2681. [Vanbrugh, John] Whistler, Laurence.

The Imagination of Vanbrugh and his fellow artists. [Together with the 4 Volume set of Complete Works of Sir John Vanbrugh (Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1927) / Also together with an original, limited engraving of Vanbrugh’s “Pyramid at Stowe” by Artist John Ingamells].

First Edition. London, Art and Technics Limited/B.T. Batsford Limited, 1954. 22cm x 32cm. XV, 269, 86 unnumbered pages of illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to the slightly stained binding. [Including: Vanbrugh, John. The Complete Works of Sir John VanBrugh. The Plays Edited by Banamy Dobree. The Letters Edited by Geoffrey Webb. Volume I: Introduction / The Relapse / The Provok’d Wife / A Short Vindication of the Relapse and the Provok’d Wife from Immorality and Prohpaneness / Volume II containing: Aesop – Parts I and II / The Pilgrim / The False Friend / The Country House – Volume III: The Confederacy / The Mistake / A Journey to London / The Provok’d Husband / The Fourth Volume containing The Letters // Number1295 of 1300 numbered sets on machine-made paper (total 1410). Four Volumes (complete). Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1927. 20cm x 26.5cm. XLIV, 239, 257, 290, 284 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear. The Volumes in firm condition]

2682. Dante Alighieri / Ciardi, John.

The Inferno: A Verse Rendering for the Modern Reader. Historical Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister.

New York / Ontario / London, Mentor / New American Library / The New English Library, 1954. 11 x 18cm. 288 pages. Original softcover. Good condition with some signs of external wear and mild foxing. Annotations to text and to end leaves. [A Mentor Book].

2683. Kiely, Benedict.

Honey Seems Bitter.

London, Methuen and Co Ltd., 1954. 13 cm x 19 cm. 194 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket, designed by Geoffrey Ireland, in protective Mylar. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed / Signed by Benedict Kiely during his time as visiting Professor in Eugene, Oregon in 1965 on the titlepage: “For Bill Smith – One against 1000. DR the Solomon Martini – Ben Kiely – Sept. 1965”.

2684. Carr, Edward Hallett / [Wehler, Hans-Ulrich].

The Interregnum 1923-1924. A History of Soviet Russia.

First Edition. New York, The Macmillan Company. 1954. 8°. 392 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of the german political scientist Hans-Ulrich Wehler, with his name on the endpaper.

2685. [Alteneder, Theodore].

Alteneder Drawing Instruments, Drafting Scales, Stainless Steel T-Squares, Stainless Steel Triangles, Stainless Steel Straightedges.

Philadelphia, Theo. Altender & Sons, 1954. 8°. 38 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

2686. Williams, W. Ewart.

Applications of Interferometry. With a preface by O.W. Richardson.

London/ New York, Methuen/ John Wiley & Sons, 1954. 17cm x 10.5cm. viii, 104 pages. Original hardcover. With 43 Diagrams. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

2687. Bielska – Tworkowska, Leokadia.

Lublin. Krajobrazy i Zabytki.

Warszawa, Wydawnictwo-Sztuka, 1954. 24,5 cm x 17 cm. 19 pages text + 37 pages with illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. ExLibris on front pastedown.

2688. Cartier, Raymond.

50 mal Amerika. Einführung und Nachwort von Robert Jungk.

Stuttgart, Piper, 1954. Octavo. 491 Seiten. Hardcover/ Gebundene Ausgabe mit originalem Schutzumschlag in Brodart / Mylar (Spezielle Sammler – Schutzfolie für Schutzumschläge). Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

2689. Bing, Robert / Brückner, Roland.

Gehirn und Auge – Grundriss der Ophtalmo-Neurologie. Dritte, vollständig neu bearbeitete Auflage. Mit 147, zum Teil mehrfarbigen Abbildungen.

Basel, Benno Schwabe, 1954. 8°. 248 pages. Original Hardcover (Leinen). Guter Zustand mit einigen äusserlichen Gebrauchsspuren. Einband und Schnitt gering fleckig. Widmung des Verfassers Robert Bing auf dem Vorsatzblatt. Sehr seltene Publikation.

2690. Brown, Hilton.

Parry’s of Madras. A Story of British Enterprise in India.

