New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1986. Reprint. Quarto, 91 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is cream with red print. Dust jacket in mylar. Boards in brown cloth, gold print. Illustrated: b&w photographs, drawings. “Reproduces the text and plates of the first edition without any changes”— title page verso. Originally published: London : E. Benn, 1925. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QB (ND-QB). More

Tokyo, Japan: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 1966. First Edition. Quarto, 272 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good quarter paper band and a clear plastic dust jacket. Bound in publisher's green cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. General shelf wear. Moderate foxing to boards and to edges of textblock. Light age toning and minor foxing throughout interior. Shelved on Front Table. More

New York, New York: Harper and Row, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, 404 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine spotted white and black with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut. Light rubbing and scratching to dust jacket. Mild denting to dust jacket front. Bumping to head and tail of dust jacket and board spine. Mild staining to boards. Light age toning to textblock. Spine slightly cocked. Shelved Environment. More

New York: Universal Publishing Inc., 1971. Octavo, v, vi, 170 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial green with black lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including mild sunning to the spine and few chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have slight wear including minor edge wear. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning to the edges and slight offsetting to few pages. Illustrated. Book Club edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Reprinted. Octavo, 320 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's pictorial black cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight plus wear including modest sunning and light edge wear. Text block has slight wear including age toning to the edges and offsetting to the end papers with sparse foxing interiorly. Profusely illustrated. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column X. More

Portland: TImber Press, 2013. First Edition. Octavo, 254 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine blue with white and cream lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$29.95." Light shelf wear and soiling. Minor chipping on top right corner of front dust jacket. Light denting on front dust jacket. Slight bumping to corners of boards. Signed flat by Tallamy on title page. Shelved in Case 10. More

London: W. Mears, 1727. First Edition. Octavo, 192 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine marbled paper with red textblock and gilt lettering. Fully bound in later marbled boards. Minor shelfwear and soiling. Textblock toning consistent with age. Minimal soiling. Bookplate pasted to inside of front board. GH consignment. Shelved in Case showcase. More

New York: Harmony Books, 1983. First edition. Quarto, 223 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is green with white print. Dust jacket has slight edge wear, slight shelf wear. Price unclipped: “$40.00”. Boards in green cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners, bump with impression to front panel. Illustrated: b&w and color photographs, map. Inscribed in ink by author Péreire on the half-title page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in column ND-QC. More

Edinburgh: A. Kincaid & J. Bell; R. Fleming, 1764. First Edition. Small Quarto, [2], 443 pages, plus a [6] page index and [1] page of advertisements. In Good Minus condition. Bound in contemporary dark brown leather. Spine paneled with faded gilt lettering on a brown label. Boards show moderate scuffing and shelf wear to covers. Rubbing on all board edges, which is heaviest on bottom edges. ~1 in. tear to leather in the top corner of the rear board; leather is folded back, exposing the board. Bumping to fore corners, with significant chipping to the top fore corner of the rear board. Exposed board in all fore corners. Splitting to joints. Leather of spine is cracked, with loss of material at head of spine. Text block is age toned throughout, with moderate shelf wear and light soiling visible on text block edges. Splitting at the hinges. Bookplate has been cut away from front pastedown, resulting in a large, rectangular area of exposed board. Scattered black ink marks on front flyleaf. Top 1/3rd of rear flyleaf is torn away. Lightly foxed throughout. CGT consignment. Shelved in Room A. More

London: George Newnes Limited, 1814. Third Edition. Octavo, x, xvi, 159 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's dark blue cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight wear including slight sunning to the spine, minor fraying to the spine edges and rubbing to the joints/corners. Text block has moderate wear including age toning and foxing to the edges. Previous bookshop's small sticker to the front end paper. Modest wear including foxing to several pages. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Age toning to the tissue guard with offsetting to the title page. Cracking to the gutter at the half title page. Gift inscription to the half title page. Illustrated. Third edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column U, ND-U. More

Emmaus: The Rodale Press, 1951. First Rodale Press edition. Octavo, 294 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is yellow with red print. Dust jacket has smudging/shelf wear. Price unclipped: “$4.50”. Boards in blue cloth. Text block has slight spotting to edges, note in ink on front pastedown. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. More

