New York: A Main Street Press Book, Universe Books, 1978. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print; DJ has light edgewear, slight surface tear to front, else clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with cream cloth to spine and grey paper to boards, lightly cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to edges, else clean and tight; 230 pages, illustrated (b&w and color plates). More
London: B.T. Batsford, 1914? Quarto; 2 volumes; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, red with gold print; Boards in red cloth with gold print, mitred edges, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, else clean and strong; Text blocks have has gilt top edge, cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks, foxing to endpapers, clean text; Date (1914) taken from preface; CONTENTS: Furniture in England: x, 300 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w, some color) — Decoration in England: x, 296 pages, frontispiece illustrated (b&w, some color). [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]. More
[n.p.]: 1926. Framed Architectural Drawing, measuring w 54 in. x h 36.5 in. (in-frame: w 69 in. x h 42.5 in.). In Good plus condition. An original architectural drawing from the firm of Bennett, Parsons & Frost, submitted in competition for a Vincent Astor development on Long Island. In light brown wooden frame, showing moderate scuffing and wear to edges and corners. The drawing shows light age-toning and foxing overall. Stored outside Room A. More
London: John Murray, 1951. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G; black/tan pictorial spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows fairly slight wear; some chips to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth has mild wear; good binding; text block head edge colored red; remaining exterior edges have slightly age toned; deckled tail edge; light foxing to front endpapers; interior good; illustrated; pp 328. More
London: Methuen & Co., 1902. First Edition. Quarto; 128 pages with 2 color illustrations, numerous b&w illustrations; G+; Bound in dark red cloth with gilt text and decoration on spine and front cover; Covers have cocking to spine, bumping and rubbing to corners, fading to color along fore edge of front cover; Textblock has age toning, book plate on front pastedown, splitting to front interior hinge, small ink stamp on rear pastedown. More
![1366414 THE KNIBB FAMILY CLOCKMAKERS OR: AUTO MOATOPAEI KNIBB FAMILIAEI [SIGNED]. Ronald A. Lee](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1366414.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1681243996)
Byfleet, Surrey: The Manor House Press, 1964. Limited First Edition. Quarto; 187 pages; VG/G+; White spine with red and black text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, open tearing along head edge of both covers, small open tears along spine edges, and at top corners, some creasing along spine; Textblock has faint stain on front endpaper; Signed by author Ronald A. Lee on title page; 208/1000 copies printed for this edition; Extremely Rare; Shelved Case 11. More
Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1987. Quarto; 82 pages, 242 b&w photos; VG/VG-; Red spine with black text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, mild edgewear and shelfwear, price clipped, previous price sticker on front inside flap; Textblock clean. More
New York: William R. Scott, 1939. Quarto; “Edition of 1350 copies”— colophon; G-/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with green print; DJ has edgewear with small tears, 1-inch closed tears to bottom edge, toning to spine, peripheral toning, foxing to pastedown illustration on front; Boards in blue cloth with paper title labels, clean and strong; Text block has light tanning to front flyleaf, cracked front hinge, else clean and tight; Errata slip tipped-in; xxix, 364 pages, illustrated (b&w). [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]. More
New York: Weatherhill, 1984. First edition. Quarto; 1st edition; VG-/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with gold print; DJ in mylar, clean and bright; Boards in green cloth with gold print, light peripheral toning, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xii, 172 pages, illustrated (b&w drawings, color plates). [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]. More
Bston: Special Publications, 1959. First edition. Quarto; 1st edition; VG; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Slipcase in decorative paper with title pastedown, light edgewear, but clean and strong; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 393 pages, frontispiece illustrated (b&w, some color). [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]. More
Thousand Oaks: B&R Publishers, 1977. Limited edition. Octavo; 2 volumes; Limited edition, 267/1000; VG; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print, faint blemish on front of v. 1, else clean and strong; Text blocks clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author opposite the title page; CONTENTS: Vol. 1. Text (xxv, 457 pages, illustrated with b&w drawings) — Vol. 2. Plates (ix, 353 pages of b&w plates). [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]. More
New York: Rizzoli International Publications Inc., 1981. First US Edition. Oblong Quarto; G/G; off-white spine with black text; first US edition; dust jacket exterior shows modest soiling wear; some foxing to spine; slight foxing inside dj; cloth exterior shows slight wear; minor white scuffs to edges; good, sturdy binding; text block exterior edges have slight foxing; interior good; profusely illustrated; pp 238. More
