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Oriental Carpets from the Tents, Cottages and Workshops of Asia


Thompson, Jon

Softcover. New York, E.P. Dutton, 1st US, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 176 pages. Softcover with light wear to paper wrappers. Color pictures throughout. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 2233410


Price: $19.00 

 

Robert Frost: A Pictorial Chronicle


Morrison, Kathleen

Hardcover. New York, Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 133 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front fly leaf. Tan boards, brown cloth spine, gilt. Pictorial dust jacket is good with tanning and stain on front cover.

Record # 803938


Price: $26.00 

 

Hudson Review, The (Volume 3, no.1)


n/a

Paperback. London, Dennis Dobson, Spring, 1950, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages. Cover tanning around edges.

Record # 803937


Price: $13.00 

 

Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution for the Year 1860


n/a

Hardcover. Washington, George W. Bowman, 1861, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 448 pages. Brown soiled cloth has embossed design. Hinge is cracked and very loose in back. Previous owner's bookplate front pastedown. Includes articles on roads and bridges, mollusca, archaeology, and the microscope.

Record # 803926


Price: $22.00 

 

Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover


Summers, Anthony

Hardcover. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 8th printing, 1993, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Slate paper covered boards with gold lettering. Dust jacket white with red, blue, and black lettering and author's photograph on back cover. 528 pp.

Record # 401300


Price: $15.00 

 

Folger's Coffee Silver Collection, The: Antique English Silver Service and Accessories


Taggert, Ross E. (editor)

Softcover. n.p,, Proctor & Gamble, unknown, c. 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 102 pages, printed on stiff glossy paper. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. In very good condition, the pages are clean and crisp. Some scratching and edge-wear to cover.

Record # 401237


Price: $20.00 

 

Memorials of Alfred Marshall


Pigou (ed.), A. C.

Softcover. New York, Kelley & Millman, Inc., 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 518 pages. Three parts, including memorial essays by various authors, selections from Marshall's writings, and selected letters by Marshall. Blue cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, 7 b&w plates of Marshall's portraits including frontispiece. Faded spine, previous owner's signature to top right corner of front endpaper, slight rubbing to covers, small 1" spine to inside of front hinge, light pencil markings to a few page, pages crisp and otherwise unmarked, clean boards; overall, a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 401195


Price: $100.00 

 

Archaeology and the Old Testament


Pritchard, James B.

Hardcover. New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 263 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. An appraisal of the impact on new discoveries made in the Middle East and their relation to the Hebrew Old Testament. Fading to dust jacket spine. Light soiling, moderate chipping and edgewear to dust jacket. Slight discoloration to both endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front flyleaf. Age toning to top text block edge. A tight copy.

Record # 951459


Price: $19.00 

 

Portrait of T. E. Lawrence: The Lawrence of the Seven Pillars of Wisdom


Richards, Vyvyan

Hardcover. London, UK, Jonathan Cape, First Edition, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 254 pages. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Illustrations in black & white throughout. Light toning throughout. Previous owner's pencil marks have been erased, light marks remain in some spots. Original dust jacket with small chips, tears to edges, now protected in a plastic cover. Tight binding, sharp corners, a nice copy.

Record # 751457


Price: $250.00 

 

Catalyst for Controversy: Paul Caras of Open Court


Henderson, Harold

Hardcover. Carbondale, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Press, 1st, 1993, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 205 pages. Gray cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Lovely copy, like new.

Record # 606633


Price: $25.00 

 

Pictures & Drawings of the Late John Singer Sargent, R.A.


Olana Gallery

Softcover. New York, Olana Gallery, Reprint, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-Paginated. Illustrated with black & white examples of paintings for sale by auction held Friday, July 24, and Monday, July 27, 1925. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 606593


Price: $30.00 

 

Enough About You: Adventures in Autobiography


Shields, David

Hardcover. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 174 pages. Hardcover. Gilt title on spine. Clean inside and out, in great shape.

Record # 30571


Price: $15.00 

 

Finished Pictures and Studies Left by the Late J. G. Brown, N.A.


Olana Gallery

Softcover. New York, Olana Gallery, Reprint, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-Paginated sale catalog. Three margin notations in pencil. Corners slightly bumped.

Record # 606568


Price: $30.00 

 

Collection of Paintings by Robert Lindneux


Sotheby Parke Bernet

Softcover. Los Angeles, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-Paginated. Illustrated in black & white with 73 paintings by Robert Lindneux. Minor bump to lower right corner. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 606536


Price: $20.00 

 

Hallelujah Anyway


Woodroffe, Patrick , Illust. by: Patrick Woodroffe

Hardcover. London, Paper Tiger, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 135 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated exploration of the border between reality and imagination. Light rubbing, edgewear to dust jacket. Light fading to half title page; faint foxing to top edge text block. Unmarked. A bright and tight copy.

Record # 951374


Price: $31.00 

 

CIRCUS FROM ROME TO RINGLING, THE


May, Earl Chapin

Softcover. New York, Dover Publications, 1st Dover, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Former circus collection stamps foot title page and inside back cover. Pictorial title page. 332 pages. Illustrated. 8vo. Color pictorial wrappers.

Record # 220643


Price: $13.00 

 

Bottle Talk


Reed, Adele

Softcover. Bishop, CA, Adele Reed, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Blue covers are slightly sunned around the edges, with minor rubbing. Staple wrappers are slightly worn but still tight. Pages are clean and crisp, with a previous price inscription on title page. Numerous textual and illustrated descriptions of various types of bottles and seals on bottles, all from the American west. Numerous b/w plates of labels and line drawings throughout the booklet. 41 pages.

Record # 807825


Price: $12.00 

 

Albany: Three Centuries A County


Roseberry, C.R.

Softcover. Albany, NY, Albany County Tricentennial Commission, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Guide has yellow covers, clean except for minor rubbing. Staple wrappers are tight, pages are clean and crisp, with previous price inscription on title page. Chapters broken up by the towns of the county, with photographs of landscapes and buildings, and text on the history of each town. 30 plates in all, with 29 beautiful color photographs. 39 pages.

Record # 807819


Price: $15.00 

 

Covered Bridges of Massachusetts: A Guide


Howard, Andrew R.

Softcover. Unionville, CT, Andrew R. Howard, 1st, 1978, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Red covers show very little wear, only a slight mark on the front. Paper wrappers tight, showing little wear. Pages clean and crisp. 9 b/w plates, one photograph for each bridge, are included with text describing each of the covered bridges in Massachusetts. Essays on the construction and types of bridges, as well as brief history of covered bridges, precedes this. 46 pages.

Record # 807815


Price: $20.00 

 

Bandboxes and Shopping Bags


Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Softcover. Washington, D.C., The Smithsonian Institution, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of the collection of bags and bandboxes at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. White covers with color plates on front. Minor rubbing and marking. Staple wrappers are tight, pages clean and crisp. Numerous b/w plates of bags in the museum's collection. Organized by style of bag. Introductory essay on the bag in art. 33 pages.

Record # 807811


Price: $18.00 

 

How to Make a Quilt: 25 Easy Lessons for Beginners


Leman, Bonnie

Softcover. Wheatridge, CO, Leman Publications, 2nd, 1972, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Black and white cover with photographic background of a quilt. Minor rubbing, but otherwise very little wear. Staple wrappers are tight, pages clean and crisp. Previous owner's return address on front end paper. Numerous line drawings illustrating how to make a quilt. Chapters go through the steps of the process, as it is reprinted from the Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. 26 pages.

Record # 807807


Price: $12.00 

 

Start Quilting: Piecing a Top


Carter, Hazel

Softcover. Vienna, VA, Hazel Carter, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black and white covers with line drawing of a quilt. Minor marking on the front, light rubbing. Staple wrappers are tight, pages clean and crisp. Meant to be the first work in a series on quilting. Explanations and how-to of making a quilt top, including several different styles and an essay on what a quilt is. 10 b/w photographic plates and numerous line drawings to illustrate techniques and styles. 59 pages.

Record # 807806


Price: $30.00 

 

Glass Flowers at Harvard, The


Schultes, Richard Evans and William A. Davis

Paperback. Cambridge, Botanical Museum of Harvard University , reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 117 pages, paperback. The glass flowers of Harvard University, beautifully photographed by Hillel Burger. Light rubbing to wraps, slight fading to front flyleaf. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.

