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Sierra Nevada -- The John Muir Trail

Sierra Nevada -- The John Muir Trail by Adams, Ansel

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Title
Sierra Nevada -- The John Muir Trail
Author
Adams, Ansel
Seller
Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Archetype Press, Berkeley, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Worn and some stains (not affecting photos) but still a collectible copy of this monumental Adams work. Ansel Adams, at the age of 36, was commissioned to prepare a book of his photographs taken along the world famous John Muir Trail as a tribute to Walter A. Starr, Jr., a young American mountaineer. A landmark book in photography, the 1938 limited edition of Ansel Adams Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail, was recognized as the highest quality photography book at the time. Representing the finest selection of Adams photographs of the High Sierra. White cloth with black printing. Folio limited to 500 copies. 50 tipped in illustrations of Adams' photos. Not much text, Signed by Adams on the limitation page. A stunning volume of some of Adams' best work. Housed in a gorgeous and sturdy custom-made clamshell case with leather label.
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Bobby. Book Nr 100 by SMITH, Keith

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
Bobby. Book Nr 100
Author
SMITH, Keith
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
A very fine copy
Description
Atlanta, GA: Nexus Press, 1985. First edition, deluxe issue limited to 50 copies "printed on Curtis Rag white wove 75 lb. text, hand-bound (recessed cord with half leather cover), signed and numbered by the author" . . . all copies bound with archival materials: linen cord, wheat paste, hot glue, and conservation matt board. Ingres Antique used for the endsheets and cover paper." On the colophon, the author has numbered and signed the book "14/50 Keith summer solstice 1985." Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title by Smith to his friends, Jonathan Williams and Thomas Meyer: "For Tom and Jonathan from [Bobby] and Keith 1 May 1987." As the colophon states: "Bobby (was) imaged on an Apple Macintosh computer. The basic composition of each page triplicated and modified for three color separation. Each modification printed out by an Apple image-writer for making negatives. Bobby printed offset in magenta, cyan, and yellow by Nexus Press . . . Michael Goodman, director, Clifton Meador, assistant director." There were 1000 copies printed on Mohawk Superfine paper, although the scarcity of Bobby in any form certainly suggests that the entire intended edition may not have been completed, or not entirely distributed, perhaps owing to its very personal character. A very fine copy. Small folio, illustrated, original quarter leather and pictorial boards, acetate dust jacket as issued. A very fine copy.
Catalogue des Livres et Estampes du Cabinet de feu M. de Gravelle, Conseiller au Parlement: dont la vente se fera…lundi 17 Avril 1752 & jours suivans

Catalogue des Livres et Estampes du Cabinet de feu M. de Gravelle, Conseiller au Parlement: dont la vente se fera…lundi 17 Avril 1752 & jours suivans by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: GRAVELLE, Michel Pierre Philippe l’Evesque de)

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Title
Catalogue des Livres et Estampes du Cabinet de feu M. de Gravelle, Conseiller au Parlement: dont la vente se fera…lundi 17 Avril 1752 & jours suivans
Author
(AUCTION CATALOGUE: GRAVELLE, Michel Pierre Philippe l’Evesque de)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
1 p.l., 120 pp.; 21 p. & 19 leaves of author index in a contemporary hand. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G. Martin, 1752. One in a series of the very rare later auction catalogues issued by Gabriel Martin (the Paris de Meyzieu of 1761 being his last). This library was formed by Gravelle (1699-1752), a magistrate in the court of inquiry of the Paris Parliament who is today best remembered for his Recueil de pierres gravées antiques, published between 1732 and 1739, and for his parody L’Amant déguisé, which was performed after his death. He was an expert engraver who prepared the etchings for his book on engraved gems. This was a fine and scholarly library of 1723 lots, rich in literature and books on antiquities and art. There are many 16th-century works. The final 21 pages describe his large collection of prints and drawings (113 lots), including works by Watteau, van Dyck, Boucher, Guercino, Le Brun, Rembrandt, Teniers, An. Carracci, etc. Fine copy. The first part has been priced throughout in a contemporary hand. There is also a most unusual manuscript index at the end. ❧ Lugt 785. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Esprit des Livres website. Not in Grolier Club, Printed Catalogues of French Book Auctions...1643-1830.
The History of Louisiana from the Earliest Period

