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Fine printing and bookbinding from San Francisco and its environs. A representative exhibition for the Grolier Club selected and catalogued by David Magee
by David Magee
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- Used - Fine
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- no dj as issued
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- 1961
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SGD 157.65
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San Francisco: Printed at the Grabhorn Press for Carroll T. Harris, 1961. Fine/no dj as issued. Fine printing and bookbinding from San Francisco and its environs. A representative exhibition for the Grolier Club selected and catalogued by David Magee.
Printed at the Grabhorn Press for Carroll T. Harris, presented to members of the Grolier Club on the occasion… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Orchid Door - Ancient Korean Poems - Poems from the last 2000 years, published in English in Kobe, Japan in 1935
by Joan S. Grigsby (editor, translator)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st edition
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SGD 308.45
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Kobe, Japan: J. L Thompson & Co. 1st edition. Very Good. J. L Thompson & Co, Kobe, Japan, 1935, IN ENGLISH, silk-covered board with paper tag with title in red and black, endpapers made from rice paper, cord binding, tipped-in illustrations by Lilian Miller.
Cover has some fading and light shelf wear, paper sligthly browned. No damage.… Read more about this item Item Price
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3 leaves with numerous woodcuts, Architecture - 1566
by Sebastiano Serlio (b1475)
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- Used
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- 1566
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- No binding
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SGD 272.81
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1566. no binding. 1566, loose pages
3 leaves from the first Quarto Edition of Serlio's "Five Books of Architecture," one of the first modern works on architecture.
Sebastiano Serlio (6 September 1475 - c. 1554) was an Italian Manierist architect, who was part of the Italian team building the Palace of Fontainebleau. Serlio helped canonize the classical… Read more about this item Item Price
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Des Livres: Chapitre X, Livre II, des Essais de Messire Michel Seigneur de Montaigne, Chevalier de l'Ordre du Roy et Gentilhomme Ordinaire de sa Chambre Maire et Govverneur de Bourdeaus
by Montaigne, Michel de
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- Used - Fine
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- no dj as issued
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- 1st edition
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- 1951
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- Hardcover
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SGD 171.36
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Haarlem: Enschede en Zonen, 1951. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/no dj as issued. Printed for the Gezelschap Nonpareil, Amsterdam, by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, 1951. 8vo, (7.5x4.5") 31pp. + colophon,. Marbled paper-covered boards, In fine condition with very slight shelfwear.
-- From the estate of printer and publisher David Way; with inscription "To David Way with all… Read more about this item Item Price
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Illustrations of North American Pitcherplants (1935)
by Walcott, Mary Vaux
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- Used
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- 1st edition
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- 1935
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- Plates in hardcover portfolio
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SGD 500.38
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Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1935. 1st edition. plates in hardcover portfolio. Walcott, Mary Vaux
Illustrations of North American Pitcherplants
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1935. First Trade Edition. Hardcover, 1/2 Leather over Cloth four-fold portfolio closing all sides. Smithsonian Institution seal on the front cover, gilt spine. Inside:
7 pages with title, content & foreword; 15 color plates with… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 500.38
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Woman and Puppet. A Spanish Romance. (1927) One of only 10 with original drawing by Clara Tice
by Pierre Louys / Clara Tice (illustrations)
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- Used
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- One of only 10 with original drawing by Clara Tice
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- 1927
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- Hardcover
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SGD 1,357.19
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New York: Privately printed for the Pierre Louÿs Society, 1927. One of only 10 with original drawing by Clara Tice. Hardcover. Clara Tive. Privately printed for the Pierre Louÿs Society, 1927. [New York?:] Privately printed for the Pierre Louÿs Society, 1927, 270 pages. No 6 of only 10 special copies with a signed original drawing on the half-title page.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,357.19
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The Frick Collection: An Illustrated Catalogue of the Works of Art in the collection of Henry Clay Frick, vols 2 and 3 (plate volumes) (1949, design by Bruce Rogers)
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- Used - Fine
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- no dj as issued
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- 1949
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- Hardcover
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SGD 1,302.36
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New York: The Frick Art Reference Library, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/no dj as issued. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Rare and beautiful illustrated catalogues of prints collected by Henry Clay Frick, one of only 175 copies. From the estate of printer/publisher David Way.
