New Delhi: Manohar, 1979. Cloth. Black cloth in price clipped jacket. 126 pp. A few illustrations present. A history of the life and era of the Hindu saint Chaitanya, who was deified while still living. This includes his movement in Orissa, an analysis of literary sources offering biographical details, his..... More
No Place: Privately Printed, 1883. Pamphlet. No place: 1883. Pamphlet. 7 pp., including covers. Handwritten "from the compiler June 1887" on the front cover. Fold out family tree style chart at the beginning. Issued as a supplement to M. Halliday's "Description of the Monument and Effigies in Porlock Church, Somerset."..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Publisher, 1957. Hard Cover. Page paper covered boards in rice paper jacket. Small pocket sized format. 28 pp., plus color reproductions of the Book of Hours of Jeanne D'Evreux. A work examining the history of the form of the Book of Hours, as..... More
New York: The Century Co, 1895. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations and ads throughout. Single issue of this general interest magazine, featuring a detailed account, with photos, illustrations and maps of the Battle of the Yalu (or Battle of the Yalu River) in 1894, being the largest naval..... More
Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, Publisher, 1987. Wraps. Printed wraps. 6 pp. Presumably an offprint from another source. Signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the top of the front cover. A short discussion of the history and importance of a manuscript printer's copy of a translation of Archimedes..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, presumed Publisher, 1853. Half-Leather. Half leather with red cloth. 336 pp. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. A bound volume of this magazine aimed toward the burgeoning middle-class woman market in the UK, with a mix of gossip, history, poetry and literature. This issue with pieces..... More
London: The Folio Society. 2001. Cloth. Blue cloth decorated in gilt. No dust jacket (or slipcase if, presumably, issued). 330 pp. With a section of black and white and color illustrations. A history of the Renaissance in Europe, focusing primarily on Venice and the arts. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading..... More
Mexico City: Ramon Alcazar, Publisher, 1948. Wraps. Wraps. Small oblong format. 67 pp. Illustrations throughout. A guide for the traveler and tourist visiting Mexico, including sites, restaurants, shopping, entertainment, etc. With small maps. GOOD condition. Heavy toning to the paper. General fading. Minor soiling. Tourist agency stamp on the center..... More
New York: S.S. McClure Company, 1897. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this general interest magazine, featuring a poem "The Bell-Buoy" by Rudyard Kipling as well as part of Captains Courageous; an unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln on his defeat by Douglas in 1858;..... More