Arkhitektura parkov SSSR
by KORZHEV, M.P.; korzhev; PROKHOROVA, M.I.; SOVIET P
1940. KORZHEV, M.P. & M.I. PROKHOROVA. Arkhitektura parkov SSSR. [Architecture of Parks of the USSR]. 140 pp., illustrated throughout with photographs and plans. 4to., 265 x 200 mm., bound in publisher's green cloth. [Moscow]: Izd-vo Akademii arkhitektury SSSR, 1940. First edition. One of 4000 copies. A rare photographic survey of parks across the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The architects of the parks are named in the captions of the photographs including the compiler of this... Read More
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Chado Hokan. [A Treasury of the Tea Ceremony]. 3 volumes.
by KOSUGI, Sugimura
1907. KOSUGI, Sugimura and Yukimaro Miyazaki. Chado Hokan. [A Treasury of the Tea Ceremony]. 3 volumes. 16 double-page and 4 single page plates; 30 double-page and 1 single page plates; 32 double-page and 3 single page plates. 4to, 245 x 180 mm., publisher's boards in contemporary chitsu case, label worn. Tokyo: Seizando Shobo, 1907-1908. A comprehensive 3 volume set of books on the tea ceremony. Bound accordion style (orihon). The first volume covers famous tea ceremony cups... Read More
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Svetovoe zrenie [i.e. Color Vision ]
by KRAVKOV, S.V.
1951. KRAVKOV, S.V. Svetovoe zrenie [i.e. Color Vision ]. 176 pp. ill., including 4 colour plates on separate leaves. 4to, 237 x 157 mm, original illustrated publisher's boards. Moscow: Publishing House of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1951. An important work by one of the founders of physiological optics-a scientific discipline that represents a synthesis of knowledge about the physiological, physical, and psychological principles that characterize the function of the eye. In this book he explains his... Read More
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Priemy leninskoi rechi :k izucheniiu iazyka Lenina
by KRUCHENYKH, A
1928. KRUCHENYKH, A. Priemy leninskoi rechi :k izucheniiu iazyka Lenina. 60 pp. 8vo, 170 x 125 mm., publisher's two-color Constructivist wrappers designed by Klutsis, in a new red cloth folding box with a black label. Moskva : Izd. Vserosiiskogo Soiuza Poetov, 1928. A fine copy of the third edition of this study of Lenin's speech techniques with the striking cover and four illustrations by Klutsis.
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Der Widiwondelwald. Ein Bilderbuch aus bunten Dreiecken
by KRUEGER, Hilde
1924. KRUEGER, Hilde. Der Widiwondelwald. Ein Bilderbuch aus bunten Dreiecken. 14 pp. illustrated throughout. 4to, 240 x 185 mm., publisher's illustrated boards, in a new cloth folding box. Berlin: Dietz, 1924. A splendid example of a constructivist children's book whose esthetic appeal will be more to adults than to children. As with most children's books, few copies seem to have survived, and OCLC lists only the 2016 facsimile. Some staining and bowing to the boards, but nevertheless... Read More
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Colorants pour mi-laine = Union dyestuffs = Halbwollfarbstoffe
by KUHLMANN
KUHLMANN. Colorants pour mi-laine = Union dyestuffs = Halbwollfarbstoffe. 14 leaves with 176 mounted fabric samples in accordion style. 8vo, 201 x 141 mm (folded), 201 x 194 (unfolded) publisher's boards. Paris: Kuhlmann, n.d. An unusual work on dyeing in with the pages containing the mounted samples opening up accordion style. Of considerable rarity with OCLC listing only an undated copy of this title at the Getty. Kuhlmann was a major French chemical manufacturer in... Read More
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Colorants Sulfanol sur File Coton
by KUHLMANN
KUHLMANN. Colorants Sulfanol sur File Coton. 13 pp., text and a leporello of 6 pages of mounted thread samples. 8vo, 200 x 137 mm (folded), 200 x 825 mm (unfolded), publisher's boards. Paris: Etablissements Kuhlmann, n.d. An unusally attractive dyeing sample book. As is mostly the case it is extremely rare, with no listing on OCLC.
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Entartete Kunst.. Catalogue, Poster and Postcard
by ENTARTETE KUNST
1937. ENTARTETE KUNST. Fuehrer durch die Ausstellung. Entartete Kunst. 32 pp., illustrated throughout. 8vo, 210 x 147 mm., original illustrated wrappers. Together with a Poster (293 x 219 mm.) and postcard (90 x 140 mm.) for the exhibition. Munich: Verlag fur Kultur- und Wirtschaftswerbung, 1937. Three souvenirs from this legendary exhibition showcasing what the Nazis called degenerate art. The covers of the catalogue are quite worn and the poster, which is of the greatest rarity, is fine... Read More
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Oformlenie goroda v dni revoliutsionnykh prazdnestv
by KUZNESOVA, A; MAGIDSON, A and I SHCHUKIN
1932. KUZNESOVA, A., A. MAGIDSON and I. SHCHUKIN. Oformlenie goroda v dni revoliutsionnykh prazdnestv [Decoration of the City during the Days of Revolutionary Festivals]. 140 pp., photogravure illustrations. 4to, 260 x 180 mm., publisher's two-color Constructivist photomontage white wrappers, preserved in a new red cloth folding box with a black label. Moscow and Leningrad: OGIZ-Izogiz, 1932. An extremely interesting and well-illustrated survey of festivals organized under Soviet rule. Slight damage to head and foot... Read More
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Omochabako: Kyosen manpitsu.
by KYOSEN, Kawasaki.
