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Lladró: Novedades 1.989, Complemento del Catalogo 1.988 - 89

By: N/A

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Valencia, Spain, Lladró Comercial Ordal, S.A.: 1988

Seller ID: 80962

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

A catalog of the fine figurines, lamps, vases and other types of porcelain products bearing the Lladró brand. With color photos throughout. --- In stiff white wraps with Lladró name and symbol on front cover in dark red. --- A nice copy firm and clean but with slight darkening to covers.; Oblong Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 50 pages
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Impressionist / Modern Art Sales Review, London 2012

By: N/A

Price: $22.00

Publisher: London, Christie's: 2013

Seller ID: 83856

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

A summation of 2012 sales success for impressionist and modern art pieces by Christie's, the London-based auction house. Includes several full-color reproductions of paintings and at least one sculpture of representative pieces sold. Also with charts and tables comparing the success of Christie's to Sotheby's and other auction houses. --- A slim booklet, in stiff wraps with detail from Modigliani's "Jeanne Hébuterne (au chapeau)" to front cover. A bright, newish, crisp item lacking damages worthy of mention.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; (20) pages
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Art Series, National Museum, Bangkok: Set no. 1, Sculpture; Set no. 2, Ceramics (32 color postcards)

By: N/A

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Bangkok, Thailand, National Museum, Bangkok:

Seller ID: 84103

Condition: Near Fine

Two packs of 16 (each) 6" x 4" color postcards displaying treasures from the National Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. The first set is of sculptures, some dating to the 4th century A.D.; the second is ceramics, depicting bowls, pots and kettles. Each set with explanatory cards, one in English and one in Thai. --- The cards are housed in stiff cardstock packages, with smaller thumbnail illustrations of the cards on cover. Both sets are bright and undamaged.
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The Beck Collection: German Expressionist & Modern Art, Sotheby's London, October 8 & 9, 2002 (Five volume softcover set in slipcase)

By: N/A

Price: $44.00

Publisher: London, Sotheby's: 2002

Seller ID: 83865

Condition: Fine

A set of 5 softcover volumes detailing the extensive holdings of Germany's Beck family, prior to sale at Sotheby's auctions in October 2002 in London. The collection of German Expressionist and Modern Art was assembled beginning in the 1920s by Paul Beck, and continued by his son Helmut Beck and grandson Professor Dr. Rainer Beck, who supplies an essay about the collection in volume I. The many paintings, drawings and sculptures are pictured in color (some folding out), along with details about the artists, provenance, expected prices to be realized and other pertinent details. --- The five vo...
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The Modern Art Journals, Numbers 1 - 24 (Bound together, entirely in Korean language)

By: N/A

Price: $19.50

Publisher: [South Korea], Unknown Publisher: 1979-1983

Seller ID: 84601

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

A collection of 24 journals bound together in a hardcover volume, all sharing a common theme of discussing the arts in South Korea. The journals depict various people or artistic creations. With dozens of black & white photos, and a few in color, as well as a few color ads. The journals bear dates from 1979 to 1983. Written entirely in the Korean language, with the exception of the title "The Modern Art" to several issues, and the names of certain Western institutions, such as Chicago's Art Institute. --- In full brown cloth-covered boards with titling in Korean script to cover and spi...
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N. C. Wyeth: The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals

By: ALLEN, Douglas; ALLEN Jr., Douglas

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Crown Publishers, Inc.: 1972

Seller ID: 83226

ISBN: 051750054X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket

A bibliography and portfolio of the life work and art of N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945), the noted American painter and illustrator. Extensive biographical information is included. Front of volume contains color and b&w plates with examples of his work; back half is a detailed bibliography, listing the books, periodicals, newspapers, posters and other venues where his work appeared. With a foreword by Paul Horgan and an introduction by Richard Layton. --- In full blue buckram covers with gilt-stamped spine titling; dark blue endpapers. Jacket features representative works to front and back panels in ...
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Gauguin (The Colour Library of Art)

By: ALLEY, Ronald

Price: $11.00

Publisher: London, Hamlyn Publishing Group, Ltd.: 1970

Seller ID: 78487

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

48 full-color plates present representative examples of the fabulous artwork of the 19th century French painter. The paintings are preceded by a 32-page biographical summary of Paul Gauguin's life. --- Covers in navy textured paper-covered boards with facsimile cover signature and spine titling, both in gilt. Jacket with bright color renderings of the artist's paintings. --- With inked gift inscription on front paste-down. else a bright, firm copy. Jacket with minor rubbing.; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 48 pages
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The Tao of Architecture

