The Housatonic. (B&W engraving).
New York: Appleton & Co., [1874]. Original B&W gravure. 12.5 x 9.25 inches. Very Good. Light spots of foxing and toning on edges, not affecting image. More
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The Hippopotami in Their New Tank At Central Park September 29 1888
New York: Harper's, 1888. Folio. Black and white wood engraving. Very Good. Small tear on corner. Provenance: From the collection of the late Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
L'Éventail : revue de littérature et d'art paraissant à Genève / sous la direction de François Laya. First editions.
Genève,: Librairie Artistique Kundig, 1917-1918. 8 volumes 18.5 x 23.5cm. (n°1 then 3 to 9) in-8 ; Oriignal wraps and glassine. ill. covers, printed. Texts by G. Apollinaire (including the pre-original "La Jolie Rousse"), S. Mallarmé, Rachilde, J. Romains, H. de Régnier, Willy, Paul Reboux, P. Jeanneret, W. Whitman, H...... More
Das Zweite Jahr des Verlages Heinrich F.S. Bachmair in München und Berlin : am 20. Oktober 1913.
München, Germany: Bachmair, 1913. 16mo. [10 pp.] Stapled Wraps. Illustrated. Good with marginal tear to tail of spine, faint stain to cover. Druck von Oscar Brandstetter in Leipzig. In German. First Edition. More
TLS Robert F. Metzdorf to Carlyle Baer, September 26, 1947.
Rochester, NY: Metzdorf, 1947. Folded Letter, typed & signed, single page, on University of Rochester Library letterhead. Very Good. Bookplates & related material from the library of Audrey Arellanes. More
Self-Portrait of Giovanni Bellini (1427-1516), from Imperiale e Reale Galleria di Firenze.
Firenze: La Societa Editrice, circa 1841-1846. Stipple and line engraving. 49.5 x 34.4 cm. (sheet). Drystamp of the publisher. Very Good. Light foxing in the margin areas. “Storia della pittura dal suo risorgimento in Italia, dimostrata coi monumenti della Reale Galleria di Firenze.” OCLC no. 83041262. More
Collection of five limited edition Typophiles monographs, including: Typophiles Chap Book Commentary Number XXI; J. Robert Openheimer: 1904-1967 (Typophiles Monograph 86); The Art of the Book (Typophiles Monograph XXXI); A Memorial Service for Elmer Adler (Typophiles Monograph 75) ; ACTA Christophori Beisii (Typophiles Monograph 70); Ex Officina Collis Cucul pro Typophiles. All limited editions.
New York: Typophiles, 1951 - 1967. 12mo. [2 pp]; [3 pp]; 16 pp; [20 pp]; 26 pp. Mostly stapled color pictorial wraps, some folded, double-sided sheets. Very good with marginal staining. Includes some black and white frontispieces. Some deckled covers, some folded. All limited editions. More
Photographic Handbook. A Compendium of Essentials for Professional and Amateur Photographers in all Branches of the Art and Craft.
San Francisco, CA.: Photo Art Publisher, 1937. 8vo. [183] pp. Hard Cover. B&W plates throughout. Very Good, some shelf wear, rubs to covers, book beginning to separate from spine. Provenance: Collection of Richard Lorenz (1952-2001), author, art conservator, curator and director of the San Francisco Regional Art Conservation Center. As..... More
British War Medal Ribbons And Decorations.
London, UK: Boy's Own Paper, [1920]. Folded Color Lithograph. 11" x 30.5". Good with tears along edges, minor creasing. More
The Drum Banners Of The Cavalry Regiments of the British Army.
London, UK: Boy's Own Paper, [1920]. Folded Color Lithograph. 11" x 15.5". Good with tears along edges, minor creasing. More
Under The Chinese Dragon. A Tale of Mongolia.
London: Blackie and Son, [1912]. 8vo. 363 pp. Very Good, Yellow Decorative Cloth with sun-fading, stains, edge wear, & rubbing; minor staining on end papers and edges of text block; shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle; signed, dated dedication to previous owner inside cover. Illustrations by Charles M. Sheldon. More
Under The Chinese Dragon. A Tale of Mongolia.
New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1912. 8vo. 363 pp. Very Good, Yellow Decorative Cloth with sun-fading, stains, edge wear, & rubbing; minor staining on end papers and edges of text block; spine slanted; foxing on front ep & subsequent few pages; damp stains on back EPs and preceding few pages;..... More
Société des aquafortistes français. Salon de 1887.
