Ponzi Frank (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by author Frank Ponzi (personalized). Original pictorial boards, 9 ½ x 10 3/8 inches, 103 pp, most of the text in Icelandic, with essay "Artist Before His Time", captions and chronology in English. Hardcover, fine, no dustjacket: tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked and never read. Art.

Strength and stoic dignity are to be found both in the person and the art of Finnur J÷nsson. In his art, both worlds, the interior one of personal spirit and the outer one of land, sea and nocturnal sky-scape of his native country, merge and are wedded by a sound knowledge of the painters craft., Icelandic/English, Year1983, Illust. B/W48, Illust. Color20, ISBN , Code 0682. Leatherbound, Not in perfect condition., Bio. Bibl. Pages 103, Size 10 1/2öx9 5/8ö.

Rare Book! Hardcover in original binding. Not Ex-Lib.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. one very small closed tear at bootom of front dj, otherwise clean and unmarked, scarce.

Two English exploratory expeditions sailed to Iceland in the late 18th Century. The first was undertaken in 1771 by Joseph Banks, the famed naturalist. The second followed 17 years later in 1789 and was led by John Thomas Stanley. Both scientists employed noted artists to make records of their visit. The remarkable visual accounts by the artists Miller, Cleveley, Pocock and Dayes stand on their own as unique examples of significant works of art. Beautifully illustrated, showing geysers, volcanoes, farm communities, the people at work, the costumes, etc., English, Year1987, Illust. B/W5, Illust. Color56, ISBN , Code 0422. Hardbound, Not in perfect condition., 2nd edition, Bibl. Pages 123, Size 10 1/2öx 10ö.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Gilt-stamped blue leatherette, square 4to; 180pp; illustrated with b/w photos, maps & facsimiles; photographic dust jacket. Evocative b/w photos accompany selections from the diaries of Maitland James Burnett and Walter H. Trevelyan that depict Icelandic life at the end of the 19th century. "The collection was discovered by the writer in a cluttered, top-floor repository of an antiquarian bookseller's shop in London." Text both in Icelandic and English. This copy in near fine condition in like dust jacket with light edge wear. Out-of-print and now most uncommon.

Condition: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Tuesday, May 26 (holiday SALE item)* 237 pp., hardcover, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Second Edition. 4°. 123 Pages. Original Hardcover-Volume (artificial Leather). Handwritten Owner-Notation cover-inside. Otherwise very good Condition. No Markings in the Text! No Underlinings! Text in Icelandic Language and English Language!

124 Bilderseiten mit Text in Farbe. / 124 coloured drawings with text. Gutes, wohl erhaltenes Exemplar. Farbbilder von zwei englischen Expeditionen. 1772 unter der Führung von Joseph Banks, und 1789 unter der Führung von John Thomes Stanley. Sehr schöne, historische Dokumentation. / Fine condition. Drawings made during two engl. expeditions. 1772 under the leading of Joseph 'Banks and 1789 under John Thomes Stanley. Very interesting pictural documentation. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200 Or.-Ganzledereinband mit farbillustr. Or.-Umschlag. 4to. / Binding in or.-full-leather.