The Art of Painting in Oil,and in Fresco.
by MERIMEE M.J.F.L.
1839. MERIMEE, M.J.F.L. The Art of Painting in Oil, and in Fresco. With Original Observations. By W.B. Sarsfield Taylor. xliv, 371 pp., illustrated with 2 hand-coloured plates - the English chromatic scale of M. Harris and the French chromatic scale of Merimee. 8vo, 190 x 115 mm., bound contemporary half morocco London: Whittaker & Co., 1839. First Edition in English; originally published Paris, 1830; translated into English by W. B. Sarsfield Taylor. It was called by Faber... Read More
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The Ritz, Paris. Collection of Original Groundplans for the 1898 Design of the Ritz in Paris
by MEWES, Charles
1898. MEWES, Charles. The Ritz Hotel, Paris. Collection of Renderings for the 1898 and 1911 Construction of the Ritz Hotel in Paris. 46 mounted sheets, various sizes, Zincographs with watercolour additions. Large folio, modern cloth-backed boards. Paris: [1898-1911]. At the beginning of the 20th century, The Ritz Hotel in Paris was the hangout of many celebrities and literati such as Marcel Proust, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Coco Chanel. Located on the Place... Read More
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Histoire des Chenes de l'Amerique.
by MICHAUX, Andre; PIERRE JOSEPH REDOUTE
1801. MICHAUX, André. Histoire des Chênes de l'Amerique ou, Descriptions et Figures de toutes les espèces et variétés de Chênes de l'Amérique Septentrionale, Considérées sous les rapports de la Botanique, de leur culture et de leur usage. [4], 7, [49] pp. 36 leaves of engraved plates, 32 after Pierre Joseph Redouté and 4 by Henri-Joseph Redouté. Folio, 460 x 300 mm, bound in original boards with purple linen spine, in a new cloth folding... Read More
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L’Eco della Fiera di Milano. Supplemento alla rivista «La Fiera di Milano. N. 2
by MILAN
1934. MILAN. L'Eco della Fiera di Milano, 12-27 Aprile 1934. 20 pp., illustrated throughout. Large folio, publisher's wrappers. Milan: 1934. An unusual example of fascist propaganda published to commemorate the 15th edition of the international commercial fair of Milan. The elaborate layout comprises dozens of photos of the fair stands. The magazine has been folded and has a little wear, but all things considered it is in acceptable condition. It appears to be unrecorded.
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Les Petites histoires. 4 Volumes. Les e´trennes de Genevie´ve. L'amour filial. Les limites -- v. [2] Le petit Fe´lix. Le chien de Liverpool. Hamet et Raschid -- v. [3] Le loup des champs. Le turc bienfaisant. La poupe´e -- v. [4] La pauvre Ire`ne. La Vi
by MINIATURE BOOKS; ADOMEIT, Ruth F,
1825. MINIATURE BOOKS. Les Petites histoires. 4 volumes. 1. Les Etrennes de Genevieve. L'Amour filial. Les Limites. 2. Le petit Felix. Le Chien de Liverpool. Hamet et Raschid. 3. Le Loup des Champs. Le Turc bienfaisant. La Poupee. 4. La pauvre Irene. La Vipere. All 12mo, ca. 70 x 48 mm., in original boards and cardboard slipcase. Paris: Impr. Ambroise Firmin Didot, ca. 1825. This exquisite set of children's stories is a rare survival, with each of... Read More
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Aidez l'Espagne
by MIRO, Joan; JOAN MIRO
1937. MIRO, Joan. "Aidez l'Espagne." Pochoir print in Cahiers D'Art, Year 12, No. 4-5. Edited by Christian Zervos. Illustrated throughout. Folio, 320 x 250 mm., bound in original printed wrappers, preserved in a new cloth folding box. Paris: Cahiers D'Art, 1937. A fine copy of Miro's celebrated Civil War print, contained in an issue of Cahiers D'Art primarily devoted to Picasso's masterpiece Guernica, which had been displayed at the Paris World's Fair earlier in the year. Some... Read More
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Adonides
by MIRO, Joan; Prevert, Jacques; JOAN MIRO
1975. MIRÓ, Joan. Adonides. By Jacques Prévert. [2], 59, [10] pp. Illustrated with an original Miró coloured etching with aquatint signed and numbered by Miró in pencil, and 44 etchings with aquatint printed in colours, most of them with blind-stamping throughout. Folio, 403 x 355 mm, loose in a wrapper of Auvergne paper with blind-stamped image on front and back, laid into blue cloth box, blue, green, red and yellow cloth labels on spine,... Read More
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Handmade papers of Japan : including an abridged reproduction of one of the old classics of Japanese literature about paper-making by hand, Kamisuki chohoki, the handbook of paper making, originally published at Osaka in 1798
by MITCHELL, C.H.
1963. MITCHELL, C.H. Handmade Papers of Japan. 128 pp., with numerous tipped-in paper samples. 4to, 240 x 165 mm., publisher's Japanese style binding. Tokyo: IIS Crafts, 1963. An important contribution to the literature of Japanese papermaking. It includes an abridged reproduction of one of the classics of Japanese literature about papermaking by hand, Kamisuki chohoki, the handbook of papermaking, originally published at Osaka in 1798.
