Catalogue de luxe of ancient and modern paintings belonging to the estate of the late Charles T. Yerkes (Louis S. Owsley, executor) to be sold at unrestricted public sale
by Yerkes, Charles Tyson; Thomas E. Kirby
New York: The American Art Association, 1910. Hardcover. Good Cover has wear, discoloration, fading. Bookblock has age toning, page edge damage. Some interior pages have age toning/discoloration. Greeen cloth boards with gilt lettering. Chiefly illusttrations. Copy 162 of 250. Edition limited to two hundred and fifty copies.
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The Yerkes Collection of Oriental Carpets
by Yerkes, Charles Tyson and John Kimberly Mumford
New York: The Knapp Company, 1910. Hardcover. Fair (heavy wear and tears to covers, worn taped repair to spine, title half page and title page have soiling along bottom edge, pages have overall age toning and shelfwear, missing plates numbered 22-27). Oversized portfolio, green cloth over boards, color illustrated title half page and title page; 1 pp introduction, 1 pp list of plates, color plates numbered 1-21, each with a descriptive text page. American Edition, This edition is... Read More
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Catalogue De Luxe of Ancient and Modern of Paintings Belonging to The Estate of the Late Charles T. Yerkes to Be Sold.... (volumes 2 and 3 together)
by (Yerkes, Charles)
New York: American Art Association, 1910. Hardbound. VG (Ex-lib. with expected markings, including perforation and accession stamps on title page. Some light wear to cloth at extremities; Otherwise very clean, plates not marked. some minor wear and soiling to exterior, but the library binding is solid). Brown library buckram. This volume includes part 2 and 3 together. Part 2 contains 122 descriptions and 109 monochrome plates (beginning with "The Adoration" by Taddeo Bartoli) and part 3 contains 87... Read More
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Kavkaz na Shelkovom Puti = The Silk Route through the Caucasus
by Yerusalemskaya, A.A.
Sankt-Peterburg: The Hermitage, 1992. Softcover. NF contents but with art museum ex-lib. marks: sticker on lower front cover of actual book, bar code inside back cover of book, and blind stamp on title page.. Color-illus. wraps with black Cyrillic lettering on white border/spine. 70 pp. with 60 color and bw illus. Bound into a stiff, tan pamphlet binder with turmeric cloth spine. Text in Russian. Includes an introductory essay followed by the catalogue. 130 works, each well-annotated. With... Read More
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Izbrannyy yesenin stikhi i poemy (Yesenin Chosen Verses and Poems)
by Yesenin, Sergei Alexandrovich
Moskva-Leningrad: Gos. Izdatelstvo, 1927. Softcover. VG interior; covers sunned and some wear to top/bottom of spine and edges of covers. Museum ex-lib. book plate inside front cover. Labels on spine and lower front cover.. Small beige illustrated wraps with black Cyrillic lettering; 152 pp. Text in Russian. 77 poems by one of Russia's most popular and well-known lyrical poets of the 20th century. A rare original edition.
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Cho Yang: The Voice of Tibetan Religion and Culture No. 3
by Yeshi, Pedron [ed] et al.
New Delhi: Council for Religious and Cultural Affairs, n.d.. Softcover. VG-. Some wear to covers. Owner's name on first page, otherwise clean but for some aging.. Black and color-illustrated wraps, white lettering on spine. 120 pp. Over 128 illustrations, approx 24 in color and rest in BW. Contents include Namgyal Monastery; Thanka Painting; Dependent Arising; Ma-chig Lab-dron; Mandalas for World Peace; The Stages of the Rite of a Tantric Initiation; The Mandala Offering; The Long Life Ceremony; An... Read More
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Carol Robertson: Colour Stream
by Yetton, Christopher
New York: Flowers Gallery, 2012. Hardcover. VG. Turquoise cloth boards with white stamped lettering. 47 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhbition at the Flowers Gallery in NY from September 7 to October 13, 2012.
