Houston and Munich: Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Prestel, 1994. First Edition. Tall Quarto (30x24x1cm); 136pp, including glossary and bibliography. One hundred thirty-three images with those of the 104 objects in the exhibition largely in color. Glossy photographic wrappers over sewn gatherings. Both wrappers and textblock impeccable; card..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1925. First Edition. Two Octavo Volumes. xv, 328 pp.; xv, 424 pp. All plates and illustrations present. Volume One is red brick cloth and stamped in black. Volume Two in same with spine stamped in gilt and front blind stamped. Lacking dust jackets... More
Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1970. First Edition. Signed by Lefever to John McCain, Jr, father of Senator John McCain, with inscription, "For Admiral McCain - With deep appreciation for your help and hospitality. 12 Nov 1970. Ernest W. Lefever." Octavo. 251 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Brown boards stamped in..... More
New York and Munich: The Museum for African Art and Prestel Verlag, 1996. First Edition. Tall Quarto (31x24x2.5cm); 267pp, including glossary and bibliography. A pristine invitation card for the Baltimore opening of the Baga show, in its envelope, is laid in. Photographic dustjacket. Volume in off-white cloth with green..... More
Paris: Paul Ollendorff, 1890. First Trade Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's crimson morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in six compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original pictorial wrappers bound in; [4],233pp. Boards a bit scuffed, chiefly at corners (bumped with brief exposure), text block rather brittle and toned due to inferior..... More
New York: Random House, 1938. First Edition, stated. Octavo. 389 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with original $2.75 price present. Red and black boards stamped in gilt. Dark topstain. Dust jacket shows general rubbing, in particular to rear panel with some shallow chipping along edges. Touch of soiling along edges..... More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1955. Deuxieme Edition Revue [second revised edition]. Large, thick quarto; publisher's cream pictorial wrappers printed in brown, teal, and black; [6],554pp.; ten leaves of photographic illus. printed on rectos and versos, numerous maps and plans throughout. Wrappers a bit worn and quite toned, substantial dampstaining..... More
First Edition. Paperback. Benin City: Ethiope Publishing Corporation, 1974. First Edition. Octavo; 111pp. Illustrated green paper wraps. Covers lightly edgeworn with a slight curve along spine and a few scratches and scuffs. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Omotoso's fourth novel, claimed to be the first Nigerian detective novel. More
Istanbul: Kader Basimevi, 1947. Side-stapled printed wraps. Tall Octavo. 21 pages. Scarce scholarly monograph of the itinerant 11th-century polymath. "To Dr. Maurice Pechet," handwritten at top of wrapper title. Pechet was an inventory, scientist, doctor, and professor at Harvard. Uzman, known for his research into Gargoylism at Harvard..... More
![Alger et ses Peintres 1830-1960 [Painters of Algiers 1830-1960]. Marion Vidal-Bué](/pictures/thumb/5525.jpg?v=1570562132)
Paris: Éditions Paris-Méditerranée, 2000. First Edition. Folio; 286pp. Text in French. Pictorial dustjacket over textured deep ochre boards with gold stamping on spine. Jacket lightly rubbed along top edge, but with no chips or tears. Binding tight and square. The first in a series of three volumes by Vidal-Bué..... More
![L'Algérie des peintres 1830-1960 [Painting in Algeria 1830-1960]. Marion Vidal-Bué](/pictures/thumb/5517.jpg?v=1570560685)
Paris: Éditions Paris-Méditerranée, 2002. First Edition. Folio; 318pp. Text in French. Pictorial dustjacket over textured ochre boards with brown stamping on spine. Spine slightly cocked; binding otherwise tight. The second in a series of three volumes by Vidal-Bué surveying Algerian painting region by region. Full-color reproductions on most..... More
![L'Algérie du Sud et ses Peintres 1830-1960 [The Painters of Southern Algeria 1830-1960]. Marion...](/pictures/thumb/5520.jpg?v=1570561426)
Paris: Éditions Paris-Méditerranée, 2003. First Edition. Folio; 214pp. Text in French. Pictorial dustjacketover textured ochre boards with brown stamping on spine. Jacket very lightly rubbed along bottom edge. Boards square with light bumps to corners and spine ends. The third in a series of three volumes by Vidal-Bué surveying..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1961. Early Printing, without edition statement. Octavo (24.5cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket, brown topstain; [2],380pp.; illus. Minimal shelf wear, though spine panel quite toned, corners very slightly bumped, topstain faded, else Very Good and sound overall. Presumed first edition, though unusual for Atheneum the printing..... More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1976. Reprint. Octavo; publisher's teal cloth, spine lettered in black; xii,308pp.; maps and photographs throughout. Light shelf wear and dust-soil, boards very slightly bowed, else Very Good overall. First published in 1961. More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1974. First Edition. Octavo. 262 pp. Printed dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket worn along edges with a few shallow chips and short closed tears. Boards show light shelfwear and bottom corners slightly bumped. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
![Horning Into Africa [Signed]. W S. Van Dyke](/pictures/thumb/10987.jpg?v=1632859088)
[N.p.]: California Graphic Press, 1931. First Edition. Signed by Van Dyke on front free endpaper with inscription, "Bill, there was plenty of trouble in this system! W.S. Van Dyke July 11, '34." Tall octavo. 219 pp. 26 Black and white photographs with Van Dyke's commentary below, complete. Blue cloth stamped..... More