Medellín: La Universidad, 1985. Paperback. Quarto in glossy white wraps illus. in color; 206 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 201-206). In Spanish. Uncommon. 1,200 copies printed. / History of Education in Latin America. College presidents -- Colombia -- Biography. Présidents..... More

Paris: Seuil, 1979. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in white DJ, 678 pages, 21 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || In French. Series: Histoire immédiate. Africa - Political and social thought - 1979. More

Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press for the American Historical Association, 1952. Hardcover. Pale green printed jacket; xi, 280 pages 24 cm; bibliographical footnotes. "Literature of the private church": pages 252-254. Contents: I. The problem of the tithes in contemporary Italy -- II. Origins of the Ecclesiastical tithe -- III. The..... More

Chicago: Century Book and Paper Co., 1889. Hardcover. Large quarto (small folio) in dark brown blind-stamped ornamental and gilt titled boards; "eight volumes in one" (779 p.) ; 29 cm. Uncommon. A reissue of a work that was apparently first published in eight volumes. || 19th Century Medicine, Popular. Encyclopedias..... More

Palo Alto, Calif. Palo Alto Art Center, 2006. Paperback. Tall narrow quarto in grey color illus stiff cardbaord wraps; 88 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Chiefly color photos; bibliographical references (pages 86-87). Signed and inscribed by Brady. High quaility color photo reproductions of the artist's works. Sculpture, American..... More

New York: Viking, 1997. First ed. Hardcover. Oblong quarto in multi-olor illus paper wraps; viii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm; bibliographical references (pages 224-229) and index. Architecture -- Human factors. Buildings -- Performance. Buildings -- Utilization. Architecture -- Facteurs humains. Constructions -- Comportement. Constructions -- Utilisation..... More

Menlo Park, Calif. Avocet, 1988. 2nd ed. Hardcover. Quarto in white illus baords; 149 pages : numerous b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. Well-illustrated. A standard work. / Bicycles -- Wheels. Bicycles -- Wheels -- Maintenance and repair. Bicyclettes -- Roues. Bicyclettes -- Roues -- Entretien et réparations. Bicycles -- Wheels..... More

Paris: H. Veyrier, 1972. Paperback. Folio in blue glossy stiff wraps illus in color; 226 p.; comic in tri-tone colors; 31 cm. In French. "Les aventures de Bicot contenues dans le présent ouvrage ont paru en France, dans "Dimanche illustré", avant d'être réunies par la Librairie Hachette en quatre volumes..... More

Wurzburg: Selbstverlag des Geographischen Instituts der Universitat Wurzburg, 1969. Paperback. Large octavo in printed orange stiff paper wraps; 221 pages illustrations; bibliographical references (pages 196-217); three b&w folding maps in pockets at rear. In German. Handsome 'rice-paddy' bookplate of Karl J Pelzer, a leading expert on land use in Asia..... More

Berlin, Germany: Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft, 1961. Hardcover. Folding black folio (small quarto in brushed black cloth) with three volumes laid in: Oblong gray octavo (1) with black spine , 178p ; Yellow Octavo, 96p (2) ; Grey Octavo (3) with black spine, 60p. A portfolio ; 24 cm. In..... More

Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1958. Paperback. Three perfect bound softcover octavers laid into a black brushed cloth four-fold flapped portofiio with gilt titles (3 v. in 1); numerous b&w photo reprods. printed on coated stock. Each book approx 80 pp. In German. A handsome production || German literature || Brecht, Bertolt. Berlau..... More

NY: Ballantine, 1968. First printing (stated). Paperback. Pocketbook, 213p, photos. Surfing History, Hawaii, Hawai'i; Hawaiians. More

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1950. Special Edition. Hardcover. Quarto in green cloth; xxi, 558 pages, 50 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some folded), portraits ; 25 cm; index. "Presents the author's birth and youth among the coastal Yaghans in Tierra del Fuego and his adult..... More