ALFRED WALLIS; Primitive
London: Poetry London/Nicholson & Watson, (1949). First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 122. Illustrated wtih reproductions and photographs, a few in color. Blue cloth. Cover little scuffed at edges, one hinge tender, o/w VG. More
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THE ART OF HANUKKAH
Hugh Lauter Levin, (1996). First Edition. 4to, pp. 119. Illustrated in full color, with history and commentary on each piece. A nice copy in little scuffed dj. More
100 GREAT MASTERPIECES OF THE MEXICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
NY: Abrams, (1969). reyes. First Edition. 4to, pp. 97, plus pages of commentaries on the plates. Photographs by Constantino Reyes. Richly illustrated, most in color. A nice copy in somewhat soiled dj. More
HARLAN HUBBARD, Life and Work.; The Blazer Lectures for 1989.
[Lexington:]: The University Press of Kentucky, (1990). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 108. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of work by Hubbard. Presentation by the author on the title-page. A fine copy in dj. Freedman A79a. Hubbard was an artist and the author of Shantyboat, A River Way of Life, an account... More
L'ANGELICO A SAN MARCO
Firenze Italy: Sadea/Sansoni, (1965). 4to, pages not numbered. In Italian. [Forma e colore, 13.] Thirty color plates, including two fold-out leaves, with text. Paper wraps. VG. The Fra Angelico paintings at the Convent of San Marco. More
MASTERS OF NAIVE ART; A history and worldwide survey
NY: McGraw-HIll. 4to, pp. 304. Short bios, bibliography, index.Translated by Russell M. Stockman. With 389 illustrations, 204 in color. A nice copy in dj, in a little scuffed pictorial box. Heavy. More
ILLUSTRIOUS FRIENDS; The story of Joseph Severn and his son Arthur
NY: Reynal, (1965). 8vo, pp. 393. Bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions. Some of the illustration leaves trimmed a little too close to the pictures and print, o/w a nice copy in scuffed dj. Severn was the young artist who traveled with Keats to Rome; the son Arthur, also... More
EXCHANGING HATS; Paintings
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1996). First Edition. Small 4to, pp. 106. Notes. Edited, with an introduction, by William Benton. Illustrated in color. Fine in slightly soiled dj. More
AMERICAN FOLK SCULPTURE
NY: Bonanza, (1985). Reprint. 4to, pp. 392. Lavishly illustrated throughout in over 100 color and almost 700 black-and-white plates. A nice copy in slightly scuffed and price clipped dj. A survey of this native national art from, with objects assembled from private and public collections. More
FOLK PAINTERS OF AMERICA
NY: Dutton, (1979). First Edition. 4to, pp. 255. Notes, bibliography, index. With 367 halftone and 70 color illustrations.A nice copy in lightly soiled dj. More
AMERICAN ART; A cultural history
NY: Abrams, (2001). Small 4to, pp. 416. Timeline, bibliography, index. With 400 illustrations, including 148 plates in full color. A nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. More
ARTISTS AND ARABS;; Or, sketching in sunshine.
Boston: Osgood, 1874. Author's edition. 12mo, pp. 215. Illustrated with drawings. Erratum slip tipped in. Green cloth, stamped in gilt. Donor's presentation on blank. Cover very slightly scuffed, o/w a nice copy. More
AMERICA: A PROPHECY and EUROPE: A PROPHECY; Facsimile reproductions of two illuminated boks...