1924. KYOSEN, Kawasaki. Omochabako: Kyosen manpitsu. 2 volumes. Illustrated with 100 colour woodcut plates. Oblong 4to, 215 x 180 mm., bound in publisher's silk covered boards in a new chitsu case, preserving the original label. Osaka: Kyosen Manpitsu Omochabako Hanpukai, 1924. A charming collection of depictions of Japanese Toys by Kawasaki Kyosen (1877-1942), an artist who worked during the Meiji and Showa periods specializing in pictures of traditional toys, which he found throughout Japan. Neat ex-library,... Read More
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Shikiji gashi konrei no maki. 2 Volumes
by KYOTO, Kashokai
1921. KYOTO, Kashokai. Shikiji kashi konrei no maki. 2 volumes, illustrated with 50 colour woodblock plates. Oblong folio, 230 x 340 mm., bound in publisher's silk over boards in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Mankado, 1921. A sumptuous collection of beautifully carved woodblock plates devoted to the subject of Japanese sweets. The Japanese custom of displaying food in the most artful way possible is brilliantly illustrated in this collection of exquisite plates. Very rare with... Read More
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Luxe Etiketten
by LABELS
1920. LABELS. Luxe Etiketten voor Wijnen Likeuren Gestilleerd Limonades enz. 1 pp. Illustrated with 87 plates. 8vo, bound in publisher's wrappers. Rijswijk: n.d., (ca. 1920). A catalog of stunning colour-printed labels, mostly, but not, only for various kinds of bottled drinks. Very scarce; no copies listed on OCLC.
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Chansons Madecasses
by LABOUREUR, J.E.
1920. LABOUREUR, J.E. Chansons Madécasses. Translated by Évariste Parny. 38, [4] pp. Illustrated with 30 colour woodcut vignettes by Laboureur. Small 8vo., bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers, preserved in a modern brown chemise and slipcase. Paris: Éditions de la nouvelle revue Française, 1920. One of 412 copies.
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Persia seu Regni Persici status: Variaque itinera in atque per Persiam
by LAET, Joannes de
1633. LAET, Joannes de. Persia seu Regni Persici status: Variaque itinera in atque per Persiam. . 374, [x]pp. Engraved title, signed CC Dufend, with a full length portrait of a Persian holding a cartouche with title, 8 full page woodcuts, floriated woodcut initials and headpieces.16mo. Contemporary vellum. Amsterdam ex officina Elzeviriana 1633. The work gives a general description of the region, including eight charming and accurate full page woodcuts of Persians in costume, probably inspired... Read More
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Pigeon Vole. Aventures en l'Air.
by La Landelle, G. de la
1868. LANDELLE, Gabriel, de la. Pigeon Vole. Aventures en l'Air. 414 pp., profusely illustrated. 8vo, 185 x 116 mm., bound in publisher's wrappers in a new red cloth folding box with a blue label. Paris: P. Brunet, 1868. A sound copy of a scarce little jewel of a book, which anticipates the books created by artists such as Max Ernst and Joseph Cornell. The pages are not only alive with images and ornaments, but there is the... Read More
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Lane's Telescopic View of the Great Exhibition, 1851
by LANE, C
1851. LANE, C. Lane's Telescopic View of the Great Exhibition, 1851. Oblong 8vo, in a new cloth folding box. Published by C. Lane; C. Moody, High Holborn, London, 1851. A peepshow consisting of 10 hand-colored lithographic cardboard panels (8 with die-cut openings) connected by accordion-folded undyed calico; extending to 28 inches depicting the interior of the original Crystal Palace, with objects and figures, to be viewed through a round hole in the first panel.The peepshow depicts... Read More
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A Drawing Book of Landscapes
by LANGLEY, Batty
1810. DRAWING MANUAL. A Drawing Book of Landscapes. Title-page, four plates. Oblong 8vo, disbound in a new clamshell box. Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner, 1810. An extremely rare early American drawing manual. OCLC says that the plates are copied from Batty Langley's Drawing Book of Landscapes. Extremely fragile, being quite chipped. No copies in the auction records and all the copies on OCLC appear to be electronic. Shaw & Shoemaker 19994
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Couleurs-Paris. Couleurs pour la Peinture et toutes Industries
by RUMEAU & LANGLOIS
RUMEAU & LANGLOIS. Couleurs-Paris. Couleurs pour la Peinture et toutes Industries. 20pp. Oblong 4to, 180 x 217 mm, publisher's wrappers Le Pre Saint Gervais: Rumeau & Langlois, n.d. A charming trade catalogue promoting paints with each page printed in a dfferent colour. It would appear to be unrecorded.
