THE IMAGE OF THE BLACK IN WESTERN ART. From the Pharaohs to the Fall of the Roman Empire.
London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2010. Hardcover. New Edition. Quarto. 11.25 x 10.25" 391pp. Incl. index. Profusely illustrated in color.
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JAPANESE SWORD-FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED METALWORK. The Baur Collection, Geneva.
Geneva: Collections Baur, 1980. Hardcover. Limited edition # 1096 of 1500 copies. Thick quarto. 11.5 x 9.5". 444pp. Massive catalogue of Baur's collection of sword-fittings, over 2000 pieces illustrated in color and b&w. Included is a list of over 700 signatures, each illustrated, a dictionary of artists/ craftsmen, and a......
ANSELM KIEFER: Salt of the Earth.
Milano: Skira, 2011. Hardcover. Quarto. 11.25 x 10" 335pp. Nicely illustrated with over 200 color plates. 1"tear to dust jacket at top near spine.
ART OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA. The Fang Tribes.
New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Hardcover. Quarto. 11.5 x 10". Nicely done book 103 illustrations, including 31 full page color plates.
PALAZZI DI VENEZIA: Admiranda Urbis Venetae.
Venezia: Stamperia di Venezia Editrice, 1980. Hardcover. Thick square quarto. 9 x 9". 602pp. Text in Italian. Profusely Illustrated. This book reproduces much of Consul Guiseppe Smith's original three volume work, "Admiranda Urbis Venetae" with its drawings by Visentini, includes Bassi's explanatory text and additional modern photographs of Venetian buildings.....
ANGLING IN AMERICA. Its Early History and Literature.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1939. Limited edition. Hardcover. Limited Signed Edition #387 of 795 copies. Lg. Octavo. 10.5 x 7.75". 380pp. Incl. index and short title list. Illustrated. Blue buckram with leather title labels. Spine sunned and spine label is rubbed and worn. Mild toning to end papers.
LEE FRIEDLANDER PHOTOGRAPHS, FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED LANDSCAPES.
Distributed Art Publishers, 2008. Hardcover. Lg.sq. quarto. 13 x 13.75". Unpaginated. Published to coincide with The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2008 exhibition, compiles 89 photographs made by Friedlander in Olmsted's public parks and private estates. A couple small bumps on opening edges of both covers, but clean and unread...
JOHN DIVOLA: Three Acts.
New York: Aperture Foundation, 2006. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 9.75 x 11.5". 141pp. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color plates of Divola's photographs from three projects, Vandalism, Lax Naz and Zuma. Includes interview with Jan Tumlir.
NEW WORLDS: German and Austrian Art 1890-1940.
New York: Neue Galerie, 2001. Hardcover. Inaugural exhibition of the Neue Galerie , Museum For German and Austrian Art. Thick quarto. 11.5 x 10". 600pp. Comprehensive catalogue featuring 26 visual artists and 18 decorative artists, with an overview of their work and their reception in the United States. Including Peter.....
BOTERO: Works 1994-2007.
Milano: Skira, 2007. Hardcover. Quarto. 11.5 x 10". 195pp. Profusely illustrated with full page color plates and b&w text illustrations. In pictorial dust jacket with original wrap-around.Light bump to bottom of spine.
THE ART OF PETER VOULKOS.
New York: Kodansha International / The Oakland Museum, 1995. Hardcover. Quarto. 12 x 9.5". 192pp. Incl. chronology, exhibition checklist and bibliography. Nicely illustrated with 84 color and b&w plates, plus text illustrations. Light scuff to gloss black dust jacket.
CHAGALL: Le Livre des Livres / The Illustrated Books.
Paris: Editions Andre Sauret et Editions Michele Trinckvel, 1990. Hardcover. Quarto. 13 x 10.75". 248pp Text in French and English. Beautifully illustrated book with mostly full page color illustrations. At rear is basically a catalogue raisonne' of Chagall's book collaborations with over 125 publications illustrated and described. In original cardboard.....
