Nihon shashin nenkan. The Japan Photographic Annual.
by JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY
1941. JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY. Nihon Shashin nenkan. The Japan Photographic Annual.. 172 pp., profusely illustrated. 4to, 255 x 180 mm., publisher's illustrated wrappers, in a new cloth folding box.. Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun, 1941. A handsome survey of contemporary Japanese phootography containing photographs by Shinzo Fukuhara, Hiroshi Hamaya, Shigene Kanamaru, Kiyoshi Koishi, Iwata Nakayama and Koyo Okada. Authors: Shin Fujisawa, Makoto Uchida, Kenzo Fukushima and Rikichi Maejima. The book can be seen as a last idyllic look at... Read More
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URSS en Construction, Dixieme Anniversaire de la Federation Transcaucasienne.
by PIATAKOV,G(Editor)
1932. PIATAKOV, G. (Editor). URSS en Construction. Dixieme Anniversaire de la Federation Transcaucasienne. 15th Year Number 3. [40] pp. Illustrated with a plethora of Russian photomontage images throughout. Folio, 415 x 300 mm, bound in original wrappers. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1932. A fine copy of one a typical issue of this landmark periodical, this one devoted the collective farms in the Soviet Union. As Martin Parr says "from... Read More
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Atelier Francis Picabia
by PICABIA, Francis; FRANCIS PICABIA
1934. PICABIA, Francis. Atelier Francis Picabia. 22 pp. text and 3 plates. Introduction by Maurice Mignon. 8vo, wrappers. Cannes: Galerie Alexandre III, 1934. () The sale of the contents of Picabia's studio at the time, listing 85 paintings. Of great rarity, with OCLC listing copies in only MOMA, Art Institute of Chicago, MFA Houston and the BN.
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PICABIA
by PARIS. Galerie Haussmann; FRANCIS PICABIA
1905. PARIS. Galerie Haussmann. PICABIA. Introduction by L. Roger-Miles. [12] pages, [5] leaves of plates. 4to, original wrappers, 1905. () A fine copy of the incredibly rare catalogue of Picabia's first one-man exhibition. The exhibition was a critical success, launching his career as an artist. OCLC lists the Metropolitan Museum, Getty National Gallery, Frick, Princeton, Menil and Harvard the U.S.
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El Entierro del Conde de Orgaz.
by PICASSO, Pablo; Alberti; PABLO PICASSO
1969. PICASSO, Pablo. El Entierro del Conde de Orgaz. Three volumes. [12], XI, [1], 69, [7] pp. Illustrated with one signed engraving and 12 etchings by Picasso, and a preface by Rafael Alberti. Folio, 370 x 470 mm, bound loose as issued in the original wrappers and vellum-covered slipcase. The whole preserved in a cloth folding box. Barcelona: Gustavo Gili and Ediciones de la Cometa, 1969. A Spanish production in... Read More
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Epistola di Camillo Piciarelli
by PICIARELLI,Camillo
1820. PICIARELLI, Camillo. Epistola di Camillo Piciarelli, Professore di Belle Lettere, sul Antico Naso di Fozio, pubblicato per almanacco dell'anno 1820. [xii], 39, [1] pp. Illustrated with an alligorical aquatint frontispiece. 8vo., 205 x 140 mm, bound in contemporary pattern wrappers, preserved in a new red half morocco box. Milan: Manini and rivolta, 1820. It is doubtful if there would be much interest in this work by an obsucre Italian academic, were... Read More
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Cahier de Six Baraques Chinoises. and Recueil de Tentes Chinoises.
by PILLEMENT
1770. PILLEMENT, Jean. Cahier de Six Baraques Chinoises WITH: Recueil de Tentes Chinoises. Two suites each comprised of 6 etchings, professionally matted. Plate size: ca. 242 x 165 mm. Sheet size: ca. 350 x 257 mm. All preserved in a large folio sized modern maroon cloth box. Paris: Leviez, 1770. First State of these whimsical architectural fantasies by the artist responsible for the popularity of Chinoiserie, Jean Pillement. ... Read More
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Pythian Odes.
by PINDAR.; Gery & Bowra.
1928. PINDAR. Pythian Odes. Translated by H.T. Wade-Grey and C.M. Bowra. [xlvi], 165, [3] pp. Illustrated with an engraved title-page and 2 copper-plate engravings by Stephen Gooden. 12mo., bound in recent half red morocco, matching silk covered boards. London: Nonesuch Press, 1928. A beautifully printed edition of Pindar's writings in honor of notable personages and winners at the Pythian games. Limited Edition of 1550 copies printed in Monotype Bodoni... Read More
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The Autogiro
by PITCAIRN-CIERVA
1930. PITCAIRN-CIERVA. The Autogiro. 1 preliminary leaf, 5-31, [1] pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Folio, bound in publisher's cloth-backed decorated boards and cardboard slipcase. Philadelphia: Pitcairn- Cierva autogiro Company of America 1930. The precursor of the helicopter- the autogiro was a modified airplane with a helicopter-like propeller. A splendid piece of art deco book design.
