Monografieën over filmkunst. 10 vols
by Roggen, C.J.Graadt van .; Zwart
1931. ZWART, Piet. Monografieën over filmkunst. Edited by C.J. Graadt van Roggen. 10 vols. 4to, 218 x 170 mm., bound in original illustrated wrappers in a new cloth folding box. Rotterdam: Brusse, 1931-1933. A complete set of this legendary film magazine with brilliantly designed covers by Piet Zwart. "Zwart employed images of film-strips, movie cameras, and projectors, formal devices such as multiple exposures and overprinting, and frames for slapstick comedy to documentary films. He therefore summarized the... Read More
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Foto-auge Oeil Et Photo Photo- Eye.
by ROH, Franz
ROH, Franz. Foto-auge, Oeil Et Photo, Photo- Eye. 96 pp. 4to, original photo-pictorial wrappers by El Lissitzky Stuttgart: Dr Fritz Wedekind, 1929. The book was designed by Jan Tschichold, and has the celebrated cover by Lissitzky. Although not officially, this work functioned as the catalogue of the 'FiFo' exhibition in Stuttgart in 1929, reproducing work from the exhibition by Man Ray, Weston, Atget, Renger-Patzsch, Moholy-Nagy and others. Accompanied by Franz Roh's trilingual essay in French, German... Read More
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Nederlandsche Gist- & Spiritusfabriek 1870-1930
by ROMEIN, Bernard
1930. ROMEIN, Bernard. Nederlandsche Gist- & Spiritusfabriek 1870-1930. 136 pp., illustrated throughout with photographs. Folio, bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers. [Delft: 1930]. A splendid piece of Dutch book design illustrated with wonderfully evocative photographs. A rare book with OCLC listing only SMU in the US, with copies in Europe.
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Modern Chromatics, With Applications to Art and Industry
by ROOD, Ogden N.
1879. ROOD, Ogden N. Modern Chromatics, With Applications to Art and Industry. 329 pp. Illustrated throughout text with black and white plates as well as a colour frontispiece. 8vo, 187 x 125 mm., bound in publisher's red decorated cloth. London: Kegan Paul & Co., 1879. First edition of this important work on colour theory. Rood taught physics at Columbia and was an amateur painter who sought "to present in a simple and comprehensive manner the underlying facts... Read More
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Practischer Entwurf eines neu zuerrichtenden Urbariums, Saal- oder Lager-Buchs
by ROPPELT, Johann Baptist
1794. ROPPELT, Johann Baptist. Practischer Entwurf eines neu zuerrichtenden Urbariums, Saal- oder Lager-Buchs. 2 volumes. Text volume: 56 pp. Plate volume: 13 plates, of which 2 are folding and 12 are in contemporary hand colouring. Folio, 405 x 250 mm, contemporary calf backed boards. Nuernberg: Im Verlag der Raw'schen Buchhandlg, 1794. A splendid copy of a most unusual and rare book dealing with the planning and laying out of an ideal monastery in late 18th century Germany... Read More
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Les premiers elements de la science de la couleur
by ROSENSTIEHL, M.A.
1884. ROSENSTIEHL, M.A. Les premiers éléments de la science de la couleur. Collection de Tableaux Coloriés faisant suite à la conférence faite par l'auteur le 28 septembre 1881. xi, [1], 53, [3] pp., illustrated with five wood-engraved diagrams, numerous tables, and 9 plates of which 5 with colour swatches. 4to, 265 x 170 mm., bound in modern boards with the original gray printed wrappers preserved. Mulhouse: Imprimerie Veuve Bader et Cie., 1884. First edition. Rosenstiehl's seminal pamphlet... Read More
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Traite de La Couleur
by ROSENSTIEHL, M.A.
1913. ROSENSTIEHL, M.A. Traité de la Couleur au Point de Vue Physique, Physiologique et Esthétique Comprenant l'exposé de l'état de la question de l'Harmonie des Couleurs avec 56 figures et 14 planches coloriées. xvi, 278 pp., plus 2 pp. of ads. Illustrated with 14 colour plates including 4 tipped-in pochoir designs and 24 dyed fabric samples. 8vo., 245 x 160 mm, bound in publisher's cloth. Paris: H. Dunod, 1913. First Edition. ... Read More
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Tabubu. Roman égyptien
by ROSNY AÎNÉ (J.-H.)
1932. LALAU, Maurice. Tabubu. By J.H. Rosny Ainé. Illustrated throughout with silver and gold highlighted decorations by Lalau. 12mo., original illustrated wrappers, cover adorned with a Lalau decoration highlighted in gold, preserved in a half-morocco folding box. Paris: Jules Meynial, n.d.(1932). An immaculate copy of this art-deco masterpiece. A true jewel of art-deco book illustration. Illustrated with exquisite colour woodcuts printed by Lalau in his atelier, this is one... Read More
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Modern House Painting.
by Rossiter, E.K.; Wright, F.A.
