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A monograph of the Alcedinidæ: or, family of kingfishers

A monograph of the Alcedinidæ: or, family of kingfishers by SHARPE, R.B. [Richard Bowdler]

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
A monograph of the Alcedinidæ: or, family of kingfishers
Author
SHARPE, R.B. [Richard Bowdler]
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Published by the author, 1871. FIRST EDITION. With 120 hand-colored lithographs and taxonomical chart. Hand-colored map of the family Alcedinidae laid in. Dark red morocco with elaborate gilt decoration, interior dentelles, gilded fore-edge; interior generally in good condition with some foxing throughout. Rare first edition of monograph on kingfishers, a family of small, brightly colored birds known for their long sharp bills. This was Sharpe’s first book and launched his career as one of the most prominent ornithologists of the time. Significantly, it also marked the first collaboration between Sharpe and the artist John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912), who made the drawings and transferred them to stone. Keulemans made drawings for Sharpe’s later books as well as instructing several of his daughters in the art. Sharpe provides detailed descriptions of each species and the beautifully colored plates portray all the species of kingfishers in their various natural habitats. The book is one of many important ornithological monographs of the nineteenth century with its refined lithograph plates magnifying its significance as a scientific as well as aesthetic resource. Sharpe (1847–1909) was a British ornithologist and curator at the British Museum. His interest in birds started as a recreation and developed into a lifelong passion and pursuit. During his time at the British Museum, the collection of bird specimens increased from 35,000 to over half a million thereby making the museum one of the leading institutions in the field of ornithology. Sharpe was also responsible for completing many of fellow ornithologist John Gould’s unfinished books when he died in 1881.
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Rhyme? and Reason by CARROLL, Lewis

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Title
Rhyme? and Reason
Author
CARROLL, Lewis
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Macmillan, 1883. FIRST EDITION. With 65 illustrations by Arthur B. Frost and 9 by Henry Holiday. Publisher’s green cloth, title in gilt on spine, gilt roundels with motifs from the book to covers inside triple gilt ruling, head and foot of spine with very minor wear; interior excellent. First edition. The text is made up of poems chiefly republished from Phantasmagoria but renewed with the wonderful Frost illustrations. Included are a few newly published poems and riddles. Williams, Madan, Green, 160.
Lecons sur le diabete, et la glycogenese animale

Lecons sur le diabete, et la glycogenese animale by BERNARD, Claude

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Title
Lecons sur le diabete, et la glycogenese animale
Author
BERNARD, Claude
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Paris: Bailliere, 1877. FIRST EDITION. Wood-engraved text illustrations. Contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards; marbled paste-down and fly-leaves, some underlining, an excellent copy. First edition. “Bernard showed that in diabetes there is primarily glycemia followed by glycosuria” (G&M). He here first revealed that one of the primary signs of diabetes is an excess of sugar in the blood and usually in the urine.
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Traite de La Couleur by ROSENSTIEHL, M.A.

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Title
Traite de La Couleur
Author
ROSENSTIEHL, M.A.
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1913. ROSENSTIEHL, M.A. Traité de la Couleur au Point de Vue Physique, Physiologique et Esthétique Comprenant l'exposé de l'état de la question de l'Harmonie des Couleurs avec 56 figures et 14 planches coloriées. xvi, 278 pp., plus 2 pp. of ads. Illustrated with 14 colour plates including 4 tipped-in pochoir designs and 24 dyed fabric samples. 8vo., 245 x 160 mm, bound in publisher's cloth. Paris: H. Dunod, 1913. First Edition. "This book expands upon the author's important brochure, Les premiers elements de la science de la couleur (Mulhouse, 1884), which had helped spread knowledge of Maxwell color disks, the adjustable colored discs, which when spun at high speed form a single color. Rosenstiehl's book, published at the height of cubism, was the acknowledged inspiration for the color system of Julie Beaudeneau which, in turn, was used by Jacques Villon" (R. Herbert, "A Color Bibliography," Yale Lib. Gazette, July 1974, p. 45.) Birren Collection 560.
JOSUE, LES JUGES ET RUTH. TRADUITS EN FRANCOIS AVEC DES EXPLICATIONS TIREES DES SAINTS PERES, & DES AUTEURS ECCLESIASTIQUES

JOSUE, LES JUGES ET RUTH. TRADUITS EN FRANCOIS AVEC DES EXPLICATIONS TIREES DES SAINTS PERES, & DES AUTEURS ECCLESIASTIQUES