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Esposicion Completa y Elemental del Arte de la Perspectiva
by PLANELLA Y COROMINAS, Jose; COROMINAS
1840. PLANELLA Y COROMINAS, Jose. Esposicion Completa y Elemental del Arte de la Perspectiva y aplicacion de ella al palco escenico. [4], 93, [1] pp. With 100 engraved plates of perspective for use of scenic designers. 8vo., 213 x 151 mm, bound in contemporary Spanish quarter calf over maroon boards. Barcelona: Joaquin Verdaguer, 1840. A fine copy of the first edition of this scarce and delightful Spanish perspective book issued for the... Read More
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Crito.
by Plato
1926. PLATO. Crito. xxxvi, [2] pp. 8vo., bound in full marbled paper, title printed on a black letterpress label on spine. Uncut, unopened. Paris: The Pleiad, 1926. One of 475 copies printed for the Pleiad under the supervision of Frederic Warde. According to the colophon, this book marks the first use of Arrighi Vicenza type, but the British Library exhibition catalogue notes that this type was first used in the imprint... Read More
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Viola Tricolor in Picture and Rhyme.
by Pocci, Grat Franz.
1876. POCCI, Franz, Graf von. Viola Tricolor in Picture and Rhyme. [34] pp. With 8 chromo-lithographs executed by Lemerciér. Folio, 355 x 266 mm, bound in original green publisher's cloth, embossed and gilt, with new endpapers, professionally rebacked with a new matching spine. New York: Stroefer & Kirchner, 1876. First American Edition of the Viola tricolor, certainly one of the most unusual artistic renderings of Pansies. These humorous, nonsense poems are... Read More
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L'execution du plan triennal de reconstruction economique en Pologne
by POLAND; Kalicki, W.; Kubicki, Z.
1950. POLAND. L'exécution du plan triennial: de reconstruction économique en Pologne. 62 pp., illustrated throughout with isotype diagrams, charts and photographs. Small oblong folio, 210 x 287 mm., bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers. Warszawa: n.p., 1950. A stunning example of avant-garde book design with extremely imaginative use of isotypes, as is often the case in the service of boring material. Wrappers sightly soiled, otherwise fine. Rare with OCLC listing just International Labor Office and Northwestern in the... Read More
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The Little Review. Autumn 1921.
by POUND, EZRA et al.; CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI; FRANCIS P
1921. POUND, Ezra et al. The Little Review. Autumn 1921. 112 pp., with 24 b&w illustrations. 4to, publisher's wrappers, in a new cloth folding box. New York: The Little Review, 1921. () This issue of The Little Review contains the celebrated essay by Ezra Pound on Brancusi. Of the greatest rarity. Minor wear and pp. 111-112 slightly chipped, but still more than acceptable. In a new cloth folding box.
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Peer Gynt.
by PRANGENBERG, Norbert; NORBERT PRANGENBERG
1990. PRANGENBERG, Norbert. Peer Gynt. Illustrated with 35 etchings and monotype. Folio, bound in cloth covered boards in the orginal cloth covered slipcase. San Francisco: Limestone Press, 1990. ... Read More
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Manifeste des Musiciens Futuristes
by PRATELLA, Balilla
1911. PRATELLA, Balilla. Manifeste des Musiciens Futuristes. 4 pp. Milan: Direction du Mouvement Futuriste, 1911. A manifesto for Futurist music published originally in the May 11, 1911 number of the magazine "Poesia" by the futurist musician Francesco Balilla Pratella (1880-1955). Pratella joined the movement in 1910, and wrote the Manifesto of Futurist Musicians (1910), the Technical Manifesto of Futurist Music (1911) and The Destruction of Quadrature (1912). The manifesto was written only in... Read More
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Culs de Lampe.
by THE GEHENNA PRESS
1968. GEHENNA PRESS. Culs de Lampe. Small 8vo, 150 x 165 mm, bound in patterned boards, paper label on spine by Gray Parrot. Northampton: Gehenna Press, 1968. A fine selection of headpieces and tailpieces from sixteenth and seventeenth century books, arranged by Leonard Baskin and printed in many colours. One of an edition limited to 250 copies.
