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Dusseldorf, Germany: Verlag L. Schwann, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original natural linen, lettered in brown. Text block edges slightly toned by age, gift inscription on front flyleaf, otherwise nearly as issued. Firm binding. 340 pp., 266 b&w illus. Text in German. Scarce..

Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1/4 vellum, dark blue cloth covered boards, gilt on black title label mounted on upper spine, top text block edge in gilt. Moderate soiling/spotting to vellum, light surface rubbing to cloth. Text block edges a bit dulled by age, flyleaves somewhat toned, interior clean and intact, with firm binding. 283 pp., with decorative head- and tail-pieces. Originally issued 1587; this edition undated and unidentified as to publisher/printer, likely 1910s-20s based on binding and typography. Scarce..

Hildesheim, Germany: Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Color illus. laminated paper covered boards, illus. endpapers. Slight shelf/edge wear, nearly as issued. 144 pp., illus. in color, sepia, b&w. Text in German. Scarce in hardcover..

Skikda, Algeria: Editions Rais, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black textured paper over boards. As issued. Color pictorial dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. 160 pp., illus. w/ sepia tinted plates, maps, period engravings, etc., depicting Algerian life and architecture . 1st edition, apparently published simultaneously in Arabic and French, Dec. 1997. Very scarce original edition..

Thames & Hudson, 2013. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth-effect boards, lettered in gold foil. New/as issued, dust jacket now in mylar. 1st ptg. 312 pp., 124 illus. including 59 maps..

New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [ix],242 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates, maps. As issued..

Chicago, IL: Ammon Press, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth, lightly rubbed at edges and corners, slightly cocked. xix,360 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Dust jacket slightly chipped at spine extremities, with light shelf wear..

Princeton University Press, 2008. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black 1/4 cloth, black paper-covered boards, lettered in gold foil. New/as issued, color pictorial dust jacket now in mylar. xi,309 pp. 1st ptg..

New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Light brown paper-covered boards, lettered in gold foil. A few small moisture spots on front cover, otherwise only slight wear. Color pictorial dust jacket shows minor shelf wear, now in mylar. xxi,360 pp., illus. 4th ed.: 1979..

Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black 1/4 cloth, gray paper over boards. Neatly lettered call number on lower spine panel, slightly rubbed extremities, else very nearly as issued. Former owner signature on front flyleaf. Matching call number on lower spine panel of dust jacket, which also shows slightly chipped extremities and some rubbing at corners. No other library marks or stamps. Second Editon; originally issued 1957..

Cambridge and London: Cambridge University Press Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, little actual wear. Dampstaining/dye lightening to lower rear panel, not affecting interior. Firm binding. xi,80,[2] pp..

New York and Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1965. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light blue cloth, lettered in black. 223 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. As issued. Former owner book plate mounted on front pastedown. Short closed tear along bottom front edge of dust jacket, with associated creasing, light edge wear, small area of loss along top rear edge..

New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1956. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth, lettered in gilt. A few minor surface marks to cloth. Dampstaining along fore-edge of front flyleaf and plate leaves only, with scattered light foxing, some pencil notations through first chapter. Firm binding. 1st ed..

Puffin, 1981. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Moderate handling wear, corners rubbed, with one stress crease along firm, square binding. 501 pp., illus. 2nd (revised) edition, 3rd ptg.: 1984..

Yelsraek Publishing, 2010. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. 897 pp., illus. Slightly rubbed corners with slight crease to bottom front corner, otherwise essentially as issued, with square, uncreased binding, clean and unmarked interior. Please note that this volume may have come from a smoking home and carries a slight internal odor, nothing objectionable..

Allentown, PA: Allentown Art Museum, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Stiff ivory pictorial wraps, lettered in black. Catalogue to accompany 1979 exhibition at Allentown Art Museum. Some soiling to covers, one light stress crease along a firm, square binding. 295 pp., 149 catalogued objects, all illustrated and with extensive commentary..

New York: Facts On File, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Red cloth-effect boards, lettered in black. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket shows slight blemish to lower rear panel, otherwise as issued, now in mylar. 1st ptg. (complete number line)..

Princeton University Press, 1999. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth-effect boards, lettered in gold foil. As issued, color illus. dust jacket now in mylar. 1st ptg. xii,335 pp..

Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black leatherette, lettered in gold foil. Slight binding lean, otherwise as issued. Dust jacket mildly sunned along spine panel and portions of both main panels, otherwise as issued, now in mylar. 1st ptg. xiv,177 pp..

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. x,658,41 pp. 1st ptg. of Sixth Edition. As issued..