Shin Rosia Gakan/Siluet Novoi Rossii.
by ONCHI, Keishi
1930. ONCHI. Shin Rosia Gakan/Siluet Novoi Rossii. By Keishi Oze. [8], 155, [5] pp., profusely illustrated with photographs and reproduced drawings throughout. 8vo, 185 x 165 mm., bound in original illustrated boards and matching illustrated cardboard slipcase. Tokyo: ARS, Shôwa 5 [1930]. "Views of the New Russia" is an exploration of the new Soviet state. The binding and book design by Onchi is remarkable, capturing the constructivist aesthetic very effectively. Although Onchi later became known as an... Read More
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Die Farbenfibel
by OSTWALD, Wilhelm
1925. OSTWALD, Wilhelm. Die Farbenfibel. 47 pp., illustrated with 238 tipped-in colour samples. 8vo, 220 x 155 mm., bound in publisher's cloth. Leipzig: Verlag Unesma, 1925. An important work by one of the leading twentieth-century colour theorists. Ostwald was a passionate amateur painter who made his own pigments, and it is presumably this which inspired his interest in colour theory on which he published numerous works. Yale University Library Gazette, July 1974, p. 43.... Read More
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The Book of Affinity
by Oyved, Moysheh; Epstein, Jacob; MOYSHEH OYVED
1933. WINDMILL PRESS. The Book of Affinity. By Moysheh Oyved. With reproductions of 7 coloured drawings by Jacob Epstein. Large 4to., bound in original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut. London: William Heinemann, 1933. One of 525 copies, this one bearing a special presentation inscription from the author to Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Goldberg. Oyved's mystical text and Epstein's expressionistic drawings merge to form this highly original book of Judaica.
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The dyer's guide : being a compendium of the art of dyeing linen, cotton, silk, wool, muslin, dresses, furniture, &c. &c
by PACKER, Thomas
1830. PACKER, Thomas. The dyer's guide: being a compendium of the art of dyeing linen, cotton, silk, wool, muslin, dresses, furniture, &c. &c. with the method of scouring wool, bleaching cotton, &c. and directions for ungumming silk, and for whitening and sulphuring silk and wool: and also an introductory epitome of the leading facts in chemistry, as connected with the art of dyeing. viii, 156 pp., with hand-coloured frontispiece. 8vo, 190 x 110 mm, publishers, cloth-backed boards. London: Printed... Read More
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Il Covo di Paolo da Cannobio,15 Novembere 1914-15 Novembre 1920
by PAGANO, Giuseppe
1940. PAGANO, Giuseppe. Il Covo di Paolo da Cannobio, 15 Novembere 1914-15 Novembre 1920. 84 pp., illustrated throughout. Square 4to, 240 x 230 mm., publisher's illustrated wrappers. Milan: PNF, 1940. A classic example of a fascist work of propaganda, with an inordinate amount of attention devoted to the book's design, with a substantial amount of the text printed in red. A rare book with OCLC listing only a copy in Bologna. Grillo, Il Libro Fotografico... Read More
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Auditorium" Projetti, Roma xiii
by PALANTI, Mario
1935. PALANTI, Mario. "Auditorium" Progetti Roma Anno XIII. 34, [2], [6] pp., illustrated with 42 full page black & white plates. Folio, 352 x 252 mm., bound in publisher's red cloth stamped in silver on the cover, preserved in a new matching cloth folding box. [Milan: Rizzoli & Co., 1935]. Handsomely printed documentation for a planned work in his native Italy, by an architect who achieved renown for his work in South America, and notoriety for... Read More
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CREMONA. Distinto Rapporto delle Dipinture che trovansi nelle Chiese della Città, e Sobborghi di Cremona.
by PANNI, Anton-Maria.; CREMONA.
1762. PANNI, Anton-Maria. Distinto Rapporto delle Dipinture che trovansi nelle Chiese della Città, e Sobborghi di Cremona. XXIV (i.e., 20), 214, [2] pp. 8vo, 171 x 120 mm., bound in contemporary carta rustica, sewing visible along spine. Cremona: Nella Stampa del Ricchini, 1762. First and only edition. Panni's book remains the ultimate artistic guide to the city of Cremona. The introduction focuses on the conservation of early paintings, and the text covers the major architectural monuments of... Read More
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Il Nuovo Volto D'Italia
by PANZINI, Alfredo; Von Graefe
1933. VON GRAEFE, Axel. Il Nuovo Volto d'Italia. With an introduction by Alfredo Panzini. [10] pp. of text and list of plates, illustrated with 141 full page photographic plates. Small 4to, 244 x 188 mm., spiral bound in publisher's photographic wrappers. [Milan: Mondadori, 1933]. A splendid photographic tour of Italy which mixes straightforward shots with dramatic ones, where the effect would appear to be more important than the subject. Extremely rare and not listed on... Read More
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Graphic Illustrations of the Most Prominent Features of the French Capital...
