A hard cover with no dust jacket published is 1979 by the Smithsonian Institution. The cover shows light wear with mild tanning at the front left corner and there is an old price written in pencil on the front free paper. Many counties and time periods are referenced. A glossary is also included. Slightly musty. 126pp.

An auction catalog in good condition with 176 lots. Includes art, maps, ephemera,photography etc. from Arctic and Antarctica, Early Voyages, Africa, the Americas,the Middle East, Asia, the Indian Ocean, The Pacific and Australasia expeditions.

This is the Book: The MUSIC DRAMAS of RICHARD WAGNER by ALBERT LAVIGNAC, 1898. 515p; 8vo; bars of music on mutiple pages; two fold out pages of music; edge wear; slight interior binding looseness; grade is VG to VG+. From a VIRGINIA collection of Antique MUSIC BOOKS. jpgs tell the rest.

A copy of the hard cover edition of famed American photographer Annie Leibovitz's book "A Photographer's Life" (2006), with dust jacket. Book is in excellent clean condition, dust jacket shows some wear as shown. The heavy book (14" by 10 1/2" by 2") covers the period from 1990 through 2005. There are photos in black and white and color, some landscapes, but many or most are of what the photographer is known for: her portraits of people, many of them, celebrities of the era...

Eijer, Dieuwke, Kagamibuta, Mirrors of Japanese Life and Legend, The Baur Collection / Heinz Kaempfer Fund (Geneva / Leiden), 1994. 95 pages, numerous b/w and color illustrations. Extensive description of the history, materials, techniques of kagamibuta, its subject matter and kagamibuta makers, richly illustrated with excellent photos of pieces from the Baur Collection and from private collections...

A hard cover with dustjacket in mint condition featuring 519 illustrations with 65 in color. This is a reprint published in 1992 by Thames and Hudson, New York.Foreword by the Seventh Earl of Carnarvon. 224pp.

Aubrey Beardsley The Yellow Book with 3 volumes available (priced each). This is a group of three of the famous English illustrated quarterly called The Yellow Book. This late 19th century series featured art, essays, discussions, poetry and criticism. They were 8-1/4 x 7" hardbacks in yellow and featured artistic cover illustrations as well as inserted plates, including illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley and others...

A small red hardcover with embossed design published by G. Bell & Sons 1914. There is minor wear on the boards.

An excellent pictorial reference specializing in blanc de chine (dehua) and a must-have book for anybody collecting within this field. The text by Robert Blumenthal is very good as well. We personally find that blanc de chine is probably the biggest area of fraud, abuse, and mistake by unscrupulous and /or unknowledgeable dealers, and as such it is probably the main area where novice collectors get burnt the most...

A beautiful limited reference book containing the collection of the Baur Museum in Geneva, Switzerland of "Chinese Jades and Other Hardstones", written by Pierre F. Schneeberger. Hardback with 22 color, 105 b.& w. photo plates, 26 illustrations. Brown cloth with dustjacket, printed 1976 in a limited numbered edition of 1600, this is No. 19. Condition: clean, dust jacket with little wear and yellowing. Dimension: c. 28.8 cm x 24 cm x 2.8 cm, 2 kg.

Published in 1999 by Tashcen and published in Germany, an illustrated paperback edition in excellent condition. 767pp.

Aldous Huxley, Along the Road, Notes and Essays of a Tourist, George H. Doran Company, New York, 1925, 266pp+.

First American Edition. Hard Cover in cloth. No Jacket. Deckled pages. Cream end papers. Label on spine. Condition: Very Good/Near Fine. Minimal wear. Discoloration on label. Interior very clean with faint discoloration line at very top of pages; some age toning.

Dimensions 12 mo

This set is a rare Christie's auction catalogues on Japanese art from 3/20/1985 and 3/21/1985...

James Boaden, editor
The Private Correspondence of David Garrick with the Most Celebrated Persons of his Time (Volume 1)
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
London
1831
600 pp+
Hardback, brown tooled cover, cream end sheets, engraved frontispiece of Garrick, gold impressed title on spine...

A hard cover with dust jacket written by Dean A. Fales Jr. and published by Bonanza Books in 1986. The jacket shows modest wear along the edge and the book is slightly cocked otherwise fine. There are 577 illustrations including 148 color plates and 429 b&w photographs.

An illustrated hard cover with dust jacket written by Peter Thornton and published in 1998 by Harry F Abrams New York.The jacket has very very light wear on the edge and corners otherwise the book is in mint condition. 438plates ~216pp.

A stated first American Edition/first printing hard cover with jacket published in 2002 by Ecco, New York. Number line 10-1. B&W photos.There is one small black mark on the bottom edge of a page otherwise like new.

New Reference Book: Chinese Monochrome Porcelain

"A Millennium of Monochromes: From the Great Tang to the High Qing. The Baur and the Zhuyuetang Collections" by Peter Y.K. Lam; Monique Crick; Laure Schwartz-Arenales.

