New York: Lucis Pub. Co, 1950. First ed. (presumed). Hardcover. Quarto in blue polished cloth; xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: Certain preliminary clarifications -- I. The nature of glamour -- II. The Causes of glamour -- III. The ending of glamour -- IV. The technique of..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997. 1st U.S. ed. ; first printing (full letter line: A-E). Hardcover. Octavo in dark, color-illus DJ ; 329 p. : 22 cm. Time travel -- Fiction. Immortalism -- Fiction. Dr. Zeus Incorporated (Imaginary organization) -- Fiction. Science fiction. England -- Fiction. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1952. Hardcover. Hardcover quarto in color illustrated DJ. 176 pages : b/w illustrations ; 22 cm. Uncommon in jacket. || Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana (Library of Congress) || illustrated by Warren Baumgartner. More
Camden, SC: Briar Patch Press, 1987. Reprint of the 1867 ed. published by Macmillan, London. Hardcover. Quarto in brown faux leather, gilt stamped and ornamented boards; AEG; marbled endpapers; xxii, 606 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Folding map at rear. A very nice copy of this classic. / Travel. ..... More
[New York]: Paradise Press, 1978. Mass market paperback. 12mo pocketbook in color-illus yellow wrappers; 177 pages, b&w photo illustrations ; 18 cm. Motion pictures, American. Science fiction films. Steven Spielberg A Paradise press book."/ "A Bunch Book" -- Cover / 'Behind the scenes diary of how they made the decade's..... More
Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1881. Hardcover. Small quarto in decorative stamped and polished brown cloth; 760p, b&w plates, More
Boston: Little, Brown, 2002. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Large octavo in a black DJ ; 310 p. ; 25 cm. Erotic Fiction -- Novel -- Murder Mystery. More
![Item #94163 [Four Vintage Pocketbooks]: Go Tell It on the Mountain ; Giovanni's Room ; Tell Me...](/pictures/thumb/94163-1.jpeg?v=1678224392)
New York: Dell, 1969, various. Paperback. Four vintage massmarket paperbacks. First pocketbook printing of Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone; third printings of Go Tell It on the Mountain & Going to Meeet the Man; fifth printing of Giovanni's Room. More
Montevideo: Casa "A. Barreiro y Ramos", s. a., 1937. Hardcover. Hardcover octavo in brown institutional cardboard protective cover. 82 pages, 1 leaf including plates, b/w illustrations 23 cm. Newspaper vendors. In Spanish. || Montevideo (Uruguay). Casa del canillita. More
![Item #93202 History of California [Complete in Seven Volumes]. Hubert Howe Bancroft, Henry...](/pictures/thumb/93202-1.jpeg?v=1656698907)
San Francisco: The History Company, 1890. Hardcover. Seven quarto volumes in blind-stamped brown-maroon ornamental cloth, gilt titles; b&w illustrations (maps, plans) throughout; 24 cm; approx 600-700 pages per volume. Title pages states 1890; copyright page states 1889. Presumably the lmost comprehensivehistory of California in of its time and for many..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899 (1896). First ed., later printing. Hardcover. Ovtavo in pale blue rustic cloth with stamped pictorial front and gilt titles; viii pages, 1 leaf, 176 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates, 3 plates 18 cm. Publisher's advertisements: [6] p. at end. Humor, satire, and bicycles! Bangs was..... More
Akron, Ohio ; New York: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1933. Paperback. Folio in color illus paper wraps; 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm. Striking illustrations in color. / Sambo (Fictitious character) Sambo (Fictitious character) Fiction. Printed books -- United States -- Ohio -- Akron -- 20th century..... More
Madrid; Caracas: Librería de Leocadio López; Rojas Hermanos, 1874. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo in brown and gold-gilt boards xxi, 626, [1] p. ; 23 cm. Spanish language -- Foreign words and phrases -- French. Spanish language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries. More
Tel Aviv: Ichud Habonim, [1960]. Hardcover. Octavo in white color illus DJ, 174 pages, b&w illustrations, 23 cm. Signed by author and presumed editor. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Deganyah Alef (Israel) -- History. More
![Item #93299 Chronicles of the Dark Ages [Three Volumes]; Coming of the Anglo-Saxons; Anglo-Saxon...](/pictures/thumb/93299-1.jpeg?v=1658432407)
London: The Folio Society, 2008. Hardcover. Three quarto dark green volumes in matching slipcase: color illustrations ; 26 cm. Approx 350p per volume; bibliographical references. Contents: [Volume 1] The coming of the Anglo-Saxons -- [Volume 2] Anglo-Saxon lore and learning -- [Volume 3] The fall of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. /..... More
Rio de Janeiro: Edição FUNARTE, 1978. Second edition. Paperback. Paperback light brown octavo. 125 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. In Portuguese. || Series: MPB reedições ;; 4;. More
Rio de Janeiro: Edição FUNARTE, 1978. Second edition. Paperback. Paperback light brown octavo. 125 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. In Portuguese. Scarce.|| Brazil, Music Brazilian music. || Series: MPB reedições ;; 4;. More
Dorset, England: Archive Publishing, 2013. Paperback. Quarto in purple pictorial wraps; 608 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm + audio CD in pocket attached to inside back cover. Contents: Prologue: Civilization / William Anderson -- Introduction: A mythic time of choice -- pt. 1. My quest begins..... More
London: Penguin, 2001. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. White paperback ; xviii, 548 p, [16] p. of b&w plates : illus, facsims, genealtable, maps, ports. ; 24 cm. Poetry -- English -- 19th century -- Biography. More
Jackson: University Press of Mississipp, 1995. Paperback. x, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: The Mohican myth and the American dream -- Cooper's book -- Becoming a classic -- Movie Mohicans, 1909-1936 -- Movie Mohicans, 1947-1992 -- The television and cartoon versions -- Comic books: The Hidden tradition..... More
Austin: University of Texas. Humanities Research Center. 1966. First printing. Hardcover. Octavo in white DJ; 120 p. facsims. 25 cm. On spine: The Browning collection at the University of Texas./ Bibliography: p. [12]-[13]. Women and literature -- England -- Bibliography. More
Milan: Skira, 2003. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Folio in color-illus white jacket (black spine); 285 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm; bibliographical references. "The history of glass and glassmaking is shown here through 400 works from ancient times to those created using the latest technology. Glass is the..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Folio in pink jacket; 167 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm. In English. Series: Armando Salas Portugal photographs of the modern architecture of Mexico, v. 1 / Contents: The villages of yesteryear / Ernest H. Brooks II -- Luis Barragán..... More
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Milano: Treves, 1889. Hardcover. Light green duodecimo, dark green spine, gilt to spine, pocket book, 308 pages. In Italian. Rare, only 1 holding and 4 book records in WorldCat (all 1 holding). Lacking DJ. Series: Biblioteca amena, 297. Novel, Fiction. More
Chicago: Reuben H. Lilja & Co., Inc., 1941. Hardcover. Large quarto in color illus boards; 14 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm, Plastic ring binding. A very early 'eyeball book' (possibly the first such design implementation?) , in which a 'button' attachment to rear wrapper is used as..... More