Search Results: Authors starting with T from AARDWOLF Fine Books

Editions D’Art Albert Skira, Geneva, 1946; First Edition; tall quarto (11 1/4" x 15 1/4"). Finely published Edouard Manet portfolio, an entry in the Albert Skira "Le Tresors De La Peinture Francaise" Swiss series on 19th century French painting. Four-page illustrated introduction by eminent scholar and critic Adolphe Tabarant, followed by six beautiful full-page laid-in plates tipped onto heavy card stock, suitable for framing. All plates in brilliant color. Printed in Switzerland. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp. Complete with the original protective outer glassine wrap, which has a few small chips. All plates Fine. Text in French.

Chilton Book Co., Radner, PA, 1986; First Edition, second printing, 1986; 8vo, 246 pages; illustrated. Definitive study of the pearl by Jean Taburiaux, world-recognized pearl authority and dealer. Detailed coverage of four major subject areas: Natural Pearls; Pearl Shellfish And The Formation Of Pearls; Cultured Pearls; and Pearl Working And Selling, each topic further expanded into individual chapters, fifteen in all, dealing with history and origins, culturing methods, varieties of pearls, pearl identification, unusual pearls, imitation pearls, and much more. Text in English. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket.

Mysterious Press, New York, 1996; First Edition; 8vo, 178 pages. As New, in an As New dust jacket. A pristine copy.

Mysterious Press, NY, 1993; First Edition; 8vo, 175 pages. First U.S. printing, translated by William I. Neuman. As New, in an As New dust jacket. A pristine copy.

Bill Talbitzer, Oroville, CA, 1963; First Edition; 8 1/2" x 11", 56 pages; illustrated. Collected histories of the many legendary historic sites lost forever beneath the waters of the Feather River by the filling of Oroville Dam in 1967. Privately published by the author prior to the dam’s completion for purposes of preserving Oroville history and to encourage further research on the subject. Included are the stories of Bidwell Bar, Major Frank McLaughlan’s Wall, Cherokee Diggings, Adamstown, Dredgerville, and Albert Risberg’s Saloon, plus individuals such as Jim Swanson, General John Bidwell, Sam Norris, Jim Beckworth, Jack Stoddard, Sarah Benson, and Dick Stuart. Generously illustrated with both historic and contemporary photographs in black and white. Fine, in color illustrated wraps.

Automobile Club Of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2000; First Edition; 4to, 127 pages; illustrated. Detailed history of the Automobile Club Of Southern California, issued on the occasion of its 100th anniversary in 2000. A fascinating history of the Club, chronicling in both text and image the love affair between Southern California and the automobile. Profusely illustrated with marvelous period photographs in b&w plus full color photos of many vintage Auto Club publications, posters, maps, etc. Fine, in illustrated wraps. A fascinating book.

American West Publishing Co., Palo Alto, 1967; First Edition; 8vo, 572 pages. Thirty short stories of the American West by such authors as Oliver la Farge, Will Henry, Frederick Remington, Dorothy Johnson, Mark Twain, Emerson Hough, Brett Harte, Jack London, Max Brand, Owen Wister, Willa Cather, John Steinbeck, et. al. Introduction by Wallace Stegner. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has a few miniscule edge chips. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Bison Books, Nebraska, 1978; First Edition; 8vo, 298 pgs. Collection of oral folk tale performances of the Zuni, translated by Dennis Tedlock. Very Good Plus, in illustrated stiff wraps.

James R. Osgood and Co., Boston, 1877; Author’s Edition From Advanced Sheets; 8vo, 170 pages; illustrated; tan cloth; gilt titles and decorations; colored end papers. Tennyson’s second play, which followed "Queen Mary," published the year previous. At first harshly received by the critics, "Harold" was withheld from production and not publicly staged until over fifty years later, in 1928. First American Edition, from author’s advanced sheets. Twelve full-page monochrome illustrations, each with guard tissue. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, bright, binding tight, sound and square, corners sharp, all gilding brilliant. Previous owner signature in small neat hand on f.f.e.p.

The Collector’s Library of Art, Warsaw, 1960; First edition; 12mo, 72 pages. Profusely illustrated identification and price guide to Polish Coins. Text in English. Very Good, in photo illustrated wraps.

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1922; First Edition; 7 1/2" x 9 3/4". Color pochoir print by "Thayaht" (Ernesto Michahelles) of a stylish design for a lady’s cape by notable Parisian fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet. From La Gazette Du Bon Ton, Lucien Vogel’s legendary fashion journal which was known for its uncompromising print quality and choice of artists and illustrators, who formed a veritable Who’s Who of the Art Deco period, with George Barbier, Pierre Brissaud, Andre Marty, Charles Martin, Edouardo Garcia Benito, Erté, Thayaht, Georges Lepape, Pierre Mourgue, and Robert Bonfils among them. Likewise, its articles were authored by the leading Parisian writers, academics, and critics of the day, and its opinions highly influential. Vogel signed exclusive contracts to showcase the lines of Paris’s leading couture houses in the pages of his Gazette, and the magazine was regarded by fashion conscious the world over as the epitome of style and good taste. It was… Read More

