Search Results: Titles starting with C from Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)

New York, NY: Whitney Library of Design/Watson-Guptill Publications, 1981. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First American edition. Square quarto (4to). 160 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding. Unclipped dustjacket with a small tear and crease, and slightly shelfworn; protected in archival mylar. Contains 125 black & white photographs. Previous owner's name [an architect] neatly on front endpaper..

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1992. Book. Very good+ condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 14 pages of text. Original wood-brown wrappers with wood-grain paper label affixed to the front cover; minor sunning to the top edge. Illustrated by a wood engraving of a log cabin by Michael McCurdy. Limited to 500 copies printed. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..

Toronto, ON, Canada: M. F. Feheley Publishers, 1977. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. x, 156 pages of text including an index of the illustrations, and a bibliography. Tan hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with a few tiny creases and tears to extremities, with minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains 234 illustrations, of which 40 are in color. With a foreword by Stuart Allen Smith..

Davisburg, MI: Wilderness Adventure Books, 1994. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo (8vo). x, [2], 275 pages of text including an index. Paperback in almost new condition. Signed presentation by author. Michigania; Detroit, First edition..

Tucson, AZ: Omen Press, 1971. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [v], 143 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor to moderate creasing and browning. Previous owner's name neatly on front endpaper. Contains numerous black & white illustrations and sketches. One page with a sentence underlined in ink. Minor staining to closed page edges..

London: Printers Inc Press, 1985. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Oblong 12mo. 50 pages, most of which are black & white photographs of East End London cafes. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Inscribed and signed by the photographer on the title page. With an Introduction by Bernard Kops..

New York, NY: Merricack Publishing Corp, 1973. Book. Very good+ condition. Paperback. First (presumed) edition. Oblong octavo (8vo). English art; 25.2 x 18.2cm color lithograph calendar card; mailing envelope..

Marina del Rey, CA: California Yacht Club, 1931. Book. Very good+ condition. Paperback. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 13 pages, giving the officers of the club, schedule for the season through the end of October, and a roster of boats and their owners. Minor foxing to covers; front cover illustrated..

London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. Book. Good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. x, 236 pages of text followed by 32 pages of publisher's advertisement. Ex-library copy, with an "F" paper label affixed to the spine with scuffing, and moderate soiling and shelfwear. Library label on the endpapers, and four numbers written on the dedication page. Minor foxing. Cowan notes on page 86 the San Francisco edition published the same year. First edition..

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1839. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 352 pages of text. Attractively rebound in three quarter leather. Frontisportrait has an archival mending to the hinge, and is lightly foxed and edgeworn. Previous owner's stamp on bottom of title page, with minor edgewear. The other 9 plates showing scenes and towns have minor foxing. Large folding map colored in outline; backed and strengthened with archival tissue. Errata slip tipped-in at page 1. The final two pages are detached. Howes F242; Cowan, CA & Pac p.88; Zamorano 80 #38; Eberstadt 113:216. This is the first book published in England to relate entirely to California. Cowan: "The changes of time and subsequent history have not disturbed the value of this work, for it is still considered as one of the most important on the subject." First edition..

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1956. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 376 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover cloth binding with minimal shefwear. Dustjacket shows original price; moderate rubbing to the extremities, including a few tiny chips and creases, and slight sunning to spine; protected in archival mylar. Author was then the Professor of Arabic and Islamics at the Harford Seminary Foundation since 1951, as well as the editor of "The Muslim World." The text is clean and unmarked. First American edition..

Baltimore, MD: Calvert School, 1996. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Oblong octavo (8vo). [xviii], xiv, 216 pages of text, followed by [viii] pages of index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear and a few minor scuffs; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with numerous historic photographs. Genealogy..

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Book. Good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 304 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate shelfwear, and slight darkening to spine. Lacks the dustjacket. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Stated first edition..

Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Book. Very good+ condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 456 pages of text. Includes an extensive list of biographies and selected bibliography; chronological table of plays; an index of English plays, masques, entertainments, and other dramatic forms, by both author and title of work; and a general index. Minimal shelfwear to stiff paper wrappers. No highlighting or underlining; minor vertical crease to spine. Illustrated with facsimiles of early printed works, historic engravings, sketches, the excavation site of the Rose theatre, etc. A publication in the "Companions to Literature Series.".