Montreal: Centre Saidye Bronfman/La Galerie Amrad Art African, 1988. Second Edition. Oblong Octavo; 64 pages; VG-; Off White spine with staples; Covers have mild edgewear and shelfwear, bending to corners, sticker on rear cover; Textblock clean; Shelved Case 11. More
London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 1996. Quarto; 287 pages; VG/VG-; Blue spine with White text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, minor edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock clean; Shelved Pottery. More
New York: Robert Ensko Incorporated, 1937. Octavo; 109 pages; VG-/G+; Black spine with silver text; Dustjacket protected by plastic covering, mild edgewear and shelfwear, tearing along spine edges, tearing at corners; Textblock has writing in pen on front endpaper, age toning to pages; RWO. More
Marietta: Antique Publications, 1990. Quarto; G/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, tears to rear top and bottom edges, vendor labels on front, shelfwear; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, cocked spine, light soiling; Text block has light spotting to top edge, else clean and tight; viii, 176 pages, illustrated (b&w, color) + “Value guide” (4 pages) laid in. [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]. More
Hannover: Verlag Th. Schäfer, 1999. Reprinted. Quarto; VG-; brownish gray spine with silver text; reprint; originally published in 1904; cloth exterior has mild wear; lightly rubbed edges; strong boards and binding; no jacket; text block edges have light foxing; pictorial endpapers; small sprinkling of foxing to few first pages; otherwise interior clean; slight pencil notations to advertisements at rear; profusely illustrated; pp 113; text in German. More
Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Quarto; VG-/G+; black spine with white text; dust jacket exterior has minimal wear; clear protective wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has minimal wear; good binding; textblock exterior edges have light foxing; pictorial endpapers; interior good; illustrated; pp 91. More
Garden City NY: Published for the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Octavo; G+; 1/4 bound ivory spine with black text to paper label; small brownish stains to lower spine; mild tone to spine otherwise; blue boards have fairly slight wear; minor edge wear; paper label to front; good binding; no jacket; text block edges have modest toning; deckled fore and tail edges; frontispiece; slight defect to gutter at pp 18-19; interior good besides; profusely illustrated; pp 86. More
London; New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company, 1911. Thick Octavo; VG-; dark blue pictorial spines with gilt text; full title: Lady Charlotte Schreiber's Journals, Confidences of A Collector of Ceramics and Antiques Throughout Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Austria and Germany from the Year 1869 to 1885; no jackets; cloths have fairly slight wear to exteriors; only mild scuffs to exteriors; slight edge wear; white line border to illustrated front boards; light rubbing to borders; good, intact bindings; text blocks have top edges gilt; exterior fore and tail edges have modestly age toned; those edges deckled; minor wear to edges to endpapers; mild offsetting to endpapers, otherwise interiors very good; frontispiece to each volume; volume 1 has tissue guard to frontispiece; profusely illustrated with color plates, drawings and photogravures; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Troy: William H. Skerritt, 1996. Quarto; VG-; Paperback; Spine, white without print; Cover has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; xiii, 193 pages, illustrated (b&w). [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]. More
London: Sotheby's Publications, 1986. Reprint. Quarto; 355 pages; G+/G+; Tan spine with Black text; Dustjacket has bending/creasing along fore edge, minor wear along edges; Binding slightly loose, brown mark along fore edge of front cover near bottom corner, soiling along head edge of both covers; Textblock has scratch along tail edge, faint marks along head edge; RWO. More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2009. First Printing. Oblong Quarto; G+/paperback; white spine with black text; first printing; covers show modest shelf wear; some rubbing wear to edges; light creases to spine; French flaps; text block exterior edges have some handling wear; interior very good; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; pp 364 Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
New York: Sotheby's, 2005. Quarto; VG/paperback; black spine with gilt text; covers have very slight wear; minor wear to edges; tight binding; textblock clean; profusely illustrated; pp 256; Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. More
Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1947. 501/2000. Quarto; G+; red spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has mild sunning to spine; front and rear has only slight wear; decorative gilt illustration to front; minor edge wear; strong boards; textblock exterior edges have some foxing; tight binding; slight foxing to first and last few pages; limited, numbered copies; this is 501 of 2000; interior pages clean; frontispiece; illustrated; pp 195. More
