Hardcover. London, Bickers & Son, unknown, n.d., Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 489 pages, illustrated throughout with 351 engravings on wood. Ex-library with usual markings and stamps, rebound in red cloth. Light edgewear to covers and tape-repairs to a handful pages, else a clean, tight reading-copy. Great visual reference for the period.
Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 203 pages, paperback. Interdisciplinary exploration of the French-speaking world during the "long" decade of the 1950s- from the Liberation (1944) to the Evian accords between France and the provisional government of Algeria (1962). Fading to spine. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. A tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Collins & Co., rep, 1824, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 374 pp Hardbound some wear to the extremities and spine leather gone from top and bottom, exposing signatures. Front board is nearly separated and back board on the way. Foxing throughout. Some insect damage to back 30 pages, but only barely reaching text. Reading copy only.
Softcover. Paris, France, The Olympia Press, First Thus, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 229 pages. Softcover with illustrated dust jacket. Wonderful drawings by Jacqueline Duheme detailed among the text, in the margins, headers & closing of various chapters. Strong crease to one corner of dust jacket. Clean & unmarked copy.
Hardcover. New York, Seaver Books/Henry Holt, 1st US revised , 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 183 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Collection of over 200 pictures taken by Zola throughout his life, compiled and Zola and Massin. Translated from the French by Liliane Emery Tuck. Mild rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket. Water stain to lower edge of front dust jacket flap. Hundreds of black-and-white photographs throughout. Unmarked. A bright and tight copy.
Hardcover. San Francisco, Calif., Chronicle Books, 2nd Printing, 2007, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 223 pages, very clean, bright and tight copy. Record # 457306
Hardcover. New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1st U.S., 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 281 pages, translated from French, very clean, tight copy. Record # 800868
Hardcover. New York, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 299 pages. Illustrated with 8 pages of black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy. Record # 604103
Hardcover. Francestown, NH, The Golden Quill Press Publishers, 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 64 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor wear along the top edge, but is still in very good condition. Blue cloth covers and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This scarcely available poetry collection adds new perspectives to Gleason's sparkling commentary on the human scene. Previous owner's signature is present on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34383
Hardcover. London, Flame Tree, reprint, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 191 pages, hardcover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Full color artwork throughout. This beautifully adorned reference book charts the life and work of an artist who epitomized Parisian life during the fin de siecle, showcasing his Art Nouveau masterpieces. Explore Mucha's many decorative panels and commercial posters, as well as his illustrations for books and magazines. The book takes an in-depth look at his changing artistic style and reveals his sources of inspiration. Features over 150 of Mucha's most important graphic works, from his 'Gismonda' poster of 1894, to his series of decorative panels from 1902, 'The Moon and the Stars.' Clean copy. Record # 33810
Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1920, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover. 183 pages. Light rubbing to corners and spine. Dust jacket with soiling, heavy chipping, darkened spine. a Vivid portrayal of life in the Alsace region during the final days of World War I. O'Shaughnessy's firsthand accounts, about war-touched landscapes and resilient spirit of the people. Record # 507886
Softcover. New York, The American Film Institute, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 80 pages, photographs throughout. Charlie Chaplin cover article, as well as pieces on Francesco Rosi, Richard Pearce, article by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Record # 854106
Hardcover. London, UK, J. Knapton, 9th, 1728, Book: Poor, Dust Jacket: None, 646 pages plus index, hardcover. Very worn leather cover boards have both completely detached from the spine at the hinges. Interior pages have significant foxing throughout. Binding is solid, pages turn well. This book is divided into sections by region of Europe, each part richly detailing the history of that area. Clean copy. Record # 34001
Hardcover. France, Hachette, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 212 pages. Very good blue pictorial cloth with minor spotting. Color illustrations throughout. French text. Record # 804455
Hardcover. NY, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 530 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, pictorial boards, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. In this cookbook, Dorie Greenspan captures all the excitement of French home cooking, sharing disarmingly simple dishes she has gathered over years of living in France. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34182
Hardcover. New York, Broadway Books, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 286 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine. Blind stamp on cover. Dust jacket price clipped. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 469278
Softcover. Dalton, MA, Sandra G. Ludig, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with glossy white covers with color plate. Previous price sticker and slight warping on cover. Staple binding is tight, pages unmarked. 10 b/w plates of various artists' works, mainly French, on the theme of the letter in visual art. 38 item exhibition listing and a paragraph explication of each work. Introduction to the theme of the works. 39 pages. Record # 807435
Hardcover. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 316 pages. Frontispiece of author. 34 illustrations. France's Normandy before WW II. The peoples, farms, inns and countryside. light foxing on fore-edge. Large chip to bottom rear panel of dust jacket along with repaired tear to dust jacket. Record # 220804
Hardcover. NY, Artisan, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 431 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear, but is still in good condition. Red cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. When Thomas Keller, owner of the Napa Valley's French Laundry, decided to open a second eatery, he wanted it to be a place that was more casual, serving less complicated food. Thus, Bouchon was born. This cookbook contains recipes for the emblematic bistro dishes served at Bouchon, interpreted and executed as they've never been before. This is a large, heavy volume available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34065
Softcover. New York, Harper Collins, reprint, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, New York, Harper Collins, reprint, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: None, 357 pages. Softcover. Extensive b&w photographs and illustrations throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.. 370 pages. Record # 467444 Record # 467444
Hardcover. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, European Space Research Organisation, 1st, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 773 pages, hardcover. Blue cover boards are in good condition due to a few shallow scratches on the rear, and minor bumping to the corners, top, and bottom of the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography, stellar maps, and illustrations throughout. Also contains a bound-in laminated bookmark which provides useful reference information. This book presents a reference catalogue of the more brilliant extended celestial objects in the night sky. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34359
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