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Heinrich Tonnies - Cartes-de-Visite Photographer Extraordinaire


Alland, Sr., Alexander

Softcover. NY, Camera / Graphic Press, 1st US, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, A Collection of Portraits taken in Denmark in the 1800s, softcover. Unpaginated.

Record # 175651


Price: $38.00 

 

Old Hong Kong - Volume One 1860-1900


Wiltshire, Trea(Ed.)

Hardcover. Hong Kong, FormAsia, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 159 pages. Historical photos reproduced in sepia tone. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 176543


Price: $42.00 

 

America


Feininger, Andreas

Paperback. Corte Madeva, CA, Gingko Press, 1st Wraps, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black & white historical photographs 96 pages. Paperback Ed.

Record # 200548


Price: $25.00 

 

Pioneer Photographers of Brazil: 1840-1920


NA

Hardcover. New York, Center for Inter-American Relations, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 143 pages. Photographs on most pages. Bibliography and index.Nice copy.

Record # 219968


Price: $29.00 

 

One More River to Cross - An African American Photograph Album


Myers, Walter Dean (Ed.)

New York, Harcourt Brace, 1st , 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 151 pages, B&W historical photos.

Record # 303698


Price: $40.00 

 

Eadweard Muybridge - The Man Who Invented the Moving Picture


MacDonnell, Kevin

Boston, Little Brown , 1st U.S., 1972, Book: Very Good , Dust Jacket: Good, 158 pages. B&W illustrations. Slight warp to covers. Dust jacket edgeworn, chipped.

Record # 305134


Price: $24.00 

 

Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War


Gardner, Alexander

Paperback. New York, Dover, Rep. wraps, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 224 pages, 100 B&W historical photos. Paperback reprint of 1866 Edition.

Record # 305255


Price: $13.00 

 

There's Only One Bridport in the USA


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Softcover. Bridport, VT, Bridport Historical Society , 1st, 1976, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 80 pages. Extensive b&w photography throughout. Includes appendix of tradesmen. 1 of 500 copies. Foxing to spine, otherwise clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 857272


Price: $25.00 

Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Cohn, Arthur B.
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Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Cohn, Arthur B.Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Cohn, Arthur B.

Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Cohn, Arthur B.

Hardcover. Basin Harbor VT, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 185 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to a few closed tears and wrinkling on the rear corner. Blue cloth covers with gilt text are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. Signed by author with a brief inscription on the title page. B&W and full color photography and illustrations throughout. This book draws on a wealth of historical documentation and images to tell the nearly forgotten story of Lake Champlain's sailing canal boats. Clean copy. Record # 33795
Price: $28.00 

Our Story: Readings from Southwest Alaska An Anthology by: Editor: Troll, Tim Editor: Brandon, John
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Our Story: Readings from Southwest Alaska An Anthology by: Editor: Troll, Tim Editor: Brandon, John

Softcover. Anchorage, AK, Alaska Natural History Association, 2nd, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 205 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are both clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W historical photography throughout. Readers are introduced to the diverse history of Bristol Bay Alaska through the writings of early explorers, locals, scholars, and other written accounts of life in Southwest Alaska. Includes glossary and index. Clean copy. Record # 33809
Price: $30.00 

Modern Architecture Since 1900 by: Curtis, William J. R.
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Modern Architecture Since 1900 by: Curtis, William J. R.

Softcover. London, Phaidon , 3rd pr., 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 736 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Mix of B&W and full color photography and illustrations throughout. Purple markings are present on the top edge. Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Throughout the book the author's focus is on the individual architect, and on the qualities that give outstanding buildings their lasting value. Oversize book available for domestic shipping only. Clean copy. Record # 33821
Price: $20.00 

Lenin's Private War: The Voyage of the Philosophy Steamer and the Exile of the Intelligentsia by: Chamberlain, Lesley
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Lenin's Private War: The Voyage of the Philosophy Steamer and the Exile of the Intelligentsia by: Chamberlain, Lesley

Hardcover. NY, St. Martin's Press, 1st thus, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 414 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains bind-in with B&W photography. This book details how, in 1922, Lenin personally drew up a list of some 160 'undesirable' intellectuals - mostly philosophers, academics, scientists, and journalists - to be deported from the new Soviet State. 'We're going to cleanse Russia once and for all' he wrote to Stalin, whose job it was to oversee the deportation. Two ships sailed from Petrograd that autumn, taking Old Russia's eminent men and their families away to what would become permanent exile in Berlin, Prague and Paris. Lesley Chamberlain creates a rich portrait of this chilling historical moment, evoked with immediacy through the journals, letters, and memoirs of the exiles. Clean copy. Record # 33984
Price: $12.00 

Hitler's Charisma: Leading Millions Into The Abyss by: Rees, Laurence
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Hitler's Charisma: Leading Millions Into The Abyss by: Rees, Laurence

Hardcover. NY, Pantheon Books, 1st thus, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 354 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is a psychological and historical analysis, examining how Adolf Hitler's charismatic influence led millions of Germans to support his destructive vision and plunge the world into catastrophe. A remainder dot is present on the bottom edge, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34173
Price: $12.00 

Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection by: Torrence, Gaylord, et al.
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Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection by: Torrence, Gaylord, et al.

