Hardcover. London, Greenhill Books, Reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 208 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Minor yellowing to dust jacket edges. A tight copy. A unique record of Napoleon's invasion of Russia by Faber du Faur, a talented artist and front-line soldier. It combines his detailed, accurate and compelling illustrations of scenes recorded as they actually happened with his vivid and gripping memoirs of the campaign.
Softcover. Evanstown, Illinois, Terra Museum of Modern Art, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Exhibition catalog. Tan stapled wrappers with large color plate to front, foreword by Ronald McKnight Melvin, essay by Linda Nochlin, 81 large color plates including illustration to front. Light rubbing to covers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight catalog, in great condition.
Hardcover. Issy-les-Moulineaux, Beaux Arts Editions, reprint, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 328 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color photographs and illustrations by various artists throughout. Silver gilt titles on spine. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Gloucestershire, England, Amberly Publishing, 1st Edition, 2015, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 127 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper excellent. Pages clean and bright. In beautiful condition. Whacky machines and bemusing solutions to everyday problems are brought to life in this hilarious collection of cartoons from Heath Robinson.
Hardcover. London, Henry Frowde, 1st, 1910, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 237 pages, b&w illustrations, blue cloth covers with white lettering. Gutter cracked at page 193, but binding is firm. Two small library stamps and a spine label which can be removed with patience.
Softcover. 1st, March 31, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 62 pages, b&w and color illustrations. Fading to wrappers, bottom left corner slightly bent. Else a very clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. London, Merrill & Baker, 1st Thus, 1900, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 578 pages (Vol. I) and 572 pages (Vol. II). Limited edition, #109 of 500. Introduction by Richard Garnett, editor. 102 captioned b/w illustrations by various artists, including two illustrated title pages, a photograph of Dickens's birthplace, and a steel engraving portrait of Dickens. Color frontispiece in each volume. Half leather binding with raised spine bands, marble boards, and marble endpapers. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some parts of leather are turning green. Light wear to cover edges, and minor chipping to spine edges. Minor fraying to tops of spines. Small splits in bottom of hinges. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front covers. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges. Very Good.
Hardcover. London, Merrill & Baker, 1st Thus, 1900, Dust Jacket: None, 504 pages (Vol. I) and 508 pages (Vol. II). Limited edition, #109 of 500. Introduction by Richard Garnett, editor. 52 captioned b/w illustrations by various artists, including two illustrated title pages. Color frontispiece in each volume. Half leather binding with raised spine bands, marble boards, and marble endpapers. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some parts of leather are turning green. Light wear to cover edges, and minor chipping to spine edges. More serious chipping to top of spine on Vol. II, and frayed wear to top of spine on Vol. 1 Rear hinge of Vol. II is split about 3/4 of the way down, but cover is still attached. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front covers. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges. Very Good.
Hardcover. London, Merrill & Baker, 1st Thus, 1900, Dust Jacket: None, 532 pages (Vol. I) and 509 pages (Vol. II). Limited edition, #109 of 500. Introduction by Richard Garnett, editor. 138 captioned b/w illustrations by various artists. Color frontispiece in each volume. Half leather binding with raised spine bands, marble boards, and marble endpapers. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some parts of leather are turning green. Back cover of Vol. II is detached. Light wear to cover edges, and minor chipping to spine edges. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front covers. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges. Very Good.
Hardcover. New York, Hudson Hills Press, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 182 pages, 62 color plates (including 9 gatefolds) and 150 illustrations in b&w and duotone. Monograph of Edward Ruscha, icon of the funky, laid-back world of Californian modern art. Yellow cloth, gilt lettering and unfortunate, but small ink-stains to spine. Pictorial dust jacket with light wear and some sunfading to spine. Overall a very neat, clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Binghamton, NY, University Art Gallery, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 155 pages. Exhibition catalog. Perfect binding, laminate wrappers with b&w illustration, profusely illustrated with large b&w plates, preface by Michael Mikovich, genealogy, catalogue of works. Light edgewear and rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked, tight binding; a very clean, neat copy in great condition.
Hardcover. Birmingham,Alabama, Oxmoor House, 1st, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 143 pages. b&w and color illustrations throughout. Oversize volume. The artist has combined his talents as painter and storyteller to create a visual heartwarming experience. Print of a scene "Near Grandfather" included. Cream cloth cover, brown leatherette spine with gilt lettering. Pictorial dust jacket with minor sealed tears, otherwise in good condition.
Softcover. Cleveland, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 166 pages, b&w illustrations and color plates throughout. Edge wear, rubbing and small tear to dust jacket. Else a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Time-Life Book, 1st, 1970, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 192 pages. Folio. b&w and color illustrations throughout. Brown leatherette spine, beige paper boards, gilt lettering to spine. Issued in slip case with a pastedown of detail from Copley"s Bow With A Squirrel. Some wear to slip case, otherwise like new.
Hardcover. Tokyo, Japan, Kodansha International Ltd. , 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 267 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Cover boards bound in tan cloth, Japanese writing (decoration) on front cover in red. Decorated endpapers. A touch of tanning/soil to covers. Binding tight. In very good shape for its age.
Hardcover. New York, Time Life Books, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 192 pages, hundreds of b&w and color illustrations, diagrams, and photographs, large b&w photographs on endpages, gilt lettering on spine and on cover, slip cover with large color photograph of Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel; light wear and some reside to slip case, overall a very clean and neat copy of a wonderful collection of an incredibly influential twentieth century artist.
Hardcover. NY, Times Books, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, color, b&w Illustrations. old price stamp front fly leaf, dj w/ light edgewear, crease to front flap otherwise
Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape Ltd, reprint, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 134 pages. Brown cloth cover, very little wear. Dust jacket is price clipped, has some wear to corners and edges. A nice, tight copy, with b&w illustrations throughout.
Hardcover. New York, Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 204 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color illustrations by Ernest Thompson Seton throughout. Includes extensive bibliography. Includes appendix on Indians and Woodcraft. Gilt titles on spine. Blind stamp on front cover. Some wear and soil to price-clipped dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 1st, 1969, Book: Good, 72 pages. Exhibition catalog. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Light soiling and tanning to covers and bottom edge. Minor edge wear. Tanning and slight wear along spine. A little foxing to top edge. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf. A few pages with light stains/tanning along top edge. Good reading copy.