By: Amos Ih Tiao Chang

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press: 1981

Seller ID: 81455

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

0691003300 An essay that ". . .develops a parallel between [aspects of] Laotzu's philosophy. . .and modern architecture." With black & white drawings throughout. --- Prior owner's mark inside front cover, and with rubbing and curling to covers, else a firm, clean, intact copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall) ; (8), 72 pages
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The Art of Scandinavia: Volumes One and Two

By: ANKER, Peter; ANDERSSON, Aron

Price: $18.50

Publisher: London, Paul Hamlyn: 1970

Seller ID: 84770

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

A two-volume set of this catalogue of notable works of art and architecture in Norway, Sweden and Denmark which were created from about 400 to 1200 A.D. With plentiful black & white photos, as well as a few color plates and maps. Presented in English language, originally published in French; vol. 2 translated by Vivienne Menkes. Original ISBN for vol. 1: 0600100065; vol. 2: 0600100073. --- In full grey cloth-covered boards with titling in black to spine. Dust jacket with color photos of representative buildings and artworks. --- A tightly-bound, bright set. Price-clipped dust jackets with a ha...
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Sketches for Friends

By: ARDIZZONE, Edward

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Jaffrey, New Hampshire, U.S.A., David R. Godine-Publisher: 2002

Seller ID: 79311

ISBN: 156792185X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Stated first U.S. edition. The much-admired English artist enjoyed adding artistic touches to letters he sent to friends, and this collection displays some of these delightful drawings. With examples throughout in color and black and white, as well as at endpapers. The illustrations were chosen and introduced by Judy Taylor. --- Volume in pictorial yellow covers. Lacks a dust jacket. --- A clean, bright copy lacking interior markings but with a hint of soiling to back cover.; Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 128 pages
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People of the Totem The Indians of the Pacific Northwest

By: BANCROFT-HUNT, Norman (text); FORMAN, Werner (photos)

Price: $19.50

Publisher: New York, Peter Bedrick Books: 1989

Seller ID: 74445

ISBN: 0872261999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The way of life, artifacts, and beliefs of the native peoples of the northwest North American coasts are profiled here. With numerous full color photos by Mr. Forman. In excellent condition, published on quality papers and with clean, unmarked interior. Jacket has minor creases. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128 pages
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Iconologia

By: BASKIN, Leonard (text and illustrations)

Price: $65.00

Publisher: London, Andre Deutsch: 1988

Seller ID: 82490

ISBN: 0233980032

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

A signed first edition of this tribute, in words and portraiture, to his fellow artists by the American-born illustrator, printmaker and sculptor Leonard Baskin (1922-2000). With over 100 marvelous black & white Baskin illustrations, consisting of drawings, etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs. Signed "to Mrs. Tad Bartimus / with the best wishes / of / Leornard Baskin" to half title page. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket features Baskin drawings to both front and back. --- An excellent copy, clean, and bright. Price-clipped jacket with general...
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Illuminated Manuscripts: Tristan and Isolde

By: BISE, Gabriel (text)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Miller Graphics / Crown Publishing: 1978

Seller ID: 84765

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

This work offers reproductions from the illuminated manuscripts of the famous 12th-century poem "Tristan and Isolde," telling the story of the ill-fated lovers. The original, prepared in 1410, is now the property of the National Library of Austria. Per the jacket flap, it was first owned by the Duc de Berry (or John, Duke of Berry (13401416), the legendary French prince). This volume contains color reproductions of these famous miniatures, alongside the text of Gabriel Bise. With an introduction by Dagmar Thoss. --- In tan linen-finish paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling and b...
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Blahnk by Boman: Shoes, Photographs, Conversation

By: BLAHNK, Manolo (designs); BOMAN, Eric (photos)

Price: $43.50

Publisher: San Francisco, Chronicle Books: 2005

Seller ID: 84533

ISBN: 0811851168

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

A first printing of this portfolio of various shoe designs of Manolo Blahnk. Per the jacket flap, ". . .famed photographer Eric Boman [in an] extraordinary collaboration [with] legendary shoe designer Manolo Blahnk." With over 165 eye-catching photos of the shoes juxtaposed with color-coordinated backdrops. Includes an introduction by Paloma Picasso. --- In pictorial paper-covered boards with image of black and white strapped heel resting on similarly-colored basin. Volume wrapped in jacket which repeats the cover image. --- An about-Fine copy: bright, tightly-bound bound and lacking a...
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Image for Schwäbische Romanik: Baukunst und Plastik im württembergischen Raum. Ein Kapitel Kulturgeschichte in Bildern (Architecture of Swabia in German language)

