Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance
by BRINK, Carol Fredrik
1778. BRINK, Carol Fredrik. Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance. Two parts in one volume. [8], 130, [2], 100 pp. With 16 folding plates, of which 15 depict African game and 1 of an African tree. 8vo., 205 x 123 mm, bound in contemporary Dutch mottled calf, spine gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Amsterdam: J.H. Schneider, 1778. First Edition in French. The original Dutch edition was published by the... Read More
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Bilderbogen der Zeit 1. Arbeiter
by BROCKMANN, Gottfried
1927. BROCKMANN, Gottfried. Bilderbogen der Zeit 1. Arbeiter. Illustrated with 15 linocuts. Folio, 285 x 230 mm., original wrappers in a new cloth folding box. Duesseldorf: Westdeutsche Verlagsdruckerei, 1927. A stunning work by an artist who was connected to the Cologne Progressive movement, and who studied with Heinrich Campendonk whose influence can be seen in these linocuts. In fine condition, with the spine neatly repaired and a small corner of the rear wrapper missing. An incredibly... Read More
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Berrycraft Counter Book
by BERRY BROTHERS
1925. BERRY BROTHERS. Berrycraft Counter Book. 24 leaves, many with tipped-on colour samples. Oblong folio, 255 x 325 mm, publisher's decorated cloth. Detroit: Berry Brothers, [1925]. A fine copy of this splendid and rare trade catalogue for paints, which is not listed on OCLC.
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Seeley Brothers : Manufacturers of Averill Paint, ready for Use
by SEELEY BROTHERS
1889. SEELEY BROTHERS. Seeley Brothers: Manufacturers of Averill Paint, ready for Use. 20 Plates, with 1 page with 39 tipped on paint chips and 2 full-page coloured advertisements, one with 12 tipped-on colour chips. Folio, 335 x 250 mm, publisher's cloth. New York: The Company, 188- [hand annotated as 1889 on pasted-on bookplate]. A fine copy of a splendid and extremely rare nineteenth century American paint catalogue, which has increased importance owing to the plates depicting... Read More
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Syllabaire anglais et français
by BROWN, A.; STEPHENS, J.
1836. BROWN, A. Syllabaire anglais et français. [6], 7-64, 18, [3], 68-99, [1], 1-44 pp., with 18 color plates. 142 x 90 mm., publisher's paper boards, in a later morocco-backed folding box. Paris: Librairie française et anglaise de Truchy, 1836. The second edition. A stunning little book, still in its fragile boards and with the brightly coloured plates accompanied by a varied use of typography, with the first sixteen pages on pink paper, devoted to... Read More
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I Am For That.
by BROWN, James; Blagg, Max; JAMES BROWN
1994. BROWN, James. I Am For That. By Max Blagg. Three paper folders wrapped in Bedouin silk, in a protective mylar cover, in a new cloth folding box. San Francisco: Hine Editions, 1994. Divided into three sections, this unorthodox book consists of original drawings, engraving, collage and a hand written poem. Using paper handmade by students in Morocco as well as paper from the renowned Dieu Donne, the sections are loosely inserted... Read More
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Les colorants à cuve des farbwerke worm. Meister Lucius & Brüning Hoechst sur le Mein dans le domaine de l'Impression
by LUCIUS & BRUENING
1914. LUCIUS & BRUENING. Les colorants à cuve des farbwerke worm. Meister Lucius & Brüning Hoechst sur le Mein dans le domaine de l'Impression. 115 pp., illustrated with 279 mounted samples. 4to, 270 x 186 mm, publisher's cloth. Hoechst S/M [Frankfurt].: Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, 1925. A particularly outstanding work on dyeing with a wide variety of extremely atrractive samples. Extremely rare with OCLC listing only one copy worldwide, at CCA.
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A.B.C. de Babar
by Brunhoff, Jean de
1934. BRUNHOFF, Jean de. A.B.C. de Babar. [48] pp. Illustrated throughout in colour. 8vo., 210 x 162 mm, bound in original publisher's decorated boards, decorated endpapers, in a new yellow cloth folding box. Paris: Editions du Jardin des Modes, 1934. First Edition. A number of Babar's friends may be seen herein among the A.B.C.'s, including Céleste, Coco, and Cornélius. Below the "Liste des mots à trouver" Babar says: "Félicitations de... Read More
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The Coal Tar Colours
by FARBWERKE vorm. Meister Lucius & Bruning
1896. TRADE CATALOGUE. The Coal Tar Colours of the Farbwerke vorm Meister Lucius & Brüning. 3 Volumes. 236, 136, 196 pp. Illustrated with lithographic frontispiece, title-page, and 1280 tipped-in coloured textile samples. 4to., 267 x 193 mm, bound in original publisher's cloth-backed baords. Hoechst on the Maine, Germany: Farbwerke vorm. Meister, Lucius & Brüning, 1907. A colourful turn-of-the-century trade catalogue, the first produced by this well-known German chemical company. The catalogue contains... Read More
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Asisi citta serafica e santuarii (sic) che la decorano ad istruzione e guida de' forestieri che vi concorrono.
