Moe's latest acquisitions, Part 2
Matthew Wong
acquisitions from our art and antiquarian shop, More Moe's.
Ordering information is at the end of the file. Orders may
by sent in by e-mail (m...@moesbooks.com), by fax, or by
phone.
Robt.
Moe's Books, Berkeley
http://moesbooks.com/moe.html
------------------------------------------------------------
Subject: Book Arts (Clowes, W., Inv # 11898)
Clowes, W. B.. FAMILY BUSINESS 1803-1953. William Clowes and
Sones Limited, 9999 (cloth). History of a family publishing house
in England. Slight fading at top and bottom edge, else very good
in chipped dust jacket. $25.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Cobden-Sanderson, T., Inv # 12056)
Tidcombe, Marianne. THE BOOKBINDINGS OF T. J. COBDEN-SANDERSON.
The British Library, 1984 (new cloth). In slipcase. $108.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Cole, M., Inv # 11976)
Cole, Michael, ed.. INTERNATIONAL RARE BOOK PRICES: THE ARTS and
ARCHITECTURE 1992. The Clique, 1992 (new boards). $27.50.
Subject: Book Arts (Cole, M., Inv # 11977)
Cole, Michael, ed.. INTERNATIONAL RARE BOOK PRICES: THE
LITERATURE 1992. The Clique, 1992 (new boards). $27.50.
Subject: Book Arts (Colophon, Inv # 12045)
Colophon. THE COLOPHON: A QUARTERY FOR BOOKMEN, WINTER 1936. The
Colophon, 1936 (cloth). Volume 1, No. 3. Fine $15.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Colophon, Inv # 12044)
Colophon. THE COLOPHON: A QUARTERY FOR BOOKMEN, WINTER 1938. The
Colophon, 1938 (cloth). Volume III, No. 1. Fine. $15.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Colophon, Inv # 12043)
Colophon. THE COLOPHON: A QUARTERY FOR BOOKMEN, SPRING 1938. The
Colophon, 1938 (cloth). Volume III, No. 2. Fine. $15.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Colophon, Inv # 12046)
Colophon. THE COLOPHON: A QUARTERY FOR BOOKMEN, WINTER 1936. The
Colophon, 1936 (cloth). Volume 1, No. 3. Fine $15.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Colophon, Inv # 11972)
Colophon. THE NEW COLOPHON 1950: A BOOK-COLLECTOR'S MISCELLANY.
Peter Bielenson, 1950 (cloth). Spine a little shaken. Cover
lightly soiled, else very good. $45.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Colophon, Inv # 11973)
Colophon. THE COLOPHON: A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY: PART SEVEN.
The Colophon, 1931 (boards). Some shelfwear, else very good.
$45.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Colophon, Inv # 11974)
Colophon. THE COLOPHON: A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY: NUMBER ONE.
The Colophon, 1939 (boards). Some shelfwear, else very good.
$22.50.
Subject: Book Arts (Colphon, Inv # 12186)
Colophon. THE ANNUAL OF BOOKMAKING 1927-1937. The Colophon, 1938
(cloth). Some shelfwear, else very good. $75.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Cotman, J., Inv # 11796)
Cotman, J. S., David Cox and Peter de Wint. MASTERS OF ENGLISH
LANDSCAPE PAINTING. The Studio, 1908 (cloth). Cover very worn.
Front hinge cracked. Inscription front endpaper. Interior good.
Fair. $60.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Craig, G., Inv # 12013)
Franklin, Colin. FOND OF PRINTING: GORDON CRAIG AS TYPOGRAPHER
AND ILLUSTRATOR. Hurtwood, 1980 (new paper). $15.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Darnton, R., Inv # 12176)
Darnton, Robert and Daniel Roche, eds.. REVOLUTION IN PRINT: THE
PRESS IN FRANCE 1775-1800. University of California, 1989 (new
paper). $22.50.
Subject: Book Arts (Davies, M., Inv # 11908)
Davies, Martin. ALDUS MANUTIUS: PRINTER AND PUBLISHER OF
RENAISSANCE VENICE. J. Paul Getty Museum, 1995 (new paper).
