Antike Orientalische Knüpfkunst: Ausstellung vom 14. bis 24. Oktober 1977
by Bausback, Peter
Manheim: Bausback, 1977. First edition. Paperback. g+ to vg. Quarto. 230pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Striking catalogue published on the occasion of an exhibition devoted to the ancient Oriental art of knotting. This volume is delightfully illustrated throughout with 200 color plates of various Oriental carpets and rugs. Moderate rubbing along edges of wrappers. Text in German. Wrappers in overall good, interior in very good condition.
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Alte Orientalische Flachgewebe: Ausstellung 29. April - 28. Mai 1977
by Bausback, Peter
Mannheim: Franz Bausback, 1977. First edition. Paperback. g to g+. Quarto. 72pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Striking catalogue published on the occasion of an exhibition devoted to the ancient Oriental flatweave. This volume is delightfully illustrated throughout with 68 color plates of various Oriental carpets and rugs. Moderate rubbing along edges of wrappers. Head of spine and upper corners bumped, thus slightly affecting pages throughout. Text in German. Wrappers in overall fair to good, interior in good+ condition. ... Read More
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Antike Orientalische Knüpfkunst: Ausstellung, 16.-26. Oktober 1976
by Bausback, Peter
Manheim: Bausback, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. Quarto. 325, [3]pp. Original photo-illustrated paper covered boards. Striking catalogue published on the occasion of an exhibition devoted to the ancient Oriental art of knotting. This volume is delightfully illustrated throughout with 160 color plates of various Oriental carpets and rugs. Moderate age-wear. Text in German. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition.
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Zuid Afrika's eerste openbare verzameling op het gebied van Kunst en Etnologie
by Bax, D.
Amsterdam London: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1970. First edition. Softcover. g. Quarto. 156pp., 32 plates. Original illustrated dustjacket over light blue wrappers with black and white lettering on cover and spine. South Africa's First Public Collection in the Field of Art and Ethnology 1764-1821. Donors: von Dessin, James Cook, James King. Account of major donations to an early South African Collection and its progression. illustrated with 67 plates of b/w photographs, reproductions of artwork and additional drawings. Text in... Read More
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Le Nu Esthétique: L'Homme, La Femme, L'Enfant
by Bayard, Emile (Photographs by); J.-L. Gérome (Preface by)
[Paris]: [E. Bernard], 1904. First edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Folio. 45 loose leaves (Plates). Contemporary 3/4 red cloth portfolio over paper covered boards, with original photo-illustrated cover pasted to front board. String ties. First issued in 1902, and sold by subscription, this monthly illustrated journal contained a large selection of photographed nude studies of men, women and children in various poses, and primarily in neoclassical and baroque style. Most of the 45 full-page collotype plates... Read More
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L'Histoire de l'Art en Images
by Bayard, Emile
Paris: L. Mercier, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Folio (15 1/4 x 11 1/2"). 1 leaf (Title), 120 loose leaves (Plates). Original half cloth over printed paper covered boards portfolio, with black lettering to spine and front cover. String ties. A pictorial history of ancient and modern art splendidly illustrated throughout with 120 b/w and monochrome photogravures. Joints slightly frayed, with closed tears. String tie partly missing. Title and captions in French. Portfolio in good-... Read More
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Amtlicher Führer durch die Ausstellung Das Wunder des Lebens. Ausstellung am Kaiserdamm (Official Guide to the Exhibition "The Wonder of Life." Exhibition at the Kaiserdamm)
by Bayer, Herbert (Design)
Berlin: Gemeinnützige Berliner Ausstellungs-, Messe- und Fremdenverkahrs-G.m.b.H., 1935. First edition. Softcover. Good- to very good condition. Octavo. 160, viii, 32pp. Original wraps with cover design by Herbert Bayer, protected by modern mylar. Official guide for the exhibition "The Miracle of Life." An important work by Bayer, who designed both the exhibition "The Miracle of Life" and the exhibition catalog. Illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. Text in German. Some wear along edges of wraps, chips and creasing, rubbed... Read More
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Book of Drawings [INSCRIBED / SIGNED]
by Bayer, Herbert
Chicago: Paul Theobald, 1961. First edition. Softcover in Slipcase. vg. Inscribed on title page: "To Barbara Poe / with love and affection / Herbert and Joella (Bayer's wife)/ Christmas 1965. Quarto. 8pp. 42 plates. Original portfolio in white printed wrappers, protected by modern mylar, housed in original printed pink paper-covered slipcase. Distinctive drawings by one of the masters and considered to have been the last living member of the Bauhaus. 42 reproductions (39 b/w, two red, one blue)... Read More
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London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1830
by Baynes, Thomas Mann (Illustration by); Henry Adlard (Engraved by)
London: Printed for The Company of Stationers, 1829. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Size: 2 3/8 x 1 3/8". Unpaginated. [26]pp. Original gold-, red-, and green-stamped pocket style full morocco binding housed in a matching morocco slipcase. All edges gilt. Striking four-page engraved frontispiece by Henry Adlard depicting the King's Palace and St. James' Park, after a drawing by Thomas Mann Baynes. Spectacular miniature Almanac from the year 1830 providing all sorts of useful information such as:... Read More
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L'Art Colonial Sud-Américain: Domaine Espagnol et Brésil
by Bayón, Damián; Marx, Murillo, et al.
