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Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, undated. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Anonymous. The Inconstancy of Madam Chuang and Other Stories From the Chinese, Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, undated [1924].Octavo, priority unknown here, pp. vii, 259, orange cloth boards with black stamped lettering to spine and front, halftone illustration, former owner's ID stickers on front paste-down. Six traditional Chinese stories translated into English by E.B. Howell. See Richard John Lynn's Chinese Literature, p. 62.Condition of this book:Minor spine slant, spine yellowed, faint staining to back cover, foxed preliminaries, inside clean. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary;… Ler mais

Munroe and Francis, Boston, 1832. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A Boston Housekeeper [Mrs. N.K.M. Lee]. The Cook's Own Book: Being a Complete Culinary Encyclopedia, Boston: Munroe & Francis, 1832.12mo, first edition, pp. xxxvi, 300, full sheep, probably a 20th-century binding, gilt stamped lettering and rules to spine, with endpages replaced and no half-title, reverse of ffep preserving a gift inscription, with another ownership signature on title page. Woodcut engraving showing how to break down an ox, with the facing page giving prices of various cuts of meat. See Lowenstein, American Cookery, 160, and Cagle & Stafford 447.OCLC Worldcat locates several copies in American institutions, but this first edition is scarce in the private marketplace, the auction records showing that the last sale took place in 2008 ($1800 at Swann gallery).Condition of this book:Very good and tight, boards worn at… Ler mais

MacMillan, New York, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. NORDENSKIOLD, A.E. The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe, New York: Macmillan, 1882.Quarto, first U.S. edition, pp. xxvi, 756, half black cloth over marbled boards, steel engravings, 10 folding linen maps. Chronicles the first-ever complete crossing of the Northeast Passage in 1879, translated from the Swedish by Alexander Leslie. This copy is sound and complete but only a map collector could love it, because the maps are fine while the rest of the book has numerous flaws, including cracked joints, library markings, pink stains, and tape repairs to text leaves. The maps are reproductions of much older work as well as original cartography, such as N. Selander's "The North Coast of the Old World" and G. Bove's "Sketch Map of Taimur Sound." This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact.… Ler mais

Putnam, New York, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. ANNIE ELIZA PIDGEON SEARING. The Land of Rip Van Winkle, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1884.Quarto, first edition, pp. xii, 147, four-panel frontispiece panorama, blue cloth boards with elaborate gilt, black and red decoration, all edges gilt, illustrated, with a charming gift inscription on a front blank (see photo).The author, a Vassar graduate, "tells in a pleasant conversational style the story of a summer tour through the Catskills, and relates many romantic legends connected with the mountain region," according to the Vassar Miscellany of October 1885. "The book is illustrated by numerous engravings." Artists include Joseph Lauber and Charles Volkmar.Condition of this book:Overall good and sound, significant rubbing at corners and spine ends; scattered foxing, stains to covers. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous… Ler mais

Quaker City, Philadelphia, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A.H. PLATT, M.D. Human Life Prolonged; or, Five Thousand Facts for Physical Existence, Philadelphia: Quaker City Publishing, 1871.Octavo, first edition, pp. xi, 12-680, purple cloth boards with blind-stamped fillets and corner pieces, gilt lettering to spine, two illustrations. With contributions from various authorities in all walks of life. Randomly arranged entries including medical and non-medical advice and observation of the human condition. Scarce: Worldcat records only 6 copies.Condition of this book:Spine sunned with small losses at ends. Hinge crack at copyright page, endpapers soiled, overall good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2… Ler mais

Self published, London, undated. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A HUMORIST PHYSICIAN (Richard Cobbold). Geoffrey Gambado; Or, A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours: London: self-published, undated (mid- 1800s).Thin octavo, pp. 115, red morocco boards, tipped in illustrations by the caricaturist Henry Bunbury, hand colored (most just splashed with pink wash), former owner's name on free front endpaper, dated 1890. Scarce; Worldcat locates only 6 copies, and suggests a publication date of 1865.Cobbold built humorous stories around the illustrations; Bunbury was long dead by the time this was published.Condition of this book:Spine amateurishly repaired with tape. Covers have a few stains, inside clean. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Front board is detached. All edges clean, neat and free of… Ler mais