First Edition. Madras, Parry & Co. Ltd., 1954. 22cm x 14cm. xi, 347 (2) pages. With illustrations. Map on endpapers and pastedown of Parry India. Frontispiece portrait of Thomas Parry in 1806. Original Hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

2691. Hemingway, Ernest.

Die grünen Hügel Afrikas.

13.-20.Tausend. Hamburg, Rowohlt Verlag Hamburg, 1954. 13.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 250 Seiten. Original Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag / with dustjacket. Colour photograph of Ernest Hemingway on back cover of dustjacket from ‘Look, New York’. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

2692. Brown, R. Allen.

English Medieval Castles (The New Heritage Series).

London, B.T.Batsford, 1954. 8°. 208 pages including a Map of England, showing the location of the Castles mentioned in the Text. Original Hardcover. Excellent, very clean conditon.

2693. Hunter, J.A.

Hunter.

Seventh Impression. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1954. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. XIII, 242 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with several small tears and fold-creases on the dustjacket, and an inscription by the pre-owner.

2694. Walser, Martin.

Ein Flugzeug über dem Haus. [Signiert]

Erste Ausgabe des Erstlingswerks. Frankfurt am Main, Suhrkamp, 1955. 20 cm. 174 pages. Hardcover/ Gebundene Ausgabe mit originalem Schutzumschlag in Brodart / Mylar (Spezielle Sammler – Schutzfolie für Schutzumschläge). Signiert von Martin Walser auf dem Vorsatzblatt / Sehr guter, aussergwoehnlich guter Erhaltungszustand / Unusually excellent condition signed first edition of the author’s first book.

2695. Ní Chéileachair, Síle.

Bullaí Mhártain. [gearrscéalta]. Le Síle Ní Chéileachair agus Donncha Ó Céileachair.

Baile Átha Cliath, Sáirséal agus Dill, 1955. 19cm. [2], 200 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

2696. Bruggeman, L.

Tuinboek voor De Tropen. Met 292 Afbeeldingen door Ojong Soerjadi.

Amsterdam, De Spiegel / C.P.J Van Der Peet, 1955. 18.5 cm x 24 cm. V, 221 pages. 292 colour plates throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Good+ condition with some signs of external wear. Foxing evident throughout and mostly to the endpapers and pastedowns. Some notes in pencil on endpaper. The many colour illustrations of the plants are in good condition as well.

2697. Brugha, Cathal.

Cathal Bruga Memorial Publication.

Cork, Published by Brian Dillon Branch, Sinn Fein, Cork City, 1955. Octavo. 16 pages. Original Softcover / printed wrapper. Good condition with some stronger signs of external wear. Some tears and small missing space to rear cover. RARE !

2698. Bruhn, Wolfgang / Tilke, Max.

Kostümgeschichte in Bildern [International History of Costume in Pictures]. Eine übersicht der kostüme aller zeiten und völker vom altertum bis zur neuzeit einschliesslich der volkstrachten europas und der trachten der aussereuropäischen länder.

Tübingen, Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, 1955. 34 cm x 24,5 cm. 200 seiten. Mit zahlreichen farbige Abbildungen. Original Hardcover. Aus der Bibliothek des niederländischen Modedesigners Frans Molenaar. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

2699. Reavey, George [First Literary Agent of Samuel Beckett] / Irene Rice Pereira [American abstract [modernist] artist, poet and philosopher].

The Colours Of Memory [Signed Presentation-copy / With signed, original (!) Artwork by Irene Rice Pereira as frontispiece [George Reavey’s wife at the time of publication] / One of the very rare 26 copies only].

First Edition. New York, Grove Press, 1955. Octavo. 60 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Dustjacket stained. Small coffee-stain on pages 5/6. An excellent, extremely rare book, being Letter “Y” of only 26 lettered copies. Very good overall-condition with only minor signs of wear.

2700. Dykeman, Wilma.

The French Broad [Signed]. Edited by Carl Cramer as planned and started by Constance Lindsay Skinner. Illustrated by Constance Lindsay Skinner.

First Edition of Wilma Dykeman’s first book ! New York / Toronto, Rinehart & Company Inc., 1955. Octavo. X, 371 pages. With a double-page map of the area in which “The French Broad River” flows. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Very rare in this signed version. [Rivers of America].