Podeschi John (39 results)

Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in bright green cloth covered boards with a paper label on the spine and brown coated end papers. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 5 7/8 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. 570 pages including an index. With an extra printed, paper spine label tipped-in on the last page of this copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Green cloth, paper label, near fine, spare label attached to back of last page. Unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: in publisher's shrinkwrap. First Edition. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Library, 1980. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP (thanks to a lucky warehouse find!). NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1980. First Edition. Fully descriptive bibliography of one of the largest and best Charles Dickens collections. Title pages are transcribed. Contents, plates, bindings and collations (full signature for section A, pagination for sections B-H) are given for all variants. Also describes translations, collected editions, periodicals, manuscripts, autograph letters, ephemera, prints, photographs, association items, etc. A remarkable collection, expertly catalogued. Bound in the original green cloth, with a printed paper label on the spine. Spare label tipped-in at the end, as issued. First Edition. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 8vo. xxiii, 572pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 571 pages. A 1-1/2 inch spine label also attached on last white page Bound in green cloth. Bit of rubbing on the corners, else very fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 427 pp.+ 18 Color Plts & Many Illus in Text, Red Hardback, Blk Spine Label & Gilt title, 4to, Fine in Near Fine DJ, 1st ed (Large & Heavy).

Hardcover. 427 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. Q10683 905005538 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3100.

Hardcover. Q10174 Ex-library with Stamp and Library-Signature in Good Condition, Some Traces of Use Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2100.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo. Original Green cloth binding with paper title label. Comprehensive catalogue of Gimbel Dickens Collection. Near Fine.

Hardcover. Orange cloth, black title block with gilt letters on spine, gilt decoration on front cover, 427 pp., many BW illus., 18 color plates. An annotated and somewhat illustrated bibliography of publications covering all aspects of horsemanship: 470 books and 43 periodicals. A terrific browser for both lovers of books and of horses. VG (Ex-art library with spine label, bookplate, pocket and barcode and few marks; otherwise quite crisp and clean.).

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hbk, 4to, 427pp, illustr throughout b+w thumbnails and 17 color plates, dj has a small loss and a small closed tear head of spine-strip, rear panel scuffed, otherwise very good, unclipped and now in protective sleeve, fine red cloth boards with gilt titles and ornament, internally an unread copy, excellent clean tight and unmarked text, as new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. First edition. 427p, nearly 400 ills., 33 in color. White paint spatters on jacket, as shown. A handsome and meticulous descriptive bibliography of one of the great private sporting libraries (now at Yale). The collations are especially useful for early books and plate books. Emphasizes, but is not limited to, the Thoroughbred and its uses. Paul Mellon was quite involved with its production, including the choice of illustrations. Heavy; shipping/handling will be extra. Please keep this in mind when ordering.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Gift quality first edition hardcover in red/orange cloth, black title block with gilt letters on spine, bright gilt embossed wheat sheaf illustration on frt board. Tips and spine ends are sharp. This is not a former library copy. There are no names, tears or soil *in* the 427 pp. text, only a smidge of light soil at the lower corner of the page block. The unclipped, original dust wrapper has no price printed on the front flap, it shows a few wrinkles but no loss and has kept this volume in fine form. Jacket now in new mylar and displays beautifully. An exhaustive, annotated tome with some lovely book cover examples throughout. A much sought reference work on the horse books in the collection formed by Paul Mellon. Suitable for collectors of equine sporting books or horse lovers in general. Looks FAB on the coffee table and will keep your guests chatting for hours. An astounding bibliography of 470 books and 43 periodicals and other publications covering all aspects of horsemanship. Required reading for owners of any serious equine sporting library that will assist you in compiling a belting wish list for your birthday or the holidays! TOOO Large for the flat rate envelope. Will require add'l postage for priority or international destinations.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: very Good. book in fie condition hardly ever used in very nice dj.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New in publisher's shrinkwrap. First Edition. The Tate Gallery, 1981. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. Perfect condition. Still sealed in the publisher's clear plastic shrink wrap. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Sharp corners. Sport in Art and Books, The Paul Mellon Collection. Nearly 400 illustrations including 33 in color. Fully describes 470 books and 43 periodicals including title page transcription, collation, illustrations, binding and contents. Podeschi was at one time on the staff at Yale's Beineke Rare Book Library. Subject headings include anatomy, breeding, buying and judging, care and feeding, fox hunting, jockeys, jumping, pedigrees, polo, race horses, stag-hunting, steeplechasing, training, etc. Derrydale Press publications are included. A gorgeous book and important reference that brought $220 in 1990 at the Wreden auction. Bound in the original red cloth. Complete with pristine dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 9" wide by 11.75" tall by 1.5" thick. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New/New in publisher's shrinkwrap. 444pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xvii pp + 427 pages, stone red cloth boards near fine in a handled and lightly chipped dustwrapper. Large quarto. *This work is filled with photo illustrations of book covers, cloth and wrappered bindings of books on the horse and riding. The collection assembled by Paul Mellon the horse breeder contains some of the finest and choice examples of books on the horse 470 items with bibliography and photos and periodicals from the 18th century to the 1930's. Good bibliographical tool for the sporting book collector! The price includes subsidised postage, no extra charged above tariff for a 1.1 kilo book. Weighs over 3 kilo.

