Venezia: Dalla prem. tip. di Pietro Naratovich, 1855-58. First Edition. Hardcover. Nine books in three volumes. 382pp; 378pp; 478pp. Contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. With five foldout plates and two facsimiles. Includes sections on Rome, Milan, Florence, Naples, and Savoy. Collects a series of historical... More
Schenectady, NY: Schenectady Chamber of Commerce, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. 65, [3]pp. Original blue cloth with paper label lettered in black affixed to the front panel. Illustrated. Includes a bibliography and a list of places of historic interest. Small spot to front panel. A bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo. More
New York: Berkley Caliber, 2012. First Edition. Softcover. First softcover edition. Signed by Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila on the title page. The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. Includes the actual Navajo code and rare photographs. Light toning to the... More
Orvieto: Tipografia Pompei, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition from this publisher with additions by the author. In three volumes. 276pp; 287pp; 359pp. Contemporary dark green quarter calf over marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gold, silk bookmarks. Rubbing to covers, small stain to top edge of volume I.... More
Milano: Sperling & Kupfer, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to edges. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket. The fourth volume in a series about the violence that transpired in Italy after September 1943. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. More
N.D. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 126pp. Red cloth stamped in gold on the front panel. Portrait frontispiece, b&w photographs, foldout map of Tonawanda affixed to rear pastedown endpaper. Signed and inscribed by the author on the frontispiece. Light toning to text block, mild edge wear. About near fine. ; Octavo;..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, (1931). Illustrated by Jackson, William H. Hardcover. xi, 388pp. Original green decorated cloth stamped in gold and with a color illustration affixed to the front panel, spine lettered in gold, top edge stained green, map endpapers. Frontispiece and illustrations by William H. Jackson. With... More
Paris: Edouard Rouveyre, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. xxx, 243pp + index. Contemporary blue half morocco over marbled boards, spine with five raised bands, gilt floral motifs, and gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Color title, frontispiece, title vignette, three inserted plates, and head-pieces. Some wear to extremities, a few... More
[1829]. First Edition. Self-wraps. 8pp. Unbound. Light scattered foxing. A very good copy. Sabin 60269. ; 12mo. More
London: Reprinted and Sold by M. Jones, 1813. Second Edition. Hardcover. vii, 108pp + list of documents and errata. Contemporary full calf, marbled edges. Boards are very worn, spine rebacked in cloth, internally fairly clean. A good+ copy. ; Octavo. More
Comitato per le Manifestazioni del Centenario del PSI, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 126pp. Pictorial hardcover issued without dustjacket. Published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). Includes a detailed history of the party edited by Arrigo Petacco. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Also includes a...... More
Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1937. First Edition. Softcover. xxxvi, 631pp. The first part summarizes the social and economic history of the United States; the second part analyzes in detail Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Some scattered foxing throughout, light edge wear, some pencil markings. A very good+ copy in very... More
Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. New. No dustjacket, as issued. The book provides comprehensive overviews of the Italian women's movement and the history of immigration to Italy. Part of the Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series. ; Octavo; 188 pages. More
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Hardcover. New in publisher's shrinkwrap. ; Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series; Octavo; 273 pages. More
Milano: Casa Editrice Sonzogno, 1941. First Edition. Softcover. 302pp. With b&w photographs and illustrations. Light wear to the edges. A very good+ copy in very good dustjacket with a chip on the lower edge of the front panel, some edge wear, and toning to the spine panel. In the Italian..... More
Torino: Giulio Einaudi Editore, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. I Millenni #25. xxxi, 271pp. Original beige pictorial cloth stamped in blue, red, and gold on the front panel and the spine panel. In the original pictorial slipcase. With twenty-five color illustrations from the Livre des Merveilles. Introduction by Sergio Solmi. A.... More
London: The Folio Society, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. xlv, 130pp. Pictorial boards. Edited by M. M. Postan. Foreword by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. With illustrations. A fine copy in fine slipcase.; Octavo. More
Città di Castello: Petruzzi Editore, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Italian Air Force. Pictorial boards. An in-depth look at the history of military aviation in Italy edited by Baldassare Catalanotto. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Includes a complete 72-page story in color..... More
Roma: Lizard Edizioni, 1994. First Printing. Hardcover. First edition from this publisher. Published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Italian Air Force. Pictorial boards. An in-depth look at the history of military aviation in Italy edited by Baldassare Catalanotto. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Includes a complete 72-page..... More
Dublin: Webb and Chapman, 1852. First Edition. Pamphlet. 27pp + appendix. Unbound. Addendum pasted at the bottom of page 27. Taped along the spine, soiling, large chip to title not affecting text, lower corner of title and first leaf torn, old annotations on some of the pages. A good copy. Sabin 67184. ; Octavo. More
London: Albion Press Printed : Published by James Cundee, 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. xxiii, [1], 467, [9]pp index + 3pp of publisher's advertisements. Recent deep brown half calf, five raised bands, spine ruled, decorated and lettered in gold. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and eight engraved plates by J.... More
Harrison, NY: Harbor Hill Books, 1979. Illustrated by Maney, J. Arthur. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1901 edition. 455pp + advertisements. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine panel. With illustrations from photographs by J. Arthur Maney. Two tiny spots to fore edge. A bright, fine copy in very good+... More
Richmond, IN: Rerick Brothers: Topographers and Publishers, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. 21.5 x 16". Brown half leather and cloth, gold lettering on the front panel. All edges stained red. With historical and statistical data, more than thirty lithographed maps, some of which are hand-colored and some double-page. Includes maps of... More
Venezia: Presso Giovanni Battista Sgava, 1648. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume one. [64], 406, [1]p. With some pagination errors. Contemporary full vellum with lettering in ink on the spine, sprinkled edges. Engraved title, frontispiece of the author and twenty inserted plates with copper engraved portraits. Initials, head-pieces and tail-pieces. Gamba mentions... More
New York: Printed for the Author, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 636pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and in gold on the spine. Sixteen illustrations and a folding map of Harlem. Wear to corner tips, light soiling to cloth, the spine was rebacked but the original... More