VINE AND OLIVE; or, Young America in Spain and Portugal. STORY OF TRAVEL & ADVENTURE. abroad , second series, YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD
William T. Adams, pseud. Oliver Optic, TITLE PG LIGHT CHIPS EDGES, Preface, Inner Hinges starting slightly cracked, B/W Frontispiece with Tissue Guard the Academy Squadron off Barcelona
VINE AND OLIVE; or, Young America in Spain and Portugal. STORY OF TRAVEL & ADVENTURE. abroad , second series, YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD
William T. Adams, pseud. Oliver Optic, TITLE PG LIGHT CHIPS EDGES, Preface, Inner Hinges starting slightly cracked, B/W Frontispiece with Tissue Guard the Academy Squadron off Barcelona
- Publisher: Lee and Shepard New York: Charles T. Dillingham,, Boston
- Date published: 1876
Lee and Shepard New York: Charles T. Dillingham,, Boston , 1876 Hardback NO DustJACKET, 1876 ON TITLE PG, 1ST EDITION. 1st Printing, Dates Match on title & copyright Pg, GOOD+/VG-, AS-IS, NO JACKET, Interior nice with Light rub, wear, Fox, Embossed green cloth Titled & decorated Gold gilt Spine cvr light wear tiny chips Extremities, 412 pgs, NO ADS in Back. Binding has moderate edge wear, with slight bit of fraying at tips of spine, . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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Romeo - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Title, Elise
Romeo - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Title, Elise
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, and Auckland: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0553097105 . A sharp first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with small closed tear to lower front corner and minor edgewear; byThe story of Romeo and Juliet is one of love and tragedy. Romeo is in love with Juliet, but she is married to another man. Romeo convinces Juliet to elope with him, but they are caught and killed.; 8vo; FSA .
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Art of Communion, The ( Psychic Science ) Book Shows How Great Masters in Fields of Literature , Music & Art Were in Rhythm with Psychic Universe
Olga A. Tildes, 5 Illustrations, Inner Flap DJ Taped to Blank ENdPApers Which Has Small Sticker & Ink Inscription Former Owner, Half Title Page FoX Stains, 2 B/W Frontispiece Photos of Author & A Spirit Photograph of Dr. John Jackson, Preface,
Art of Communion, The ( Psychic Science ) Book Shows How Great Masters in Fields of Literature , Music & Art Were in Rhythm with Psychic Universe
Olga A. Tildes, 5 Illustrations, Inner Flap DJ Taped to Blank ENdPApers Which Has Small Sticker & Ink Inscription Former Owner, Half Title Page FoX Stains, 2 B/W Frontispiece Photos of Author & A Spirit Photograph of Dr. John Jackson, Preface,
- Publisher: Christopher Publ. House BostoN
- Date published: 1945
Christopher Publ. House BostoN, 1945. HBDJ, 1945, 1st Edition, VG+/VG-, DJ Light rub, wear & Small Chips & Tiny Tears Chips ExtremitIEs, 43 pgs, Back DJ chipping at bottom & Creases & small chips ends DJ Spine, . First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Midwives, The Fifth Novel By the Author the Story of the Life-Or-death Decision Made By a Respected Vermont Midwife During the Harsh Winter of 1981. An OPRAH Selection. Author's Highly Praised Novel of a Midwife in Rural Vermont, Who Takes Desperate Ste
Chris Bohjalian, SIGNED on Title Page By Author, Blank Endpapapers, DJ Design Whitney Cookman,
Midwives, The Fifth Novel By the Author the Story of the Life-Or-death Decision Made By a Respected Vermont Midwife During the Harsh Winter of 1981. An OPRAH Selection. Author's Highly Praised Novel of a Midwife in Rural Vermont, Who Takes Desperate Ste
Chris Bohjalian, SIGNED on Title Page By Author, Blank Endpapapers, DJ Design Whitney Cookman,
- Publisher: NY Harmony Books
- Date published: 1997
- ISBN: 9780517703960
