Geographical, political, historical and cultural information of France.
Editions Artistiques LIP. 8Vo Obl. Softcover. 30pp. Photographs of the architecture and art of the Pantheon. Photography is clean on unmarked pages. Hinges are secure with some tears and peels, textblock is square with heavily bumped and chipped corners. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, chipping and tears, foxing, blush.....
Louis Janet, 1833. 32Mo, Hardcover. 242pp. Pocket information guide to European cities. Red leather boards with gilt hilights and embossing. Text in French is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners, textblock has gilt edging. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, small cover abrasions, foxing.....
Ballantyne and Co., 1827. 2nd. 12Mo Hardcover. 381pp. Vol. VI only. Text unmarked with a warm patina from age and foxing throughout. Bound in quarter leather with front board disconnected at hinge, fully detached but present. Heavy chipping and discoloration to edges. Spine cover is missing. Binding intact with a......
University of Nevada Press, 2003. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 193pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Bound in black boards with gold gilt lettering and pointed corners. White jacket is unclipped and glossy with minimal wear.
Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1895. 4To, Hardcover. 190pp. Red boards with embossed golden highlights, gilt gold lettering on spine. Text is clean on natural pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Inner hinges are secure with some separation at endpapers. Some overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, edgewear, bumped corners on.....
International Film Guide, 1966. 2 Volumes. 12Mo Softcover. A complete two volume set containing the great tradition and the personal style. Contents unmarked on bright pages with b/w phots. Red and blue covers are glossy with pointed corners and a few micro chips to vol. 1. Binding is tight and.....
Dobson Books, Ltd., 1969. 1st Printing. Elephant Folio Softcover. 96p. Colorful pages are unmarked with a light patina. Wraps are toned with a small rubbed patch on back. Binding is disconnected and split down center of spine, hinges are still attached. A good reading copy.
Paris: Libraire D'economie Commerciale, 1930. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 193pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Boards are slightly dusted with gold gilt lettering and bumped corners. Publisher sticker on bottom of title page.
Regional Publishing Company, 1966. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 354pp. Volume 1 only. Pages are unmarked with a mild patina and one foldable illustrated map. Bound in black cloth boards with pointed corners, silver gilt lettering and soiling present on front side. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Lacks a......
Librairie Hachette, 1951. 12Mo, Softcover. 95pp. Classiques Illustres Vaubourdolle. Text in French is clean on uncreased natural pages, sporadic if any written notes and underlining. Unbroken spine, textblock is square with bumped corners. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, spottage, full pageblush.
Spain: Taschen, 1999. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. Text in German. 237pp. Glossy pages are unmarked and full of lovely color photography throughout. Binding firm. Printed orange boards clean and bright. Jacket remains in very good+ condition, unclipped with only a few small spots of brown residue staining a corner of.....
Chapman & Hall, 1888. Volume I. 8Vo Hardcover. 470pp. Volume one only. Warm pages are unmarked. Re-bound leather boards are pointed with five raised bands over spine, gold gilt lettering and minor wear to edges. Contents pages are shaken, binding is otherwise sound and tight. Hinges are fully attached. Full.....
Bray et Retaux, 1879. 5th Revised and Edited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. In French. Second volume only. Hardbound in quarter gilt titled leather with paper covered sides. Binding loosened along front hinge but overall secure. Boards mildly worn. 368p. Interior sparsely foxed and last page loosened from binding.
Doubleday & Company, 1968. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 392p. Toned pages crisp and unmarked. Brown cloth covered boards with tan cloth spine titled in red. Boards slightly discolored around margins and lightly bumped at corners. Binding secure. Jacket included in good condition, clipped with sticker in center and tape at.....
Pantheon Books, 1976. 1st American Edition. 4To Softcover. Pages are unmarked with b/w photos. Covers are glossy with mild chipping to edges and an upcurl on front. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Spine is unbroken. Name inscribed and bookstore stamp present on front endpages.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013. 1st. Paperbck. 4to. 431pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with color & b/w illustration throughout. Binding is square with hinges firmly attached. Glossy covers are bright with minor surface wear, a few light bumps and a lightly lifted fore edge.
Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2011. 1st. 4To Softcover. 189p. Text unmarked on glossy pages with colorful illustrations and photos. Covers are pointed with fainted scuff on backside. Binding is tight with a slight cant, spine is unbroken. A few small stains on side of text-block.
Rizzoli, 2004. 1st printing. Hardcover. 4to. 191pp. Contents are clean and thoroughly accented with glossy photographs. White paper boards are clean with pointed corners. Binding is square and secure. Glossy DJ is bright, unclipped and in near fine condition.
The Easton Press, 2001. Eliot Edition. Millenium Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 443pp. Lovely collectors edition hardbound in deep red colored leather, banded spine squared. Accents in 24k gold gilding with five raised bands over spine. Binding tight and uncracked. Gilt dentelles outline inner squares. White pages between crimson moire silk endpapers.....
Carolina Academic Press, 1979. Signed. 8Vo Hardcover. 158pp. Green boards, copper lettering on spine, unclipped jacket. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Signed and inscribed by author on 2nd frontleaf. Moderate overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, some board rubbing and spottage.....
Texas Tech University Press, 2007. 8Vo Hardcover. 288p. White pages are unmarked. Bound in black cloth with pointed corners. Turquoise jacket is unclipped with minor wear to edges. Tightly bound with secure hinges. Previous owner's name stamped on half-title.
A.L. Burt Company, 1910. Complete in One Volume. 8Vo Hardcover. 851p. Text is unmarked with a light patina. Bound in maroon cloth with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding is tight and square, back hinge split but remains fully attached.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Hardcover. 8vo. 435pp. Undated, most likely 1910 reprint. Bound in burgundy cloth boards with gilded titling along the spine and black and white plates. Front hinge is mostly detached and rear hinge is loosened. Spine is sunned, darkening title slightly, and cover boards show general scuffing.....
Oxford University Press, 2009. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 534pp. White pages are unmarked. Boards are glossy and crisply pointed with minimal wear. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Heavy foxing on top-edge of text-block.
Museum Restoration Service, 1984. No. 18. 8Vo Chapbook. 40pp. Text unmarked on white pages. Glossy wraps have crisply pointed corners with an old price sticker on front and minimal wear. Stapled binding tight and square, hinges uncreased.