Die Handzeichnung: Ihre Technik und Entwicklung
Wien: Schroll, 1919. Hardcover. Brown leather boards with five raised bands and gilt lettering; marbled endpapers; XVIII, 739 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in German. More
Wien: Schroll, 1919. Hardcover. Brown leather boards with five raised bands and gilt lettering; marbled endpapers; XVIII, 739 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in German. More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1964. Hardcover. Orange boards with gilt lettering; blue pictorial DJ with black lettering; 68 pp.; richly illustrated. This book is filled to the brim with examples of collage created with found art. Illustrations are primarily in black and white, with some color illustrations. More
Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1993. Paperback. Color-illustrated wraps. 178 pp. Numerous bw and a few color plates. With an introduction and 6 main essays focusing on Renaissance casting practices, medieval pasteprints, techniques and materials of Gauguin, Whistler prints, El Greco, and varnish in French paintings. The inaugural volume..... More
Bassano de Grappa, Italy: Remondini, 1822. Hardcover. brown & red marbled boards w/ vellum spine; red & black title plates w/ gilt printing, decorative compartments. all edges yellow. 307 pgs. Ex-libris plate of Geo. Aug. Thursby on front pastedown. Hinges remain tight. Text In Italian. More
New York: Wittenborn and Co., 1946. 3rd Revised. Paperback. White wraps with grey and red design and red and white lettering; 80 pp.; richly illustrated. Translated from the German by Daphne M. Hoffman. More
Geneva: Skira, 1984. Hardcover. Grey cloth with maroon lettering; color-illustrated dj with white lettering; 139 pp. with mostly color plates. Includes 4 chapters on the history and use of pastels. More
Geneva: Editions d'Art Albert Skira, 1984. Hardcover. Grey cloth with maroon lettering; color-illustrated dj with white lettering; decorated slipcase; 139 pp. with mostly color plates. A chronological approach to the topic and technique, nicely illustrated. More
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1925. Hardcover. Grey cloth over boards; 224 pp.; 24 bw figures. More
Berkeley: Zia Press, 1976. Number 25 of 88 copies printed in part by the artist at Panoramic Press. Hardcover. Red sewn boards with black design; [75] pp.; 32 unnumbered leaves of plates; chiefly illustrations. This is an extremely rare item, one of only 88. Has beautiful, clean and crisp illustrations..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: [Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd.], 1929. Hardcover. green blue paper boards with black lettering & tan cloth spine. 60 (1) untrimmed pages, several small color illustrations. A lecture delivered before the Royal Society of Arts on Wednesday, 20th February, 1929, More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1964. Paperback. French language edition. White paper wraps. 341 pages, Multiple color and b/w illustrations. More
London: Cassell & Company, 1889. Hardbound. Dark blue cloth wiht gold lettering; 108 pp. with 30 bw illustrations;. A thin volume covering an array of sculptural topics, from room and lighting, tools, stands, etc. to anatomy, drapery, carving, casting, and much more. More
Oxford / Burlington, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. Softcover. Illustrated blue wraps. xiii, 239 pages : charts. Contents: What is conservation? -- The objects of conservation -- Truth, objectivity and scientific conservation -- The decline of truth and objectivity -- A brief excursion into the real world -- From objects to..... More
Albany: J. Munsell, 1864. Third Edition. Hardcover. Light pink boards with mounted title card on the spine; vii, 174 pp.; richly illustrated. Scarce. More
London: Bible and Crown, 1760. Hardcover. Boards. viii, 139, iv pp. 1 engraving. An ExLibrary copy with a perforation stamp through the plate on the title page, poorly bound in old boards and with tape spine. All the beginning pages are loose, all are brittle. Awful, but all the text..... More
Lausanne: Museum of Decorative Arts in the city of Lausanne, 1983. Softcover. Glassine wrap with printed title; white card wraps. 51 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Paper Objects--a New Artistic Language. Text in French and German. Captions English, French and German. More
New York: Dover, 1984. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps. viii pages, 83 pages of plates : chiefly illustrations. with an introduction by Denys Peter Myers. More
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: WDG Publishing, 2001. Hardcover. Gold boards with gilt letters on spine & front cover, Navy blue & color illus. dust jacket, 206 pp., 233 color illus.; four pp. of foil samples. "The invention of the Iowa Foil Printer -- a safe, nonintimidating device that allows one artist..... More
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: WDG Publishing, 2001. Hardcover. Gold boards with gilt letters on spine & front cover, Navy blue & color illus. dust jacket, 206 pp., 233 color illus.; four pp. of foil samples. Very warmly inscribed by the author to Will Barnet. "The invention of the Iowa Foil Printer..... More
Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1837. 12th Edition. Hardcover. Brown leather boards; 127 pp.; 84 illustrations. Appears Complete: Full Title: "The carpenter's new guide: being a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery. Treating fully on practical geometry, soffits, brick and plaster groins, niches of every description, sky-lights, lines for..... More
London: George Rowney & Company, Manufacturing Artists' Colourmen, 1860. Softcover. Green wraps thin paper for each part, with one text sheet (both sides) followed by the color illustrations, typically three per part on thick stock. The Introduction consists of 1 part and is complete. OCLC 913287267/ The Progressive Lessons are..... More
Brooklyn: Published by the author, 1909. Hardcover. Greenish-grey paper over boards; Dark green cloth at spine; 172 pp.; 262 bw figures. Sub-titled "Principles and Methods of Expression in The Pictorial Representation of Common Objects, Interiors, Buildings and Landscapes". Intended as a text-book for high, normal and technical schools. Very nicely..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1876. Paperback. Light blue folded case with mounted title card and cloth ties; brown wraps with black illustration and red and black lettering; 74 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in French. More
New York: American Craft Council, 1972. Paperback. Color illustrated wraps with blue lettering; 36 pp; richly illustrated in bw. This book gives a nice overview of the process and history of salt glaze ceramics. More
Tokyo: Shibundo, 1998. Paperback. Colorfully illustrated wraps with black and purple lettering; 251 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More