THE LIFE AND ART OF CHARLES SCHREYVOGEL.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1969. Limited edition. Hardcover. Oblong folio. 12 x 16". Number 73 of 249 copies. Signed on title page by author and Ruth Schreyvogel Carothers (Charles Schreyvogel's daughter). Substantial illustrated "Life" followed by full page color and b&w plates. Light general soiling to light tan boards.....
CEREMONIAL PAINTINGS OF NORTHERN ETHNIC MINORITIES IN VIETNAM. (Trahn Tho cac dan toc thieu so phia bac Viet Nam).
Dong Son Today Foundation / Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, 2006. Hardcover. Oblong folio. 12 x 14". 228pp. Beautifully and profusely illustrated with color plates and photographs, one folding. Text in Vietnamese, English and Japanese. Mild bump to top of spine. Large heavy book, overseas shipping not recommended.
WINTER.
Portland: Nazraeli Press, 2011. Hardcover. Sq. quarto. 12.25 x 11.75". 64pp. Full page plates of Conley's winter themed photographs. SIGNED BY CONLEY on title page. Marker signature has bled and can be seen on verso. Brown silk cloth with mounted illustration. Issued without dust jacket.
CIRCUS.
Rhode Island: Infinity Editions, 2003. Hardcover. Quarto. 12 x 8.25". 125pp. INSCRIBED BY GREMILLION, " To Henry..." Introduction by Graham Nash. Nicely designed book with reproductions of Gremillion's b&w photographs of the circus, mostly full page plates, some double-page. Purple psuedo-suede binding, stamped in silver with mounted illustration.
IMPRESSED BY LIGHT. British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007. Exhibition catalogue. Oblong, thick quarto. 10 x 12". 452pp. 383 illustrations, including 130 colorplates. Ownership (architect's) stamp on flyleaf.
AGAM.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1983. Hardcover. Second Revised Edition. Large oblong quarto. 426pp. 579 Illustrations, including 195 plates in color. Thick, heavy book, so binding is a bit loose. Dust jacket has light general wear. No international shipping.
HORACE PIPPIN: A Negro Painter in America.
New York: Quadrangle Press, Inc, 1947. Hardcover. Quarto. 88pp. A chronological and complete catalogue of his paintings in museums and private collections. 125 works listed. Incl. "My Life Story" by Pippin and a brief chronology. Nicely designed book with four tipped-in color plates and many (48) b&w. Grey cloth stamped.....
CHRISTIANE FESER: LATENTE KONSTRUKTE.
Berlin: Distanz Verlag, 2012. Hardcover. Quarto. 114pp. Exhibition catalogue. Essays in German and English. Profusely illustrated. SIGNED BY FESER in pencil. This catalogue is published on the occasion of the 2011 Kaiserring Prize awarded to Feser. Pictorial paper over boards has light rubbing to edges. Issued without dust jacket.
THE PRINTS OF MICHAEL MAZUR. With a Catalogue Raisonne 1956-1999.
New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2000. Hardcover. Quarto. 222pp. 44 colorplates, 121 duotones and 333 b&w illustrations. INSCRIBED BY MAZUR. Includes an illustration and full descriptions of each print, glossary of printing terms, bibliography and index.
DER BRENZ ENTLANG (Along the Brenz).
Scottsdale, AZ: Austin Gallery, 1980. Softcover. Quarto. 54pp. Exhibition catalogue of this Japanese artist's landscape paintings of Heidenheim, Germany and the surrounding area along the river Brenz. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST, "for Hania and Hal...oct. 1980. Illustrated in b&w and color. Incl. exhibition list, biographical data and bibliography. Includes two.....
DANCING INTO DREAMS. MAYA VASE PAINTING OF THE IK' KINGDOM.
Princeton. Princeton University Art Museum. 2012. First edition. Softcover. 10 1/2'' x 8 1/2''. 252pp.
SAMUEL PALMER & HIS ETCHINGS.
New York: Watson-Gupthill Publications, 1969. Hardcover. Lg. octavo. 131pp. Incl. index and several appendices. Illustrated with 39 half-tone plates.
ROBIN TANNER: The Etchings.
London: Garton & Co., 1988. Limited edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1000 copies. Quarto 154pp. Catalogue raisonne. 51 etchings illustrated and described, including descriptions of each state.