La Jolla, Ca: La Jolla Museum of Art, 1970. Softbound. Black velvet wraps. 154 pp., profusely illustrated with about 100 illustrations. There are 257 catalogue entries for the 341 individual artowkrs exhibited in this huge and groundbreaking exhibition. Includes a significant amount of information on American Negro art, as well..... More
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1992. Softcover. Wraps. 12 color, 20 bw plates. Catalogue lists 33 works by this Philadelphia artist. One page biographical essay, interspersed small essays. All works priced. More
Paris: Antoine Verard, 1497-1510. Leather bound. Worn and ancient leather with vellum sheets. 215 x 145 mm Possibly lacking a frontis and a colophon. Text is 28 lines. Printer's device within an architectural frame; + Anatomical Man within a frame; + 12 Large illustrations within a frame; and 4 with..... More
The "Darrah Collection" of Stereo Views
New York: Hastings Galleries Limited, 1979. Softcover. White stapled wraps with BW ilustrations. Approx. 200 pp. Numerous bw plates. Part One only of a presumably larger catalogue set, this exhibition and auction feature stereo views and daguerrotypes from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germny, The Middle and Near East, other..... More
The "Laws" of Kansas: Speech of the Hon. Schuyler Colfax of Indiana in the House of Representatives, June 21, 1856
New York: Greeley & McElrath, Tribune Office, 1856. Softcover. As published, with no covers or title page; 16 cream rag pages tied at spine through small holes. Includes the text of the speech as well as a brief prospectus of the New York Tribune, with prices and synopses. Perhaps from..... More
The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany
NY: Doubleday, 1980. Hardcover. Black cloth. Color-pictorial dj. 304 pp. 60 bw, 200+ color plates. An essential reference when trying to understand the breadth and depth of Tiffany's creative activities. Wonderful color plates, and a very comprehensive bibliography, followed by an index. Most of the pieces examined and illustrated fall..... More
The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany
Atglen, Penna. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2002. Hardcover. Black cloth, green & color illus. dj. 304 pp. 60 bw, 200+ color plates. "Evaluates Tiffany's art in terms of his personal work -- including pieces in all the media that attracted him over the course of his prolific career; stained glass, of..... More
The "Macchiaioli": (The First "Europeans" in Tuscany)
Florence, Italy: Leo S. Olschki. Hardcover. Off-white cloth over boards; Off-white illus. dj.; 259 pp.; 2 gatefolds; 93 color plates. Presented by the Tuscan Association of Arts, "Europa Oggi"; Introduction by Emilio Cecchi; Critical notes by Mario Borgiotti; Rare English edition; Presents works of the "Macchiaiolo" movement of Tuscan painters..... More
The "Montross" Prints
New York: Montross Gallery, circa 1910. Paperback. Brown stapled wraps with black lettering; 16 pp.; illustrations. "The 'Montross' Prints are copyrighted photographs of paintings by American artists. This catalogue contains a list of those thus far published, others will follow. The size varies according to the shape of the painting..... More
The "New Woman" Revised: Painting and Gender Politics on Fourteenth Street
Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press, 1993. Hardcover. Teal cloth, gilt letters on spine, black & color illustrated dust jacket, xxxiv, 414 pp., many BW & color illustrations. "In the years between the world wars, Manhattan's Fourteenth Street -Union Square district became a center for commercial, cultural, and political activities..... More
The "Purist" Movement in Mexican Art
Waco, Tex. Baylor University, 1946. Hardcover. Master's Thesis. Green boards, gilt letters on spine, 86 leaves, no illus. Master's thesis. Focuses on the contributions of four artists -- Manuel Rodriguez Lozano, Abraham Angel, Julio Castellanos, and Rufino Tamayo -- to the development of the art of Mexico. Devotes a chapter..... More
The "Stolz" Collection of the Postal History of British South-East Asia: Part I
London, England: Spink, 2010. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 185 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Accompanied the auction held in Singapore on 26 September, 2010; Lists lots 1001-1795, with annotations; Includes many fine pieces, including post cards, cancellations, covers, and more. More
