Search Results: Authors starting with T from Charles Lewis Best Booksellers

New York: Sportomatic, 1980. paperbound. In quite good condition./No Dust Jacket. Duodecimo, (18cm/7.25inches), paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 47. Fullly Illustrated w/ b-w halftones, schematics, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ...

London: Methuen & Company, 1926. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [17.5cm/6.75inches], full gilt-embossed blazing blue cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 116, indexed & publisher's advertisements. Illustrated with 24 b-w halftone plates, &tc.. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. In exceptionally good condition. Hardcover. 

San Diego, California: A Noah Tafolla Risk, 2013. First Edition. Paperbound. Fine/No. Demy folio, [28.5 by11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 96. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Author Noah Tafolla is the producer and narrator of “Wonderland” — a KBPS TV program he started from scratch and that has spotlighted spots around the Point Loma Peninsula 1

México, D F: Ed Joaquín Mortiz, 1986. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Hardback: library binding 216 pages, plus 30 pages of photos and index. In Spanish; en Español. Ex-library, with the usual marks and stickers, but all stickers on the cover have been removed without a trace. Otherwise, clean. ... Por mis pistolas ("For my Pistols") is a 1938 Mexican film dealing with the Mexican Revolution starring Sara García. During the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, -[circa 1935-1960]-, filmmakers often solicited Garcia to play movie roles during those years. However, she interrupted her stage career to appear in only one film between 1918 and 1933. Doña Sara appeared in the film Yo soy tu padre ("I Am Your Father") in 1927. Six years later, however, she returned to the screen full-time in El vuelo de la muerte ("Death Flight") in 1933. She then began a very long career of 148 films. Her first starring role was in the 1936 film… Read More

Herzlia, Israel: Albatross Publishing, 2006. Hardcover. As new/as new. Demy folio, [27.75cm/13.25inches], full pictorial cloth with matching mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 176. Illustrated exclusivly with aerial colour plates. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The author's webpage notes: "Albatross is dedicated to creating a visual image for each of its clients, using a winning combination of stills, video, aerial and ground photography along with documentary content. From the beginning, Albatross’ founders, photo artist and publisher Duby Tal and Moni Haramati, one of the most senior flight photographers in Israel, have brought their unwavering commitment to quality, professionalism and innovation to each and every project. Albatross believes in contributing to the State of Israel and, through our books, movies, and many collaborative efforts with artists, researches and other organization, we bring a vibrant message of love for our country."

London: Historical Publications Ltd, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full chrome-embossed Wedgewood blue cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 144, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Sono, located in Lomdon's West End, was developed from farmland by Henry VIII in 1536, when it became a royal park. It became a parish in its own right in the late 17th century, when buildings started to be developed for the upper class, including the laying out of Soho Square in the 1680s. St Anne's Church was established during the late 17th century, and remains a significant local landmark; other churches are the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory and St Patrick's Church in Soho Square. The aristocracy had mostly moved away by the mid-19th century, when Soho was particularly badly hit by an outbreak of cholera in… Read More

Fremont, CA: Toucan Valley , 1996. First Impression. Ring Binder. In exceptionally good condition. 52 separate fact sheets on heavy card stock, all within a standard ring binder. Ex-library, with one small sticker and two library stamps, all on the title page (card). The ring binder has no marks or stickers, but the binder and the edges of the cards are shelfworn, especially the extreme right-hand edges of the binder, where the plastic cover has split, revealing the heavy cardboard within. Otherwise perfect: clean and crisp, with no marks, tears, or bent cards. The binder remains solid and functional.

Fremont, CA: Toucan Valley , 1999. First Impression. Ring Binder. 33 separate fact sheets on heavy card stock, all within a standard ring binder. Ex-library, with one small sticker and two library stamps, all on the title page (card). Otherwise perfect: clean and crisp, with no marks, tears, or bent cards. The ring binder is also in primo condition, with no marks or stickers.

Hong Kong : Art of China, 1988. First Impression. Paperbound. New/No. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 128. Fully illustrated with b/w halftones and colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The first use of overglaze enameling is found on the slip-covered wares of northern China. This was an innovation of the Jin dynasty (1115-1234), with documented pieces as early as 1201. These were utilitarian wares, not for imperial use. Under the emperors of the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911) dynasty, the various techniques of overglaze enameling reached their heights at the manufacturing centre in Jingdezhen. ... Jingdezhen may have produced pottery as early as the sixth century CE, though it is named after the reign name of Emperor Zhenzong, in whose reign it became a major kiln site, around 1004. By the 14th century it had become the largest centre of production of Chinese porcelain, which it has… Read More

Beijing, China: Shen Shee Museum, 1974. Portfolio. In exceptionally good condition. Portfolio, [37.5cm/15inches], of roughly 50+ colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... During the Tang dynasty, as a golden age in Chinese civilization, Chinese painting developed dramatically, both in subject matter and technique. The advancements in technique and style that characterized Tang painting had a lasting influence in the art of other countries, especially in East Asia (Korea, Japan, Vietnam) and central Asia. A considerable amount of literary and documentary information about Tang painting has survived, but very few works, especially of the highest quality. A walled-up cave in the Mogao Caves complex at Dunhuang was discovered by Sir Aurel Stein, which contained a vast haul, mostly of Buddhist writings, but also some banners and paintings, making much the largest group of paintings on silk to survive. These are now in the British Museum and… Read More

