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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919. [16], 230 pages, plus frontispiece and numerous plates reproducing paintings by the author. Original dark green cloth, stamped in gold, with a color illustration mounted on the front cover. [23 cm.] Tasteful bookplate on front pastedown, else near fine. Lacks the rare dust jacket. Minor evidence of rubbing, tiny area of light speckling to front board, still a nice copy. FIRST EDITION. Ernest Peixotto (1869–1940) was a noted American artist and illustrator. During World War I, he served as a captain in charge of a group of painters appointed by the U.S. Army to depict the war.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1924. xviii, 398 pages, plus color frontispiece and 19 double-sided plates, all from photographs. One full-page map printed with the text. Original dark green ribbed cloth lettered in gilt with a mounted color plate on the front cover. 22 x 15 cm. Very good plus in good plus dust jacket. The rear hinge is cracked but holding well. Some moderate foxing to pages facing plates and minor foxing to the margins of a few of the plates themselves, but in no place affecting the images. Still a bright and attractive copy. The scarce jacket has a dime-sized chip where the spine and front panels meet, a few smaller edge chips, several short, closed tears, and some minor soiling. FIRST EDITION. An attractively illustrated introduction to Mexico designed for the traveler or general reader. Many of the plates reproduce the photographs of Hugo Brehme (1882-1954), a German who emigrated to Mexico in 1908, who is "considered to be one of the founders of Mexican pictorialist… Read More

Washington: Published for the Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts by the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. 93 pages. The catalog (beginning on p. 33) is illustrated throughout with photographs; additional photographs and a map appear with the text. Original illustrated stiff paper wraps. [29.6 cm.] Near fine. Some very slight evidence of soiling to wraps, head of spine just a trifle bumped, still an excellent copy. Ownership stamp of Richard Eugene Lyons and his wife Marjorie on the front free endpaper. Lyons (1920-2000) was a poet and longtime professor of English at North Dakota State University. FIRST EDITION. A catalog of an exhibition held at the Renwick Gallery, Nov. 13, 1973 - Nov. 9, 1975. Introduction by Sturtevant. Several prefatory essays include, "Functions of the Containers," by Ira S. Jacknis and "Structure and Design," by Bill Holm.

[Rome: Carlo Bestetti, Edizioni d'Arte, 1960]. Unpaginated: [38] pages plus frontispiece. Original plain wraps laid-into printed paper portfolio with title on the front panel and illustrations on the verso. 35 x 25 cm. Small, light stain to two pages, not affecting illustrations; book is otherwise fine. Portfolio is very good with small stain on front panel and uniform sun-fading to spine and front panels. Small areas of glue residue on unprinted portions of gutter of portfolio (evidently, a previous owner had tipped the book into the portfolio and it was later freed; see photo). FIRST EDITION. One of 1,500 copies. Text in Italian and English. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs and several mounted color plates. Issued on the 50th anniversary of the Fabiani family's fashion house, this work focuses on Alberto Fabiani's work in the 1950's. Includes essays by Giorgio Ottone and Irene Brin.

Wien [Viena]: Artaria & Co., 1907. Quarto. [2], 122 pages. Illustrated from photographs throughout. Original three-quarter red morocco over marble-paper covered boards with gilt title on the front cover, raised bands, and marbled endpapers; top edge gilt. The binding, signed "A[lbert] Günther, Wien," is identical to another seen on the market and is presumed to be an edition binding. 34 x 26 cm. Shallow chip to head of spine, small (1 cm) chip to base of the spine, corners worn with boards showing. Front joint cracked but holding and rear joint started at the ends, but the hinges are intact and the volume is sound. The title and final pages are moderately foxed; a few minor traces of faint marginal foxing elsewhere. Good plus. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, reprinted from "Kunst und Kunsthandwerk." A handsome survey of the wooden furniture in the collection of Albert Figdor (1843-1927), a prominent Viennese banker. Figdor's estimable collection was dispersed in 1930 when it… Read More