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Smoke.
by MITCHELL, Joan; Hine, Hank; JOAN MITCHELL
1988. MITCHELL, Joan. Smoke. Poems by Charles Hine. Illustrated with 16 sugarlift and spitbite aquatints by Joan Mitchell. Folio, 351 x 230 mm., loose, as issued, laid-in to a cloth folding box. San Francisco: Limestone Press, 1988. Comprised of 16 diptych etchings by Mitchell and accompanied by poems of Charles Hine, this book is the result of a wonderful collaboration between the artist, poet and publisher. Mitchell, a celebrated American abstract... Read More
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Datemon
by MIYAGAWA, Shohei
1938. MIYAGAWA, Shohei. Datemon. 31 leaves, 15 colour woodblock plates. Oblong folio, 295 x 360 mm., bound in publisher's silk over boards in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Bijutsu Shoin, Happodo, 1938. An exquisite collection of 15 magnificently printed woodblock prints. The brilliant quality of the printing is typical of the workmanship of Happodo, who, along with Unsodo were the primary publishers of such works. Very rare with no listing on OCLC.
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Fototek. Bucher der neuen Fotografie. Band 1-2
by MOHOLY-NAGY, L. and Aenne BIERMANN
1930. MOHOLY-NAGY, L. and Aenne BIERMANN. Fototek. Bucher der neuen Fotografie. Band 1. L. Moholy-Nagy. Band 2. Aenne Biermann. Ca. [2] 3-11 pp. text, 1-60 pp. photographic illustration, [5] pp. advertisements. 4to, bound in publisher's illustrated wraps with belly bands, preserved in a new folding box. Berlin: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1930. A superb set of the only two volumes to appear in Franz Roh's Fototek series. The first volume was the first book to focus solely... Read More
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Elements D'Agricultures. Two vols.
by Duhamel du Monceau
1762. DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. Éléments d'Agriculture. Two volumes. xxiv, 499, [1]; viii, 410, [2] pp. 12mo., 165 x 93 mm, bound in contemporary Austrian or German mottled calf, red and green title labels, edges painted red. Paris: H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, 1762. First Edition, scarce; this work was included in the pioneering "Landmarks of Science" microfilming project on account of its significance in promoting a number of scientific... Read More
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Il Palazzo per Uffici Montecatini. inaugurato a Milano il 28 ottobre XVI
by SOCIETA MONTECATINI
1938. SOCIETA MONTECATINI. Il Palazzo per Uffici Montecatini. Inaugurato a Milano il 28 ottobre XVI. 155 pp., illustrated throughout. Small folio, 295 x 225 mm., publisher's cloth. Milano: Tipografia Pizzi e Pizio, 1938. An extremely elaborate volume celebrating the construction of the Montecatini offices in Milan. Profusely illustrated with photographs and plans, no expense was spared to demonstrate the extravagance of the building. OCLC lists Columbia, MOMA, NGA, Wolfsonian, Iowa State, Penn, and Shepley... Read More
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Promethee
by MOORE, Henry; Gide; Goethe; HENRY MOORE
1950. MOORE, Henry. Prométhée. By Goethe, translated by André Gide. [2], 64, [6] pp. Illustrated with 16 colour lithographs by Henry Moore, including the cover and title lithographs, three capital letters, three tailpieces and eight full-page lithographs. Folio, 318 x 223 mm, loose as issued in the original publisher's illustrated wrappers and cardboard folding box. Paris: Henri Jonquières, 1950. Prométhée is the first illustrated book by the noted English artist... Read More
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La Rivista Illustrata del Popolo d’Italia. 79 Numbers.
by MORGAGNI, Manlio; FASCISM
1935. MORGAGNI, Manlio. La Rivista Illustrata del Popolo d'Italia. 80 Numbers, Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout with photographs and photomontages. Folio, bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers as issued. Milan: 1924-1943. A superb collection of the official fascist propaganda magazine, full of stunning full-page illustrations by Munari, Carboni, Nizzoli, Strada, Ricas, Depero, Sironi, Bazzi and others, as well as a host of photographs and photmontages. Even many of the advertisements are remarkable examples of fascist book... Read More
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Souvenir de Moscou
by MOSCOW; MOSCOW.
1904. MOSCOW. "Souvenir de Moscou". The prints measuring 162 x 222 mm. Oblong folio, 240 x 340 mm, bound in contemporary three-quarter morocco. [Moscow: n.p., 1904?] The 24 plates depict the major sights along the Moscva River, Red Square, the Kremlin, St. Basils Cathedral, etc. in early colour photography. The album is inscribed and dated 1904. Binding a bit rubbed, the photographs in fine condition.
