Ingres and Other Parables
by BALDESSARI, John; JOHN BALDESSARI
1972. BALDESSARI, John. Ingres and Other Parables. [24] pp. Illustrated with 10 black and white photographic plates. Oblong 4to., 270 x 305 mm., bound in publisher's cream-coloured paper wrappers. Preserved in new cloth box. London: Studio International Publications, 1972. First Edition. This represents Baldessari's first artist book presented in hanging wall calendar format. It is complete with a thumb-tack hole, as issued at lower margin. An image is placed on the upper side of the "calendar"... Read More
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Les Colorants a l'acide au Chrome et Basiques.
by SOCIETE POUR L'INDUSTRIE CHIMIQUE A BALE
SOCIÉTÉ POUR L'INDUSTRIE CHIMIQUE A BÂLE. CIBA. Les colorants a l'acide au chrome et basiques. 54 pp. text and 17 pp. with mounted wool samples. 8vo, 223 x 140 mm, publisher's cloth. Basel: Societe pour l'Industrie Chimique, n.d. This is a fairly typical example of a dyeing sample book, with, in this case, particularly attractive samples. Like most of the genre, it is rare, with no listing in OCLC. Society for the Chemical Industry in Basel,... Read More
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Autograph letter to Emile Malespine
by BALLA, Giacomo
BALLA, Giacomo. Letterhead for Il Futurismo and autograph letter from Marinetti to Emile Malespine. Folio, 280 x 230 mm. NP.ND. The Letter reads: My Dear Malespine, I believe I have already written thanking you for the elegant fashion with which you repaired the injustice committed by some Frenchmen. I hope to see you in Lyon in Autumn or in the Winter. While awaiting that pleasure, I pray you will accept my firm handshake. Your friend,... Read More
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Hakubutsuzu ryakkai
by BAN, Genpei
1876. BAN, Genpei. Hakubutsuzu ryakkai. [Natural History Guide.] 24 ff., illustrated throughout in black and white. 154 x 97 mm, stab bound in publisher's wrappers. Osaka: Chuga do, Meji 9 [1876]. An exquisite guide to natural history contains detailed illustrations of leaves, plants and fungi, describing their characteristics and ecology in a handy format. A rare book with OCLC listing just one copy in the Diet Library and one at Berkeley.
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La Practica della Perspecttiva
by BARBARO, Daniel
1569. BARBARO, Daniel. La Pratica della Perspettiva di Monsignor Daniel Barbaro Eletto Patriarca D'Aquileia, Opera molto utile a Pittori, a Scultori, & ad Architetti. [2], 196, [12] pp., illustrated with over 200 woodcut diagrams and illustrations of which over 20 are full-page and one double-page. Folio, 300 x 204 mm., bound in contemporary Italian limp vellum, in a new red quarter morocco box. Venice: Camillo and Rutilio Borgominieri, 1569. First edition, second issue with both the... Read More
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Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne
by BARBAULT, Jean
1761. BARBAULT, Jean. Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne. viii, 90 pp., illustrated with an engraved title, dedication vignettes, plus 8 textual vignettes and 73 full-page etched plates, many with two images per page. Folio, 520 x 385 mm., bound in contemporary French calf. Rome: Bouchard & Gravier, 1761. First edition of these artistic renderings of the ruins of ancient Rome by the French Academy painter Jean Barbault. After studying in Paris, he settled in Rome... Read More
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The practice of painting and perspective made easy in which is contained, the art of painting in oil, with the method of colouring and a new account of the art of perspective
by BARDWELL, Thomas
1756. BARDWELL, Thomas. The practice of painting and perspective made easy in which is contained, the art of painting in oil, with the method of colouring and a new account of the art of perspective. [iii]-v, 64 pp. and 6 plates. 4to, 270 x 218 mm., nineteenth century three-quarter morocco. London: Printed by S. Richardson for the author, 1756. An interesting and scarce work by the eighteenth-century English portrait painter Thomas Bardwell. The section on painting... Read More
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A Wave
by BARNET, Will; Ashbery, John; WILL BARNET
2002. ASHBERY, John. A Wave. Suite of 8 lithographs by Will Barnet. Small folio. Publisher's linen folding box by Claudia Cohen. New York: 451 Books, 2002. One of an edition of 30 copies, with each of the lithographs signed by Barnet. This suite of signed prints was issued to accompany the edition of Ashbery's A Wave, published by 451 Books in an edition of 90 copies. A Wave is... Read More
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Tisk na plech
by BARVY A LAKY NP.