Schwäbische Romanik: Baukunst und Plastik im württembergischen Raum. Ein Kapitel Kulturgeschichte in Bildern (Architecture of Swabia in German language)

By: BOCK, Emil

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Stuttgart, Verlag Urachhaus: 1973

Seller ID: 82612

ISBN: 3878381646

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

A German language guide to the Romanesque buildings and architectural highlights of this region of southwestern Germany. With dozens of black & white photos showing these features. --- In olive cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt to cover and spine. Dust jacket features color photos to covers. --- An excellent copy: clean, bright and tightly bound. Jacket with a little chafing to edges.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); 319 pages
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Birds: The Paintings of Terance James Bond

By: BOND, Terance J.

Price: $55.00

Publisher: New York, Athena Press: 1989

Seller ID: 73936

ISBN: 0922884005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

This volume (in oversize folio format: 15-1/4 in. tall x 10-3/4 in. wide) features dozens of full color plates, printed on high-quality coated papers. Along with the paintings are descriptions of the birds and their habits and habitats, written by Mr. Bond. Volume is in cream linen finish covers w/small bruised area near foot of spine and a rounded top front corner; otherwise clean, bright and undamaged. Dust jacket with insignificant curling along edges. The fabulous paintings of Mr Bond are strikingly realistic; often offering settings which are rich in true-life detail.; Folio 13" - 23...
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Image for Modern American Painting: With Eighty-Nine Illustrations in Full Color Selected from the Series on Contemporary American Artists Published in "Life"

Modern American Painting: With Eighty-Nine Illustrations in Full Color Selected from the Series on Contemporary American Artists Published in "Life"

By: BOSWELL, Peyton

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead & Company: 1940

Seller ID: 79814

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

This oversize work presents some of the highlights from the American School of painters. These works originally were featured in the pages of "Life" Magazine. The 89 paintings are on gloss plates, and are accompanied by biographical sketches of the artists by Margit Varga. --- In full blue cloth covers w/ gilt lettering on cover and on spine. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's butterfly sticker to front free endpaper, very light wear to cloth edges and a somewhat loosened front cover, else a clean, unmarked copy.; Folio (13 to 23 in. tall) ; 166, (4) pages
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Rings Five Passions in World Art

By: Brown, J. Carter

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Harry N Abrams: 1996

Seller ID: 73415

ISBN: 0810944294

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Produced for the Atlanta Olympics; beautifully presents landmark works of art on high-quality glossy pages. Formatted with description on the left and a color plate depicting the item on the right. In great condition with full black cloth-covered boards; bright gilt lettering cover & spine. Dust jacket w/faint creasing at edges. ; 1 x 11.1 x 9.2 Inches; 320 pages
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Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

By: BURN, Barbara (editor)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York / Boston, The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown and Company: 1993

Seller ID: 83971

ISBN: 0821220470

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

A pictorial guide to the treasures in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, with 310 color reproductions. The works of art are grouped by historic eras, such as "The Ancient World" or "1700-1900 in Europe and the United States." Edited by Barbara Burn, with an introduction by museum director Philippe de Montebello. --- In tan cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume wrapped in jacket with painting by Peter Paul Rubens. --- An excellent copy, clean and bright but with a little sunning to lower cover edges. Jacket with a couple of small chips, else intact and...
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A Field Guide to American Antique Furniture

By: BUTLER, Joseph T. (text); SKIBINSKI, Ray (illustrations)

Price: $11.00

Publisher: New York, An Owl Book / Henry Holt and Company: 1986

Seller ID: 84586

ISBN: 0805001247

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

From the back panel: "With 1700 superb drawings [this book] breaks new ground in the decorative arts [explaining] the subtle differences in American styles [of antique furniture]." --- A softcover in pale yellow wraps with drawing of a Chippendale side chair to front panel. --- A clean, bright copy without damages other than a hint of sunning to wraps.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 399 pages
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Mainstreams of Modern Art

By: CANADAY, John

Price: $11.00

Publisher: New York, Simon and Schuster: 1959

Seller ID: 75369

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

An examination of pretty much the entire span of art in a nice copy. In full green cloth-covered boards w/titling in gilt on spine. Lacks a dust jacket. Interior with dozens of b&w and color plates w/examples of the artwork being discussed. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 576 pages
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Metropolitan Seminars in Art, Portfolio 4: Abstraction