$16.16.
Subject: Book Arts (Dawson, S., Inv # 12182)
Dawson, Sophi and Silvie Turner. A HAND PAPERMAKER'S SOURCEBOOK.
Design Books, 1995 (new paper). $24.26.
Subject: Book Arts (Drier, T., Inv # 12178)
Drier, Thomas. THE POWER OF PRINT AND MEN. Mergenthaler Linotypr
Co., 1936 (cloth). Commemorating 50 years of Linotype's
contribution to printing. Includes text of NBC Radio's broadcast
Saluting the Modern Newspaper. Some spotting, else very good.
$35.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Drucker, J., Inv # 12181)
Drucker, Johnna. THE ALPHABETIC LABYRINTH: THE LETTERS IN HISTORY
AND IMAGINATION. Thames and Hudson, 1995 (cloth). $45.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Ede, C., Inv # 11860)
Ede, Charles, ed.. ART OF THE BOOK: SOME RECORD OF WORK CARRIED
OUT IN EUROPE AND THE USA 1939-1950. The Studio, 1951 (cloth).
Name inside front endpaper. Cover has slight discoloration at
middle top, else very good in lightly faded and chipped dust
jacket. $50.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Fairbank, A., Inv # 12012)
Fairbank, Alfred. A BOOK OF SCRIPTS,. Penguin, 1952 (cloth). King
Penguin. Revised ed. Some shelfwear, else very good in very good
dust jacket. $10.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Fersin, N., Inv # 11918)
Fersin, Nicholas. THE FLORENTINE FIOR DI VIRTU 1491. Library of
Congress, 1941 (paper). Illustrated with the original woodcuts.
very good in lightly soiled wraps. $22.50.
Subject: Book Arts (Ford, H., Inv # 12177)
Ford, Hugh. PUBLISHED IN PARIS: AMERICAN AND BRITISH WRITERS,
PRINTERS, AND PUBLISHERS IN PARIS, 1920-1939. Macmillan, 1975
(cloth). very good in dust jacket. $40.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Fowler, A., Inv # 11859)
Fowler, Alfred, ed.. THE ROMANCE OF FINE PRINTS. The Print
Society, 1938 (cloth). illustrated. Cover moderately shelfworn
with small tear at bottom edge of spine, else good+. $40.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Fugger, W., Inv # 12004)
Fugger, Wolffgang. WOLFFGAN FUGGER'S HANDWRITNG MANUAL: A
PRACTICAL AND WELL-GROUNDED FORMULARY FOR DIVERS FAIR HANDS.
Oxford, 1960 (cloth). Fine in very good dust jacket. $30.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Gamble, W., Inv # 12165)
Gamble, William. LINE PHOTO-ENGRAVING. Percy Lund, Humphries and
Co., 9999 (++y++ cloth). Circa 1900. Cover scuffed and water
damaged. As-is. $65.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Gamble, W., Inv # 11789)
Gamble, William, ed.. PENROSE'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL: A REVIEW OF THE
GRAPHIC ARTS. VOL. XIV. 1908-9. A. W. Penrose, 1908 (cloth). With
many bandw and color plates. Some foxing. Binding slightly
cocked. Covers shelfworn. Good+. $85.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Gertsner, K., Inv # 12048)
Gertsner, Karl. COMPENDIUM FOR LITERATES: A SYSTEM OF WRITING.
MIT, 1974 (cloth). Fine in dust jacket. $65.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Getlein, F., Inv # 11861)
Getlein, Frank and Dorothy. THE BITE OF THE PRINT: SATIRE AND
IRONY, ENGRAVINGS, ETCHINGS AND LITHOGRAPHS.. Clarkson N. Potter,
1963 (cloth). Owner's name inside front cover, else very good in
worn dust jacket. $35.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Gill, E., Inv # 12051)
Gill, Eric. TWENTY-FIVE NUDES. Devin-Adair Co., 1950 (cloth).
