New York: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc., 1976. Hardcover. Elephant Folio (20 x 14"). 62 leaves. Tan bolted half buckram over decorative b/w checkered boards, protected by plastic as issued. Black lettering on cover an spine. Selection of 56 wallpaper samples presenting a variety of floral and checkered designs, e.g. Japanese..... More
Hamburg: Walter & Mackh, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 58pp. Black cloth 3-ring-binder with embossed three color vignette and b/w company logo on cover and white lettering to spine. Inventory and prices for book binding fabrics presented by Walter & Mackh, founded in 1896, on its list vii/58 with detailed..... More
Budapest: 1943. First edition. Softcover. Large quarto. (xlii) 168pp. Printed beige wrappers with black and red lettering on the front cover. Includes some illustrated period advertisements throughout. This 1943 phonebook includes documentation of the residences of the Jewish Community, prior to government of the Arrow Cross and the invasion of..... More
Washington DC: Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 1988. 8vo. xxiv, 113 pp. Work about American strategy and role in finally achieving peace in the Middle East, both between Israel and its neighbors as well as the West and the Arab World. Part 1: U.S. Policy and he Arab-Israeli Conflict..... More
Toshkent: Ministry of cultural affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2004. First edition. Softcover. Small Folio. 223 (1)pp. Original color photo-illustrated folding wraps with white lettering on cover. "Bukhara is one of the ancient cities of the world and for many centuries it has made great contributions in the development..... More
Paris: Siege de la Societe, 1913. 8vo. 270 pp. In French. Brown wrapping is slightly teared on front cover, otherwise very good. More
Berlin: Nationales Olympisches Komitee der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. Softcover. 1) 1959. 27,[1]pp. 2) 1975. 32pp. Original cream wraps with blind-stamped Olympic Rings and red lettering on front cover. Rare bulletins of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the German Democratic Republic. Both issues illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs. The..... More
Caire: La Societe Orientake de Publicite, 1917. Softcover. 8vo. xv, 28 pp. Title translates as: "Bulletin of the Committee for the Development of the Russian Trade with Egypt and Sudan." Text in French with a number of Russian advertisements. Wrappers are detached but present. Text is clear and pristine. Binding..... More
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Neil Kreitman Foundation, 1993. Hardcover. Sm. 4to. 214pp. Light gray cloth with brown decoration and lettering to cover. Minor staining to back board. Volume 6 of an annually published Bulletin of the Asia Institute. Illustrated with annotated b/w photographs and drawings. In very good condition. More
Los Angeles. Spiral Bound. 4to. Unpaginated. Spiral bound book with stationary samples from the 1960's(?). Showcases different kinds of imprinting, embossing, color, and logo design. Folder bound in at rear includes sample announcements, invitations, and business cards. Also includes price listing and popular engraving styles. Several teeth to binding broken..... More
NP, n/d. Hardcover. 4to. 79pp. Half imitation leather over color pictorial paper-covered boards. Front and rear endpapers illustrated with a photographic reproduction in duo tone showing the exterior of the Congregation. Illustrated title-page. "Congregation Sinai is celebrating the joyous occasion of the burning of its mortgage. This is an act..... More
Los Angeles: G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, 1985. First edition. Cardboard box. Octavo Box (7 1/2 x 7 x 7/8"). 1/1985. Original black paper-covered slip box with closing latch with photo image of Man Ray on title label of latch and gallery label pasted to inside folding wing, signed by G...... More
London: Offices of the Society, 1926. Hardcover. Camden Third Series Vol. XXXVII. Square 8vo. Each section paginated separately, with separate introductions and separately paginated indices. Blue cloth binding. With fold-out illustrations and plans. Pages uncut. Light foxing at front, not affecting text. With chapters, "Narratives of the English Attached on..... More
Boulder City, NV: Boulder Dam Service Bureau, 1938. First edition. Spiral_bound. Oblong 12mo. Spiral-bound photo-illustrated b/w wrappers, with white lettering on the front cover. Text in black on the back cover. This scarce promotional publication is illustration throughout with 31 b/w photographic reproductions after striking images of the the recently..... More
Ottawa: Director of Public Information, 1918. Softcover. 4to. 31pp. Illustrated brown wrappers with black lettering. Full-page chart showing Organziation of Canadian Government and its Development during the War following last numbered page. Staining, scuffing, rubbing to wrappers, with very minor wear to head and tail of spine. In English. Very..... More
Kewaunee, Wisconsin: Kewaunee Mfg. Co., ca. 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo. 193pp. Original light blue cloth with black lettering in decorative border and vignette on cover, black lettering on spine. Small paper label with white lettering of Mix & Hanna Laboratory Furniture glued to front cover. Title page with..... More
Indianapolis: Cobb Shinn, 1940's. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. Unpaginated (44pp). Original stapled pictorial wraps. Minor staining and creasing on wraps. 1" x 1/2" of bottom corner on back wrapper missing. Rare sales catalogue of "stock illustrations" (stock cuts) by the Indianapolis based Cobb Shinn Co. If an advertiser, or printer..... More
Madrid: Diosdado Garcia Rojo y Gonzalo Ortiz de Montalvan, 1945. First edition. Softcover. 4to. 622, [3]pp. 569-[2] closed. Original printed wrappers. Catalog of 1999 Latin books. Illustrated with 16 plates of reproductions of b/w book pages on glossy paper. Some staining to wraps, minor creasing to spine. 2" tear to..... More
La Coruña: Litografia e Imprenta Roel, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. 451pp. Original printed wrappers bound in half leather over light brown cloth boards with gold-tooled raised bands and florets on spine. Redectado por D. Jose M.a de Bustamante y Urrutia Jefe de la Biblioteca Universitaria. Bibliography listing numerous..... More
Paris: Pillet et Dumoulin, 1882. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 219pp. 1/4 vellum over marbled paper covered boards with black lettering and illustration to spine. Ex-libris plate to inside of front board: "George Henry McCall". Marbled endpapers. Catalogue of fine arts by some of the great masters of painting from Europe. Scuffing..... More
New York: Kennedy & Company, 1929. Softcover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Original wrappers. Some staining and creasing to wraps. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of etchings. Wraps in fair, interior in very good condition. More
Edinburgh: Thomas Constable & Co., 1859. Hardcover. 8vo. xxxiii, 234 (2) pp. Brown buckram binding with gilt decoration. Frontispiece. B&W illustrations, many with tissue guards. Spine with slight discoloration. Corners bumped. Light foxing to some pages, not affecting text. Some offsetting of plates onto tissue guards. Bound by John Gray..... More
Yokohama: Uyeda, 1910's. First edition. Softcover. Oblong octavo. [72]pp. Red string over original decorative wrappers. Fascinating trade catalogue displaying hundreds of b/w photographic reproductions of fancy metal goods, along with a full description of each item. Some edge wear on wrappers with bottom part of front and back joint partly..... More
Kawasaki City Museum, 1988. Softcover. Lg. 4to. 164pp. Original wrappers. A magnificent catalog with some of the collections of the Kawasaki City Museum. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs and paintings. Text in Japanese. Minor scuffing to boards. Wraps in very good, interior in near fine condition..... More
Manchester: James Woolley, Sons & Co., 1894. Second edition. Softcover. Octavo. (xx) 255pp. [1]. Dark blue cloth spine over dark blue textured leatherette-covered stiff wrappers. Gilt-stamped lettering and motifs on the front cover. The is a second "greatly enlarged and revised edition", of the trade catalog from English medical equipment..... More