by ANONYMOUS; PARIS
1816. PARIS. Graphic Illustrations of the Most Prominent Features of the French Capital; with Characteristic Figures in the Foregrounds comprised in Twelve Stroke Engravings, From Accurate Designs Taken in Paris during the Imperial Reign of Buonaparte. With Descriptive Notices and Interesting Anecdotes. [26] pp., illustrated with 12 double-page engravings. Folio, 430 x 380 mm., bound in contemporary French three-quarter black morocco over marbled boards, gilt title and floral vignettes on spine, paper label with ms. number "20" on front... Read More
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Paris Guide par les principaux ecrivains et artistes de la France.
by Lacroix; Librairie Internationale; Paris
1867. PARIS. Paris Guide par les principaux ecrivains et artistes de la France. Two volumes. I: xiv, 902, 27, [1] pp. II: xiv, 903-2139, [1] pp., illustrated throughout, including many folding plates and maps. Thick 8vo, 190 x 120 mm., bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt armorial at center of front panels, title gilt on spine. Paris: Librairie Internationale, 1867. First edition. One of the most interesting guide books to nineteenth-century Paris with essays on every... Read More
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Le Chemin de Fer Metropolitain de Paris
by PARIS, METRO.
1931. PARIS METRO. Le Chemin de Fer Metropolitain de Paris. 67 pp., with 13 coloured plates (statistics, diagrams, plans), 4 coloured plates (after drawings by R. Ménager) and numerous photo illustrations in the text. Folio, 308 x 235 mm., original silver boards with coloured decorations, in a new cloth folding box. [Paris: Ateliers ABC, 1931]. A very desirable publication published to mark the opening of the 8th "underground line," from the centre of... Read More
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Album de Statistique Graphique. 1879,1881, 1882, 1887, 1888, 1892, 1895-1896
by PARIS, Ministere de Travaux Publics
1879. PARIS, Ministere de Travaux Publics. Album de statistique graphique. 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890-1891, 1892, 1893, 1895-1896. Each volume contains 12-26 colored plates of informational graphics, many folding. Folio, 330 x 255 mm., publisher's boards. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1879-1896. These splendid volumes were published by the French statistical bureau between 1870 and 1897, and are very much in the style established by Charles Josph Minard. On the outside they appear... Read More
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A Few Suggestions for Ornamental Decoration
by Parsons, Thomas
1909. PARSONS, Thos. & Sons. A Few Suggestions for Ornamental Decoration. Compiled by F. Scott Mitchell. 130 pp., illustrated throughout with decoration examples and 4 plates with colour samples. 8vo, 216 x 140 mm., bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt title and floral design on front cover. London: Thos. Parsons & Sons, 1909. Second edition of this promotional publication for the firm of Thos. Parsons & Sons, Manufacturers of Varnishes, Japans, Enamels and Fine Colours, a... Read More
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Gibraltar.
by PATTEN, Edmund; GIBRALTAR
1828. PATTEN, Edmund. Gibraltar. Drawn on Stone by Hullmandel from the Original by Edmund Patten. Contemporary hand colouring. Oblong folio, 450 x 315mm, mounted on heavy grey paper. London, [1828]. The full title of this print is: "Gibraltar As seen from the Spanish Western Beech, a Mile and a half distant; the Rock's northern Front full in view, with the Embrasures for the Cannon marking the line of Excavations; side view of... Read More
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Patton's Sun-proof Paint
by PATTON PAINT Co.
PATTON PAINT Co. Patton's Sun-proof Paint. 56 pp. Profusely illustrated and with 6 pages containing a total of 116 tipped-in colour samples. Oblong 4to, 205 x 275 mm, publisher's illustrated wrappers. Pittsburgh: Patton Paint Co., n.d. A fine copy of a classic example of the type of trade catalogue which American paint companies began to issue at the end of the nineteenth century. The catalogues would usually contain paint samples accompanied by plates showing what houses would... Read More
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ABC:
by PEDERSEN, Hans; HANSEN, Ernst; SEEDORFF PEDERSEN,
1925. PEDERSEN, Hans. ABC: . [32] pp., illustrated throughout. 337 x 265 mm., publisher's illustrated boards, stab bound, in a new cloth folding box. [Copenhagen]: Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag, [ca. 1925]. An extremely attractive alphabet consisting of poems by Pedersen accompanied by illustrations by Hansen. A fine copy with just the slightest soiling to the front cover. Extremely rare with no listing on OCLC.
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L'Empire Chinois, illustre´ d'apres des Dessins pris sur les Lieux
by PELLE, Clement and Thomas ALLOM
1845. PELLE, Clement and Thomas ALLOM. L'Empire Chinois, illustre d'apres des Dessins pris sur les Lieux. 4 Volumes. [4], 68, 26; 76; 74; 73, [3] pp., illustrated with 4 engraved added title-pages and 124 full page steel engraved plates. 4to, 275 x 214 mm., bound in publisher's elaborately decorated red cloth. Paris: Fisher, 1845. First edition in French, profusely illustrated with superb steel engravings after designs by Thomas Allom (1802-1872) executed by a number of master-engravers.... Read More
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Standart 1971-1973
by PENCK, A.R
1985. PENCK, A.R. Standart 1971-1973. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout. 4to, 245 x 172 mm, criginal cloth with 2 dust jackets. Berlin: Rainer-Verlag, 1985. Facsimile reprint of 10 of Penck's notebooks. 168 of an edition of 300, numbered and signed by the artist. Fine copy in two jackets; the bottom one as new, the top one slightly faded with some chipping.
