(Buenos Aires): Editorial Indoamerica Library of the New World, 1968. 9th ed. Hardcover. Small quarto in rustic turquoise cloth and pale blue illus dust jacket; 304 page, 24 cm; errata slip inserted; bibliographical references (pages 240-258). In Spanish. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper recto to Latin Americanist &..... More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Arada Books, 2008. First edition. Paperback. Paperback black octavo. 183 pages, illustrations (some color), 21 cm. Cave churches -- Ethiopia -- Lalibela. Buildings. Guidebooks. More
Paris: M.-Th. Génin, 1971. Paperback. White illus octavo 447 pages plates 24 cm. In French: Automobiles -- Histoire. Automobiles -- Industrie et commerce -- France. More
Portola Institute, 1971. Paperback. Paperback black folio; 447 pages, b/w illustrations, 37 cm. Includes the original 18-page large-format (approx 8x12") stapled & photo-illustrated "teaser" pamphlet for Whole Earth catalogs laind in. Quite scarce thus, with pahphlet. More
New York: Atheneum, 1971. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Large quarto in multicolored DJ, red spine, design to front board, 42 pages, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Inscribed and signed by author. || Anansi (Legendary character) -- Legends. || These tales are full of the life and spirit..... More
Barcelona: Ramón Sopena, 1949. Hardcover. Beige cloth octavo; 412 pág. + lám. 2-21 21 cm. In Spanish; Cocina -- Recetas. I. More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1957. Second English translation. Hardcover. Octavo in white multicolored DJ, brown spine, deckled edges, 145 pages; 22 cm. Italy -- Fiction. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Uncommon. More
México: N.P., 1940. Paperback. Small quarto in color illus offwhite wraps; 246 pages : illustrations, plates (some color), music ; 23 cm. In Spanish. Very well illustrated. Uncommon. || Indigenous dance -- Mexico. Native American dance and ritual. Choreography, Music, Baile. Rhythm || "El principal objeto de este libro es..... More
Mexico: Secretaría de Educación Pública; Talleres graficos de la nacion, 1928. Hardcover. Quarto in offwhite printed & illus paper-backed boards; 351 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, music ; 24 cm. "Cien aires nacionales mexicanos para piano": pages [237]-341. In Spanish. Numerous b&w photo reproductions of historical interest. "Cien aires nacionales..... More
London: Griffith & Farran, [1882]. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. Small octavo in stamped and silver & gold gilt cloth-backed boards; xv, 239 pages.; 31p appendix ; 20 cm. Handomely done illustrations to front board. 31-page bookseller-catalogue to rear. Bookseller stamp of S Hogg Charing Cross road to front pastedown. Contents..... More
St. Louis: Chambers, 1884. Third edition. Hardcover. Black-cloth octavo, gilt design to front board and gilt to spine, xix, 227 pages, b&w illustrations. Childbirth, Customs, Folklore, Primitive. More
New York: Arno Press, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo in black DJ, 316 pages; 22 cm. A sharp, attractive copy. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.|| Detective and mystery fiction. More
London: Smith Elder & Co, 1855. Blind-stamped decorated and gilt-titled original boards. Octavo in original in blind-stamped decorated and gilt-titled orange-brown boards. blind-stamped boards and spine 400+ p, index, illustrations. A desirable copy. UNOPENED // Agriculture, Economy, Paper, Fibers. More
New York: Grove Press, 1955. First English language edition. Hardcover. Octavo in black price-clipped DJ, xliv, gilt to spine, 191 pages, b&w portrait ; 22 cm. Early edition, scarce. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Poetry of places, Topographical poetry. || Series: Evergreen books, E-54. || In Spanish..... More
Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, Primavera Press, 1931. Hardcover. Octavo in pale red, yellow and blue swirled marbled paper backed boards, rustic cloth beige spine; 74 pages. One of fifty copies. Signed and inscribed on colophon by the author to one Charles K. Adams in year of publication. Also laid in..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition(stated). Hardcover. Oblong octavo in handsome color backed boards and similar dust jacket; 92 pages ; 19 x 23 cm. "Typography, Binding and Jacket Design by Vincent Torre". Contents: Cultural exchange -- Ride, Red, ride -- Shades of pigmeat -- Ode to Dinah..... More
Portland, Maine: A.J. Johnston, 1978. Third printing. Hardcover. Octavo in white-pale blue DJ, x, gilt to spine, 257 pages, 28 unnumbered leaves of plates, b&w illustrations, map (on lining paper) ; 24 cm. Signed by author. || China -- Description and travel. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. First edition (unstated). Hardcover. Quarto in red DJ, ix, 80 pages, b&w illustrations ; 27 cm. African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature. || Two young black boys examine the Reconstruction and Civil Rights eras and the effect these periods have had..... More
Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Neoprekkusu, 2004, 2003. VHS. VHS box with black spine and spine title in japanese || VHS cassette 16:9 LB, (159 min.). In Japanese. || Abstract: A man enters a strange world where he is an outsider until he finds a woman who wants to leave it and..... More
(New York): Liberation News Service, N.D. Unknown edition. Paperback. White quarto, 69 pages ; 26 cm. Street theater, Cultural Studies. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in red DJ, gilt to spine, ix, 272 pages ; 21 cm. Africa, West -- History. || Blyden, Edward Wilmot, 1832-1912. || West African history series. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. More
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. hardcover. Three folio volumes in original white cardboard box with printed paper title label to box front; in a smaller secondary, two-part loose-folding 'box', as issued. The book: decorative red & beige rustic cloth, xxxiii, 281 pages illustrations in b/w and color, 31 cm..... More
London, New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, [1874]. [Second edition]. Hardcover. Folio in full leather (calf) ornamental blind-stamped and gilted boards; raised bands to spine, AEG; frontis, xii, 329 pages, 50 full-page b&w plates (Doré illustrations); 33 cm. With a 62-page introduction by Vaughan. A lovely leather folio edition..... More
Tokyo: Ishi Press, 1972. Hardcover. Hardcover octavo in purple DJ. 140 pages (pages 138-140 advertisements) : b/w illustrations ; 21 cm. Series: The Ishi Press go series ;; G6;. More
New York: Schocken Books, 1983. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo in blue DJ, xii, 307 p, chiefly b&w illus (some color), plans. Architecture. || Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976. || Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. || DJ protected in archival..... More