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| ALLEN, ETHAN, Baseball Play and Strategy: Ilustrating Major Leaguers in Action NY, Ronald Press Company, 1959. Fifth Printing. Hardcover, Very Good/No Jacket. Book Ex-library copy. few small circular blue marks on the bottom front cover, internals clean and tight. Index 361p USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 105603 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ARCHEOLOGY, American Journal of Archeology (116 Issues from 1968 - 1998) Archeological Institute of America, 1968. Soft Cover, Very Good. Book VG-Fine condition throughout// Issued quarterly this massive set contains complete issues for 1972 through 1998 (volumes 81-104) from 1968 it has three volumes and the 4th in xerox, 1969 nos, 1&2, 1970 nos. 1&2, 1971 nos. 3&4. Each issue is illustrated with a section of plates at the rear of the book and many illustrations & photos throughout (some more than others) some foldouts, a few plates in color. Condition is mostly near fine to fine but some have a little spine wear, most are clean and in nearly new condition but a couple may have some underlines or small marginal notes left by noted archeologist and Columbia professor Dr. Ayako Imai. (I have only seen one page with a couple of lines and one page with a small marginal note but I may have missed some) Overall a very clean set. 116 issues. USD 550.00 [Appr.: EURO 367 | £UK 330.75 | JP¥ 48542] Book number: 014426 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| BAEDEKER, K, Baedeker's Jerusalem and Surroundings, 1876 Baedeker, 1973. First Thus. Hardcover, As New/No dust Jacket. Book facsimile reprint of this 1876 Baedeker city guide; one six panel fold-out. Light green illustrated boards, probably not issued with a dustwrapper. 189 USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6619] Book number: 104650 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| BOYD, MALCOLM (EDITOR), J.S. Bach Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A. Oxford Univ Pr, 1999. Hardcover, Very Good +/Very Good +. 0198662084 some creasing to the dustwrapper which is now in a fresh mylar sleeve, slight waviness on one corner of the front endpaper. - 626p USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 | £UK 33.25 | JP¥ 4854] Book number: 020585 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| BOYD, MALCOLM (EDITOR), J.S. Bach Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A. Oxford Univ Pr, 1999. Hardcover, Very Good +/Very Good +. 0198662084 some creasing to the dustwrapper which is now in a fresh mylar sleeve, slight waviness on one corner of the front endpaper. - 626p USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 | £UK 33.25 | JP¥ 4854] Book number: 020585 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| CHISHOLM, HUGH (EDITOR); VARIOUS ACADEMICS, WRITERS, SCIENTISTS, EXPERTS, Encyclopaedia Britannica (Encyclopedia Britannica) 11th Edition Complete 32 Volumes Complete Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc, 1911. First Thus. Hardcover, Very Good. Approximately 6.25 x 8 .5 in. The famous 1911 Britannica in a scarce variant binding; (travelers edition in India paper and thin boards) flexible burgundy cloth boards, has three supplemental volumes covering the period until 1921 and labeled New Volumes. 1911 marked the transition from a British to an American publication and about 10% of the contributions came from the USA. Most of the internals are clean throughout, all of the fold out maps except two are perfect, the twp that have some issues are just extra creasing and a little edge fraying. No marks of any kind. cloth is rubbed at the extremities and volume two has more spine rubbing, otherwise all spine gilt is clear and bright. USD 995.00 [Appr.: EURO 663.75 | £UK 598 | JP¥ 87816] Book number: 020170 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| CHRISTIE'S, Highly Important Early Continental Porcelain [part i) Christie's, 1977. Hardcover, Fine/No Dustwrapper. 4to, printed light blue paper over boards, Illustrated endpapers, Estimate list I laid in. color plates, 174p USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 020726 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE JOSHUA RIFKIN, JEANNE SWACK, STEVEN ZOHN, Bach Perspectives: J. S. Bach's Concerted Ensemble Music, the Ouverture MD, University of Illinois Press, 2005. Hardcover, New/New. 0252030427 160p Dustwrapper in a fresh mylar sleeve/ USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3972] Book number: 020573 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| FREEMAN, JOHN W., The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera and Stories of the Great Operas - 2 Volumes in Slipcase Norton, 1997. Hard Cover, Fine/Fine. Housed in slipcase covered in blue buckram with large labels tipped on both sides. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 020876 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| HASTINGS, JAMES, Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics. Thirteen volumes including Index (Encyclopaedia Encyclopædia 13 XIII complete) Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Hardcover, Very Good/No Jacket. Book printed 1910-1917, set contains 13 large 4to volumes, most of the covers have corner stains (or spotted) from having gotten wet it seems, but it has not affected the insides of the books at all except in one volume just at the very bottom of the front endpaper where there is a touch of bleeding. One volume has the fabric torn about an inch and frayed at the top of the spine strip, two others have smaller tears, blocks a bit shelforn but internals clean with firm backings, some have inner hinges started or open, but most are closed. There is a previous owner name on the front endpaper of one or two of the volumes. Internally the blocks are all nearly fine or fine, (tho' I did find a few paes with small light pencil's notes and underlines that have erased cleanly, there may be more I missed, but none in pen) so this is an excellent reference set. USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 333.75 | £UK 300.5 | JP¥ 44129] Book number: 014696 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| HOUNSOME, TERRY AND CHAMBRE, TIM, ROCK RECORD Facts on File, 1981. Reprint. Softcover, Very Good. Book ; 526 pages with index of over 30,000 albums, 4500 artists & 25,000 musicians; USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 000973 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| JOAD, C.E.M., Guide to Philosophy NY, Random House, 1936. Early Edition. Hardcover, Very Good/No dust Jacket. Book 592pgs. Blue Cloth. previous owner bookplate.