. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Domanska, Janina THE TORTOISE AND THE TREE
Greenwillow Books New York (1978) 1st ptg unpaginated ill. by Janina Domanska HC ISBN 0688801323 Adapted from a Bantu folktale that explains how the tortoise got his patchwork shell. Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Domanska, Janina DIN DAN DON IT'S CHRISTMAS
Greenwillow Books New York (1975) unpaginated ill. by Janina Domanska HC ISBN 0688800033 Illustrated with the feel of stain-glass windows, Polish artist Janina Domanska retells this Polish Christmas carol. This copy from the author's estate. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Domanska, Janina THE FIRST NOEL
Greenwillow Books New York (1986) 1st ed ill. by Janina Domanska HC Domanska takes the words of a familiar carol and transforms them into a glorious pageant with wonderful illustrations. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Domanska, Janina A SCYTHE, A ROOSTER, AND A CAT
Greenwillow Books New York (1981) 1st ed unpaginated ill. by Janina Domanska HC ISBN 0688803083 A retelling of a Russian folktale in which three sons each took his share of his father's inheritance and set out in search of work. Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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Borneman, Henry S. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BOOKPLATES: A STUDY
Pennsylvania German Society Philadelphia 1953 171pp 24 bookplates ill. in color HC Volume 54 of thePublications by Pennsylvania German Society. very good+, red cloth spine, (hardcover) inscribed by the author
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Bova, Ben (editor) CLOSEUP: NEW WORLDS
St. Martin's Press New York (1977) 222pp B&W and color photographs HC "Modern views of the solar system by science-fiction writers who are scientists in their own right." These writers explore newly-opened worlds of planetary possibilities. Recent space probes such as Pioneer 10 and the Viking Mars landing demand creative new theories to explain their discoveries. very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
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Clark, Ronald W. THE SURVIVAL OF CHARLES DARWIN: A BIOGRAPHY OF A MAN AND AN IDEA
Random House New York (1984) 1st ed 449pp B&W photos HC ISBN 039452134X good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Reader's Digest Association THE READER'S DIGEST BOOK OF CHRISTMAS
Reader's Digest Association Pleasantville, NY (1973) 303pp color illustrations HC very good w/good but lightly worn dustjacket (hardcover)
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Petersham, Maud and Petersham, Miska MOSES: FROM THE STORY TOLD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Macmillan Company New York 1958 new ptg unpaginated ill. by the authors HC First published in 1938., "this new edition of one of the Petersham's loveliest books tells simply but in detail the complete story of the life of this great religious leader." Nice clean, tight and fresh copy. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Wallace, Lew THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
Harper & Brothers New York 1902 1st ed 109pp ill. by William M. Johnson HC From "BEN-HUR". BAL 20851. very good, teg bright gold and silver stampings (hardcover)
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Seton, Ernest Thompson BANNERTAIL: THE STORY OF A GRAYSQUIRREL
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1922 1st ed 265pp 100 drawings by Seton HC Exceptionally nice bright and tight copy. very good+, brown cloth (hardcover)
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