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CHAGALL.
by Lassaigne, Jacques; MARC CHAGALL
1957. CHAGALL, Marc. Chagall. By Jacques Lassaigne. Illustrated with several color lithographs by Chagall (some folding) and numerous reproductions of Chagall's works. 4to., original illustrated color wrappers. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1957. An important survey of Chagall's work for which he contributed a total of 12 original lithographs.
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Maria tu sais. Trente cinq poèmes d'amour
by LASSAIGNE, Jacques
1974. LASSAIGNE, Jacques. Maria tu sais. Trente cinq Poèmes d'Amour. Illustrated with 4 lithographs by Andre Masson. Folio.The book is loose in the original wrappers, the plates in a cardboard portfolio. Zurich: Adolf Hürlimann,1974. A fine copy of this typical example of Masson's work as a book illustrator. This is one of 113 copies on Velin, Masson, Lassaigne and Huerlimann, but accompanied by a suite of the 4 lithographs on Japon, each signed by Masson, and... Read More
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Ludovico Magno theses ex Universa Philosophia.
by LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE, Louis Charles, Prince de Turen
1679. MENESTRIER, Claude-François. -- LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE, Louis Charles de, Prince de Turenne. Ludovico Magno theses ex universa philosophia dicat et consecrat Ludovicus a Turre-Arverniæ princeps Turennius. [16] pp., (page [4] blank). Engraved throughout: calligraphic title and text engraved by Louis Michault within elaborate emblematic and historiated borders engraved by Louis Cossin (i.e., Coquin) after Pierre-Paul Sevin. [Clermont Ferrand?], 1679. BOUND WITH: MENESTRIER, Claude-François and René d'ORIVAL. "A son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur... Read More
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13 Let raboty [Thirteen Years of Work]. 2 Volumes
by LAVINSKY, Anton and V.V. Mayakovsky,
1921. LAVINSKY, Anton and V.V. MAYAKOVSKY. 13 Let raboty [Thirteen Years of Work]. 2 volumes. 304; 464 pp. Small 8vo, 184 x 115 mm., publisher's two-color Constructivist wrappers designed by A. Lavinsky, preserved in a new linen cloth folding box with a red label. n.p.: Vhutemas, 1921. A handsome copy of this Mayakovsky work with striking covers. OCLC Lists Stanford, Berkeley, Yale, Art Gallery of Ontario, Waseda and Leeds.
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L'Art d'Imprimer les Tableaux.
by LE BLON, Jacques-Christophe
1756. LE BLON, Jacques-Christophe and Antoine GAUTIER DE MONTDORGE. L'Art d'Imprimer les Tableaux. Traité d'après les Ecrits, les Opérations & les Instructions verbales, de J.C. Le Blon. xi, vi, [2], [xiii]-xxv, [26]-180, [4] pp., illustrated with 1 hand coloured sepia mezzotint and 2 black and white folding plates. 8vo, 195 x 125 mm., bound in contemporary mottled calf. Paris: Chéz P.G. Le Mercier, Jean-Luc Nyon, Michel Lambert, 1756. Le Blon was the inventor of the three colour... Read More
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Divers Desseins de Figures et de paysages pour apprendre a dessiner a la Plume. dediez a Monsieur Colbert d'Ormoy
by Le CLERC, Sebastien
1680. Le CLERC, Sebastien. Divers Desseins de Figures et de paysages pour apprendre a dessiner a la Plume. dediez a Monsieur Colbert d'Ormoy. Title and 9 plates. With: Divers Desseins de Figures dedie a Monsieur de Boucoeur. Title and 9 plates. With: Nouveau Livre de Figures et de Chevaux pour apprendre a designer a la Plume. Title and 9 plates. Oblong 8vo, 113 x 190 mm., contemporary calf-backed boards. A Paris: chez Chereau le jeune rue S. Jaques, [ca.... Read More
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L'Architecture considérée sous le rapport de l'art, des moeurs et de la législation.
by LEDOUX, Claude-Nicholas; CLAUDE-NICOLAS LEDOUX
LEDOUX, Claude-Nicholas. L'Architecture considérée sous le rapport de l'art, des moeurs et de la législation. Engraved dedication to Alexander I of Russia, and 125 numbered engravings, 20 of which are 2 to a plate, including two additional titles by Van Maelle, Sellier and others after Ledoux. Folio, bound in later full polished calf in a board slipcase. Paris: for the author, [1804]. This was the only volume published of five projected, which were planned originally to have... Read More
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