Record # 951368


Price: $29.00 

 

Pocahontas: The Life and the Legend


Mossiker, Frances

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 383 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Dust jacket unclipped, has some age wear, but in good shape. Red boards, with black quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Binding tight. Deckled edges. Some foxing to edges, however pages clean.

Record # 31443


Price: $15.00 

 

Glass in New England


Wilson, Kenneth M.

Softcover. Sturbridge, MA, Old Sturbridge Village, 2nd printing, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 47 pages. White laminate stapled wrappers with illustration, numerous b&w plates. Very light rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a neat, tight copy.

Record # 807756


Price: $12.00 

 

Sand and Glass


Science Service/Science Program

Softcover. unknown, Nelson Doubleday, Inc./Odhama Books, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 63 pages. Stapled wrappers with illustrated wrappers, 13 color tipped-in plates, numerous b&w and monotone illustrated plates. Light rubbing to wrappers, pages clean and unmarked; a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 807748


Price: $12.00 

 

Memoirs of a Bastard Angel


Norse, Harold

Hardcover. New York, William Morrow & Co, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 447 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor shelfwear to dust jacket front. Small stains to hardcover boards. Otherwise tight copy. Black and white images throughout.

Record # 471143


Price: $19.00 

 

On My Way: Being the Book of Art Young in Text and Picture


Young, Art

Hardcover. New York, Horace Liveright, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 302 pages. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Black boards with white binding, small gilt pictorial to front cover, many page ends uncut, black book ribbon profusely illustrated with b&w plates, burgundy slip case with black pasted labels. Light soiling to spine, very slight rubbing to boards, pages crisp and unmarked, edgewear to slipcase.

Record # 807703


Price: $40.00 

 

Girls


Hunt, Henry

Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Blue cloth covers, large color-illustrated label pasted to front cover, profusely illustrated with color and b&w plates, top edge gilt. Slight rubbing and edgewear to covers, cloth lightly faded at edges, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 807685


Price: $150.00 

 

Life and The Work, The: Art and Biography


Salas (Editor), Charles G.

Hardcover. Los Angeles CA, Getty Research Institute, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 163 pages, hardcover. The intersection of art and biography. Mild rubbing to boards. Slight bumping to corners. Unmarked. A clean copy.

Record # 952069


Price: $38.00 

 

Fashion Illustration


Ridley, Pauline

Softcover. New York, NY, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy red covers with color plates on front and back. Very minor rubbing, previous price sticker on back. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp, small stain on title page. 48 color plates of fashion illustrations, not part of an exhibition but showing the changing illustrations over time. Detailed introduction on the history of fashion illustration and the different technique and styles used. 104 pages.

Record # 807665


Price: $20.00 

 

Sambo Sahib: The Story of Helen Bannerman author of 'Little Black Sambo'


Hay, Elizabeth

Hardcover. Totowa, NJ, Barnes & Noble, reprint, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Biography of the life of Helen Bannerman and her controversial books about "Little Black Sambo." 194 pages. In very good condition, clean and well-bound. Some rubbing to dust jacket. Includes b&w illustrations.

Record # 807633


Price: $35.00 

 

Celebrating Children's Books


Hearne, Betsy and Marilyn Kaye (editors)

Hardcover. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepherd Books, first, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 244 pages. A collection of literary criticism about children's books. The book is a tribute to Zena Sutherland. In very good condition, very clean pages and tight bindings. Dust jacket in very good condition.

Record # 807632


Price: $12.00 

 

Fall 1988: Selected Paintings, Barridoff Galleries


Elowitch, Annette and Rob

Softcover. Portland, ME, Barridoff Galleries, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers, illustrations on front and back. In great condition, only very minor rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 21 color plates of various artists' work, all focused on New England life and landscape. Mainly painting, but some sculpture.

Record # 807605


Price: $13.00 

 

Fall 1984, Barridoff Galleries


Elowitch, Annette and Rob

Softcover. Portland, ME, Barridoff Galleries, 1sst, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog of various works at the Barridoff Galleries, all of which were for sale at the time. Illustrated blue front covers, with minor scuffing and scratching. Staple wrappers are tight. Pages clean and crisp. 23 beautiful color plates, mainly of oil paintings.

Record # 807604


Price: $13.00 

 

Masterpieces of American Silver


The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Softcover. Richmond, VA, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1st, 1960, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with gray covers and embossed silver mounted seal. Seal is peeling off of the cover a bit, and there is an old price sticker in the corner, in addition to some edge wear. Spiral binding is tight. Fly leaves have minor foxing, otherwise pages are clean. Catalog is divided by different regions of the U.S., with 102 b/w plates of silver work and 337 listings. 99 pages.

Record # 807590


Price: $13.00 

 

Crown of Life, The


Knight, G. Wilson

Paperback. Methuen & Co., University Paperbacks , reprint, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 336 pages, paperback. Study of plays, from Pericles to Henry VIII. Bumping to spine, light creasing to front wraps. Faint soiling to top text block. Mild edgewear. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.

Record # 951353


Price: $16.00 

 

National Portrait Gallery: Permanent Collection Illustrated Checklist


Smithsonian Institution

Paperback. Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 461 pages, paperback. An illustrated checklist of the National Portrait Gallery, cataloging acquisitions up to December 31, 1985. Mild rubbing and soiling to text block top and fore edge. Light rubbing to wraps. Black-and-white illustrations. Unmarked. A bright and tight copy.

Record # 951350


Price: $31.00 

 

Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet


Crane, Nicholas

Hardcover. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1st US, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 348 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. A portrait of the genius cartographer. Very faint foxing to top text block. Mild rubbing to dust jacket, corners lightly bumped. Bright and clean; a tight copy.

Record # 951349


Price: $24.00 

 

Rainmaker - The Saga of Jeff Beck, Wall Street's Mad Dog


Bianco, Anthony

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 175663


Price: $19.00 

 

Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Part I


Smithsonian Institute

Hardcover. Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1st, 1889, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 878 pages. Containing chapters titled "Explorations," "United States National Museum," "United States Geological Survey." Black cloth covers, blind-stamped border to front cover, numerous b&w illustrated plates printed on stiff papers. Spine lightly faded, mild rubbing to covers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight copy.

Record # 807352


Price: $30.00 

 

Invincible Warrior: A Pictorial Biography of Morihei Ueshiba, The Founder of Aikido


Stevens, John

Hardcover. Boston, Shambhala, 1st, 1997, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 253 pages. Blue boards, dark blue cloth binding with silver titles, illustrated dust jacket, profusely illustrated with b&w photographic plates. Slight rubbing to dust jacket, clean boards, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 807348


Price: $20.00 

 

Garcia: A Signpost to New Space/The Rolling Stone Interview by Charles Reich and Jann Wenner plus a Stoned Sunday Rap with Jerry, Charles and Mountain Girl


Reich, Charles and Jann Wenner

Softcover. San Francisco, CA, Straight Arrow Books, 1st paperbound, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 254 pages. White wrappers with b&w illustration, blue and green titles, perfect binding, numerous b&w plates. Slight rubbing to covers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 807309


Price: $50.00 

 

Renegade in Power: The Diefenbanker Years


Newman, Peter C.

Hardcover. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 2nd pr, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 414 pages. SIGNED BY NEWMAN ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Dark blue cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust jacket. Edgewear, chipping and mild rubbing to dust jacket, previous owner's pencil notations to rear endpaper.

Record # 807280


Price: $25.00 

 

Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer


Kaplan, Fred

Hardcover. New York, Harper, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 406 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. The literary side of America's sixteenth president. Light bumping to corners, mild rubbing to dust jacket. Unmarked. A bright and clean copy.

Record # 951343


Price: $16.00 

 

From a High Place: A Life of Arshile Gorky


Spender, Matthew

Hardcover. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 417 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Binding tight. Spine straight. Brown cover boards, red quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages and edges clean and unmarked. In beautiful condition. Arshile Gorky was one of the most intriguing figures in modern art and was at the center of the New York art world in the twenties, thirties, and forties.

Record # 32177


Price: $25.00 

 

International Collection of Books and Ephemera About Sporting & Wildlife Art and Artists, An


Mikesh, Frank J.

Hardcover. Walnut Creek, California, Frank J. Mikesh, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages. Sale catalog of of 1347 books and ephemera, spanning 8 centuries and 5 continents. number 56 of limited edition of 150 copies. Black spiral binding, white covers with color illustration of "Snapped Twig" by Roy M. mason, preface by author/seller. Very slight rubbing and soiling to covers, pages crisp and unmarked.

