SCALAMANDRE. HAUTE DECOR.
Layton, Utah. GIBBS SMITH. 2013. First edition. Hardcover. 13 1/4'' x 10 1/4''. 256pp. General light wear to dustjacket.
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JEAN-LOUIS. COOKING WITH THE SEASONS.
Charlottesville, Virginia. Thomasson-Grant. 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 14 1/4'' x 10 1/2''. 222pp. with index. Illustrated in color. Signed and dated by Jean-Louis Palladin. General light wear to dustjacket.
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH AND OTHER TALES.
Maastricht & London. THE HALCYON PRESS. 1932. Wood engravings by F. Buckland Wright. First edition thus. Hardcover. 10 1/2'' x 7 1/4''. 168pp. Wood engravings by F. Buckland Wright. This is number 50 of an edition limited to 206 copies. Printed on Barcham Greens hand-made paper with special water-mark. Initials.....
THE JEWELS OF MIRIAM HASKELL
Suffolk, UK: Antique Collector's Club, 1997. Hardcover. Quarto. 11.5 x 9.5". Incl. chronology and index to names. Profusely illustrated in color. Dust jacket has small tear at top of spine and mild fading to red spine lettering. Very Important reference for collectors of Haskell Jewels. "Miriam Haskell was an.....
A LETTER TO A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Upon the Meeting of Parliament.
London: J.Owen, 1794. Hardcover. 12 mo. 8.5 x 5.5". 152pp. Attractively bound up in marbled-paper covered boards with printed labels. Original half-title browned, page edges mildly toned. Water-staining to the bottom of the first few pages. Binding is in fine condition.
BEYOND THE BRIGHT BLUR
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1963. Hardcover. 12mo. 7.75 x 5". "Beyond the Bright Blur, is taken from LETTERS TO MALCOLM CHIEFLY ON PRAYER, by C.S. Lewis which will be published in the year 1964. This limited edition is published as a new years greeting to friends of.....
THE KING'S HIGHWAY
Los Angeles: The Grafton Publishing Company, 1909. Hardcover. 12mo. 8 x 5.5". Unpaginated. Long poem illustrated with monochromatic illustrations by Langdon Smith. Brown paper covered boards with embossed titles. A few faint spots (foxing) within. Very charming little book.
TRAILS TO INMOST ASIA: Five Years of Exploration with the Roerich Central Asian Expedition
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1931. Hardcover. Octavo. 9.5 x 6.5". 504 pp. Incl. index. Illustrated from photographs. Folding map at rear. Green cloth, title stamped in black. Spine sunned. This copy has been decorated with small charming (children's) drawing of a woman's head on fly leaf. Nice solid book.....
FOLK-LORE FROM THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. Part I & II. (Two volumes)
Cambridge, MA: American Folk-Lore Society, 1923. Hardcover. Tall Octavo. 9.5 x 6.5". Part I: 375pp. plus ads; Part II: 267pp. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles. T.e.g. Untrimmed and uncut. Lightly faded spines are rubbed at ends with small frayed spot. Spine lettering dulled and hard to read. Spotting to fore-edge.....
FRANCISCO ZUNIGA. Catalogo Razonado, Vol. II: Oleos, estampas y reproducciones / Catalogue Raisonne, Vol II Oil Paintings, prints and reproductions. 1927-1986
Albedrio, 2003. Hardcover. Catalogue Raisonne. Text in Spanish and English. Sm. folio. 13 x 10". 360pp. 359 works described and illustrated in color. Image guide and reproductions illustrated with color thumb print size illustrations with Illustrated chronology (In Spanish) at end. Orange cloth covered boards with mounted illustration in matching.....
FRANCISCO ZUNIGA.Catalogo Razonado / Catalogue Raisonne: Volume 1 Escultura / Sculpture 1923-1993
Albedrio, 1999. Hardcover. Catalogue Raisonne. Text in Spanish and English. Sm. folio. 13 x 10". 636 pp. 1106 works described and illustrated from b&w photographs. Illustrated chronology at end. Olive cloth covered boards with mounted illustration; binding feels a little loose, like heavy books sometimes do. In matching very good.....
EDWIN HOWLAND BLASHFIELD: Master American Muralist
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. Hardcover. Quarto. 160pp. Incl. chronology, bibliography and index. Nicely illustrated with color plates. "One of the most notable muralists of his day, he studied with the French academic painters Léon Bonnat and Jean-Léon Gérôme. His murals decorated high-profile public and commercial.....