Lee & Shepherd, Boston, 1873. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. OSGOOD, MRS. M.A. Black Cato, New York and Boston: Lee & Shepherd/Dillingham, 1873.12mo, early printing of a book released in 1872 as part of the Little Canary Series of children's books, pp. 207, frontis and 2 title pages (one illustrated) pebbled green cloth boards with gilt-stamped lettering and illustration. Adventures of white children and an ex-slave, 22-year-old Cato; plenty of dialect to think about here.Condition of this book:Overall very good, boards lightly worn with rubbing at extremities.Name penciled on front pastedown, free front endpaper lacking, other leaves clean and tight, toning, tissue protecting title page is foxing. Size: duodecimo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity… Ler mais

Artpress, n.p, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. ABBOTT, BERENICE. American Photographer, n.p.: Artpress, 1982.Folio, copy No. 262 of an edition of 400, pp. 256, red cloth boards with silver lettering on front and spine, slipcased, duotone photos, signed on the limitation page by Abbott. This edition was issued with a signed print, but the present copy lacks that. A beautifully printed retrospective on Abbott's entire career.Condition of this book:Very near fine with some flaking to the silver lettering on the spine. Slipcase has a few minor marks. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Photography; United States; 1980s; Biography &… Ler mais

Bradbury, Agnew, London, undated. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: John Leech. GILBERT ABBOTT A'BECKETT. The Comic History of England, 2 volumes in 1, London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., undated (mid-1800s).Octavo, priority unknown here (either the 1863 or 1881 reissue), pp. xviii, 320; 304, rebound in maroon buckram with original backstrip laid down, all edges gilt, illustrated by John Leech, the Punch artist, with 20 hand-colored etchings and 200 woodcuts. History "in a homely shape," says the author. "The element of comedy in the book is provided exclusively by Leech's illustrations," says Gordon Ray in The Illustrator and the Book in England. Ray dates the first edition to 1847-48 (Ray 136). Also see Tooley 297.Condition of this book: Covers faded, overall very good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and… Ler mais

Maeght, Paris, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Adami. Derriere le Miroir limited edition, Paris: Maeght, 1970.Folio, No. 123 of an edition of 150 on Rives de velin Arches paper, pp. 32, 1 (limitation page), wraps in chemise, slipcase with paper label, 3 original color lithographs. Text in French by Jacques Dupin.Condition of this book:All fine except for a few small marks on the chemise. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 1970s; French Language; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54887. .

Harmony Books, New York, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. DOUGLAS ADAMS. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, New York: Harmony, 1985.Octavo, first edition, pp. 204, paper-covered boards. Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect return to Earth after a six-year odyssey.Condition of this book:Fine in jacket that is sunned at edges. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1980s; Science Fiction & Fantasy. ISBN: 0517554399. ISBN/EAN: 9780517554395. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55265. . 9780517554395

Tonson, London, 1836. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. JOSEPH ADDISON. Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose, in 3 volumes, together with Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, etc., London: J. and R. Tonson, 1736.Miscellaneous Works: 12mo, second editions, pp. xxxiii, 4, 267; 321; 328, contemporary brown calf with red labels to spines, five raised bands, stamped decorations to front and back panels, edges tinted red (faded and discolored). Includes an Addison bio by Thomas Tickell, plus various poems, Rosamond, Cato, The Haunted House, The Whig-Examiner, Ancient Medals with illustration, The Present State of War and other writings. ESTC T89164, NCBEL V. 2, 1099.Remarks on Italy: 12mo, fifth edition, pp. 304, 8 (index), contemporary brown calf with red labels to spines, five raised bands, stamped decorations to front and back panels, edges tinted red (faded). Hits the Grand Tour high spots plus parts of Switzerland and Austria. ESTC… Ler mais