(a couple of smudge marks on front endpaper. few pages have minimal marginalia, otherwise clean copy. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 106166 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| KNIGHT, CHARLES, Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal and Popular Antiquities (Volumes 1 & 2 only) Charles Knight and Co, 1845. Hardcover, Very Good. Folio rebound in recent burgundy cloth boards with gilt spine titles, some chipping and minor re-enforcement to the edges of the preliminary pages, engravings throughout. Right serviecable, covers as near fine. USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 | £UK 75.25 | JP¥ 11032] Book number: 020317 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| LEWSEY, JONATHAN, Who's Who and What's What in Wagner Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Scolar Pr, 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback, Near Fine. 1859282857 just ahint of wear otherwise as new. 350p USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 020883 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| MACDONALD-TAYLOR, MARGARET, A Dictionary of Marks: Ceramics, Metalwork, Furniture Hawthorn Books, Inc. 1968. Hardcover, Fine/Near Fine. minor mark on the edge of the front endpaper, 318p USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 706] Book number: 020915 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| PEPIN, JACQUES, The Art of Cooking, Vol's 1 & 2 - Complete New York, Alfred Knopf, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover, Near Fine/Near Fine. 9 1/2 " x 11 1/2" 0394546598 Book 2 large 4to vols. in glossy white leatherette boards with titles, light even fading on the spine strips of the dustwrappers, Minor erasure mark on front endpaper, otherwise fine set of this now classic cook book by Jacques Pepin. Full of photographs and step by step instructions of cooking techniques. charcuterie, salads, breads, pastries, and desserts. Jackets in fresh mylar sleeves. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 | £UK 90.25 | JP¥ 13239] Book number: 018398 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| PETERSON, VIRGIL W., The Mob: 200 Years of Organized Crime in New York Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.A. Green Hill Pub, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover, Very Good/Very Good-. 0898031230 Book 543pgs. black and white photos. Circular blindstamp, on front endpaper and inside flap of jacket. overall a tight, clean copy. jacket has rubbing to edges , as well as closed tears, chip on rear panel. in fresh mylar. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 105267 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| ROTH, CECIL (ED.), Encyclopaedia Judaica Complete 16 Volumes (Encyclopedia Encyclopædia) Israel, Keter Publishing House Ltd, 1974. Hardcover, Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Book 16 volume - tight and clean set. (takes up 26" of shelf space) together to create a uniquely comprehensive resource on Jewish life and history and identity. Profusely illustrated with photos and many color plates. Missing foldout map from Index volume. Bound in blue decorative cloth & endpapers. Text blocks are like new with just a touch of handling on spine ends - most would still call this a fine set. USD 650.00 [Appr.: EURO 433.75 | £UK 390.75 | JP¥ 57367] Book number: 018507 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| RUDOLF, MAX, The Grammar of Conducting: A Comprehensive Guide to Baton Technique and Interpretation Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.A. Schirmer Books, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover, As New/As New. 0-02-872221-3 Dustwrapper in a fresh mylar sleeve, USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 | £UK 60.25 | JP¥ 8826] Book number: 020888 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| SCOTT, JAY, The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company CA, Centerstream Pub, 1992. Hardcover, New. 0931759625 Large 4to, glossy pictorial boards, USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 | £UK 90.25 | JP¥ 13239] Book number: 020691 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| WOLFGANG BRUHN AND MAX TILKE, A Pictorial History of Costume Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1991. Hardcover, As New/As New. 0-88168-185-7 Book 200p, easily the best reprint of this classic/ USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 | £UK 75.25 | JP¥ 11032] Book number: 101838 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. | ||
| WARRACK, JOHN;WEST, EWAN, The Oxford Dictionary of Opera Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A. Oxford Univ Pr, 1992. Hardcover, As New/As New. 0198691645 782p USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 020891 Click here to order or inquire at The Better Book Getter. |
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