by BRUSCHELLI, Domenico.; ASSISI
1824. ASSISI. BRUSCHELLI, Domenico. Asisi citta serafica e santuarii (sic) che la decorano ad istruzione e guida de' forestieri che vi concorrono. VIII, 85, [3] pp., illustrated with 30 full-page engraved plates numbered I-XXX. 4to, 227 x 145 mm., bound in original Italian blue paper wrappers, manuscript title and author on spine. Orvieto: Presso i Tosini, 1824. Second revised and corrected edition. A nineteenth-century guide to Assisi distinguished by the series of charming engraved illustrations by Giambattista... Read More
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Another Name/General Instruction
by Bruskin, Grisha; Rubinstein, Lev; GRISHA BRUSKIN
1993. BRUSKIN, Grisha. Another Name / General Instruction. Poem by Lev Rubinstein. 224 pp., with 112 lithographs. Square 4to, 265 x 265 mm., half cloth over paper covered boards. New York: Christopher Sweet and Marlborough Graphics, 1993. Early artist's book by Russian Sots artist Grisha Bruskin with poems by the founder of Moscow Conceptualism, Lev Rubinstein. 1 of 50 copies, signed and numbered by the artist and signed by the poet. Immaculate copy. 1... Read More
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Statistique de la Belgique :Agriculture : Recensement General de 1895 : Atlas
by BRUSSELS, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.
1899. BRUSSELS, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. Statistique de la Belgique: Agriculture: Recensement Général de 1895: publié pare le Ministre de l'Agriculture: Atlas. 34 Plates. Large folio, 485 x 360 mm., in publisher's linen-backed cloth portfolio. Brussels: Ministre de l'Agriculture, 1899. A splendid example of the works published by the French statistical bureau very much in the style established by Charles Josph Minard. On the outside the book appears drab and undistinguished, but on the inside it is... Read More
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Nova Alphati Effictio.
by BRY, Johann Theodor; Bry, Johann Israel; De Bry
1575. DE BRY, Johann Theodor and J. I. DE BRY. Nova Alphati Effictio histories ad singulas literas correspondentibus, et toreumate Bryanaeo artificiose in aes incises illustrate…. Engraved title-page, 24 elaborately engraved plates of letters, all with grotesque Mannerist ornamentation. 4to., 325 x 212 mm, bound by Rivière in full crushed brown morocco, triple gilt fillet on covers, floral gilt ornaments in corners, spine with intricate floral tooling in compartments, a.e.g. Frankfurt: [De Bry], 1595. ... Read More
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Buffalo Business Directory, With Alphabetical and Classified Index.
by BUFFALO.
1855. BUFFALO. Buffalo Business Directory, With Alphabetical and Classified Index. Containing, Also, Advertisements of the Principal Business Houses in Rochester, Chicago, etc. [5], 230, [1] pp., profusely illustrated. 8vo, 223 x 150 mm., bound in publisher's elaborately blind and gilt stamped green cloth. [Buffalo]: Hunter & Ostrander, Democracy Printing Association, 1855. An exceptionally well-preserved copy of this scarce directory for Buffalo on the eve of the Civil War. The variety of advertisements, many of which are illustrated,... Read More
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Distruggiamo il Boscevismo
by BUFFON, Federigo (editor)
1942. BUFFON, Federigo (editor). Distruggiamo il Bolscevismo. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout with photographs, photomontage, political cartoons etc. Folio, 326 x 265 mm., bound in publisher's illustrated boards. [Milan?]: Sindacato interprovinciale dei giornalisti Lombardi, 1942. A fine example of fascist book illustration. This is a fierce piece of anti-communist propaganda issued by the Journalists Association of Lombardy. Among the contributors are Marinetti ("Futurismo Antibolscevico"), some of the main personalities of the fascist state, and their Nazi allies. With... Read More
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Le Pursang de l'Automobile
by BUGATTI
1937. BUGATTI. 24 pp., chiefly illustrated with black & white photographs. Folio, 307 x 228 mm., proofs ca. 320 x 240 mm., original wrappers, in a new cloth folding box. Molsheim: Automobiles Bugatti, impr. Publimp-Nadal, 1937. A magnificent trade catalogue for one of the grandest of the early automobile makers. This catalogue was issued not long after their great success in the 1936 24-hours race at Le Mans. This catalogue illustrates both sports models and sedans, some... Read More
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London Bulletin. Vols. 1 - 20. [All Published]
by LONDON BULLETIN
1938. LONDON BULLETIN. London Bulletin. Vols. 1 - 20 [all published]. 8vo, ca. 250 x 185 mm., original publisher's wrappers. London: London Gallery 1938-1940. A complete set in the original wrappers of this important English contribution to the Surrealist movement. Edited by E.L.T. Mesens the distinguished list of contributors included Paul Eluard, Herbert Read, André Breton, Paul Nash, Tanguy, Beckett, Peret, Picabia and Roland Penrose. The magazine was profusely illustrated throughout and printed on a variety of... Read More
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Zeitschrift für Farben- und Textil-Chemie
by BUNTROCK, Arthur(Editor).