Cover a little soiled, else very good. $35.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Grabhorn, E., Inv # 12008)
Hart, James. A TRIBUTE TO EDWIN GRABHORN and THE GRABHORN PRESS.
The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, 1969 (cloth).
1/1000cc. Printed by Andrew Hoyem and Robert Grabhorn. Some
spotting on cover. very good. $15.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Grabhorn Press, Inv # 12060)
Magee, David. NINETEENTH CENTURY TYPE DISPLAYED IN 18 FONTS.
Grabhorn Press, 1959 (cloth). 1/300cc. Signed by both Grabhorn
brothers. Near fine, no dust jacket. $145.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Griffits, T., Inv # 11894)
Griffits, Thomas E.. COLOUR PRINTING: A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION
OF COLOUR PRINTING BY LETTERPRESS, PHOTO-OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY AND
DRAWN LITHOGRAPHY. Faber and Faber, 1948 (cloth). Owner's
bookplate inside front cover. 1st volume is text. second volume
filled with loose plates of samples. Spines faded, else very good
in worn slipcase. $165.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Groesbeck, H., Inv # 12058)
Groesbeck, Harry A.. PROCESS AND PRACTICE OF PHOTO-ENGRAVING.
Doubleday, Page and Co., 1944 (cloth). Covers shelfworn, else
very good. $75.00.
Subject: carpets and textiles (Bode, W., Inv # 12140)
Bode Wilhelm. VORDERASIATISCHE KNUPFTEPPICHE AUS ALTERER ZEIT.
Verlag Von Klinkhardt and Biermann, 1914 (boards). Good copy;
fron free endpaper detached. $45.00.
Subject: Design (Carboni, E, Inv # 12116)
Carboni, Erberto. EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS. Silvana, editorial
d'arte, 1959 (cloth). very good copy with dust jacket. $150.00.
Subject: Design (Greenberg, C, Inv # 12213)
Greenberg, Carla. MID-CENTURY MODERN: FURNITURE OF THE 1950S.
Harmony Books, 1984 (cloth). First edition; fine copy with dust
jacket. $95.00.
Subject: fashion and costume (Cowles, F, Inv # 12303)
Cowles, Fleur. FLAIR, VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1, FEBRUARY 1950, THROUGH
VOLUME 2 NUMBER ONE JANUARY 1951. 12 ISSUES, COMPLETE. Flair,
1950 (paper). Complete set of Flair, very good condition.
$300.00.
Subject: food and drink (Fisher, M., Inv # 12231)
Fisher, M. F. K.. THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT. Cadmus Editions, 1982
(new ==f==). 1/100 signed broadside. Fisher's only signed
broadside. $125.00.
Subject: Food and Drink (Downing, A, Inv # 11843)
Downing, A. J.. THE FRUITS AND FRUIT TREES OF AMERICA. John
Wiley, 1860 (cloth). Good copy, foxing throughout. $65.00.
Subject: gardening/exploration (Elwood, P., Inv # 12145)
Elwood, P. H.. AMERICAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. The Architectural
Book Publishing Co., 1924 (cloth). Ex-library but in good
condition still; bears the bookplate of Robert Stanton. $100.00.
Subject: gardening/horticulture (Church, T., Inv # 12155)
Church, Thomas. YOUR PRIVATE WORLD: A STUDY OF INTIMATE GARDENS.
Chronicle Books, 1969 (cloth). Ex-library, but a good copy with
dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Abercrombie, J., Inv #
12202)
Abercrombie, John. HOT-HOUSE GARDENER ON THE GENERAL CULTURE OF
THE PINE-APPLE. John Stockdale, 1789 (leather). Illustrated with
5 copper plates, of which four are missing. Leather worn on
edges. Cover scuffed. Fair. $125.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Andre, E., Inv # 12247)
Andre, Edouard. BROMELIACEAE ANDREANAE: AN ACCOUNTING OF HIS
EXPLORATIONS and COLLECTIONS IN COLUMBIA, ECUADOR and VENEZUELA.
