New York: The Viking Press, 1969. Thirteenth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover. Top edge stained navy. Bound in navy cloth with white titles and a black/white/orange jacket. 721 pages illustrations 22 cm. More
Fellowcrafters Inc, 1946. Hardcover. Green library buckram. Blue wrapper bound in. 25 plates. Features winning student designs from the Fellowcrafters' First Annual Applied-Design Contest. More
West Yorkshire, England: The Society of Dyers and Colourists, 1988. Hardcover. Tan wraps with black text, red boards with gilt text on cover and spine. 649-894 pp. Some bw diagrams. Information Compiled from Volumes 2-8 of the Third Edition Third Revision (1987) and from issues No. 65 (Oct. 1987) to..... More
West Yorkshire, England: The Society of Dyers and Colourists, 1982. Hardcover. Tan wraps with black text, red boards with gilt text on cover and spine. 648 pp. Some bw diagrams. Pigments and Dyes (including Fluorescent Brighteners having non-textile uses) Information compiled from Volumes 2-7 of the Complete Third Edition (Second..... More
New York, NY: James Miller, 1870s - 1880s. Hardcover. Purplish-blue cloth over boards; Gold lettering and black decoration on front cover; Unpaginated, approx. 120 pp.; 472 bw line drawings. Published under the superintendence of the Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London; Includes an introduction and tips on drawing..... More
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1900 circa. Hardcover. Color lithographed boards with embossed cloth spine. 70 sheets including 6 color lithographed plates. In better than expected condition for these type of books. This one has enjoyed the benefit of a busy, if not skilled hand, who has colored in some of..... More
Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 1980. Color pictorial wraps. 334 pp., (6) pp., profusely illustrated in mostly bw. Text is entirely in French. A fantastic catalogue, would be epic if it were to be translated into English. Very detailed examination of various historicalo artifacts. More
(New York): Columbia College, 1920. Softcover. Stapled cotton rag paper sheets, double-leaaves and folded in the Chinese style may or may not be missing covers. 14 printed sheets in color including the title-page. Sheets measure 9.75" x 12.75" Exquisitely simple plates in basic colors, most are multi-colored. OCLC locates just..... More
New York: Mitchell-Innes & Nash, 1998. Softcover. A square softcover book with white text on a blue spine. 108 pages; profusely illustrated with both color and black-and-white images. More
Rotterdam: Gedrukt Bij T. de Vries, 1920. Softcover. Octavo. Softcover. Oversize plain paper wraps with black titles. 36, VII p. ; 25 cm. Booklet of 10 plates laid in back. More
Washington: National Resources Planning Board, 1942. Paperback. Blue stapled wraps with black lettering. v; 46 pp. Prepared by the Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources, February 1942. Contents include The role of libraries, museums, and archival agencies in wartime; Hazards of war to which cultural resources are exposed; The selection..... More
Pittsfield, Massachusetts: Knowles & Maxim, 1882. Hardcover. Oblong black boards with gilt illustrations, green cloth spine and corners. 82 unnumbered pp. Many BW illustrations. Despite its condition, this is still a beautiful instructional book on the dying art of penmanship. This book describes in detail how to write in cursive..... More
New York, New York: Advertising Artists, Inc., 1920. Second. Hardcover. Grey illus. paper over boards; Grey illus. dj.; 111 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw figures. 250 examples of successful advertising with explanatory comments; Includes advertising for a wide variety of products. More
San Diego: American Institute for Conservation, 1997. Softcover. A glossy red softcover book with black text on the spine and front cover. 120 pages; contains black-and-white illustrations. Some text in English, some text in Spanish. More
San Diego: American Institute for Conservation, 1998. Softcover. A glossy purple softcover book with black text on the spine and front cover. 92 pages; contains black-and-white illustrations. Most text in English, some text in Spanish. More
San Diego: American Institute for Conservation, 1992. Softcover. A glossy yellow softcover book with black text on the spine and front cover. 74pages; contains black-and-white illustrations. More
New York: C. P. Huestis, 1848. later. Softcover. Stitched wraps with illustrated cover. (24) pp., contains 9 plates numbered I-VIII and XI. No evidence of removed plate or missing text. Publishers advertisement on rear cover. Based on the text, plate XI is mis-numbered in the plate and should be plate..... More
London: Day and Son, 1861. Hardcover. Black library buckram. 132 pp + 26 color plates (each page with a single large or multiple small chromolithographs, pasted down). Overview of and treatise on watercolor technique by Aaron Edward Penley (1806–1870), published in 1861. More
NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1906. Hardcover. Olive cloth. x, 198 pp. Filled with lost secrets used by early painters. Includes notes on varnishes, canvases, oils, etc. Scarce. More
New York: Scovill and Adams Co., 1896. Paperback. Light brown wraps with black lettering and design; 2 preliminary leaves, 95, [1], ii pages; richly illustrated. Partly reprinted from articles in Photographic Work -- Preface. More
Bergamo, Italy: Minerva Italica, 1974. Hardcover. White dj with red text, white boards with red text. 333 pp. 4 unnumbered leaves of bw plates. Chiefly text. Text in Italian. Protection and conservation of the historical and artistic heritage of the Church in Italy. More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1957. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with white lettering and illustration; white DJ with coloful lettering and black illustration; 160 pp.; richly illustrated. "A series of experiments in drawing the figure conducted by Calvin Albert, interpreted in a text by Dorothy Gees Seckler." -- WorldCat. More
Roma, Italy: Artemide, 2016. Softcover. Green wraps with color illustration and white text, French wraps. 351 pp. Bw and color illustrations. Contents: Premesse -- Introduzione -- La figura del conoscitore -- Disegno -- Pittura -- Scultura -- Diagnostica artistica e connoisseurship digitale -- Metodi e strumenti d'indagine -- Interviste. More
Washington, DC: American Federation of Arts, 1937-1940. Softbound. Paper wraps. 4 volumes. These are fantastic as sources of what exhibition packages were available to Museums, Colleges, Libraries, Art Associations, Clubs and High Schools during this time period. The booklet gives a brief description of each, including the cost for it..... More
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1848. 1st. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt border on cover, elaborate gilt design on spine, top edge gilt. xxxiii, (4), 398, (2), 6 pp. ads at rear. Discusses and details anything and everything concerning techniques utilzed during the production of Fine Art. A scarce first..... More
