New York: National Building Publishers, 1910-1930. KAVE. Hardcover. 21 bound volumes, with slightly varying heights as per format of original magazines. 21 bound volumes, comprising Vols. 31-52 (1910-1930) of this fascinating architectural journal. Subsumed the previous periodicals "The National Builder," "The Permanent Builder," and "The Builder's Journal." Profusely illustrated with... More
Mount Vernon, NY: A. Colish, 1980. limited edition of 500 copies. Softcover. Paper wraps. BW photographs of the artist, 2-[pages of text and 50 reproductions, all on high-quality paper and uncut, untrimmed sheets. A basically new copy, only opened to verify the contents and number. It is No. 28 of... More
Napoli (Naples), Italy: Per Cura Pompeo Paderni, 1871. Softbound. Original paper covered boards. Laid-in Index (French, English) of 153 pages of steel engravings. 153 pages of steel engravings, followed by another index in Italian and French. A very nice, tight and clean copy of this ambitious catalogue. As Joslin Hall... More
Paris: Editions Albert Levy, 1928. Boards. Tan hardcover portfolio with cloth spine and black lettering. Fabric ties. 40 loose color plates plus introduction and list of plates. Text in French. A wonderful set of colored plates, interior design/furnishings, by Djo-Bourgeois, E. Kohlmann, Francis Jourdain, Mlle Max Vibert, Mme S. Mazoyer... More
Philadelphia: Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center, 1973. Softcover. Approx. 170 loose pages held together with two brass brads at left side; wrapped in folded band which opens into a full-size poster of a single work by each artist represented. All images in bw. Text in Italian and English. Opening... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First. Hardbound. Purple boards with gilt lettering on spine, unpaginated; approx. 103pp, profuse BW illustrations. Limited edition of 780; signed and numbered by the author. (Number 524) Sketches and drawings of horse and rider falls and moments at steeplechases, polo matches, and others. Each... More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. Hardbound. 3/4 leather with five raised bands (each volume), xxxvi, 1836 pp. over 2000 bw illus. This display-quality set has held up very well over the years. Each volume contains lists of outlines of paintings, portraits of painters, and monograms and signatures, and a bibliography... More
Buxelles: T. J. I. Arnold, 1864. 32 of 100 copies. Hardcover. Brown marble boards. xlvi + text; TEG. Reproduction of his text of Silva Carminum, printed at Gouda in 1513. Includes a partial map of the Gouda area, where Erasmus was born, and biographical information in the introduction. Introduction in... More
Donald L. Fennimire, Jr., 1971. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; ix, 111 pp.; 37 bw figures tipped in. A thesis submitted toward the fulfillment of an MA in Early American Culture from the University of Delaware; Inscribed by the author. More
New Milford, Connecticut: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972. 981/1000; autographed. Hardcover. Cream linen/boards; silver lettering. No dj. Housed in a black board slipcase with color illustrations and white lettering. 305 pp. with bw illustrations throughout. Deluxe, numbered edition. Article from the Maine Antiques Digest of May 1980 laid in... More
Paris: Horizons de France under the artistic direction of De Maximilien Vox, 1930, July 30. Softbound. Silver foil wraps with blue cellophane colored circular cut-out on front cover and orange cellophane sheet after last page (no rear cover cut-out however). 44 bw plates. Title page is followed by a four-page... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1969 (circa). Limited edition of 1800 signed copies, no. XC (90 of 100 copies reserved for bookstore subscribers). Hardcover. Stunning edition with full brown leather binding, marbled end papers, gilt decoration on front cover, 7 raised bands on spine with elaborate gilt design, blue leather... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1969 (circa). Limited edition of 1800 copies, unnumbered copy from publisher's estate. Hardcover. Stunning edition with full brown leather binding, marbled end papers, gilt decoration on front cover, 7 raised bands on spine with elaborate gilt design, blue leather spine label with gilt titling. Slip... More
Morges: Matute, 1976. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies, # 726. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with stamped black titles, cream dust jacket with color illustration, blue cloth boards. XXII, 355 pp., 1016 reproductions in black and color (tipped-in). Text in French. Has biography, maps, bibliography, list of exhibitions, index. 457 works listed. Scarce. More
Letchworth, England: National Society of Colonial Dames of America / Arden Press, 1913. limited to 506 copies. Hardcover. Green cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, gilt top edges, lxxxvij + 566 pp., 145 BW plates. Privately published. "Over two thousand pieces of silver anterior to the year 1825... More
Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution, 1910. Softcover. Off white wraps. Volume 1: The Hydromedusae. pp. 1-230, followed by a 15-page Index to Volumes 1+2; Color plates 1-29; Figures 1-118. Volume 2: The Hydromedusae (cont.). pp. 231-498. Color plates 30-55, figures 119-329. Volume 3: The Scyphomedusae. pp. 499-735, figures 330-427 and color... More
Boston: Rand, Avery, and Company, 1875. Hardcover. Brick-red cloth over boards; 222 pp.; A few bw text decorations throughout; BW frontispiece of family crest. Based on fifty years of James Creighton Odiorne's research; Contains information about births, deaths, marriages, occupations, and more; Includes letters and newspaper clippings laid in by... More
Göttingen, Germany: Steidl, 2001. Hardcover. Moss green cloth, green & color illus. dust jacket, 124 pp., many color illus. The tangible result of two 10-day stays in Havana, Cuba, for renowned Canadian photographer Robert Polidori (b. 1951). Offers a variety of interior and exterior views of living spaces in the... More
Paris, France: Leonce Laget, 1965. Limited Edition, 381/500 sets. Hardbound. Green cloth, with original folded thick green paper wraps bound in.; leather label on each spine with gilt lettering; marbled end papers. Rough cut edges. Vol. 1: 356, [8] pp.; Vol. 2: 395 pp.; Vol. 3: 400 pp.; Vol. 4... More
Milano (Milan), Italy: Longanesi & Co., 1983. Seconda Edizione / Second edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth, white & color illus. dust jacket, unpaginated, profusely illus. in BW. Text is in Italian. Presents 732 works by 271 Italian artists of the 17th century. Unpaginated, and arranged in alphabetical order by artist surname... More
Wien: Eduard Beyers Nachfolger, 1911. No. 399 of 400. Hardbound. Blue-green leather spine with marbleized boards; acetate covers; decorative end papers; 391 pp. with 57 colored and bw plates, covered by glassine papers. Text in German, with alphabetical listing of artists. More
New York: Abaris Books, 1977. Hardcover. Two volume set, both green cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. 792 pages total. Mainly illustrations in BW. Volume 1: The Years 1576-1586. Volume 2: The Years 1586-1600. Errata slip in volume 2. "Hendrick Goltzius became a legend in his own time. When he... More
Paris, France: Editions du Regard, 1984. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 339 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color and bw. Text in French; Wonderfully illustrated with drawings and photos; Includes many illustrations of Maison de Verre, the first house in France to be made of glass and steel;. More
Beijing: Zhao hua chu ban she, 2000. Hardcover. Five Volumes, each hardbound with bright-colored cloth cover (red, yellow, green, ivory, blue) with debossed designs and gold Chinese characters. Page numbering, by vol. is: 225; 326; 316; 276; 245, with beautiful color plates (including several gatefolds) throughout each. End papers and... More