Paris: Aurore Éditions d'Art, 1990. Hardcover. vg. Large 4to. 442pp. Beige cloth with blue lettering. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. DJ fine. Translated into French by Robert Marrast. Written in collaboration with Myriam Ribeiro de Oliveira, Aurea Pereira da Silva and Hugo Segawa. History of art and architecture of Colonial South America from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs of the art and architecture. Two of the... Read More
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![Black Aesthetics. The Black-Is-Beautiful Tradition and the Janus-Faced Image [INSCRIBED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/548/819/1432819548.0.l.jpg)
Black Aesthetics. The Black-Is-Beautiful Tradition and the Janus-Faced Image [INSCRIBED]
by Baytop, Adrianne A.
New York: Vantage Press, Inc, 1999. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Brief inscription by author on half-title. Octavo. xxvii, (1) 74pp. Original tan glossy wraps with black lettering on cover. "By the mid-twentieth century, aggressive measures had begun to shore up the image o blackness. Expressions of pride in an African heritage appeared in such social areas as ethnic organizations and dress as well as in reforms of academic institutions. By far, the most revolutionary approach to... Read More
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The Avant - Garde in Painting
by Bazin, Germain
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969. First printing. Hardcover. vg. Sq. 4to. 324pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original dj. Wear to head and tail of spine. Corners rubbed. Head of spine slightly frayed. 2" and 1/2" piece of dj missing at head of spine. 2 small pieces missing at tail of spine. Inside section of dj repaired with modern tape. "An interpretive history of the great innovators - from Giotto to Warhol". Illustrated with... Read More
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Il Libro del Fai
by Bazzoni, Renato; Magnifico, Marco
Milan: Electa, 1990. First edition. vg. Lg.4to. 152(4)pp. Text in Italian and English. In near fine condition.
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The Indian Miscellany; Containing Papers on the History, Antiquities, Arts, Languages, Religions, Traditions, and Superstitions of The American Aborigines;...
by Beach, W. W. (ed.)
Albany: J. Munsell, 1877. First edition. Hardcover. fair. Sm. 4to. 489pp. Red cloth, black and gold embossed decoration on front and spine. Full title expressed as "The Indian Miscellany; Containing Papers on the History, Antiquities, Arts, Languages, Religions, Traditions, and Superstitions of The American Aborigines; with Descriptions of Their Domestic Life, Manners, Customs, Traits, Amusements and Exploits; Travels and Adventures in the Indian Country; Incidents of Border Warfare; Missionary Relations, ect." Illustrated with b/w reproductions of diagrams of... Read More
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Almanach der Deutschen Beamten
by Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten
Berlin: Verlag Beamtenpresse, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Sm. quarto. 204, [4]pp. Quarter-cloth over paper-covered boards with color illustrated inlay. Illustration is a reproduction of a painting by Professor Horn showing Hitler, Staatssekretär Lammers and other Nazi officials during a flag dedication of the Fachschaftsgruppe "Reichskanzlei" which took place on October 27th, 1933. Frontispiece portraits in b/w of Hitler and Reichs Minister Wilhelm Frick with their signatures in facsimile. Rare National Socialist publication looking at officials and branches... Read More
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The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR]
by Beard, George and Harold Hutchins (Dav Pilkey)
New York: Scholastic, 2002. Later printing. Softcover. vg. Octavo. 125, [3]pp. Original illustrated wraps. Title-page signed by Dav Pilkey. Hilarious work from the creator of Captain Underpants. Wraps and interior in very good condition.