By: CANADAY, John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: [New York], The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1958

Seller ID: 83027

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A discussion of what constitutes Abstraction in painting, along with a portfolio of twelve glossy color prints by noted artists such as Mondrian and Picasso as examples (plates numbered 37 through 48). Brief biographical sketches of the artists displayed at rear of volume. Number 4 in 12-portfolio series. Accompanying the plates are review questions and a precis of the next portfolio (no. 5: Composition). --- In a grey paper-covered portfolio with a pocket for the prints. Detail from Picasso's "The Studio" pasted to cover. --- Portfolios with small tears at spine ends, binding remains ...
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Drawings of the Masters: Spanish Drawings from the 10th to the 19th Century

By: CANTÓN, F. J. Sánchez (text)

Price: $11.00

Publisher: New York, Shorewood Publishers Inc.: 1964

Seller ID: 84231

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Book club edition. A presentation of drawings by noted Spanish artists such as Diego Velazquez, Antonio del Castillo, Francisco Goya and many others, covering the time period from the 10th Century through to the 19th century. With dozens of plates, bearing color, black & white and sepia-toned examples of these works. --- In full pale olive cloth-covered boards with titling in black to cover and spine. Volume housed in green paper-covered slipcase with image of a man and a horse pasted to one panel. --- A tightly-bound, bright copy without noticeable damages. Slipcase with some rubbing and reta...
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The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture (A Roundtable Press Book/A Henry Holt Reference Book)

By: CARLEY, Rachel (author); SKIBINSKI, Ray; LAM, Ed (illustrations)

Price: $16.50

Publisher: New York, Henry Holt & Company: 1994

Seller ID: 81403

ISBN: 0805026460

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket

First printing of this guide to architectural techniques used in American housing. A wide variety of structures are presented, from Native American dwellings to contemporary trends. All with black & white illustrations depicting structural layout or components. --- In maroon paper-covered boards with silver-stamped spine titling. Jacket with drawings of various structures on cover. --- A very nice copy, but with minor soiling to covers and chafing to lower edges, green remainder mark to top edge. Unclipped jacket with slight soiling and a little creasing to edges, else nice.; Tall Octavo (...
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A Walk Through Mountain, Meadow, Marsh, and Woodland: A Collection of Photography and Prose

By: CARLSON, William A.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Lakewood, Colorado, Mountain to Sea Publishing Company: 2001

Seller ID: 80965

ISBN: 097113670X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

A collection of striking black & white photos, each of which is accompanied by the author's "prose", which reads a lot like poetry. Signed "William A. Carlson" on copyright page, presumably by the author. --- In stiff wraps with representative photos on front and back covers. Unpaginated (about 60 pp.). --- A bright, newish copy.; Oblong 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); [c.60] pages; Signed by Author
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Studies & Sketches of a Bird Painter

By: CHING, Raymond

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Melbourne / New York, Lansdowne Editions / Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: 1981

Seller ID: 83228

ISBN: 0810916401

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

A portfolio of paintings and drawings of the talented New Zealand bird artist Raymond Ching. With over a hundred plates, nearly forty of which are in full color. Per the jacket flap, ". . .Ching's amazing draughtsmanship is still his single most admirable feature: his ability to capture the 'birdishness' of a bird still makes the most immediate impact". The art is described by Raymond Ching, with additional text by Errol Fuller. --- This hefty work in full blue cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume protected in blue cloth-covered slipcase, which in turn is wrapp...
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Retrospective of Choung Za Kim

By: Choung Za Kim (artist); Si Hwa Chung (introduction)

Price: $44.50

Publisher: [Seoul], South Korea, Yekyong Publications Co.: 1994

Seller ID: 84602

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

A representative portfolio of the paintings of Korea's modernist artist Choung Za Kim. She is a Professor Emeritus of Art at Seoul National University and is credited with bringing American modernism into Korea. The wide variety of works presented in this volume include watercolors, oils and acrylics, as well as woodblock prints, lithographs, serigraphs and goaches. Artworks presented in full color (one in a multi-page fold-out) and in black & white. Text is presented in both Korean and English, and with an introduction by Si Hwa Chung. --- In full olive cloth-covered boards with author signat...
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Italian Painting