Indiana Kid, Nappanee, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. GEORGE ADE. Mrs. Peckham's Carouse, Nappanee: Indiana Kid, 1961.Octavo: edition of 250 copies, pp. 37, 1 (colophon), green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt bottles on front, illustration by John de Pol. A one-act play by the Indiana humorist who was possibly "one of the most underrated minor American writers," Richard Cordell says in his introduction.Condition of this book:Fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; United States; 1960s; Theatre & Plays. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55466. . Ler mais

harper Collins, new York, 2006. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. New Book/New. ADRIA, FERRAN and ALBERT, and SOLER, JULI. elBulli 2003 elBulli 2004, New York: Harper Collins, 2006.2 large, heavy folios with accordion-fold that includes the recipes on a CD-ROM, two books total 656 pages, paper-covered black boards with dust jackets, extensively illustrated. This set takes us inside the Catalan institution that was for years a gourmet shrine, for those who could get in. It was repeatedly honored as the world's greatest restaurant before it closed in summer 2011. The closing added to the importance of these books.Condition of this set:Still sealed in publisher's shrink wrap, no flaws. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). 565. 3-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight:… Ler mais

Kodansha, Tokyo, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). As New/Fine. NAITO, AKIRA, and NISHIKAWA, TAKESHI. Katsura, A Princely Retreat, Tokyo: Kodansha, 1977.Oblong folio, first English-language edition, pp. 182, lavender silk-covered boards with silver lettering to spine and blind-stamped Japanese lettering to front, slipcase, color and halftone illustration, large folding map laid in. Profiles a palace that long served as a retreat for the rulers of Japan.Condition of this bookFine in fine slipcase. This is the first USA edition. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Architecture; Japan; Photography. ISBN: 0870112716. ISBN/EAN: 9780870112713. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory… Ler mais

Rodale, Emmaus, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. AL GORE. Our Choice, A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, Emmaus: Rodale, 2009.Quarto, first edition, pp. 416, wraps, color illustration, signed on the dedication page by Gore. We can fix this mess, says the crusader for a better climate.Condition of this book:Fine, price stickers on rear cover. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Modern; Science & Technology. Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9781594867347. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54067. . 9781594867347

Dodd, Mead, New York, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. Signed by Author. AL HIRSCHFELD. Hirschfeld, New York: Dodd, Mead, 1979.Quarto, first edition, pp. 224, red cloth boards with silver stamped lettering to spine, signed by Hirschfeld on the title page, gift note from Carol Channing laid in. Channing, who as a Broadway star was an occasional subject of Hirschfeld caricature, apparently gave this book to the recipient of the note. Also laid in is a note from her publicist saying she will visit the recipient to sign the book, but she seems to have broken her promise.Includes an introduction by John Russell.Condition of this book:Fine in a near fine jacket with a couple short tears at edges and slight soiling. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Ler mais

Hyperion, New York, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WILLIAM SAROYAN. Harlem as Seen by Hirschfeld, New York: Hyperion Press, 1941.Large folio (about 18.25x14.25 inches), copy No. 151 of an edition of 1,000, unpaginated with a 6-page introduction by Saroyan and 24 mounted lithographs by Al Hirschfeld, printed boards with hand-colored illustration on front panel, rebacked in cloth.The artist was known for his Broadway caricatures but he occasionally ventured into other parts of New York to capture real life. Why he added five lithographs of Bali dancers is hinted at by Saroyan in his introduction: The whole book is actually about the dance and the rhythm of life.Condition of this book:Covers show faint stains and darkening, a few finger marks inside, lithographs fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner… Ler mais

Abete, Rome, 1981. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/Good. ALFIERI, MASSIMO, et al. I Mosaici Minuti Romani, dei secoli XVIII e XIX, Rome: Abete/Petochi, 1981.Quarto, pp. 252, green cloth boards with gilt lettering stamped into spine, color photos of mosaic miniatures, text in Italian.Condition of this book:Jacket has tears in front (now protected by Brodart), all else fine. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Italy; Reference. ISBN: 8870470180. ISBN/EAN: 9788870470185. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52946. . 9788870470185

Word of Mouth, Yonkers, 1985. Revised Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. SACHAROV, AL. The Redhead Book, A Book for and About Redheads, Yonkers: Word of Mouth Press, 1985.Octavo, 'revised and even redder' edition, pp. iii, 151, wraps, drawn illustrations, inscribed by the author on a preliminary page. Historic redheads considered with a view to explaining how their redness mattered.Condition of this book:Covers and edges soiled, internally very good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1980s; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0910027048. ISBN/EAN: 9780910027045. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52652. . 9780910027045