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City Lights. San Francisco. 1977. FOLIO in Tabloid format. Folded, as issued. 11 issues, complete. (17.7 x 11.4 inches). Very good condition throughout with some very minor rubbing and toning to the edges but still all clean and sound. The set has been very well looked after. Started by Vale with $100 from Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the same amount from Allen Ginsberg, Search & Destroy was a hugely influential recorder of the early Punk scene in America, while also reporting on and interviewing the bands making a name for themselves on the British scene, including Iggy Pop, Blondie, Dead Kennedys, X, Devo, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, Sham 69, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Buzzcocks and an article on Vivienne Westwood. Complete sets of the original publications are uncommon.
Theatru Mulierum by Hollar, Wenceslaus - 1792
by Hollar, Wenceslaus
Theatru Mulierum
by Hollar, Wenceslaus
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London: Laurie & Whittle, 1792. Circa 1792. 8vo, original plain blue wrappers in modern cloth folding slipcase lined in marbled paper. Extreme lower edge of front wrapper creased and fragile; mild wear at lower spine. Internally attractive with strong images of the plates, which have produced shadows on the facing blank versos. Engraved title page and 48 engraved plates of contemporary German, Flemish, Dutch, Austrian, French and English women's costume (also a few males of religious orders and a lay sister). Wencelaus Hollar (1600-1677) was a master etcher born in Bohemia. The protégé of the Earl of Arundel and the Duke of York, he produced many book illustrations as well as etched portraits, landscapes and architecture in 17th century England. this is an important costume book, first published in 1643 and here printed from the original plates with legends in Latin and English. References: Colas 1466 (second edition of 1643) . Lipperheide 30. . Original Wrappers.. Excellent. 8vo.
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SEARCH & DESTROY. Complete set of original issues 1 to 11. All published. 1977-1979
by VALE. V. Edits
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Costumes Historiques de la France: (Historical Costumes of France)
by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix)
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Complete set of 8 volumes with 640 handcolored engravings of French costumes from the 5th to 19th century, from the reign of Clovis I to Louis-Philippe.Illustrated with all 640 handcolored plates by Leopold Massard (1812-1889), grandson of the famous engraver Jean Massard. Plates finely coloured by hand, with many finished in gold. The illustrations copied from authentic images on statues, bas-reliefs, tomb effigies, paintings, murals, miniatures, drawings, and prints. Vol. 1, 187pp of text, 80 plates, 5th to 12th century; Vol. 2, 172pp, 80 plates 13th century; Vol 3, 217pp, 80 plates 14th century; Vol. 4, 202pp, 80 plates 15th century; Vol. 5, 256pp, 80 plates 16th century; Vol. 6, 202pp, 80 plates 17th century; Vol. 7, 214pp, 80 plates 18th century; and Vol. 8, 221pp, 80 plates, early 19th century. Subjects include many kings and queens, nobles, famous historical figures, knights, ladies, soldiers, peasants and workers.Condition: Cloth bindings discolored and starting to fray, sporadic foxing to…
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Collection des Costumes, Armes et Meubles: Pour Servir a l'Histoire de France Depuis le Veme Siecle Jusqu'a nos Jours
by Horace de Viel-Castel
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Collection of plates and text from the first two volumes of Costumes, Weapons and Furniture to be used in the History of France, published from 1827-29.Suite of plates covering Frankish, Norman and French kings from the 5th century to the 13th century sourced from manuscripts, paintings, grave effigies, the Bayeux tapestry, etc. 155 hand-coloured or tinted lithographs by Villain after Viel-Castel, some heightened with gold.Lithographed title page, dedication to the king (Charles X), text pages 1-76 and plates numbered 1- 100 from Volume 1; 136-150 and 156-195 from Volume 2.Horace de Viel-Castel (1802-1864) was was an art lover, art collector and director of the Louvre, famous for his memoirs. Contemporary half-leather with gilt spine, black paper-wrapped boards. Some water staining and spotting to first 30 plates, but rest clean. Rare to find with hand-coloured plates.Heavy book will require extra postage.
