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THE BAUR COLLECTION: CHINESE CERAMICS. A COMPLETE 4 VOL. SET* FIRST & ONLY LIMIT

THE BAUR COLLECTION: CHINESE CERAMICS. A COMPLETE 4 VOL. SET* FIRST & ONLY LIMIT by AYERS, John

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Title
THE BAUR COLLECTION: CHINESE CERAMICS. A COMPLETE 4 VOL. SET* FIRST & ONLY LIMIT
Author
AYERS, John
Seller
Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY (United States)
Description
Geneva [1968-1974], Baur. Brown cloth, 176 color, 858 b. w. photo plates, complete 4 vol. set, very clean & solid, dust jackets mylar protected, 23 x 29 cm., vols. 1-3 in slipcase. ** FIRST & ONLY LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES ** . *** **** *** . . . THE LEGENDARY COLOR-ILLUSTRATED BAUR COLLECTION . . . THE FIRST AND ONLY . . . LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION . . . ONE THOUSAND COPIES . . *** THE COMPLETE SET OF 4 VOLUMES: . FIRST & ONLY NUMBERED EDITION OF 1000: Each title was issued in a FIRST & ONLY EDITION OF 1000 NUMBERED COPIES. Always RARE when found as a complete set of four volumes in excellent condition, with the dust jackets. . *** THE AUTHOR: John Ayers was the Keeper of the Victoria & Albert Museum. A well-known and deeply respected Chinese art historian and scholar. . *** MAJOR REFERENCE ON CHINESE CERAMICS: This is a 4 volume set reference set on Chinese ceramics, superbly printed in full color on heavy paper, quality book. . The major best and comprehensive resource for Chinese ceramics. Printed true-to-original polychrome full-color multi-lithography printing quality. Printed on bright-white and heavy velum paper. Deluxe printing and heavy cloth binding. . A truly fine work, written by one of the leading art Chinese ceramic art historians and scholarly-experts. . *** THE CONTENTS OF THE VOLUMES: . Vol. I: Chinese Ceramics, [T'ang, Sung, Yuan] with Korean & Thai wares, 28 color, 117 black and white photos, 164p. . Vol. II: Chinese Ceramics: Ming porcelains & other wares, 35 color, 203 black and white photos, 164p. . Vol. III: Chinese Ceramics: Monochrome-glazed porcelains of the Ch'ing dynasty, 59 color, 294 black and white photos, 238p. . Vol. IV: Chinese Ceramics: painted & polychrome porcelains of the Ch'ing dynasty, 54 color, 249 black and white photos, 178p. . *** Full text in English & French . *** RARE SET IN ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS: This lovely set has rare original dust jackets ! The condition is excellent, each is very clean and solid. . *** THE FIRST & ONLY LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION: . This set was issued in a total of 1100 copies, in three variations: . Per the French colophon at the back where each volume is individually numbered it states: . a. "Ce catalogue a ete imprime a 1100 ex. a savoir: 50 ex. sur velin fin blanc d'Arches numerotes de I a L" . b. "1000 ex sur velin fin blanc numerotes de 1 a 1000" . c. "50 ex. H.C. reserves aux collaborateurs" . The first and last variants of 50 copies each were given to the museum staff and the collaborators. . The 1000 numbered copies were the one and only variants sold by the museum to the general public. The variants from a. & c. above were never sold on the open market and remain obscure. . The digital images posted to our website of the LIMITED EDITION NUMBERS may vary with each set or volume. The posted images are informational only. . *** NOTE ABOUT THE PHOTOS POSTED OUR WEBSITE: Some of the photos of the dust jackets have the usual reflections off the mylar protectors. These reflections are not actually on any of the dust jackets, only from the protectors. There are also some reflections of the spine, again this is not the actual color of the spines, which are strongly printed and very clear. Please review the digital images posted to our website for details. . *** CONDITION: The set is in excellent, unused, clean and in barely opened condition, with solid bindings and unmarked texts. Some copies may have a tiny trace of trivial foxing dots to the end papers or leading edges of the text, no impact on texts or plates. In original and exceptionally clean dust jackets, all in mylar protectors. By and large, a handsome set in collector's condition. . *** SHIPPING: This is a large, heavy set, appropriate packing, insurance and shipping charges apply. At our option, we will ship by Federal Express, fully insured, signature required. . ***.
The Broken Root