The History of Louisiana from the Earliest Period by Martin, François-Xavier

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Title
The History of Louisiana from the Earliest Period
Author
Martin, François-Xavier
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
New=Orleans: Printed by Lyman and Beardslee, 1827. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes, 8vo. lxxxiii,(1),364;xv,(1)429pp. Contemporary full leather, spines with simple rules, leather lettering labels, gilt. Half-titles present in both volumes. Ownership name, E. Rawle, on the reverse of the half-titles. The classic history of Louisiana, from the discovery of America to the War of 1812, and with much on exploration and Native Americans. Bindings worn at corners and spine tips, some hinges neatly mended, one hinge cracked but firm; usual foxing to the text block. Still a very good set in an original binding. Sabin 44871; Howes M332; American Imprints 29632.
Mémoire sur l'art de dorer le bronze: ouvrage qui a remporté le prix fondé par M. Ravrio et proposé par l'Académie royale des sciences

Mémoire sur l'art de dorer le bronze: ouvrage qui a remporté le prix fondé par M. Ravrio et proposé par l'Académie royale des sciences by D'Arcet, Jean-Pierre-Joseph - FIRE GILT BRONZE

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Mémoire sur l'art de dorer le bronze: ouvrage qui a remporté le prix fondé par M. Ravrio et proposé par l'Académie royale des sciences
Author
D'Arcet, Jean-Pierre-Joseph - FIRE GILT BRONZE
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; occasional spotting; modest rubbing.
Description
Paris: De l'imprimerie de Mme. veuve Agasse, Rue des Poitevins, no 6 , 1818. First Edition.. Contemporary half leather.. Very good; occasional spotting; modest rubbing.. 8vo, xl, [1] - 192, [2 - folding tables] pp. + 6 leaves of plates Rare. Among the most lethal of the commercial decorative-arts trades practiced in the 18th & 19th centuries. The gilding of bronze castings and the high finish and design achieved for such articles was a defining characteristic and mainstay of the Parisian clock, furniture, and arts trade. So dominant were the Parisian merciers in this that attempts to establish competitive practitioners of gilding in other nations all failed. The author's Ottomeyer & Pröschel have characterized the trade in their epoch two volume Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986 as (vol.1, p.323): "Das Pariser Vorbild blieb im 19. Jahrhundert, wie auch auf vielen anderen Gebieten der Mode und des Luxus, stets tonangebend. Die Geschichte der Bronzearbeiten während des Empire und der Restauration, die sich nicht davon trennen läßt, ist geprägt von der Abkehr von handwerklicher Gestaltung und Produktionsweise und dem zunehmenden Übergang zu Groß- serien der Luxusindustrie. Die genau nach Plan gefertigten Teile gingen durch viele Hände. Die additiven Strukturen der Herstellung, durch die Serienfertigung bestimmt, finden sich in der Formgebung wieder, bei der die präzise abgestimmten vorgefertigten Metallteile wie Bausteine zusammengesetzt wurden.Es ist schwer zu sagen, ob der Stil die Produktionsweise ermöglichte oder aber die Produktionsweise den Stil bestimmte, der die Bronzearbeiten in ihrer kohärenten Formgebung bei additiver Zusammensetzung auszeichnet." D'Arcet's book is exceptional for its detailed exposition of the trade and the means to accomplishing the finished product. The book was printed by Mme. Agasse who was both printer and bookseller.
Jacob Maris. With 90 Photogravures from His Works and a Portrait by M. Van de Maarel

Jacob Maris. With 90 Photogravures from His Works and a Portrait by M. Van de Maarel by de Bock, Théophile

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Jacob Maris. With 90 Photogravures from His Works and a Portrait by M. Van de Maarel
Author
de Bock, Théophile
Seller
Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description
180 pp. volume (42cm x 50cm) on the Dutch painter, with photogravures scattered throughout the text, accompanied by full of list of plates with page numbers and owners of the works noted, half-title, photogravure portrait by M. Van der Maarel. Folio. Vellum with gilt and blindstamp decoration. Edgewear, soiling, abrasions, some warping. London (Alexander Moring Ltd/The De La More Press) and Amsterdam (Scheltema & Holkema's Boekhandel) n.d. (circa 1904). Ex-Pierpont Morgan library with bookplate on pastedown. Jacob Maris belonged to the Hague School of painters, considered by some to be the most important and influential Dutch landscape painter of the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
Information Pamphlet on Peiping (Peking) [Cover title]

