Softcover. Boston, MA, Massachusetts Historical Society / Museum of Fine Arts, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 207 pages, soft cover. Red paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, plus a few color plates at the front. This fully illustrated catalog was published in 1991 to accompany the Massachusetts Historical Society's 200th anniversary exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. This catalog provides the reader with an engaging view of the books, manuscripts, artwork, and historical artifacts collected by the Society. Clean copy. Record # 34680
Softcover. Cooperstown, NY, New York State Historical Association, 1978, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Paperback. 125 pages. Contains black & white photography. Edgewear, light soiling to covers.
Hardcover. NY, Scholastic Inc., 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 140 pages volume 1, 152 pages volume 2, 155 pages volume 3, and 173 pages volume 4, hardcovers. Slipcase is in very good condition with minor edge wear. Pictorial boards and interior pages are clean and bright in all 4 volumes. Bindings are solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This set of historical fiction targeted towards a younger audience uses fictional characters to approximate diary entries of people who might have lived during these major historical events. Due to the weight of the package, this set is available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copies. Record # 34285
Paperback. Bennington, VT, Bennington Historical Museum and Art Gallery, 1st wraps, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 20 pages. Paperback. Black & white photography and illustrations.
Hardcover. New York, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2000, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Published to commemorate the Hall of Presidents in the National Portrait Gallery. Features reproductions of portraits of every American president from George Washington to Bill Clinton. Historical notes accompany each illustration. Near fine condition; comes in original shrinkwrap.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1915, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrated historical volume on the city of Constantinople. 567 pp., includes 164 black/white illustrations, mostly reproduced photographs. Very good condition: gilt-edged pages, slight wear on the spine and corners of the cover. Previous owners' names and dates written inside the cover and on p. vii.
Softcover. New Bedford, MA, Old Dartmouth Historical Society, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 67 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. Light edge wear to blue wrappers. Else a very clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Reynal & Company, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 212 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition, with several closed tears and a few chips. It has been preserved through the use of a plastic sleeve. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This out-of-print book is a valuable historical record of East Africa's traditional customs and ceremonies, featuring photographs taken in 1967-68. This is a large-form book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's inscription present on front end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34010
Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 205 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has minor edge wear. Gorgeous woven brown cloth covers with gilt text are in very good condition. Interior pages are mostly clean and bright, but towards the end of the book have some old water damage along the top edge, which is also visible on the final end page. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book explores the spirit, philosophy, and historical evolution of traditional Japanese gardens. Rather than viewing these spaces as mere arrangements of plants, Ito presents the Japanese garden as a living art form, which triumphs over decay and death by incorporating the concept of natural change into its structural design. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34706
Softcover. San Francisco, CA, Woodford Publishing, 1st, 1990, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages, soft cover. Covers have some light edge wear, with wrinkling present on the bottom corner. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a vital time capsule of a bustling musical era in the Windy City. Rather than a dense narrative history, the text provides a brief historical context of how the blues migrated to Chicago, accompanied by short commentaries, candid insights, and lyrics from 10 legendary performers. It beautifully juxtaposes raw performance shots with intimate, candid moments to showcase the deep, emotional human bonds behind the music. Clean copy. Record # 34716
Paperback. San Francisco, SF. Museum of Art, 1st wraps, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Women photographers with a representative photo and short bio. Light soil to wraps otherwise VF
Hardcover. New York, Harcourt Brace, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 166 pages. Black & white historical photography. Golden Kite Award seal on dust jacket.
Paperback. New York, Aperture, 1st wraps, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None , Paperback exhibition catalog for a Philadelphia Museum of Art show in 1969. Introduction by Minor White. About 100 photos from mid-1800's.
Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2nd Pr., 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 346 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some edge wear, but is still in good condition. Blue paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, as well as a bind-in halfway through with full-color photography. This lively, accessible chronicle works back from 1778, when the British explorers encountered an island civilization governed by rulers who could not be gazed upon by common people. Interweaving anecdotes from his own widespread travel and extensive archaeological investigations into the broader historical narrative, Kirch shows how the early Polynesian settlers of Hawai'i adapted to this new island landscape and created highly productive agricultural systems. Clean copy. Record # 34124
London, Salamander Books, 1st UK, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, A collection of historical photos from 1880s' through the early 1900's. 128 pages..
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