New and in publisher's original shrink wrap. Published price $100 / £80. Our price: £55. Publication Date: 2019. Binding: Hardcover.

391 printed pages...

A hand signed copy of the book "Lions and Shadows", 1947, by the noted Anglo-American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer and diarist CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD (1904-1986). The 8 1/2" by 6" blue hard cover copy, published by New Connections, Norfolk, Connecticut is in acceptable good but not fine condition due to sunning of the spine and other evidence of cover wear. There is no dust jacket. Dedicated in blue ink as shown to "Don Carter", in February 1949...

Published in 2004 by World Publications Group Dighton, MA. An oversized coffee table book that gives a nice history along with large colored photos. The jacket shows modest wear on the edges otherwise the book is in pristine condition. 112 pgs. Appendix lists Shaker communities.

An exceptionally clean and fresh copy of the hard cover book "The Ghosts of Forever", published 1980 by Rizzoli, by the famous American author RAY BRADBURY (1920-2012). This is a handsome tome, 14" by 11" by 1", in original dust jacket, which shows minimal wear if any. Bradbury inscribed the book in black marker "For Lewis!/Good wishes!/From Ray Bradbury/June 24, 1981". Also included is a tipped-in print "Phobos"...

"The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty" by Soetsu Yanagi, Foreward by Shoji Hamada, adapted by Bernard Leach. 1973 second printing, Kodansha. Hand-laid paper bound hard cover wit original plastic dust jacket. Book condition - New, small tear (4 cm) on plastic cover. 12 Color and 64 B/W plates. The "bible" of Folk Craft Theory (Mingei Biron) in English. "This book challenges the conventional ideas of art and beauty...

Sold together as one large lot, 49 separate titles, 57 books in total, ALL SIGNED by author, some inscribed to a friend or fan, generally dating from the late 1970's through the present day, but a George Burns book of 1955 also included...

Title page reads as follows: THE HEROES by CHARLES KINGSLEY, etc. This is a STORIES for CHILDREN ca. 1875- 1900 beautifully gilded cover plus color plates. Stories of Perseus, Argonauts, Theseus. A Duodecimo Book. Condition is VG+ to NF with light interior oxidation

A very rare and wonderful first edition of the book 'Japanese and Oriental Pottery' by Hazel H. Gorham, who is the wife of William R. Gorham, who is the forgotten father of Japanese industry, known for his engineering contributions to the Canon camera company and Nissan motors; Mr. and Mrs. Gorham emigrated to Japan in 1918, whereas both of them immersed themselves in the culture, literature, history and arts of Japan.

This book was produced in English in Japan, the dust cover is uni...

"Ancient India", Bulletin of the Archeological Survey of India, numbers 18 and 19, Years 1962 and 1963. Edited and published by the Director General of Archaeology in India, New Delhi. Printed by the Job Press Ltd., Kanpur. 8 3/8"x10 11/16" (21,5x27 cm). 250 pages. Numerous drawings, maps and photos. A series of articles on the archeology of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, by British and Indian field experts, published in the mid forties to the early sixties. Contents described on cover (see ph...

Published by Tuttle in 2006.The dust jacket has a small tear near the spine and the edges area bit worn.The book however is in good condition.

"The Tea Ceremony" by Sen'o Tanaka. First Edition, 1973, Kodansha Japan. With Original Cardboard Cover, Condition - New, highly collectible. 214 pages with numerous color and black and white plates showing tea ceremony culture: prized tea ware and utensils, gardens and architecture, and cha no yu practices. Contents include tea ceremony history, aesthetics, tea masters, styles of tea ceremony, tea architecture and tea gardens, and performance guidelines. "The Tea Ceremony" was a historically imp...

Rare 1931 Signed Limited Edition Book. Epic Poem on life and times of the early settlers of western Canada by Robert Watson with wood cut illustrations by Walter J. Phillips. Signed by both. Book in fine condition, slipcase shows some wear.

A large coffee table book published by Rizzoli in association with the Museums at Stoney Brook in conjunction with the exhibition "Stanford White on Long Island" July 4-November 1, 1998.Photographs by Johnathan Wallen.Very slightly musty. 252pp.

Fine Reference Book for Ancient Chinese Bronzes

Archaic Chinese Bronzes by Christian Deydier

This superbly produced book covers the first known Chinese bronzes through to and including those produced by the Shang Dynasty. It is very well researched and packed full of interesting background information as well as being extensively illustrated. Included are the relatively recent excavations from the Sichuan Culture site at Sanxingdui. An invaluable book for those interested not only in anc...

A small hard cover reprinted in 1982 by Charles Letts Books Ltd. The jacket is a bit worn with a back tear and there is an old price notation on the front free paper.There are 60 plates- some in color others in b&W. 80pp.