The Broken Root by Barea, Arturo; Ilsa Barea [Translator]

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Title
The Broken Root
Author
Barea, Arturo; Ilsa Barea [Translator]
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1951. First American Edition. Very Good/About Very Good. First American edition. A nice association copy signed by Barea and warmly inscribed to Margaret Rink (Ilsa and Arturo's former housemate and good friend) in Spanish on the front free endpaper, "Para Margaret con un abraro de Arturo / Marro [sic] 1951." Her bookplate on paste down. [vi], 308 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth blocked and lettered in silver at the spine. Very Good with lean to binding, damp staining at foot, moderate wear and light fraying to spine ends and corners. Newspaper clipping announcing the Faber publication of The Broken Root laid in at 146-147 pp resulting in offsetting. In a About Very Good unclipped dust jacket, chipped (including a small interior one in the rear panel), and a little dampstained. The Spanish author's first and only novel, a post-Civil War narrative about an exile returning to Francoist Spain. He fled the country in 1938 during the Civil War for France, then moved to England in 1939, where he worked for the BBC and wrote his famous autobiographical trilogy The Forging of a Rebel. Margaret Rink and Barea's wife Ilsa met in August 1939 when both were hired to work for German broadcasts at the BBC Monitoring Service at Evesham, Worcestershire. Ilsa, her Austrian refugee parents, Margaret, and Arturo Barea lived together for the next four years in a large rundown house called Brooklands in the village of Fladbury just outside of Birmingham.The couple remained good friends with Margaret all their lives.
Horses and Men: Tales, Long and Short, from Our American Life

Horses and Men: Tales, Long and Short, from Our American Life by Anderson, Sherwood

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Title
Horses and Men: Tales, Long and Short, from Our American Life
Author
Anderson, Sherwood
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1923. First edition. First edition, first printing. Variant dust jacket is pale yellow, as mentioned in APG 010a. xiv, 347 pp. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with blindstamped front board, title label on spine. Near Fine, bookplate on front free endpaper, in a Near Fine dust jacket, slightly rubbed and shelf-worn. A collection of stories by the author of Winesburg, Ohio including "I'm a Fool.
The History of Cartography Volume Three: Cartography in the European Renaissance Part 1

The History of Cartography Volume Three: Cartography in the European Renaissance Part 1 by WOODWARD, Daniel (editor)

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Title
The History of Cartography Volume Three: Cartography in the European Renaissance Part 1
Author
WOODWARD, Daniel (editor)
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780226907338
Description
Chicago, IL and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2007. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 1171 pages. Includes color and black and white illustrations. A clean and tight very near fine copy in gray cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. Please note that this is a heavy and oversized book and will likely require extra shipping.
North American Bear

North American Bear by WRIGHT, Charles and Gary Young

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Title
North American Bear
Author
WRIGHT, Charles and Gary Young
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
np: Sutton Hoo Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to "approximately 136 copies" that were hand set with Bembo types on dampened Johannot and Somerset papers. Features seven poems by Charles Wright. Includes illustrations by Gary Young. A fine copy in blue cloth boards with paper label to the spine. No dust jacket as issued. An attractive production that is a fairly uncommon later book from Wright who was the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
The Books of Jacob

The Books of Jacob by Tokarczuk, Olga

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Title
The Books of Jacob
Author
Tokarczuk, Olga
Seller
Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
fine
Description
Riverhead, 2022. first. hardcover. fine/fine. SIGNED first US printing, as stated on copyright page. Signed on a bookplate attached to half-title page. Book and dust jacket fine, unread, small crease at bottom of spine at both. Olga Tokarczuk was the 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Ben Warman

Ben Warman by Winter, Charles E.

