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The original Powell's Books was born in a former used car dealership and to this day the store maintains a no-nonsense, industrial feel. One place, though, has been reserved for comfort and elegance. Dark wood shelving, decorative lighting, antique tables, and our most valuable — and beautiful — books, all make the Rare Book Room one of the most pleasant destinations in the store.
London: Wm. H. Allen & Co. 1878. 8vo 344 pages +40 pp. publisher's catalogue. Re-bound in serviceable red cloth title in gilt on spine. New pastedowns & endpapers. Complete with map in front pocket. Colored map has been backed; there are some tears at... (read more)
Amsterdam: B.M. Israel, 1968. 2 volumes. Duodecimo, 12 x 18 cm. xli,558pp; xxxi,368pp. Reprint of the 1870 London edition. Original blue cloth stamped in black and silver. In unclipped dust jackets. Illustrated with line drawings. Cloth lightly rubbed... (read more)
The prince of decadence. Looking at Klimt in a whole new light: a groundbreaking monograph The countless events being held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth make a clear statement to the enduring appreciation for the work... (read more)
Shanghai: North-China Daily News and Herald Limited 1925. Large octavo 18x25cm. xxvi + 588pp + 1p. First edition. Original burgundy cloth boards panelled in blind spine stamped in gilt. Bound-in errata leaf at the rear tipped-in erratum slip at page 289.... (read more)
Plano, TX: The Thomas B. Reel Company, (1988). Quarto, 20.5 x 27.5 cm, 150pp. Limited edition, #429 of 950 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Original dark green paper over boards stamped in gilt. Boards lightly rubbed; the pages have a... (read more)
In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, water, air, and earth—to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things... (read more)
no place: P. F. Cabantous 1853. Half morocco paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. 80 page in manuscript. Unfinished. Hand colored title page vignette at head of first chapter tail piece at page 9. Several unfinished illustrations in text. Text in French.... (read more)
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