The Colophon A Book Collectors Quarterly New Series Volume 1 Number Three (3)
New York: Pynson Printers, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Winter 1936. Contents include: The St. Mary's Press: A Chronology of American Printing by Lawrence C Wroth, A Scot in America by Israel B Kaplan, Mr Maude Remonstrated by J. Donald Adams, The Path of the Pioneer by Robert P. Eckertt. Jr., The 1866 Appleton "Alice" by Flodden W Heron and more. A very good plus copy with splitting to the interior at the title page, the usual darkening to the... Read More
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The Altering Eye: Layered Photographic Images
Chicago, IL: The Arts Club of Chicago, 1988. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran January 13 through March 5, 1988. Includes biographical sketches and list of works in the show by these artists: John Flattau, Paolo Gioli, Oliva Parker, Doug Prince, and Rosamond Wolff Purcell. A very good plus copy in stapled wrappers with a tiny chip to the bottom front corner. Scarce.
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A Descriptive Catalogue Of The Marine Collection To Be Found At India House
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1973. Second edition. A limited edition of 1250 copies. A very nicely done look at the various collections of this institution which was founded to promote trade. Illustrated with 12 color plates with tissue guards and 39 monochrome plates. A very fine copy in blue beveled cloth boards in a fine cloth slipcase. A beautiful production. Please note that this is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.
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The 33rd Annual Exhibition - Art Directors Club of Chicago
Chicago, IL: Art Directors Club of Chicago. First edition. Hardcover. 108 pages. Brief essay by Leo Burnett. Includes black and white and some color illustrations. A very near fine copy in black cloth binding without dust jacket as issued. Apology card from publisher laid in. Scarce with no copies listed in OCLC or anywhere else.
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Commercial Amateur Finishing
Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Co. Softcover. An early look at how to process photographs, with diagrams on how to setup a darkroom. Includes numerous descriptions and illustrations of Kodak products. A very good copy in wrappers with an owner name on the front panel and a small handwritten note on one page. Uncommon with no copies listed in OCLC.
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Rudolf Kicken Galerie 1976-1986
Koln, Germany: Rudolf Kicken Galerie, 1986. First edition. Softcover. 152 pages. Copy 153 from an edition of only 500 copies. A look at this productive ten year period of this gallery. Includes numerous black and white images. A near fine copy in wrappers.
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Light II: A National Photographic Competition and Exhibition
Arcata and Eureka, CA: Galleries of Humboldt State University and College of the Redwoods, 1975. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 25 through May 13, 1975. Introduction by Tom Knight. Includes numerous black and white images. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers.
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The New Colophon Volume II (2) , Part Eight (8)
New York: Duschnes Crawford, Inc, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. February 1950. Contents include: The Poet and the Pirate by Ray Nash, The Uses of Collection by John Bakeless illlustrated by Paul Carruth, Treasure Hunt by John Francis McDermott illustrated by Cyrus Leroy Baldridge and more. A near fine copy with the usual darkening to the illustrated boards.
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The Development of a Revolutionary Mentality: Papers Presented at the First Symposium, May 5 and 6, 1972
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Introduction by Richard B. Morris. Includes essays by Henry Steele Commager and many others. A tight near fine copy in a lightly soiled near fine dust jacket.
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Black Maria Vol. 4 No. 1 Women Speak
Chicago, IL: Black Maria Collective, Inc, 1980. First edition. Softcover. 68 pages. Literary anthology. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Uncommon.
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Witnesses to Working Lives The History of Crafts and Technologies A Guide to 226 Museums in the Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn, Germany: Inter Nationes, 1987. First edition. Softcover. Text in English. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear.
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Victoria's World, An Exhibition From the Gernsheim Collection
Austin: The University of Texas at Austin, 1966. First edition. Softcover. Attractive slim exhibtion catalog of some of the highlights of the Gernsheim Collection. An about near fine lightly rubbed copy in illustrated wraps.
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Art in Scotland 1978-1988
Edinburgh: 369 Gallery Ltd, 1988. First edition. Softcover. Includes essays by Andrew Brown, Douglas Hall, Edward Gage, Cordelia Oliver, Victoria Keller, and Helen Petrie along with numerous black and white illustrations. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers.
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Aspects of Expressionism Edvard Munch to Otto Dix
Chicago, IL: R.S. Johnson Fine Art, 2000. First edition. Softcover. 112 pages. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran Spring 2000. Includes 60 color and black and white illustrations of works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Georg Grosz, Paul Klee, Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, Kathe Kollwitz, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and several others. A tight close to near fine copy in wrappers with some fading to the front panel but otherwise a very fresh copy.
