208 p., clean and unmarked; map in pocket on front paste-down; many photos; binding firm; gray boards have minimal wear despite absence of d.j. View More...
690 p., clean and unmarked; many fabulous period photos; maps, one a large fold-out full-color map of Europe and Africa, with some creases and a closed tear across Portugal and another a large-fold-out full-color map of Australia and environs, not torn but chipped at edges; binding firm; half-leather boards with gilt lettering between raised has moderate rubbing and bumping, rather more severe at edge of front board. View More...
536 p., clean and unmarked except for pencilled arrow next to entry in t.o.c. "The Making of a Japanese Newspaper;" many fabulous period photos of Haiti, Cuba, Peking, Siberia (Russia's 'Wild East;'),and other places, plus original full-page artwork in color; binding firm; half-leather boards with gilt lettering between raised bands on spine have moderate rubbing and bumping. View More...
718 p., immaculate and unmarked anywhere; many fabulous period photos plus original art work (8 full-page, full-color watercolors to accompany article on goldfish);front gutter cracked but binding firm and volume square; half leather boards with gilt lettering between raised bands have slight rubbing and bumping. View More...
768 p., clean and unmarked; many fabulous period photos, the sections on Alsace and on Jerusalem are full-page and in color; original artwork includes fold-out color art reproduction of "Vasco Da Gama at the Court of the Zamorin of Calicut" by Jose Velloso Salgado; binding firm; half-leather boards with gilt lettering between raised bands on spine have a bit of rubbing and bumping. View More...
120 p., immaculate and unmarked, maps and fabulous color photos; binding firm; wrapper has minimal wear. However, the gift inscription on verso of front panel has been marked through with black permanent pen. View More...
Large hard back book with a total of 347 unmarked pages with a Dust Jacket. Note: Dust jacket hace light edge wear on the corners. Shelf wear on the bottom of the book. View More...
First two vols. of four-vol. set sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourish of the Turkish Republic; Turkish and English. Despite absence of d.j.s or slipcases, the gray boards with still bright gilt ornamentation and black lettering there is only minimal wear--Vol. 1 has faint foxing on a blank end page and Vol. 2 has faint marks on rear board; bindings tight; lavishly illustrated on glossy unaged paper, including map end pages. 12" x 9". View More...
Subtitle: "A Natural History of America's Coastal Islands;" 208 p., immaculate and unmarked; many fabulous photos; beige boards well protected by glossy photographic d.. View More...
"Revised by Edward G. Huey [...] With Many Maps and Illustrations by Marey Sherwood Wright Jones" 1935; 451 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong paper only mildly age-toned; charming ill.; binding tight; clean boards well protected by clean pictorial d.j. protected by Brodart cover. There are, however, significant closed tears at crown of spine panel, and upper corner of back panel. View More...