Information Pamphlet on Peiping (Peking) [Cover title]

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Information Pamphlet on Peiping (Peking) [Cover title]
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Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Peiping, China: War Area Service Corps of the National MilitaryCouncil, 1946. 2nd Edition stated. Very good. 7¼” x 5”. Paper wrappers. Pp. 28 + fold-out 9” x 7” map. Very good minus: wrappers lightly soiled, moderately split at head and lightly at foot of spine; small closed tear to edge of front and corner chip to rear; age-toned and fragile with light scattered spotting. This is a rare and illustrated guide to Beijing issued after the conclusion of World War II by the War Area Service Corps (WASC), a military branch of the Chinese government tasked with catering to foreign troops. An introduction to this small book read, “Allied Friends – Welcome! Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek sincerely desires and has, therefore, ordered the WASC . . . to make your visit in Peiping a happy and pleasant occasion. The WASC has been entrusted with this task because it has been taking care of United States Forces personnel in Free China ever since 1942 . . .” It promised to help “you get to know the Peiping all of us love.” The book includes a “brief historical sketch” of the city, complete with a chronology of the dynasties of China, as well as descriptions and small illustrations of favored tourist destinations. There is a great fold-out “Skeleton Map,” identifying temples, hostels, directions to airfields and points of interest such as the Palace Museum, Bell Tower, Central Park and Library, numbered to correspond with their descriptions in the book. Six pages were dedicated to a directory, with addresses in both English and Chinese, of WASC headquarters and hostels, churches and missions, clubs and associations, movie houses, dance halls and restaurants, including one menu. Rare. OCLC shows only one holding, at the National Library of Australia.
300 YEARS OF AMERICAN ART
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300 YEARS OF AMERICAN ART by Zellman, Michael David

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Title
300 YEARS OF AMERICAN ART
Author
Zellman, Michael David
Seller
L'Estampe Originale (United States)
ISBN
9781555211721
Description
New Jersey., The Wellfleet Press., 1987. Volumes 1&2. Over 820 artists, more than 1020 Color Plates, 40,000 Auction Sales Transactions Analyzed. Biographical Essays on Each Artists, and Glossary/Bibliography/ Index. Hardcover. 1555211720 / 1-55521-172-0 ISBN 13: 9781555211721
Contestacion de Pedro Zubieta a los Señores Diputados D. Plutarco Garcia Diego y D. Juan Gonzalez Mallen

Contestacion de Pedro Zubieta a los Señores Diputados D. Plutarco Garcia Diego y D. Juan Gonzalez Mallen by Zubieta, Pedro

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Contestacion de Pedro Zubieta a los Señores Diputados D. Plutarco Garcia Diego y D. Juan Gonzalez Mallen
Author
Zubieta, Pedro
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
About very good.
Description
Guadalajara: Imprenta de M. Brambila, 1845. About very good.. 30pp. Removed from a sammelband, original stitching still present. Original printed wrappers. Light foxing and soiling to wraps and outer text leaves. Stab holes at gutter margin where formerly bound. A heated public spat over the origins of and support for a piece of legislation before the Jalisco state congress in 1845, featuring an extended "fatherless child" metaphor. The actual debate revolves around rules pertaining to the appointment of judges and their conformity to the Mexican constitution. In attractive printed wrappers; OCLC reports just one copy, at USC.
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Tessuti Ricami e Merletti in Italia dal Rinascimento al Liberty by Carmignani, Marina

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Tessuti Ricami e Merletti in Italia dal Rinascimento al Liberty
Author
Carmignani, Marina
Seller
Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9788837020781
Condition
VeryGood
Description
Milan: Electa [2005]. Hardcover. 11" x 10". 360 pp. Text in Italian. Gray cloth and illustrated dust jacket, housed in illustrated slipcase. Near fine in like dust jacket with one small (1/2 inch) closed tear to front panel; one leaf creased, occasional toning to edges, interiors otherwise clean and tight; slipcase shows only minor shelfwear. A Very Good copy. ISBN 8837020783 . VeryGood. Hardcover .
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David Watkin: Lifetime Achievement Award 2004 by Zydowicz, Marek