Big Bridge Press/Twowindows Press, 1983 (leather). Translated by
Michael Rothenberg. Illustrated with full page bandw plates. very
good+ in acetate dust jacket. $85.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Blunt, W., Inv # 12197)
Blunt, Wilfrid and William T. Stearn. THE ART OF BOTANICAL
ILLUSTRATION. Antique Collector's Club, 1995 (new cloth). $53.55.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Bowers, C., Inv # 12241)
Bowers, Clement Gray. RHODODENDRONS AND AZALEAS. Macmillan, 1936
(cloth). Color illustrations done by F. T. Bowers, and pen
drawings by the author. Hinge a little weak, else very good. in
chipped dust jacket. $65.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Bring, M., Inv # 12205)
Bring, Mitchell and Josse Wayembergh. JAPANESE GARDENS: DESIGN
AND MEANING. McGraw Hill, 1981 (cloth). very good in very good
dust jacket. $27.50.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Brookes, J., Inv # 12193)
Brookes, John. GARDENS OF PARADISE: THE HISTORY AND DESIGN OF THE
GREAT ISLAMIC GARDENS. New Amsterdam, 1967 (cloth). very good in
very good dust jacket. $50.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Burbank, L., Inv # 12276)
Burbank, Luther. HOW PLANTS ARE TRAINED TO WORK FOR MAN. Collier,
1921 (cloth). 2 vols. Vol. 1: Plant Breeding; Vol 2: Grafting and
Budding. Inscribed by Mrs. Luther Burbank. very good. $50.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Carlson, R., Inv # 12269)
Carlson, Raymond. FLOWERING CACTUS. McGraw-Hill, 1954 (cloth).
Photographs by R. C. and Claire Meyer Proctor. very good in torn
and chipped dust jacket. $30.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Carr, R., Inv # 12206)
Carr, Rachel. STEPPING STONES TO JAPANESE FLORAL ART. Tokyo News
Service Co., 1961 (cloth). very good. $15.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Cheng, J., Inv # 12322)
Cheng, Ji. THE CRAFT OF GARDENS. Yale, 1988 (new cloth).
Translated by Alison Hardie. Photographs by Zhong Ming. $31.50.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Collins, L., Inv # 12246)
Collins, Lester. INNISFREE: AN AMERICAN GARDEN. Sagapress/Abrams,
1994 (new cloth). $31.50.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Crowe, S., Inv # 12244)
Crowe, Sylvia. GARDEN DESIGN. Garden Art Press, 1994 (new cloth).
$53.55.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Dantec, D., Inv # 12256)
Dantec, Denise and Jean-Pierre le. PARIS IN BLOOM. Flammarion,
1991 (new cloth). With photographs by Christopher Baker. $45.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Fairchild, D., Inv # 12281)
Fairchild, David. THE WORLD WAS MY GARDEN: TRAVELS OF A PLANT
EXPLORER. Scribners, 1938 (cloth). Two inscribed cards by the
authorglued to the front endpaper. Cover lightly worn, else very
good, $65.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Fletcher, H., Inv # 12199)
Fletcher, Harold and William H. Brown. THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH 1670-1970. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970
(cloth). very good in faded dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Forkl, H., Inv # 12253)
Forkl, Hermann, et al.. DIE GARTEN DES ISLAM. Edition Hansjorg
Mayer, 1993 (new paper). $80.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Fox, H., Inv # 12238)
Fox, Helen Morgenthau. PATIO GARDENS. Macmillan, 1929 (cloth).
Garden designs and renderings illustrated by Ralph L. Reaser.
Cover lightly soiled, else very good. $75.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Fox, H., Inv # 12239)
Fox, Helen Morgenthau. PATIO GARDENS. Macmillan, 1929 (cloth).
Garden designs and renderings illustrated by Ralph L. Reaser.