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La Legende de la Demoiselle de Lumiere
by Motono, S; KIYOSHI HASEGAWA
1933. MOTONO, S. La Legende de la Demoiselle de Lumiere. Illustrated with 15 full-page and 31 smaller engravings by Kiyoshi Hasegawa. Small Folio. Original wrappers, housed in a chitsu case. Paris: Societe du Livre d'Art,1933. An illustrated edition of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Taketori Monogatari), probably the oldest surviving narrative tale in Japan and a story familiar to virtually all Japanese readers, dating to the 10th century. An old bamboo cutter discovers a beautiful... Read More
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Das Reich der redenden Thiere. Neuestes Fabelbuch fuer die Jugend
by MUELLER, G.F
1847. MUELLER, G.F. Das Reich der redenden Thiere. Neuestes Fabelbuch fuer die Jugend. 58 pp., illustrated title page, 12 plates in contemporary hand colouring. Oblong 4to, 180 x 235 mm., bound in contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper boards. Nuremberg: Lotzbeck, 1847. An unusual German collection of illustrated fables. Published just five years after Grandville's Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, it could hardly be more different, with the Mueller having just a hint of anthropomorphism,... Read More
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Praktischer Leitfaden fuer Buntbuchdruck
by MUELLER, J. and M. DETHLEFFS, M.
1900. MUELLER, J. and M. DETHLEFFS. Praktischer Leitfaden fuer Buntbuchdruck: ein wirkliches Hilfsbuch für den Farbendruck und die Farbenmischung im Buchdruck. Nach Jahrelangen praktischen erfahrungen und versuchen. 48 pp., illustrated with 36 collotype colour plates and 2 black and white plates. Folio, 305 x 225 mm., bound in publisher's cloth. Berlin: J. Mueller, 1900. An early twentieth-century standard work on colour printing. The book starts with three plates which show 72 colours obtained from superimposition of red,... Read More
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Le Macchine di Munari
by Munari, Bruno; BRUNO MUNARI
1942. MUNARI, Bruno. Le Macchine di Munari. 16 ff., 15 colour illustrations and accompanying page of text, plus small black and white illustration and black and white frontispiece photograph of the author. Small folio, 280 x 210 mm., bound in publisher's cloth-backed, illustrated orange boards. Turin: Einaudi, 1942. One of Munari's most sought-after books, published during the war. The artist began showing his work in Milan in the late 1920s and later went on to help start... Read More
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Almanacco letterario Bompiani. 1933
by MUNARI, Bruno and Carlo MANZONI
1933. MUNARI, Bruno and Carlo MANZONI. Almanacco letterario Bompiani 1933. [42], 384 pp., illustrated throughout with photomontage and typographical elements. 8vo, 205 x 155 mm., bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers, in a new linen cloth folding box. [Milan: Coi Tipi Dell'Unione Tipografic, 1932]. This volume of The Bompiani Almanac features a little-known aspect of Munari's creative output in the form of 5 photomontages. There is also one by his friend Carlo Manzoni. A fine copy of... Read More
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100 Hue Test Kit
by FARNSWORTH MUNSELL
FARNSWORTH-MUNSELL. 100 Hue Test Kit. 85 colour caps numbered and contained in 4 wooden books, themselves housed in a larger box. 552 x 157 x 67 mm. Baltimore, MD: Farnsworth-Munsell, n.d. A handsome early set of this celebrated system, first developed in 1943, for testing an individual's colour vision. The 85 cap version was created in 1957 and this set most probably dates from about that time. The system was developed by Dean Farnsworth in the 1940s... Read More
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Munsell Book of Color: Glossy Finish Collection, removable Samples in two Binders.
by MUNSELL COLOR COMPANY,Inc
1966. MUNSELL COLOR COMPANY, Inc. Munsell Book of Color. Glossy Finish Collection, removable Samples in two Binders. 2 volumes. Vol 1: [4] pp., [20] pp. colour samples, with directions booklet and 6 masks for colour comparison; vol 2: [20] pp. colour samples. Folios, 305 x 250 mm., ringed binders. Baltimore, MD: Munsell, 1966. This edition of Munsell is a handsome and scarce version of this renowned work, which was first published in 1929. The compilers maintained that... Read More
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Munsell Book of Color: Matte Finish Collection, removable Samples in a Binder.
by MUNSELL COLOR COMPANY,Inc
1976. MUNSELL COLOR COMPANY, Inc. Munsell Book of Color. Matte Finish Collection. 40 sheets of tipped-in samples. Folio, 280 x 225 mm., ringed binder. Baltimore, MD.: Munsell, 1976. This edition of Munsell is a handsome and scarce version of this renowned work, which was first published in 1929. The compilers maintained that the work would be particularly useful for colour quality control.
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Photo Publicite
by MUROTA, Kurazo(ed.).
1933. MUROTA, Kurazo(ed.). Photo Publicite 1933..112pp.Folio., Publisher's wrappers in spiral binding, in a new cloth folding box. Tokyo: Seibundo,1933. A splendid collection of avant-garde photographs by such photographers as Shoji Ueda, Ihei Kimura, Katsuji Fukuda, Masao Horino, Iwata Nakayama, Koyo Okada..
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