VENICE: The Hinge of Europe, 1081-1797
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1986. Trade paperback. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A fine, unread copy. More
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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO PUSHKIN
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Original glossy boards; issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy. More
THE CONQUERORS: Translated by Stephen Becker
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1992. Trade paperback. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A fine, unread copy. More
ANTHROPOLOGY, HISTORY, AND EDUCATION
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Trade paperback. The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A fine, unread copy. More
PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY: Translated and Edited by Mary J. Gregor
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Trade paperback. The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A fine, unread copy. More
LECTURES ON LOGIC: Translated and Edited by J. Michael Young
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Trade paperback. The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A fine, unread copy. More
THE GAWAIN POET: Complete Works
New York and London: W.W. Norton, 2011. Trade paperback. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A fine, unread copy. More
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS: A Dramatic Fantasia. For Private Theatricals.
Cambridge: Charles W. Sever, 1875. First Edition. Wraps. An American drama thought to be inspired in part by Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Greenough (1833-1901) was a classical scholar who served as professor..... More
THE WASHINGTONIAN CHOIR, Original and Selected Music: with an Accompaniment for the Piano-Forte or Organ. Composed, Selected, Arranged, and Adapted to the Cause of Total Abstinence.
Boston: Printed for the author and proprietor by Kidder and Wright, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. Two parts in one, with an index. Job Plimpton (1784-1864) was an early American composer and organ builder who supplied..... More
TOKOLOGY: A Book for Every Woman
Chicago: Sanitary Publishing Co., 1886. Revised Edition. Hardcover. An obstetrician and gynecologist from Chicago and the fifth woman to become a doctor in the United States, Stockham (1833-1912) was very concerned with the economic plight..... More
JAKE ZEITLIN AND THE BIG RED BARN
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
T.E. LAWRENCE TO HIS BIOGRAPHERS
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
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY: A Comedy in Three Acts
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
THE TAO OF PAINTING: A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting, with a Translation of the Chieh Yuan Hua Chuan or Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting 1679-1701
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
TREATISE ON STYLE / TRAITE DU STYLE: Translated and with an Introduction by Alyson Waters
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
ROBERT CLUNIE: Plein-Air Painter of the Sierras
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
CREATIVE ILLUSTRATION
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
EARLY MESOPOTAMIAN INCANTATIONS AND RITUALS
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
THE LEGACY OF GENGHIS KHAN: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353
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
JAPANESE INRO from the Brozman Collection
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
TAKARABUKURO (Treasure Bag): A Netsuke Artist Notebook
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
THE INRO HANDBOOK: Studies of Netsuke, Inro, and Lacquer
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
Masterworks of Ukiyo-e - HIROSHIGE: The 53 Stations of the Tokaido
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
THE RAYMOND AND FRANCES BUSHELL COLLECTION OF NETSUKE: A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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
MY FIRST TWO THOUSAND YEARS: The Autobiography of The Wandering Jew
New York: Sheridan House, 1928. Hardcover. The first in a trilogy of exotic fantasy novels concerning Cartaphilius (alias Isaac Laquedem), an elegant and immortal young man who was the wanderer of ancient myth. Octavo. Original..... More