Cover lightly soiled, else very good. $65.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Gorrill, I., Inv # 12277)
Gorrill, Ida H.. MOSSES. No press, 1884 (cloth). A collection of
mosses pressed into this book by Mrs. Ida Gorrill in 1884. 1/2 of
book filled. Interior in good shape. Cover worn. Good. $30.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Gothein, M, Inv # 12283)
Gothein, Marie Luise. A HISTORY OF GARDEN ART. J. M. Dent and
Sons, 1928 (cloth). 2 vols. Over 600 illustrations. Translated
from the German by Mrs. Arthur Hind. second ed. Some shelfwear,
else very good. $400.00.
Subject: history/exploration (Borup, G, Inv # 12354)
Borup, George. A TENDERFOOT WITH PEARY. Frederick A. Stokes, 1911
(cloth). very good copy, some wear at corners. $35.00.
Subject: history/exploration (Butterworth, H, Inv # 12355)
Butterworth, Hezekiah. LOST IN NICARAGUA, OR, AMONG COFFEE FARMS
AND BANANA LANDS, THE THE COUNTRIES OF THE GREAT CANAL. W.A.
Wilde, 1898 (cloth). very good copy. $35.00.
Subject: history/exploration (Davis, M, Inv # 12358)
Davis, Mary Lee. UNCLE SAM'S ATTIC: THE INTIMATE STORY OF ALASKA.
W.A. Wilde, 1930 (cloth). Signed by the author; very good copy.
$25.00.
Subject: History (Drury, R, Inv # 12226)
Oliver, Pasfield. MADAGASCAR; OR, ROBERT DRURY'S JOURNAL, DURING
FIFTEEN YEARS' CAPTIVITY ON THAT ISLAND. T. Fisher Unwin, 1897
(cloth). very good copy, bright, 5 color stamped cover. $45.00.
Subject: History/exploration (Amundsen, R, Inv # 12126)
Amundsen, Roald. THE SOUTH POLE, VOL. 1. John Murray, 1913
(cloth). One volume only; good copy, slight fraying, cover
spotted. $50.00.
Subject: History/exploration (Bird, I, Inv # 12336)
Bird, Isabella L.. THE HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO: SIX MONTHS AMONG THE
PALM GROVES, CORAL REEFS, AND VOLCANOES OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1894 (cloth). Seventh edition; very good copy.
$65.00.
Subject: History/exploration (Boen, M., Inv # 11757)
Boen, Max von. ENGLAND IM ACHTZEHNTEN JAHRHUNDERT. Ackanischer
Verlag, 1920 (cloth). illustrated with tipped-in plates. very
good. $45.00.
Subject: History/exploration (Borchgrevink, C, Inv # 12123)
Borchgrevink, C.E.. FIRST ON THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT, BEING AN
ACCOUNT OF THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1898-1900. George
Newnes, 1901 (cloth). Good copyo, corners slightly bumped,
fraying at top and bottom of spine; scarce. $350.00.
Subject: History/exploration (Cromwell, O, Inv # 12305)
(Machell Stace). CROMWELLIANA. A CHRONOLOGICAL DETAIL OF EVENTS
IN WHICH OLIVER CROMWELL WAS ENGAGED; FROM THE YEAR 1642 TO HIS
DEATH 1658. Machell Stace, 1810 (cloth). Fine copy, contemporary
cloth and marble paper binding. Attractive. $100.00.
=========================================================
Ordering from us is easy. We accept Visa. Mastercard, Discover,
and personal checks.
To order by charge card, send the card number in one message
and the expiration date in another, along with what you wish
to order and your shipping address. (Domestic shipping is by
UPS, so please send a street address, not a P.O. Box number.)
Checks can be sent to:
Moe's Books
Attn: Robert
2476 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704
If you plan to pay by check, plese let us know so we can hold
the book and calculate shipping.
Shipping is calculated by weight and distance. For average
hardcovers or large trade paperbacks, it is roughly $4.00 for
the first book and $0.50 per book thereafter. International
shipping varies, so we quote that on a per-order basis.
You can also phone your order to us at 510-849-2087 (10:00am
to 11:00pm, PST) or fax us at 510-849-9938.