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Title
Ben Warman
Author
Winter, Charles E.
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
J. J. Little & Ives Company, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. SIGNED. 331pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Olive green cloth over boards, with a pictorial paper label on the front cover. The extremities are bumped, and the cloth along the top edge of the rear board is slightly frayed. A newspaper photograph of the author has been mounted to the front pastedown, resulting in a corresponding dark patch on the opposite page, where the author's inscription is written. Winter, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, wrote the lyrics to "Wyoming," the official song for the state. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: To______. Compliments and best wishes of the author, Charles E. Winter, Casper, Wyo., Dec. 11, 1917.
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The Peerless-Utah Company Catalog A - Wholesale Distributors to the Plumbing, Heating and Industrial Trade

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The Peerless-Utah Company Catalog A - Wholesale Distributors to the Plumbing, Heating and Industrial Trade
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
R. R. Donnelly & Sons Co, 1951. Original edition. Hardcover. 224pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a white ink stamped title border on the spine, and bold ink stamped title on the front cover. Near fine. The edges of the covers are lightly rubbed. To Our Customers- "The object of this catalog is to familiarize our customers with our stock of merchandise and to make it more convenient for them in ordering to specify that which is best suited to their requirements.
The Ponder Heart

The Ponder Heart by Welty, Eudora

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The Ponder Heart
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Welty, Eudora
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Drawings by Joe Krush. About Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, clipped, lightly rubbed at the edges. Quarter grey cloth with pink paper on the boards, some moisture stains to both. Square and firmly bound, a small stain at the top edge, clean internally. Welty's novel of the generous Daniel Ponder who is eventually put on trial for the murder of his second wife.
The Pig and the Skyscraper: Chicago: A History of Our Future

The Pig and the Skyscraper: Chicago: A History of Our Future by d'Eramo, Marco

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The Pig and the Skyscraper: Chicago: A History of Our Future
Author
d'Eramo, Marco
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781859846247
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Verso, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Translated by Graeme Thomson. Foreword by Mike Davis. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($30.00). Quarter beige cloth with orange paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, lightly soiled at the fore-edge, clean internally.
Los Comuneros de Santa Elena: Tierra, familia y propiedad

Los Comuneros de Santa Elena: Tierra, familia y propiedad by Alvarez, Silvia G.

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Los Comuneros de Santa Elena: Tierra, familia y propiedad
Author
Alvarez, Silvia G.
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9789978841464
Description
Quito: Corporacion Editora Nacional, 1991. Paperback. 175p., wraps lightly shelfworn, pages evenly toned, bookstore label on half-title, else very good condition. Text in Spanish. Biblioteca de Ciencias Sociales, Volumen 34.
Reflections

Reflections by Zhang, Gracey

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Reflections
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Zhang, Gracey
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Self-published by the author, 2010. pamphlet. [26p.], slight sticker shadow on back wrap, else in very good condition.
Two Ladies

Two Ladies by Ansell, Charles R.A. (1752- ?)

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Two Ladies
Author
Ansell, Charles R.A. (1752- ?)
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Np: Np, Nd. Very good. 29 x 23.5 cm. sepia stipple engraving by Edmund Scott (1758-1815), a pupil of Francesco Bartolozzi.
Richard Artschwager

Richard Artschwager by Richard Artschwager; John Yau

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Title
Richard Artschwager
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Richard Artschwager; John Yau
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781932598667
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. Very Good. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. First Edition. Quarto (30x28x1cm); 56pp. Color images of Artschwager's work throughout, with a preliminary section treating his influences, including images from Morandi, Vuillard, Matisse, and Bonnard. Pictorial boards. Covers are sturdy and clean, with a slight outward bow to back board toward fore-edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. This is the catalog for the Artschwager show at the Gagosian Gallery in New York City, from 24 January to 1 March 2008.
Bettie Page in Danger! #5

Bettie Page in Danger! #5

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Bettie Page in Danger! #5
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Battle Creek: SHH Productions, 2012. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. Near fine in publisher's bag with 3-D glasses.
Contents and General Index of the Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. I., 1880, to Vol. XX., 1899.

Contents and General Index of the Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. I., 1880, to Vol. XX., 1899. by American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

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Contents and General Index of the Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. I., 1880, to Vol. XX., 1899.
Author
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Seller
Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
New York:: Published by the Society, 1899., 1899. 8vo. 188 pp. Brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine title; spine ends chipped. Very good.

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