London: Trefoil Publications and The American Institute of Architects Press in association with Guildhall Library, 1990. Second printing [stated]. Trade paperback. The format is approximately 10.25 inches by 9.75 inches. 191, [2] pages. The illustrated cover has some wear and soiling. Contents are Preface, Introduction, Notes, Colour Plates, Explanation, Chronology, Catalogue, Engravings, and Index. This contains lavish prints of architectural drawings: floor plans, elevations, sections, details, statuary, etc. throughout, not just of the final design but of the many that preceded it. The author was the organizer of major Wren exhibitions in London. Kerry John Downes OBE FSA (8 December 1930 – 11 August 2019 was an English architectural historian. He was Professor of History of Art, University of Reading, 1978–91, then Emeritus. Downes was a librarian at the Courtauld in 1958. He joined the University of Reading, as a lecturer in Fine Art, then as a Reader (1971 - 1978) and finally Professor, History of Art, retiring in 1991. Downes was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1961. In addition to his career at Reading, Downes was a commissioner with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (1981–93); President (1984–88) and Honorary Patron (2017) of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (1984–88). In 1994 he was appointed OBE. His interests included the work of Sir Christopher Wren (1632–1723); the Flemish painter Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and Francesco Borromini (1599 - 1667). In 1993, a collection of 24 original essays by colleagues, pupils and friends was dedicated to him, entitled English Architecture Public and Private: Essays for Kerry Downes. More

New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1920. Presumed first U. S. edition/first printing. Hardcover. 356 p. Includes illustrations. More

New York: The John Day Company, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 202, [4] pages. DJ torn and chipped at back. Preface by Lyndon B. Johnson. Introduction by Harold Howe II, U.S. Commissioner of Education. Among the contributors were: Ralph Tyler, John Brademas, Walter Reuther, Allison Davis, Sidney Marsland, Robert Slaughter, Harold Gores, Esther Raushenbush, Earl McGrath, Richard Meeth, James Perkins, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., and Charles Frankel. More

Boston: W. B. Clarke Company, 1908. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 279 pages. Footnotes. Frontis. Tables. Facsimile. Front board weak, strengthened with glue. Cover has some wear and soiling. Stamp of previous owner inside front cover. Some page discoloration. More

New York: Washington Square Press, Inc., 1964. First Printing [Stated]. Mass market paperback. 143, [1] pages. Footnotes. Selected Bibliography. Addenda [various prior Prefaces]. Front cover scuffed. Some page discoloration noted. This is a revised and modernized translation. It is considered by some to be the most definitive/accurate rendering in English and the inclusion of the several Prefaces by Engels helps in one's understanding of its evolution as a seminal political document. The text has been carefully compared with several variant German texts from Marx and Engel's hands, and includes the famous Preface to the edition of 1888 as well as six other important Prefaces written by Engels. Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German-born philosopher, political theorist, economist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Friedrich Engels (28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German philosopher, political theorist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. He was also a businessman and Karl Marx's closest friend and collaborator, serving as a leading authority on Marxism. Francis B. Randall was a member of the humanities faculty at Sarah Lawrence College from 1961 to 2002, specializing in Russian history. He was born in New York City in 1931 and received his BA from Amherst College in 1952, MA (1954) and Ph.D. (1960) from Columbia University. Prior to his time at Sarah Lawrence, he taught history at Amherst College from 1956 to 1959 and Columbia University from 1959 to 1961. He published many works throughout his career with a particular emphasis on Russian and Soviet history. More

Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, Paris and ministere de a culture de l'urss, Moscou, 1979. Presumed First Grench Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. This work is in French. The format is approximately 8.25 inches by 11.75 inches. 580 pages. Illustrations (some in color). The exhibition looked at the development of modern art in that period in both France and Russia, and draws on Russian collections. there are many well-known and iconic Russian and Bolshevik images, Catalog of the exhibition "Paris-Moscow" organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Soviet Union, Moscow and the Center National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris. Sections: Plastic arts - Applied arts and utility objects - Architecture - Urban planning - Agitprop - Poster - Theater-ballet - Literature - Music - Cinema - Creative photo. Introduction by Jean Miller, Pontus Hulten, Alexandre Khaltourine. Illustrations color and in white and black. Biographical and Bibliographical Note. Jean Millier was Chairman of the Georges-Pompidou National Centre for Art and Culture (1977-80). Karl Gunnar Vougt Pontus Hultén (21 June 1924 – 26 October 2006) was a Swedish art collector and museum director. Pontus Hultén is regarded as one of the most distinguished museum professionals of the twentieth century. He was the pioneering former head of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm and in the 1970s he was invited to participate in the creation of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, where he was the first director of the Musée National d'Art Moderne (MNAM) in 1974–1981. Alexandre Khaltourine was a major figure in the Soviet and Russian art worlds. More