1882. ROSSITER, E.K. and F.A. WRIGHT. Modern House Painting, containing Twenty Coloured Lithographic Plates, Exhibiting the Use of Color in Exterior and Interior House Painting, and Embracing Examples of Simple and Elaborate Work in Plain, Graded and Parti-Colors. 16, [40] pp., and 12 pp. advertisements. With 20 lithographic plates, most with original tissue guards. Oblong, 4to., 230 x 295, in a contemporary Victorian publisher's binding of green pebbled-grained cloth, blocked and gilt, floral patterned endpapers, red... Read More
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Imagines Quorudam Principum.
by ROTA, Martin; DOMENICO ZENOI; NICOLO NELLI; ROTA
1569. ROTA, Martino, Nicolò NELLI, & Domenico ZENOI. Imagines Quorudam Principum, et Illustrium Virorum. Ritratti di alcuni prencipi, et huomini illustre. Bolognini Zaltery formis. Engraved title-page followed by 71 engraved plates. 4to., 260 x 200 mm, bound in contemporary limp vellum, title in manuscript on spine, preserved in a recent red half morocco folding box. Venice: Bolognini Zaltieri, 1569. A rare series of Renaissance portraits by engravers from the school... Read More
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Del tempio alla diuina signora donna Giouanna d'Aragona
by RUSCELLI, Giralomo et al.
1555. 169673 RUSCELLI, Giralomo et al. Del tempio alla divina signora donna Giouanna d'Aragona. [48], 388 [i.e. 404]; 159 [i.e. 147], [37] pp. With woodcut initials throughout. Small 8vo., 148 x 100, bound in contemporary vellum, title in manuscript on the spine. Venice: Per Plinio Pietrasanta, 1555. $2500.00 First Edition of a collection of neo-Platonic verse by members of the academy, among them Ruscelli, Alessandro Piccolomini, Annibal Caro, Benedetto Varchi, Lodovico Domenichi, Giovanni della Casa,... Read More
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A Few Palm Trees
by RUSCHA, EDWARD; EDWARD RUSCHA
1971. RUSCHA, EDWARD. A Few Palm Trees. Unpaginated artist's book with 14 b&w illustrations. 8vo, wraps. Hollywood, Heavy Industry Publications,1971. First edition, 1971. Photographs of Los Angeles palm trees with their locations identified by addresses and cross streets.
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Babycakes with Weights.
by Ruscha, Edward; EDWARD RUSCHA
1970. RUSCHA, Edward. Babycakes with Weights. [4] pp. Illustrated with 22 black and white photographic illustrations. 8vo., 192 x 155 mm, bound in publisher's light blue paper wrappers with pink ribbon for stitching. [Los Angeles]: Edward Ruscha, 1970. First Edition. One of Ruscha's celebrated early photographic books. The photos record one slightly hungry-looking baby and 21 photographs of assorted cakes, pies, sweetbreads, pastries and tarts with the... Read More
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The Night I Lost My Baby
by Ruscha, Edward and Mason Williams; EDWARD RUSCHA;
1966. [RUSCHA, Edward] Mason WILLIAMS. The Night I Lost My Baby: A Las Vegas Vignette. 64 pp. Illustrated with 20 black and white photographs by Patrick Blackwell. 8vo., bound in gold cloth covered boards. Los Angeles: [self published], 1966. Designed by Ruscha in which he collaborates with Williams, in a similar fashion as he did in Royal Road Test in 1967, this little known book consists of a series of black... Read More
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Edward Ruscha--Young Artist
by RUSCHA, Edward; EDWARD RUSCHA
1972. RUSCHA, Edward. Edward Ruscha--Young Artist, A Book Accompanying the Exhibition of Prints, Drawings and Books. Unpaginated catalogue [approximately 250 pp.] Illustrated with over 80 black & white and monochrome illustrations. 16mo, bound in original light green boards, housed in a new cloth folding box, 1972. This catalogue from a Ruscha retrospective in 1972 features a catalogue raisonne of his prints and artist's books complete excepting student work through the date of... Read More
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Hard Light.
by RUSCHA, EDWARD.; Weiner, Lawrence; EDWARD RUSCHA
1978. RUSCHA, EDWARD. Hard Light. Unpaginated artist's book with approximately 60 b&w illustrations. 8vo, wraps. Los Angeles, Edward Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner, 1978. First edition. A book divided into nine chapters. Each chapter represents a different scene in which women interact in different banal locations, costumes and "dramatic" circumstances. A variety of gestures, expressions and poses are recorded.
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Some Los Angeles Apartments.
by RUSCHA, EDWARD; EDWARD RUSCHA
1965. RUSCHA, EDWARD. Some Los Angeles Apartments. Unpaginated artist's book with 34 b&w photographs. 8vo, wrappers. 1965. First edition. Documenting Los Angeles Apartment Houses. A fine copy. Cover is bright white and clean except for the bottom 1 cm which is slightly grayed.
