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
Taipei: National Museum of History Taipei, 1972. Paperback. Red wraps that open in a gate-fold to color-striped pamphlet beneath. [22] pp. 15 color plates and illustrations. Text in Chinese, English, French, and Japanese. Includes plates, as well as a short bio, one-man shows, major group exhibitions, prizes and awards, and..... More
[Plaistow & London]: The Curwen Press, E. 13, 1929. Original patterned-paper wrappers designed by Bawden (Knole Park wallpaper) around sewn contents (34) pp. many by Edward Bawden, one by John Nash, a few colour, 1 with pochoir colouring, 2 tipped-in samples, etc. A sample book of the work of the..... More
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery / Mortimer Brandt Gallery, 1943. Softcover. 2 separate brochures. Both are simple two-folds of a single sheet each. The Matisse one was a larger sheet folded down to two. No illus. 2 exhibition brochures, both printed in English, with profuse and clear handwritten comments starting..... More
London: Christie's, 2005, December. Hardbound. Folding slipcase contains the two auction catalogues. Separate softcover volume entitled "Compendium contains 181 pp. together with a DVD inside the front cover. A luxurious publication and a vital reference, including the often missing DVD. A stunning collection of objects, sold to benefit the design..... More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1888. Leather bound. 1/2 red leather with gilt title on spine. 12 high-quality reproductions of engravings from the original publication, along with a 1-page note preceding those, as well as the title-page. One of a series published by Quaritch of exceedingly rare books that the firm came..... More
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Easton, Maryland: The Pushin Group and The Timkov Collection, 1999. Hardcover. In English. Balck cloth boards with grey spine lettering, Dark green DJ with color illustration; 167 pp.; over 150 color plates and illustrations. From the dust jacket: Founded in 1884 in the northern province of..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards; Color illus. djs.; 668 pp. (vol. I), unpaginated, approx. 500 pp. (vol. II); No illustrations (vol. I), 1193 bw and color plates (vol. II). Two-volume set; First volume includes text, the second plates; A complete catalogue of the..... More
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1837. Hardcover. Original green cloth boards, with embossed pattern on covers, gilt titles on spine. IV, 373 pp text, 36pp index, 18 pp ads. 12 illustrative plates, 1 in color. All plates present. More
Paris, France: Edition d'Etudes et de Documents, 1928. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 2 preliminary leaves, [vii]-viii, 221 pages, 1 leaf including plates. Numerous bw plates. Text in French. The catalogue is preceded by a section on Pater's life and work. A superb copy, library markings notwithstanding. More
Buffalo, New York: Burchfield Art Center, 1994. Softcover. Dark green wraps with color illustration and white lettering; 104 pp. with numerous bw and occasional color illustrations. Includes extensive biographical essay material about Rohlfs as actor, designer and citizen; with photographs of the furniture and settings of his stunning Art Nouveau..... More
Paris, France: Maeght Editeur, 1960. Hardbound. Cloth-covered ring binder with colored embossed design by Braque on front cover. BW frontis photograpah of the artist, title-page, 116 pages of bw plates, sometime more than one image per plate (+ 4 additional), mostly in bw, and 12 plates in color. Text in..... More
Italy: Umberto Allemandi & C., 1998. Softcover. Illustrated wraps. 201 pp. 136 mostly color plates, in addition to bw illustrations within the text. Catalogue lists and annotates 136 works created in Italy during the 19th century. Text in Italian. Stunning, vibrant color plates. More
Wilmington, DE: Aldine Publishing and Engraving Company, 1882. Hardcover. Brown leather. 572 pp. Numerous bw plates. This hefty volume thoroughly covers the history of Delaware, including the ecclesiastical history, public improvements, industries, and education, with biographies of influential people. Contains many fine engravings, faced with tissue-guards. A marvelous find for..... More
Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1950. Paperback. Heavy white paper wraps illustrated with an original lithograph, with glassine overwrap. 159 pp. Original lithograph frontispiece as well as the outher wraps of the volume are a bw lithograph. 105 additional illustrations, many in color. Text in French. Includes list of illustrations. Contents..... More
Tokyo, Japan/Palo Alto, California: Kodansha International, 1971. Hardcover. Oblong folio. Green and wave patterned purple Japanese silk binding, titled in gilt. Housed in orange clamshell case and original publisher's cardboard shipping container. 164 pp : color facsimiles. Oversize 23"x12"x2 3/4" Facsimile reproduction of the existing fragments of the scroll Genji..... More
NY: D. Appleton & Co., 1861. first. Hardcover. Blue cloth faded to purple, with matched and new spine with gilt lettered title in period font. xvi, 336+8 ads pp. 6 tinted lithographs. A very good, unfoxed copy of this scarce and important book. Chronologically details the trip Frederic Church made..... More
New Jersey: Brandeis University National Women's Committee / Barton Press, 1969. Hardcover. olive green cloth clamshell case; gilt spine printing. 7 woven paper envelopes w/ black printing; five envelopes each contain original silkscreen. 1 plain, woven paper folder. Psalms 121 and 150 printed on plastic and mylar-like pieces; Psalm 121..... More
Gothenburg: University of Gothenburg, 2009. First. Hardbound. Burnt orange cloth boards with gold lettering and color pictorial DJ, 399pp, 55 color plates, numerous BW figures and illustrations. Signed by the author. From the book--This dissertation deals with representations in European art from the Old Testament Apocrypha. The OT Apocrypha are..... More
La Nuova Italia Firenze, 1977. Hardbound. Brownish yellow cloth with paper dustjacket. 27 pp., followed by 45 large format color plates, many of them folding, and supporting text and annotations. A large format book with delightful, detailed illustrations. Uncommon in the United States. Fabulous plates. More
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 2008. Hardcover. Two volume set issued in brown cloth slipcase with gilt spine and front cover lettering. Volume I has decorative end pages, color frontispiece, 448 pp, profusely illustrated in bw and color. Volume II has decorative end pages, color frontispiece, 415 pp, richly illustrated..... More
Paris: Editions Van Wilder, 2003. Hardcover. Glossy, white boards with black illus. and lettering. Matching dj. 484 pp. with signature and monogram examples throughout. The book lists 10,000 signatures, monograms and symbols of 19th and 20th century artists. Most of the recorded signatures were reproduced from sales catalogues of the..... More
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1971. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering, green cloth hardshell slipcase. 288 pp. BW and some color illustrations. Considers several decades' worth of artwork rendered by American hard-edge artist Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015). With a sizable introduction, a brief bio, exhibitions history..... More
London: Printed for Paul Vaillant, in the Strand, 1766. Leather bound. Full red leather with extensive gilt tooled border on both covers, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. 5 raised bands with extensive and detailed gilt tooling in the compartments. [8], 302 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates (Tables 1-5, Plates..... More
