Montmartre en Liesse, 1880-1900
Paris: Paris Musees, 1994. Paperback. Glossy color-illustrated and aqua wraps with white and black lettering. 95 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Text in French. More
Paris: Paris Musees, 1994. Paperback. Glossy color-illustrated and aqua wraps with white and black lettering. 95 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Text in French. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1989. Hardbound. Black cloth with glossy illustrated dustjacket. 192 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Photographs are by Guy Bouchet. Sumptuous color photos of various aspects of the Russian country. A really fun book to read, or to simply look at the pictures andread the captions. But once..... More
Paris: E. Leroux/Challamel (Atlas volume only), 1900 - 1919. Hardcover. French language text. Marbled boards. Brown leather spines. Gilt lettering on 5 raised band spines. Decorative interior covers and end pages. illustrations, maps (some color). Work published under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Colonies..... More
Edinburgh: RIAS, 1992. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with white lettering on spine. 86 pp. with occasional color and numerous bw images. Part of the RIAS Illustrated Architectural Guides to Scotland. Traces the economic and social fortunes of the area between Glasgow and Edinburgh through its varied architecture and the manufacture of..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Hardcover. Dark green cloth, gilt letters on spine, ornate gilt decoration with color illus. inlay on front cover; gilt top edges; 233 pp., 74 BW drawings. An Italian travelogue written and illustrated by American author Ernest C. Peixotto (1869-1940). Covers the Italian riviera, the..... More
Florence, Italy: M. Ricci, 1876. Original in library rebinding. Hardcover. Original tan wraps bound into black library buckram; gilt lettering on spine. 346 pp. with no illustrations. Text in Italian; about the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, a Renaissance Roman Catholic basilica in Florence, Italy. Discusses each part in great detail..... More
Munich: K. Wolff, 1920. Hardcover. German language text. Tan cloth boards with gilt title lettering and design. Tan dj.259, [1] pages, 2 leaves :plates. More
Tours, France: Alfred Mame et Fils, 1869. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards, gilt tooling and lettering on spine with four small raised bands; all edge gilt; bw illustrated frontispiece; 483 pp; bw illustrations and plates. Text is in French. Illustrations by V. Foulcaier. More
Paris: Chez Firmin Didot, 1826-1827. Hardcover. French language text. 3/4 black leather boards. Gilt lettering on 4 raised band spines. Illustrations (including frontispieces), folded maps, plan, plates (some folded). Includes bibliographical references and index. More
2003. Hardbound. Dark green and brown boards; front cover opens flat; 183 pp. with color photos throughout; gold card slipcase. Text in Portuguese, Italian and French. Photos by Henry Yu and others. A beautiful documentary of the caminho running 1,400 Km through Rio and Sao Paulo and 177 towns in..... More
London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1831. Hardcover. French and English text. Brown cloth boards with leather corners and spine. Gilt lettering on 5 raised band spine. Full edge gilt. 101 plates. More
New York: Rizzoli, 2002. Hardcover. Gray cloth boards with white lettering. Glossy color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 492 p. Profusely illustrated, primarily in color. This deluxe, oversized book is an important and definitive illustrated history of Cairo, Egypt's capital and the largest city in the Middle East and Africa. This..... More
Springfield, IL: Illinois State Register, 1906. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. 3 preliminary leaves, 13-398 pages frontispiece (portraits) plates. More
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1914. Hardbound. red embossed cloth with gilt title and design. 238 pp., 76 bw photographs. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Hardbound. Yellowish brown cloth with applied leather label to spine. T.e.g. 336 pp with 14 coloured plates and 23 pen-and-ink drawings by Edoardo Rubino and 11 photographs. An early and engaging account of earlier attempts to ascend the beast, and the author's own experiences..... More
Italy: Del Bianco Editore, [ca 1976]. Hardcover. White boards, black cloth slipcase with color illus. pasted on it; 114 numbered pp. plus many pp. of BW & color illus.; weighs 5.75 lbs. Text is in Italian, German, Slovenian, English, and French. Presents the history, culture and art of the Friuli..... More
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1841. Hardbound. Green library buckram (old). Frontispiece map, title-page. xxviii, 571 pp. one diagram seen on page 531. More
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1841. Hardbound. 3/4 leather (ancient and dry) with old black tape entire length of spine to hold covers on. xiv, (2), 679 pp., folding map of Palestine at rear with a few small rips. More
Maidstone: Kent Messenger, 1955. Hardcover. Marigold cloth boards with brown stamped lettering. White and BW-photographic dust jacket with red lettering. 172 pp. BW illustrations. Includes index. More
London: Tilt and Bogue, 1853. Hardcover. Green cloth boards, blind stamped, gilt embossed; bw illustrated frontispiece; 331 pp; bw plates, folded map. A letter to previous owner from author, Thomas Roscoe, is mounted in front prior to frontispiece. With fifty engravings, from drawings by Cattermole, Cox, and Creswick, and an..... More
London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1833. Hardcover. Vol 1 & 2 Blue cloth boards. Red title block with gilt lettering on spine. More
Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1991. Hardbound. Cloth binding with dust jacket. 216 pp. 8 color plates. Reprint of 1898 title "A Flower Hunter in Queensland and New Zealand" More
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1994. Hardcover. Teal cloth/dusty pink DJ. 256 pp. 86 color, 97 bw plates. A reminiscence of times experienced and histories explored, this offering is a very personal look at a city of infinite attractions that has captured the hearts and imaginations of generations of natives and..... More
NY: Abradale / Abrams, 1997. Hardcover. Teal cloth/color-illus. DJ. 256 pp. 86 color, 97 bw plates. A reminiscence of times experienced and histories explored, this offering is a very personal look at a city of infinite attractions that has captured the hearts and imaginations of generations of natives and visitors..... More