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Religions of Rome: A History (Volume 1)
by Beard, Mary; John North; Simon Price
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Reprint. Softcover. g. Sm. quarto. xxiv,454pp. Original illustrated wraps. Comprehensive survey looking at more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome, covering the foundation of the city to its rise to world empire and its conversion to Christianity. Illustrated with b/w photographic reproductions. Minor rubbing, creasing and scuffing on wraps. Sidelining in blue and black ink throughout. Overall good condition.
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Peter Beard PB/2
by Beard, Peter
Cologne: Taschen, 2006. First edition. Softcover. near fine. Quarto (11" x 8-1/2"). 165, (3)pp. Text in English, French and German. Flexible black cloth boards, spine lettered in white, with a mounted photo of Beard on the front cover. This volume t contains: 1. "A Conversation with Peter Beard," by Steven Aronson, 2. A handwritten facsimile essay by Peter Beard, "From Biology to Photography," 3. A picture Index for the elephant folio, and 4. a bibliography of all of... Read More
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Peter Beard
by Beard, Peter
Köln: Taschen, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (12-1/2" x 9"). 2 volumes. Unpaginated. Text in English, French and German. Red cloth, gilt. Both volumes housed in publisher's black cloth, gilt, slipcase with photo mounted on front cover. Illustrated throughout, mostly in color, some plates folding. Slipcase with minor spotting and rubbing. Photographer, collector, diarist, & writer of books, Peter Beard has fashioned his life into a work of art; the illustrated diaries he kept from a young age... Read More
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Expressions of Depression
by Bearden, R.; A. Cober; R. Hess; M. English; E. Mihaesco; Folon; W. McLean; A. Siegel; J. Jampel; F. Otnes (artists)
Ciba-Geigy, 1977. First edition. g. Elephant portfolio. Fascinating work containing 10 original colored prints from 10 internationally known artists who have portrayed their own interpretations of depression. Each original print is laid in a double sheet containing a picture and a biography of the artist. Portfolio slightly soiled and sunned along edges. Text in English, French, Spanish and German. Portfolio in overall good, interior in very good condition. Scarce.
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Jefferson's Memorandum Books. Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767-1826. 2 Vols
by Bear, Jr., James A.; Lucia C. Stanton (Eds.)
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Good to very good condition. Quarto. lv, 807, ix, 808-1624pp., 4 plates per volume. Original black cloth with blind-stamped initials on covers, gilt lettering and ruling on spines; in original gray dustjackets with blue lettering on spine. The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Second Series. "Among the Second Series of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, this volume offers the most detailed coverage of his day-to-day life: his encounters with... Read More
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Voyage au Pays de la Manie
by Béarn, Pierre; Ray Bret Koch (Illustrated by)
Paris: Editions du Pavois, 1945. Limited first edition. Softcover. g. 1/900. Quarto. 121, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers. Delightful work on the psychology of collecting with a splendid chapter on book-collectors, enlivened with hilarious hand-colored [pochoir] illustrations by Ray Bret Koch. One of 900 copies printed on Vélin Supérieur, of which this is No. 314. Some age wear on wrappers with tail of spine chipped, rubbing along edges, and creasing on back cover. Minor age-toning along paper margin. Text... Read More
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Beaton Portraits
by Beaton, Cecil (Photographs by); Sir Roy Strong (Foreword by)
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Quarto. Unpaginated. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over pink wrappers. Frontispiece portrait of Cecil Beaton. Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) is one of the most celebrated British portrait photographers of the 20th Century and is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour and style. His influence on portrait photography was profound and lives on today in the work of many contemporary photographers including David Bailey and Mario Testino. "Beaton Portraits"... Read More
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To The City
by Beaty, John Y.
Akron, Ohio; New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1933. First edition. Softcover. g. Quarto. Unpaginated. Original photographic stiff wrappers. A captivating story and picture book prepared by John Y. Beaty. Contributing photographers are J. C. Allen, Century Photos, Edward B. McGill and H. Armstrong Roberts. Some creasing on wrappers. First page age-toned. Very minor age toning along paper margin. Wraps in overall fair to good-, interior in good+ condition.
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The Bourbon Prince: The History of The Royal Dauphin, Louis XVII of France
by [Beauchesne, Alcide]
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853. First American edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. 12mo (6 3/4 x 4 1/2"). X, [11]-202, 6pp (Publisher's advertisement). Original blind-stamped olive cloth, with gold lettering to spine. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the Dauphin. First American edition on the life, captivity, and death of Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France (1785-1795), the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. When his father was executed on January... Read More
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