A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Embossed imitation leather covers. Picture endpapers. Small piece of top corner of first few pages torn off. A quarter page of last printed page is torn off. 320 pages. Volume 6 only. View More...
Pasted down illustration on front cover has spots on it. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Full brown cloth boards. 11 1/2"w x 8 3/4"h. 108 pages. Color illustrations throughout by Frederick Richardson. View More...
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Green cloth spine is a little frayed. Previous owner's inscription inside. Tear on front endpaper. 36 pages. Black and white and color illustrations. View More...
Air India gift folder of 21 loose 10 1/2"w x 15"h illustrated sheets of verses from the Bhagavata Purana in a textured cardstock folder with gilt decorations and die-cut opening. One sheet depicts the luxurious interior of the Being 747, including the Maharaja Lounge (accessed by a spiral stairway!), Ajanta mural, and costumed hostesses. No date of publication given, circa 1960's. View More...
Revised Edition. This book was published on the occasion of The Rainbow Show exhibition in San Francisco. It focuses on the meaning of color (physically and metaphysically) from ancient to modern times, and information is arranged in increasing order of complexity. Many black and white photographs and illustrations. 7 1/4"w x 11 7/8"h. 208 pages. View More...
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name or label inside. Full beige cloth boards. 244 pages. " Eeny, meeny, miny mo / Sit the baby on the po./ When he's done / Wipe his bum, /Tell his mummy what he's done." View More...
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 80 pages, plus color plates. 85 color illustrations and 80 b&w illustrations. 6 1/2"w x 9 1/2"h. View More...
Book is in excellent condition with illustrated cover and spine; as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light wear with chipping at edges, small closed tears, now wrapped in clear protective cover. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 35 tales illustrated by children from eighteen nation with large, color prints. View More...
No date of publication shown; circa 1930. Full black cloth boards with pasted-down illustration and illustrated endpapers by Victor Candell. Interior illustrations by Kay Nielsen (one taped). Worn at top and bottom of spine. 6 1/4"w x 9"h. 204 pages. Illustrated endpapers and previous owner's name inside. Loose hinges. A few smudges to pages, but no marking or writing. View More...
Book shows very light shelf wear only to covers: binding is solid, spine straight, text is clean and unmarked in any way. 565 pages. An alphabetical list of Greek mythological & legendary figures with sometimes just a paragraph or pages long descriptions. Text is very clean on high quality paper showing no fading or discoloring with occasional b&w illustrations. View More...
Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Fragile binding with a few loose pages and loose hinges. Silhouette illustrations by Ellsworth Young. 5 1/4"w x 6 7/8"h. 92 pages. Brown cloth boards with library tape on spine. "The Jatakas, or Birth-stories, form one of the sacred books of the Buddhists and relate to the adventures of the Buddha in his former existences, the best character in any story being identified with the Master." View More...
Book is in excellent condition showing very minor shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 371 pages with a series of additional plates at the back. Reprint of the 1884 text notable for the author having been accorded rare privileges in observing dance-related activities. View More...
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 596 pages. Previous owner's inscription. Full blue cloth boards. Small format: 3 3/4"w x 6"h. Gold ribbon bookmark. Text in German. Black and white illustrations. Edge wear to dust jacket. View More...
Book is in excellent condition, Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. View More...
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards show slightly bumped corners. Slight wear to dust jacket. 404 pages. "The Renaissance studiolo was a space devoted in theory to private reading and contemplation, but at the Italian courts of the fifteenth century, it had become a space of luxury, as much devoted to displaying the taste and culture of its occupant as to studious withdrawal. The most famous studiolo of all was that of Isabella d'Este, marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539). A chief component of its decoration was a series of seven paintings by some of the most ... View More...
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