Record # 807122


Price: $30.00 

 

Russian Lacquer, Legends and Fairy Tales


Maxym, Lucy

Hardcover. Manhasset, Siamese Imports Co., 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 80 pages. THIS LIMITED EDITION (HAND NUMBERED #163 OF 500) SIGNED BY AUTHOR LUCY MAXYM. Illustrated with full color photographs. Black leather covers with title in gilt on cover and spine. Slipcase with light rubbing/wear to edges. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 610751


Price: $63.00 

 

Contemporary Pueblo Indian Pottery


Harlow , Francis H. & John V. Young

Softcover. Santa Fe, NM, Museum of New Mexico Press, 1st, 1965, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Orange covers in great condition, almost no wear. Previous owner's inscription in front. Staple binding is in good condition. Postcard laid-in. Pages are clean and crisp. 13 plates, with 7 in color. 23 pages.

Record # 807069


Price: $12.00 

 

Americana Enshrined


N/A

Softcover. Atlanta, Georgia, Great American Gallery, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, White glossy covers in great condition, a few stains on the back. Paper binding is is good condition. Pages are also glossy, clean and crisp. 15 color plates in the catalog, with various color plates before that in the explanatory sections. 43 pages.

Record # 807068


Price: $13.00 

 

Indiana's Indianas


N/A

Softcover. Rockland, ME, The William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, 1st, 1982, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Black covers in good condition, minor wear along the edges and some rubbing. Paper binding is tight with only minimal wear along the spine. Pages are clean and crisp. Various b/w and color plates throughout, both in descriptive section in the front as well as the catalog of works in the back. 42 listings in catalog. 23 pages.

Record # 807062


Price: $16.00 

 

American Illustrators: Catalog Two


Goffman, Judy and Alan

Softcover. Blue Bell, PA, Judy & Alan Goffman, 1st, na, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy brown covers in great condition. Corners are slightly worn and there are a few creases near the spine. Staple binding is tight, with a little wear on the spine. Pages are in great condition, clean and crisp. 48 plates with 11 of those in color including the cover plates, and each with its own listing.

Record # 807054


Price: $30.00 

 

American Illustrators: Catalog Four


Goffman, Judy and Alan

Softcover. Blue Bell, PA, Judy & Alan Goffman, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy, tan, illustrated covers in excellent condition, with bottom corner slightly bent. Staple binding is tight, though a little worn. Pages are clean and crisp, a few creases but otherwise in great condition. 11 color plates, including covers, each with a description.

Record # 807053


Price: $30.00 

 

American Illustrators: Catalog Three


Goffman, Judy and Alan

Softcover. Blue Bell, PA, Judy & Alan Goffman, 1st, na, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy illustrated cover in excellent condition. Staple binding is tight. Pages are in great condition, clean and crisp. 37 color plates, including covers, most full page and all in pristine condition, each with a listing.

Record # 807051


Price: $30.00 

 

American Illustrators


Goffman, Judy and Alan

Softcover. Blue Bell, PA, Judy & Alan Goffman, 1st, na, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy brown covers, illustrated with publishers' sticker on front and back. Minor rubbing. Staple binding is tight with a little bit of wear at the top of the spine. Clean and crisp pages with 37 plates, 7 of those in color, including covers, each with a listing.

Record # 807050


Price: $30.00 

 

Quilts from Cincinnati Collections


N/A

Softcover. Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Art Museum, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy illustrated covers with very little wear except for some rubbing on back. Paper binding is tight. Pages are in excellent condition, clean and crisp. 33 color plates, each with description. 40 pages.

Record # 807030


Price: $12.00 

 

Silversmiths of Rochester


Schild, Joan Lynn

Softcover. Rochester, NY, Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences, No 8, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Blue covers with minor sunning along edges. Staple binding is tight. Pages in excellent condition with one large crease on title page. Titled as a Guide Bulletin for the museum. 21 b/w plates and much description and history of silversmiths. 32 pages.

Record # 807027


Price: $35.00 

 

Parade of Maryland Fashion


Manakee, Harold R.

Softcover. Baltimore, MD, Maryland Historical Society, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Yellow covers with sketch illustrations. Some rubbing and marking, and corners are slightly worn. Staple binding is tight. Pages are in excellent condition. 16 sketch illustrations of costumes, with 40 listed in the catalog. 35 pages.

Record # 807025


Price: $16.00 

 

Historical Collections of the Essex Institute: Pickman Silver, The


The Essex Insitute

Softcover. Salem, MA, The Essex Institute, Vol 39 No 2, 1903, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Pink paper covers, very worn and with a tear at the bottom of the front cover. Sunned around the edges, which are frayed. Staple binding holds together but the paper covering is coming off. Previous price marking on front cover. Many of the pages have foxing, but otherwise are in good condition. 8 b/w illustrations.

Record # 807024


Price: $20.00 

 

Charles Shipman Payson Building, The


Thorn, Megan

Softcover. Portland, ME, The Portland Museum of Art, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, White covers with illustration are in good condition, with a few minor scratches and spotting. Paper binding in good condition. Corners of cover are slightly bent. Pages clean and crisp, with 30 plates mostly in color.

Record # 807022


Price: $13.00 

 

Hill-Stead Museum, The


Harris, Jean C.

Softcover. Farmington, CT, The Trustees of the Hill-Stead Museum, 1st, 1966, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Light blue covers in pristine condition with only slight wear to edges and corners. Old price sticker on the front cover. Paper binding in good condition, minor wear but still tight. 18 b/w plates and a page of description for each artist's work. Guide to items of other interest in the museum at the back of the book.

Record # 807021


Price: $60.00 

 

Guidebook to Diplomatic Reception Rooms


Department of State

Softcover. Washington, D.C., Department of State, 1st, 1975, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Orange paper covers in great condition, hardly any wear. Paper binding is tight and pages are clean and crisp. Numerous b/w plates of diplomatic reception rooms along with descriptions. 154 pages.

Record # 807019


Price: $12.00 

 

Utica Silver


Fountain Elms

Softcover. Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 1st, 1973, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Shiny silver covers with a few small scratches on the back and minor rubbing on both covers. Very little wear on edges. Tight staple binding. Pages are clean and crisp. 25 b/w plates with 165 items in the catalog. 24 pages.

Record # 807014


Price: $13.00 

 

Guide to the Works of Art in New York City, A


Levy (ed), Florence N.

Softcover. New York, NY, Florence N. Levy, 1st, 1916, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Brown stapled covers. Ex-lib with usual stamps and marks. Inscription on back of title page from a previous owner. Covers are in good condition, slightly warped. Paper binding is tight but shows a few signs of wear. 49 b/w plates of various museum pieces in New York. 59 pages.

Record # 807013


Price: $12.00 

 

Silver


Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Softcover. New York, NY, The Smithsonian Institution, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy gray covers with illustration on the front. Corners are a little bent and covers have some rubbing. Staple binding is tight. Pages in excellent condition. 29 b/w photographs and illustrated end pages. 35 pages.

Record # 807011


Price: $20.00 

 

Vanity Fair


N/A

Softcover. New York, NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1977, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, White covers with illustrations in excellent condition. Very minor creases. Staple binding also in excellent condition with very little wear. Illustrated end pages and 22 plates inside, with 6 in color. Pages are clean and crisp. Various magazine clippings included relating to fashion.

Record # 807006


Price: $16.00 

 

Waiting for the Party - The Life of Frances Hodgson Burnett


Thwaite, Ann

Hardcover. NY, Scribners, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, B&w illustrations, 274 pages.

Record # 175662


Price: $31.00 

 

Working Class Costume from Sketches of Characters by William Johnstone White, 1818


Clabburn (ed), Pamela

Softcover. London, England, The Costume Society, 1st, 1971, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Blue covers in excellent condition, only some wear along the edges. Paper binding is a little sunned but is still tight. Pages are clean and crisp, with a few marks along the edges. 28 b/w plates with notes at the end. 34 pages.

Record # 806985


Price: $15.00 

 

Textiles in Daily Life in the Middle Ages


Martin, Rebecca

Softcover. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy illustrated covers, in excellent condition with almost no wear. Corner slightly bent. Pages clean and crisp. Paper binding in good condition. 42 plates, mostly in b/w and a few in color. Catalogue of 27 items. 68 pages.

