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The Clans Under the Patronage of the Highland Society of London [Clans of the Scottish Highlands]. Parts XI and XII

The Clans Under the Patronage of the Highland Society of London [Clans of the Scottish Highlands]. Parts XI and XII

by Logan, James

London: Ackermann and Co. Original Wraps. Poor. R.R. McIan. Two volumes, separate, in original stiff wraps with a thin cloth binding. Thess volumes appears to be whole unto themselves, labeled Part XI and XII at the upper left corner of the cover, and perhaps issued either before or separately and in conjunction with the two volume work by the same author and illustrator. No bibliographic information pertaining to these particular pieces, or any publications of this work in parts, could, at the... Read more about this item
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A$419.61
Die Katakomben Von Neapel -- FIRST EDITION

Die Katakomben Von Neapel -- FIRST EDITION

by Hans Achelis

Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hiersemann, 1936. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Ex-library bound in heavy black cloth with gilt lettering spine. Library bookplate on front pastedown, library perforated blindstamp on title page and on a couple other pages, no library marks on any of the illustration plates, no underlining or writing on any pages, no foxing, plates are clean and bright, solid binding. Generally nice condition. The book is very large... Read more about this item
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A$46.62
JAPANESE ART FOLIO

JAPANESE ART FOLIO

by SHUGIO, Heromich (editor)

Tokyo: K. Ogawa, 1898 - 1899. First Edition. Softcover. Plates are generally Fine with some light foxing to a few of the margins. A few of the wrappers are faded, but they are generally in very nice condition with no chips or tears. The slipcases are a bit worn, six of them soiled and spotted. Part 1 lacks its wrappers, and Parts 11 and 12 lack their slipcases. Overall Very Good and scarce. Folio (13" x 19") in original gray printed wraps issued in 12 monthly parts in slipcases. Complete set with a... Read more about this item
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A$3,885.25
GRANDMA MOSES

GRANDMA MOSES

by KALLIR, Otto

New York: Harry Abrams, [1973]. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Grandma Moses. Coffee-table size book with 253 plates, 135 in color.
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A$97.13
Scenes From The Snow-Fields: Being Illustrations Of The Upper Ice-World Of Mont Blanc, From Sketches Made On The Spot In The Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858; With Historical And Descriptive Remarks, And A Comparison Of The Chamonix And St. Gervais Routes

Scenes From The Snow-Fields: Being Illustrations Of The Upper Ice-World Of Mont Blanc, From Sketches Made On The Spot In The Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858; With Historical And Descriptive Remarks, And A Comparison Of The Chamonix And St. Gervais Routes

by Coleman, Edmund T

Bern: Kümmerly & Frey, 1985. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Coleman, Edmund T. . 1985 deluxe facsimile reprint. Excellent reprint of one of the scarcest books in the literature of mountaineering. This reprint has the publisher's introduction in german but all of the original text from the Coleman original is in English. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the editor of this edition, Gherardo Priuli. Original maroon imitation leather clamshell slipcase with gilt lettering... Read more about this item
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A$621.64
THE BOOK OF JOB

THE BOOK OF JOB

by BIBLE

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1946. Hardcover. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with some abrasion to the gold paper on the edges. Arthur Szyk. Small folio (8-1/2" x 12") bound in half white sheepskin leather with sheepskin corners, gilt-stamped, and gilt-decorated smooth vellum paper sides. Copy #1182 of 1950 copies illustrated with 8 busy and striking color plates by Arthur Szyk, each placed by hand in the book, and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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A$582.79
Wayside Flowers and Ferns.  From Original Water-Colo Drawings by Isaac Sprague.  Descriptive Text by the Rev. A. B. Hervey; With Selections by the Poets