New York: Greenwich Press, 1977. Larger Octavo; VG-/G; light green spine with red text; dust jacket exterior shows mild sun aging; few, small smudges to exterior; some chips to edges; cloth has minimal wear; strong boards; text block exterior edges only lightly toned; color frontispiece; interior pages clean; profusely illustrated with halftone and color plates; pp 175. More
London: Sotheby Parks Berndt Publications Limited, 1975. Small Quarto; VG-/G+; light gray spine with black and white text; dust jacket exterior shows mild rubbing due to handling; minor edge wear; cloth exterior has minimal wear; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light wear; binding tight; very light offset to endpapers; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; frontispiece; few, small brownish spots to copyright and table of contents pages; interior pages clean; profusely illustrated; pp 123. More
New York, London, Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co., 1915. Larger Octavo; VG-; dark brown 1/4 bound spine with gilt text; no jacket; exterior panels show slight smudges due to handling; sturdy boards; some rubbing wear to edges; text block exterior fore and tail edges have modestly age toned; top edge gilt; frontispiece with tissue guard; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 205. More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. Mixed Editions. Quarto; G+/G-; sunned ivory, gray, red spines with black text; mixed first editions; 2 volumes: vol. 1, The English Tradition, pp 233, 1952; vol. 2, Principles of Modern Design, pp 205, 1953; dust jackets exterior shows moderate wear; some soiling to exteriors; few chips to edges; price clipped front flaps; cloths have slight exterior wear; sturdy boards; text blocks show mild tone to exterior edges; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Lawrence: Quarterman Publications, 1977. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print; DJ is clean and bright; Boards in brown cloth with black print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; “Facsimile reproduction of the original published in 1955 as “Numismatic Notes and Monographs, Number 113” by The American Numismatic Society”— title page verso; 169 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
Berkeley and Toronto: Ten Speed Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong Quarto; pp 233; VG-/VG-; black spine with white and red text; first edition; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows slight rubbing wear; few scratches to rear; minor edge wear; cloth exterior has little wear; some rubbing to head and tail edges; strong boards; text block exterior edges have minimal wear; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated. More
Lausanne: L'Imprimerie de la Société de la Gazette de Lausanne (Press of the Lausanne Gazette Society), 1930. First Edition. Quarto. Fair Hardcover; tan spine with red lettering; boards show considerable staining and discoloration as well as shelf wear and creasing to top and bottom edges and corners; binding tight; text block clean; b/w and color photographs; previous owner gift inscription in ink on ffep;116 pp. [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.]. More
New Rochelle NY: Aristide D. Caratzas, Publisher, 1986. Thin Quarto; VG/VG; black spine with orange text; dust jacket has mild shelf wear to exterior; minor edge wear; cloth shows minimal exterior wear; strong, intact boards; text block clean; tight binding; profusely illustrated; pp 113. More
[Rouen]: [s.n.], 1668. Folio; [22], 1002, [18] pp. VG-. Bound in period calf; generalized rubbing and wear, more severe at edges and corners; hinges cracking with loss of leather.; Title page in red and black. With an index. Some 'x' marks and other small notations in the margins of the text, in both pencil and red ink. JR Consignment; shelved Room A Oversized item(s). Will require additional postage for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller for additional information. More
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1989. Quarto; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, else clean and bright; Boards in grey cloth with silver print, slight wear to spine caps, light stain to bottom spine corner on front and rear, slight shelfwear; Text block has slight spotting to fore edge, else clean and tight; 223 pages, illustrated (b&w). SEE ALL FIVE IMAGES FOR DETAILS. Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section. More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1984. Octavo; G+; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover has slight creasing and peripheral toning at top, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; “An exhibition organized by Newcomb College of Tulane University and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service”—title page; 24 pages, illustrated (b&w). NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 11, in Netdesk office. More
Kyoto: Kyoto Shoin Co., Ltd., 1984. Oblong Quarto; VG condition; navy blue spine with gilt text; dark red slipcase shows only mild exterior wear; gilt text to exterior; intact panels; no jacket; cloth clean; straight boards; text block clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; pp 221; text in Japanese and English; Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section. More
Wilmette: T M Productions, 1980. Quarto; First printing; G-/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, red with white print; DJ in mylar, light edgewear, wear to hinges and flap folds, tear to rear fore edge, light shelfwear; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, cocked spine, wear to spine caps and corners; Text block has shaken binding, slight tanning to endpapers, light wear to fore edge of final pages, else clean and tight; 136 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w, color). [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.]. More
Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, 1988. Quarto; VG/G; off-white spine with black text; dust jacket has slight soiling; small chip to front fore edge; few other chips to edges; cloth exterior has minimal wear; strong, straight boards; text block exterior edges have very light wear; illustrated endpapers; frontispiece; previous owner's bookplate to half title page; tight binding; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 375; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Washington: Haversack, 1978. Quarto; G+; Paperback; Spine, bound pages; Cover is tan with black print, staple bound, slight edgewear but clean and bright; Text block has light spotting to edges, else clean and tight; paged 47-86, illustrated (b&w), advertisement sheet laid in. [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.]. More
Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead, 1979. Quarto; G/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, purple with white print; DJ has tears at spine ends and flap corners, tear to front bottom edge, 1-inch closed tear to rear top edge, mild shelfwear; Boards in purple cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 246 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). [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.]. More
Binghamton, NY: L.J. Buckley, 1927. Octavo; G; dark red spine with black text; no jacket; cloth show modest exterior wear; sturdy boards; minor wear to edges; text block exterior edges have slight toning; partial cracking to hinges; interior clean; frontispiece; illustrated; previous bookshop's sticker to rear pastedown; pp 820. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, tan with gold print; Boards quarter bound with tan paper to spine and green cloth to boards, toning to spine, wear to spine caps, peripheral toning, light shelfwear; Text block has green tinted top edge, deckle edges, tanning to endpapers, cracked hinges front and rear, p. vii has spine tear, clean text; x, 82 pages + 56 leaves of b&w plates each preceded by captioned leaf, frontispiece (color). More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1969. Reprint Edition. Octavo; VG; light brown spines with black text; reprinted; 2 volumes: Part I, Gleanings from Newspapers, 1721-1785, pp 323; Part II, Gleanings from Newspapers, 1785-1800, pp 331; no jackets; cloths show light exterior wear; strong boards; text block exterior edges have slight wear; frontispieces; tight bindings; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Washington, D.C. White House Historical Association. Mixed Editions. Small Quarto; VG-/VG-; black and brown pictorial spines with white text; mixed editions; 4 volumes: Collection 1, Numbers 1 Through 6, pp 385, 2004; Collection 2, Numbers 7 Through 12, pp 429, 2004; Collection 3, Numbers 13 Through 18, pp 217, 2008 [ISBN 9781931917001]; Collection 4, Numbers 19 Through 25, pp 530, 2010 [ISBN 9781931917094]; dust jackets have only slight wear to exterior; minor chips to edges; light smudges to rear; cloths to Collection 1 and 2 show light whitish smudges; cloth to Collection 3 and 4 clean; minor wear to edges; slightly splayed boards; vol. 2 has mildly cocked spine; text block exterior edges have light tone; interior clean; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1967. Quarto; G/G-; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print, call number label at bottom; DJ has edgewear, with small tears across top edge, scratching on front, shelfwear; Boards in grey cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has library label on front pastedown, barcode label on rear pastedown, penciled call number on title page verso, else clean and tight; 152 pages, illustrated (chiefly b&w). [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.]. More
New York: Sotheby's, 1985. Quarto; G+ Paperback; Covers have slight edgewear, some shelfwear, creasing to spine; Textblock clean; Pages not numbered [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.]. More
London and New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995. First Edition. Quarto; VG-/VG-; red pictorial spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket has mild rubbing to exterior; cloth shows minimal wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light tone to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; spine mildly cocked; pp 339; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Dallas: Books for All Time, 1991. Quarto; First printing; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, silver with black print; DJ has light edgewear, small tear to rear top edge, mild shelfwear; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, slight warping, slight bump to rear hinge near bottom, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight, award bookplate on front endpaper; Signed in ink by the author on the half-title page; 302 pages, frontispiece (color), illustrated (b&w). [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.]. More
Sydney, Australia: Council of the City of Sydney, 2016. Reprinted. Quarto; VG/VG; white pictorial spine with gilt and black text; reprinted with updates, 2016; dust jacket has slight exterior wear; cloth clean; strong boards; text block clean; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; tight binding; pp 248; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