By: CHRISTIANSEN, Kieth

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Beaux Arts Editions/Hugh Lauter Levin Associates: 1992

Seller ID: 74119

ISBN: 0883639718

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Published on quality, coated papers and loaded with color plate examples of Italian masterpieces from the earliest days to the early 20th century. With minor wear along lower edges, else nice. Jacket in good shape, with orig. $85 flap price intact. An impressive, folio-sized collection of great Italian paintings.; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 320 pages
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Edward Hopper's Chair Car: from the Collection of Helen and David B. Pall

By: Christie's

Price: $17.00

Publisher: New York, Christie's: 2005

Seller ID: 80964

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

A catalog issued by Christie's for their May 2005 auction, centered around Edward Hopper's marvelous 1965 "Chair Car". With numerous details from the painting, as well as a fold-out print of the entire work. --- In stiff wraps with representative detail on front cover in color. --- A bright, newish copy.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); 30 pages
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Roy Lichtenstein's Woman with Flowered Hat

By: CHRISTIE'S

Price: $30.50

Publisher: London and New York, Christie's: 2013

Seller ID: 83857

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

A portfolio of paintings by Roy Lichtenstein, centered around his "Woman with Flowered Hat", described as a "wry Pop assault on. . ." Pablo Picasso's famous "Femme avec un Chapeau Fleuri". Includes several color photos of various works by Lichtenstein, as well as a few by Picasso and Monet. Includes photos of Mr. Lichtenstein and some people who played a role in his life. Issued in conjunction with a Christie's auction in New York in 2013. --- In stiff softcover wraps, with detail from "Woman with Flowered Hat" to cover. --- An excellent copy lacking damages wor...
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Gan Song Mun Wha: The Special Memorial Issue for the Gan Song's 20th Anniversary (Number 23 in Kan Song Collection series)

By: Chun, Sung-woo

Price: $30.50

Publisher: Korea, The Center for the Study of Korean Arts: 1982

Seller ID: 84101

Binding: Stapled wraps

Condition: Near Fine

A catalogue of items displayed at the Kan Song Art Museum. (Apparently, Gan Song is also referred to as "Kan Song.") This collection is number 23 in Kan Song Collection series published by the sons of Kan Song on the 20th anniversary of the passing of Gan Song in 1962. With text mostly in Korean characters, and black & white and color photos of the art treasures, including ceramics and pottery, metal sculptures and paintings of various types. --- A softcover in stapled, stiff red wraps with front cover titling in Korean symbolic characters, back is in English. --- A sound copy: tightly...
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Winslow Homer: (Catalog to accompany exhibitions in Washington, Boston and New York in 1995-1996)

By: CIKOVSKY Jr., Nicolai; KELLY, Franklin

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Washington / New Haven, National Gallery of Art / Yale University Press: 1995

Seller ID: 83974

ISBN: 0300065558

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

A catalogue for the traveling exhibition of Winslow Homer's art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Museum of Fine Art in Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from 1995 to 1996. Over 200 paintings, watercolors and drawings are displayed, alongside descriptive text by the authors, who were assisted by Judith Walsh and Charles Brock. The works by Winslow Homer (1836-1910) ranged from depictions of Civil War figures, to landscapes, to farm and rural scenes and to seashore scenes and nautical subjects, among several others. --- This hefty volume in full reddish-brown...
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The Living World of Audubon

By: CLEMENT, Roland C

Price: $16.00

Publisher: New York, A Ridge Press Book/Grosset & Dunlap: 1974

Seller ID: 80051

ISBN: 0448118319

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

From the jacket: North American birds displayed through ". . .a unique combination of 19th-century art and superb 20th-century photography". 64 of John James Audubon's bird paintings are presented, along with full color photos of the same species by at least 18 photographers in this oversize (9.25 in. wide x 12.25 in. tall) volume. --- In blue leatherette-like boards with gilt-stamped spine titling, pale blue cover titling. Jacket features color photo of a mallard coming in for a landing on cover. --- A clean, firm, unmarked copy. Jacket with slight wrinkling edges, otherwise bright a...
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Renaissance (Abbeville Stylebooks series)

By: COOPER, Tracy E.