London: John Murray, 1822. Octavo. Leaves approx. 22 x 13 cm. vi, [2], 402 pages. Contemporary straight-grained purple morocco with black leather spine label, gilt decorations and rules on spine, and single gilt rules on covers. Leather faded to tan on the spine and portions of covers; rubbing to extremities, a few small scuffs to leather including one near the head of spine; slight scrape to spine label with modest impact on lettering; small stain to front cover. Moderate foxing to endpapers, title, and final text leaf; some very slight foxing to preface and a few marginal traces elsewhere, but the main body of the text is unblemished. Near very good. Engraved armorial bookplate of George Stanton on the front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION. John Thomas James (1786-1828) was an English vicar who had studied painting in Rome and Naples. He also wrote "The Italian Schools of Painting" (1820) and planned a further volume on the English, French, and Spanish schools, but never completed the work.… Read More

London: George Bell & Sons, 1877. vii, [1], 595 pages, plus 24-page publisher's catalog at rear. Illustrated in the text throughout. Original brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and black rules on the covers and spine ends. [18.7 cm.] Shallow chip and short (1 cm) tear to head of spine, wear and minor tear to base of spine, some light spotting and soiling to cloth. Evidence of bookplate removal from front pastedown. Front hinge starting, but holding well. Light foxing to title and prelims only. Short closed tear to one leaf (pp. 17-18) with inconspicuous archival repair. A good copy. From the library of British historian and numismatist, Arthur Rutter Bayley (1868-1948), with his signature on the title page and his name stamp on the half-title and on the top edge. SECOND EDITION IN ENGLISH. Same pagination as the first edition in English, which was issued in 1870 with the title starting, "Weapons of War, Being a History of Arms and Armour . . . " The work was… Read More

Richmond, Va.: John Knox Press, 1961. xi, [3], 142 pages. Illustrated with one hundred photographs (including frontispiece; all reckoned in the pagination). Original russet cloth stamped in silver. 31 x 23.5 cm. Near fine copy in bright, near fine dust jacket. Light foxing to text block edges with virtually no impact on the surface of the leaves (excepting one tiny spot to half-title). Jacket shows a few minor traces of foxing and a short (half-centimeter) closed tear to the rear panel. A nice copy offered together with the original publisher’s printed mailer. FIRST EDITION. A handsome series of photographs of church facades by Carl Julien together with a historical introduction and detailed notes on each of the churches (pp. 117-142) by Daniel W. Hollis.�

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884. 4to. [8], 40 pages, including half-title, plus color frontispiece portrait and six full-page engraved plates. Original olive-green cloth over beveled boards, stamped in gilt and black; top edge gilt; yellow-coated endpapers. [28.7 cm.] Very good. Light soiling to covers; very light foxing to prelims and final plate (bound after the last page of text); still a respectable copy. FIRST OF THIS ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Copies in the original cloth are a bit scarce; the work is more often found in printed paper-covered boards. The text was originally printed as an article in the "North British Review" (Nov. 1863), and several separate editions followed. The frontispiece portrait is a reproduction of a watercolor, presumed to be the work of Miss Isabella Keith, who was Marjorie's adored, teenage cousin. The other six plates reproduce pencil sketches by Warwick Brookes (1808-1882) of Manchester, who drew them for the author. Marjorie (or Marjory) Fleming… Read More

Jackson: University of Mississippi Press, [1989]. xxviii pages; 226 photographs reproduced on [172] leaves; [2] pages, plus colophon. Original maroon cloth with silver spine lettering. 26 cm (square quarto). A fine copy in fine publisher's matching cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION. #207 of 375 numbered copies signed by Welty. An additional 26 signed, lettered copies were issued, as well as a deluxe, leather-bound issue of 52 copies. The definitive collection of Welty's acclaimed photographic work. Most of the photographs were taken in Mississippi during the Depression when Welty traveled the state as a writer for the W.P.A. The book includes an interview with Welty about her photography conducted especially for this edition by the editors. Foreword by Reynolds Price. Polk, “Eudora Welty: A Bibliography“, A36:1b.�

New York: Bobbs-Merrill, [circa 1934; c.r. 1933]. 251 pages. Illustrated with 70 full-page reproductions of photographs (including the frontispiece, all printed with the text). Original red cloth with black spine lettering. 22 x 16 cm. Very good plus in very good or better dust jacket. Light soiling to top edge; free endpapers partially tanned; a little marginal soiling or foxing to the half-title; marginal smudge to one plate, not affecting image. Old gift inscription on the front free endpaper. The jacket has some light edgewear and a few tiny tears, with a few old tape reinforcements on the verso, and some rather faint soiling. Still an attractive example. The binding is sharp, the text and plates are clean, and the jacket is bright with none of the usual fading to the spine panel. EARLY TRADE EDITION AND THE FIRST BY THIS PUBLISHER. Uses the same sheets as the first trade edition published by Robert Ballou (first printing,1933; second, 1934) with a new title page.� Ballou's imprint is… Read More

New York: Robert O. Ballou, [1933]. 341 pages. 90 full-page, hand-pulled photogravures (including the frontispiece, all reckoned in the pagination). Lacking the extra, laid-in photogravure, being a duplicate of one of the images in the book, that is found with most copies. Early full vellum with gilt spine and cover lettering and gilt centerpiece on the front cover. 29 x 22 cm. Near fine. The photogravures are all in excellent condition. The text shows some very faint offsetting from the plates throughout, and a half dozen or so of the text pages show moderate foxing. Tissue guards, laid-in throughout, appear to be recent replacements. Housed in a plain linen slipcase, evidently of the same vintage as the binding. FIRST EDITION. #44 of 350 COPIES SIGNED BY JULIA PETERKIN AND DORIS ULMANN. One of the most celebrated American photobooks, “Roll, Jordan Roll “provides a stunning portrait of rural African American life in the low country of South Carolina. Most of the photographs were taken at… Read More

Boston and N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., [printed by] the Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1896. [6], 246, [1] pages, plus one page ads. Complete with frontispiece and 18 plates (inserted, but reckoned in the pagination), with tissue guard for frontispiece. Original green cloth with cover illustration in red, white and black against a gold background, and gilt lettering and triple rules on spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. [19.1 cm.] Near fine. A few tiny spots to cloth, traces of faint marginal foxing to some plates and facing pages, still a nice copy. Second printing. BAL binding A (no priority established).

[Winston-Salem]: Red Maple Press, [1998]. Unpaginated. [80] pages, mostly comprised of full-page color photographs. Original blue-green cloth. Oblong: 21 x 25.8 cm. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER on the front free endpaper and additionally signed by him on the title page. An attractive series of photographs depicting the swamps, forests, and waterways of eastern North Carolina, interspersed with a few pages of prose by the photographer discussing his exploration of the region and his vision for its future. Introduction by J. Merrill Lynch.

Tampa, Fla.: Tribune Press, 1943. [104] pages. Original illustrated glossy wraps. 23 x 15 cm. Foxing to spine, light soiling to covers. Small scrape to base of title page; internally clean. Very good. FIRST EDITION. A collection of editorial cartoons about World War II reprinted from the Tampa “Morning Tribune.“ George Robert White (1901-1964) worked for the “Tribune“ from 1934 to 1964 and his cartoons were always featured on the front page. Approximately half of the cartoons in the book are from the period before U.S. entry into the war and present dire warnings about the growing militarization and territorial expansion of the Axis nations and the folly of American disengagement. The remainder of the cartoons celebrate Allied military victories and promote the U.S. war effort. Typical of prevailing American wartime prejudices, White depicts the Japanese with racist caricatures throughout the volume. Scarce. No other copies were found for sale at the time of cataloging (March… Read More