Hardcover. NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2nd Pr., 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 232 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, beige cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. This book presents historical Native American art, providing key insights into the culture and daily life of culturally distinct Indigenous peoples. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34303
Price: $40.00 

Medieval Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, 4th-14th Century by: Snyder, James
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Medieval Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, 4th-14th Century by: Snyder, James

Hardcover. NY, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 512 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some small closed tears with bumping along the top edge. Red cloth cover boards with gilt text are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book examines the history of Christian art, discusses Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic art, and considers the historical backgrounds of all of it. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34308
Price: $15.00 

The Impressionists: A Retrospective by: Editor: Kapos, Martha
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The Impressionists: A Retrospective by: Editor: Kapos, Martha

Hardcover. London, U.K., Beaux Arts Editions / Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 380 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some light bumping to the top edge, but is still in very good condition overall. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This magnificent volume highlights some of the finest impressionist paintings collected by American institutions. A general introduction and essay accompanies each of the 48 color plates, providing an overview and appropriate social, cultural, and historical background for each work. Presents artwork by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Manet, van Gogh, Cezanne, Seurat, Pissarro, and many others. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34314
Price: $12.00 

The Impressionists: A Retrospective by: Editor: Kapos, Martha
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The Impressionists: A Retrospective by: Editor: Kapos, Martha

Hardcover. London, U.K., Beaux Arts Editions / Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 380 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has one closed tear at the top edge, but is still in very good condition overall. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This magnificent volume highlights some of the finest impressionist paintings collected by American institutions. A general introduction and essay accompanies each of the 48 color plates, providing an overview and appropriate social, cultural, and historical background for each work. Presents artwork by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Manet, van Gogh, Cezanne, Seurat, Pissarro, and many others. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34315
Price: $12.00 

Geometry & Art: How Mathematics Transformed Art During the Renaissance by: Wade, David
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Geometry & Art: How Mathematics Transformed Art During the Renaissance by: Wade, David

Softcover. NY, Shelter Harbor Press, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a definitive look at how geometry changed the world of art forever. It follows the artists of the renaissance, whose search for perspective and visual depth led them to the study of geometry. This compelling volume uses engaging text, compelling historical accounts and beautiful illustrations to immerse readers in the fundamental renaissance forms which, although conceived over five-hundred years ago, still have the capacity to awe and inspire us with their beauty. Clean copy. Record # 34337
Price: $25.00 

The Horizon History of Africa by: Editor: Josephy, Alvin M.
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The Horizon History of Africa by: Editor: Josephy, Alvin M.

Hardcover. NY, American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc., 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 529 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has several chips and closed tears, concentrated at the top and bottom of the spine. Brown cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and maps throughout. This book is a comprehensive illustrated history of all of Africa. It also presents, in 12 anthologies, a cross-section of Africa's little-known historical literature. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34355
Price: $12.00 

Textiles of the Islamic World by: Gillow, John
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Textiles of the Islamic World by: Gillow, John

Softcover. London, England, Thames & Hudson, 1st thus, 2013, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 319 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains gorgeous full-color photography throughout. This book aims to supply a broad survey of the textiles produced today and in the past in the Islamic world, putting them in their social and historical context, and sorted by country. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner signed their first name in black sharpie at the top right corner of the front cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34400
Price: $70.00 

Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River by: Cohn, Arthur B.
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Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River by: Cohn, Arthur B.

Hardcover. Basin Harbor, VT, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 187 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition due to light edge wear and a few minor blemishes. Blue cloth covers with gilt text are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book draws on a wealth of historical documentation and images to tell the nearly forgotten story of Lake Champlain's sailing canal boats. Clean copy. Record # 34451
Price: $20.00 

The Complete Greek Temples by: Spawforth, Tony
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The Complete Greek Temples by: Spawforth, Tony

Hardcover. NY, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a spectacularly illustrated and complete survey of ancient Greek temples, combined with an up-to-date archaeological and historical introduction. Clean copy. Record # 34501
Price: $20.00 

In Quest of the White God: The Mysterious Heritage of Central and South American Civilizations by: Honore, Pierre
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In Quest of the White God: The Mysterious Heritage of Central and South American Civilizations by: Honore, PierreIn Quest of the White God: The Mysterious Heritage of Central and South American Civilizations by: Honore, Pierre

In Quest of the White God: The Mysterious Heritage of Central and South American Civilizations by: Honore, Pierre

Hardcover. NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st thus, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 228 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has significant wear, with several chips and closed tears. Tan cloth cover boards have some minor discoloration, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a historical investigation which argues that pre-Columbian American civilizations were influenced by visitors from the Mediterranean. Previous owner wrote the date on the rear end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34516
Price: $28.00 

History of the Town of Goshen, Connecticut: with Genealogies and Biographies Based Upon the Records of Deacon Lewis Mills Norton, 1897 by: Hibbard, Rev. A. G.
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History of the Town of Goshen, Connecticut: with Genealogies and Biographies Based Upon the Records of Deacon Lewis Mills Norton, 1897 by: Hibbard, Rev. A. G.History of the Town of Goshen, Connecticut: with Genealogies and Biographies Based Upon the Records of Deacon Lewis Mills Norton, 1897 by: Hibbard, Rev. A. G.

History of the Town of Goshen, Connecticut: with Genealogies and Biographies Based Upon the Records of Deacon Lewis Mills Norton, 1897 by: Hibbard, Rev. A. G.

Hardcover. Merrick, NY, Richwood Publishing Company, Bicentennial Edition, circa 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 602 pages, hardcover. Blue faux leather covers and interior pages are clean and bright, despite some very minor edge wear and rubbing. Binding is solid. Contains some B&W photography throughout, plus two laid-in area maps of Goshen. This book is a comprehensive historical account detailing the Litchfield County town's settlement, topography, and local industries. It also serves as a vital genealogical and biographical record of the area's early families. Clean copy. Record # 34569
Price: $40.00