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

Unpaginated (circa 36 pp.) promotional history of the French paper manufacturer who specialized in producing cigarette papers, with text in French, English, and Spanish, walking through the entire paper production process ,from the raw materials to pulp, all the way through to the finished product, with four-page double-fold at the..... 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

36 pp. printer's salesman sample-type album of approximately 270 elaborate and gold-embossed cigar bands of varying dimensions, printed chiefly for the Spanish and French markets. Tall narrow 4to. Original publisher's cloth. Rheydt, Germany (Hermann Schött Actiengesellschaft) n.d. (circa 1900). A visually arresting collection of cigar bands. Based on the text..... 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

Unpag. volume (50 leaves) containing 50 hand-colored plates (title page is plate no. 1) depicting the design and construction of assorted garden and outdoor structures including gates, fences, doghouses, gazebos, doors, dovecotes, rabbit houses, tents, pavilions, and other structures, many with dimensions given and some with elevations or additional details..... More

478 pp. text chronicling the construction and restoration of the 18th century Swiss church, with emphasis on the artistic ornamentation inside the building and costs incurred, notes, transcriptions of inscriptions, index, 164 text illustrations (many full-page). Bookplate of former owner on front paper. Solothurn (Union) n.d. (circa 1928). As of..... More

Two volumes: 191 pp. text volume with 20 reproductions from photographs, together with plate volume with secondary title page "Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume XIV", comprising list of plates and 32 32 full-page plates displaying outlines of Greek moulding designs. Text volume: 8vo., cloth boards..... More