Wayside Flowers and Ferns. From Original Water-Colo Drawings by Isaac Sprague. Descriptive Text by the Rev. A. B. Hervey; With Selections by the Poets

by Sprague, Isaac

Troy, N.Y.: Nims and Knight, 1887. Folio. 320 x 230 mm., (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches). 48 leaves of text and 10 full-page colored lithographic plates. Original publisher's decorated binding, some minor scrapes to the boards; paper lightly toned by age and one plate with outer margin and corner with small tears; otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Beautifully rendered colored lithograph plates of the botanical work of Isaac Sprague, the "most accurate of living botanical artist . . ."... Read more about this item
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A$505.08
HILLINGDON HALL OR THE COCKNEY SQUIRE. A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE. [COLOR  PLATES]

HILLINGDON HALL OR THE COCKNEY SQUIRE. A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE. [COLOR PLATES]

by (Surtees, Robert. )

London: John C. Nimmo. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1899. Hardcover. color; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Contemp 3/4 scarlet morocco leatehr & marbled bds, spine gilt, T. E. G; joints rubbed, extremities scuffed. With 12 color plates. Internally clean and bright with. Plates collated and in VG condition. Owner's bookplate and ownership signatures on fep.. .
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A$159.84
Barrier Bluffs The Guide -- 1987 FIRST EDITION SIGNED [rock climbs near Calgary]

Barrier Bluffs The Guide -- 1987 FIRST EDITION SIGNED [rock climbs near Calgary]

by Tobey, Kelly

Calgary: the author, 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. Carmen Barbosa. 1987 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition.Inscribed and SIGNED by author in pen on the short-title page. Original glossy pictorial small paperback. The book has some light rubbing to covers, no tears, solid binding (but cracking in a couple of places without any loose pages -- yet), no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than author's signed inscription), no foxing. The book measures 152mm tall x 100mm... Read more about this item
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A$101.02
A Treatise on the Insect Enemies of Fruit and Fruit Trees.  With numerous illustrations drawn from nature by Hockstein, under the immediate supervision of the author

A Treatise on the Insect Enemies of Fruit and Fruit Trees. With numerous illustrations drawn from nature by Hockstein, under the immediate supervision of the author

by Trimble, Isaac P

New York: William Wood & Company, 1865. 4to. 290 x 225 mm. (11 1/2 x 9 inches). [ix]-xvii, [19]-139 pp. (collates per the copy at Princeton). 11 full-page lithographic plates, 9 of which are printed in colored. Publisher's green cloth, title gilt on upper board and in blind on lower cover; joints cracked but expertly repaired, corners and edges bumped, and the green cloth is faded in some places; preliminary leaves foxed as are the tissue guards, otherwise quite a clean copy. First Edition.... Read more about this item
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A$777.05
AH, WILDERNESS!

AH, WILDERNESS!

by O'NEILL, Eugene

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1972. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and lightly soiled slipcase. Shannon Stirnweiss. Quarto (8" x 11") bound in blue linen with decorated paper sides; 186 pages. Copy #533 of 1500 numbered copies designed by Adrian Wilson and illustrated with four double-page and four full-page oil paintings by Shannon Stirnweiss. SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
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A$87.50
INK & BLOOD. A BOOK OF DRAWINGS

INK & BLOOD. A BOOK OF DRAWINGS

by SZYK, Arthur

New York: The Heritage Press, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Some rubbing to the spine with light wear at the heel, contents bright and fresh. Better than Very Good in a Fine slipcase. Arthur Szyk. Quarto (9" x 12-1/2") bound in full black morocco leather with gilt-lettering on the spine and attractive batik endpapers housed in a slipcase covered with the same batik paper. Illustrated with 74 full-page plates, most in sepia with 6 in color and pasted in, by Arthur Szyk. The images mostly depict... Read more about this item
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A$1,651.23
THE BOOK OF JOB

