Edited by Charles Mason (22 results)

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Former owner's ink notation along upper edge fep and rear ep; Age-toned, else textblock very clean and tight. Lightly creased corners, bump on foot of spine, reading crease along the spine. 287p., including notes and glossary. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. B&W Photographs (illustrator). Paperback. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. 6 x 9 in. Gray cloth with red spine lettering. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; no edge wear, covers like new. Binding tight and text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; slight edge wear and chipping, a touch rubbed, very clean. Nautical. Stax. …

First Printing; Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. AUTHOR SIGNED/DATED S2/18/1996 on title page. Laid in is a page from the Ann Arbor newspaper, 'Connection', with an article on the 40th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge. [1/4/1997]. Soft cover is blue with white lettering on front and spine. Oblong shaped. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with dozens of b/w photographs, maps and drawings, including 'the mighty Mac,' the bridge that connects Michigan's lower and upper peninsulas. Truly spectacular to drive over, one of the great jewels of Michigan. ".Hyde identifies Michigan's historically significant highway bridges within the broader contexts of American bridge design and construction in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book summarizes the improvement of highway bridge design in the USA and compares Michigan's experiences with national trends." edited by Dr. Phil Mason, who was my professor and a member of my MA committee. Blast from the past! 2 appendices; bibliography; index. ; Great Lakes Books Series Series; B&W Photographs & drawings & maps; 11 x 8 1/2; 191 pages; Soft cover has light shelf wear and rubbing, 1/4" faint tan spot on side of text block. ; Signed by Author.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Kokomo: New Publications Inc. Kokomo: 1950. First Edition Vintage Pulp magazine in Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.25"], 130 pages, illustrated. With stories by C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner ,J. L. Schoolcraft, Charles B. Stilson, Elmer Brown Mason. Besides the Moore/Kuttner novel also includes "Death's Secret" by J. L. Schoolcraft, "The Soul Trap" by Charles B. Stilson, and "Lost---One Mylodon" by Elmer Brown Mason. A Very Good copy with the usual cover edge wear and fraying to the cover, and usual tanning of the text paper. See Photos mag34 E. Cover art by Lawrence inside illustrations by Finlay and Lawrence (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Little bit of light staining on the bottom edge of inside boards and on the back of the first and last illustrations. Based on a search for truth and a series of tape recordings given through a trance medium.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. xiv, 768 pp. LCC: 921353.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper. Previous owners' name to the first blank and a number in biro to the pastedown; Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with silver titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (1.2 kg); pp 280; Includes: Black & White photos within the text; Black & white drawings; Diagrams; 2-column text. || The book is on the shelf and ready to post from Bath by a real bookseller, packed properly, despatched promptly and personally guaranteed (in addition to your normal rights). My Book #207549 ||.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. This Original 1874 Printing is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a smaller style hardcover book with 298 pages including some illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The title page shows 1874 as the published date. This is definitely Not a former library book. The blue cloth covers have bright gold lettering on the spine. The covers show light soiling and some light rippling on the back. This old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Paperback 1988 reprint. Flat spine. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref H199.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 1986 reprint. Paperback. 20x13cm. 575 pages with index. Flat spine. Flat covers. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref dch.

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original cobalt blue cloth covers, red title and author lettering to the spine, Army and Navy archive illustrated end papers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 240 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Tiny rubs to the spine tips. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a little sun fading to the spine, nicks to the lower spine end, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. INDIA (Bharat Ganarajya).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map ; 30 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert museum, 26th October to 19th January, 2014. Contents: Introduction / Zhang Hongxing -- Categories of paintings in China genres and subjects / Shane McCausland -- Inscriptions and seal marks / Zhang Hongxing -- Setting milestones : collecting classical Chinese paintings in Europe / Clarissa von Spee -- Collecting Chinese paintings in the United States / Charles Mason -- Chinese paintings that crossed the sea : the development of Chinese art collections in Japan / Itakura Masaaki -- A brief history of collecting paintings and calligraphy in China / Ling Lizhong -- The presentation and preservation of Chinese scroll paintings / Camille Schmitt -- Catalogue / with introductions by Roderick Whitfield -- Appendix : inscriptions, marks and seals -- Bibliography.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover (stained). Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Condition: Poor. Tanning/foxing/fading & scratches/some tears to dustjacket. Tanning to cover. Foxing to textblock edges/endpapers. Tanning to pages. Content good.

Condition: Good. Wear, marks & tanning to jacket. Boards are worn & foxed at the edges. Lightly tanned & foxed textblock edge. Content is very good.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map ; 30 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert museum, 26th October to 19th January, 2014. Contents: Introduction / Zhang Hongxing -- Categories of paintings in China genres and subjects / Shane McCausland -- Inscriptions and seal marks / Zhang Hongxing -- Setting milestones : collecting classical Chinese paintings in Europe / Clarissa von Spee -- Collecting Chinese paintings in the United States / Charles Mason -- Chinese paintings that crossed the sea : the development of Chinese art collections in Japan / Itakura Masaaki -- A brief history of collecting paintings and calligraphy in China / Ling Lizhong -- The presentation and preservation of Chinese scroll paintings / Camille Schmitt -- Catalogue / with introductions by Roderick Whitfield -- Appendix : inscriptions, marks and seals -- Bibliography.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. X, 214 Pp. First Printing, Code 563 At Bottom Of Rear Flap. Fine In Fine Dj, Price Clipped, Name Label On Front Endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.30x6.20x0.88 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. One of 250 copies printed. Originally issued as wrappers with front cover retained (printed in red and black inks). Bound, or rebound in tan canvas cloth, light wear, some rubbing to spine, leather title label affixed to spine, suggesting this was previously bound then rebound the spine title was retained. A very sturdy binding. Former institutional copy (Mercantile Library of New York) with rubber ink stamp to title page with inked number, several page are stamped again, but no other institutional markings or ephemera. Otherwise the book is clean and unmarked with minor age toned paper. xii, 492 pages, plus fold-out plate and folded map of Newfoundland, fascimiles and chapter head & tail pieces. Experienced full-time used & antiquarian bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Perfectbound decorated wrappers. A trifle soiled, very near fine. The second issue of this important progressive literary and art journal with contributions by Charles Olson, Irving Layton, Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Creeley, Paul Blackburn, Toda Tomoya, Irving Layton, Douglas Woolf, Kizu Toyotaro, Lucy Lapp, and Ronald Mason. Scarce.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Perfectbound decorated wrappers. Corners bumped and a little worn, a small stain on the front wrap and first couple of leaves, very good. The second issue of this important progressive literary and art journal with contributions by Charles Olson, Irving Layton, Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Creeley, Paul Blackburn, Toda Tomoya, Irving Layton, Douglas Woolf, Kizu Toyotaro, Lucy Lapp, and Ronald Mason. Scarce.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1865 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 52 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 52.…