New York: Scribner, 2019. First Scribner Trade Paperback Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. 729 pages, [7]. Introduction and Analysis by Rosalind S. Helderman and Matt Zapotosky. Timeline. Glossary of Legal Terms. Rosalind S. Helderman (born October 3, 1978) is a journalist in the United States. She is currently a political enterprise and investigations reporter for The Washington Post. Helderman earned a B.A. in history from Harvard University in 2001. Helderman joined The Post as a reporter in 2001. She was initially a general assignment reporter for the newspaper until she was promoted in 2014 to The Post's national political investigations and enterprise team for the 2014 and 2016 election cycles. She is a regular contributor to MSNBC. Helderman was named Outstanding Journalist of the Year by the Virginia Press Association; won a George Polk Award in 2014; and was one of the investigators whose coverage of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign won a 2018 Pulitzer Prize. Matt first came to The Post in 2007 as an intern. In 2013, he took over as the reporter in the federal courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia, where he notably scooped a teenager’s successful bid to help his friend join the Islamic State and chronicled, with Roz Helderman, the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. Matt moved to covering the Justice Department in 2016, where he produced multiple scoops on the end of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. He was a key member of the Post team that reported on the investigation of possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, a topic that dominated much of his reporting for the following years. More

1989. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. The format is approximately 8.25 inches by 11.25 inches. Unpaginated (36 pages plus covers). Illustrated cover. Some text in Russian, German, French, and English. Illustrations (some in color). Youri Jarkikh (Jarki) (Latin: Zharkikh; born July 16, 1938) is a French-Russian painter and visual artist of the "Russian vanguard". Jarkikh was born in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union. From 1961 to 1967, he studied at the Leningrad Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Design. Jarkikh was co-organizer of the movement for independent art in the Soviet Union. He was significant in the cultural history of Leningrad (later Saint Petersburg) as an organizer of the Independent Society for Experimental Exhibitions. In 1974, Jarkikh organized, with O. Rabin, E. Ruchin and A. Gleser (non-conformist artists), the Bulldozer Exhibition in Moscow. In 1974 and 1975, Jarkikh was one of the initiators of the Gazanevsky exhibition of unofficial art in Leningrad. Jarkikh was pursued by the KGB because of his activities. His health was affected through the practice with Iprite (a poison). In 1978, he emigrated to France, where he received political asylum. In 1984, Jarkikh founded the artists' association, Eidos. He held exhibitions at the Palais des congrès de Paris, from 1987 to 1988. In 1990, he was elected "Premier Peintre de Paris" (First Artist of Paris). After the "Poets Alphabet" exhibition in Saint Petersburg in 2008, he again accepted Russian nationality, which was offered to him by the Russian government. Jarkikh's creativity developed under the influence of the Russian vanguard and German Expressionism. More

Bath, UK: Love Food [An imprint of Parragon Books Ltd.], 2012. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 224 pages. Illustrations (many in color). Index. The book has some minor wear and tear around the edges. Decorative covers and intentionally curvy front edge. Contains 100 dynamite recipes. The burger is back and better than ever! This fun and festive guide to the beloved burger is packed with inspired versions of old classics and soon-to-be-favorites from every end of the burger spectrum! Beef, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, fish, veggie, and tofu burgers are all represented in this photo-filled guide with easy step-by-step recipes. Featuring special sections for gourmet burgers, burgers around the world, and accompaniments including sauces, relishes, and chutneys, this book is sure to become your go-to guide for the world's best-loved sandwich. More

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1987. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 6.75 invhes by 9 inches. 215, [1] pages. Illustrations. Cover has some wear and soiling. Erasure residue and small edge tear on half title page. This is a companion to The Charlottesville tapes, published by Rizzoli in 1985. Twenty-four architects discuss their works in progress and the state of American architecture today. Participants included: Robert Stern, Helmut Jahn, Leon Krier, Tadao Ando, Paul Rudolph, Diana Agrest/Mario Gandelsonas, Michael Graves, Thomas Beeby, Rafael Moneo, Frank Gehry, Ron Krueck, Jaquelin Robertson, Stanley Tigerman, Josfe Kleihues, Charles Gwathmey, Susana Torre, Rem Kookhaas, Bruce Graham, Peter Eisenman, Taft Architects, and Cesar Pelli. More

Philadelphia: National Committee for the Preservation of Existing Records of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1925. Privately Printed [stated]. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 6.25 inches by 9.5 inches. xxx, 202 pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Index. Decorative front cover. No dust jacket present. 'American War Songs' was privately printed and "published under supervision of National Committee for the Preservation of Existing Records of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America"(Quoted from the title page). Inscription on the fep reads "To Mrs. Kerwith Brown with pleasant recollections from Hale L Brown and the C.D's of America"[?]. This includes short explanations and lyrics to U.S. war songs from the Revolutionary War through World War I, including "Over There" by G.M. Cohan, "America the Beautiful" by K. Bates, "Yankee Doodle" (unknown), "Hail, Hail, The Gangs All Here" by D.A. Esrom, along with dozens of other well-known songs (and some not so well-known!). Contents include Announcement, Dedication, Memorial, Tributes, Introduction, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War, Alphabetical List of Songs, and Index. William Bond Wheelwright was a noted historian, author, journalist, and publisher. More