BARVY A LAKY NP. Barvy Pro Tisk na Plech [Colours for Printing on Metal]. 4 pp. text and 4 leaves each with 6 coloured samples. 8vo, 208 x 152 mm, publisher's elaborately illustrated boards. Prague: n.p., n.d. A splendid trade catalogue from a company specializing in paints and varnishes, in this case with examples of the paints and varnishes being applied to metal.
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Barwniki Anilinowe. Na skorach chromowych. (Aninline Dyes on Chrome Leather)
by BARWANIL
BARWANIL. Barwniki Anilinowe na skorach chromowych. [Aniline Dyes on Chrome Leather.] 1 text page and 5 leaves containing 40 mounted leather samples shaped like shoes and 4 shaped like handbags. 8vo, 205 x 138 mm, publisher's illustrated boards. Lodz: Barwanil, n.d. Probably the most charming work on dyeing with its delightful, mounted samples in the shape of shoes and bags. Extremely rare and not listed on OCLC.
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Les Colorants Directs
by SOCIETE pour L'INDUSTRIE CHIMIQUE a BASEL
SOCIETE pour L'INDUSTRIE CHIMIQUE a BASEL. Les Colorants Directs. 36 pp text and 234 mounted thread samples. 8vo, 242 x 165 mm, publisher's cloth. Basel: Societe pour L'Industie Chimique, n.d. A charming example of a dyeing work with particularly attractive mounted samples and no listing on OCLC.
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L'Automobile Theorique et Pratique.
by BAUDRY DE SAUNIER, L.
1900. BAUDRY DE SAUNIER, L. L'Automobile Théorique et Pratique. Two volumes. 416; 512 pp. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings. 8vo., bound in publisher's light blue and tan cloth. [Paris]; the Author, 1899-1900. Fine copies of these French turn-of-the-century guides to motoring. One volume is dedicated to 'Voitures a Pétrole' and the second features 'Motocycles et Voiturettes'. Each is profusely illustrated with wood engraved technical diagrams and includes... Read More
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Baumanns neue Farbentonkarte: System Prase (DRGM 460 993); 1359 systemat. abgestufte Farbentöne nebst Analyse über Mischverhältnisse und Mitteilungen über Art und Verwendbarkeit der gebräuchlichsten Farbstoffe. With: BAUMANN, Paul. Baumanns neue ...
by BAUMANN, Paul; WITH:
1912. BAUMANN, Paul. Baumanns neue Farbentonkarte: System Prase (DRGM 460 993); 1359 systemat. abgestufte Farbentöne nebst Analyse über Mischverhältnisse und Mitteilungen über Art und Verwendbarkeit der gebräuchlichsten Farbstoffe. 16 pp. text and 47 plates (1 folding), with accompanying text. 8vo, ca. 180 x 105 mm., loose as issued in original boards and cloth slipcase. Aue: Verlag P. Baumann, 1912. WITH: BAUMANN, Paul. Baumanns neue Farbentonkarte, System Prase, Block No. V1. 328 numbered colour samples in 3 tiers. 165... Read More
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Cotolan-, Cotolanecht- und Cotolanchrom-Farbstoffe
by FARBFABRIKEN BAYER
1955. FARBFABRIKEN BAYER. Cotolan-, Cotolanecht- und Cotolanchrom-Farbstoffe. 40 pp. with 284 mounted fabric samples. 8vo, 244 x 170 mm, publisher's boards. Leverkusen: Farbfabriken Bayer, 1955. A rare and attractiver work on dyeing with attractive fabric samples, and OCLC listing just 1 copy, in Berlin. Founded in 1863 as Friedrich Bayer &Co., Bayer was one of the original dyestuff bohemoths of Germany. Its original specialties were Fuchsine (for magenta) and anilene (for indigo). Bayer eventually... Read More
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Colorants benzidine sur files de coton
by BAYER, Friedrich & Co.
1913. BAYER, Friedrich & Co. Colorants benzidine sur files de coton. Volume 1 (of 2). 43 pp., with 206 mounted fabric samples. 8vo, 206 x 158 mm, publisher's cloth. Leverkusen: Societe anonyme des produits Fred. Bayer et Cie, 1913. A wonderful copy of this early twentieth-century work on dyeing, which is enlivened by the presence of 206 tipped-in fabric samples. It's rarity is attested to by the fact that OCLC lists only a copy of... Read More
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Das Wunder des Lebens
by BAYER, Herbert
1935. BAYER, Herbert. Das Wunder des Lebens. Ausstellung : Berlin 1935 : 23. März bis 5. Mai : Ausstellungshallen am Kaiserdamm. 12 unnumbered leaves, all illustrated. 8vo, [210 x 210 mm], publisher's illustrated wrappers in a new cloth clamshell box. Berlin: Ala, 1935. A genuinely rare work by Herbert Bayer, created at the peak of his career as a graphic designer. It was during this period, from 1928-38, that Arthur Cohen notes 'For want of a... Read More
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The Caribbean Poetry. Introduction by Joseph Brodsky.
