Search Results: Authors starting with A from Blue Sky Rare Books

London: The World's End Press, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine/very good +. Natalie d'Arbeloff. Designed and hand-printed by Natalie d'Arbeloff, set in 18 point Garamond and printed on Barcham Green mould-made paper. One of 75 copies, loose in leaves as issued, each leaf consisting of an etching facing text by A.B. Christopher (the artist's father). Signed by Christoper and d'Arbeloff. The leaves are in a printed wrapper. All leaves fine or very nearly so. The set in a solander case with embossed vellum spine over paper boards, trivial wear to the slipcase but the glue attaching the spine to the cream paper board has stained from underneath a little, so VG+. This is a handsome illustrated work, the etchings perfectly complementing the mystical text. 25 of the 75 copies were bound in goatskin, leaving only 50 copies loose and suitable for display of the leaves.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Lovely copy, lots of gilt, minor rubbing, otherwise near fine. Very fresh and clean..

Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1975. first edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1975. Very Good +/very good. Abe Eishiro (1902-84) was the first Japanese papermaker to be designated as a national living treasure. Abe created Izumo Mingeishi (folk-craft paper from the local area) and established Izumo Washi (Japanese paper in the local style) as a traditional craft technique. Two examples here are by Abe, one by Ichibei Iwano (another national living treasure artist). The other 57 samples are by other artists. 77 photographs of paper-making, text by Eishiro Abe. Hand caligraphy (full page) by Abe, the Japanese character MICHI1 "the road" with his signature below. Limited to 300 copies. Book is VG+: full brown cloth with a tiny stain on bottom of text block (not affecting contents), just a touch of fading at the edges of the cloth, and a little wave action in the bottom of textblock (does not affect contents). Traditonal folding protective case, orange cloth with label, basic VG, no… Read More

Arcadia Books, 1998. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine. Original paperback with only the trivial handling wear -- near fine.

Limited Editions Club, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Book is free of all markings but has spotting to the textblock edges. Slipcase is present but cracked apart. This is a solid reading copy free of anyone else's markings.

Henry Holt and Company, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good+. Handsome first edition. Neat POS (from 1940) on the front blank, otherwise tight and free of all markings. Jacket is Very Good+: touch of toning to the spine and some minor edge wear (tiny chips). Very nice in the protective mylar.

Verso, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Book has just a couple of pencil marks, otherwise fine. Jacket fine.

Cambridge University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Reading copy with highlights and notes. Jacket is chipped but complete.

The Buddhist Association, 1992. Paperback. VG+. VG+ copy, free of all markings, minor wear.

Athens, Greece: Genous Editions, Militos, 2006. Hardcover. As New. Full burgandy cloth, 476 pp. About fine, no DJ as issue.

Kitchen Sink, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. As new hardcover, fine.

Penguin Classic, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. New copy. Jacket protected in mylar sleeve, includes the red wrap-around band. This is the lovely light-blue Penguin Classics series. Handsome book and scarce.

San Francisco: Arion, 2005. Paperback. Near Fine. Prospectus for the Arion Press edition. Single folio leaf folder with price sheet and invitation to a press party. Near fine.

Detroit: Albert Kahn, Inc., Architects & Engineers, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. very good+. Nice clean VG+ copy of the this classic of design. Minor wear to the spine, discrete PO stamp of an architecture firm on the inside blank (small dark stamp on dark blue paper), otherwise free of all markings. Nice clean book. [143] p. : ill. ; 29 cm, includes 125 pages of illustrations depicting buildings produced by Albert Kahn, Inc. Architects & Engineers. Quarter dark blue over attractive lighter blue cloth.

Oxford University Press, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Book fine but for a single page with a little wrinkle. Jacket fine. Full black cloth. Nice book.

Oxford University Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Nice book with two little bumps on the bottom boards/jackets, else near fine. Free of all markings.

Boston: Charles E. Goodspeed & Co / Stinehour Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Book and contents completely fine. Minor edge wear to the plain glassine wrapper, slipcase also fine. A lovely copy of one of the very best American leaf books. The is a particularly desirable New Testament leaf-- the last third of Mark Chapter 8 and most of Mark Chapter 9: " What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" This is the very heart of the Puritan mission into (for them) the wilderness, printed in Cambridge in 1663. This is also the first bible printed in British North America. An exciting leaf on many levels, the accompanying book is one of 87 copies printed at the Stinehour Press. Disbound and Dispersed 167.5

Harvard University Press, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Book and jacket fine.

University Press of America. 1979. Paperback. Very good. First and only edition of this important commentary on Aristotle in English. Essential for anyone trying to understand causality in Aristotle and then Plotinus. PO signature in ink on title page, book otherwise free of all markings, some aging/handling wear. Solidly Very Good. Scarce.

Munich: Prestel Publishing, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Book and jacket fine. Jacket in protective mylar wrap. Gorgeous book.