NY: Dover, (1983). 4to, pp. 47. With 35 plates in full color, typeset text transcriptions, brief summaries and explanations.Some pencil writing on title, cover slightly dog-eared and scuffed at edges, o/w VG. More
THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM BLAKE
Cambridge MA: Harvard, 1968. First American edn. 8vo, pp. 224. Index. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes. With 13 illustrations. Paper over boards. Edges little spotted, o /w a nice copy in soiled and slightly chipped dj. More
HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE SAINTS IN ART; By their constumes, symbols, and attributes
NY: Art Culture Publications, 1925. First Edition. 4to, pp. 168. Indices, works consulted. Errata and addenda slip tipped in on p. 163. Illustrated in black and white. Edges and cover soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. There are more than 100 Madonna pictures, 14 Coronations, 400 pictures of Saints alone... More
HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE SAINTS IN ART; By their costumes, symbols, and attributes
NY: Art Culture Publications, 1925. 4to, pp. 168. Bibliography, index. With over 400 black and white illustrations. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. A little spotting on edges, cover little soiled and scuffed, o/w a VG tight copy. More
PREMISES:; Invested spaces in visual arts, architecture, & design from France, 1958-1998
NY: Guggenheim Museum, (1998). 4to, pp. 544. Director's foreword by Thomas Krens. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Guggenheim October 1998-January 1999. Paper wraps. Copiously illustrated with photos and drawings in color and black and white. Cover very slightly soiled and chipped, o/w a nice copy. Extremely heavy. A... More
KAREN BLIXENS KUNST (Tegninger og Malerier) THE ART OF KAREN BLIXEN (Drawings and Paintings
[Denmark]: Karen Blixen Museet, 2001. First Edition. 4to, pp. 160, illustrated in B&W and Color, Bound in printed boards, a near fine copy. This copy belonged to one time poet lauret of the US William Jay Smith who wrote 16 lines of holograph about his personal memories of his wife... More
L'ARAZZO DI TOLKIEN; Immagini ispirate a Il Signore Degli Anelli
Milan Italy: Bompiani, (2011). Large 8vo, pp. 159. In Italian.Commentary translated by Corrado Ferri. Copiously illlustrated in color. Paper over boards. Cover little scuffed at ends of spine, o/w near fine in dj. A Tolkien tapestry: Pictures to accompany "The Lord of the Rings." More
ENCOUNTERS WITH ART
Wallingford, PA: Pendle Hill, (1963). 1/3000 copies. 12mo, pp. 31. Paper wraps. Cover little soiled, o/w VG. A pamphlet published by an intentional community for freligious and social study and cooperative living. The author, a Quaker, writes and lectures on art-related fields. More
DESIGNS BY ERTE; Fashion drawings and illustrations from "Harper's Bazar"
NY: Dover, (1976). 4to, pp. xiii, 129. Paper wraps. Copies of Erte's drawings in black and white, with eight covers in color. Cover very slightly chipped and soiled, o/w a nice copy. Fantastical designs for women's clothing, from "motoring costumes" to underwear. More
IMPRESSIONISTS AND IMPRESSIONISM
NY: Skira, (1980). First paperback edn. 4to, pp. 231. Index. With 174 reproductions in full color, 250 black and white illustrations. Paper wraps. Cover little scuffed and chipped, o/w a VG tight copy. More
ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE 1500-1700
Harmondsworth UK: Penguin, (1957). Second impression. Small 4to, pp. xvii, 296, plus 192 plates. Notes, bibliography, index. [Pelican history of art.] A VG tight copy in price-clipped and somewhat worn dj. More
NICOLAS POUSSIN; The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts 1958. Text and Plates.
NY: Pantheon, (1967). First Edition. 4to, pp. xxiv, 431. Appendix, bibliography, list of works, indexes. Illustrated in black-and-white. [Bollingen series XXXV - 7.] Light green cloth, stamped in gilt. Top edge little spotted, o/w a nice copy. Horizontal 8vo, pp. xx, plus 265 plates in black and white, 27. Indexes... More
NICOLAS POUSSIN; The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 1958...(PLATES ONLY)
NY: Bollingen, (1967. Horizontal 8vo, pp. xx, plus 265 plates in black and white, 27. Indexes. Pale green cloth, stamped in gilt. Top edge very slightly spotted, spine little faded, o/w a nice copy in slipcase. More