Search Results: Authors starting with V from Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)

The Hague,: Rutg. Christ. Alberts, 1726. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Roman antiquities; [10], xlix, [1], 307, [3] pages including. index; 41cm; 3/4 brown leather binding, tan linen boards rebound by Corey; bibliography; text in Latin, French in parallel columns; lxxxiv [i.e. 83] leaves of plates including portraits; extra title page and extra engraved title page; author possibly M. A. van Nideck or Andreaei Konstantinovich Nartov 1693-1756; Graesse volume 1, page 149; Barbier volume 1, column 223..

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First edition, 2nd printing. Octavo (8vo). 285 pages including an index. Hardcover binding. Unclipped dustjacket is slightly rubbed at the extremities, with one small tear at the bottom edges, and overall light soiling; protected in archival mylar..

Madrid, Spain: Direccion General de Ordenacion del Turismo, 1974. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 415 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minor rubbing to the extremities; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with 611 color photographs. Previous owner's inscription neatly on front endpaper. Architecture, Travel, Photography..

Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1574. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. Early edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Three important early textbooks in ethics, physics, mathematical geography; in De sphaera are eleven illustrations; bound in early vellum, rebacked; edges colored red with some bleeding into leaves and some staining, not affecting text. Title pages have printer's device. Valerius (1512-1578), professor at Louvain and author of popular textbooks, professed the Capellan system. Category: Astronomy - Early works to 1800..

Bruxelles (Brussells), Belgium: Societe Typographique Belge Adolphe Wahlen et Compagnie, 1840. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 354 pages of text. Original unrestored binding of green quarter leather (spine) and marbled paper-covered boards. Minor rubbing to spine extremities. Scattered foxing to first and last few pages. Text in French. Travel; Regional; Italy..

Milano, Italy: Presso Pietro e Giuseppe Vallardi, 1828. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. Nineteenth edition (XIX Edizione). Octavo (8vo). lii, 312 pages of text including an index. Original unrestored binding of green quarter leather (spine) and paper covered boards. Minor rubbing to extremities. Minor foxing and staining scattered lightly throughout text. Illustrated with seventeen folding maps and one folding table. One map detached at fold, and the edges of several maps slightly browned. Text is in Italian. Textblock starting to detach from binding, but fully functional and intact. Title continues "...D'ITALIA Coll'indicazione delle distanze in poste, in miglia, in ore e minuti; dei migliori alberghi; degli oggetti piu ineressanti di Belle Arti, Antiquaria e Storia Naturale; delle principali produzioni e manifatture locali; e con altre notizie piu vantaggiose ai viaggiatori CON DICCIOTTO...MILANESE In molte parti corretta ed accresciuta dei Viaggi da Milano a Parigi passando dal… Read More

London: Williams & Norgate, 1900. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). viii, 437 pages of text. Original blue hardcover cloth binding is moderately worn, with creasing to the top of the spine and slightly bumped corners. Inner hinges are weakened. No date of publication listed: circa 1900. From the collection of Louis Marder, Shakespeare historian and collector of books by, on or referring to William Shakespeare..

Brussels, Belgium: Atelier Vokaer, 1986. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 128 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by numerous color and black & white photographs. Text in French, Dutch and English. Contains interviews of Johan Baele, Georges Baines, Constantin Brodzky, Lucien Kroll, Jean-Louis Lemaitre and Jan Tanghe..

Springfield, IL: Sangamon State University, 1980. Book. Very good+ condition. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Quarto (4to). Three volume set. Paperback bindings in excellent condition except for light sunning to the spines and minor bumping to some corners. Each volume is signed, and the first volume is additionally inscribed to Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (1905-2001). Three volumes, continuously paginated, containing 421 pages including an index. The texts are clean and unmarked. 600 copies published. DF3First edition..

no place: No publisher, 1953. Autograph. Very good+ condition. Unbound. Signed by Author(s). No edition. Four line poem, written entirely in the hand of poet Mark Van Doren and signed by him. Dated April 19, 1953, it reads "Let this be true, that I have loved All men and things both here and gone; But most the men whose love surpassed...love, and so lives on and on. [signed]." From his poem "Startled, I Remember and Epitaph." Measures 5+1/4" (width) x 3+1/4" (height) thick paper stock. Poetry, American. An attractive example, suitable for framing..

