Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green: or How to Mix the Color You Really Want--Every Time.
Rockport. MA: Rockport Publishers, 1992. Reprint. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 121, richly illustrated in color. More
Visual Miscellaneous
Color; A Survey in Words and Pictures; From Ancient Mysticism to Modern Science.
New Hyde Park, NY: University Books, Inc., 1963/1966. Second Printing. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 223, indexed, 250 illustrations. Rare in slipcase! Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), with her ownership stamp (Viennese born, Smith College and Harvard School of Design educated - one of the first women to do..... More
The American Renaissance 1876-1917.
New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1979. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 232, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Signed by a previous owner in 1979 inside front cover. This catalog was published for the exhibition of the same name that took place at the Brooklyn Museum in 1979, and..... More
Brass Rubbings: Catalogue for an Exhibition (Including: Hints on How to Rub a Brass).
Victoria, Alberta: Maltwood Museum of Historic Art, 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 47, richly illustrated in b/w w/ photographs, examples of rubbings. From the library of noted architectural historian Daniel Reiff, author of the acclaimed book "Houses from Books," (Penn State U Press, 2001), w/ his signature on..... More
Production for the Graphic Designer.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1974/1976. Third Printing. White Vellum. Quarto. pp 207. indexed. illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs, drawings, and digital diagrams and images. Great copy. As new. More
Christmas Customs.
Cincinnati, OH: Osborne-Kemper-Thomas, Inc., 1964. First edition. Full Color Wraps. Octavo, pp. 16. Illustrated with line drawings, color wraps. A scarce holiday give-away explaining Christmas traditions and customs in various countries. Charming booklet with interesting visuals, offered by a CT machine company. More
Mr. Daniels and the Grange.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Large Octavo, pp. richly illustrated w/ drawings and b/w photographs. A wonderful piece of American history: the story of how Sloane was instrumental in restoring "the Grange," the house of Alexander Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth (nee Schuyler)... More
Mr. Daniels and the Grange.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Large Octavo, pp. richly illustrated w/ drawings and b/w photographs. A wonderful piece of American history: the story of how Sloane was instrumental in restoring "the Grange," the house of Alexander Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth (nee Schuyler)... More
Eric Sloane's Almanac and Weather Forecaster .
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1957. Second Printing. Boards. Octavo, pp. 169, richly illustrated w/ the author's b/w drawings. Beautiful copy of another scarce Eric Sloane book. As with all of Sloane's books, it's about more than its title indicates, including folklore and Americana. DJ cover watercolor of clouds..... More
The Sound of Bells .
Amsterdam: Doubleday, 1966. Second edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 58, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings by the author. Nice copy of an uncommon Sloane title, as appealing as most of Sloane's charming mix of art, Americana, and folklore. More
Max Ernst: A Restrospective.
Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1991. First printing. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 384, 444 illus., 250 in color. Catalog of an exhibition held Feb 13 - April 21, 1991 at the Tate Gallery, London, and two other German museums. With essays by Karin von Maur, Sigrid Metken, Uwe M. Schneede and Sarah Wilson. More
Robert Hass; Printing, Calligraphy, Photography; An Exhibition May 13 - September 1, 1984
Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Library, 1984. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 63, illustrated in color. More
Generace Avantgardy.
Prague: Narodniho Pisemnictvi, 1971. First edition. Linen over Wraps, professionally rebacked. 12mo. pp 26. illustrated with b/w line drawings and photographs. a history/retrospect of Czech avant gardists of the 20's and 30's, featuring Biebl, Teige, Nezual, etc. Extremely scarce avant garde document. More
Sbornik S. V. U. Manes 1938-1945.
Prague: S. V. U. Manes, 1947. First edition. Original Pictorial Wraps. quarto. pp 288. book on Czech art in Czech. b/w photographs. very scarce title. More
Jean Cocteau et les arts plastiques.
Paris: Pavillon des Arts, 1984. First printing. Wraps. scarce title. More
Le Tapis. Un Art Fondamental. (The Rug. A Fundamental Art). Introd. with ethnological notes by Arnold van Gennep.
Paris: Editions Self, 1949. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Quarto, pp. 294, sumptuously illustrated w/ color and b/w illustrations, color plates tipped in. More
Native Grace: Prints of the New World 1590-1876 (From the library of noted architectural historian Daniel Reiff, w/ his signature on inside front cover).
Charlottesville, VA: Thomasson-Grant, 1988. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 127, sumptuously illustrated w/ color plates. From the library of architectural historian Daniel Reiff, author of the acclaimed book "Houses from Books," (Penn State U Press, 2001), w/ his signature on inside front cover. More
Origini dell'Astrattismo 1885-1919.
Milan: Electa, 1980. First edition. Black Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 265 plus 380 b/w and color plates, indexed. Nice copy of very attractive book, extremely scarce in U.S. More
Origini dell'Astrattismo 1885/1919.
Milan: Electa, 1980. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, lavishly illustrated in color and b/w. Sharp, crisp ex-library copy, text in Italian. More
Lasar Segall.
Sao Paulo: Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, 1952. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 200, profusely illustrated in color and b/w. More
Luigi Bonazza.
Trent: Provinia Atonoma di Trento, 1985. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 262, lavishly illustrated in color and b/w. A very scarce study on an amazing early twentieth century artist. More
Notes on Islamic Art in its Historical Setting.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 44, illustrated w/ b/w maps. More
Drawings by C.F. Hill.
Paris: Skira, 1950. First edition, Limited to 625 (375 Arabic, 250 Roman), of which this is No. 127. Loose in box, w/ glassine jacket, as issued. Folio, pp. 34 plus 24 window-mounted color plates and three window-mounted b/w plates. Extremely nice copy of a sumptuous limited edition. A visionary Swedish..... More
Kunst d. 20 Jahrhunderts (Auctions 85-87, bound together).
Bern: Druck, Stampfli & Cie, 1957. First editions, two catalogs bound, auctions 85-87. Red Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. approx. 200, illustrated w/ b/w thumbnails. Scarce copy of seminal work from gallery that helped to put 20th century art on the map. Noted for their accuracy in descriptions, a "must"..... More
Kunst d. 20 Jahrhunderts (Catalogs 1-7, bound together).
Zurich: Hans Bolliger, 1970-1979. First editions, seven antiquarian catalogs bound. Bound Catalogs, Red Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. approx. 1,000, illustrated w/ approx. 1,000 b/w thumbnails. A Sammelband of legendary bookdealer Hans Bolliger's first 7 antiquarian catalogs of avant garde European art and rare books. Scarce, near fine copy of..... More