A signed first edition copy of "Beyond the Boardwalk", a collection of poems by the famous poet, singer/songwriter ROD McKUEN (1933-2015). McKuen signed in brown marker, and the number "357" appears stamped nearby, perhaps hinting at the number of signed copies. This book itself is in excellent condition, mint or near mint, in a slip cover, and the book is Mylar protected. The slip cover has some soiling and light wear on the back side especially. The book was published in 1975 by Cheval Boo...

Mireille

by Frederic Mistral

Edition du Centenaire, illustrated by Frederic Montenard, Paris, 1930, with later half blue Morocco binding with a six panel tooled spine having a tooled gilt decoration of a bee, marbled boards and original wraps bound in.

This is the ANTIQUE BOOK: SARTOR RESARTUS BY THOMAS CARLYLE. This Small Volume is duodecimo size with 332p; light foxing interior end pages; grade is VG+. Note the NOUVEAU Flower Cover Decorataions. No date found; however, we can date this SMALL VOLUME circa 1900. *****More info: Author: Carlyle, Thomas. Domain: Philosophy, Literature. Genre: Prose fiction. Country: England, Britain, Europe. Carlyle's literary career may be traced back to 1826, a time when economic recession was ...

Following FRONTISPIECE of the STATUE PHOTO ILLUS. Title page reads as follows: PROCEEDINGS UPON THE/ UNVEILING OF THE/ STATUE OF/ BARON VON STEUBEN/ MAJOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL IN THE/ CONTINENTAL ARMY DURING THE/ REVOLUTIONARY WAR/ IN WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 7, 1910/ AND UPON THE/ PRESENTATION OF THE REPLICA TO/ HIS MAJESTY THE GERMAN EMPEROR/ AND THE GERMAN NATION/ IN POTSDAM, SEPTEMBER 2, 1911/ ERECTED BY THE CONGRESS OF/ THE UNITED STATES/ COMPILED BY GEORGE H. CARTER/ AND PRINTE...

"Poems; including The Saint's Tragedy, Andromeda, Songs, Ballads, &c." A Collected Edition published in 1879 by MacMillan & Co London. The book is in excellent condition with the exception of a small tear on the side of one page (see photo) and an inscription in pencil on the front free paper (where there is light foxing). The top pages are uncut. Blue boards with a gilt lettering and bands.

"...A simple and attractive account of the Great events of the Old and New Testaments.." published in 1879 by the Henry Bill Publishing Co., Norwich CT.Introduction by Rev. Alvin Bond,D.D. Illustrated with engravings and maps.There are 584 pages along with 10 plus pages of recommendations. The engravings are in wonderful condition with the exception of the first one which has foxing...and there is some foxing especially in the front.The leather cover is worn and the spine section is missing(see...

A stated first edition, first impression dated October 12, 1901. The green pictoral cloth cover is stained both on the front and back. There is also a water stain that runs along the upper page edge throughout the book (see title page). The pages are uncut and the book is illustated.Published by Scribner & Sons., NY.

This is the ANTIQUE BOOK: LOVEY MARY by ALICE H. RICE 1903 CENTURY. The size is duodecimo; 197p; some interior illus; light edge and corner wear; grade is VG VG+. Well known early 20th Century Author.. add to the collection.

A large coffee table book published in 1996 by Harry N. Abrams. This hard cover with jacket is in excellent condition however there is an inscription on the front free paper.

A small paperback published in 1971 by Forlag in Oslo. B&W and color photos. Includes many artists (Munthe, Munch, Heydahl, etc.)Light wear on the cover and a small brown stain on page 72~otherwise in very good condition. 71pp.+

A large oversized coffee table book published by Mitchell Beazley, London, 1993.Photography by James Merrell, Hard cover with dustjacket (which has minor curling on the edges and a vertical crease both on the the front and back. Over 400 full-color photos. 240 pages. The book itself is in very good condition.

Stated First Edition published in 1928 by the Literary Guild of America/Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. Garden City, New Jersey.First American Edition. The purple boards show sign of wear and there is a stain on the fore edge as well as on page 432 and the opposite blank page; also a very small stain on the title page. Please refer to photos. No dust jacket.

Book: Ancient Sichuan (Chinese Han Dynasty and Earlier)

Published price £68.00. Our price £30.00

This fine book is the fully illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of 125 outstanding examples of Chinese bronze, jade and pottery objects dating from the 13th century BC to the 3rd century AD. It really is packed with information about the civilizations of this period in the Sichuan basin in the relatively isolated south-west of China. See our images for more information.

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This is the1905 BOOK: TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS, NEW STORIES OF THE OLD PLANTATION by JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS. 295p; 8vo; 17 full page Illustrations; grade is VG+ to NF. FAMOUS 1905 BOOK by J.C.HARRIS