New York, NY: Alfred Stieglitz, 1911. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 74 pages of text followed by [xiv] of advertisements. The overhanging (yapped) edges of the original printed gray wrappers/covers are mostly lacking, as is commonly found. The majority of the spine is present, with chipping to the extremities, and a crack along the entirety of the front hinge. Protected in archival mylar. Issued with 15 photogravure plates by Heinrich Kuehn; INCOMPLETE. Lacks one plate. Except as noted below, the plates are clean and are free from creasing, foxing, spotting, toning and damage; minimal offsetting to the blank pages facing each plate. Except as described below, the original double spot-mounts of each image and the original double spot-mounts of each mounting page remain intact. Plate I). Portrait-Meine Mutter - one mount on the mounting page is detached [photogravure]. II). On the Shore [photogravure]. III). Windblown - bottom mount of image is detached… Read More

New York, NY: Alfred Stieglitz, 1909. Book. Very Good+ condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 48 pages of text followed by [xii] of advertisements. The overhanging (yapped) edges of the original printed gray wrappers/covers are mostly lacking, as is commonly found. The spine is almost entirely intact, with minor creasing and soiling. The front cover has a small area of discoloration/darkening at the top corner of the front wrapper. Protected in archival mylar. Issued with five photogravure plates by Herbert G. French, and four photogravure plates by Clarence H. White in collaboration with Alfred Stieglitz; COMPLETE. The plates are clean and are free from creasing, foxing, spotting, toning and damage unless described below; minimal offsetting to the blank pages facing each plate. The original spot-mounts of each image remain intact. Plate I). Winged Victory - mounting page is detached. II). Egyptian Princess. III.) Iris IV). Illustration, No. 18. V). Illustration, No. 22 - top mount of… Read More

New York, NY: Alfred Stieglitz, 1908. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 44 pages of text followed by [xvi] of advertisements. The overhanging (yapped) edges of the original printed gray wrappers/covers are mostly lacking, as is commonly found. The majority of the spine is also lacking, with some remnants of the spine remaining attached. Protected in archival mylar. Though the sewing remains intact, there are several instances of separation to the text block. Issued with 3 four-color double-mounted halftone plates. These Autochrome plates are by Eduard J. Steichen produced through the half-tone process of Lumiere Autochromes; COMPLETE. The first plate of I. G. Bernard Shaw has become detached from both original mounts, and it has two tiny areas of chipping. The other plates are titled "On the House-boat -- 'The Log Cabin'" and "Portrait -- Lady H." each having both mounts remaining intact. Includes a statement and the text of eight letters… Read More

New York, NY: Alfred Stieglitz, 1908. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 48 pages of text followed by [xiii] of advertisements. The overhanging (yapped) edges of the original printed gray wrappers/covers are mostly lacking, as is commonly found. The majority of the spine is present, with chipping to the extremities, and a scuff and minor creasing. The front cover has minor discoloration/darkening near the spine. Protected in archival mylar. Issued with 12 plates by Alvin Langdon Coburn; INCOMPLETE. Lacks 4 plates. The remaining plates are clean and are free from creasing, foxing, spotting, toning and damage unless described below; minimal offsetting to the blank pages facing each plate. Some of the plates and some of the mounting pages are detached. Plates: I). El Toros [photogravure] - detached from both mounts. II). LACKING Road to Algeciras [photogravure]. III). The Duck Pond [photogravure] - mounting page detached from binding. IV). LACKING Rodin [photogravure].… Read More

New York, NY: Alfred Stieglitz, 1910. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 48 pages of text followed by [xiv] of advertisements. The overhanging (yapped) edges of the original printed gray wrappers/covers are mostly lacking, as is commonly found. The spine is mostly intact but suffers from chipping to the extremities, and thin lines of vertical cracking; protected in archival mylar. There is cracking to the textblock, remaining intact but delicate. Issued with 5 plates by J. Craig Annan, 2 plates by Henri Matisse, one plate by Gordon Craig, and one plate by Clarence H. White; COMPLETE. Includes an additional small plate tipped-in on the final page of advertisement by Alvin Langdon Coburn, which is an advertisement for his book "New York". Except as described below, the plates are clean and are free from creasing, foxing, spotting, toning and damage; minimal offsetting to the blank pages facing each plate. Except as described below, the original double… Read More

New York, NY: Alfred Stieglitz, 1909. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 56 pages of text followed by [xiv] of advertisements. The overhanging (yapped) edges of the original printed gray wrappers/covers are mostly lacking, as is commonly found. The spine is mostly intact but suffers from thin lines of vertical cracking, a few tiny bumps, and minor creasing and soiling; protected in archival mylar. The inner front hinge is cracked but remains attached and functional. There is cracking to the textblock, remaining intact but delicate. Small damp stain to the bottom edge of the lower margin on page 19/20, similarly affecting several of the final pages of advertisement. Issued with 6 plates by David Octavius Hill [in collaboration with Robert Adamson], one plate by George Davidson, one plate by Paul B. Haviland, one plate by Marshall R. Kernochan, and one plate by Alvin Langdon Coburn; COMPLETE. The plates are clean and are free from creasing, foxing, spotting, toning and… Read More