Record # 806982


Price: $65.00 

 

Fashion Plates in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum


The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design

Softcover. New York, NY, The Smithsonian Institution, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy tan covers in excellent condition; only minor sunning on bottom of the front and a small crease. Pages crisp and clean with 30 b/w plates along with description and writing on the history of fashion. 32 pages.

Record # 806980


Price: $12.00 

 

California Woodworking: An Exhibition of Contemporary Handcrafted Furniture


N/A

Softcover. Oakland, CA, Oakland Museum, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy tan cover with embossed title. Rubbing on both covers, slight tear to back cover. Staple binding with creases and rubbing. Pages have some spotting but otherwise are in good condition. 22 plates, some in color, most in b/w. Abbreviated biographies of artists accompanying the photographs. 16 pages.

Record # 806976


Price: $26.00 

 

Ruckus World of Red Grooms, The


N/A

Softcover. Elizabeth, NJ, Berkowitz Press, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. White covers with cut-out showing a full color illustration on the fly page. Covers are slightly worn and sunned around the edges, and there is rubbing on the back in particular. Staple binding. 19 b/w plates, 26 listed in back.

Record # 806975


Price: $13.00 

 

Karl Martz: Potter-Retrospective


Bowie, Carl

Softcover. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Art Museum, 1st, 1977, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Simple gray covers in excellent condition. Minor sunning on the spine and a few rubbing marks on the back. Beautiful transluscent fly leaf and raised photo on the title page, though this is peeling off a bit. Pages are clean and crisp. 30 b/w plates with 222 listed. Other exhibitions and permanent collections listed at back, as well as publications/articles/films/photographs published of the artist's work. 64 pages.

Record # 806974


Price: $77.00 

 

Bed, The


N/A

Softcover. New York, NY, Museum of Contemporary Crafts of the American Craftsmen's Council, 1st, 1966, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Purple covers with very little wear, only minor rubbing along the edges. Staple binding. Pages are clean and crisp. 52 b/w plates.

Record # 806973


Price: $18.00 

 

Eighty: An American Souvenir


Sloane, Eric

Softcover. New York, NY, S & R Hayden, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Beautifully illustrated gray covers with some spotting on the front and a few marks on the back. Staple binding. 26 half and full page plates, almost all in color. Pages in excellent condition. 24 pages.

Record # 806972


Price: $50.00 

 

Eighty: An American Souvenir


Sloane, Eric

Softcover. New York, NY, S & R Hayden, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Beautifully illustrated gray cover in excellent condition with only minor rubbing at the bottom edge. Staple binding. 26 half and full page plates, almost all in color. Pages in excellent condition. 24 pages.

Record # 806971


Price: $50.00 

 

Furniture: in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum


N/A

Softcover. New York, NY, The Smithsonian Institution, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Gray covers with some creases and minor wear along the edges. Staple binding. Pages in good condition with some minor creases. Fully illustrated end pages and reverse title page. 22 plates, each with a description. 31 pages.

Record # 806969


Price: $12.00 

 

Archives of American Art: a Directory of Resources


McCoy, Garnett

Hardcover. New York, R R Bowker Company, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 163 pages. List of artists papers which are on file with the archive. In very good condition, the pages quite clean and crisp. Cloth bound in black with gilt lettering. Rubbing to the cover, otherwise a tight and very clean copy.

Record # 806961


Price: $14.00 

 

Bonnin and Morris of Philadelphia: The First American Porcelain Factory, 1770-1772


Hood, Graham

Hardcover. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press, na, 1972, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 78 pages. Monograph of the first china factory In the United States. Includes 32 pages of b&w plates. Book clean, cloth-bound in blue with gold titling. Dust jacket lavender with border print and black lettering. There is a light scratch running across the front of the dust jacket, otherwise this copy is clean and tightly bound.

Record # 806956


Price: $45.00 

 

Dictionary of American Artists: 19th and 20th Centuryr


McGlauflin, Alice Coe (editor)

Hardcover. Poughkeepsie, NY, Glenn Opitz / Apollo Book, reprint, 1982, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 372 pages. Reprint of Volume XXVI American Art Annual, 1929. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Book clean and well-bound except for one or two pages with underline in blue ink. Dust jacket shows minor edgewear. Clean jacket with illustrations of American flag and painter's palette.

Record # 806955


Price: $40.00 

 

Artists of the American West: A Biographical Dictionary Volumes I, II, III


Dawdy, Doris Ostrander

Hardcover. Chicago, The Swallow Press, First, 1980, 81, 85, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Three volumes. Pages: 275+345+568. Volume III contains the three-volume index. This three-volume set is intended as a reference for those studying the American West. All artists included were born before 1900. Black cloth-bound with blue uniform dust jackets. All three volumes well-bound, clean copies. The dust jackets range from very good to near fine with some edgewear and rubbing/scratching.

Record # 806954


Price: $150.00 

 

Artistic Horse-Shoing: A Practical and Scientific Treatise


Rich, Professor George E.

Hardcover. New York, M. T. Richardson, 1st, 1887, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Boards covered in brown cloth with image on front cover. Tear near the gutter on the first few pages including the frontispiece but it does not effect the image depicted. Still has previous owner's inscription from 1888. Some staining on pages but otherwise, a tight, clean copy. This book overs detailed illustrations of various methods of shoeing with special directions "for shaping shoes to cure different diseases of the foot".

Record # 806941


Price: $80.00 

 

Best of Friends

Softcover. New York, NY, Museum of American Folk Art, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy black covers with minor rubbing and scratching. Staple binding with clear wear along the spine. Newspaper clippings laid-in. 20 plates, 104 listed.

Record # 806931


Price: $13.00 

 

Williamsburg Cabinetmakers: The Archaeological Evidence


Hume, Ivor No'l

Softcover. Williamsburg, VA, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy illustrated covers with rubbing, especially along the edges. Back cover is sunned. Staple binding. Pages are clean and crisp, but a little faded. 46 black and white plates, each with description. 46 listed at back. Clean and tight. 48 pages.

Record # 806929


Price: $12.00 

 

American Furniture 1620-1720


Bishop (Ed), Robert

Softcover. Dearborn, MI, The Edison Institute, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy red covers with minor rubbing and creasing. Staple binding. Exhibition from the Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. 61 plates, each with individual description. Pages clean and crisp. 33 pages.

Record # 806928


Price: $18.00 

 

Indianapolis Collects: American Furniture 1700-1850


Warrum, Richard L.

Softcover. Indianapolis, IN, Speedway Press, Inc., 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Glossy white covers with minor creases. Staple binding. 27 black and white plates with 93 listed. Pages clean and crisp. 28 pages.

Record # 806927


Price: $13.00 

 

Dinner Party: A Symbol of Our Heritage, The


Chicago, Judy, Illust. by: Judy Chicago

Softcover. New York, NY, Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy black covers in good condition, with minor rubbing and crease to upper front corner. Edges are slightly worn. Illustrated fly leaf, title page, and contents page, and black and white illustrations throughout as well as a few beautiful color illustrations. Tight binding. 255 pages.

Record # 806923


Price: $18.00 

 

Classical Maryland 1815-1845: Fine and Decorative Arts from the Golden Age


N/A

Softcover. Baltimore, MD, Maryland Historical Society, 1st, 1993, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, White illustrated cover in good condition, with gilt type for title. Back cover has a spot. Corners have minor wear and spine is creased at the bottom. Photographs and artistic reproductions throughout with plenty of descriptive text, with crisp and clean pages. An exhibition review, a Winterthur Portfolio cover and envelope are stapled inside the front cover. 185 pages.

Record # 806919


Price: $180.00 

 

Maryland Heritage: Five Baltimore Museums Celebrate the American Bicentennial


Boles (Ed), John B.

Softcover. Baltimore, MD, Maryland Historical Society, 1st, 1976, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Brown covers in excellent condition with only a tiny bit of wear on the corners. Fully illustrated fly leaf and title page. Pages are in good condition, with clear photographs of art pieces throughout. Spine is in good condition and the binding is tight. Newspaper clipping laid-in. 249 pages.

Record # 806913


Price: $18.00 

 

350 Years of Art and Architecture in Maryland


N/A

Softcover. Baltimore, MD, The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, 1st, 1984, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy brown cover in great condition. Minor rubbing and almost no wear on edges or corners. Pages are clean and crisp with black and white photographs throughout. Binding is a little creased but still tight. 248 pages.