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La Chine, ou Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Chinois: Suite de Gravures Colorisees avec leurs Explications
by Jean-Baptiste Eyries
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Set of five volumes on the costumes and customs of China, Turkey, Russia, Austria and England bound in one. [Also published under the title Costumes, Moeurs et Usages de tous les Peuples.]120 finely hand-coloured engravings based on [uncredited] illustrations by William Alexander (China, Austria, England), Johann Gottlieb Georgi (Russia) and Octavian Dalvimart (Turkey).A collection of exotic trades people from some of the most famous travel books of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Images of Chinese Mandarins, actors and punishments, Turkish soldiers, harem guards and dervishes, Russian shamans, Bohemians and Romani peoples, and English fisherwomen and Scottish soldiers.Title page and 16 introductory text pages to China volume only, but all other volumes with 24 hand-coloured plates and 2 pages of explanatory text to each plate.Text in French.Jean-Baptiste Benoit Eyries (1767-1846), was a French geographer, author and translator. One of the founders of the French Geographic Society.Bound in brown…
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Open Spaces
by GARRULUS, Coracias (Ed.)
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London: Burberrys Limited, 1930. Important work on men's fashion. Presentation inscription by Burberry director, A. Ralph Burberry. "For Safety on Land, in the Air, or Afloat, There's nothing to equal THE BURBERRY COAT" Scarce book promoting the firm's association with pioneers, explorers and the sportsmen who wore Burberry apparel in all manner of climates and landscapes to accomplish great feats. Covers Artic and Antarctic expeditions, fishing, flying, motoring, mountaineering, travel, naval and military - with a focus on the classic gabardine Burberry trench coat. A well-put together volume amassing an abundance of first person testimonies. Also includes an appendix on Macintosh's method of rendering fabrics waterproof (Glasgow, 1823). Octavo, bound in original cloth made from Burberry gabadine with paper label, 248 pages, a fine copy.
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Costumes Historiques de la France: (Historical Costumes of France)
by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix)
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Complete set of 8 volumes with 640 handcolored engravings of French costumes from the 5th to 19th century, from the reign of Clovis I to Louis-Philippe.Illustrated with all 640 handcolored plates by Leopold Massard (1812-1889), grandson of the famous engraver Jean Massard. Plates finely coloured by hand, with many finished in gold. The illustrations copied from authentic images on statues, bas-reliefs, tomb effigies, paintings, murals, miniatures, drawings, and prints. Vol. 1, 187pp of text, 80 plates, 5th to 12th century; Vol. 2, 172pp, 80 plates 13th century; Vol 3, 217pp, 80 plates 14th century; Vol. 4, 202pp, 80 plates 15th century; Vol. 5, 256pp, 80 plates 16th century; Vol. 6, 202pp, 80 plates 17th century; Vol. 7, 214pp, 80 plates 18th century; and Vol. 8, 221pp, 80 plates, early 19th century. Subjects include many kings and queens, nobles, famous historical figures, knights, ladies, soldiers, peasants and workers.Condition: Cloth bindings discolored and starting to fray, sporadic foxing to…
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Open Spaces
by GARRULUS, Coracias (Ed.)
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London: Burberrys Limited, 1930. Important work on men's fashion. Presentation inscription by Burberry director, A. Ralph Burberry. "For Safety on Land, in the Air, or Afloat, There's nothing to equal THE BURBERRY COAT" Scarce book promoting the firm's association with pioneers, explorers and the sportsmen who wore Burberry apparel in all manner of climates and landscapes to accomplish great feats. Covers Artic and Antarctic expeditions, fishing, flying, motoring, mountaineering, travel, naval and military - with a focus on the classic gabardine Burberry trench coat. A well-put together volume amassing an abundance of first person testimonies. Also includes an appendix on Macintosh's method of rendering fabrics waterproof (Glasgow, 1823). Octavo, bound in original cloth made from Burberry gabadine with paper label, 248 pages, a fine copy.
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ARTIST: A MONTHLY LADY'S BOOK: September 1842 - February 1843
by Quarré, F.
