Boston, Massachusetts: Museum of Fine Arts, 1965. Hardcover. Grey boards, 254 pp. Numeorus bw plates; held in yellow cardboard slipcase. New scientific methods for conservation, identification, and reconstruction of works of art are explored in 23 essays penned by international experts in the field. More
London / New York: The Butterick Publishing Co. (Limited), 1892. Softcover. Black wraps; 183 pp.; 205 bw figures. Includes twenty-seven chapters on topics such as pencil drawing, tracing, shading, perspective, sketching, watercolors, oil painting, pastels, tapestry painting, china painting, and more. More
New York: Girl Scouts, Inc., 1941. Softbound. Yellow wraps. 95 pp., well-illustrated. A plethora of good and great ideas, some of them illustrated and demonstrated. More
Fellowcrafters Inc, 1946. Hardcover. Green library buckram. Blue wrapper bound in. 25 plates. Features winning student designs from the Fellowcrafters' First Annual Applied-Design Contest. More
New York: Excelsior Publishing House, circa 1865. Hardbound. Bound into reddish boards, first few pages present in preservatrion-quality plastic sheething, followed by 114 different typesets / alphabets on about 80 pp. Published by or distributed by McKeon & Schofield, Proprietors. Scarce, and the sort of book that normally would have..... More
New York, NY: James Miller, 1870s - 1880s. Hardcover. Purplish-blue cloth over boards; Gold lettering and black decoration on front cover; Unpaginated, approx. 120 pp.; 472 bw line drawings. Published under the superintendence of the Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London; Includes an introduction and tips on drawing..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Library, 1982. Softcover. Mustard wraps with 3 color circles and dark brown lettering; 42 pp. Includes an introduction to the collection and a subject key. More
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1900 circa. Hardcover. Color lithographed boards with embossed cloth spine. 70 sheets including 6 color lithographed plates. In better than expected condition for these type of books. This one has enjoyed the benefit of a busy, if not skilled hand, who has colored in some of..... More
Chicago, IL: Geo. E. Watson Co. (Dean Bros Blank Book and Printing Co.), 1892. Softcover. Yelowish printed wraps. 132 pp., profusely illustrated. The title for this item is taken from the cover. Not found in Worldcat. The larger advertisement on the first page states (in part): " Geo. E. Watson..... More
Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 1980. Color pictorial wraps. 334 pp., (6) pp., profusely illustrated in mostly bw. Text is entirely in French. A fantastic catalogue, would be epic if it were to be translated into English. Very detailed examination of various historicalo artifacts. More
Boston: Silver Burdett & Co., 1895. Softcover. Brown stapled paper wraps, 24 pp., line drawings throughout. Part of an elementary school drawing sequence. Covers the depiction of average shapes, like pieces of fruit and flowery patterns. Includes a handy glossary of terms and definitions on the back inside cover. Nice!..... More
New York: F.W. Devoe & Co., 1887. Hardcover. Elaborately gilt and ink embossed covers and spine. vi, (2), 407 pp, three chromolithographs or engravings with tissue guards. Profusely illustrated in bw also with line engravings. A plethora of supplies are presented, including sections on engineers tools and instruments and brushes..... More
London: Ackermann & Co., 1847. Hardbound. Library cloth. iv, [2], 17 pp., followed by 2 (of 3) color plates with tissue guards. Lacks the third plate (called plate 4 in some places within the text). Scarce, worldcat locates three copies. More
Washington: National Resources Planning Board, 1942. Paperback. Blue stapled wraps with black lettering. v; 46 pp. Prepared by the Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources, February 1942. Contents include The role of libraries, museums, and archival agencies in wartime; Hazards of war to which cultural resources are exposed; The selection..... More
Pittsfield, Massachusetts: Knowles & Maxim, 1882. Hardcover. Oblong black boards with gilt illustrations, green cloth spine and corners. 82 unnumbered pp. Many BW illustrations. Despite its condition, this is still a beautiful instructional book on the dying art of penmanship. This book describes in detail how to write in cursive..... More
New York: M. Grumbacher, 1927, March and April. Softbound. Printed wraps. 16 pp. each, few bw illustrations in the form of clever ads. A most uncommon publication presented by Grumbacher, best known for it's manufacture and marketing of artist's supplies. The lead article "What is Modern Art: is authored by..... More
New York: Research Laboratories of the International Printing Ink Corporation and Subsidiary Companies, 1935. Hardbound. Three cardboards-bound volumes in cardboard slipcase. 3 vols, large 8vo, (2), 18; (2), 21; (2), 17, (11)pp, folding color plate with color wheel & 3 color stops, hundreds of color illustrations. The first volume treats..... More
New York: Windsor & Newton, Inc., 1952. Softcover. Beige stapled wraps with orange lettering and designs. 88 pp. Illustrated in BW. Cover title: 1952 Catalog of Artists' Colors & Materials. Inclues color names (in English, French, and Spanish), types of vessels for paints, brushes, inks, canvases, etc. More
London: Day and Son, 1861. Hardcover. Black library buckram. 132 pp + 26 color plates (each page with a single large or multiple small chromolithographs, pasted down). Overview of and treatise on watercolor technique by Aaron Edward Penley (1806–1870), published in 1861. More
NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1906. Hardcover. Olive cloth. x, 198 pp. Filled with lost secrets used by early painters. Includes notes on varnishes, canvases, oils, etc. Scarce. More
Huntington Beach, California: KOCE-TV Foundation, 1985. Fifth printing, revised edition. Softcover. White pictorial wraps; 66 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Revised edition of this title first published in 1979. Features new color plates and more black-and-white photos. More
Washington, DC: American Federation of Arts, 1937-1940. Softbound. Paper wraps. 4 volumes. These are fantastic as sources of what exhibition packages were available to Museums, Colleges, Libraries, Art Associations, Clubs and High Schools during this time period. The booklet gives a brief description of each, including the cost for it..... More
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1848. 1st. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt border on cover, elaborate gilt design on spine, top edge gilt. xxxiii, (4), 398, (2), 6 pp. ads at rear. Discusses and details anything and everything concerning techniques utilzed during the production of Fine Art. A scarce first..... More
London, England: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1972. Softcover. Blue wraps; 100 pp.; No illustrations. More
London: Scott, Greenwood & Son, 1907. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards; Gilt titling to spine and front cover; 239 pp. plus 24 pp. advertising other titles; 48 bw figures. A guide to parchment paper, transfer paper, preservative paper, fireproof and antifalsification papers, metal papers, colored papers, and many other types..... More
