7871. Garcke, August / Wagner, H.

Illustrierte Deutsche Flora: Eine Beschreibung der in Deutschland und der Schweiz einheimischen Blütenpflanzen und Gefässkryptogamen. Mit 1251 Holzschnitt-Illustrationen. Bearbeitet und vermehrt von Dr. August Garcke.

Zweite Auflage. Stuttgart, Julius Hoffmann / K. Thienemann’s Verlag, 1882. 17 x 24cm. (80), 914 Seiten mit Schwarzweißabbildungen. Gebundene Ausgabe mit originalem Halbledereinband, marmorierten Decken und illustrierten Vorsätze. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren im Buchrücken, Seiten minimal gebräunt. Bibliotheksstempel auf dem Vortitel, sonst keine Anstreichungen oder Textmarken.

7872. Warner, Priscilla M.

Biddy Christmas.

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1948. 14 x 20.5cm. (Frontispiece), 205 pages, with black and white text illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Some signs of wear to dustjacket, slightly foxed edges, otherwise in very good condition with boards and spine solid and clean.

7873. Layard, George Somes.

Suppressed Plates: Wood Engravings etc., Together with Other Curiosities Germane Thereto. Being an account of certain matters peculiarly alluring to the collector.

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. 15 x 21.5cm. Frontispiece, (13), 254 pages, with 34 black and white illustration plates. Original embossed green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and gilt top edges. Some signs of shelf wear to spine and corners, slight lean, front free endpaper foxed, otherwise very good condition. Previous owner’s bookplate affixed to front endpaper.

7874. Jones, Steve.

Almost Like A Whale: The Origin of Species Updated.

London, Anchor Books, 2000. 12.5 x 19cm. (37), 499 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed with previous owner’s name.

7875. Prøysen, Alf.

Mrs. Pepperpot’s Outing and Other Stories. Translated by Marianne Helweg. Illustrated by Björn Berg.

London, Puffin Books / Hutchinson, 1974. 13 x 20cm. 133 pages, with text illustrations throughout. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed with previous owner’s name. [A Young Puffin Book].

7876. Tingle, Tim.

Walking the Choctaw Road: Stories from Red People Memory.

El Paso, Cinco Puntos Press, 2003. 15 x 23cm. 142 pages, with black and white photographs. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Handwritten dedication by the author to Chuck Kruger on title page.

7877. Sutcliff, Rosemary.

Dragon Slayer: The Story of Beowulf. With drawings and cover design by Charles Keeping.

London, Penguin Books / The Bodley Head, 1972. 11 x 18cm. 108 pages, with black and white illustrations throughout. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. [A Puffin Book].

7878. Panofsky, Erwin.

Renaissance and Renascences in Western Art.

London, Paladin / Granada Publishing Ltd., 1970. 13.5 x 19.5cm. (20), 242 pages, with 120 page appendix of illustrations. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some text underlinings and annotations. Inscribed with previous owner’s name.

7879. 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].

7880. Sullivan, Robert.

A Whale Hunt: A Remarkable Story of a Tribe’s Quest to Regain its Ancient Rituals in the Modern World.

London, Headline Book Publishing, 2001. 13.5 x 21.5cm. 346 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and a small number of text annotations.