Two parts in one volume, (8), 436, (2) pp. (continuous pagination), comprising the first illustrated edition of Felini's guidebook to ancient and modern Rome, the first part focused primarily on the churches of Rome, including a large table listing all of the churches, a list of the station churches, a...... More

Two volumes ([iv], 315, appendix of [2], 174 pp.; and [viii], 427-524, [4], 395-728, [2] pp.) comprising three of the five reports issued in 1835 by the House of Lords to investigate the state of prisons in England and Wales, with the goal of researching the prospect of instituting a...... More

Rare 18th century map of the city of Paris and its environs, divided into four sheets of twenty sections each, mounted on canvas and folded, to make a large map of approximately 38-1/2 by 56-1/4 inches, dedicated to King Louis XV, with scale and explanation of abbreviations, each sheet with..... More

5 vols.: One vol. text (207 pp.), including detailed analytical essay, ext. notes with bibliographic material, indices, and 4 vols. containing 810 excellent plates (3 in colors and gold) reproducing all the illuminations. Large 4to and folio. Uniform boards portfolios. Paris 1911-1927. Privately printed for Société Française de Reproductions de..... More

Paris: L'Imprimerie de P. Fr. Gueffier, Libraire-Imprimeur, rue de la Harpe, 1774. 12mo (13.6 × 7.8 cm). Later green marbled boards with gilt-tooled leather spine; 110, [1] pp., illustrated with 6 folding tables of calendrical data (hors-texte) and three volvelles, affixed to leaf of card stock following p. 92. Followed..... More

A complete collection of 4 volumes comprising this set by Moussinac, which provides an important documentation of furniture and interiors by notable French Art Deco designers, each volume with an introduction by Moussinac followed by a large number of plates (58, 52, 53, and 50), many of which are done..... More

A beautiful and rare album comprising title page, a map showing the location of the naval battle of Kil-Bouroun (Kinburn), and 15 chromolithographic plates depicting mostly maritime scenes after the battle along the ice-bound Dnieper River, including inside the fort, disembarking onto the ice, and ruined fortifications, lithographed and colored..... More

Two parts in one volume, xxiv, 264, xxiv, 166 pp. volume in Latin on the ancient Roman Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio and the Casamari Abbey, including the history and architecture of the buildings, indices. Illustrated with two engraved folding plates in Part I, including the façade..... More

Prague: Odeon, 1927-1931. Octavos (ca. 21.8 × 17.3 cm). Later full calf with titles to spines; in cloth-covered card slipcase; preserving all front and rear wrappers; approx. 32–40 pp. per issue. Numerous photographs and illustrations per issue. Wrappers resized with very slight loss to right and lower margin of wrappers..... More

Kaunas: Naujas žodis, 1929. Octavo (18 × 12 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by R. Vosylius; 42, [6] pp. Good or better; wrappers somewhat worn; small nicks and light soil. First edition of this collection of satirical poems, a kind of stylistic continuation of Tilvytis' previous work, "3 Grenadeers" (3 Grenadiriai)..... More

1914. Presentation album promoting the work of the pioneering printing firm, including unpaginated (16 pp.) introductory text printed in blue, black, silver and white within elaborately ornamented borders, and 12 mounted samples of work by the firm, including publicity brochures, advertisements, pamphlets, stationery, and other items, most in striking colors..... More

Wuppertal: Verlag der Kalender, 1961. Large square octavo (29.3 × 30.5 cm). Original stiff printed wrappers; Chinese-style folded leaves; ca. 64 pp. A few stains and light toning to wrappers; internally very good. Collaborative bookwork by Vostell, a leading exponent of Décollage, and Dufrêne, a leading Nouveau Réaliste artist and..... More

4 vols., facsimile edition of the 17th century work from the Ten Bamboo Studio showcasing a variety of paper samples with original colorful woodblock decoration, augmented with the gonghua technique of blindstamping and printed in multiple colors, decorative motifs include flowers and trees, vases, furniture, landscapes, butterflies, animals, and figures..... More