Paris: Ludovic Baschet, 1887. Original qtr. cloth boards. 23 x 33 cm. Sheets loose. 31etchings with a separate text for each work....graveur / peintre / poète : Charles Courtry ; Benjamin Constant ; E. Haraucourt - De Billy ; Ev. Carpentier ; Fernand Icres - L. Penet ; Maignan ;..... More
“Ice-Yachting on the Hudson.” Harper’s Weekly, A Journal of Civilization. Vol. XXV, No. 1260.
New York: Harper & Brothers, February 19, 1881. Hand-colored wood engraving. pp. 113-114. 39 x 29 cm (sheet). Very Good, light toning along sheet edges, light foxing in center of image. Provenance: From the collection of the late Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
The Country Editor - Paying the Yearly Subscription.
[New York: American Publisher, circa 1890]. Hand-colored wood engraving. 21 x 28.5 cm (sheet). Text on verso. Very Good, minor surface soiling, short tears along right sheet edge. More
“The Siege of the Loves - Capitulation Imminent.” Harper’s Weekly Journal of Civilization.
New York: Harper’s Weekly Journal of Civilization, February 14, 1885. Photomechanical print. pp. 103-106. 40 x 54 cm (sheet). Very Good, center folded, light toning along sheet edges, center tear at bottom of sheet, tears at bottom sheet edge. More
The Country Editor-Paying the Yearly Subscription
[New York?: 20th Century American Publisher, circa 1950s-1990s?]. 35x40 cm. Very Good. Color print. Can be removed from plastic upon request. Provenance: From the collection of the late Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
Oystering On Long Island. Harper's Weekly, October 2, 1886.
New York, NY: Harper's Weekly, 1886. 14" x 9" (image size) Good with minor losses and tiny tears at edges, well away from image; else Very Good. Colored engraving. More
Japanese Memories. This double-spread is put forth by Mr. Arthur Fay of the Trade Pressroom of San Francisco to accompany the four-color reproduction of an oil painting by Maurice Logan. The composition is by John Henry Nash and the text by Edward F. O'Day.
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, [ca. 1942]. Broadside. Folio (39 cm.). French-Fold Sheet, Decorative Header, Text Within Ruled Black Lines [4 pp.] Very Good. Scarce. Memories of Japanese-Americans and culture in San Francisco before the Internment camps. More
The Country Editor - Paying the Yearly Subscription
Detroit, Michigan: Omnigraphics, [ca 1970]. 20 cm x 26.5 cm hand-painted reproduction of 19th c wood engraving on a 34 cm x 41 cm mat. Some of mat omitted from image. Colored Plate. Very Good, stored in protective plastic. Sticker on plastic. More
Charleston: Photographic Studies (Dust Jacket Only, No Book)
New York : Corinthian Publications, Inc., 1946. 4to. Signs of light shelf wear.Minor creasing. Light discoloration on back cover Very Good. Original Price on Dust Jacket: $5.00. More
California Illustrated: Including A Trip Through Yellowstone Park. 1892 Edition.
Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co, 1892. F. 142 pp. Green Cloth Decorative Boards. Very Good - Clean Copy With Sunfading, Light Cover Wear. B/W Photos & Color Plates. More
California Illustrated: Including A Trip Through Yellowstone Park. 1892 Edition.
Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co, 1892. F. 142 pp. Dark Plum Cloth Decorative Boards. Very Good - Clean Copy With Sunfading, Light Cover Wear, Water Mark On Back Cover. B/W Photos & Color Plates. More
F. M. Dostoevskij: bibliografija proizvedenij F. M. Dostoevskogo i letiratury o nem, 1917-1965 = F. M. Dostoyevsky: Bibliography of Dostoyevsky's Works and Literature (1917-1965).
Moskva: Kniga, 1968. 8vo. 403 pp., port. Text in Russian. Very good in cloth. Owner's stamp inside. More
Polnoe sobranie sochinenij F. M. Dostoevskago. Jubilejnoe (shestoe) izdanie; tom 10. Dnevnik pisatelja za 1873 g. = Works of Dostoevsky, vol. 10.
S. Peterburg: P. F. Panteleev, 1906. 4to. 417 pp. Text in Russian. Very good, rebound in faux red cloth with gilt lettering in English on spine. Edges foxed. More