NY Harmony Books, 1997. HBDJ, 1997, Stated 1st Edition, with Number 1 INTACT in Number Line, F/FINE, 312 Pgs, DJ in plastic cover, ,Author's highly praised novel of a midwife in rural Vermont, who takes desperate steps to save a baby's life, and finds herself on trial for murder, Winner of the NEBA Discover Award. Bohjalian blends some provocative moral, medical, and political issues into a classic coming-of-age story in the To Kill a Mockingbird-like reminiscence of the murder trial of a midwife. Rich in moral ambiguity.a compelling, complex novel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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Adventures of Gerard, The ( Tales of Napoleonic Soldiers )
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE ( A. ), Illustrations & Frontispiece with tissue Guard by W. B. Wollen, Half-title pgs has Chips Tear Edges & Tape Mend, Preface, List of Illustrations page has large chip right but not affecting Text, Back hinge Starting &a
Adventures of Gerard, The ( Tales of Napoleonic Soldiers )
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE ( A. ), Illustrations & Frontispiece with tissue Guard by W. B. Wollen, Half-title pgs has Chips Tear Edges & Tape Mend, Preface, List of Illustrations page has large chip right but not affecting Text, Back hinge Starting &a
- Publisher: McClure, Philips & Co New York
- Date published: 1903
McClure, Philips & Co New York, 1903. HBNODJ, September 1903, stated 1st edition,Green Decorated Cloth with Gold Gilt & Green Lettering , Cover Scuffed , Rubbed Mainly Edges, Spine has 2 Crease Marks,VG-/G, NODJ, Few pgs small chips Tears, Internally Nice, Clean & Tight, Minor Fox, . First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Phantom Yacht, The , Scarce Title in Lost Treasure Series#1 In Color Dustjacket of 2 Girls in Red Coats & Hats & BlUe Skirts with Guy in Knickers on Mountain Ledge with wHITE Sailboat in Ocean, 12 to 16 Years of Age
Norton, Carol, B/W Frontispiece FOX Stain Look Look ! He Cried, Thats What I Was Wanting to Find is Same DJ Illustration, Title Page Foxing Stains, Blank Endpapers Fox Former Owner Inscription, Inner Flap DJ FOX Stain Lists Thru Marjorie Dean Macy PriceC
Phantom Yacht, The , Scarce Title in Lost Treasure Series#1 In Color Dustjacket of 2 Girls in Red Coats & Hats & BlUe Skirts with Guy in Knickers on Mountain Ledge with wHITE Sailboat in Ocean, 12 to 16 Years of Age
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- Publisher: A. L. Burt. NY
- Date published: 1928
A. L. Burt. NY, 1928. Inner Flap DJ FOX Stain lists thru Marjorie Dean macy PriceClipped, HBDJ, 1928 , 1st edition ,Early Edition ,Lists Thru Steeple Rocks PreText, GOOD+/GOOD-, AS-IS, Interior Hinges thru part book light Narrow Water Stains, Interior nice tight Clean light FOX,Wear, DJ light Rub,Wear Tears Tiny Chips Extremities, Beautiful Green & Black Cloth Cover Duplicates DJ Illustration, Cvr light Wear titles in Gold Gilt & Black, 249 pgs + ADS THRU Marjorie Dean Macy. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Beautiful Girl in Dustjacket, Here are 16 Wonderful Stories Authors 1st Collection. Emcompass Wide Range of Mood & Situation. She Will Probably Best be Remembered for Her Short Stories Many of Which Were Published in The New Yorker, They are All Abou
Alice Adams, Front Inner Flap DJ Original Price of $8.95 Intact. SIGNED on Title Pg. DJ Design By Louise Fili. FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Flyleaf. Author Lives in San Francisco & Has Been Recipient of Grants from the Guggenheim Foundation & Na
Beautiful Girl in Dustjacket, Here are 16 Wonderful Stories Authors 1st Collection. Emcompass Wide Range of Mood & Situation. She Will Probably Best be Remembered for Her Short Stories Many of Which Were Published in The New Yorker, They are All Abou
Alice Adams, Front Inner Flap DJ Original Price of $8.95 Intact. SIGNED on Title Pg. DJ Design By Louise Fili. FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Flyleaf. Author Lives in San Francisco & Has Been Recipient of Grants from the Guggenheim Foundation & Na
- Publisher: Alfred Knopf,NY,
- Date published: 1979
- ISBN: 9780394427379