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Aktion, Illustration, Feature Beispiele Bildjournalistischer Fotografie: Aufnahmen von Otto Steinert und Schulern
Essen: Museum Folkwang, 1977. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran November 18 through January 15, 1978 at the Museum Folkwang and then March 16 through April 16, 1978 at the Kunsthaus Hamburg. Text in German. Includes numerous color and black and white images. A close to near fine copy in wrappers that are lightly soiled.
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Important 19th & 20th Century Master Graphics
Chicago, IL: R.S. Johnson International, 1977. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran Winter 1977. Includes images by Pierre Bonnard, Mary Cassatt, Paul Cezane, Odilon Redon, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Emil Nolde, Pablo Picasso, and numerous others. A near fine copy in wrappers.
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Alphabets Through The Ages
Denver, CO: The A.B. Hirschfeld Press, Inc, 1950. First edition. Softcover. An interesting book that looks at he history of alphabets and also a focus on the Hirschfeld Alphabet Plaques. A close to near fine copy in string tied wrappers that are lightly soiled.
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In Pursuit of the Absolute Art of the Ancient World: The George Ortiz Collection
Berne, Switzerland: Benteli Publishers Ltd, 1996. Revised edition. Hardcover. Published in conjunction a traveling exhibition. Features a foreword by Professor JOhn Boardman. Include numerous color illustrations and descriptions. A clean and tight very near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket.
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The Nazarenes: Germany's 19th Century Avant-Garde Artists
Westlake, TX: Gallery 19C, 2023. First edition. Softcover. 105 pages. Includes illustrations of works by Eduard Julius Bendemann, Arnold Bocklin, Joseph Fuhrich, Julius Benno Hubner, Franz Ittenbach, Joseph anton Koch, Joahann Friedrich Overbeck, Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, Johann Richard Seel, and Alexander Maximillian Setiz. A fine copy in wrappers. Uncommon.
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American Photography: The Sixties, An Invitational Exhibition of Recent Trends
Lincoln, NE: Sheldon Memorial Museum of Art, 1966. First edition. Oblong softcover. 47 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran February 22 through March 20, 1966. Features a foreword by Norman A. Gerske, an introduction by by Jerald C. Maddox. Includes brief biographical information, a checklist and 1 image by: Ansel Adams, Wynn Bullock, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro, Van Deren Coke, Imogen Cunningham, Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Frank, Dave Heath, Robert Heinecken, Joseph Jachna, Kenneth Josephson, Danny... Read More
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Pioneers of Modern Furniture
London: Fischer Fine Art in association with Lund Humphries, 1991. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 24 through May 31, 1991. Features an introduction by Colin Amery. Includes illustrations of pieces of furniture by Adolf Loos, Otto Wagner, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe, Brun Weil, Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Jean Prouve, and others. A clean near fine copy in French style wrappers and with laid in price list.
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Illinois Photographers '85 A Competitive Exhibition of Contemporary Photography
Springfield, IL: Illinois State Museum, 1978. First edition. Softcover. 12 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran February 24 through April 7, 1985 at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and then Summer 1985 at the State of Illinois Art Gallery in Chicago. Brief introduction by Maureen A. McKenna. Juried selection by Barbara Crane, Carol Ehlers, and Stephen Prkopoff. Includes color and black and white images by Bea Nettles, Robert Drea, Chere Eisenberg, Elizabeth H. Sinsabaugh, Bob Thall,... Read More
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Das Bild Vom Menschen 50 Jahre Stern: Die Besten Fotos / The Image of Man 50 Years of Stern: The Best Pictures
Hamburg and New York: Stern Grüner + Jahr AG & Co. te Neues Pub. Co, 1998. First edition. Large softcover. 210 pages. Text in English and German. Includes numerous images with some in color. A very near fine copy in wrappers with some very slight wear to the bottom front and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap.
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25th Anniversary Exhibition at Janis
New York: Sidney Janis, 1973. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran October 2 through November 3, 1973. Includes a few color and numerous black and white illustrations. An about very good in wrappers with some light wear and some foxing. Uncommon.
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Chicago Bauhaus: The Formative Years of the Institute of Design
Chicago, IL: Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, 2006. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran April 21 through June 3, 2006. Single sheet folded twice to create 6 pages. Features a short text by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy taken from his introduction to The School of Design Prospectus Brochure from 1939. Includes 3 color and 3 black and white illustrations and a checklist. A fine copy. Uncommon with only 3 copies listed in OCLC.
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