THE BOOK OF JOB

by BIBLE

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1946. Hardcover. Sporadic foxing, occasionally heavy, not affecting the plates though the margins of three plates have varying degrees of foxing. The spine has very slight wear at the tips, much less than usually encountered with this title. Very Good in an intact, Good slipcase with abrasion and dryness to the gold paper. Arthur Szyk. Small folio (8-1/2" x 12") bound in half white sheepskin leather with sheepskin corners, gilt-stamped, and gilt-decorated smooth vellum... Read more about this item
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A$194.26
L'armée Française en 1845 (Sidi-Brahim)

L'armée Française en 1845 (Sidi-Brahim)

by Margerand, J

Paris: Les Éditions Militaires Illustrées, 1945. Soft cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Maurice Toussaint. 68pp. Stiff wrapper, original glassine dust jacket. Limited edition # 495 of 975 copies printed. Text in French. Illustrated throughout, including 4 hand-colored plates. Spine ends chipped, page edges and margins of text mildly age-toned, glassine jacket age-darkened, contents otherwise clean. Illustrations en noir, 4 planches en couleur.
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A$54.39
A Concise and Practical Treatise on the Growth and Culture of the Carnation, Pink, Auricula, Polyanthus, Ranunculus, Tilip, Hyacinth, Rose, and other flowers.  Including a Dissertation on Soils and Manures, and Containing Catalogues of the Finest and most Esteemed Varieties of Each Flower

A Concise and Practical Treatise on the Growth and Culture of the Carnation, Pink, Auricula, Polyanthus, Ranunculus, Tilip, Hyacinth, Rose, and other flowers. Including a Dissertation on Soils and Manures, and Containing Catalogues of the Finest and most Esteemed Varieties of Each Flower

by Hogg, Thomas

London: Whittaker, Treacher, and Co., 1832. 8vo.  190 x 110 mm., [7 ½ x 4 ½ inches].  xxxi, 275 pp. plus 2pp. ads.  Illustrated with six color plates.  Contemporary cloth; expertly rebacked preserving spine, new endpapers.  One plate loose in text. Fifth edition with additions. With faults an attractive copy of a standard book, well-illustrated with hand tinted color lithographic plates by Alfred Ducôte. Tyman writes that Ducôte was one of the leading practitioners of tinted lithographic... Read more about this item
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A$310.82
Beautiful Shells Their Nature, Structure, and Uaes Familiarly Explained with Directions for Collecting, Cleaning, and Arranging Them In the Cabinet and Descriptions of the Most Remarkable Species.

Beautiful Shells Their Nature, Structure, and Uaes Familiarly Explained with Directions for Collecting, Cleaning, and Arranging Them In the Cabinet and Descriptions of the Most Remarkable Species.

by Adams, H.G

London: Groombridge and Sons, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 156pp. Red cloth, gilt and black lettering to cover and spine, all edges gilt, 8 colored plates and numerous black and white engravings. Edges lightly rubbed, light soil to rear board and spine, text is clean, inscriptions on verso of frontispiece , former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. An attractive little book with handsome color plates.
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A$116.56
The Ten Little Mulligan Guards

The Ten Little Mulligan Guards

by (McLoughlin Brothers). (Harrington, Edward)

New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1874. Oblong 4to.  230 x 275 mm., [9 x 11 inches].  12 leaves, (ten color printed plates plus front and rear wrappers).  Printed on card stock the corners and edges of which are chipped with minor loss to the margins; the stapled cover wrappers  nearly loose, the paper stock is sound and clean but fragile at edges. Appears to be the only edition of this title, with reappearances of the Mulligan Guards and their Black counterparts in other publications by... Read more about this item
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A$466.23
The Alps And Alpinism

The Alps And Alpinism

by Lukan, Karl

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, solid binding. The dust jacket is in nice condition with minor rubbing tips corners, tiny loss tips two corners, clean. The book measures 283mm tall x 285mm, and has 200 pages, 283 b/w & 12 color photos (tipped in) & several illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK... Read more about this item
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A$54.39
HON. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON.  Democratic Candidate for Vice President of the United States