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New York: F. Quarré, 1843. First edition. General wear to edges; Corners worn through; External joints cracked at edges, though inner hinges intact; Contents very good with some toning, though most pages are quite clear, and a few pages creased at the corner.. First six issues of this short lived periodical, composing the Volume One, (there were only four more issues); 10" x 6.25" bound in red morocco with gilt fillet on the cover and spine and gilt ; name of James F. Smith and his name in pencil on recto of first cover plate; All page edges gilt; 288 pages Three illustrated plates per issue plus Volume cover which is an embossed plate, though this collection is missing the first plate of the second issue; One embossed flower plate appears hand-painted and the Contents description of it reads 'A Bouquet of Flowers, painted on an embossed ground; There is an embossed flower plate in issue six unpainted and its description does not state 'painted', so assume it was issued without color; All plates…
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L'Antique Rome: ou description historique et pittoresque de tout ce qui concerne le peuple romain, dans ses costumes civiles, militaires et religieux, dans ses moeurs publiques et privées
by J. Grasset Saint-Sauveur
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Complete collection of 50 costume plates illustrating emperors, priests, soldiers, gladiators and officials of ancient Rome. Two handcoloured frontispieces and 50 handcoloured copperplates drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur.The 50 vivid portraits illustrate all ranks of Roman society, from the Emperor or dictator to patrician, citizen and plebeian; civic officers such as senator, political candidate, praetor, orator, aedile, quaestor, tribune, censor, and magistrate's lictor; religious figures such as Rex sacrificulus (king of sacrifices), Ponitifex maximus (chief high priest), high priest, priestess, Luperci, fetialis and flamen priests, victimarius (executioner), haruspex and augur; military figures such as Praetorian guard, aquilifer (standard bearer), legionary, funditor (slinger), sagittarius (archer), hastatus (lancer) and buccinator (hornplayer); and circus athletes such as charioteer, gladiator, retiarius, secutor,…
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Costumes des Femmes du Pays de Caux: et de plusiers autres parties de l'ancienne province de Normandie
by Louis-Marie Lanté, Benoit Pécheux, Pierre de la Mésangère
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Very good copy of this rare suite of fashion plates by the prolific Louis-Marie LantéWith all hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 105 hand-coloured fashion plates showing the elegant costumes of the women of Caux, Normandy, in the 1820s
With printed half-title and title in red and black, and eight pages of explanatory text by Pierre de la Mésangère.
The fashion plates engraved by Georges-Jacques Gatine after original watercolours by Louis-Marie Lanté and Benoit Pécheux
The women of the region famously wore tall lace bonnets that dated back to the middle ages. The frontis depicts many of the headdresses that are worn by the women in the plates.
"Benoit Pécheux, a renowned painter, a specialist in Italian frescoes had worked in France since the Italian campaign and ran a workshop of itinerant Italian painters. In 1811, the church of Yvetot contacted him to decorate the chapel of the Virgin. The same year, he decorated the dome of Saint-Romain in Rouen. He was also called to Limpiville,… Read More
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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky
by Nijinsky, Romola
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Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Number line starts with 1. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is one of the strangest stories ever written. There is madness everywhere. From the child's first appearance with a troupe of wandering Russians to that last terrible performance, his "Marriage With God" , it is a growing chaos of madness, abnormality, distortion, genius and beauty." 260 pages, indexed. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4.
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Mary Stuart: a Tragedy
by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
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E. Worthington, 1881. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, with age-toning to the paper, and with light wear & several scratches to the green cloth binding, otherwise clean with no markings. The third and final volume of Swinburne's verse trilogy on Mary, Queen of Scots, after "Chastelard" (1865) and"Bothwell" (1874). In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!
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Force and Freedom
by Burckhardt, Jacob
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Pantheon, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Missing. First Printing stated on the copyright page. Lacking the dustjacket, with a small tear to the spine and light wear / fading to the edges of the cover, and a presentation bookplate on the front fixed endpaper. Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (1818-1897) was a historian of art and culture. This book consists of notes for three lectures that Burke delivered at Basel in 1870-1871. The book contains a lengthy and helpful introductory essay by editor James Hastings Nichols. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp
by William R. Gillis
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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.
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The Professional Cosmetologist
by John W. Dalton
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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
by Christie, Agatha
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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Udmurt Folk Embroidery
by Lebedeva S.H
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Udmurt Folk Embroidery. Izhevsk Publishing House (2009). English, Russian, and Udmurt languages. Fine, as new, large hardcover with substantial text and full color and black and white illustrative plates. A history of the tradition with beautiful examples from the National Museum of the Udmurt Republic. A bright, handsome copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 3-b
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