Alfred Knopf,NY,, 1979. HBDJ, 1979, STATED 1st edition, 1st Printing, NF+/VG+, AS-IS, Brown & white illustrated Dustjacket with lightwear rub, tiny chips extremities. DJ back light rub scuff. White boards with embossed Gold Gilt Title with White cloth spine with Gilt Lettering. Cvr light rub, wear. Interior nice tight clean DJ portected in Clear Mylar. 242 pgs . Author Lives in San Francisco & has been recipient of grants from the Guggenheim Foundation & National Foundation of Arts. Front blank Flyleaf tiny stain. . They are all about love and explore the mysterious ways that our loves reflect and express our essential selves.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Monkey Wrench. By Liza Cody. An Eva Wylie Mystery
By Liza Cody. SIGNED By Author on Title Page, DJ Design Diane Luger, DJ Illustration By Rick Lovell
Monkey Wrench. By Liza Cody. An Eva Wylie Mystery
By Liza Cody. SIGNED By Author on Title Page, DJ Design Diane Luger, DJ Illustration By Rick Lovell
- Publisher: Mysterious Press Warner
- Date published: 1995
- ISBN: 9780892966004
Mysterious Press Warner, 1995. HBDJ, May 1995, Stated 1st U.S. Edition, wtih #1 Intact in Number Line, F/F,, Interior nice, tight clean, 246 pgs, . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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Mercedes-Benz Roadsters 230, 250, 280, 350, 450 Sl & Slc
Setright, L. J. K.
Mercedes-Benz Roadsters 230, 250, 280, 350, 450 Sl & Slc
Setright, L. J. K.
- Publisher: Osprey
- Date published: 1979
- Format: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780850453256
Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and protected unclipped dust jacket are in fine--As New condition, crisp and fresh, tight binding and clean pages. 135 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
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The Overturned Lake
Charles Henri Ford; Matta (Title Page Drawing); Rebert Lowry (Format)
The Overturned Lake
Charles Henri Ford; Matta (Title Page Drawing); Rebert Lowry (Format)
- Publisher: The Little Man Press
- Format: Cloth
6 & 1/2' x 7 & 1/2'; no dustjacket. One of 230 trade copies of First Edition of 400, total including 100 (hor commerce: aka before trade) 50 signed & numbered and 20 signed with special drawing. This one is not signed or numbered but remains uncommon and collectible. Grey cloth with gold lettering on spine. Sunned spined. Darkened at margins of covers front and back. Dust staining textblock edges. Tonning to end pages front and back. Glue residue bottom of rear pastedown. Stray ink marking in what appears to be a child's hand on that same rear pastedown page. (78 pages. )
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Whoa, Matilda!
Lambert, Janet. Dustjacket And Title Page Decoration By Roberta Paflin
Whoa, Matilda!
Lambert, Janet. Dustjacket And Title Page Decoration By Roberta Paflin
- Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc
- Date published: 1944
- Format: Hardcover
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc., 1944. First edition, title page marked 1944, also a Wartime Edition. Bright red cloth lettered in black, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [2.00] and is in good condition with minor age-darkening to the spine and some old insect damages that has resulted in tiny holes along the outer edges where they fold ot the inner flaps, very little paper loss. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
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Prints Thirteen Illustrated Essays on the Art of the Print, Selected for the Print Council of America By Carl Zigrosser
[By Title]
Prints Thirteen Illustrated Essays on the Art of the Print, Selected for the Print Council of America By Carl Zigrosser
[By Title]
Stated First Edition; Vintage 1962, Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Hardcover with no dust jacket if issued, mildly aged cream cover boards with silver lettering at spine, front hinge is cracked but not torn, tight & unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Himes, Chester, title page drawing by Marc Hinkley
A Case of Rape
Himes, Chester, title page drawing by Marc Hinkley
- Publisher: Targ Editions
- Date published: 1980
New York: Targ Editions, 1980. Hardcover. 105p., in original boards and cloth spine, very good first edition in English, limited to 350 copies, signed by Himes at the colophon, in original unprinted tissue jacket, ragged at edges and protective mylar. Targ Editions, no. 7.
