BURKE, JOSEPH

English Art 1714-1800 (Oxford History of English Art)

London, Oxford Univ Pr. 1976, 1st. (ISBN: 0198172095). Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Oxford Univ Pr. 1976. 8vo. xxxii+425pp. plus 120 multi-image b/w plates. Near fine in price clipped, mylar sleeved, near fine dust jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 009654

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: 0198172095

BUSCH, NOEL F.

Lost Continent?

NY, Harpers. 1945, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Harpers, 1945, first priting. 8vo. viii+204pp. blue cloth with gilt blocked titles. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket with light edgewear. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

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Book number: 009077

Catalogue: England & Europe

BUTLER, WILLIAM ALLEN

Oberammergau 1890

NY, Harper & Brothers. 1891, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in original binding. Published NY: Harper & Brothers, 1891. Small 4to. 46pp. illustrated with plates. White cloth with gilt titles, red and gilt cover design, beveled edges, top edge gilting, attached silk marker. Printed on heavy coated paper. Some soiling to the cloth, light age spotting on edge, bookplate on front pastedown. Very good plus, crisp, bright copy. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009204

Catalogue: Religion

BYRON, LORD (GEORGE GORDON)

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a Romaunt: and other Poems (Cantos I - III). [bound with] The Giaour. [bound with] The Bride of Abydos. [bound with] The Siege of Corinth. [bound with] Parisina

London, John Murray. 1812, 1st. Disbound, 8vo. Five original Byron titles, bound together, 2 are first editions. Published London: John Murray, 1812 - 1816. Includes: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a Romaunt: and other poems. Fourth Edition, 1812, xii+300pp. fold-out facsimilie letter in Greek bound in; Canto the Third. First edition, 1816, 79pp. plus 1pp. publisher's ad - List of the Poems half-title present; The Giaour. Third Edition with Considerable Additions, 1813, 53pp.+ 1pp. publisher's ad - "Books Lately published"; The Bride of Abydos. Third Edition 1813, 72pp.; The Siege of Corinth. Parisina. First edition 1816, 89pp. 2pp. Advertisment inserted between pp. 6 and 7. All titles bound as one volume, disbound from boards with covers lacking, leather backing chipped and worn. Title page of Childe Harold age toned with chipping at corners and edge. Some toning/soiling along edges of page block, else pages clean and bright with ocassional soil/creasing but no foxing. Text sharp, unmarked. Suitable for rebinding, good or better internally. Fair.

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Book number: 007532

Catalogue: Literary & Modern First Editions

ENSKO, STEPHEN G. C. AND WYLE, DOROTHEA ENSKO

American Silversmiths and Their Marks IV

Boston, David R. Godine. 1989, 1st. (ISBN: 0879237783). Hard, 8vo. First edition thus. A revised and enlarged edition compiled by Dorothea Ensko Wyle. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Boston: David R. Godine, 1989. 8vo. xiii+478pp. illustrated with b/w plates and reproductions of marks. Gray cloth with silver titles and design. "This reset and redesigned edition, a labor of love begun by Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko and completed by his daughter Dorothea Ensko Wyle, is as definitive and comprehensive a reference book on the subject as is likely to appear. It is also a testimonial to the scholarship and devotion of the Ensko family. Their New York firm, founded in 1878 and finally dissolved in 1970, was central to the study and appreciation of fine American silver, and, in the world of collectors, the Ensko name was synonymous with high quality and taste." Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

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Book number: 010233

Catalogue: Antiques & Collectibles

Keywords: 0879237783

WHITROCK, M C ET AL

The Human Brain

Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall. 1977. (ISBN: 0134446534). Soft Cover, 8vo. Softcover. Published Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1977, eighth printing. 8vo. wrappers, xi+214pp. illustrated. Near fine. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 010076

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 0134446534

LEASK, J. C. AND MCCANCE H. M.

