Cardiff: John Jones Cardiff Ltdf. 1977. Second printing. Hardcover. Clean tight fat 8vo, 504pp. Bottom edge is very lightly soiled at the tip. Spine ends are lightly bumped and there is some light foxing to the edges of the text block which does not bleed to the pages. The magnificent..... More
New York: Hippocrene Books, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to, 156pp. A comprehensive look at the art of military modelling. Step-by-step instruction, casting techniques, and finishing techniques. Lavishly illustrated in color and black and white plates showing various soldiers from around the world in their uniforms with all their..... More
Scrimshaw Press, 1973. Later printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight square 4to, unpaginated. Book has light shelf wear, minor scuffs to spine ends. Former owner name neatly penned on the front pastedown. A wonderful photo essay of homes, studios, sheds, and other building put together or restored by individuals or groups of..... More
New York: Artisan Publishing, 1998. Later printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight squar e 4to. Dust jacket has minimal wear, a light scratch on the back and one tiny chip to bottom edge. Book itself essentially flawless. A book for girls and boys to learn to knit with all kinds of material;..... More
New York: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Hardcover. Clean tight square 4to, 144pp. Very light shelf wear to dust jacket, small repaired tear to top edgeof spine. Creative and innovative knitting and patterns, sizing a sweater of varying colors, yarns, necks and ribs in addition to 30 of her own lovely designs..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Clean tight square 4to, 100pp. Some light shelf wear to dust jacket. One small brown stain, about 1/2" wide on the bottom front edge of the ffe, otherwise flaw-free. Ikat is a method of tie-dyeing yarn that produces a pattern with..... More
University of California, Berkeley, 2001. First edition. Softcover. New in wrapper. Tall, heavy 4to. Every culture has it's idea of utopia or perfect living stye. This book accompanied the exhibition Expressionist Utopias at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1993. It explores how the optimistic themes of utopia and fantasy..... More
Firenze: Presso Giovacchino Pagani, 1820. Second edition? Hardcover. Rather fragile, leather-bound 12mo, 494pp. Cover is lightly soiled and scuffed and hinges are still firm. Some foxing and toning to paper, but surprisingly nice for age. It appears that the spine cover was somewhat loose and repaired very neatly. Raised bands..... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 1990. Second printing. Softcover. Clean tight 4to, 334pp. Very mild shelf wear. 2530 entries, including definitions of jewels, gemstones, materials, processes and styles, and entries on principal designers and makers from antiquity to the present day. 585 illustrations, 16 in color. Example from Dresden's AA Pendant..... More
New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 238pp - two previews of the next books in the series. Very minor shelf wear to jacket. Daniel sees his parents murdered before his eyes and vows to find the perpetrator. Using his secret, deadly super powers..... More
New York: Quarto Inc., 1991. Later printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to, 175pp. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear and little chips at the spine ends. An excelent sketching book for all levels of artists, especially for beginning artists and young people with step-by-step projects and a gallery of inspirational drawings..... More
New York/London: Duncan Baird, 1977. Hardcover. Clean, tight slip case with The Dream Book and 20 Dream cards. Missing the Dream Eye Pillow, a small pillow that is supposed to make you sleep deeper and dream more. Price reflects this flaw. The Book and the Dream Cards are in great..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1863. Not given, probably first. Hardcover. Soiled, tight cloth covered 8vo, 187pp, hand sewn tight binding. Cover is not pretty with some soiling and spotting, tips and spine ends scuffed and bumped Light toning to pages, small watermark across top of bfe, does not..... More
London: Bodley Head, 1964. Fourth Impression. Hardcover. A scarce, clean, tight 8vo, 432pp. Dust jacket has one 2-1/2" open tear on the spine cover, faded and mildly soiled, and several closed tears to edges (in Mylar). Book is bumped at the spine ends, tips are mildly bumped but all in..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 243pp. A fascinating look at how dogs "tick". An excellent detailed perpective on our canine pals that is not a dry scientific tome, but a sensitive appreciation of the evolution of dogs alongside humans over the centuries. A...... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1995. Later printing. Softcover. Clean tight trade paperback, 263pp. A fabulous world of dreams and visions, philosophy and passion. 22 of Hesse's finest stories in this genre, translated into English here for the fine time. Tales of visionaries, seekers, pricesses, wandering poets. More
Storey County Publishing, 1999. First edition. Softcover. Clean, tight pamphlet 8vo, 31pp. Slight bend in the covers. Everything you could need to make incense. An unusual little booklet with sources, materials, techniques and secrets for success. More
New York: Doubleday, 1933. Rea Irvin. Second edition. Hardcover. Scarce in this condition. Clean, tight 8vo, 307pp, rough cut edges. This is quite an interesting dust jacket. It appears that the originial dust jacket was in seriously bad condition, so some clever person put a nifty gift wrap d.j. on..... More
New York: Anness Publishing/Hermes House, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, large, heavy 4to, 256pp, 600+ photographs. The book has some bumping to the bottom tips and an old price sticker on the back that someone tried to remove and did a bad job, but otherwise the interior is near..... More
New York: Abbeville Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, oblong 4to, 93pp. Some light rubbing to front edge of dust jacket and a small scuff to the spine ends. Homes for your pampered pet with a short history of doghouses in general, i.e. Marie Antoinette's and Washington Irving's. The..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973. Later printing. Softcover. Clean tight 4to, 212pp, 460 p0hotographs, 20 color plates. Very minor shelf wear. From the simple, basic candle to the most intricate sculptural form, this book gives a short history of candlemaking, explains how to make a structurally sound candle, designing..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1977. Reprint of Superior Publ. 1969 first edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to, 192pp. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Tales of the great wind ships that sailed during the Age of Sail. The Second Jonah - a man swallowed by a whale and lived to tell about it;..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1968. Reprint of Superior Publ. first edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to, 192pp. Very light shelf wear and in Mylar protection. The story of the intrepid pioneers who built the wooden schooners, four masters and other ships that brought the settlers from the east, around Cape Horn..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1960. Reprint edition from first edition by Superior Publ. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to, 192pp. The dust jacket is in very nice condition with some light chipping to top edges (in Mylar), and light toning of the edgesof the back of the d.j. The dramatic picture story..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1955. Second edition. Hardcover. Clean tight 4to, 168pp. Dust jacket has a few chips and tears to the edges, in Mylar, very slight mustiness, on 2" closed tear to top edge and some scuffing to tips. Book is crisp and clean and has numerous photographs. Drama..... More