Kiel: Nieswand, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio. Unpaginated (68pp). Decorative paper-covered boards housed in original tan and gray cardboard slipcase. Illustrated with 64 color reproductions of photographs of many different types of graminoids (grass) by Swiss photographer Jürg Andermatt. The vibrant photographs are printed on ikonorex special matt, Zanders..... More
Los Angeles: The Knapp Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 160p. Black cloth with dj and slipcase. Minor bumping and rubbing to head and tail of spine, edges and corners. Small tears to head and tail of dj, now has a protective cover. Some wear to slipcase. Includes one double..... More
Wien: Gerlach & Wiedling, 1926-1930. First edition. Vol. I: Die Wohnhausbauten. (1926). 32 pp. of text with reproductions of photographs, architectural plans & 36 plates with b/w reproductions of photographs of family homes in Vienna (Austria). Photographs by Ateliers M. Gerlach jun., J. Zapletal, B. Reiffenstein, and F. Sauer. Die..... More
Philadelphia: William Hart Blumenthal, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. 1/100. 4to. 27pp. Original brown labeled wrappers, ex libris pasted on inside of front cover. A Forgotten Book Art by Walter Hart Blumenthal is on craft book art which consists of non-printed handmade books with vellum leaves, lettering blazoned by blade and..... More
Los Angeles: Dreamworks, 1998. Limited edition. Softcover. 1/500. Oblong folio. Unpaginated. (1,24pp). Hand-sewn brown cloth over color illustrated wraps. Brown cloth over spine resembling a piece of garment worn by ancient Egyptians. First leaf is printed parchment, rest of pages are high-quality card stock. The Prince of Egypt is a...... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1986. Ronald Sautebin. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 370pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original dj. A delightful publication on Caucasian carpets that includes " a wealth of artistic, historical, and technical information, much of which appears in print here for the first time..... More
Berlin: W. Asher & Co., 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 272,[1],pp. Gold, red, tan and black decorated brown cloth. Gold vignette and lettering in gold on spine. Frontispiece. Title-page vignette. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of full-page and in-text drawings in b/w and duo tone by Italian artist, Rafaello Mainella..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, n/d. Kate Greenaway. Early edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 64 pp. Blue cloth spine over illustrated boards. With color illustrations by the author. First book written and illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Corners bumped. Some edgewear. Light foxing to some pages, text not affected. In good condition. More
New York: Hudson Hill Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 454pp. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original dj. A fine book on "early ancient glass, core-formed, rod-formed, and cast vessels and objects from the late Bronze age to the early Roman Empire, 1600 B.C. to A.D. 50..... More
![Item #39945 The Book of the Prophet Isaiah in The King James Version [SIGNED]. Chaim Gross,...](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39945.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1693417048)
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1979. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. 1/2000. Folio. [2], XI, [1], 121, [3]pp. Original half cream calf over brown cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Top edge maroon. Book housed in its original matching cardboard slipcase, with gilt lettering on spine. Color..... More
Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth A. G., (1926). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. viii. 158 pp. Blue cloth binding with gold lettering on cover and spine. Frontispiece. Illustrated with b/w reproduction of photographs and architectural plans of mid 1920's American country homes. Contributing architects are Marston van Pelt & Maybury, Otto Preis..... More
![Item #25965 Miró. Sculptures [2 Original double page Lithographs]. Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/25965.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1428615694)
Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 206, [2]pp. Original pictorial dust-jacket over blue cloth, with white lettering on front board and spine. This fascinating work is the catalog of the sculptural work of Miró and was directed by Alain Jouffroy and Joan Teixidor. This book, which is the..... More
New York: Weatherhill, (1973). Tsune Sugimura. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 167pp. Half-cloth over illustrated paper-covered boards in original dust jacket. Gold lettering on spine. Minor creasing on dj. "...an encrossing and exciting historical narrative of Hachijo Island, an isolated penal colony 240 miles southeast of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean."..... More
