John Leech His Life and Work
by Frith, William Powell
London: Richard Bentley And Son, 1891. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary three quarter brown morocco, marbled boards and matching marbled endpapers. Near fine. 2 Vols. 268, 306 pages. 22 x 24 cm. Illustrated with portraits, black and white full page and numerous hors texte illustrations. Frith was a traditional painter and raconteur who had 12 children with his wife... Read More
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Tanka Poems in Exile
by Fujita, Jun
Chicago: Covici-McGee Co, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Mullberry Canson & Montgolfier hand made brown boards, black spine gold stamped. Very good. 61 pages. 19.5 x 14.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 212 of 365 printed by Will Ransom at his private press in garamond on San Marco Italian handmade paper. The authors first book by a Japanese American poet,... Read More
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Item Opera Maxentii Johannis, Servi Dei, pulchra vetustatis Monumenta, in codem Codicerepreta; Edited by Johannes Cochlaeus
by Fulgentius of Ruspe [Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius]
Heganau: Thomas Anshelm for Johann Koberger, 1520. First edition. leather_bound. Later full vellum. Very good. 102 leaves (35 leaves) (1 leaf). Folio, 29.5 x 22 cm. General and diviinional titles within woodcut borders. The author, born in modern day Tunisia in 462. He became a monk writing works to help instruct the Chrisitans of Africa. As bishop of... Read More
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Selection of Draperies, Boudoir Designs
by Empire Furniture
Np: Np, Nd. Paper. A selection of twenty 16 x 23 full color lithograph samples of designs of the period. The Empire style furniture time period is primarily the early 19th century, from roughly 1804 to 1815, during the rule of Napoleon I in France, though it extended into the mid-19th century, notably with the American Empire style (1800-1840).... Read More
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Portrait Painting Its Nature And Function
by Furst, Herbert
London: John Lane, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. kelly green cloth. Fine. 155 pages. 166 reproductionsof portraits. A scholarly, critical study of the art of portrait painting: with an historical perspective, and clear examples of the variety of techniques used. Index. Lovely, fresh copy.
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The Architecture of Sir Christopher Wren
by Furst, Viktor
London: Lund Humphries, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper. Wren, Christopher. 244 pages. 27 x 22 cm. Black and white illustrations and diagrams. Catalogue Raisonne. A note on the Wren drawings. Abstract of the Wren Library. Bibliography. The dating of Wren's works has been fraught with error, and the author in... Read More
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Magritte
by Gablik, Suzi
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth. Fine in slightly rubbed dust wrapper. Magritte, Rene. 208 pages. 25 x 19 cm. 216 illustrations, twenty-one in color. Index. FREITAG 5873.
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Bibliography Of California Literature; Fiction, Drama and Poetry of the Gold Rush
by Gaer, Joseph (Editor)
New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth. Near fine. 123 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Originally published 1935.
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Jackson Pollock: questions
by Gagnon, Francois-Marc et al.
Montreal: Musee d'art contemporain, 1979. First edition. Original Wraps. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Fine. Pollock, Jackson. 115 pages. Six illustrations. Preface by Louisa Letocha. Four essays which represent perspectives on Jackson Pollock. Text in French and English.
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La Casa Nel Tiempo; Storia universale dell'abitazione e dell'arredamento
by Gaizo, Vittorio Del
Rome: Canesi, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in near fine slipcase. 3 vols. 151,149, 189 pages. 34 x 25 cm. Total of 174 color plates, and a plethora of black and white illustrations: photographs and drawings. A comprehensive worldwide review of domesticity and interior design from the earliest times through the 20th... Read More
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La Arquitectura Naval Espanola (En Madera); Bosquejo De Sus Condiciones Y Rasgos De Su Evolucion
by Gervasio De Artinano y De Galdacano
Madrid: Por El Autor, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. half vellum and brown cloth. Very good. 427 [1] [172] pages in text. 32 x 23.5 cm. Unknown limitation, this copy no. 51 on "papel de hilo," signed by the author. 90 leaves of plates, 12 in color, text profusely illustrated, headpieces, historiated initials, many tinted in sepia and... Read More
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Histoire De La Republique De Venise
by Galibert, M. Leon
Paris: Furne, Libraire-Editeur, 1855. Hardcover. Brown leather spine and brown cloth. Aeg. Near fine. 598 pages. 27 x 17 cm. Twenty four full page high quality steel engraved plates with tissue guards. Chapter headings with Initial letters, List of the Doges of Venice Text generally very clean and bright. scattered light toning to margins of front fold-out map... Read More
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American Masters from Copley to Hopper
by NY. Kennedy Galleries
New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. Approx 48 pages. 8 1/2 x 11". Approx. 40 color plates.