The Hague, Netherlands: not published, 1916. Autograph. Very good+ condition. No Binding. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 3-page typed letter signed by Henry Van Dyke, Dutch American author, poet, academic, clergyman and diplomat. On Legation of the United States of America embossed letterhead, and written to Edward Bok, Editor of "The Ladies Home Journal". Bok had suggested that Van Dyke visit Berlin to give a talk there, which Van Dyke rejects because "In the present condition of affairs I do not believe that talking is of very much use. This is the time for action, and the talking will come later. I am driving along with my work in the spirit of one who believes it is necessary to be prepared to resist war, and that the end of this preparation is the ultimate protection of peace...". Minor soiling to the margins. .

Brussels, Belgium: L'Imprimes des Sciences, 1974. Book. Very good+ condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 103 pages of text. Trade paperback binding with minimal shelfwear; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Illustrated in black & white with several figures, photographs, a facsimile title page from a 1911 work, photographs of scientific equipment, etc. Contains an Introduction by Dr. Ludo van Bogaert; translated from the French by Pearce Bailey..

In'sGravenhage: Jacobus vanden Kieboom, 1970. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Facsimile of First edition. Folio. 28 pages of introduction, followed by 545 pages of text and errata. Bound in hardcover vellum-simulating cloth, which is blind-stamped in period style. Slight shelfwear. Circa 1970 reprint of 1744 original..

Middleboro, VT: Lawrence B. Romaine, 1956. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [ix] pages of introductory text followed by [i], 18, [i] pages of facsimile of an Indian captivity narrative originally published in 1817 which is otherwise almost unknown to exist. Limited to 250 copies printed, of which this is hand-numbered 113. Signed and inscribed on the front endpaper by the publisher, Lawrence Romaine. Includes the original glassene wrapper. The text is clean and unmarked..

no place of publication listed: Coracle, 1999. Book. Near fine condition. Spiral bound (pb). First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 24 unnumbered pages inclusive of the interior side of the cardboard covers. Spiral binding. Color mounted illustrations. Hand-numbered "110" in an edition of 200. A month-by-month calendar with sections of printed envelope interiors mounted to sheets. Apparently issued in an envelope, which is not present here. Livres d'artistes. Artists' books. Envelopes (Stationery) -- In art. Calendars -- Specimens. First edition. Measures 153mm x 165mm (height). .

Paris: Editions Du Chene, 1950. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First edition in English. Folio. 119 pages of text. Hardcover binding is slightly shelfworn. Minor foxing to endpapers, and margins of text. Yellow illustrated dustjacket is rubbed at extremities, spine is somewhat sunned, and overall somewhat soiled; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with color and black & white tipped in plates. Previous owner's blindstamp at head of title page..

Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 390 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Under 20 pages are affected by underlining, mostly in pencil, but a few in red ink. Affects Chapter 9 the most. First edition..

New York: American Horse Show Association, Inc., 1939. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 509 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate sunning/darkening of spine, and minimal shelfwear. Contains several advertisements with photographs..

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Gray's Inn Gate, nex Gray's Inn Lane, 1702. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 62 pages of text. Lacks Epilogue and books printed page. Circa 1900 quarter leather binding; rear hinge detached. Half-title page with ink notations. Minor foxing and browning scattered throughout text. John Vanbrugh (1664-1726)..

no place: Not published, 1935. Book. Near fine condition. Unbound. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (1884-1951). Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Republican. Member of MI Republican State Central Committee from 1912-18. U.S. Senator from MI during 1928-51 (died in office). President protempore. Candidate for Republican nomination for President in 1940. 3 inch wide and 2.25 inch tall card, boldly signed "A H Vandenberg Michigan." Undated, circa 1935. An attractive example of this signature..