Record # 806912


Price: $25.00 

 

Decade of Decorative Arts, A: The Antiquarian Society of The Art Institute of Chicago


Naeve, Milo M. and Lynn Springer Roberts

Softcover. Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog of decorative arts of The Art Institute of Chicago. 112 pages; 24 color plates. Text by Milo M. Naeve and Lynn Springer Roberts. In very good condition; no marks on cover.

Record # 806902


Price: $20.00 

 

Naked Arts, The: Art and Biology


Fuller, Peter

Softcover. London, Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative Society Ltd., 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Book on art and biology; Peter Fuller draws on zoology, paleontology, biology, and psychoanalysis to assess art. 245 pages; photographs in black & white. In very good condition; slight crease on black cover.

Record # 806893


Price: $12.00 

 

Quilts from the Indiana Amish: A Regional Collection


Pottinger, David

Softcover. New York, E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog of quilts made from the Indiana Amish community. 88 pages; 138 color plates; photographs in both color and black & white; cover in color. Text by David Pottinger. In very good condition.

Record # 806891


Price: $12.00 

 

Pottery Craft


Divine, J.A.F. and G. Blachford

Hardcover. London, Frederick Warne, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 86 pages, b&w illustrations. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf.

Record # 402641


Price: $18.00 

 

Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings, The


Earnest, Adele

Softcover. Exton, PA, Schiffer Publishing Limited, 1st, 1982, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 208 pages. Black and white covers with blue print, in good condition with almost no wear to edges or corners. Clear black and white photography throughout with insert of color photography in the center. Crisp and clean pages.

Record # 806829


Price: $20.00 

 

300 Years of Kitchen collectibles


Franklin, Linda Campbell, Illust. by: Arky, David (Photographer)

Softcover. Florence, AL, Books Americana Inc., 1st, 1981, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 266 pages. Clean illustrated cover, dark with orange writing. Minor rubbing and scratches to rear cover. Black and white illustrations throughout with center section for color photographs. Pages clean and crisp, binding tight. Embossed library stamp on title page.

Record # 806816


Price: $15.00 

 

Chess: East and West, Past and Present


N/A

Softcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, rep, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, In-depth catalog of 107 different chess sets, depicted in mostly b&w and and some color photographic reproductions. Includes introduction by Charles K. Wilkinson. Full-color photographic reproduction of chess pieces on front cover. Red front and back endpapers. Visible rubbing to front and back covers, as well as some foxing along spine, otherwise a clean copy with crisp pages.

Record # 806807


Price: $15.00 

 

False Dawn: Paul Rosenfeld and Art in America 1916-1946


Potter, Hugh M.

Softcover. Ann Arbor, MI, Published for U. New Hampshire by University Microfilms International, na, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 255 pages. Biographical history of Paul Rosenfeld, his artistic, musical, and literary criticisms and his contemporaries. Slight bumping to corners, otherwise a tight and clean copy.

Record # 806805


Price: $40.00 

 

Early American Furniture with English Eighteenth Century Examples: The Andrew V. Stout Collection of Important English Resist Lustreware


Parke Bernet Galleries Inc.

Softcover. New York, Parke Bernet Galleries Inc. , 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Items in catalog listed for public sale on Saturday, April 5th, 1941. Includes catalog with b&w photographs of items for sale throughout. Front cover torn slightly along edge, else a nice, clean copy.

Record # 806803


Price: $20.00 

 

Ancient Greek Dress


Abrahams, Ethel & Lady Evans and Marie Johnson (ed)

Hardcover. Chicago, IL, Argonaut, Inc., Publishers, 1st American, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Book and dust jacket in very good condition. Dust jacket has a clean illustration and clear text on the back. Small smudge on the back of the dust jacket and minor wear on the edges. Tight binding, with minor rubbing along the spine, and pages in excellent condition.

Record # 806789


Price: $25.00 

 

Christopher Marlowe - The Man in His Time


Bakeless, John

New York, Morrow, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good , Dust Jacket: None, 404 pages. B&W illustrations.

Record # 301809


Price: $18.00 

 

Golden Age of the Poster, The


Cirker, Hayward and Blanche (eds)

Softcover. New York, NY, Dover Publications, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Clean, crisp cover and pages and tight binding. Large illustrated cover and beautiful color illustrations throughout. Minor wear to corners and small tear near the spine on the cover.

Record # 806787


Price: $15.00 

 

Jeweler's Eye, A: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection


Lowry, Glenn D. and Susan Nemazee

Softcover. Seattle, Arthur Sackler Gallery/University of Washington Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover exhibition catalog. 240 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Features 76 color plates of illuminated manuscripts and miniature paintings from the Mideast and India.

Record # 401153


Price: $30.00 

 

Cinderella & Company - Backstage at the Opera with Cecilia Bartoli


Hoelterhoff, Manuela

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, b&w photos, 259 pages

Record # 175661


Price: $25.00 

 

Georgie and Elsa: Jorge Luis Borges and His Wife, The Untold Story


Di Giovanni, Norman Thomas

Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins, 1st edition, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 259 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Cover boards bound in dark green cloth, gilt title on spine. Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages clean and bright. Like new, looks barely read. Based on an extensive collection of original material in the form of diaries, notebooks, letters, manuscripts, and photographs, most of which have never before been seen, Georgie & Elsa provides a unique insight into one of the few true geniuses of literature.

Record # 32318


Price: $23.00 

 

World of Art, The


Weiss, Paul

Softcover. Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press, reprint, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 193 pages; study of the issues at the center of art. In very good condition; a few light marks on the back cover.

Record # 401097


Price: $12.00 

 

Collections of the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum, The


Ketchum, Jr., William C.

Softcover. Rochester, Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog of the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum; includes biography of the museum and photographs of decorative arts, furniture, arts and crafts, and other collectibles. 66 pages; in both color and black & white. In very good condition.

Record # 401093


Price: $10.00 

 

Contemporary Marine Art


Kulukundis, Elias J.

Softcover. Salem, Peabody Museum of Salem, 1st, na, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalogue of contemporary marine art. Text by Elias J. Kulukundis; introduction by John Swain Carter of the Peabody Museum of Salem and James V. Capua of the American Society of Marine Artists. 87 black & white plates. 2500 copies of this catalogue have been printed; only 300 have been bound and numbered. Paper is Lustro Enamel Cream Text with Colorcast cover. In very good condition; slight signs of use.

Record # 401082


Price: $40.00 

 

At Home in Manhattan: Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression


Davies, Karen

Softcover. New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, 1st, 1983, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog of various furniture and decorative pieces in Manhattan from 1925 up until the Depression. Text by Karen Davies; 124 pages; photographs of pieces in black & white (2 are in color). Cover in color; design based on a rug by Ruth Reeves called "Electric." In near fine condition.

Record # 401081


Price: $35.00 

 

Early American Wall Stencils in Color: Full-Size Patterns Traced in New England Homes and Stencils from Early Coverlets, Together with Complete Directions Showing How Anyone Can Use Them with Ease


Fjelstul, Alice, and Patrician Brow

Softcover. New York, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 137 pages. White covers with color illustration, perfect binding, 79 large color stencils, eight chapters with step-by-step instructional directions. Very slight wear to covers, small break to top of spine; a clean, tight copy in great condition.

Record # 401016


Price: $12.00 

 

Image of America in Caricature & Cartoon, The


Amon Carter of Western Art

Softcover. Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 228 pages. White covers with color illustration, perfect binding, red textured endpapers, introduction by Thomas A. Watson, acknowledgments and essay by Ron Tyler, 263 color and b&w illustrated figures, biographical notes on featured artists. Catalog slightly bent through entirety of page block, very slight rubbing to covers; otherwise a clean, tight copy in excellent condition.

Record # 401014


Price: $15.00 

 

Danzinger's Vermont Cartoons - Political and Overtwise


Danzinger, Jeff

Paperback. Barre, VT, Times Argus, 1st wraps, 1978, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Danzinger's first book. Scarce. Light wear, rubbing to covers. Paperback.

Record # 68186


Price: $30.00 

 

Life Portraits of John Quincy Adams, The


National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Softcover. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Stiff black covers with color illustration to front, perfect binding, introduction by Marvin Sadik, 43 b&w plates with accompanying descriptions, list of lost or unlocated portraits, biographies and alphabetical index of artists. Clipped article from the New York Times on exhibition included. Slight wear to cover edges; a tight, clean copy in great condition.

