Dusseldorf: Verlag der Jungbuchhandel, 1963. Paperback. Very Good +. This neat little book is about designing window displays for bookshops. The text is IN GERMAN. Verlag der Jungbuchhandel (Dusseldorf), 1963. Softcover, 53 pages of text followed by 32 black and white photos. In very good condition with only faint wear to the wraps. The interior is bright and clean. No writing, highlighting, names, or bookplate. NOT ex-library. We ship our books in boxes or cardboard wraps, never in bags. Bay Leaf Books (... more information

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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. SIGNED by BOTH editors. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition with only very light wear. No writing, names, or bookplate. ... more information

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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. First printing. Hardcover. near fine. [Hunting] Capstick, Peter Hathaway. Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter’s Adventures in the African Bush. New York: St. Martin’s Press, first edition, first printing with original $10.95 price on font jacket flap. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 1/2 by 9 1/2-inches, xv, 297 pp. Mustard colored paper over light brown cloth spine with bright gilt spine titles. Book and jacket are both near fine with only the f... more information

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Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1973. First Printing of Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. First printing of third edition. Hardcover and dust jacket are VERY good with only the faintest wear. The dust jacket has not been price clipped, but somebody took an xacto knife and very neatly cut the price out, leaving only the dollar sign and the last "0." An exceptionally clean copy. No writing, names, or bookplate. NOT ex-library. ... more information

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New York: G.P. Putnams' Sons Knickerbocker Press, 1911. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. An exceedingly rare copy of Cicero's "A Defence of Old Age" published by G.P. Putnams' Sons Knickerbocker Press (New York), 1911. This copy includes a steel-engraved bookplate produced by the American Bank Note Co. for Ambrose Swasey depicting the Lick Telescope. Ambrose Swasey (1846-1937) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, astronomer, and philanthropist and he co-founded the... more information

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Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1979. First Thus, Limited. Leather_bound. As New. Darwin, Charles; Ashley Montagu, preface; Fritz Kredel, illustrator. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1979, "Collector's Edition," limited edition of an unspecified number of copies. Leather bound with bright gilt spine and cover titles and decorations, moiré silk endpapers, color frontis, ribbon bookmark, all edges gilt. As new, unread copy with only the... more information

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New York: The Grolier Club, 1924. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Fine. Louis V. Ledoux. A Descriptive Catalogue of an Exhibition of Japanese Figure Prints from Moronobu to Toyokuni. New York: The Grolier Club, 1924, frst edition limited to 300 copies. Hardcover, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2-inches, color frontis, xiv, 89 pp., 28 black & white plates. This copy has been expertly rebound by master bookbinder Vernon Wiering (Grand Rapids, Michigan); cream laid paper over a black Japanese cloth spine and paper spin... more information

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London: British Library, Oak Knoll, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. Brand new, unread copy. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket. No writing, names, or bookplate. ... more information

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France: Librairie Gründ , 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine. This is a complete set (8 Volumes) of the 1966 edition of this great resource. Illustrated with black and white images. Hardcover, burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles, no dust jackets as issued. All 8 volumes appear to be unread and unused with only very faint shelf wear. The gilt titles are not faded at all, nor is the cloth (see the photo). A massive, lovely set. Please email us if you'd like more images. No writing, names, or bookplate. N... more information

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Munich: Verlagsanstalt F. Bruckmann A.G., 1906. Bound Volume. Hardcover. Very Good. Die Kunst: Monatshefte für Freie und Angewandte Kunst - The Art: Monthly Magazine for Fine and Applied Arts, German Verlagsanstalt F. Bruckmann A.G. (Munich, Germany), bound edition of volume fourteen, 1905-1906. Features articles on fine art (including some bookplates images), book design, furniture, pottery, textiles, gardening, printwork, architecture, and much more. Text is IN GERMAN. Includes the finely designed... more information

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New York: TRO (Hollis Music, Inc., 1969. Paperback. Fair. Silverstein, Shel. Dirty Feet: A Collection of Songs by Shel Silverstein. New York: TRO (Hollis Music, Inc.), 1969, no edition stated. Softcover, 6 by 9-inches, 139 pp. Well worn wraps with a few small drip marks and tiny closed edge tears, heavy wear to the head and tail of the spine, and rounding/creasing to the corners. Sewn binding with loose, though intact, signatures. The interior is clean with no writing. Dirty Feet includes the music... more information

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Madrid: La Sociedad de Bibliófilos Españoles, 1959. Leather_bound. Very Good +. Don Pedro Gonzalez de Godoy. Discursos Serio-Iocosos sobre el Agua de la Vida (1682). Madrid: La Sociedad de Bibliófilos Españoles, Tercera Época Vol. II, 1959, number 293 of an unstated edition with Dr. Glaser’s name printed on the verso of the title page. Full speckled sheep with five raised spine bands, two leather spine labels in red and lavender with gilt titles, 7 by 9 5/8-inches, red top-stain, printed endpape... more information

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Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1947. Limited ed. Hardcover. Good +. Published by the Library of Congress in 1947, limited edition of 2,500 copies. In good condition with light wear, scratches and foxing to the boards. Light foxing to the endpapers and faint yellowing to the pages, otherwise the interior is nice and clean. The spine is strong and stable with all pages intact. Hardcover, tan paper over burgundy cloth spine. No writing, names, or bookplate. NOT ex-library. ... more information

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Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1975, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover, 2 volume set. Vol. 1: 1814-1819, published in 1975 by the Indiana Historical Society. Vol. 2: 1820-1824, published in 1978, still has the large, pull-out "Harmony on the Wabash" map in fine condition. Both volumes are very good with only light wear to the boards. No dust jackets as issued. The binding are green cloth and while very similar, there are some slight differences in the binding styl... more information

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New York: Merrell, 2008. Hardcover. New/new. Brand new, flawless copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket. We ship our books in boxes or cardboard wraps, never in bags. Bay Leaf Books (Member IOBA) is an open shop located in Sand Lake, Michigan, with 15 years of experience in offering fine books for discriminating readers. This beautiful, landmark book is the first to trace the history and reveal the highlights of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s important and ... more information

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