Regimental Records of the Royal Scots (The First or the Royal Regiment of Foot)

Dublin, Alexander Thom and Co. 1915, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Full leather. Published Dublin: Alexander Thom and Co. 1915. Thick 4to. 8 1/2" x 10 1/2", xxiv+787pp. illus. with 46 plates - 14 color (12 of uniforms, 2 of colors), 12 plates of badges, numerous text illus. tipped in errata slip. Full calf with gilt spine titles and decorations, gilt cover crest, gilt decorated black endpapers, top edge gilting. Spine uniformly sunned to a shade of medium brown, sunning bands to covers, mild scattered foxing, light rub at corners, else fine. Binding strong and tight, page block bright and crisp. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010441

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

CABLE, GEORGE WASHINGTON; A PROLOGUE BY TINKER, EDWARD LAROCQUE; THE SCENES OF CABLE'S ROMANCES BY HEARN, LAFCADIO

Old Creole Days

NY, Heritage Press. 1943. Hard, 8vo. Hard cover in slipcase. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1943. 8vo. xxxi+224pp. illustrated by John O'Hara Cosgrove II. Previous owner bookplate on pastedown, else near fine, clean, attractive in very good slipcase with minor wear/scuffing. Near Fine.

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Book number: 009940

Catalogue: Heritage Press

CACHIN, FRANCOISE; MOFFETT, CHARLES S.; MELOT, MICHEL

Manet, 1832-1833

NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1983. (ISBN: 0870993593). Hard, 4to. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983, second printing. 4to. 9" x 11 1/4", 548pp. 138 illustrations in full color, 323 in b/w. "Official catalogue of the important 1983 Manet Centennial Exhibition at the Met from September 10th -November 27, 1983. Insightful and very informative, the text explores Manet's pictorial language, his relationship with Impressionism and Manet's work in print, his letters to Emile Zola, a map of Manet's Paris, the galleries, exhibition sites, the cafes, studios, his birthplace & apartments plus an excellent Chronolgy." Fine in fine dust jacket. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 009152

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: 0870993593

CAESAR, JULIUS; WISEMAN, ANNE, AND WISEMAN, PETER (TRANSLATED BY)

The Battle for Gaul. A New Translation

Boston, Godine. 1980, 1st. (ISBN: 0879233060). Hard, 8vo. First U.S. edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Boston: Godine, 1980. 8vo. 208pp. illustrated with color and b/w plates. Olive cloth with gilt titles. Near fine in near fine, mylar sleeved dust jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 010389

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History 0879233060

CAIRNES, CAPT WE (' A BRITISH OFFICER?) , ILLUSTRATED BY WOODVILLE, R. CATON

Social Life in the British Army

NY, Harper. 1899, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in original pictorial cloth. Published NY: Harper, 1899. 8vo. 95pp. illustrated with plates R. Caton Woodville. Red cloth with gilt spine titles, white cover titles, white, black, silver and red figure in gold background. Rub to the gilt on the fourth line of spine title, uniform darkening ghost on pastedowns, else near fine, clean, bright, square. An attractive copy. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010400

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military

CALHOUN, LAWRENCE G

Dealing with Crisis : A Guide to Critical Life Problems

Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall. 1976. (ISBN: 0131977156). Soft Cover, 8vo. Softcover. Published Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1976, eighth printing. 8vo. wrappers, xii+275pp. Near fine. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 010081

Keywords: 0131977156

CAMP, CANDACE

Suddenly

New York, Mira Books. 1996, 1st. (ISBN: 1551660350). Soft Cover, 12mo. Galley/Proof, First edition. Uncorrected Proofs. Published NY: Mira, 1996. 12mo. wrappers. A fine copy. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000427

Catalogue: Literary & Modern First Editions

Keywords: Fiction Romance Contemporary 1551660350

CAMPANA, D. M.

Designs and Color Schemes for China and Glass

Chicago, D. M. Campana Art Co. 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Trade Catalog. Hard cover bound original wrappers. Published Chicago: D. M. Campana Art Co. no date [1909-1912]. Oblong 8vo. 8 1/2" x 6 3/4", illustrated with 120 full color single sided plates (plates numbered No. 37 - No. 156). Burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles containing original publication in wrappers, with mustard colored card covers printed in brown ink. A very scarce resource of Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau designs. Only three copies in WorldCat. Ex-library with minimal markings. Very good. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 010218

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Architecture & Design

CAMPBELL, ARTHUR

Jungle Green

Boston, Little Brown. 1953, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First American edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Boston: Little Brown, 1953, first printing. 8vo. viii+298pp. illus. map endpapers. Gray cloth with green titles. British Army Malaya campaign. Toning offset to 2 pages from laid in book review clipping. Near fine. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009262

Catalogue: Far East

Keywords: Military History