Record # 401007


Price: $15.00 

 

Scroll Saw Handbook


Spielman, Patrick

Softcover. New York, NY, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, First Edition, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 256 pages. Softcover. Profusely illustrated in black & white throughout, over 500 photographs and drawings to accompany woodworking instructions by expert woodworker & teacher, Patrick Spielman. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 6670014


Price: $15.00 

 

Portraits and Painters of the Governors of Indiana, 1800-1978


Peat, Wilbur D.

Softcover. Indianapolis, Indina, Indiana Historical Society, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 104 pages. Exhibition catalog. Tan covers with gilt titles, perfect binding, biographies of governors by Lana Ruegamer, 45 color and b&w plates, indices by chronological and alphabetical listing. Clipped newspaper article on exhibition included. Slight rubbing to covers; a very clean, tight copy in great condition.

Record # 400998


Price: $20.00 

 

Eastern Shore, Virginia, Raised-Panel Furniture, 1730-1830


Melchor, James R., N. Gordon Lohr, and Marilyn S. Melchor

Softcover. Norfolk, Virginia, Chrysler Museum, 1st, 1982, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Large format, 135 pages. Cover features before-and-after restoration photographs. Numerous black and white photographs and diagrams with annotations. 8 color plates. Sturdy softcover exhibits some wear. Interior is clean.

Record # 806708


Price: $200.00 

 

Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Artist as Photographer


Riehlman, Franklin, Tom Wolf, and Bruce Weber

Softcover. West Palm Beach, Fla, Edith C. Blum Art Institute / Bard College / Norton Gallery, First, 1983, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 10.5"x8.5" catalog for exhibition at the Edith C. Blum Art Institute in 1983. 46 pages and additional plates. Essays by Franklin Riehlman, Tom Wolf, and Bruce Weber. 28 full-page b&w photographic plates by Kuniyoshi, in addition to some by others. 42 b&w Kuniyoshi drawings. Accompanied by text. Minors scuffs on back cover. Else in very good condition

Record # 806697


Price: $30.00 

 

Kentucky Quilts, 1800-1900: The Kentucky Quilt Project


Holstein, Jonathan, and John Finley.

Softcover. New York, Pantheon Books, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 74 page catalog of 44 rich works of Kentucky quilting heritage. 63 color plates and 12 b&w photographs. A comprehensive collection of 19th century Kentucky quilting.

Record # 806696


Price: $12.00 

 

Portraits of a Nineteenth Century Family: A Symposium on the Beecher Family


French, Earl A. and Diana Royce

Softcover. Hartford, CONNECTICUT, Stowe-Day Foundation, First, 1976, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Photographs and essays on the famous Beecher family. 127 pages.

Record # 806687


Price: $12.00 

 

Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago, The: The First One Hundred Years


Tvrdik, Valerie, Ed.

Softcover. Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1st, 1977, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 263 page catalog of April 23-June 19, 1977, exhibition by the Art Institute of Chicago. Divided into sections on European Decorative Arts, American Arts, Textiles, and Oriental Arts. Color photograph on front endpage. Numerous black and white illustrations and descriptive text. Art Institute of Chicago price sticker on back cover.

Record # 806598


Price: $12.00 

 

Turn of the Century Glass: The Murray Collection of Glass


Zimmerman, Philip D.

Softcover. Hanover, New Hampshire, The Currier Gallery of Art / The University Press of New England, 1st, 1983, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 62 plates, most of which are in color. 96 pages. Illustrated color cover with gold lettering. Very clean copy with minor wear on cover.

Record # 806587


Price: $15.00 

 

Caucasian, Turcoman, Village, Nomadic and Persian Rugs


Sotheby's

Softcover. New York, Sotheby's, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Auction catalog from Oct. 17, 1979, auction featuring property from various owners. Numerous photographs including 11 color plates. Some wear and use on cover. Interior in very good condition.

Record # 806561


Price: $20.00 

 

Victorian Furniture: Essays from a Victorian Society Autumn Symposium


Ames, Kenneth L.

Softcover. The Victorian Society in America, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Collection of essays. Vol. 8, Nos. 3-4. 254 pages pictorial oversize. Numerous black and white figures and photographs. Color cover features photograph entitled, "The Old Merchant's House," by Jaime Ardiles Arc. Slight wear and blemishes on cover. Near fine interior.

Record # 806557


Price: $18.00 

 

Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, The


Doros, Paul E.

Softcover. Virginia, Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Museum catalog. Black covers with color illustration and pink titles to front, foreword by Mario Amaya, introduction by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 230 color and b&w plates throughout, with accompanying descriptions. Mild rubbing to covers, right edge of page block slightly wrinkled from water moisture; otherwise a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 806545


Price: $40.00 

 

Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, The


Doros, Paul E.

Softcover. Virginia, Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Museum catalog. Black covers with color illustration and pink titles to front, foreword by Mario Amaya, introduction by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 230 color and b&w plates throughout, with accompanying descriptions. Mild rubbing to covers, bottom right corners of rear third of page block mildly wrinkled from water moisture; otherwise a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 806544


Price: $40.00 

 

Technological Innovation of the Decorative Arts


The Hagley Museum

Softcover. Delaware, The Hagley Museum, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Covers completely illustrated with b&w plate, perfect binding, blue titles, profusely illustrated with b&w plates of items featured in exhibition. Mild rubbing to covers; overall a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 806525


Price: $12.00 

 

In the Middle of the Fields and Other Stories


Lavin, Mary

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Company, 1st us, 1969, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 215 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket shows moderate wear to edges, fraying. Tape repair on underside spine of dust jacket. Light soil. Gilt lettering on spine and green cloth covers. Light tears on top dust jacket.

Record # 2233655


Price: $19.00 

 

Americana from the Daphne Farago Collection


Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Softcover. Providence, Rhode Island, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages. Exhibition catalog. Gray covers with color illustrated plates to front and rear, white titles, textured monotone endpapers with close-up illustration of nautical painting, foreword by Franklin W. Robinson, essay by Christopher P. Monkhouse, 10 full-page color plates, 110 b&w plates. Very slight wear to cover edges, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.

Record # 806503


Price: $15.00 

 

Selections from the Campbell Museum Collection


The Campbell Museum

Softcover. Camden, New Jersey, Campbell Museum, 4th, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Laminate covers with full-color illustration to front, introduction by Carl Christian Dickerson, 150 color plates with accompanying descriptions. Extremely mild wear to covers, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 806501


Price: $12.00 

 

Quaint Epitaphs


Safford, Susan Darling

Softcover. 3rd, A. J. Ochs & Company, 1st, 1900, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 57 pages. Black and red cloth covers with gilt titles, top edge gilt, epitaphs grouped by regional location. Light rubbing to covers, mild wear to spine, previous owner's inscription to prelim; overall a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 806496


Price: $18.00 

 

Stiegel Glass


Hunter, Federick William

Softcover. New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1st, 1950, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 270 pages. Blue covers with color illustration, introduction and notes by Helen McKearin, 169 illustrations including 16 in color. Light rubbing to covers, laminate protection to front cover pealing slightly at bottom right corner, previous owner's inscription in pen to blank preview page; overall a very clean, neat copy.

Record # 806484


Price: $20.00 

 

Graven by the Fishermen Themselves


Malley, Richard C.

Softcover. Connecticut, Scrimshaw in Mystic Seaport Museum, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 155 pages. Orange covers, white titles and color illustrated plate to front, perfect binding, foreword by J. Revell Carr, numerous b&w photographic plates throughout, 4 full-page full-color plates. Mild rubbing to covers, left half of front cover discolored with age; otherwise a very tight, clean copy.

Record # 806481


Price: $15.00 

 

Carrot for a Nose, A: The Form of Folk Sculpture on America's City Streets and Country Roads


Gladstone, M. J.

Hardcover. New York, Charles Scriber's Sons, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 72 pages. Orange cloth covers with gilt titles to spine and embossed graphic decoration to front, dark blue dust jacket with color illustration, color frontispiece, color and b&w photographic plates throughout. Mild rubbing to dust jacket, book has very slight odor; overall a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 806475


Price: $12.00 

 

David Copperfield


Dickens, Charles

Hardcover. NY, Dodd Mead, rep, 1935, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 16 color plates by Gertrude Hammond. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper, otherwise good.

