Recent Arrivals from Classic Books and Ephemera

Milan: Rizzoli, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. 190, [2] p.: many illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. The folk architecture of Europe, organized by material and function and then by country. In Very Good Condition: spine is faded; corners are rubbed; pages are clean and tight.

London: Octopus Books, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 632 p.; 23 cm. Green cover with silver spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "Complete & Unabridged." The "brilliantly captivating reminiscences of one of England's best-loved actors, humorists and gentlemen." -- dust jacket. Book is in Very Good Condition: top page edges slightly soiled; pages browning at edges; otherwise, clean and… Read more about this item

London: Thames and Hudson, 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. 144 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "This superbly illustrated book,which includes examples of the work of many of the most famous calligraphers of all time, is the first to allow the reader to follow calligraphy from its origins in pre-Islamic times, through its reform with the invention… Read more about this item

Zurich: Lars Müller Publishers, 2013. Hardcover. Fine. 351, [1] p.: illustrations, plans; 24 cm. Orange and green cover with black spine and cover titles. Green endpapers. The section on resilience includes post-tsunami housing, and reconstruction of Nahr El-Bared Refugee Camp. In Fine Condition: clean and tight.

New York: Pantheon Books, Random House, 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good -. xvi, [2], 296 p.; 22 cm. Blue cloth with silver spine title and author's initials in dark blue on front cover. Top page edges blue. Dust jacket. Random House emblem stamped in red on lower page edges. Book is in Near Fine Condition: cover is lightly… Read more about this item

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. xi, [1], 208 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. In Very Good Condition: front cover does not lie flat; a few upper page corners slightly creased; year of publication written on half title page; otherwise, clean and tight.

Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1844. Hardcover. Good. [2], 554 p., frontispiece and added engraved title page: many in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Maroon cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Gilt-stamped illustration on both boards within blind-stamped decorative border. Added engraved title page is dated 1844. Small printed bookplate on front fixed endpaper: "Mrs. Marg't Brown &… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 141, [3] p.: 25 x 26 cm. Hardback with illustrated cover. Dust jacket repeats cover illustrations. Photographs and a little history of diners in 11 states. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: closed 2-cm. tear from upper edge of front… Read more about this item

Boston: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 145 p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Silver cover with grey spine title and blind-stamped decoration on front and back covers. Grey endpapers with timeline in white. Grey and transluscent dust jacket with light grey title over spine and black title on front and back sections. The history of the… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. xviii, [2], 364 p., 6 p. of color illustrations: black-and-white illustrations; 24 cm. Orange cloth with gilt spine title. Yellow endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. An analysis of the work of American artist Robert Smithson (1938-1973), known for sculpture and land art. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. xxvii, [3], 312 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "Drawing on the work of W. E. B. Du Bois, Anna Julia Cooper, alice Dunbar-Nelson, Hubert H. Harrison, and others, Gaines Focuses on the intersections between race and gender in both racial uplift ideology ad black… Read more about this item

New York: Facts On File, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 144 p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Green cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Book is in Near Fine Condition: slight ding in back cover; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: lightly soiled; slight ding in back section.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1976. Paperback. Very Good. 192 p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. The detailed analytical drawings "show how the art of Islam is inseparable from the science of mathematics associated wit the Pythagorean tradition." -- back cover. In Very Good Condition: cover is sunned and lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight.

London: Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2000. Hardcover. Fine. 210, [2] p.: illustrations; 21 x 26 cm. Hardback with illustrated cover. Illustrated endpapers. A "chronological catalogue of images of Dulwich Old College and Dulwich Picture Gallery," published to accompany an exhibition -- Preface. In Fine Condition: clean and bright.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 279 p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Light blue cloth with gilt spine title and blind-stamped cover title. Illustrated dust jacket. The "first major monograph on Glackens" includes a complete catalog "describing the incomparable holdings of the Glackens Collection of the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida." -- dust jacket. A heavy… Read more about this item

Sante Fe, N.M.: SITE Santa Fe, 2002. Hardcover. Fine. 143, [1] p.: illustrations; 28 x 35 cm. Hardback with illustrated cover. Illustrated endpapers. Gift inscription from Dave Hickey to architects Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi. SITE Santa Fe was established in 1995 to organize the only international biennial of contemporary art in the United States. A heavy… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A Bulfinch Press Book. 285, [3] p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title and front cover illustration. Black endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Published to coincide with the exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Oct. 1991-Jan. 1992 of the work of Italian artist and designer Piero… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Locks Gallery, 1998. Paperback. Fine. 46 p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. A catalog of paintings by American artist Jennifer Bartlett (1941-2022), published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Locks Gallery, Sept. 24-Oct. 31, 1998. Scarce. In Fine Condition: clean and bright.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/fine. [96] p.: 41 full-page color illustrations and 24 in-text illustrations; 36 cm. Maroon cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Fine Condition: clean and bright.

Melbourne, Australia: William Heinemann, 1990. 59, [1] p.: color illustrations; 36 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. No date of publication; latest date in the list of references is 1989 and one of the inscriptions is dated 1990. Inside the front cover are 19 signatures, including those of Melbourne architects Brenton Rasheed and Pascale Gomes-McNabb. Scarce. In Near Fine- Condition:… Read more about this item