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JOSUE, LES JUGES ET RUTH. TRADUITS EN FRANCOIS AVEC DES EXPLICATIONS TIREES DES SAINTS PERES, & DES AUTEURS ECCLESIASTIQUES
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Paris: Chez Guillaume Desprez, 1687. Second Edition. Hardcover. 12mo; 363 pages; G; Rebound in brown leather with gilt lettering on red spine label; Ridged spine; Patterned endpapers; Bumping and rubbing to corners, splitting along front joint, chipping along spine edges, rubbing along edges, stain on front cover; Textblock has age toning to pages, foxing to pages, open tearing along endpapers and pastedowns, possibly due to eating from insects; Text in French; RWO. 1360165. Special Collections.
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АРМЯНСКАЯ МИНИАТЮРА = MINIATURES ARMÉNIENNES = ՀԱՅԿԱԿԱՆ ՄԱՆՐԱՆԿԱՐՉՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ

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АРМЯНСКАЯ МИНИАТЮРА = MINIATURES ARMÉNIENNES = ՀԱՅԿԱԿԱՆ ՄԱՆՐԱՆԿԱՐՉՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Erevan: Ajastan, 1967. Hardcover. Quarto, 233 pages. In Very Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is black with white print. Dust jacket has edge wear, short tears to top and bottom edges, smudging/shelf wear. Boards in tan cloth with gold print. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: chiefly color plates. Text in Armenian, Russian, and French. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1391839. FP New Rockville Stock.
[Six French Plays] Victor, or L'Enfant de La Forêt; Le Chateau des Apennins ou Le Fantôme Vivant; Madame Angot, ou La Poissarde Parvenue; Le Mariage de Nanon, ou La Suite de Mme. Angot; Madame Angot au Serail de Constantinople; La Femme Romanesque

[Six French Plays] Victor, or L'Enfant de La Forêt; Le Chateau des Apennins ou Le Fantôme Vivant; Madame Angot, ou La Poissarde Parvenue; Le Mariage de Nanon, ou La Suite de Mme. Angot; Madame Angot au Serail de Constantinople; La Femme Romanesque

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[Six French Plays] Victor, or L'Enfant de La Forêt; Le Chateau des Apennins ou Le Fantôme Vivant; Madame Angot, ou La Poissarde Parvenue; Le Mariage de Nanon, ou La Suite de Mme. Angot; Madame Angot au Serail de Constantinople; La Femme Romanesque
Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition
Good +
Description
Paris: [multiple], 1801. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. An interesting compilation of five dramatic or comedic plays published in the last years of the French Revolution and the establishment of the First Republic. Three of the works were published by Chez Barba, a bookshop that specialized in the theater. It was founded by Jean-Nicolas Barba, a bookseller and sometimes actor. All of the plays are complete. They were printed on various types of paper, and some have browned considerably while others are clean and bright. They were apparently printed quickly and not that carefully, with upside or incorrect page numbers. Bound in tan cloth boards that are bumped, stained and rubbed. A torn paper title label is affixed to the spine. Free front endpaper has a piece cut out, removing a signature. The front pastedown has an ownership signature dated 1846. and a small piece of paper affixed along the top of the hinge. A good minus anthology of 18th century plays. Measures 5 x 7.75 inches. Pages: 56, 64, [41], 28, 40, 24. FRENCHLANG/072523.
Psycho House (Signed First Edition)

Psycho House (Signed First Edition) by Bloch, Robert

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Psycho House (Signed First Edition)
Author
Bloch, Robert
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780312932176
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Tor Books, 1990. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 217pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gentle bumping to spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($16.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed by Bloch on a decorative tipped-in bookplate on the front end-paper. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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Margaret Bourke-White: a retrospective

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Title
Margaret Bourke-White: a retrospective
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good-
Description
In Japanese. 85 photos shown at various museums in Japan, 1992-3.Japanese essay by photographer, Ruiko Yoshida. One corner creased on wraps.
West From the Columbia, Views At the River Mouth

West From the Columbia, Views At the River Mouth by ADAMS, Robert

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West From the Columbia, Views At the River Mouth
Author
ADAMS, Robert
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780893816421
Description
New York: Aperture, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 79 pages. A collection of black and white photographs of the juncture of the Columbia River and the sea. A clean and tight near fine copy with some slight bumping to the corners in very near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the top of the front panel and some slight tapping to the corners as well. A nicely printed book.
Anata wa dare [But Not Billy]

Anata wa dare [But Not Billy] by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Lys Cassal, illustrated by

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Title
Anata wa dare [But Not Billy]
Author
ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Lys Cassal, illustrated by
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9784924684577
Condition
Very Good
Description
(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. First Japanese edition. Illustrated Lys Cassal. Translated by Nana Mirai. Oblong slim quarto. Pictorial boards sunned at the spine and edges thus very good or better in a printed wraparound band sunned at the spine and shoulders. Publisher's material laid in.
Joseph Goldyne

Joseph Goldyne by York, Richard

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Title
Joseph Goldyne
Author
York, Richard
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG, exlib, red pen markings on cover
Description
New York: Richard York Gallery, 1993. Softcover. VG, exlib, red pen markings on cover. Illustrated wraps, 7 pp, 2 color plates. May include invitation card from opening reception. Essay by Richard T. York. Exhibition from February 12 to March 13, 1993.

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