Record # 100908


Price: $25.00 

 

Stained Glass: Music for the Eye


Hill, Robert, Jane Hill, and Hans Halberstadt

Softcover. Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 108 pages. Brief introduction and overview of stained glass history and techniques. Mainly a photographic collection. Full color. Slight scratches and wear on cover. Small blue blemish on front cover inside.

Record # 806459


Price: $12.00 

 

Sting: Demolition Man


Sandford, Christopher

Hardcover. London, Little, Brown & Company, 1st UK, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Some minor sunfading to spine. Otherwise tight copy. Black and white images throughout.

Record # 471136


Price: $19.00 

 

Letters to Dorothy L. Sayers, The - 1899 to 1936: The Making of a Detective


Reynolds (Ed), Barbara

Hardcover. NY, St. Martins, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 421 pgs.

Record # 100934


Price: $25.00 

 

Auction Prices of American Artists, 1970/78


Hislop, Richard

Hardcover. Weybridge, UK, Art Sales Index Ltd., 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 275 pages. Catalog for Auction seasons 1970/78. Red cloth boards, no dust jacket as issued. Minor wear to covers, else like new.

Record # 606496


Price: $35.00 

 

Auction Prices of American Artists, 1990-1992


Hislop, Richard

Hardcover. Weybridge, UK, Art Sales Index Ltd., 8th, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 430 pages. Catalog for Auction seasons 1990/92. Pictorial boards, no dust jacket as issued. Minor wear to covers, spine slightly sunned, else like new.

Record # 606494


Price: $60.00 

 

Auction Prices of American Artists, 1992-1994


Hislop, Richard

Hardcover. Weybridge, UK, Art Sales Index Ltd., 9th, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 619 pages. Catalog for Auction seasons 1992/94. Pictorial boards, no dust jacket as issued. Minor wear to covers, else like new.

Record # 606493


Price: $15.00 

 

Auction Prices of American Artists, 1986-88 Volume 6


Hislop, Richard

Hardcover. Weybridge, UK, Art Sales Index Ltd., 6th, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 393 pages. Catalog for Auction seasons 1986/7 and 1987/8. Pictorial boards, no dust jacket as issued. Minor wear to covers, else like new.

Record # 606491


Price: $15.00 

 

Czechoslovakian Glass, 1350-1980


Corning Museum of Glass

Softcover. Corning, NY, Corning Museum of Glass , 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 176 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Black pictorial stiff wrappers. Light wear to edges and spine, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.

Record # 606436


Price: $35.00 

 

Arts in Boston, The: an Outsider's Inside View of the Cultural Estate


Taper, Bernard

Softcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 170 pages, b&w maps. White pictorial stiff wrappers. Light wear to edges, else a very nice, tight copy.

Record # 606406


Price: $12.00 

 

World of Antiques, Art, and Architecture in Victorian America, The


Bishop, Robert & Patricia Coblentz

Hardcover. New York, E.P. Dutton & Co, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 495 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Cream gilt-stamped cloth spine and blue boards, edges lightly sunned. Pictorial dust jacket with light wear to edges and spine. Overall a very nice, tight copy.

Record # 606395


Price: $12.00 

 

Arts in Boston, The: an Outsider's Inside View of the Cultural Estate


Taper, Bernard

Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 170 pages, b&w maps. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. White pictorial dust jacket. Light wear to edges, price clipped, old price covered with black ink on front fly leaf, else a very nice, tight copy.

Record # 606394


Price: $12.00 

 

American Rustic Furniture


Osborn, Susan

Hardcover. New york, Harmony Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 149 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Blue cloth spine over brown boards. Pictorial dust jacket. Light crease to front cover, else like new.

Record # 606387


Price: $15.00 

 

French Interiors, Furniture, Decoration, Woodwork & Allied Arts: During the 17th and 18th Centuries


Strange, T. A.

Hardcover. New York, Bonanza Books, Reprint, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 400 pages, illustrated throughout with numerous plates in b&w. Red cloth with light wear to upper edges and spine. Blue dust jacket, worn and slightly rubbed with a few small closed tears. Overall a nice tight copy.

Record # 606379


Price: $40.00 

 

Audubon


Chancellor, John

Hardcover. New York, The Viking Press, 1st, 1978, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 224 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Light wear to edges and spine, slight closed tear to front cover, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.

Record # 606369


Price: $20.00 

 

Merchant prince of Boston, Colonel T. H. Perkins, 1764-1854


Seaburg, Carl & Stanley Patterson

Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press , 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 480 pages. illustrated with a few plates in b&w. Maroon cloth, silver lettering to spine. Pictorial price clipped dust jacket. Light overall wear and rubbing, else a very neat, tight, clean copy.

Record # 606348


Price: $90.00 

 

American Leonardo, The: The Life of Samuel F. B. Morse


Mabee, Carleton

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 420 pages plus index, illustrated throughout in b&w. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, no dust jacket, top edge cosmetic stain. Light overall wear and rubbing, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.

Record # 606345


Price: $50.00 

 

Illustrating Children's Books: History Technique Production


Pitz, Henry C.

Hardcover. New York, Watson Guptill, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 205 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover.

Record # 405094


Price: $35.00 

 

Evolution of American Taste, The: the History of American Style from 1607 to the Present


Randel, William Peirce

Hardcover. New York, Crown Publishers, 1st, 1978, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 212 pages. Over 200 illustrations in color and b&w throughout. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Minimal yellowing near edges, else like new.

Record # 606316


Price: $30.00 

 

Sandlot Peanuts


Schulz, Charles M.

Hardcover. New York, Holt Rinehart Winston , 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated (about 200 pages), a collection of Peanuts strips in b&w and color, all about baseball. Introduction by Joe Garagiola. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Slight musty smell.

Record # 405093


Price: $38.00 

 

Georgia O'Keeffe: the Wideness and Wonder of Her World


Gherman, Beverly

Hardcover. New York, Atheneum, 1st, 1986, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 131 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Yellow cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. Black pictorial dust jacket. Light wear to edges and spine, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.

Record # 606307


Price: $20.00 

 

Annual Art Sales Index 1983/84 Season (2 Volumes)


Hislop, Richard, (Ed.)

Hardcover. Surrey, UK, Art Sales Index Ltd., 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 2 vols. 1591 pages, v.1: A-K, v.2: L-Z. Black cloth with gilt titles to front and spine, paste-down illustrations. Clear plastic dust jackets. Jackets torn and chipped, light foxing to edges, else a very nice, tight set.

Record # 606305


Price: $25.00 

 

Gifts of Genius: Treasures of the Huntington Library


Thorpe, James Ernest

Hardcover. San Marino CA, Huntington Library Press, Reprint, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 214 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Pictorial boards, brown gilt-stamped cloth spine, no dust jacket. Slight wear to edges and spine, old price in ink on front fly leaf, else a very nice, tight copy.

Record # 606293


Price: $15.00 

 

Glenn Gould: A Life and Variations


Freidrich, Otto

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 441 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Black and white images throughout. Tight copy.

Record # 471133


Price: $23.00 

 

Good Housekeeping Complete Guide to Traditional American Decorating, The


Kent , Kathryn

Hardcover. New York, Hearst Books, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 255 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Slight wear to edges, spine worn and torn, else a nice, tight, clean copy.

Record # 606287


Price: $15.00 

 

One Hundred and Fifty Years of Collecting by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1824-1974


Wainwright , Nicholas B.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, , 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 105 pages, color frontispiece, illustrated throughout in b&w. Marbled boards with blue cloth spine. White pictorial dust jacket with slight wear and rubbing to covers and edges, else a nice, tight copy.

Record # 606270


Price: $20.00 

 

Art Dealers, The


Taylor, John Russell & Brian Brooke

Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 316 pages. Purple cloth with silver lettering to spine, pictorial dust jacket. Light wear to edges and spine, front cover slightly sunned, else a very nice, tight copy.

Record # 606258


Price: $15.00 

 

American Art Directory, 49th Edition


Catell - Editor, Jaques

Hardcover. New York, R. R. Bowker, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 721 pages. Beige cloth, green titles. Light wear to covers and edges, else like new.

Record # 606252


Price: $30.00 

 

American Art Directory, 50th Edition


Catell - Editor, Jaques

Hardcover. New York, R. R. Bowker, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 737 pages. Purple cloth, blue titles. Light wear to covers, slight rubbing to edges, else a nice, tight copy.