L.P. LATIMER: California Watercolor Painter
San Francisco: The North Point Gallery, 2005. Hardcover. Exhibition Catalogue. Tall quarto. 46pp. Incl. notes and index. Illustrated with color plates. Includes chronology. Gilt stamped green cloth. In dust jacket that rubbing to edges and corners.
THE ROMANTIC SPIRIT IN GERMAN ART 1790-1990
Stuttgart: Oktagon Verlag, 1994. Hardcover. Exhibition Catalogue. Thick quarto. 501pp. Incl. Catalogue of Works in the Exhibition, Biographies and Chronology. 340 illustrations, including 185 in color. A little dust spotting to top fore-edge. Very heavy book, overseas shipping not recommended. "This magnificent volume is a major reassessment of the.....
SEEING OURSELVES: Women's Self-Portraits
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1998. Hardcover. Quarto. 224pp. Incl. Notes and index. 240 illustrations, including 100 plates in color.
A LEGACY OF ART: Paintings and Sculptures by Artist Life Members of the National Arts Club.
New York: The National Arts Club / Hudson Hills Press, 2007. Hardcover. Quarto. 215pp. 70 artists featured with color illustration and biographical information for each. With Appendix , "Checklist of Work byArtist Life Members", illustrated with small b&w illustrations.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION INSIDE: The Art of John F. Peto and the Idea of Still-Life Painting in Nineteenth-Century Painting.
New York: Harper & Row / National Gallery of Art, 1983. Hardcover. Tall octavo. 269pp. Profusely illustrated with color and b&w plates. Light edge wear and small edge tears to lightly scuffed dust jacket.
HISPANIC LACE AND LACE MAKING
New York: The Hispanic Society of America, 1939. Hardcover. Octavo. 417pp. incl. index. 432 monochromatic illustrations. Maroon boards with gilt title. Spine lightly faded with mild rubbing to spine ends.
PRIMA MESA REDONDA DE PALENQUE. Part I and Part II.: A Conference on the Art, Iconography and Dynastic History of Palenque. Plus THE ART, ICONOGRAPHY & DYNASTIC HISTORY OF PALENQUE. Part III. (Three volumes)
Pebble Beach, CA: The Robert Louis Stevenson School, 1973-1974. Softcover. Three volumes. Text in English. Parts 1-3. 173pp.; 142pp: 230pp. Each volume illustrated with fold-out charts, monochromatic plates, photographs and line drawings. Thick paper wrappers, spines a little faded, some mild soiling. Interiors clean and nice.
RAILS THROUGH THE ORANGE GROVES: A Centennial Look at the Railroads of Orange County, California. Volume 1
Glendale, CA: Trans-Anglo Books, 1989. Hardcover. Quarto. 138pp. Plus route diagrams at end. Endpaper maps. Profusely illustrated from b&w photographs.
ONE HUNDRED MASTERPIECES FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. WALTER A. COMPTON. Japanese Swords, Sword-Fittings and Accoutrements
New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1992. Hardcover. Folio. 14.5 x 10.5. 321pp. 100 objects described and fully illustrated with color photographs. Includes glossary. Gilt stamped black cloth with purple dust jacket. Dust jacket has a couple minor creases from slipcase. Nice slipcase, faded on one edge.
PRE-COLUMBIAN SHELL ENGRAVINGS, From the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma. (Two volumes)
Cambridge, MA: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 1978. Softcover. Thick quarto. Two Volumes. Part 1: 513pp. incl. bibliography. Part 2: 584pp. Appendii, general summary and bibliography. Profusely illustrated with monochromatic plates, each fully described. Light general wear.
THE ART OF THE FIRST FLEET & other early Australian drawings.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Folio. 14 x 10.5". 256pp. 243 illustrations, most in color. Appendices. Notes. Index. Dust jacket has light wear and fading to spine and rear panel. "Included among the drawings reproduced in this book are the first original depictions of Australian aborigines by.....
OPERATING MANUAL FOR SPACESHIP EARTH.
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1969. Hardcover. Sm. octavo. 8 x 5.25". 143pp. includes index. Blue paper covered boards with white cloth spine. Nice and tight, seems unread. In dust jacket that has light edge wear and scuffing.
ART OF THE ANDES: Pre-Columbian Painted and Sculpted Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Washington, DC: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1983. Hardcover. Folio. 14" x 11". 344pp. Includes index. Color and b&w illustrations. 192 objects illustrated and described, plus Appendix with 91 more pieces. Gilt stamped brown leatherette, mild dent to top edge. Lightly worn dust jacket has small tear and associated crease.....