California International Antiquarian Book Fair 2016
Pasadena Convention Center, 300 East Green Street, CaliforniaCalifornia International Antiquarian Book Fair 2016
19 items found
Pawlow, I. [P.] [Pavlov, I. P.]
Vorlesungen über die Arbeit der Grosshirnhemisphären. Autorisierte Übersetzung aus dem Russischen von Prof. Dr. G. Volborth.
Leningrad, Medizinischer Staatsverlag d. R. S. F. S. R., 1932. 8vo ( 21.9 x 14.7 cm). viii, 480 pp.; several figures and tables. Original blue cloth with gilt title on the front board and spine. Original printed dustjacket, in transparent protective sleeve.
Read moreLloyd, T.
Trevor Lloyd's sketchbooks of New Zealand.
New Zealand, ca. 1925. In two volumes. Folio (35 x 25 cm, and 36 x 33 cm). The first of white paper, with his name handwritten on the second leaf, and (68 groups of) illustrations, mostly on leaf rectos only, a few using both sides of a leaf. The second, largest, of brown paper, with his name written on the front cover. Inserted: one sheet of trace paper with pencil drawing, and 24 leaves with colour pencil sketches of New Zealand landscapes, and people.
Read moreRosenstiehl, [D.]. A.
Traité de la couleur au point de vue physique, physiologique et esthétique.
Paris, H. Dunod & E. Pinat, 1913. Large 8vo (25.2 x 16.2 cm). xv, 277, [ii] pp.; 13 full colour plates including several in pochoir, mounted, and a 14th plate with 24 mounted strips of coloured fabric; several text engravings. 20th century burgundy buckram with gilt title on the spine. Original printed wrappers bound in.
Read moreEnouy, J.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, with the adjacent parts of the Continent, from Amsterdam to Paris and Brest, compiled from a variety of the most authentic materials.
London, Samuel Leigh, 1818. Large, folded, coloured map (62.7 x 75.3 cm) of Great Britain and Ireland, and the continental coasts of the Channel and North Sea. In original reddish paper-covered boards, with printed label mounted.
Read moreEuclid [A. E. B. V. Pirkenstein (ed.)]
Teutsch-redender Euclides oder Acht Bücher von denen Anfängen der Mess-Kunst. Auff eine neue und gantz leichte Art zu Nutzen Allen generalen Ingeniern Natur- und Warheit-kündigern Bau-Meistern Künstlern und Handwerckern in Teutscher Sprach eingerichtet und bewiesen durch A. E. B. V. P.
Wienn in Oestereich [Vienna], Philipp Fiebets, 1694. 4to (20.3 x 15.8 cm). Title page in red and black; [ii (preface)], 275 pp.; numerous wood engraved illustrations, and wood engraved tailpieces in the text. Contemporary full blind vellum with four green cloth thongs.
Read moreRothschild, M. de and H. Neuville
Recherches sur l'okapi et les girafes de l'est Africain.
Paris, Masson, 1910-1911. Two parts in one. Large 8vo (23.8 x 15.3 cm). Title page, hand-coloured frontispiece, 279 [93; 186] pp., 78 [27; 51] groups of text figures, 11 [5; 6] double-sized plates, of which one partly coloured. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands and gilt title. Original printed wrappers bound in.
Read moreBerthier, P. [M.]
Photographic panorama of Mount Etna.
Paris, Paul Berthier, 1865. Very large board (93.0 x 45.0 cm), with original mounted albumen silver prints (panorama, in two parts of 25.0 x 36.2 cm and 25.0 x 35.0 cm, for a continuous image with a total width of 71.2 cm). Paul Berthier printed studio label pasted on verso.
Read moreTitsingh, [I.]
Mémoires et anecdotes sur la dynastie régnante des djogouns, souverains du Japon, avec la description des fêtes et cérémonies observées aux différentes epoques de l'année a la cour de ces princes, et un appendice contenant des détails sur la poésie des Japonais, leur manière de diviser l'année, etc; ouvrage orné de planches gravées et coloriées, tiré des originaux Japonais par M. Titsingh; publié avec les notes et éclaircissemens par M. Abel Rémusat.
Paris, A. Nepveu, 1820. 8vo (19.3 x 12.0 cm). xxviii, 302 pp.; one hand-coloured folded frontispiece, one engraved folded table, five hand-coloured folded plates. Contemporary full tree calf. Spine rich gilt including empire vignettes and a red morocco label with gilt title. Marbled endpapers. Edges speckled.
Read more[Pattern book]
Musterbuch für Stahldruck.
Unpublished [n.d., but ca. 1890]. Folio (32.5 x 21.0 cm). Ca. 150 leaves with over 2,500 finely hand-coloured decorative transfers in Art Nouveau and romantic styles. Black blind half calf over black boards. Front board with original, neatly handwritten label.
Read moreReinburg, [M. J. G.] P.
Mission officielle commanditée par le Ministère de l'Instruction Publique pour un voyage d'étude en Amérique latine (1909-1913).
Paris, unpublished, 1909-1913. 266 framed glass positives (including colour positives), 9.9 x 8.5 cm with handwritten descriptive labels (positive size 7.0 x 7.0 cm); preserved in one wooden box (28.5 x 11.0 x 11.1 cm) and 25 contemporary cardboard boxes, mostly with pictorial printed labels.
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