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David Watkin: Lifetime Achievement Award 2004
Author
Zydowicz, Marek
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
vg
Description
Lodz: Camerimage, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Large quarto. 101, [3]pp. Original photographic dust-jacket over photographic paper covered boards. Remarkable tribute commemorating the achievements of acclaimed cinematographer David Watkin, and profusely illustrated with numerous color and b/w photographic reproductions. Dust-jacket, binding and interior in overall very good condition.
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Helliconia Spring by ALDISS, Brian W.

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Helliconia Spring
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ALDISS, Brian W.
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
fine
Description
Norwalk: Easton, 1993. hardcover. fine. David Deitrick. Illustrated by David Deitrick. 361 pages. Tall 8vo, full gilt-stamped red leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1993). Fine. Collector's edition.
From the Barroom to the Pulpit and Mission Fields of Africa: An Autobiography

From the Barroom to the Pulpit and Mission Fields of Africa: An Autobiography by Weiss, Fred

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From the Barroom to the Pulpit and Mission Fields of Africa: An Autobiography
Author
Weiss, Fred
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McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Shenandoah, Iowa: Fred Weiss, 1912. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good. photos, 415p. Original magenta cloth. 18cm. Backstrip unevenly faded. Extremities rubbed. Bookplate (Friends Community Library, Unadilla, N.Y.) Name plate on endpaper. Grease spots on a few leaves. No jacket. Weiss and his wife served as missionaries in Natal, South Africa (1895-1898 described at pages 126-293) and later in Morocco (pp. 342-415).
DECCA ALL-STAR RECORDS (Jun 1940) Pamphlet

DECCA ALL-STAR RECORDS (Jun 1940) Pamphlet by Decca

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DECCA ALL-STAR RECORDS (Jun 1940) Pamphlet
Author
Decca
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Decca. No binding. Very Good+. Np: Decca Records, June 1940. Vintage original 6 1/4 x 3 3/8" (16 x 26 cm) pamphlet folded, opens up to 11 1/2 x 11 1/2" (29.5 x 29.5 cm). Slight spotting, one small tear at bottom fold, very good+. Bing Crosby, Tony Martin and Jimmy Dorsey are among the most prominently listed artists featured here in this record catalog from Decca.
Beautiful Bermuda.

Beautiful Bermuda. by Bell, Euphemia Young.

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Beautiful Bermuda.
Author
Bell, Euphemia Young.
Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description
New York: Beautiful Bermuda Publishing Company, 1946. xl, 632 pp. plus illustrated ads, folding b/w and color maps. 9th edition of a book first published in 1902. With a folding b/w railway maps and a color folding map of Bermuda. Hallett p. 23. Very good condition in original cloth binding. (Another copy with spine sunned, and a 1947 10th edition in a chipped dust jacket.)
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The Poetical Manuscripts of Mark Akenside in the Ralph M. Williams Collection, Amherst College Library. Reproduced in Facsimile. With an Introduction by Robin C. Dix. by Akenside, Mark.

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The Poetical Manuscripts of Mark Akenside in the Ralph M. Williams Collection, Amherst College Library. Reproduced in Facsimile. With an Introduction by Robin C. Dix.
Author
Akenside, Mark.
Seller
Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Amherst, Massachusetts: Amherst College Press, 1988. Folio, paperbound (stiff blue printed wrappers), [29] pp. Near-Fine, with very slightly rubbed covers. From Introduction: The poetry of Mark Akenside (1721-1770) may not be widely read today, but in the eighteenth century and for much of the nineteenth his work was held in the very highest esteem, and writers as eminent as Wordsworth and Coleridge were considerably indebted to him...The Amherst Akenside holdings were originally mounted in Dyson’s own copy of the 1772 Poems, and together they form the largest single collection of his poetic manuscripts in the world...The manuscripts give the pieces [Ode to a Gentleman Whose Mistress Had Married an Old Man and Ode to a Gentleman in Hazard of Falling in Love] in a state quite different from that of the first printed texts...

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