For sale in this listing are: Vol 2 plates I - LXVIII and vol. 3 plates… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,302.36
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Portfolio 2: with Eight Prints from the Drawings appearing in "The Catholic Worker
by Fritz Eichenberg
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- Used - Fine
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- New old stock from the estate of Thistle Press publisher David W
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- 1955
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- Portfolio in wrappers
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SGD 171.36
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New York: Thistle Press, 1955. New old stock from the estate of Thistle Press publisher David Way, in 'LIKE NEW' condition. portfolio in wrappers. Fine. New York, Thistle Press, 1955, Loose plates in printed wrapper
Thistle Press, 1955, portfolio, with 8 prints each, each print 17 x 11.5 inches, printed on light cream moulded paper imported from… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.36
Les nuits - Officina Bodoni 1924
by Musset, Alfred de
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- Used
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- 1st edition
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- 1924
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- Hardcover
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SGD 788.27
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Montagnola: Officina Bodoni, 1924. 1st edition. Hardcover. Montagnola, Officina Bodoni, 1924, Hardcover
Officina Bodoni, Montagnola, Officina Bodoni, 1924, 55,(1)p., printed in 230 copies (225), orig. gilt-lettered vellum, 4to, in custom-made clamshell box w. gilt publisher's device on lid and gilt-lettered black morocco letterpiece on spine. - Fine, partly unopened copy. = Mardersteig 8. Item Price
SGD 788.27
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Selections of ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century, out of the collection in the possession of the author (1814)
by Smith, Charles Hamilton
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- Used
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- 1814
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SGD 815.69
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London: William Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press, 1814. London, , 1814, Leatherbound hardcover
London, William Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press. For Messrs. Colnaghi and Co, 1814. First Edition. 36.5 x 26.5 cm. Frontispiece, Decorated Title Page, Title Page, Engraved Dedication Page, viii [Preface], (2) [subscribers list). (60) unpaginated, colored Plates with text description pages, (1) directions to the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 815.69
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6 volumes in stunning binding from the PASSY EDITION of de Kock' works
by Charles Paul de Kock
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- Used - Fine
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- no dj's as issued
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- 1st editions, limited to 50 copies
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- 1904
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- Leatherbound Hardcover
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SGD 1,165.26
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New York: The Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1904. 1st editions, limited to 50 copies. Leatherbound Hardcover. Fine/no dj's as issued. New York, The Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1908, Full Leather binding
The Frederick J. Quinby Company, New York,
SISTER ANNE, 1902, a novel in 2 volumes from the 'Passy Edition of the Works of Charles Paul… Read more about this item Item Price
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El hondero entusiasta (1923 - 1924) Colección "Cuadernos de poesía" núm. 2
by Pablo Neruda
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- Used - good - very good
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- no dj as issued
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- 1933
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- Wrappers
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SGD 541.51
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Santiago de Chile: Empresa Letras, 1933. Wrappers. good - very good/no dj as issued. Santiago de Chile, Empresa Letras, 1933, Wrappers
Empresa Letras, 1933 in: "Cuadernos de poesía", No. 2, 8to, 34 pages. in wrappers, Second edition. Spine with some damage, front cover separated. Plates browned, but clean and without markings.