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Nieuw prenteboekje voor de lieve kleinen
by DUTCH PRIMERS
1826. DUTCH PRIMERS. Nieuw prenteboekje voor de lieve kleinen. 2 volumes. Volume 1: 16 pp., including 7 hand-coloured woodcut plates. Volume 2: 16 pp., including 7 hand-coloured woodcut plates. 166 x 125 mm., 160 x 126 mm., wrappers, in a new cloth folding box. Franeker: G. Ypma, 1826. Complete set of two Dutch primers, each with seven delicately hand-coloured and extremely charming woodcut plates. The illustrations are preceded by a page of text with varying type... Read More
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L’novodstvo, khlopkovodstvo i sakharnaya svekla: Tsvetnye tablitsy [i.e. Cultivation of Flax, Cotton, and Sugar Beet: Colorful Tables]
by SOVIET PROPAGANDA
1940. SOVIET PROPAGANDA. L'novodstvo, khlopkovodstvo i sakharnaya svekla: Tsvetnye tablitsy. [Cultivation of Flax, Cotton, and Sugar Beet: Colorful Tables.] 4, 25, 34 ills. Oblong folio, 335 x 240 mm., in original cloth portfolio. N.p.: Izd. Narkomzema (1940). A handsome piece of unintentional book illustration. While the illustrations are largely botanical in nature, the overall effect is more of an illustrated book than a tedious tome extolling Soviet agricultural prowess. Extremely rare with no listing... Read More
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Les Trains de Plaisir, le Touriste en Chemin de Fer Ligne de Paris a Versailles
by PROVOST, A
1850. PROVOST, A. Les Trains de Plaisir, le Touriste en Chemin de Fer Ligne de Paris a Versailles. Title and 22 coloured lithographs including 1 caricature, 20 views and 1 map. Oblong 8vo, 150 x 230 mm., publisher's blind-stamped green cloth with title ("Voyage de Paris a Versaille") in gilt on front board. Paris: [R. Lebrasseur], 1850. A lovely colour plate book with views of historic sites along the line Paris-Versaille, the train station (embarcadére), Courbevoie,... Read More
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Panorama intérieur de Paris
by PROVOST, A and Charles B P VAN PELT
1843. PROVOST, A. and Charles B. P. VAN PELT. Panorama intérieur de Paris. Panorama consisting of 16 attached lithographic plates in contemporary hand-colouring. 145 x 360 mm., bound in publisher's red morocco-backed boards. Paris: Aubert, 1843. The panorama represents a walk through Paris from the Madeleine in the west to the Place de la Bastille in the east. The name of each boulevard is given at the top margin, with other significant place names in bottom... Read More
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Peine Perdue,Poemes
by PUGET, Claude-Andre; ANDRE MASSON
1964. MASSON, André. Peine Perdue, Poèmes. By Claude-André Puget. 60, [4] pp. With a loose aquatint engraving by Masson. 8vo., bound in publisher's printed wrappers, uncut and unopened. Geneva: Club du Poeme, [1964]. Here Masson contributes a print to a poem on a subject which interested him, namely how little time one has to accomplish all the things one wants to. One of 38 copies on Vergé with a loose aquatint... Read More
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Four Hand-Coloured Copper-plate Etchings from the Conquest of China.
by QIANLONG; Qianlong, Emperor of China (1710-1798)
1775. QIANLONG, EMPEROR OF CHINA (1736-1796). Suite of four engravings depicting the conquests of the Qianlong Emperor. From the suite of sixteen engraved plates. Printed in Paris under the direction of Charles-Nicholas Cochin. Broadsheets, image size: 515 x 890 mm. Preserved in the contemporary French green paper mounts with black ink outline borders. Professionally framed. With the original French printed labels describing the individual engravings affixed to back of frames. [Paris, 1769-1774].... Read More
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Fabbriche e Disegni di Giacomo Quarenghi...
by QUARENGHI, Giacomo; Giulio, Cav.
1821. QUARENGHI, Giacomo. Fabbriche e Disegni di Giacomo Quarenghi Architetto di S. M. L'Imperatore di Russia, Cavaliere di Malta e di S. Waldimiro, Illustrate Dal Cav. Giulio suo Figlio. [5], 6-46, [2] pp., illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait of Quarenghi, and 59 full-page engraved plates. Folio, 480 x 330 mm., bound in contemporary Italian light blue paste-paper boards. Milan: Presso Paolo Antonio Tosi, 1821. First edition. The Italian architect and painter Giacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817) spent his... Read More
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Atlas Tsvetov [Atlas of Colors]
by RABKIN, E.B
1956. RABKIN, E.B. Atlas Tsvetov [Atlas of Colors]. 54 p. [text], 40 leaves of illustrations [atlas], additional leaf - the mask for use in aligning color fields in a pocket at the end of the book. 4to, 230 x 170 mm, publisher's cloth. Moscow: 1956. The author was a Soviet ophthalmologist, who researched colour perception in the human eye.He is known as the creator of Rabkin's polychromatic tables used to study color perception. This book is... Read More
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