Important 17th century work on the Tiber River and its main tributary, the Nera, comprised of 58 pp. of text with inscriptions, engraved frontispiece featuring a portrait of Pope Innocent XI, engraved illustration at the back of putti, and 21 engraved plates (19 of which are folding), primarily views of..... More

Nitra: Tiskem "Slovenské knihtiskárny" L. Tyršel, [1920]. Octavo (18.5 × 13.3 cm). Original printed wrappers; 31, [1] pp. Very good. Second, expanded edition, in Czech, of an impassioned pamphlet by the Slovak priest, about whom little is known. Against the background of the First World War, Meakulpinský calls for a...... More

461 pp. report by the regional banking system on the distribution of funds for social benefit, including child care, public health, elder care, agriculture, education and relief of the poor with a section on building projects for hospitals, sanitoriums, orphanages, libraries, schools, universities, museums, transient shelters, work houses and soup..... More

Sofia: Azbuka, [1932]. Small quarto (22.3 × 16 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Max Metzger; 109, [3] pp. Poor condition; wrappers worn and chipped; traces of four strips of clear tape across spine; possibly lacking title; in protective mylar. First and only edition of a Bulgarian anthology, containing sixteen essays..... More

Prague: Aventinum, 1928. Octavo (19.5 × 13.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by František Muzika; 147 pp. A very good, uncut and unopened copy; very light wear to lower spine only. Although less well-known than Teige, Štyrský, and Sutnar, Muzika (1900-1074) was a key representative of the Czech avant-garde and a...... More

19 pp. introductory text on a number of churches, the palaces Husum, Kronborg, Frederiksborg, Christiansborg, Rosenborg, et al, and their decoration, 47 fine plates showing interior and exterior photographs of portrait halls, memorial sculptures, ornamented gates, fountains, etc. Sm. folio. Orig. armorial calf, rubbed, covers a bit bowed. Berlin (Wasmuth)..... More

Paris: Knizh. mag. Moskva, 1932. Octavo (22 × 15 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Fedor Rozhankovsky; 269, [3] pp. A very good copy; wrappers very lightly dust-soiled and worn along spine extremities; spine a bit cocked; still unusually well-preserved. First edition of the Russian émigré writer's third novel to appear..... More

954 pp. volume on the "hidden treasures" of Rome, including a brief treatise on the 1600 Jubliee, its origins, and ceremonies, as well as chapters on the catacombs, the titles, deaconships, and bishoprics of cardinals, relics, and the stations, with a focus on the churches of Rome, indices. Not illustrated..... More

On half-title: Gosudarstvennia Inspektsiia po Okhrane Pamiatnikov Leningrada. 368 pp. study and inventory of historic buildings in Leningrad, including palaces, public buildings, churches, and other monuments, incl. detailed descriptions, notes, and hundreds of fine illustrations in the text and on plates showing photographs and ground plans. Large 4to. Cloth. Leningrad..... More

Tashkent: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo khudozhestvennoi literatury UzSSR, 1958. Quarto (26.7 × 21.3 cm). Publisher's embossed yellow buckram; 290, [2] pp. With 144 photographic reproductions, many of them full-page. Pinted on better paper stock. Lacks the original dust wrapper; else very good. Well-produced overview of rich heritage of Uzbek architectue, covering the..... More

Two parts in one volume, xxiv, 264, xxiv, 166 pp. volume in Latin on the ancient Roman Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio and the Casamari Abbey, including the history and architecture of the buildings, indices. Illustrated with two engraved folding plates in Part I, including the façade..... More

Sofia: Pechatnitsa "Doverie", 1932. Octavo (20 × 13 cm). Original pictorial wrappers (by the author?); 132 pp. Largely uncut and unopened copy; text toned; small repair to lower right corner; a few nicks to rear wrapper; overall about very good. First work by Rusev (1902-?), a Bulgarian psychologist who was..... More

Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Vsesoiuznoi Akademii arkhitektury, 1937. Quarto (35 × 26.5 cm). Maroon cloth boards; gilt title to front board; 159 pp. Five leaves of plates, including four in color and one folding leaf. Illustrated with over 200 additional drawings in the text. Boards discolored and lightly worn; else about very..... More