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Prints Thirteen Illustrated Essays on the Art of the Print, Selected for the Print Council of America By Carl Zigrosser
[By Title]
Prints Thirteen Illustrated Essays on the Art of the Print, Selected for the Print Council of America By Carl Zigrosser
[By Title]
Stated First Edition; Vintage 1962, Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Hardcover with no dust jacket if issued, mildly aged cream cover boards with silver lettering at spine, front hinge is cracked but not torn, tight & unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Dunsany, Lord [Title] [John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Edward]
FIFTY POEMS
Dunsany, Lord [Title] [John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Edward]
- Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Date published: 1929
London, UK: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1929. First Edition, First Printing, Limited Edition #72/250. Hardcover. Octavo, viii, 57 pages. In Good condition. Aged tan spine with gilted lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear, stains on the front and rear boards, mild wear along the extremities, slight looseness of cloth along front and rear board fore edge, light bumping along the rear head fore edge, moderate age-toning along the spine, and fraying along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has moderate staining along the end-pages, pencil marks on the rear pastedown, moderate age-toning along the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, moderate age-toning along the edges, and gilting along the head edge. Limited edition #72/250. Shelved Room C. 1388731. Special Collections.
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Dunsany, Lord [Title] [John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Edward]
THE SWORD OF WELLERAN
Dunsany, Lord [Title] [John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Edward]
- Publisher: John W. Luce & Company
- Date published: 1916
Boston, MA: John W. Luce & Company, 1916. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 177 pages. In Good condition. Black leather spine with gilted lettering. Boards have moderate shelving wear, stains throughout, mild wear along the extremities, and mild age-toning throughout. Textblock has splitting to gutter from pages 67-98 and 25-52, stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, ink inscriptions from two previous owners on the front end-page, pencil marks on the front pastedown, mild wear along the edges, moderate age-toning along the edges, and stains on the edges. Contains a monochrome frontispiece and several monochrome illustration plates throughout. Shelved Room C. 1388730. Special Collections.
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Geoffrey Chaucer; A Study in Genius & Ethics
Fr. Vincent McNabb, O.P., S.T.M.; Philip Hagreen (Title-page Illustration)
Geoffrey Chaucer; A Study in Genius & Ethics
Fr. Vincent McNabb, O.P., S.T.M.; Philip Hagreen (Title-page Illustration)
- Publisher: Pepler and Sewell, St Dominic's Press
- Date published: 1934
Ditchling, Sussex: Pepler and Sewell, St Dominic's Press, 1934. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Hagreen, Philip. One of 300 copies, octavo size, sixteen unpaginated leaves. The text of a lecture given in London by Fr. McNabb to the Catholic Poetry Society. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in brown quarter-cloth over green paper covered boards, limitation page states, "300 copies have been printed by hand in Caslon 14 point Old Face type on Head's hand-made paper, January 1934. This is No. 255."; "Stones from the Brook: No. 1 Geoffrey Chaucer" (printed on the half-title); octavo size, (8" x 5 1/4"), sixteen unpaginated leaves. In a paper wrapper with black lettering on both panels and flaps. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine, boards have straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; some fading to green color of both boards in uneven patches and on back boards around perimeter. The paper wrapper very good, overall light sunning, the right margin of the front flap unevenly torn vertically, and a 3/4" closed tear near head of spine. ___CITATION: Taylor & Sewell, no. A234, which notes the title-page engraving by Philip Hagreen. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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THE OLD FOLK OF THE CENTURIES [Signed]
Dunsany, Lord [Title] [John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Edward]
THE OLD FOLK OF THE CENTURIES [Signed]
Dunsany, Lord [Title] [John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Edward]
- Publisher: Elkin Mathews & Marrot
- Date published: 1930
London, UK: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1930. First UK Edition, First Printing, Limited Edition #45/900. Hardcover. Octavo, 66 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Tan spine with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, has mild shelving wear, mild wear along the extremities, chipping along the fore corners and spine head and tail edges, open tears along the spine head and tail edges, stains on the front and rear covers, and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the extremities, a dent on the rear tail edge, mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, and bending wear along the spine tail edge. Textblock has splitting to the gutter from the title page to page 4 and page 24-45, staining on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, and moderate age-toning throughout. Signed flat by Lord Dunsany on publisher's limitation page, limited edition #45/900. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. Only numbers 1-100 of the 900 limited editions of "The Old Folk of the Centuries" were signed by the author. 1388634. Special Collections.