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt wheat motif to front board, xvii + 427pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl tape residue/scuffing to board edges, light soiling to page edges, light tape staining to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing to lower edges, minor adhesive staining to edges).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 570pp. Green cloth with publisher's printed spine label. Light foxing on topedge, near fine, without a dust jacket as issued. With extra spine label tipped in on rear fly.

Condition: A Fine copy. 1st edition. 570 pp (including Index). Frontis. 8vo. Essential to any collector, or seller, of Dickens works. Green cloth binding. Paper spine label. Issued w/o dj.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket is rubbed and chipped to edges. Closed edges foxed with some splash staining, content clean and solid. Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in jacket with couple tiny tears to jacket. One corner lightly bumped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo. xxiii, 570 pp. Cloth with paper spine label. Minor shelfwear. Near fine. First edition.

1ST EDITION. A FINE HARDBACK COPY BUT FOXING TO THE TOP PAGE EDGES. A VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. WELL ILLUSTRATED (18 COLOURED PLATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition. Small tear at one spot in the dust jacket. Tight spine with clean text, most likely hardly read. A great reference book to have! First edition. 427pp. Large heavy book. Please reach out with any questions! We also have a large collection of sporting books available.

4to. Publishers' cloth; title gilt on black ground on spine; gilt device on upper cover; with dustwrappers.xvii; 1 l; 427 pp; 18 fine colour plates; illustrated in B&W throughout.Superbly produced bibliography; 470 items meticulously described as well as 43 periodicals. A companion volume on British Sporting Prints by Snelgrove (q.v.) from the same collection was published simultaneously.

Fol. Mit 18 farb. Tafeln und einigen Abb. im Text. XVII, 427 S. Umfangreiche Bibliographie zu Pferdebüchern in Latein bzw. aus Italien und Frankreich von 1400 bis 1838 und aus England und Amerika von 1450 - 1941. - Wohlerhaltenes, sauberes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3000 OLwd. mit goldgepr. Rsch. und OU (dieser mit Läsuren). - (Sport in art and books. The Paul Mellon Collection).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. xvii, 427 p. 30 cm. 18 colour plates and over 250 b&w illustrations. Sport in Art and Books. Red cloth. Softened spine tail. In dustjacket with light wear and soiling. The bibliography focuses on thoroughbred horse materials collected by the American philanthropist and racehorse breeder Paul Mellon.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 4to (30 cm), XX, 427 pp, 18 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. A catalogue of the Paul Mellon collection of books on the horse and horsemanship, riding, hunting, breeding, and racing. Over 500 entries, many illustrated.

PODESCHI, John B. [427] pp. Tate Gallery for the Yale Center for British Art 1981 11 3/4" x 9 1/4" An annotated and somewhat illustrated bibliography of publications covering all aspects of horsemanship: 470 books and 43 periodicals. A terrific browser for both lovers of books and of horses.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [8], ix-xxiii, [3], 3-570pp, [2]. Original cloth, paper label to spine. Very minor edgewear to spine ends, internally bright and clean. With a spare title label to final page Size: 8vo.

4to. XVII, 427pp. With 18 col. plates and numerous illustrations. Orig. cloth with dustwrapper. Very good copy.