Madison Catalogue of 2786 Stars for the Epoch 1910 (Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 515)
Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution, 1939. Softcover. Off white wraps. 57 pp. Mostly tables. More
Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution, 1939. Softcover. Off white wraps. 57 pp. Mostly tables. More
Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2008. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps. xi, 308 pp. over 200 mostly color plates. "Jan Lievens (1607-1674) was one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century. Daring and innovative as a painter, printmaker, and draftsman, he created powerful character studies..... More
Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, gilt outlines on both covers; 311 pp. A morality tale involving a mother, at least one governess, and at least one precocious child. Which will prevail, good or evil? More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903-1914. Hardbound. Green publishers' cloth. Vol. 1: xxvi pp., 205 pp., 44 bw plates. Vol. 2: xiv, 317 pp., 51 bw plates. Vol. 1 Examines Early Christian Art, while Volume 2 examines Giotto and The Giottesques. Very nice copies, library marks notwithstanding. More
London: Henry Frowde, 1897. Hardcover. Blue paper boards with blue cloth or tape spine, 20 pp., 2 BW plates. Interprets a fragment of papyrus containing words said to be the sayings of Jesus Christ. Includes views of the front and back of the piece. More
London, England: Christopher Johnson, 1954. Hardcover. brown boards w/ gilt spine printing. 272 pgs. grey & green illustrated dustjacket; protective plastic. A clean copy. More
Stocksfield, Northumberland: The Spredden Press, 1990. Softcover. Olive & color illus. wraps, 48 pp., BW illus. "Belsay Castle has been described by one architectura historian as 'beyond question the finest of English tower houses' and this [book] was written and published privately in 1910 by Sir Arhur Middleton, who inherited..... More
Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., 1880. Authorized copyright edition. Softcover. Green and cream wraps with black lettering and border. 140 pp. Musical score with text. The vocal and piano score of Gilbert & Sullivan's now classic comic opera, including dramatis personae, contents, and text. More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1927. Hardcover. Purple 3/4 leather boards, five raised bands on spine with gilt tooling and lettering, decorative end pages, v, 698 pp, bw illustration on title page. "First edition January 1926; reprinted March 1926, 1927"--Title page verso. Contents include: Trial by jury -- The sorcerer..... More
New York: Arthur S. Vernay Gallery, 1922. Hardcover. Beige boards with color illustration and black lettering. Unpaginated with approx. 65 pp. and 46 bw photographs. Catalogue of 46 objects in Vernay's gallery collection, each well-described by him and pictured in b/w. Vernay dealt in decorative arts in his two galleries..... More
New York: Arthur S. Vernay, 1913. Softbound. Tan paper wraps. 183 pp. 1 bw reproduction. Title on cover: American Silhouettes by August Edouart: A Notable Collection of Portraits Taken Between 1839-1849. Chronicles the work of French silhouettist August Edouart (1789-1861). This catalogue contains four pages of text followed by a...... More
Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2008. Hardcover. Color pictorial dustjacket over brown cloth with silver gilt embossed title. xi, 308 pp. over 200 mostly color plates. "Jan Lievens (1607-1674) was one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century. Daring and innovative as a painter..... More
New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1920. Hardcover. Five volume set in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, volume 1 is 154 pp. Volume 2 is 173 pp. Volume 3 is 164 pp. Volume 4 is 233 pp. Volume 5 is 228 pp. Five volume set: v. 1. Corporate..... More
Mechanicsburg, Penn. Stackpole Books, 2003. Hardcover. Tan boards with gold lettering on brown spine. Glossy, brown dj with duotone image; blue lettering on brown spine. 411 pp. with 14 bw illus. Washington's aides-de-camp includes a varied group of 32 men who were lawyers, doctors, businessmen, large-scale farmers, and students, recruited..... More
New York: Privately published by the Frick Art Reference Library, 1971. Hardbound. Green library buckram. 97 pp. no illustrations. A hardbound copy of the authors' compilation. More
London: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., 1900. Hardcover. Reddish-brown cloth over boards; Unpaginated, approx. 250 pp.; 62 plates (4 of original 66 plates missing). An oversized catalogue of plates from the collection of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery; Includes works by Leonardo da Vinci, Correggio, Niccolo Giolfino, Cesare..... More
Zurich, Switzerland: Edition Stemmle AG, 1995. Hardcover. Black boards, black and white illustrated dust jacket with white lettering 143 pp. 120 bw photos. The definitive monograph on this American artist's work, this book includes photographs from Tress' earliest collections, long out-of-print, such as "The Dream Collector" and "Theater of the..... More
1928. Softcover. Blue/green wraps. [48] pp.38 bw plates. More
1913. Softcover. Cream wraps. 183 pp. No illus. Edouart was the most prolific silhouette practitioner ever to work in this country (over 4000!). This volume contains a genealogical catalogue of American silhouettes and a signed letter from the author, Arthur S. Vernay, to Miss Olive Percival, dated Dec. 17, 1913..... More
1913. Softcover. Cream wraps bound into old library boards. 183 pp. No illus. Edouart was the most prolific silhouette practitioner ever to work in this country (over 4000!). This volume contains a genealogical catalogue of American silhouettes and a signed letter from the author, Arthur S. Vernay, to Miss Olive..... More
New York: Arthur S. Vernay, 1940. Hardcover. glued, heavy light beige boards. 227 pp., 150 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with the sale of 823 lots of items from the collection of English art and antiques dealer Arthur Stannard Vernay (1877-1960). With an introduction by Vernay. The annotated catalogue includes..... More
New York: Arthur S. Vernay, 1940. Hardcover. glued, heavy light beige boards. 227 pp., 150 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with the sale of 823 lots of items from the collection of English art and antiques dealer Arthur Stannard Vernay (1877-1960). With an introduction by Vernay. The annotated catalogue includes..... More