Documents Pour L'Art Compare De L'Eurasie Septentrionale
Paris, France: Les Editions D'Art & D'Histoire, 1943. Softcover. cream textured wraps w/ black printing. 93 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Text in German. Illustrated throughout. More
Paris, France: Les Editions D'Art & D'Histoire, 1943. Softcover. cream textured wraps w/ black printing. 93 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Text in German. Illustrated throughout. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. Hardcover. Thick red cloth, black title blocks with gilt letters on spine & front cover; 224 pp., 49 BW illus. Organized in sections: Hills and Water ; Origins ; Han ; T'Ang ; Sung : Ming ; Ch'ing ; and Today. With a...... More
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards; Color illus. dj.; 224 pp.; 252 color and bw figures. Includes writings by various authors on Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain Art (wall painting, sculpture, architecture), Art in the Islamic Period (painting, decorative arts, architecture), and Modern Art (folk..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1959. Hardcover. Gray cloth with crimson title block and gilt letters on spine, 86 text pp. plus 70 color and BW plate pages at rear. Based on the photographs taken by John B. Vincent in 1948. Addresses 70 views, with annotations first and then..... More
New York: Weatherhill, 1970. Hardcover. Orange and purple silk-covered boards with gilt stamped lettering. xi, 275 pp. BW illustrations, mounted color plates, genealogical tables. Contents: Six master works of Japanese screen painting -- The screen as a medium in Japanese art -- A brief history of Japanese screens -- Supplementary..... More
Genève (Geneva), Switzerland: Les Editions Nagel, 1964. White linen cloth with silver embossed title, white & color illustrated dustjacket. 158 pp. with 49 mounted color plates, 1 folding plate and 39 bw reproductions. Text is in French. Title translates to "Shuhga. Images of Spring. Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese..... More
Geneva, Switzerland: Nagel Publishers, 1964. Hardcover. white cloth boards w/ gilt printing. 157 w/ bw & color tipped-in plates. white glossy illustrated dustjacket. Color plates remain bright. A nice copy. More
New York, NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966. 2nd, Revised. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine, matching green illustrated dust jacket with white and black lettering, 236 pp. 6 color and 115 bw plates. The revised edition of the 1957 original, with updated material. Written by one..... More
Wulumuqi: Xin Jiang Ren Min Chu Ban She, 2008. Paperback. Red and gold wraps with gold, black, white and orange lettering and French flaps; 214 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Chinese and English. More
New York: Grey Art Gallery, 2000. Softcover. cream & red illustrated wraps w/ grey printing. 176 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations. Contents as follows from WorldCat: Face value: an introduction / Lynn Gumpert -- Face to face: a photo essay -- Reflections on make-up: a conversation / Durairaj Maheswaran..... More
Taibei Shi: Guo li li shi bo wu guan, 1989. Hardcover. Tan boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, tan illustrated dust jacket with black lettering, purple spine with black lettering, 92 pp, illustrated in color and bw. Text in Chinese and English. At head of title: The..... More
Ahmedabad, India: Museum of Sacred Art / Mapin, 2010. Softcover. Dark blue and color illus. wraps, 272 pp., color and BW illus. Presents a selection of devotional art held in the Museum of Sacred Art located in the Belgian Ardennes. Highly illustrated. Note that this is a PAPERBACK copy of..... More
London: Spring Books, n.d. Softcover. Color-pictorial wraps, bound with white string. Case is tri-fold cloth, half gray and half brown with gilt lettering, held closed with string around wooden knob; color pictorial inside. 85 pp text with 20 BW illustrations + 58 color plates, some fold-outs. Reproductions by Werner Forman..... More
London: Spring Books, 1950's. Hardbound. Color-illustrated, loosely-sewn wraps with black and red lettering set into linen-covered case with black lettering and characters, color-illustrated paper lining, and ribbon-and-plastic closures; 96 pp. text with bw figures followed by 50 color plates;. A beautifully-presented book with excellent information and examples on the subject..... More
Tokyo, Japan: Mayuyama & Company, 1950. Softcover. Cream wraps. 28 pp. 29 bw plates. More
New York: China Institute, 1997. Paperback. Color-illustrated and tan wraps with red lettering. 136 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Published to accompany an exhibition from September 11 to December 13, 1997 at the China Institute Gallery. More
[Tokyo]: [not identified], 1903. Paperback. Colorfully illustrated sewn cloth wraps; pages are also cloth; unpaginated. This beautiful cloth calendar was distributed by Brentano's in New York at the time of publication. The inner pages of this book are gorgeous and colorful. More
[Tokyo]: Hasegawa, 1903. Paperback. Colorfully illustrated sewn cloth wraps; pages are also cloth; unpaginated. This beautiful cloth calendar was distributed by Brentano's in New York at the time of publication. The inner pages of this book are gorgeous and colorful. Measures 5.4" x 7.4" More
Italy: Alice N. Heeramaneck, 19701984. Hardbound. Navy cloth with gold lettering and decoration; white illus. dj; 263 pp. with 251 color reproductions. Includes map of India; with essays about Rajput and Mughal painting. An exquisite book. More
Harry N. Abrams, 1963, circa. Hardbound. Red cloth with color pictorial dustjacket. 515 pp. with 104 color plates, 220 black and white plates. A monumental book on the artistic technique of various lacquer applications. More
London/ New York: H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1915. Hardcover. Oversized portfolio, 3/4 green cloth and grey paper boards with black lettering; 42 plates in bw and color. oversized, grey board & green spine portolio; 28 pgs w/ tissue-guard frontispiece. Photo is of another copy in our inventory; this copy..... More
London/ New York: H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1915. Hardcover. Oversized portfolio, 3/4 green cloth and tan paper boards with black lettering; 42 plates in bw and color. oversized, matching 28pg intro. May have torn bookplate on front pastedown and pencil notations. Some plates may have charcoal-like sketches replicating the..... More
London, England: Benn Brothers, Ltd., 1924. Hardcover. Brown stamped cloth, gilt lettering and design. 169 pp., 30 BW plates, one color plate as frontispiece. "Popular and Abridged Edition, with a Coloured Frontispiece and 30 Illustrations in black and white." Demand for the 1922 First Edition was so quick that this..... More
London, England: Benn Brothers, Ltd., 1922. Hardcover. Brown cloth, gilt lettering and design. 160 pp. 12 color, 88 bw plates. A very nice copy. Important and still standard reference. More