1902. BUNTROCK, Arthur (editor). Zeitschrift für Farben- und Textil-Chemie. [Journal for Color and textile Chemistry.] 12 volumes. 682 pp., 496 pp., 476 pp., 580 pp., 468 pp., 416 pp., 435 pp., 396 pp., 398 pp., 389 pp., 392 pp., 368 pp., all illustrated throughout, including hundreds of fabric and dyed fiber samples. 4tos, ca. 265 x 195 mm., bound in 20th-century green buckram (slightly rubbed but sound and attractive), spines lettered in gilt. Berlin: Braunschweig, 1902-1913. ... Read More
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Contemporary color guide. How controlled color contributes to modern living. With 30 plates in color
by BURRIS-MEYER, Elizabeth
1947. BURRIS-MEYER, Elizabeth. Contemporary color guide. How controlled color contributes to modern living. With 30 plates in color with tipped in color-examples. 4to, 229 x 175 mm., publisher's yellow cloth. New York: William Helburn, Inc. 1947 Elizabeth Burris-Meyer taught design at NYU's School of Retailing and this is the second of her two important books on colour, the first being A Historical Guide to Colour published in 1938.
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Piano
by BURSSENS, Gaston; GASTON BURSSENS
1924. BURSSENS, Gaston. Piano. 32 pp. Bound loose as issued in the original illustrated wrappers, in publisher's slipcase and new cloth box. Mechelen: Holemans, 1924. Burssens is best known for this work, which solidified his reputation as one of the three "real" Flemish Expressionists. With its strikingly original design, featuring an overprinting of the main body of text with stenciled words in different colours and type styles, Piano won him international recognition.... Read More
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Khudozhestvennoe Dvizhenie( Artistic Movement).
by BURTSEVA, M.(Editor)
1930. BURTSEVA, M., editor. Khudozhestvennoe Dvizhenie [Artistic Movement]. 192 pp., illustrated with 100 mostly photographic illustrations. 8vo, bound in illustrated wrappers in a new cloth folding box. Leningrad: Fizikultura i Sport, 1930. A very rare book on the promotion of artistic movement. No copies listed on OCLC.
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Fables of Aesop, with an original drawing by Calder.
by CALDER, Alexander; Aesop; ALEXANDER CALDER
1931. SOUR GRAPES! CALDER, Alexander. Fables of Aesop. with an original drawing by Calder. [6], 124, [10] pp., illustrated with 50 line-block reproductions after pen-and-ink drawings by Calder. 4to, 255 x 195 mm., bound in publisher's over boards, in the original cardboard slipcase, in a new half morocco folding box. Paris: Harrison of Paris, 1931. The publisher's copy of the deluxe issue of Calder's most significant book, illustrated with figures from Aesop constructed in the same... Read More
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AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY WITH PICTURES
by CALDER, ALEXANDER; Davidson; ALEXANDER CALDER
1969. Calder, Alexander. CALDER: An Autobiography with Pictures. 285 pp., profusely illus., 4to, 252 x 201 mm., wraps, in a new cloth folding box. New York: Beacon Press, 1969. A unique copy of Calder's autobiography embellished with a self-portrait drawing by Calder on the title page.
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Symbolorum et emblematum animalibus quadrupedibus.
by CAMERIUS, Joachim; Camerarius
1595. CAMERIUS, Joachim. Symbolorum et emblematum animalibus quadrupedibus. 116 ff. Illustrated with engraved title-page and 100 engraved circular emblems by Hans Sibmacher. Small 4to., 195 x 140 mm, bound in early 20th-century tan calf, maroon morocco spine label. Nuremberg: P. Kaufmann, 1595. First Edition. A charming emblem book on quadrupeds, both real and fantastical, by the renowned botanist, Joachim Camerius. This is part 2 of a four part... Read More
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Poesia Pentagrammata
by CANGIULLO, Francesco
1923. CANGIULLO, Francesco. Poesia Pentagrammata. 45pp. 8vo., publisher's wrappers. Napoli, Gaspare Casella,1923. A fine example of one of the three classic futurist books by Cangiullo with their imaginative typographic layouts.
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