World Banknotes (auction catalogue dated April 14, 2011)
London: Spink, 2011. Softbound. As new. Pinkish maroon color illustrated pictorial glossy wraps. 288 pp. 1416 lots are illustrated and described. A fabulous source of rich, vivid color illustrations and useful annotations.
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Tha American Museum Journal/Natural History, The Journal of the American Museum (21 volumes)
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1936. Hardcover. G All covers have general wear, some leather peeling, discoloration. Bookblocks have age toning,foxing. Interior pages have age toning and foxing, some pages have folding and creasing. Dark red leather boards. Gilt lettering on 5 raised band spine. Each volume individually paginated. Some volumes have top edge gilt. Illustrations. Includes volumes 3/4,5/6,7/8,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,23,24,25,26,30,32,33,34,36,38.
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Violet Baxter: The View from Union Square
Cape Girardeau, Missouri: University Museum, Southeast Missouri State University, 2002. Softcover. VG. Illustrated wraps, 46 pp., 27 color illustrations. Five-page introductory essay by Stanley I. Grand. From the essay: In 1983, Violet Baxter rented a small studio in the Hartford Building overlooking the north end of Manhattan's Union Square and began recording the world outside her windows. Baxter's Union Square paintings, pastels, and watercolors begin with graphite or charcoal drawings done from direct observations. Nice plates! Exhibition held... Read More
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Chefs d'Oeuvre de l'Art
Paris: Musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 1937. Softcover. VG-: Exlibrary book. Sticker at the base of the spine. Wear, including rubbing and creasing, to the wraps. Creasing to the spine. Small tear in the wrap near the top of the spine. Sticker on the inside front cover. Stamp on the first page. Two stamps on the title page. The front cover is attached but should be handled with care.. Pale wraps with navy text on... Read More
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Vincent van Gogh
Zuerich: Kunsthaus Zuerich, 1954. Softcover. VG: Some rubbing and smudging to the wraps. Some stains to the margins of the pages.. A matte white softcover book with a color illustration on the front cover. Unpaginated, ~[38] pages; illustrated in both color and black-and-white. From an exhibition October 9 - November 21, 1954.
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Adolph Gottlieb: Major Paintings
New York: Knoedler & Company, 1990. Softcover. VG. Grey wraps. [20] pp. 8 color plates. Eight major paintings are featured and illustrated. Published to accompany an exhibition held at Knoedler & Co., NY: Oct. 6 to Nov. 3, 1990.
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Manuscrits Enlumines et Livres Precieux, 1480 - 1913
Chartres: Librairie Sourget, 2003. Hardcover. VG/VG. Blue cloth, navy ill. DJ. 629 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Text in French.
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Flora Whitney Miller: Her Life, Her World
New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1987. Softcover. VG. White wraps, pastel yellow and green decorated dust jacket. 128 pp. Numerous bw photos. A memorial tribute to Flora Whitney Miller (1897-1986), who served as president of the Whitney Museum of American Art from 1942-1966. Consists of remembrances from a variety of individuals, with period illustrations.
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The Brickbuilder: An Architectural Monthly (9 Issues 1908)
Boston: Rogers and Manson Co, 1908. Softcover. VG- (ex-museum library w/ donor insert, some pencil identifiers. issues have some scuffs & edge-wear to covers; tears to spine. feb reg issue & april issues have dampstaining to covers & interiors; light to moderate staining to pgs, text & illustrations dark & legible. oct issue has smudged & stained covers, spine ragged, yet attached.). tan stapled wraps w/ printing. various paginations w/ bw illustrations. "An architectural monthly" that began its... Read More
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A Portfolio of Proof Impressions Selected from Scribner's Monthly and St. Nicholas
NY: Scribner & Co, 1879. Hardcover. Reading/reference copy only. (Ex-library with usual marks. Perforation stamp on title page and every plate, often over the image. Much of contents separated from binding, with many loose sheets; chipping to page corners and edges throughout.) Covers Solid.. Red library buckram. All edges gilt. 102 plates. Slightly oversize (12 x 14 inches) and heavy (6 pounds), so may require extra postage. Good variety of antique/vintage illustrations useful for art study. Good information... Read More
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The Autobiographical Fragments of Isaiah Thomas
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1962. Softbound. VG. Greenish wraps. 31 pp., folding frontispiece. Printed in an edition of 500 copies to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the AAA. In the winter of 1960 the Society received from Mrs. Samuel Bennett a group of papers relating to Isaiah Thomas, the founder of the Society, which was celebrating the sesquicentennial on the 24th of October, 1962. As well as containing letters from Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,... Read More
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The Week-End Book
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Cover has general wear. Bookblock has age toning. Interior pages have age toning/foxing. Previous owners name written in pencil on front end page. Decorative cloth boards. Black paste on title block on spine. xii, 516 pages : illustrations. Includes blank pages for notes.
