Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Printed and bound by Cathay Press Limited of Hong Kong. 15 p. with a frontispiece portrait. A miniature book (2 ½” x 1 5/8”), letterpress printed..... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. This is number 413 of 1,000 copies signed by Graves and Liddell Hart, each in their respective volume. "These volumes, published in editions of..... More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. The story of a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and an attractive journalist. It was written as a vehicle..... More
Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. This is #236 of 300 copies signed by Bukowski and accompanied by an original silkscreen print. A collection of letters chronicling Bukowski's life from his..... More
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. The first printing in a second state dust jacket. A cornerstone of American political journalism and one, Thompson's searing account of the battle for the 1972..... More
Shanghai: McTavish & Co. Ltd., (circa 1910). First Edition. Wraps. Scarce collection of images depicting daily life in China at the dawn of the 20th century. Illustrated with 24 mounted photographs on 18 leaves, preceded..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. "...an exploration of certain ideas that have traditionally motivated and governed Chinese painting, and of the technical methods used to express them. Its core is a translation..... More
Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. The first complete translation in English of this brilliant diatribe against what the French surrealist perceived as the moral, political, and intellectual failures of..... More
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. The fifth and final volume in Sartre's study of Flaubert, which is regarded as the last major contribution of one of the twentieth..... More
Bishop, California: Coons Gallery, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. The first full-length biography of Robert Clunie (1895-1984), the Scottish-born American artist who specialized in California landscape art with a particular focus on the rugged mountain scenery..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1947. Hardcover. An early reprint. Long recognized as one of the best teachers in the field of art instruction, Loomis explains the practical working methods of an illustrator, including line, tone..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Long recognized as one of the best teachers in the field of art instruction, Loomis illustrates his methods for drawing the human form in every conceivable..... More
Bournemouth: Kolisko Archive Publications, 1978. Trade paperback. Reprint. Octavo: 89 p. with 72 illustrations and 28 graphs. Original printed paper wrappers. A crisp and clean copy. More
Leiden and Amsterdam: C. Zwartenkot and KIT Publishers, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. "Drawing on the vast repertoire of 'oral literature' of the Iban, this book shows how Iban women ritualized art in such a way..... More
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Volume XI. Quarto. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Minor bumping to the corners and tips; otherwise very..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002. Hardcover. 424 p. Quarto. Original cloth binding. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket - as new, still in the original shrink wrap. More
London: Genlux Holdings Ltd., 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Presenation copy, inscribed by Brozman to fellow netsuke collector Virginia Atchley on the half-title. An illustrated catalogue of the renowned Brozman collection, which is divided by artist..... More
Chicago: Art Media Resources, Ltd., 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Frances Bushell, the widow of Raymond Bushell and a noted collector in her own right, to fellow netsuke enthusiast Virginia Atchley on the half-title..... More
New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Bushell to noted netsuke scholars Miriam and Robert Kinsey on the half-title, with Robert Kinsey's address label to the front flyleaf. "In addition to..... More
Tokyo and Palo Alto, California: Kodansha International Ltd., 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. It was Hiroshige (1797-1858) who immortalized the Tokaido or "Eastern Sea Road" which connected the emperor's capital in Kyoto and the seat of..... More
Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2001. First Edition. Trade paperback. The French queen's collection of small lacquer boxes was one of the finest in Europe, and she considered it to be among her most cherished..... More
Chicago: Art Media Resources, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Frances Bushell to one of the authors, noted collector Virginia Atchley, on the front flyleaf. This exquisite catalogue features more than 820 netsuke..... More
Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. A work of major importance in English literature and indispensable for the study and appreciation of William Shakespeare, who drew heavily on the Metamorphoses in..... More
Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1965. Hardcover. A speculative cosmogony, first published in 1681, in which Burnet (c.1635-1715) suggested a hollow earth with most of the water inside until Noah's Flood, at which time..... More
London: Holland Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. A supplement to Shinkichi Hara's Die Meister Der Japanischen Schwertzieraten, this list of names and Kakihan from sword mounts is a vital addition to the library of the..... More