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Living with Art Early American Modernism from the Baker/Pisano Collection of the Hecksher Museum of Art
by Hollis Taggart Galleries
NY: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2002. First edition. Paperback. Orig. printed stiff wrappers. Fine. 126 pages. 11 x 8". Host of color plates with descriptive text.
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Counterpoint: Two Centuries of American Masters
by Hirschl & Adler Galleries
NY: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 1990. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine.. 112 pages. 27 x 23 cm. Illustrated in color and black and white.
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Modern Times Aspects of American Art, 1907-1956
by NY. Hirschl & Adler Galleries
New York: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 1986. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. 138 pages. 10 x 7". Abundantly illustrated in color and black and white.
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Exhibition Drawings and Watercolors by Walt Kuhn April 23 through May 12, 1962
by New York. Maynard Walker Gallery
New York: Maynard Walker Gallery, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Orig. tan printed wrappers. Very good. Kuhn, Walt. 10 pages. Eleven illustrations. Drawings and watercolors date from 1928 to shortly before his death in1949. These works by Kuhn were never previously exhibited. They were shown for the first time in 1960 at the Cincinnati Museum. This was the second... Read More
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Twelve American Masterpieces
by NY. Spanierman Gallery
New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 95 pages. 33 x 25 cm. Black and white and color plates.
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Le Jardin et La Maison Arabes Au Maroc
by Gallotti, Jean
New York: William Helburn, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Publisher's saffron yellow spine and brown boards with architectural vignette in silver gilt and spine labels lettered in silver. Very good. 2 vols.. VIII, 120, 5 & 91 (2) pages in text. 25 x 19.5 cm. 57 and 136 plates in heliogravure from photographs printed recto only by Lucien Vogel.... Read More
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The Poster in History
by Gallo, Max
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1974. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige cloth. Near fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper. 315 pages. With essay on The Development of Poster Art by Carlo Arturo Quintavalle. Translated by Alfred and Bruni Mayor. Profusely illustrated with 450 illustrations, 250 in full-color. Bibliography. The color reproduction is particularly exquisite.
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Picasso at 90 The Late Work
by Gallwitz, Klaus
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First American edition. Hardcover. Beige pebble grained cloth lettered in brown. Fine in unclipped dust illustrated dust wrapper. 221 pages. Folio, 34 x 25 cm. 88 plates in color and 302 monochrome plates printed on high gloss stock. Bibliography and Index.
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The Forsyte Saga
by Galsworthy, John
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1922. First edition. leather_bound. Orig. dark green limp calf. Teg. Very good. 1104 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. Limited edition, 120 of 275 copies signed by Galsworthy. Galsworthy's most well-known work consisting of three novels and two interludes that trace three generations of the Forsyte family. Photographic frontispiece portrait of Galsworthy and fold-out Forsyte... Read More
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A Mistaken Rhapsody. American and Animals
by Galsworthy, John
Kansas City: Earle J. Bernheimer, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Quarter vellum spine and green boards. Near fine. Unpaginated. 27 x 20.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 27 of 30. Copies of hand written letters by Galsworthy, and commentary on World War I. Spine slightly toned.
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La Fleur Au Fusil
by Galtier-Boissiere, Jean
Paris: Pierre Tremois, 1946. Hardcover. Text and extra suite of plates, fine in reinforced board chemise with leather spine label, wear at front cover joint. and housed in very good slipcase. Falke, Pierre. 171 pages. 28 x 21 cm, Limited edition, One of 16 on Japan Imperial with an extra suite of 16 pochoir plates bound separately (total... Read More
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Wall Street Financial Capital
by Gambee, Robert
New York: W.W. Norton, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth. Fine in fine illustrated dust wrapper. Gambee, Robert. 272 pages. 28 x 23 cm. Signed by Gambee on front cover free endpaper. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by the author/photographer.
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