The Puppet Show
by Armstrong, Martin
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue boards and black cloth with paper spine label. Very good. 154 pages. 19 x 13 cm. An early effort from the Press, the 6th publication. Some spotting of endpapers. Limited edition, one of 1200. There was a second edition the following year of 1500 copies. CHANTICLEER... Read More
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The Light of Asia Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama Prince of Indian and Founder of Buddhism
by Arnold, Sir Edwin
Avon Ct: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Hardcover. Covers in stain resistant cotton in an Indian pattern, green leather backstrip label stamped in gold leaf. Fine in fine brown slipcase. Ayres Houghtelling. 220 pages. 30 x 24 cm. With an introduction by Melford E. Spiro and illustrations by Ayres Houghtelling, eight full page watercolors, eight two color line drawings... Read More
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Proverbial Comparisons in Ricardo Palma's Tradiciones Peruanas
by Arora, Shirley L.
Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1966. First edition. Paperback. Publications: Folklore Studies. Vol. 16. List of Abbreviations. Bibliography. Orig. printed wrappers. Fine.
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Glee: Painting Now
by Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
Ridgefield: Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. lime green cloth. Fine. Approx. 60 pages in text. 16 x 13 cm. Color plates. Unique bi-fold presentation.
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Proyectos De Interiores
by Artigas, J.
Barcelona: V. Casellas Moncanut, Nd. Hardcover. Orig. maroon pebbled cloth lettered in gilt. Fine. 17.5 x 25 cm. 40 plates printed recto only in full color, tinted and black and white of furniture styles -- dining rooms, bedrooms, entrance halls, staircases, chairs, and tables in extraordinary condition; plates being bright, clean and fresh.
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Derriere Le Miroir No. 181 November 1969
by Artigas, Llorens
Paris: Maeght, 1969. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. 22 pages. Folio, 38 x 29 cm. Text in French by Pierre Courthion. Black and white lithographs and color illustrations of Artigas' ceramic art. Almost as new copy.
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Designers in Britain, A Biennial Review of Graphic and Industrial Design. Volume II
by The Society of Industrial Artists
London: Theodore Brun, 1949. First edition. leather_bound. Full black morocco, front cover decorated in gilt. Fine. 291 pages. 30.5 x 25 cm. Limited edition, copy 80 of 100. The first volume published in 1947 by Alan Wingate was a great success, this the second effort. Glossary of Professional Affixes. Index To Designers. Plethora of plates, multiple images per... Read More
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German Masters Of The Nineteenth Century Paintings and Drawings from the Federal Republic of Germany
by New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art
NY: Abrams, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine.. 280 pages. 30 x 25 cm. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white, Bibliography.
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The Cloisters Apocalypse An Early Fourteenth-Century Manuscript in Facsimile
by N.Y. Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige cloth. Fine in slightly nicked slipcase. 2 vols.. 104 pages in text : Vol. II, and approx 100 pages in plate Vol.I. 31 x 23 cm. Voluminously illustrated with full-color and black and white illustrations. Foreword by Thomas Hoving. Commentary on the Pages of the Facsimile... Read More
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Master E.S. Five Hundreth Anniversary Exhibition
by Philadelphia. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Very good. Approx. 128 pages in text. More than eighty plates. Catalogue by Alan Shestak. Designed by Leonard Baskin. One of 1000 copies.
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Aspects Of Art In France Delacroix to Picasso
by R.S. Johnson Fine Art
Chicago: R. S. Johnson Fine Art, 2001. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. 74 pages. 10 1/2 x 8 1/2". 34 color plates, each with provenance and detailed description.
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The Village Press A Retrospective Exhibitiion 1903-1933
by American Institute of Graphic Arts
New York: American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1933. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Very good. 32 pages. Tipped-in photograph. 163 entries. First initial letter drawn by Mr. Goudy on back cover. Covers lightly soiled.