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Livre de Paisages pour apprendre a desseigner a la Plume. Inventees par Perelle et grave par Huquier. Tire du Cabinet de M. Dargenville.
by PERELLE, Gabriel
1730. PERELLE, Gabriel. Livre de Paisages pour apprendre a desseigner a la Plume. Inventees par Perelle et grave par Huquier. Tire du Cabinet de M. Dargenville. Title and 12 plates. Oblong 8vo, modern wrappers. Paris: Huquier, 1730. A delightful little drawing book by the artist renowned for his topographical views. Very rare and apparently unrecorded.
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Premier, Seconde and Troisieme Cahier de Paysages pour dessiner, a deux Sujets sur la Feuille
by PERELLE, Gabriel
1740. PERELLE, Gabriel. Premier, Seconde and Troisieme Cahier de Paysages pour dessiner, a deux Sujets sur la Feuille. 3 sets of 12 plates. First series lacking plate 12 and 3rd series lacking plate 5. Oblong 8vo, modern wrappers. Paris: Veuve de F. Chereau, [ca. 1740]. A charming set of drawing manuals by the celebrated creator of topographic views, Gabriel Perelle. Each plate consists of an outline engraving to be completed alongside a completely finished version. Clearly very... Read More
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Architectura et Perspectiva etlicher Festungen, Stätt, Kirchen, Schlösser und Häuser, wie die auffs stärckeste, zierlichste und bequemste können gebawet oder auffgerichtet werden
by PERRET, Jacques; Brunn,Lucas
1610. BRUNN, Lucas. Praxis Perspectivae Das ist: Von Verzeichnungen ein außführlicher Bericht darinnen das jenige was die Scenographi erfordert begrieffen und in welchen allerley dinge uff allerley Stände in ein Perspectivischen auffzug zu bringen gelehret auch das was wundersam hierbey sich begeben kan erkläret wird. 12, 60 pp., illustrated with 26 full page engraved plates. Nürmberg: Halbmeyer Leipzig Kober, 1615. BOUND WITH: PERRET, Jacques. Architectura et Perspectiva etlicher Festungen, Stätt, Kirchen, Schlösser und Häuser, wie die auffs stärckeste,... Read More
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Die Kunst des Kolorirens, oder vollstaendige und fassliche Belehrung ueber das Illuminiren, Tuschen und Retouchiren der Kupferstiche, Bilder, Lithographieen, naturhistorischen Kupfertafeln, Landkarten und topographischen Plane..
by PERROT, A.M and E. BLANCHARD
1836. PERROT, A.M and E. BLANCHARD. Die Kunst des Kolorirens, oder vollstaendige und fassliche Belehrung ueber das Illuminiren, Tuschen und Retouchiren der Kupferstiche, Bilder, Lithographieen, naturhistorischen Kupfertafeln, Landkarten und topographischen Plane... 148 pp text with a folding hand-coloured plate. 8vo, 205 x 213 mm, publisher's wrappers. Missing the rear wrapper and with the spine broken. In a new cloth folding box. Suttgart: Karl Erhard, 1836. A fine copy of this apparently unrecorded work on colour. ... Read More
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South of Heaven.
by PETTIBON, Raymond; Thompson, Jim; RAYMOND PETTIBON
2010. PETTIBON, Raymond. South of Heaven. By Jim Thompson, with an introduction by Arnold Hano. Illustrated with 44 duo-tone offset lithographs on red paper by the artist Raymond Pettibon. 4to, 309 x 220 mm., bound in publisher's red paper over black cloth. San Francisco: Arion Press, 2010. South of Heaven is based on the laying of a pipeline from an oil source in West Texas to Port Arthur on the Gulf in... Read More
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Phelps' Strangers and Citizens' Guide to New York City. With Maps and Engravings
by PHELPS
1857. PHELPS. Phelps' Strangers and Citizens' Guide to New York City. With Maps and Engravings. 72 pp., including 18 engravings, with a large folding colour lithograph map of Manhattan. 150 x 92 mm., map 420 x 720 mm. unfolded, original gilt stamped cloth. New York: Phelps & Watson, 1857. An immaculate copy of this attractive guidebook to New York, accompanied by an extremely decorative map of Manhattan, including parts of Jersey City, Hoboken, Brooklyn, Long Island... Read More
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Le Guide du Promeneur aux Tuileries
by Philipon de la Madelaine, Louis; PARIS
1802. PARIS. Le Guide du Promeneur aux Tuileries. By Louis Philipon de la Madelaine. 198 pp., frontispiece and 35 engraved plates. Small 8vo, 150 x 105 mm., bound in modern half brown sheepskin over marbled boards, uncut. Paris: Chez Favre, 1802. Second edition of this scarce guide to the sculptures in the Tuileries Garden, together with a description of the palace and the gardens by the French philologist Louis Philipon de la Madelaine (1734-1818). Rear... Read More
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