Thayer’s Magical Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, CA, 1928; 8vo, 287 pages. Thayer’s magic catalogue for 1928, containing over 1500 magic tricks, effects, illusions, programs with patter, magic apparati, etc., with descriptions and prices for each. Profusely illustrated. Former copy of vaudeville magician Leon H. Levy, known professionally as "The Great Leon" (1876-1951), creator and inventor of many celebrated stage tricks, such as "Fire And Water," "The Torture-Death Box Of Torquemada," "Death Ray Gun," and "The Haunted House." Tipped in at the back are three additional items: 1) A clipping from the printed program for Howard Thurston’s stage act at the Hanna Theater in Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 22, 1929 listing each trick and illusion to be performed that evening, thirty-seven in all, in order of their presentation; 2) A written list, in Leon’s hand, of the twelve illusions and eight tricks performed by Thurston Oct. 21, 1931, in a 55 minute show in New… Read More

Instant Analysis Records, U.S.A., 1988; Numbered limited edition boxed set (#009) containing five 12" vinyl LP’s of bootleg Beatle recordings, complete with both of the original 14" x 11" Beatles posters. Instant Analysis Records #BBR B0001. Contrary to the description on the box front, Disc 5 is actually a recording of the Beatles’ 1964 appearance on Alan Freeman’s BBC Pick Of The Pops radio show, containing live on-air repartee with Freeman interspersed with fifteen song performances. Side 1: I Saw Her Standing There, Goin’ To Kansas City, I Forgot To Remember To Forget, You Can’t Do That, Sure To Fall, Can’t Buy Me Love, Matchbox, and Honey Don’t. Side 2: Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby, I Call Your Name, I Got A Woman, You Can’t Do That, Can’t Buy Me Love, Sure To Fall, and Long Tall Sally. All discs in Fine, unscratched condition. Light corner wear of the box lid plus a short corner split at upper left. Quite scarce.

Chartwell Books, Secaucus, NJ, 1973; First Edition; quarto; 319 pages; illustrated. First English language edition of this authoritative reference on the subject of Impressionism authored by the editors of Hachette/ Realites, Paris, first published in French in 1971. A monumental work, profusely illustrated with 132 monochromes and 364 brilliant full-color reproductions of the artists’ works, many of them full-page. Preface by Rene Huyghe of the Academie Francaise. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, bright, binding tight, sound and square, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has a 1" crease at the lower right corner of the front panel and a miniscule (1/8") chip in the blank area at the lower edge of the spine panel, not affecting titles or graphics. Text in English. An attractive copy.

The Folio Society, London, 1970; First Folio Society Edition; tall 8vo, 88 pages; cream colored boards; gilt titles and decorations; illustrated. Beautiful edition of Einhard’s 8th century biography of Charlemagne, mellifluously translated from the original Latin into English by Lewis Thorpe and illustrated with sixteen full-page color reproductions of scenes from illuminated manuscripts dating from the 8th through 15th century. Introduction by the translator giving historical background for both Charlemagne and Einhard, plus Strabo’s original prologue and Einhard’s original introduction. Two-page map of the Frankish empire plus a genealogical chart of the Carolingians at the back. Very Good Plus, spine lightly tanned, in a sturdy Very Good Plus slipcase with light sunning along portions of the outer 1" of the perimeter, no chipping, no seam splits.

Dodd, Mead And Company, New York, 1912; First Edition; 8vo, 336 pages; top edge gilt; red cloth boards; gilt titles and decorations; illustrated. Fascinating narrative of over twenty years of travel in the United States Foreign Service as wife of a member of the diplomatic corps in France, Vatican City, Germany, Russia, England, Canada, and Washington, D. C., providing a unique and frequently amusing behind-the-scenes view of the conduct of governments and peoples of all classes. Illustrated with 24 b&w halftone photo plates. Very Good Plus. Clean, crisp, corners sharp, binding tight, sound, and square. Minor damp stain on front board cloth at center left, 1 1/4" in size. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. A bright and attractive first edition of a unique book.

Random House, NY, 1990; First American Edition; 8vo, 196 pages. As New, in an As New dust jacket. A pristine copy.

Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, Los Angeles, 1985; First Edition, Limited to 2,000 copies; oblong 8vo, 36 pages. Illustrated exhibition catalogue for the centenary celebration of the works of German Expressionists Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, at Los Angeles County Museum Of Art in July of 1985. Text by Gunther Thiem. Fine, in illustrated card wraps.

Lane Magazine & Book Co., Menlo Park, CA, 1971; First Edition, first printing; 4to, 208 pages; illustrated. Selected trips and side roads off California’s major highways, with sketches and trip notes by Sunset Magazine’s Earl Thollander. The result of a 1971 Sunset-sponsored tour that took the author across 20,000 miles of back roads throughout the state. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket.

Spring Books / Octopus Publishing Group, London, 1988; First Edition; 4to, 280 pages. Absorbing account of the world’s greatest books, from the birth of printing through the 19th century, and the men who made and collected them. Entertainingly written by distinguished bookseller Alan G. Thomas, past president of the International Antiquarian Booksellers Association. First Spring Books edition. Finely bound and richly illustrated in color and b&w. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. A sparkling copy.