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Vereinigung Berliner Architekten MDCCCLXXIX-MDCCCCIV
Fritsch, K. E. O. (Text by); Adolf Hartung (Title page decorated by)
Vereinigung Berliner Architekten MDCCCLXXIX-MDCCCCIV
Fritsch, K. E. O. (Text by); Adolf Hartung (Title page decorated by)
- Publisher: Vereinigung Berliner Architekten
- Date published: 1905
[Berlin]: Vereinigung Berliner Architekten, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Folio (13 1/2 x 10 1/4"). 58, [2]pp (Text and in-text illustrations), [56] leaves (Plates). Original blue cloth, with gold lettering to front cover. Decorative endpapers. Laid in, an original and unsigned watercolor on transparent paper, and the third issue of the Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg, dated February 27, 1920. Title page decorated by Adolf Hartung. This splendid photo-illustrated architectural monograph was published by the Union of Berlin Architects (Vereinigung Berliner Architekten) to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their founding. The founding members included distinguished historians as well as Martin Gropius, a celebrated architect and the uncle of Walter Gropius. By 1904, the association had over two hundred members. As seen in this book, the Union was an active participant in the architectural life of Berlin and curious about developments elsewhere. "Vereinigung Berliner Architekten MDCCCLXXIX-MDCCCCIV" features striking full-page b/w illustrated and photographic plates showing some of the best architectural examples produced between 1879 and 1904, such as: - The Berlin Dom (Cathedral), constructed from 1893 to 1905 by Julius Carl Raschdorff. - An architectural drawing of the Metz railway station, under construction at the time of the publication. The impressive Gothic-style station was built between 1905 and 1908 by German architect Jürgen Kröger assisted by the architects Jürgensen and Bachmann. - The Kaiserbrücke, a railway bridge on the Mainz rail bypass across the Rhine at the north end of Mainz. The bridge was built between 1901 and 1904 by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, one of the most famous architects of his time who contributed to the development of historicist architecture. The Kaiserbrücke was destroyed in 1945 by retreating German troops. - The New Town Hall (Leipzig), built between 1899 and 1905 by Hugo Licht. - The Lessing-Theater (Berlin), built between 1897 and 1898 by Hermann von der Hude and Julius Hennicke. The theater was destroyed during an allied air raid in April 1945. - The Bismarcksäule (Cologne), a prominent memorial statue dedicated to Prince and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. The statue was built by A. Hartmann. - The Bismarck-Denkmal (Hamburg), is a memorial sculpture located in the St. Pauli quarter, dedicated to Otto von Bismarck. The monument was built by W. Müller. - The Charlottenburg U-Bahn station, built by Alfred Grenander. - The Almemor (raised platform also called bema, bimah or bima) of the synagogue in Lindenstrasse (Berlin). The synagogue was built in 1881 by Cremer & Wolffensteir. Some of the buildings featured in this work were built in the style of the Jugendstill (Art Nouveau). Minor abrasion to spine. Binding rubbed along edges. Text in German. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in very good condition.
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Levinson, Andre [listed as Andre Levinsohn on the title-page]
Leon Bakst
Levinson, Andre [listed as Andre Levinsohn on the title-page]
- Publisher: Ernst Wasmuth
- Date published: 1923
Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1923. 1st ed. in German. Hardcover. Good. 68 mounted plates (mostly in color) plus several smaller, mostly mounted, illustrations (some color) on text pages, Original vellum quarterbinding (purple boards backed in vellum). 37 cm. Small gilt figure on front cover. Front and back cover quite faded around outlines of smaller books that protected the original color. Center half of rear joint split (and then visibly reglued). There is also a small gouge at the bottom of the front joint. Cover edges heavily rubbed. Contents sound and clean with a few creases on tissue guards. Minimal foxing. No slipcase or jacket. German text. Editions of this book also appeared in English ("Bakst, the Story of the Artist's Life") and French ("Bakst: Histoire de Leon Bakst"). Bakst was born in Grodno (now part of Belarus) to Jewish parents. He later changed his name and achieved fame in Russia and elsewhere as an artist and designer of sets and costumes for the Ballet Russes.
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