HON. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. Democratic Candidate for Vice President of the United States

New York: Currier & Ives, 1860. Folio.  435 x 320 mm., [17 x 12 ½  inches]; image size 320 x 230 mm., [12 ½ x 10 inches].  Color lithographic portrait, printed in black ink and hand colored in two colors and highlights of black.  Some light discoloration to margins, otherwise a very good copy with strong color. Fine designed and executed lithographic political portrait of Johnson, highlighted with delicate rendering of the hair, eyes and beard.  It was printed by Currier & Ives, the partnership... Read more about this item
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A$466.46
NESTS AND EGGS OF BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES

NESTS AND EGGS OF BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES

by GENTRY, Thomas

Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Rear cover split and loose but holding; plates vary from clean to lightly foxed. Very Good. Quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in publisher's decorated cloth, lacking the spine which is here covered with binder's tape. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author, a detailed chromolithographic title page, and 54 gorgeous chromolithographs of birds and their nests with eggs, all protected with a tissue guard. Bennett (p. 44):... Read more about this item
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A$1,845.49
MAJOR GENERAL WINFRIELD SCOTT.  At Vera Cruz March 25, 1847

MAJOR GENERAL WINFRIELD SCOTT. At Vera Cruz March 25, 1847

New York: MAJOR GENERAL WINFRIELD SCOTT. At Vera Cruz March 25, 1847, 1847. Folio.  355 x 250 mm., [ 14 x 10 inches].  Handsome lithographic portrait printed in tone of black and highlighted with blue, yellow, white, and green wash.  Paper stock foxed and toned brown, a few chips at the corners; matted. Full length portrait in uniform on the battle field in Vera Cruz, the first crucial victory of the Mexican War that led to the capture and control of Mexico City and an end to the war.  An often... Read more about this item
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A$388.71
BOOK OF INSECTS

BOOK OF INSECTS

by FABRE

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, (1939). Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Detmold. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10") in publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth. Illustrated with 12 tipped-in color plates with tissue guards by Detmold.
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A$145.77
GEN. Z. TAYLOR, ("ROUGH AND READY.")

GEN. Z. TAYLOR, ("ROUGH AND READY.")

New York: Lith. & Pub.by Sarony & Major, 1846. Folio.  355 x 255 mm., [14 x 10 inches].  image size 300 x 220 mm., [11 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches]. Lithograph printed in tones of back and highlighted in blue, yellow, red, and green wash.  Paper stock show discoloration in margins and on back, remnants of tide marks on the verso of the print; paper generally in good condition and image clear and the colors very strong. Matted. Lithographic portrait, produced by the firm Sarony & Major, that was published soon... Read more about this item
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A$466.46
REPORT ON THE BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE FOOD-HABITS, BASEDON OVER FOUR THOUSAND STOMACH EXAMINATIONS

REPORT ON THE BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE FOOD-HABITS, BASEDON OVER FOUR THOUSAND STOMACH EXAMINATIONS

by WARREN, B. H

Harrisburg, PA: E. K. Meyers, 1890. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large octavo (6" x 9-1/4") in original publisher's green cloth. Illustrated with 99 color plates and one B&W plate. The preferred edition because of the additional color plates after Audubon not in the First Edition.
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A$582.79
Charles Darwin 1809-1882 A Centennial Commemorative -- NEW in publisher's packing

Charles Darwin 1809-1882 A Centennial Commemorative -- NEW in publisher's packing

by Darwin, Charles

Wellington: Nova Pacifica, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. 1982 FIRST EDITION deluxe binding in publisher's slipcase. New condition, straight from publisher's shipping box (still present), kept in climate controlled storage for years. Never used. With publisher's original packing & shipping review/delivery confirmation slip. No fading, no wear, no foxing, no owner marks, no bumps. New condition. Big volume: the book measures 320mm tall x 248mm and has... Read more about this item
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A$543.94