Record # 606251


Price: $30.00 

 

American Art Directory, 51st Edition


Catell - Editor, Jaques

Hardcover. New York, R. R. Bowker, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 765 pages. Green cloth, gilt titles. Light wear to covers, slight rubbing to edges, else a nice, tight copy.

Record # 606250


Price: $20.00 

 

American Art Directory, 1976


Catell - Editor, Jaques

Hardcover. New York, R. R. Bowker, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 740 pages. Green cloth, yellow titles, no dust jacket as issued. Light wear to covers and spine, else a nice, tight copy.

Record # 606249


Price: $20.00 

 

American Art Directory, 1980


Catell - Editor, Jaques

Hardcover. New York, R. R. Bowker, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 740 pages. Green cloth, gilt titles, no dust jacket as issued. Some wear to cover, two bumps to upper edge, else a nice, tight copy.

Record # 606248


Price: $20.00 

 

Film Flam


Paul, Elliot

hardcover. London, Frederick Muller, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping. Black & white illustrations.

Record # 201820


Price: $15.00 

 

Art on Campus


Spencer, Thomas S.

Softcover. Wonkton, Maryland, Friar's Lantern Inc., 1st, 2000, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 440 pages, illustrated throughout b&w. Blue pictorial stiff wrappers. Minor wear to edges, else like new.

Record # 606161


Price: $16.00 

 

Life and Art of William Merritt Chase, The


Roof, Katerine Metcalf

Hardcover. New York, Hacker, reprint, 1975, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 352 pages. B&w illustrations throughout. Biography over one of Americas central Renaissance painters, following him on his journeys around the world: Munich, Venice, London, Spain and Holland as well as New York and California. Beige cloth, gilt lettering to spine. No dust jacket as issued. Like new, in shrinkwrap.

Record # 606143


Price: $32.00 

 

For the Time Being


Dillard, Annie

Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 224 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor shelfwear. Slight yellowing to dust jacket inside flaps. Small folds to some page corners, used as bookmarks. Otherwise tight copy.

Record # 471131


Price: $19.00 

 

Revolutionary Soviet Film Posters


Constantine, Mildred, Alan Fern

Hardcover. Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 98 pages. Hardcover. color and b/w illustrations throughout. Blue covers, some chipping. Pages and edges clean, but have a touch of tanning from age. Previous owner's name in pen on front endpaper. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear. "Contains 56 posters in black and white and 16 in full color, 17 film stills and other illustrations, a bibliography, and an index which includes biographical sketches of the artists."

Record # 31520


Price: $25.00 

 

Critical Bibliography of American Folk Art, A


Bronner , Simon J.

Softcover. Bloomington, Indiana, Folklore Publications Group, 1st, 1978, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 111 pages. Staplebound pamphlet. "The Monograph Series Volume 3". Yellow boards. Slightly worn, light staining to covers, pages unevenly cut. Text clean.

Record # 606079


Price: $13.00 

 

Audubon, The Naturalist of the New World: His Adventures and Discoveries


St. John, Horace, Illust. by: J.W. Orr

Hardcover. Boston, Crosby and Nichols, reprint, 1863, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 311 pages, hardcover. Gilt stamped spine including a tree, a bird, a figure and the title, lightly worn. Black-and-white engravings throughout, by J.W.Orr. Bumping to corners and spine; spine and corners frayed. Inscription by previous owner on front flyleaf. Gutter crack at page 133. Pencil markings to rear flyleaf. A good reading copy.

Record # 951476


Price: $31.00 

 

Woman's Proper Place


Rothman, Sheila

Hardcover. US, Basic Books Inc.,U.S., na, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Inscribed by author. Light wear to covers and spine, else a nice copy.

Record # 450124


Price: $20.00 

 

Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages


Finlay, Virgil

Hardcover. US, Underwood Books, na, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Very nice copy with light wear to dust jacket. In brodart cover.

Record # 450115


Price: $40.00 

 

Home from the hill


Hook, Hilary

Hardcover. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good,

Record # 450109


Price: $8.00 

 

The Justice from Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell Holmes


Baker, Liva

Hardcover. New York, NY, Harpercollins, June 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good,

Record # 450108


Price: $10.00 

 

Laura Z: The Complete Life of A Unique Woman of the Century


Hobson, Laura Z.

Softcover. Plume, September 29, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None,

Record # 450107


Price: $10.00 

 

Vaclav Havel: The Authorized Biography


Kriseova, Eda

Hardcover. New York, Pharos Books, May 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450096


Price: $15.00 

 

Judicial Enigma: The First Justice Harlan


Yarbrough, Tinsley E.

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, USA, June 8, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good,

Record # 450094


Price: $18.00 

 

Karl Kautsky, 1854-1938: Marxism in the Classical Years


Steenson, Gary P.

Softcover. Pittsburgh, Pa., Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, April 1991, Book: Very Good,

Record # 450091


Price: $15.00 

 

The Wounded Jung: Effects of Jung's Relationships on His Life and Work


Smith, Robert C.

Hardcover. Evanston, Ill., Northwestern University Press, May 10, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450088


Price: $15.00 

 

Love Can Build a Bridge


Judd, Naomi

Hardcover. New York, Villard, November 23, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450086


Price: $5.00 

 

From Housewife to Heretic


Johnson, Sonia

Softcover. Garden City, N.Y., Anchor Books, January 1983, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None,

Record # 450085


Price: $8.00 

 

Magic Johnson: My Life


Johnson, Earvin Magic

Hardcover. New York, Random House, November 3, 1992, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good,

Record # 450083


Price: $8.00 

 

Righteous Pilgrim: The Life and Times of Harold L. Ickes, 1874-1952


Watkins, T. H.

Hardcover. New York, Henry Holt & Co, August 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450079


Price: $25.00 

 

Mine eyes have seen the glory: A biography of Julia Ward Howe


Clifford, Deborah Pickman

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown, 1979, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: Fair,

Record # 450075


Price: $9.00 

 

J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and The Secrets


Gentry, Curt

Softcover. New York, Plume, September 1, 1992, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None,

Record # 450074


Price: $9.00 

 

Anthony Eden : A Biography


James, Robert Rhodes

Hardcover. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good,

Record # 450066


Price: $18.00 

 

3 Homes: Recollections of Childhood


Earle, Virginia Osborn

Hardcover. Dublin, H.H., William L Bauhan, June 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450065


Price: $8.00 

 

Sophie Du Pont: A Young Lady in America : Sketches, Diaries, and Letters, 1823-1833


Low, Betty-Bright

Hardcover. New York, Harry N Abrams, September 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450063


Price: $15.00 

 

Farther Shore, The - A Natural History of Perception 1798-1984


Gifford, Don

Hardcover. NY, Atlantic Monthly, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 257 pages.

Record # 59978


Price: $15.00 

 

Great Day Coming: A Memoir of the 1930s


Davis, Hope Hale

Hardcover. South Royalton, Vt., Steerforth Press, October 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good,

Record # 450056


Price: $10.00 

 

Listening for the Crack of Dawn


Davis, Donald

Hardcover. Little Rock, August House Pub Inc, October 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450055


Price: $15.00 

 

Fatal flowers: On sin, sex, and suicide in the Deep South


Daniell, Rosemary

Hardcover. New York, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450052


Price: $8.00 

 

Legend: The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley


Sullivan, Frank

Hardcover. Chicago, Bonus Books, March 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450051


Price: $9.00 

 

Cousteau: An Unauthorized Biography


Madsen, Axel

Hardcover. New York, Beaufort Books Publishers, January 1, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450048


Price: $7.00 

 

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years


Gilbert, Martin

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, May 1984, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair,

Record # 450038


Price: $12.00 

 

Memories and Adventures


Winston, Sir Churchill

Hardcover. London, Grove Pr, September 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 450036


Price: $5.00 

 

Pier Paolo Pasolini: Cinema as Heresy


Greene, Naomi

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, Reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 249 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Light (erasable) pencil notes/underlining in a few places. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf. Dust jacket unclipped, has some chipping on front cover, very good. Cover boards bound in green cloth, gilt title on spine. Front cover board has a bump/dent and some fading (see image). Binding tight, spine straight. Greene reveals to English-speaking readers the diverse talents that made Pasolini one of the most controversial European intellectuals of the postwar era, at the center of political and cultural debates still vital to our time.

Record # 32369


Price: $23.00 

 

Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video


Grant, Barry Keith (Editor)

Softcover. Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1st, 1998, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None,

Record # 450000


Price: $25.00