Price: $11.00

Publisher: New York, Abbeville Press, Publishers: 1995

Seller ID: 84399

ISBN: 0789200236

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The author's compact guide to the design, exploration and invention that arose during the Renaissance (especially in art and architecture) following the Dark Ages. With plenty of black & white photos and drawings. --- In tan paper-covered boards with spine titling in black; dust jacket with image of a chapel dome to front panel. --- With small remainder mark to lower textblock edge, otherwise a newish copy, lacking damages worthy of mention. Unclipped jacket with a crease to front flap, and with slight rubbing, else bright and intact.; 24mo - 5 to 6 in. tall; 96 pages
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World Architecture: An Illustrated History from Earliest Times

By: COPPLESTONE, Trewin (editor)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Crescent Books: 1981

Seller ID: 81105

ISBN: 051735148X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

The history of worldwide architecture is traced in this wide-ranging work. With nearly 1026 black & white illustrations and 57 color plates. First U.S. printing of this work which was first published in the U.K. in 1963. --- In pale yellow textured paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket with representative color images from the book. --- With adhesive remnants to cover edges, otherwise a bright, firm copy. Bright, unclipped jacket in mylar wrapper which has been taped over the boards, leaving the adhesive on board edges. (Due to the considerable weight of this hefty book,...
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Boehm's Birds: The Porcelain Art of Edward Marshall Boehm (Signed, limited edition)

By: COSENTINO, Frank J.

Price: $94.00

Publisher: New York, Frederick Fell, Inc.: 1960

Seller ID: 83551

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

A stated first printing, October 1960 of this catalog of the representations of birds and other creatures in porcelain which were created by Edward Marshall Boehm. A signed copy, number 48 of 300 copies in this limited collector's edition. Illustrated with 17 full-color plates and 85 black & white images, showing some of the finished products, as well as some techniques and work rooms where the porcelain was crafted. With an appreciation by art critic John D. Morse, and a foreword by Monsignor John J. Dougherty. --- In off white and navy cloth-covered boards with bird image and author facsimil...
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Graphic Arts

By: COX, Warren E. [editor]

Price: $22.50

Publisher: Garden City, New York, Garden City Publishing Company, Inc.: 1936

Seller ID: 74558

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

An examination of the various techniques and media used in the production of graphic arts, from crayon drawings to etchings, engravings, and most other techniques; commented on by leading authorities on the given medium. With numerous b&w plates with examples of the work in question. This hefty reprint edition contains elements from a work first published by Encylopaedia Brittanica. In full rust cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt on black block, spine. Lacks a dust jacket. Endpapers a bit yellowed and w/prev. owner's inked name; otherwise a clean, firm volume. (NOTE: Due to the weight o...
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Amish Quilts 1880 to 1940 from the collection of Faith and Stephen Brown

By: CUNNINGHAM, Joe; GRANICK, Eve Wheatcroft

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Museum of Art: 2000

Seller ID: 81027

ISBN: 1930561016

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

A presentation of the fabulous collection of Amish quilts collected by Faith and Stephen Brown. The quilts were displayed at the University of Michigan Art Museum, and later at the Denver Art Museum (and probably elsewhere). With 44 color plates showing the designs, along with some background information on the Amish and the quilters. --- In softcover with stiff wraps and flaps. Unpaginated, with 44 color plates. --- This copy was formerly property of the Denver Art Museum, with plenty of stickers depicting which of the quilts made it to the D.A.M. for the exhibit; otherwise a clean, firm copy...
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Essential Van Gogh

By: CUTTS, Josephine; SMITH, James

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Bath, England, Dempsey Parr / Parragon: 2000

Seller ID: 83090

ISBN: 184084700X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

120 of the stellar paintings of Vincent Van Gogh are displayed in full color, along with detailed commentary on them. With an introduction by Lucinda Hawksley. --- In pictorial covers with representative Van Gogh paintings to covers. Jacket repeats the cover paintings. --- With a bump near tail of spine, otherwise a clean, bright, tightly-bound copy. Jacket with a good-sized tear to spine tail, else bright and protected in clear removable mylar wrapper. (Due to the considerable weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Quarto (11 to 13 in. tall); 256 pages
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The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and Their Work

By: DANCE, S. Peter

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Woodstock, New York, The Overlook Press: 1978

Seller ID: 79584

ISBN: 0879510773

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

A presentation of a wide variety of historical wildlife art, along with a discussion of many of the great artists and their techniques. Loaded with black and white illustrations, and with many in full color. Artists such as John James Audubon, Thomas Bewick, Eleazar Albin, Roesel von Rosenhof and many, many others are included. --- In brown cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Lacks the dust jacket. --- The covers are a little loose and the top corners are bumped, otherwise a clean, bright copy.; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 224 pages
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