Washington, DC: Archaeological Institute of America, 1915-1933. KAVE. Hardbound. 33 volumes bound in blue buckram, with 3 loose issues for vol. 2. Covers volumes 1-34, 1915-1933. Volume 2 is comprised of loose issues. More
England: Peter Murray, 1993-2002. Softbound. Loose issues. Includes whole issue numbers 8, 15, 19-41, 43. A total of 26 issues. Scarce, especially in groups. Some issues are still available from the publisher, but many are out of print. More
Paris: Les Editions G. Van Oest, 1929. Hardbound. Original wrappers bound into blue library buckram. First part: 41, (3) pp., plates 1-72 + 2 folding diagrams at rear. Second Part: title-page, plates 73-150. Text is in French. A stunning photographic record of this area of Indochine and this Temple in..... More
New York: Andre Emmerich Gallery, 1960. Softbound. Color lithographed cover. 2 color, 26 bw plates and 4 original color lithographs, including cover. This is copy 373 of a limited edition of 2500 copies printed in France. Chronology and professional information at rear, no other text. Scarce. Contains an insert for..... More
Zurich: Amalthea Verlag, 1925. Limited to 740 copies. Hardbound. Green gilt embossed cloth. 84 pp. with 45 plates, some of them in color. More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1969. Hardbound. Black cloth with white & color illustrated dust jacket. 407 text pp., followed by 160 pp. of bw plates. The original and still standard work on this topic. First edition of this scarce and invaluable handbook of white porcelain. Covers the kilns..... More
Berlin: Verlag Von G. Reimer, 1843-1845. Hardbound. In German. 240 plates, issued in sections, bound in two volumes. Black library buckram. Vol 2 contains an additional French title page and list of plates, as well as the original section wrappers bound in. Oversize. Compliation of achaeological line drawings based on..... More
London: J Brotherton at the Bible next the Fleece-Tavern and T Cox at the Corner of Swithin's Alley, both in Cornhill, 1724. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Full contemporary leather with geometric embossing, no title on spine, 5 raised bands. xvi, 374 (2) pp ads at rear Engraved frontice. Worldcat reference calls..... More
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, [1928?]. Hardcover. Portolio. Black cloth, 48 pp. front matter; 50 loose plates, some color. Text is in French. Title on spine: Le Corbusier et P. Jeanneret II. A architectural treatise with illustrations by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967). Contains..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990. Hardcover. Deep red cloth with affixed leather labels to front cover and spine, in a matching cloth slipcase with matching leather label affixed to front. Marbled endpapers, All edges gilt. 688 pp. 94 color, 107 duotone, 2874 bw plates. DELUXE SLIP-CASED EDITION From..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1876. Hardbound. Red library buckram. 489 pp., with 21 color chromolithographs and 351 bw wood engravings. First published in French in 1874, and in English in 1876. This comprehensive survey of 18th century France covers a broad cross-section of French society including the nobility, bourgeoisie, military..... More
Milano: Rizzoli Editore, 1977. second edition. Hardbound. Green cloth with color pictorial glossy dustjacket, all contained in a custom slipcase. Appx. 105 pp., 115 mostly color plates tipped-in to the text portion, and 34 full sheet (13.5" x 16") color plates, many of them folding. A most impressive book both..... More
Thessaloniki, Greece: Organization for the Cultural Capital of Europe / oundation for Hellenic Culture in London / Thessaloniki Film Festival, 1996. Softcover. oblong, grey coarse wrappers w/ silver printing; English & Greek. approx 80 unpaginated pgs w/ bw illustrations. Light foxing to back cover flyleaf edge. Pages appear free of..... More
Landing, N.J. Walker Engraving Co., 1912. Ephemera. 1 map : color. Prepared by Hudson Maxim for the Morris Canal Investigation Commission, November 16, 1912 ; compiled from various maps and actual surveys by P.E. Boomer. Map is in good condition. Colors are bright. Green indicates water and houses are red..... More
Worcester, MA: Excudebat Isaias Thomas, Jun., singulatim et numerose eo vendita officinae suae, 1800. Editio prima Americana. Leather bound. Brown leather boards with stamped design in front cover, title block on spine with gilt lettering, 478 [2] pages. Leather bound book issued in a leather slip case with extensive stamped..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. Hardbound. Black cloth boards with silver titles, black and white dust jacket. 200+ pp. numerous bw plates. Inscribed in two places: by Nevelson and the editor, both times inscribed to Will Barnet. Really neat perspectives on life and America by this renowned sculptor. Lots..... More
Munich: J.B. Obernetter, 1915. Hardcover. Tan boards with brown lettering, 2 preliminary leaves, 180 pp (many uncut), bw illustrations and diagrams. Text is in Portuguese. Title translates to: "Treaty of the sphera with Theorica of the sun and the moon and the first book of Geographia by Claudio Ptolomeo." History..... More
Los Angeles, Calif. Getty Research Institute, 2008. Hardcover. Mylar covered pictorial dj; maroon convers. (vii), 327 pages : illustrations (some color). The material history of wax is a history of disappearance--wax melts, liquefies, evaporates, and undergoes innumerable mutations. Wax is tactile, ambiguous, and mesmerizing, confounding viewers and scholars alike. It..... More
Stockholm: Nordiska Museets Förlag, 1929. Hardcover. Navy boards with gilt spine lettering. 481 pp. BW and color illustrations. Text in Swedish with a summary in English. Academic thesis. More
Hartford [Connecticut]: Hudson and Goodwin [Printers], 1799. Original Edition. Leather bound. Original brown leather/boards. Red leather title block on spine; gilt lettering. x, 305 pp. with no illustrations. Included is the list of subscribers from New Hampshire (3), Massachusetts (many), Connecticut (10 pages of listings), New York (5), and Vermont..... More
Paris: Editions Alexis Sinjon, 1928. Hardcover. Orange hardcover portfolio with black lettering and string tie closure. Single-folded leaf containing introduction and table of illustrations. 56 loose sheets of BW plates. Scarce! Text in French. More
London: John Lane, 1904. Hardcover. Dark green gold-embossed cloth. Top edge gilt (TEG), others trimmed neatly. xii, 270 pp. 52 bw & color plates. With twenty-six illustrations by Maxfield Parrish and twenty-six photographs, described as follows: 14 tissue-guarded full-page full-color plates by Parrish, 12 tissue-guarded full-page b/w plates by Parrish..... More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1928. Hardbound. Brown cloth with leather, gilt printed spine. top edge gilt. 312 pages. original frontispiece. A nice, sharp copy. Page 97 deckled edge is very worn, but has not torn. Light tanning to page edges. Lists, illustrates and briefly describes 854 pieces. Original..... More
Paris: Cahiers d'Art, 1936. Softcover. White card glued wraps with blue printing and black printed script handwriting after Picasso. 108, (20) pp, One tipped-in photograph of Picasso (by Man Ray), one vibrantly colored lithograph on thicker stock, 12 b/w reproductions in heliogravure by Picasso.Many other illustrations. the articles are chiefly..... More
