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The Compleat Smuggler by Jefferson FarjeonThe Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis and New York:, 1938. First edition (stated.) Hardcover red cloth w bright gilt titles on the cover and spine. 337 pages; Description: 338 p. Incl. , front. , illus. 22 cm. Impressively illustrated with 8 full-page, black-on-green engravings and numerous woodcut vignettes. A book about smuggling in England, America and elsewhere, past and present. There's a "christmas 1938" inscription in front, but otherwise unmarked. In particularly nice condition without the jacket.
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The Compleat Smuggler: A Book about Smuggling in England, America and Elsewear, Past and Present Book is written in English
by Jefferson Farjeon
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California: A Guide to the Golden State
by Federal Writers' Project, WPA
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California: A Guide to the Golden StateCompiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the WPA for the State of CaliforniaHastings House Publishers, New York, 1949. First edition, sixth printing. Hardcover in the orig. dust-jacket. xxxi, 713pp, index. Many photogravures. Red cloth binding. Folding map in envelope in the back. One of the WPA's American Guide Series highlighting each state's natural and man-made landmarks, history, geography, and culture. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Condition: The book and map are very good, there's a prev owner's name in the front, otherwise unmarked. The jacket is fair- worn and fragile.
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The Traveller's Tree: A Journey Through the Caribbean Islands
by Fermor, Patrick Leigh
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The Traveller's Tree: A Journey Through the Caribbean Islands by Patrick Leigh FermorNew York: Harper & Brothers, (No date). 61 b/w photos. 403 pp. Map. Hardcover, Orange cloth with green titles. Probably the second printing. In excellent condition, without the jacket. There is an unsigned bookplate in the front.
About the book: In the late 1940s Patrick Leigh Fermor, now widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest travel writers, set out to explore the then relatively little-visited islands of the Caribbean. Rather than a comprehensive political or historical study of the region, The Traveller's Tree, Leigh Fermor's first book, gives us his own vivid, idiosyncratic impressions of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, Barbados, Trinidad, and Haiti, among other islands. Here we watch Leigh Fermor walk the dusty roads of the countryside and the broad avenues of former colonial capitals, equally at home among the peasant and the elite, the laborer and the artist. He listens to steel drum… Read More
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Contes et Nouvelles En Vers
by Jean de la Fontaine
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Chez N. Etienne Lucas, Amsterdam, 1732. Volume 2 (of 2) only. Contes et Nouvelles En Vers: Nouvelle Edition Corrigee, Augmentee, & Enrichie de Tailles Douces Dessinees - Par Mr. Romain de Hooge. Text in French.Illustrated with 40 fine detailed half-page engravings, plus numerous chapter endpieces. An engraving precedes each fable. Illustrated by Romain de Hooge (or Romeyn de Hooghe / Romaine de Hoog) (1645-1708), fine Dutch artist, engraver, caricaturist. Size: 16 x 10cm. 285 pp. an index at the back. Condition: The Book LACKS a front cover board, and the back cover is barely attached but present. The book is in very good condition, all the prints and tales are present and in VG condition, the binding and spine are holding.
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Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective
by Damian Skinner (Ed.); Art Jewelry Forum
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Contemporary Jewelry in PerspectiveNew York: Lark Jewelry & Beading, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Quarto. 9.25 x 11.25 in. 263 pp. Fully illustrated with color reproductions of photographs of art and jewelry. VG+ in original glossy pictorial boards (light bumping on cover corners)About the book:"What is contemporary jewelry? What is the background of the medium, and how does it stand now and possibly in the future? "Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective" examines the field with abundant photographs and thought-provoking insights.Featuring some of the most notable jewelry writers and other contributors from around the world—as well as hundreds of striking images—this compelling book, edited by Damian Skinner and produced in association with Art Jewelry Forum, is essential reading for jewelers, designers, teachers, students, collectors, and art fans." - AJF
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Ernst Fuchs
by Fuchs, Ernst; Brion, Marcel
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Ernst Fuchs De Draeger by Ernst Fuchs. Translated from the German by Jeanne-Marie Gaillard-Paquet with a Preface by Marcel Brion. A deluxe art book published by Draeger Editeur, France, 1977. First Edition Folio 13" - 23" tall 230 page hardcover. Text in FRENCH. Oversize volume, square format, bound in bright red cloth with gold gilt lettering/design, 230+ pages, profusely illustrated 72 pages in color, 168 pages in black and white including pictorial endpapers. The book and jacket are both in near fine, excellent condition. Ernst Fuchs (1930-2015) was an Austrian artist and co-founder of the School of Fantastic Realism. His paintings, sculpture, and prints address themes of religion and mysticism, executed in luminous colors and textures, which is achieved by mixing egg tempera with paint and resin.
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