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Catalogue des Tableaux, Pastels, & Dessins par Jules Breton, Composant Son Atelier, et Donut la Vente aux Encheres Publiques Aura Lieu a Paris
Paris: Galerie Georges Petit, 1911. Softcover. G+: Exlibrary book. Wear to the edges and spine. Tan tape repair to the spine and lower edge of the front cover. Clear tape repair on the back cover. Catalogue sticker on the spine. Sticker on the inside front cover. Stamp on the first page. Stamp on the title page. Shakey binding, will have to be handled with care. The pages are tanning slightly, but remain clear and easy to read. Beautiful plates..... Read More
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Succession de Madame de Poles
Paris: Galerie Jean Charpentier, 1936. Softcover. VG- (Wraps discolored and worn at edges due to age; Small pieces of wrap missing at bottom of spine and outside right edges; Binding tight; Pages overall clean). Off-white wraps with blue lettering and decoration; 71 pp.; 60 bw plates. Text in French; From the auction held November 17th and 18th, 1936 of the collection of Madame de Poles, which included watercolors, drawings, paintings, porcelain, miniatures, bronzes, sculpture, furniture, rugs, and more;... Read More
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Mouseio Benak 8, 2008
Athens: Benaki Museum, 2008. Softcover. VG (interior is aging slightly; ex-art library with bookplate and pocket; otherwise clean.). Brown & color illus., French flaps, 293 pp., color & BW illus. Majority of text is in Greek, with three articles in English and one in French. One issue of the bulletin of the Benaki Museum in Athens. Contains 10 scholarly articles (6 in Greek, 3 in English, one in French.). Uncommon.
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Mavignier: Plakate
Hamburg / Essen: Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe / Deutsches Plakat Museum, 1981. Softcover. VG.. Large square quarto. Softcover. Illustrated wraps. 75 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. German text.
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Ancient Treasures XVI
New York: Antiquarium, Ltd. Fine Ancient Arts Gallery, 2017. Hardcover. VG+. Black and color-illustrated boards, white lettering on covers. 33 pp. Filled with color illustrations. A catalogue of bowls, statues, sculptures, sarcophagi, etc. A nice collection.
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A catalogue of the Lenox sterling silver flatware : Made only in sterling
Concord, New Hampshire: William B. Durgin Co, 1914. Softcover. VG. Mottled green paper wraps with green and rust decoration and titles, tied with green string. Unpaged, approx. 40 pp. Three fold-out pages. In English.
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Harley M. Perkins: Memorial Exhibition of Paintings
Boston, MA: Copley Society, 1964. Paperback. VG-. Stamps from previous owners/libraries on front cover.. White bi-fold with BW illustration on front page. Catalogue of an exhibition held March 6 - 25, 1966. Contains an essay on the artist inside and a catalogue of 30 works on the back cover.
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PM/A-D: An Intimate Journal for Production Managers, Art Directors and Their Associates. Vol. VI, No. 4 April - May 1940
New York: A-D Publishing Company, 1940. Softcover. VG. light touches of edge wear, otherwise clean and unmarked.. Octavo. Softcover journal. Color illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Color and b&w illustrations. 20 cm. Vol. VI No. 4, cover designed by Joseh Bindinfer printed in 4 color photo offset, followed by insert printed in the same manner. Insert featuring the works of 12 members of the society of designers for industry. Strathmore rag paper paper sample brochure tipped in at rear. ... Read More
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Pablo Picasso: Akrobater och harlekiner, familj och kvinnor
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, 2006. Softbound. As New. Color illustrated wraps. 152 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. Text is in Swedish. Published to accompany an exhibition held from August 8 to December 3, 2006 at the Goteborgs Konstmuseum. Catalogue lists 72 works, with much annotation and supporting bw images.
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Larasati: Pictures of Asia, Singapore 23 October, 2006
Singapore: Larasati, 2006. Softcover. VG but for ex-lib. sticker on back cover. Beautifully illustrated wraps with tri-fold front cover; 218 pp. with 158 color illustrations. A sale catalogue with artist biographies, absentee bid form, conditions of sale pages, etc.;.
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Americana 11/18/06: The Pennsylvania Sale 11/19/06
Philadelphia, PA: Freemans Auction Gallery, 2006. Softbound. As New. Yellowish printed wraps. 230 pp., profusely illustrated in color. Contains beautiful illustrations of fine and decorative arts, with much useful research and annotation. A real delight to read through, and so educational! This catalogue is for sales 1262 and 1263.
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Fernand Leger, 1881-1955: Retrospective Exhibition
Chicago, IL: International Galleries, 1966. Softcover. Good, wear to cover, aging. Blue illustrated wraps. 72 pp. Color and BW plates. Catalogue lists 61 works.
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Dead and Company - 2015 - Fall Tour - Pin - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Dec. 28, 2015
2015. New. Metal pin with one post. A Fall Tour 2015 pin created for the show at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on December 28, 2015.
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