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The Artist & The Book 1860-1960 in Western Europe and the United States
by Boston. Museum of Fine Arts
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. white cloth. Near fine in slightly chipped dust wrapper. 232 pages. Introduction by Philip Hofer. Voluminously illustrated in black and white, and a handful of color plates. Bibliography. Index. Index of Publishers. Index of Printers. Individual entries are classified by country, instead of by artist; France 182, US... Read More
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M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Water Colors and Drawings 1800-1875
by Boston. Museum of Fine Arts
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cloth and boards. Fine in cracked, good slipcase. 2 vols. More than 400 illustrations. Foreword by Perry T. Rathbone. Introduction by Henry T. Rossiter. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER L79. "Contains useful information for the study of 19th century American draughtsmen and watercolorists. Both volumes contain appendixes listing known artists represented, known... Read More
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National Museum of American Art
by Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of American Art
Boston: Bullfinch, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Copiously illustrated in color and black and white. Orig. navy cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper.. 279 pages.
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Pablo Picasso Meeting in Montreal
by Montreal. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige linen cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper in clear mylar protective cover. Picasso, Pablo. 307 pages. 31 x 25 cm. Eighty-one full-color plates with additional illustrations, photographs and drawings prior to the catalogue. Foreword by Alexandre V.J. Gaudiere. Articles by various authorities including Andre Breton, Jaime... Read More
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Cubism
by Tokyo. National Museum of Modern Art
Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Fine. 143 pages. 9 x 10 ". Color and black and white illustrations. Text in Japanese, English and French.
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The Book Of Common Prayer, And Administration Of The Sacraments & Other Rites & Ceremonies Of The Church, According To The Use Of The Church Of England; Together With The Psalter of Psalms Of David, Pointed As They Are To Be Sung or Said In Churches; & The Form And Manner Of Making, Ordaining, And Consecrating Of Bishops, Priests, And Deacons
by Ashbee, Charles Robert
Chipping Camden, London & New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1904. First American edition. leather_bound. Crushed purple morocco rebacked with most of original spine laid-down. Fine in fine blue cloth clamshell box. 387 pages. Folio, 36 x 28.5 cm. One of a small number of copies printed on vellum for the American market, The Trinity Edition with a hand... Read More
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Architect and Sculptor in Classical Greece; The Wrightsman Lectures Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Delivered at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
by Ashmole, Bernard
New York: New York Univ. Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. vermillion cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 218 pages. 26 x 20 cm. 220 illustrations. Index. A discussion of sculpture executed for the adornment of architecture during the "Golden Age.
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Nineteenth Century English Furniture
by Aslin, Elizabeth
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1962. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. ruby cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper. 93 pages in text. With 139 plates, four in color, as well as seven illustrations in the text. Bibliography. Index. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER P174. "A study of the evolution of 19th-century furniture which analyzes the Gothic and Rococo revivals and traces the... Read More
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Muebles et objets divers au Moyen Age et de la renaissance issues d'apres nature et lithographies par Asselineau
by Asselineau, Leon-Auguste
Paris: Veith & Hauser, 1854. First edition. Hardcover. Quarter black morocco and marbled boards. Near fine. Folio, 43 x 29 cm. Engraved title and 114 engraved plates, each with small publisher's blind stamp in lower margin, a few plates with light spotting, balance exceptionally bright and clean. Provenance: Furstliche Furstenbergische Hofbibliothek at Donaueschingen with inkstamp on lower corner... Read More
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rickety rimes of riq
by Atwater, Richard
Chicago: Robert O. Ballour, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige spine, decorated boards, paper spine label. Very good. 123 pages. 15.5 x 10.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 600, title page and label designed by Will Ransom. Ditties galore. Bright copy.
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Atwood's Country and Suburban Houses
by Atwood, Daniel T.
New York: Orange, Judd, 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brick cloth backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good/Near fine. 287 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Approximately 150 engravings, including model homes, floor plans and drawings. "Atwood's designs illustrate well the tendency at this period of American building to regard architectural style as a kind of overlay... There are designs... Read More
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Map Of The United States And Its Territoiries: Also Mexico And The West Indies
by Atwood John M.
New York: Thayer, Bridgeman & Fanning, 1856. Linen. Very good. 36 1/2 x 35 inches. Hand-colored engraved map laquered and linen backed. Margins frayed, some creasing and fading. Lower left corner portrays the West Indies with Population of the United States 1850 middle right. New York had three million plus residents. A review of Atwood's work suggests that... Read More
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The Enchafed Flood or The Romantic Iconography of the Sea
by Auden, W.H.
London: Faber And Faber Limited, 1951. First UK edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. Near fine in nicked dust wrapper. 126 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. Clean copy, light owner stamp inside front cover pastedown.
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