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A hardcover copy in like-new condition, first edition in the United States. Boards and dust jacket are clean and unmarked throughout. Pages are clean and unmarked. Printed in Japan to high production standards. The Hermitage: Selected Treasures from One of the World's Great Museums. Doubleday, New York, 1991. First edition in the United States. Text written by the curatorial staff of The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, compiled and edited by Dr. Vladimir Matveyev, translated from the Russian by Jan Butler and Katharine Judelson. Produced by Booth-Clibborn Editions, London. A comprehensive illustrated survey of the Hermitage collection, covering works from Ancient Greece and Egypt through the Russian Imperial collections to nineteenth-century European masters including Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Impressionists.
A hardcover copy in very good condition. Black boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Pages are clean and unmarked throughout. Dust jacket is intact with some staining to the back and top centre near the spine. Oro by Cizia Zykë. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1987. First U.S. Edition, first printing. Translated from the French by Stanley Hochman. Book 1 of an autobiographical trilogy, followed by Sahara and Parodie. First published in France by Hachette, 1985, where it became a bestseller. A first-hand account of gold prospecting in the jungles of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula. This book contains dark content including strong language and adult themes.
A hardcover copy in very good condition, first edition, first printing. Brown cloth boards with pages clean and unmarked throughout. Dust jacket is fine and unmarked. Printed in Japan to high production standards. Bringing Tuscany Home by Frances Mayes and Edward Mayes. Broadway Books / Random House, New York, 2004. A lavishly illustrated guide to integrating Tuscan style into everyday life, covering colour, décor, garden design, and regional cooking, with photographs by Steven Rothfeld. 2
A hardcover copy in fine condition. Boards are clean and unmarked, with printed boards echoing the dust jacket design. Dust jacket is bright and clean, with light shelf wear to the edges. Pages are unmarked throughout. Cezanne by Elizabeth Elias Kaufman. Castle Books, a division of Book Sales Inc., Secaucus NJ, copyright 1980 Ottenheimer Publishers. An illustrated introduction to Cézanne's work, featuring colour reproductions of his paintings
A hardcover copy in fine condition. Boards are clean and unmarked, with printed boards echoing the dust jacket design. Dust jacket is bright, clean, and free of tears or chips. Pages are unmarked throughout. A well-preserved, like-new copy. Van Gogh by Elizabeth Elias Kaufman. Castle Books, a division of Book Sales Inc., Secaucus NJ, copyright 1980 Ottenheimer Publishers. An illustrated introduction to Van Gogh's work, featuring colour reproductions of his paintings.
A hardcover copy in good condition. Boards are smooth coated paper-over-board in deep navy blue with white lettering, with a reddish-brown top edge. The boards show wear around the edges. Binding is firm. A light inscription appears on the front page. A very few pages bear light pencil annotations. Light staining to the bottom of the copyright pages. No dust jacket. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. Prentice-Hall, New York, 1952. Eleventh printing, March 1954. A solid, dignified vintage hardcover.