![Item #39963 The Ladino Five Scrolls [Abraham Asa's Versions of the Hebrew and Aramaic Texts]....](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39963.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1693417052)
Culver City, CA: Labyrinthos, 1992. Limited edition (Out of Series). Hardcover. 1/200. 8vo. XVIII, [10], 275 pp. on acid-free paper. Original silver-stamped red smyth-sewn clothbound with silver illustration on front board and silver lettering on spine. Seventh volume in the "Sephardic Classical Library" series. Ladino translation of both the Hebrew..... More
[Stuttgart]: [Roma Kunstverlag], ND [1926]. First edition. Softcover. Quarto (10 1/4 X 7 7/8"). 1 loose poem of H. Lingg on heavy cardstock, and 19 loose sepia-tone photogravures on heavy cardstock, as issued. Original printed paper portfolio. Exquisite collection of nineteen photogravures by Adolf Lazi, depicting the following Roman ruins..... More
Zürich: Buchverlag Berichthaus Zürich, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 504pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on spine in dust jacket. Two small closed tears on dj. Illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs. Text in German. Dj in very good, book in near fine condition. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, (1986). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. xi,272pp. Gray cloth with silver lettering on spine in original photographic dust jacket. Inscribed by author on half-title page to Wolf Leslau and his wife: "To Lotte & Wolf, with affection, Jacques. 30. IV. 86." Leslau was a famous expert..... More
![Item #27237 Afrique. Les Civilisations Noires [INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO WOLF LESLAU]. Jacques Maquet](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/27237.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1428617221)
Geneve: Horizons de France, 1968. Second edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 287, [1]pp. Original pictorial dust-jacket over illustrated cloth. Pictorial endpapers. Pictorial half-title and title-page. Title-page inscribed by Jacques and Gisèle Maquet to their friend Wolf Leslau, for his birthday. Fascinating work on civilizations of black Africa, profusely illustrated with 216..... More
Hamburg: Springer & Jacoby, 1996. First edition. Spiral Bound. Original spiral bound metal boards, with embossed lettering on front cover. Book housed in its paper covered clamshell box. This remarkable work was published to commemorate the launching of the first generation of Mercedes Benz's SLK. SLK is a compact roadster..... More
Chanterelle - Cantal: L.P.A.M., 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 101pp. Original pictorial wrappers over green cloth with gold lettering on front board and spine. Fascinating photographic work on one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in the World. It is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w photogravures depicting the various..... More
New York: Horizon Press, (1965). Max Waldman. Hardcover. 4to. Unpaginated. 152 b&w photographs of Mostel in various costumes and settings. Some b&w drawings by Mostel in first section of book. Black cloth with dj. Dj with light wear, else book in near fine condition. More
Various: Various, 20th Century. Loose_leaf. Collection of postcards housed in plastic sheets in black file folder. The 182 postcards in this collection contain one silver gelatin print by the Vilhelm Trydes publisher, Copenhagen, a postcard of Henry A. Lytton in the role of "Sir Ruthven Murgatroyed" in Ruddigore, signed by..... More
London: Halton and Truscott Smith, Ltd., 1924. Limited First edition. Hardcover. 1/1750. Folio. VIII, 80pp (Text), 124 leaves of plates. Original blue cloth with gold lettering and illustration on spine and covers. Top edge gilt. Beveled edges. 6 original sailing-ship model photographs laid in. Colored frontispiece protected with a captioned..... More
New York: Abbeville Press, (1988). First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 342pp. Silver-stamped red cloth in original dustjacket. Frontispiece. "Each of the 300 posters included in Reel Art has been reproduced to the uncompromising standards of all Abbeville's fine art books. The selection of posters is world-class, many never been published, and..... More
London: Methuen & Co., 1904. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 110, [2]pp. Uncut. Original gilt-stamped burgundy cloth, with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Color frontispiece. The author divides this striking volume nearly equally between gloves and shoes. Among the amazing gloves featured in this book are..... More