Translaton f]rom Neruda's introduction: "The… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GAME OF THE CHESSE Reproduced from a copy in the British Museum. With a Few Remarks on Caxton's Typographical Productions
by CAXTON, William
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- Used - very good
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- First Facsimile Edition
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- 1855
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- Hardcover
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SGD 1,028.18
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London: John Russell Smith, 1855. First Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. very good. London, John Russell Smith, 1855, Hardcover
John Russell Smith, 1855, Large 8vo, approximately 1.5 x 8.6 inches (29 x 21 cm), 24 half page woodcuts in the text, title page in red and black 167 unnumbered pages of the original Caxton edition, followed by 8 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,028.18
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The twelve moneths and Christmas Day, from 'Fantastickes.' New old stock from publisher's estate
by Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626
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- Used - Fine
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- no dj as issued, in slipcase
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- 1st ed. limited to 1000
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- 1951
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SGD 54.84
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New York: Clarke & Way, 1951. 1st ed. limited to 1000. Fine/no dj as issued, in slipcase. various. Clarke & Way, 1951.Printed in an edition of 1000 copies on English hand-made paper by the Thistle Press in New York City with design and hand-setting by Bruce Rogers. 'New-old-stock' from the estate of publisher David Way, the book in… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 54.84
Last Call - Signed, no 462 of only 500 copies - Subterranean Press
by Tim Powers
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No dj as issued.
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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SGD 377.00
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Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2008. Hardcover. Near Fine/No dj as issued.. J. K. Potter. Subterranean Press, 2008. 8vo. Illustrated by J. K. Potter. First Subterranean Press edition, one of 500 copies (#462) signed by Powers and Potter. Publisher's full gray cloth, spine lettered in metallic blue, dust jacket. Minor rubbing, else fine. This title won the World Fantasy… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 377.00
Last Call - Signed, no 58 of only 300 copies - Charnel House
by Tim Powers
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No dj as issued.
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- 1992
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- Hardcover in slipcase
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SGD 610.05
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Lynbrook, NY: Charnel House, 1992. Hardcover in slipcase. Near Fine/No dj as issued.. Peter Richardson. Charnel House, 1992. in illustrated slipcase, Illustrated with 3 inserted color plates by Peter Richardson; 8vo; 571 pages; No dj as issued. one of 350 numbered copies (#58), signed by Tim Powers. This title won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 610.05
The Black Curtain- Limited, numbered and signed Centipede Press edition
by Cornell Woolrich
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- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
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- - Limited, numbered and signed Centipede Press edition of 300
- Published
- 2016
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781613471470
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SGD 404.42
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Lakewood, Colorado: Centipede Press, 2016. - Limited, numbered and signed Centipede Press edition of 300. Hardcover. New/New. Like NewThe Black Curtain- Limited, numbered and signed Centipede Press edition. Limited to 300 copies. This is no. 276.
Introduction by Jack Seabrook.
Several reprints of old Cornell Woolrich The Black Curtain covers, all in full color. All copies signed by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Milkmaid of Montfermeil - 2 vol - The Works of Charles Paul De Kock - Passy Edition
by Charles Paul de Kock
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- Used - very good
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- no dj as issued
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- 'Passy Edition (published in an edition of 50 sets, this no. 4 o
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- 1908
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- Full leather binding
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SGD 514.09
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New York: The Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1908. 'Passy Edition (published in an edition of 50 sets, this no. 4 of 50). Full leather binding. very good/no dj as issued. J. C. Fireman. The Frederick J. Quinby Company, New York, 1908. a novel in 2 volumes from the 'Passy Edition (published in an edition of 50 sets (this… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 514.09
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Kuro Nakaboban Papers - Made by hand in Japan
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- Used - very good
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- 1st ed
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- no date
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- Wrappers
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SGD 212.49
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New York: Japan Paper Company, no date. 1st ed. wrappers. very good. Japan Paper Company, New York, no date. Stapled wrappers, 6 1/2" x 9". 20 sample pages of hand-made deckle edge paper with printed descriptions and suggested uses of paper. Some with uncut edges, some are embossed.
A sample trade catalog in very good condition, folded… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ninety-four proverbial expressions & select sentences. . .
by WHITNEY, Samuel & [RUMFORD, James]
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- Used
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- 1st edition limited to 90
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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SGD 308.45
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Honolulu, HI: Mission Houses Museum & Manoa Press, 1995. 1st edition limited to 90. Hardcover. Mission Houses Museum & Manoa Press, 1995. 7.25 x 10.25 in. 20 pages, unpaginated, printed on handmade paper. Tipped-in photogravure frontispiece., 3 tipped-in color illustrations. Simulated half-calf over marbled boards, printed title label on front cover,
-- Signed & numbered on colophon… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 308.45