The "Tanks" - By Request, and with Permission
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. Softcover. White stapled paper wraps with bw illustration of a tank; 26 pp. An essay by Swinton, of the Royal Engineers, originally published in "The World's Work." Tanks first were used by the British in WWI, and herein is an account of their..... More
The "Types Approach" to Literature
New York: King's Crown Press, 1945. Hardcover. Brown paper boards, 153 pp. Offered an early method for the teaching or studying of literature. "What is the types approach? What have been its origins, its contributions, its unused possibilities? In the light of the developments reviewed here, what should be the..... More
A & J Speelman: Oriental Art
London: A. & J. Speelman, 1990. Hardcover. Grey cloth, color DJ. 63 pp. Numerous color plates. Includes sections on Early Chinese Ceramics, Chinese Sculptural Art, Chinese Porcelain, Chinese Works of Art, Chinese Furniture and Japanese Screens and Works of Art. Lists and describes 62 items. More
The 'De Stijl' Group: Dutch Plastic Art
Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff. Softcover. White ill. wraps. 28 pp. + 36 color and bw plates. Examples of De Stijl style design, painting, furniture and architecture by Mondrian, van der Leck, Rietveld, van Doesburg, Oud, and van Eesteren. More
The 'Wilson' Sketchbook
London: Tate Gallery, 1988. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, cream dust jacket with color illustrations on front and rear, 36 pp text followed by approximately 100 pp of color illustrations. "Of the nearly three hundred sketchbooks in Turner's house at the time of his death and..... More
+ Ultra design creates knowledge
Leipzig: E. A. Seemann, 2016. Paperback. Black wraps with white title lettering. 383 pages. On the occasion of the exhibition + ultra. design creates knowledge Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin September 30, 2016 to January 8, 2017. More
010101: Art in Technological Times
San Francisco, California: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2001. Softcover. Color wraps. 152 pp. Numerous color & bw plates. This interesting catalogue is divided into five sections, with an essay incorporating notes on the artists and their work and many intriguing illustrations in each section. Also includes a checklist..... More
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[New York]: [Dwan Gallery], 1966. Paperback. White wraps with black numbering; 15 unnumbered pages; richly illustrated. Sculptures by Carl Andre, Jo Baer, Dan Flavin, Don Judd, Sol Lewitt, Agnes Martin, Robert Morris, Ad Reinhardt, Robert Smithson, and Michael Steiner. Catalog of an exhibition held at Dwan Gallery, New York, October..... More
10 American Painters
New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1961. Softcover. Red wraps. 12 pp. 10 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1961 exhibition. Includes one work each by Josef Albers, William Baziotes, Arhsile Gorky, Adolph Gottlieb, Philip Guston, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. More
10 Americans
Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Center, 1961. Softcover. Green wraps. [23] pp. 10 bw plates. Contains a 2-page introduction by Edward Dwight and for each of the 10 artists featured a plate, biography, and a list of 6 works in the exhibition: Davis, Demuth, Dove, Feininger, Graves, Marin, O'Keeffe, Shahn, Tobey, and..... More
10 ans D'Edition: 1946-1956 (INCOMPLETE)
Paris: Maeght, 1956. 10 Ans D'Edition. Paperback. White wraps with green and black illustration and black lettering; 75 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in French. Includes beautiful folding Miro Lithograph only. More
10 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region
Albany: State University of New York at Albany, 1971. Softcover. Red, white and blue wraps with black lettering; 20 pp. with 10 bw illustrations. Includes bios and bw photographs of each artists; with 77 works listed from the exhibition; artists include Douglas Abdell, Reneta Benenati, Marion Bers, Ann Betak, Henry..... More
10 Artists/10 Visions: 1989
[Lincoln, MA]: The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, 1989. Softcover. BW/yellow paper case encasing a fold-out pamphlet (8 panels). 10 individual cards, each with a BW photograph and color plate. Each card contains an artwork, a bio, and a quote from a different artist. Artists include Martie Holmer, Katherine Bradford..... More