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John Carter
by Yetton, Christopher
London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2010. Hardcover. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp and sticker on front free end page. Stamp, sticker, and due date card on back pasted end page. Stamp on top text block.. Gray cloth casebound book. There is a dust jacket with the title in black down a light gray spine. Pages: (5), 6-159, (1). Profusely illustrated with color images. "Carter emerged in the 1960s as one of the New Generation artists. The simplicity of his... Read More
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Notes on Flower Symbolism in China
by Yetts, W. Perceval
[not identified]: Royal Asiatic Society, 1941. Softcover. Good+ (shelfwear to wraps, previous owner's name on front cover, age toning to pages but text and illustrations are otherwise clear.). Tan wraps with black lettering, 21 pp, bw illustrations. From the journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, January, 1941.
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The George Eumorfopoulos Collection Catalogue of the Chinese & Corean Bronzes, Sculpture, Jades, Jewellery and Miscellaneous Objects : Volume One Bronzes: zzritual and Other Vessels, Weapons, Etc. (Volume 1 ONLY, of 3 total)
by Yetts, W. Perceval
London, England: Ernest Benn, Ltd, 1929. An unnumbered copy out of 560 copies printed on Van Gelder Mould-made paper. Hardcover. VG, some age-toning to the half-title. Small ancient paper label attached to mid-spine detailing specific contents.. Black and gold cloth, gilt lettering. xii, 89 (1), LXXV (75) pp. of bw plates, many with more than 1 to a sheet. 46 line drawing illustrations within the text, which also includes catalogue of the plates, Index and Bibliography. Measures 18"... Read More
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Isabel Bishop
by Yglesias, Helen
NY: Rizzoli, 1988. Hardcover. VG/VG. Beige cloth with black lettering. Glossy white dj with color image. 180 pp. 70 color, 175 bw plates. This handsome book, whose illuminating text and commentaries are by novelist Helen Yglesias, brings together for the first time all of Isabel Bishop's major works. The illustrations are grouped by motif: The Early Work, Self-Portraits, Nudes, The People of Union Square, and The Walking Pictures. More than 70 excellent full-color reproductions capture the immediacy, luminosity,... Read More
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The American Deserts: Photographs by Jungjin Lee
by Yi, Chong-jin; Frank, Robert; Lee, Jungjin
Japan, 1992. Softcover. VG. Fanning and bumping to wraps along the fore edge. Panels have light rubbing. Interior is clean and unmarked.. Quarto. Softcover. Illustrated wraps. 52 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 36 cm. Japanese with some English.
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Lee Woon-Sik Sculpture Exhibition
by Yil, Lee with Enzo Santes and Lodovico Gierut
Seoul, South Korea: Dong-Soong Gallery, 1992. Softbound. VG. Black glossy wraps. about 48 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. Includes three essays, all in Korean, English, and Italian. Wonderful illustrations. Beautiful sculptures of the Korean artist who works in bronze and Italian marble. Includes a chronology and artist's statement, also in 3 languages.
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Dreams of Spring: Erotic Art in China From the Bertholet Collection
by Yimen, Rev
Amsterdam: Pepin Press, 1997. Hardcover. VG/VG. A red casebound book. There is a dust jacket with the title in white down a red spine. Pages: (7), 8-207, (1). Profusely illustrated with color images. Contents are as follows: Spring Palace Paintings -- The Rites of Spring -- Yin and Yang -- Taoism and Sex -- The Art of the Bedroom -- What the Yellow Emperor had to Learn -- The Nine Ways -- Early Erotic Painting -- The Rise... Read More
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The Fragrance of Ink: Korean Literati Paintings of the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910) From Korea University Museum
by Yi, Song-mi (and) Yong-p'il Kwon (and) Yong-sop Pyon
Seoul: Korean Studies Institute, 1996. Softcover. VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on front free end page. Stamp on back cover flap. Sticker and due date card on inside back cover.. A matte softcover book with French flaps. The title is inblack down a multi-colored spine (beige and dark). Pages: (6), 5-256. Profusely illustrated with color images.
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Women Adventurers: Five Eras of Taiwanese Art, 1930 - 1983
by Yiting, Lei (curator) et al.
Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2013. Hardcover. New; in shrink wrap. White boards with silver margin and lettering. 388 pp. with color and bw illus. throughout. Catalogue from the exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, held June through September 2013. 18 women artists are represented in this catalogue, divided into 5 chapters, one for each decade. Included are 150 works of art of sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography, composite mediums, and more. With artist... Read More
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Anton Bruehl
by Yochelson, Bonnie
New York: Howard Greenberg Gallery, 1998. Softcover. VG- (Slight soiling to cover; otherwise crisp.). White & color illus. stapled wraps, heavy paper, 20 pp., BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1998 exhibition featuring images rendered by Australian-born photographer Anton Bruehl (1900-1982). An illustrated essay by Bonnie Yochelson.
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Esther Bubley: On Assignment
by Yochelson, Bonnie; Schmid, Tracy A.
New York: Aperture, 2005. Hardcover. VG. Signed on title page by Yochelson and Schmid. 2 museum stickers of false title.. Quarto. Hardcover. Bound in orange cloth with illustrated jacket. 96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. "This monograph is dedicated to the career of Esther Bubley, one of America's leading photojournalists. Bubley's mentor was Roy Stryker, for whom she worked at the Office of War Information in Washington, D.C., and at Standard Oil in New York... Read More
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Alfred Cheney Johnston - Women of Talent and Beauty 1917 - 1930
by Yochelson, Bonnie
Malvern, Pennsylvania: Charles Isaacs Photographs, 1987. Softcover. VG, shadow of label on lower left front cover, not bad.. Cream wraps with black and white illustration. 47 pp. 33 black and white plates. "Alfred Cheney Johnston produced some of the most luxuriously beautiful photographs of the 1920s. .. Not only is it enjoyable to see the young and scantily clad Gloria Swanson, Ruby Keeler, and Marion Davies, but Johnston's photographs also make 1920s chic come alive." -p. 5. Price... Read More
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Ann Zane Shanks: Photographs
by Yochelson, Bonnie
New York: New York Historical Society, 2003. Paperback. VG- light wear and scuffing to wraps.. Glossy black and BW-photographic wraps with gold lettering. Catalogue of an exhibition from September 9, 2003 to January 11, 2004.
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Role and Impact:The Chicago Society of Artists
by Yochim, Louise Dunn
Chicago, IL: Chicago Society of Artists, 1979. Softcover. VG. Black wraps. x, 297 pp. Numerous bw plates. Describes the achievements of the Chicago Society of Artists and its contributions to the art scene in the United States. Includes a section of biographicals notes on member artists. A very nice copy.
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Harvest of Freedom: A Survey of Jewish Artists in America, 1930s-1980s
by Yochim, Louise Dunn
Chicago, IL: American References, Inc, 1989. Hardcover. VG (Ex-library, with spine label & bookplate & some markings, otherwise clean.). White cloth/white DJ. 282 pp. Numerous bw plates. The enormous diversity and import of Jewish contributions to the artisitc culture of the West are documented through nearly three hundred biographies of recent and contemporary Jewish artists. The history of Jewsuh secular and religious artistry is traced from the era of the First Temple to the era of Social Realism... Read More
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The Collapse of Ancient States and Civilizations
by Yoffee, Norman and George L. Cowgill
Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1988. Hardcover. VG (Pages are lightly aged, otherwise crisp and clean.). Navy blue cloth, mylar dust jacket, 333 pp. A collection of 11 scholarly essays first presented at a 1982 seminar. Contents: Orienting Collapse / Norman Yoffee ; Contexts of Civilizational Collapse: A Mesopotamian View / Robert McC. Adams ; The Collapse of Ancient Mesopotamian States and Civilization / Norman Yoffee ; The Collapse of Classic Maya Civilization / T. Patrick Culbert... Read More
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John Rawlings: 30 Years in Vogue
by Yohannan, Kohle
Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. VG (DJ spine may be slightly faded; otherwise clean and bright.). Light aqua cloth, tan & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 268 pp., many BW & color illus. "John Rawlings (1912-1970) was one of the most prolific photographers of the twentieth century, with more than 200 Vogue and Glamour covers to his credit as well as an extensive roster of commercial ad campaigns. Rawlings' work, perhaps more than... Read More
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Hans Hofmann: India Ink Self Portraits on Paper
by yohe
New York: Ameringer Yohe Gallery, 2006. Softcover. VG. Beige wraps with red lettering; 32 pp. with 27 plates;. All drawings were done between 1942 and 1943.
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