New York: Louis Tannen, Inc, 1980. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full pictorial cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 783, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Drama Theater Magic

Helsinki, Finland: Forssan Kirjapaino Oy, 1978. Paperback. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [20cm/8in], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 112 Fully illustrated with 200 b-w halftones

México, D F: Grupo Editorial Norma , 2009. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Hardback Páginas 715 pages. In Spanish; en Español. Traducción de Luisa Borovsky. Ex-library, Mylar covered, with the usual stamps and stickers. Otherwise, clean & crisp, with no marks, tears, or turned corners; tight binding. Appears to be an unread copy.

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchinitz, 1927. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition/No Dust Jacket. Pocket Book, [16cm/6.25in], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 330. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... On board ship, Ogle is smitten with the sophisticated good looks of a Parisian woman with a son about his own age. Mme. Momoro, however, is more interested in an American businessman who is dragging his family across the Atlantic to get daughter Olivia away from an unsuitable young man. To Ogle, Mr. Tinker appears to be a course, back-slapping shopkeeper, totally lacking in culture and sensitivity; the wife appears dull; the daughter sullen. Ogle has been brought up to believe in a natural aristocracy of intellectual, artistic individuals. He’s shocked that other intelligent people express high regard for Tinker and his buying power. When Ogle finds himself far from home, short of money, without friends, he’s forced to re-think his… Read More

La Jolla, California: Tasende Gallery, 1982. First Impression. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Demy table, [9 by11.25inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, unpaginated. illustrated exclusively with 33 b-w halftone plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... In the early 1980's, Tasende wrote a letter to Henry Moore, whom he had never met, stating that Tasende was interested in acquiring a large sculpture for the Phoenix Art Museum. The museum director, Ronald Hickman, was a friend of Tasende’s who had also been a curator at the San Diego Museum of Art. Moore was represented in England by prestigious galleries, such as the Marlborough Gallery and Fisher Fine Arts, but Tasende wrote to the artist directly, inquiring about a large sculpture. Moore replied quickly and simply: “How large is large?” Tasende and Hickman jumped on a plane and went directly to Moore’s house in Much Hadham, England. Tasende purchased one… Read More

Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press, © 1927. First Impression. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Royal octavo, [24.5cm/9.75inches], full gilt-embossed slate-blue cloth, sans dust jacket, pp. 471, indexed. Illustrated with 832b-w halftones, pen & ink drawings &tc.. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs.

Alicante y Velencia, Spain, 1985. Sala de Exposiciones - Alicante y Circulo de Bellas Artes. Paperback. In quite good condition.. Demy table, [9.5 by 8.75inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, unpaginated. fully illustrated with b-w laftones as well as colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. 

Brooklyn, New York: Vaad Hanochos Hatmimim, 1995. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed Tyrean-purple cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. xxvii, 368. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Beyond the Letter of the Law is a collection of sixty essays embracing nine generations of chassidic exposition on the Ethics, based on the works of Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson. In addition to proving the "chassidic dimension" to the Ethics, these essays embody a broad sampling of the Rebbe's teachings: his ideas on freedom of choice, good and evil, absolute and relative truth, love, language, business, food, crime, and virtually every aspect of the endeavor of life

San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1963. Hardcover. In quite good condition./No dust jacket. Octavo, [21.5cm/8.5inches] full ebony-embossed red-eyed cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 123, indexed. Fully Illustrated with Please feel free to ask particulars and/or additional snapshots. In quite good condition. ... The original "Sin City" designation dates back to 1906 and an area called Block 16, which was on First Street between Ogden and Stewart avenues, according to the Las Vegas Sun. This area and the nearby Block 17 were legally allowed to sell liquor, offering drinks to railroad travelers and workers. Block 16 saloons soon started renting out back rooms or upstairs areas to prostitutes, who would give the bar a cut of their earnings. One of the early saloons, The Arizona Club, also became a gambling hall in 1912. All of Sin City's vices were fully available more than 100 years ago, long before the era of mobsters with casino connections

London & New York: James S. Virtue, no date 1852 or1884 ?. Half-bound Calf. VG Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Jumbo octavo, [25cm/10 inches], full gilt-embossed ebony-coloured half-bound calf/ grey boards sans dust jacket, -as issued-, pp. 466-808; 1-375 . Illustrated w/ fine photogravures. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Taylor's published oeuvre includes: The Pictorial History of Scotland, London, 1852–9, 2 vols. enlarged edition, 1884–8, 6 vols. The Scottish Covenanters, London, 1881. The Age we live in: a History of the Nineteenth Century, Glasgow, 1884. Curling, the ancient Scottish Game, Edinburgh, 1884; 2nd ed. 1887, The Great Historic Families of Scotland, London, 1887, 2 vols.; 2nd ed. 1891–4.Taylor also enlarged and continued Patrick Fraser Tytler's History of Scotland, (1845, 1851, 1863); abridged John Kitto's Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature, 1849; and edited The Family History of England, London, 1870–5, 6 vols. He contributed… Read More