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Buffalo. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation. 1917. Bound in imprinted green cloth over boards. Thin 8vo (5"x8"). The First Edition. Illustrated with diagrams, 3 of which are fold-outs,detailing the specs and assembly instructions for the airplane.Laid-into volume are two Request for Transportation receipts issued by the U.S. War Department and a period Morse Code Pocket Signal Disk. The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of a series of "JN" biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series (the common nickname was derived from "JN") was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S. Army, the "Jenny" continued post-World War I as a civil aircraft as it became the "backbone of American post-war [civil] aviation.Thousands of surplus Jennys were sold at bargain prices to private owners in the years after the War and became central to the… Read More

Oakland. WIM. 1985 Bound in gilt titled cloth. Small Folio. Illustrated with full page colour plates and various monochrome images. Presents a complete overview of the artist's life and art with over 153color illustrations. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.

Oakland. WIM Publishing. 1988. Bound in gilt titled cloth. Decorated endsheets. Oblong Folio. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with full page color plates and further by monochrome drawings, photographs, etc. Impressive Catalogue raisonne of the influential California artist. A Very Fine, pristine copy in Very Good original Glassine.

Joliet. The P.F. Volland Co. 1926. Bound in pictorial decorated paper covered boards. In original publishers pictorial box. Square 12mo. The second edition. Illustrated throughout with colour drawings in the art deco style by John Gee. Very mild rubbing to rear cover. Head and tail pieces extremely mildly rubbed. Short tear to 1/2 title. Child's name in crayon to 1/2 title, else a Near Fine crisp copy. Box somewhat darkened with a short tear to one edge and evidence of water staining to bottom. A Crisp, bright copy in the rare publisher's box.

San Francisco. Bedford Press. 1987. Bound in gilt titled cloth over boards. Suare 4to. First Edition. Profusely illustrated throughout with coulour and monochrome plates. The mildest of soiling to prelims, else a Fine, crisp copy in a Very Fine dustwrapper.

London. Samuel Bagster. 1852. Bound in full blind ruled morocco. Blind ruled spine compartments with raised bands. Gilt titles. a.e.g. 32mo (2" x 3.5"). A bit of rubbing to extremities. A Near Fine crisp, sweet little copy.

Salt Lake City. Gibbs M. Smith, inc. 1983. Bound in titled cloth over boards. 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs. A Fine copy in a Very Good dustwrapper.

New York. George Eastman House. 1964. Bound in gilt titled cloth. 4to. First Edition. Illustrated with monochrome photographic plates. Very mild soiling to rear cover, else a Very Fine copy in Very Fine, paper dustwrapper. A Scarce title.

Paris. Zodiaque. 1985. Tall 4to. 12.o in. x 9.0 in. First Edition. Lavishly illustrated with full page colour and monochrome plates, diagrams, schematics, etc. Text in French. Bookplate to ffep, else a Very Fine copy in Fine dustwrapper and slightly scuffed original publishers slipcase.

Boston. The Atlantic Monthly Press. 1920. Bound in 3/4 grain morocco and marbled boards. Gilt titles to spine. Gilt ruled spine compartments with gilt tooled motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. t.e.g. 8vo. Profusely illustrated with various monochrome and colour photographs, drawings, paintings, etc. Mild wear to spine. Some offset to ffep else a Near Fine, crisp and pristine copy.

Racine. Whitman Publishing Co. 1938-1940. Bound in pictorial faux linen wrappers. Tall 4to. First Edition. Illustrated with colour plates by Ruth Newton. A Very Good copy.

Racine. Whitman Publishing Co. 1938-1940. Bound in pictorial faux linen wrappers. Tall 4to. First Edition. Illustrated with colour plates by Ruth Newton. A Very Good copy.

Chapel Hill. University of North Carolina Press. 1957. Cloth with gilt titled spine label. 4to. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with photographs, plans and maps. Very mild offset to title page, else Fine.

Pittsburgh. Carnegie Museum of Art. 2000. Bound in titled silver paper covered boards. Folio. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with colour and monochrome photographs. A Very Fine copy in a Very Fine dustwrapper.

New York. Scribners. 1905. Pictorial cloth. 8vo. Illustrated with photographs. Covers soiled else Very Good.

San Francisco. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 2002. Bound in gilt titled burgundy cloth over boards. Square 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with 17 black and white pictures and 76 duotone. A Very Fine crisp copy in a Fine dustwrapper.

New York. Abbeville Press, Inc. n.d. Bound in titled and embossed black cloth. Square Folio. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with colour and monochrome photographs of sculptures. Ink inscription to front paste down,pages and fore-edge a bit warped ( no internal damage apparent ), else a Fine, bright. copy in a Very Fine dustwrapper.

New York. Harry N. Abrams Inc. 1971. Gilt titled grey cloth. Thick Square 4to. First Edition. Illustrated throughout by photographs, floor plans, elevations, contemporary engravings, etc. A Fine copy in Very Good dustwrapper.

New York. Harper and Brothers. 1874. Bound in pictorial black embossed and gilt titled umber cloth over boards. 8vo. 6.5" x 9.0" The First Edition. Illustrated with a full page frontis map and further by many plates after wood engravings en texte. Mild rubbing to covers. A Fine, crisp copy.

New York. J.& H.G. Lanangley 1843. Bound in original publisher's pictorial gilt decorated brown cloth. 8vo. 6"x9 The First Edition. Illustrated throughout by maps and full-page plates. Chipping to head piece. Well executed repairs to spine cloth at gutter. Pastedowns and endsheets somewhat soiled. previous owners ink signature and small label to front pastedown. Occasional mild sporadic foxing. A Very-Good crisp and bright copy. Carey & Hart #307.