by BEARDEN, Romare; Brodsky, Joseph; Walcott, Derek;
1983. BEARDEN, Romare. The Caribbean Poetry. By Derek Walcott. Introduction by Joseph Brodsky. 232 pp. Illustrated with eight coloured illustrations by Romare Bearden. 4to., bound in original publisher's linen silkscreened after a design by Bearden, in the publisher's cardboard slipcase (lightly sunned spine). New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. One of the very few books illustrated by an African-American artist. From a total edition of 2000,... Read More
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Photographic Pleasures: Popularly Portrayed with Pen and Pencil
by BEDE, Cuthbert
1855. BEDE, Cuthbert. Photographic Pleasures: Popularly Portrayed with Pen and Pencil. 52 pp. Illustrated with 23 etched plates. 8vo., 160 x 100 mm, bound in original illustrated cloth-backed boards. London: Day and Son, [1863]. Cuthbert Bede was the pen name of Edward Bradley. This is a reissue of the first humorous treatment of the new art and craft of photography to be published in England. To the readers of its... Read More
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Arthur and the Boilybird. An A.B.C. Story.
by BENHAM, W. Gurney and Frank ADAMS
1909. BENHAM, W. Gurney and Frank ADAMS. Arthur and the Boilybird. An A.B.C. Story. Unpaginated, with colour illustrations throughout by Frank Adams. Oblong 4to, 215 x 278 mm., publisher's colour illustrated boards with cloth spine. London: Blackie & Son, [1909]. A delightful and scarce early twentieth century children's ABC book in unusually fine condition. OCLC lists only the Princeton copy.
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Le Fil et l'Aiguille
by BENOIT, Pierre Andre
1982. BENOIT, Pierre Andre. Le Fil et l'Aiguille. Unpaginated. With three full page illustrations by Benoit, plus an original collage. Small folio, loose in publisher's printed wrappers. Montpellier: Fata Morgana, 1982. Number 11 of 30 copies printed on Johannot paper with an original collage by PAB. There were also 300 copies printed on tinted laid paper, as well as 3 copies on Amatruda laid paper, for a total of 333 copies.
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Principles of the science of colour
by BENSON, William
1868. BENSON, William. Principles of the Science of Colour concisely stated to aid and promote their useful Application in the Decorative Arts. x, 48 pp., illustrated with 6 uncoloured lithographs, 4 text illustrations of which 2 are hand-coloured and 5 plates with mounted coloured circle patterns. 4to, 275 x 210 mm., bound in contemporary morocco-backed cloth, spine rubbed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1868-[1876]. First edition, second issue, of this elegant and unusual book. The colour plates in... Read More
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Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor
by BENTLEY, William
2017. BENTLEY, William. Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor. With 20 artworks by John Baldessari. Oblong 4to. Bound in a leatherette 3-ring binder with decorative stamping and a photograph of the author and the artist. San Francisco: Arion Press, 2017 This imaginative project is unusual in that the artist first produced the artwork, which served as the inspiration for the writer. The illustrations are based on publicity stills from old movies with the actors faces removed with... Read More
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A' Dilettanti delle Bell'Arti.
by Betti, Giovanni Battista
1779. BETTI, Giovanni Battista. A' Dilettanti delle Bell'Arti. Contents includes illustrated engraved title and 24 engraved plates. Oblong folio, 220 x 300 mm, bound in contemporary paste-paper wrappers, preserved in a red half morocco folding box. Florence: 1779. First Edition of Betti's imaginative illustrated alphabet-book, containing 24 full-page oblong plates of richly ornamented capital letters, each letter standing in a bucolic landscape with a corresponding figure from Greek or Roman mythology. It... Read More
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Bolsheviki otkryli Sibir [The Bolsheviks discovered Siberia
by BEZBORODOV, S.
1932. BEZBORODOV, S. Bolsheviki otkryli Sibir. [The Bolsheviks discovered Siberia]. 170, [6] pp., illustrated throughout with photographs and photomontage. Small 4to, 225 x 180 mm., bound in publisher's decorated dark blue cloth. Moscow; Leningrad: Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R., OGIZ, 1932. First Edition. A wonderfully designed children's book about the fulfillment of the first Five Year Plan in Siberia. Presumably only a Soviet child could have been interested in such an arcane topic.... Read More
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The Holy Bible
by BIBLE
1810. BIBLE. The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. [2], 839, [1]; [2], 252, [2] pp. 12mo. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1810. WITH: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the... Read More
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