London: Doubleday, 2018. First UK Edition, First printing. Octavo, 88 pages. In Near Fine condition with a Near Fine dust jacket. Green spine with white text Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '£8.99'. Boards show minor wear on rear joint. Signed flat by John Lewis-Stempel on the title page. Shelved in hallway. More

New York: The Macmillan Co., 1902. Octavo, xxiii, 461 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth with gold print. Tattering to spine caps, wear to corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning. Text block has has gilt top edge, penciled name on front flyleaf, cracked hinges, intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w photographs. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G. More

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, Publishers, 1916. Octavo, vii, x, 154 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine marbled brown with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Exterior shows moderate wear including age toning, slightly rubbed joints/fore edges and minor chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have mild wear and slight cocking to the spine. Text block has age toned edges. Deckled fore/tail edges. Marbled end papers. Previous owner's information to the flyleaf. Frontispiece. Some uncut pages. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. More

1853-2004. The collection consists of 432 primarily 20th century to the present books pertaining to the Ikebana style of flower arranging, with the majority in Japanese and a small portion published in both English and Japanese language. The collection was constructed by Kyoko Uyeda, the former president of the Potomac chapter of Ikebana Ikebono Society, over a 40 year period. The collection is a comprehensive collection of works on Ikebana based on information provided by the owner. Because of language barriers, Second Story Books has had difficulty identifying the titles of the books, but has provided clear images of the titles of the books on the spine where applicable. This is the only degree of information that we are able to provide as to the scope and content of the collection. We are offering the collection for physical inspection at our Rockville location or by Zoom as an alternative to a physical written inventory. Second Story Books is offering the collection in its entirety only and welcomes inquiries. Second Story Books is offering this collection in its entirety for $15,000 and applicable shipping costs. To set up an appointment to see the books physically or to set up a Zoom, please contact Allan Stypeck. Consignment. S1105. More

[Rome]: [Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi], [c. 1670]. Oblong Folio, 8 plates; G; bound in later three-quarter vellum, patterned paper boards; mild rubbing and wear; Features 10 engravings on 8 plates; backing to gutter of plates 1-4, lower edge of 4, 8, fore edge of 5-8, upper edge of 8, lower fore corner of 8; small water-stain to lower edge of 2, 4, 5, 8; small loss to lower edge of 1-4; single tape repair to plate 2; some wear to fore edge from handling; some foxing; 1) Disegno et sito del sontuoso giardino et palazzo del Gran Duca di Toscana in Roma; 2) Villa Borghesia; 3) Giardino del Ill.mo Card Montalto; 4) Giardino de Gl' Illmi Sigri Mattei; 5) Pitratto Nel Quale Si Rappresenta Il Vero Sito Dell' Horti Et Fontane Che Coningeniosissimi Adornamentiet Maraviglie Si...; 6) Font. In Roma Nella Piazza Di. S. Pietro [AND] Font. In Roma Nella Piazza Di. S. Giacomo Scorcia Cavalii; 7) Fon. In R. Nel Cortile Grande Nel Vaticano [AND] Fonta. In Roma Nel Monte Giordano Al Palazzo Delli Sig Or Sini; 8) Fonta. In Ro. Nel La Piaz. Giudea [AND] Fonta. Nel Ponte Sisti in Roma; shelved case 4. More

Boston: C.C. Little and Jas. Brown and Hovey & Co., [1847]-1856. Quartos, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in three-quarter green polished calf with marbled boards and paneled spines with gilt titling. Moderate wear and rubbing to bindings. Text block shows moderate foxing and light age toning throughout. Tissue-guards for most plates are lacking, causing some offsetting. Bound by E. Lycett, with their blind-embossed stamp to the first three endpapers of vol. I and first two endpapers of vol. II. Subscriber's list in vol. I. Title pages include wood-engraved vignettes. Frontispieces feature lithographic portraits of Hovey and William Sharp. Volumes include 96 chromolithographic plates by William Sharp & Son in addition to numerous woodcut illustrations. CONTENTS: Vol. I. (xii, [4], 100 pages [interspersed with 48 full-page color plates]) -- Vol. II. (iv, 96 pages [interspersed with 48 full-page color plates]). Shelved in Case 3. More