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ME and THE
by RUSCHA, Edward; EDWARD RUSCHA
2002. RUSCHA, Edward. ME and THE. 576 blank pp. 8vo., 125 x 180 mm, bound in original blue cloth covered boards, a.e.g. In the publisher's carton, all preserved in a cloth folding box. Tampa: Graphic Studio, 2002. A double fore-edge book with printing that appears when the gilt edge is fanned one way or another. Described as a sculptural object, this is a 21st-century take on a traditional 18th-century technique by one of America's... Read More
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Royal Road Test.
by RUSCHA, EDWARD; Blackwell; Williams; EDWARD RUSCHA
1967. RUSCHA, EDWARD. Royal Road Test. Unpaginated artist's book with 36 b&w illustrations. Small 4to, spiral bound wraps. 1967. First edition. Ruscha, Mason William and Patrick Blackwell "test" a Royal typewriter by throwing it from a moving car on a desert highway southwest of Las Vegas. Photographs scrupulously record the aftermath.
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Real Estate Opportunities.
by RUSCHA, EDWARD; EDWARD RUSCHA
1970. RUSCHA, Edward. Real Estate Opportunities. [2] pp. Illustrated with 25 black and white photographic illustrations. 8vo., 178 x 140 mm, bound in publisher's white paper wrappers. [Los Angeles: Edward Ruscha], 1970. $ 2500.00 First Edition. Ruscha's early photographic work on empty lots and "real estate opportunities" in the surrounding Los Angeles area. The black and white photographs capture various run-down buildings and plots of land that... Read More
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Yokohama Miyage
by SADAHIDE,Gyokuransai and KANAGAKI, Robun
1860. SADAHIDE,Gyokuransai and KANAGAKI, Robun. Yokohama Miyage. Two volumes 18x12cm, original decorated wrappers, (worn but solid) with original printed label on the first volume and an old manuscript replacement on the second; Each with 25 folded leaves all with colour woodcuts.. 8vo. wrappers. [Tokyo] : Gifuya Seishichi,1860. This is an early survey of Yokohama, published shortly after it was opened as a foreign port in 1859. Gifuya Seishichi initially issued it in five parts in 1860.... Read More
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Placets de l'officier Desbans.
by SAINT-AUBIN, Gabriel; Desbans, Edme-Louis; ROXBURG
2007. SAINT-AUBIN, Gabriel. Placets de l'officier Desbans. Preface by Neil MacGregor, Director, British Museum. 62 pp. Illustrated with 15 facsimile drawings by Gabriel Saint-Aubin, plus a few head- and tail-pieces. Folio, 360 x 235 mm, bound in full red silk over boards, with the gilt-stamped coat-of-arms of Marie-Antoinette on both covers. Paris: 1775 (i.e. London: Roxburghe Club, 2007). Privately printed for members of the Roxburghe Club. This is a facsimile... Read More
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Shogakusei zenshu; Sanjutsu no Hanashi.
by SAKAE, Okano
1928. SAKAE, Okano. Shogakusei zenshu; Sanjutsu no Hanashi. Illustrated with one colour plate and numerous black-and-white illustrations and diagrams through the text. 8vo, 222 x 133 mm., bound in cloth backed publisher's illustrated card wrapper; illustrated title in red. Tokyo: Kobunsha, 1928. This is an arithmetic text book, which forms part of a set of 88 similar volumes. While the interior design is quite ordinary, the cover is quite spectacular. With some insignificant signs of aging,... Read More
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Sandothrenfarbstoffe in Buntgewerben. Colorants Sandothrene pour l'article tisse couleur. Sandothrene Colours as Multi-Coloured Fabrics
by SANDOZ
SANDOZ. Sandothrenfarbstoffe in Buntgewerben. Colorants Sandothrene pour l'article tisse couleur. Sandothrene Colours as Multi-Coloured Fabrics. 20 pp. text and 9 page leporello with 50 mounted fabric samples. 8vo, 21.7 x 13.7 cm (folded), 21.7 x 133 cm (unfolded), publisher's boards. Basel: Sandoz, n.d. A delightful and unusual work on dyeing with extremely attractive fabric samples in a folding format. Copies do not seem to have survived and there is no listing on OCLC. Founded in 1886,... Read More
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Sanko's sample Plates for 1942 Autumn and fall Season
by SANKO, Ito
1942. SANKO, Ito. Sanko's sample plates for 1942 Autumn and fall season. 1 text leaf and 33 leaves containing a total of 87 tipped-on colour samples. Folio, 353 x 230 mm, publisher's silk covered boards. N.p.: 1942. A fine copy of this exquisite collection of colour samples, with the tipped-on samples showing a wide variety of beautiful designs. A little browning and staining to the boards and tissue guards, without detracting from the overall beauty of... Read More
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