Sculptures Soudanaises.
Paris: Arts Et Metiers Graphiqus, 1948. First edition. Rebound in library buckram. quarto. 110 pp. richly illustrated with black and white photographs of sculptures. rebound in library buckram. visually interesting. More
Illustrated Books
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LOOK at the SKY And tell the Weather .
New York: World, 1970. Second, revised. Cloth over Boards, blue with Dust Jacket. Oblong quarto, pp. 90, lushly illustrated w/ the author's b/w drawings, blue and white fold-out inside back cover. Beautiful copy of a scarce Eric Sloane item. As usual with Sloane, it's about more than its title indicates..... More
Exotische Tiergeschichten.
Darmstadt: Darmstaedter Verlag, (1931). limited, numbered (28 of 125). Vellum with ink pictorial. quarto. pp 72. with 17 original lithographs. in German. fully signed by author, as well as artist. a beautiful and complete edition. A lovely copy of a scarce title; The Edschmid/Pinner collaboration worked well for both artist..... More
Futurism: Selected Works and Documents: Marinetti, Boccioni, Sant'elia, Balla, Severini, Russolo, Depero.
Rome: De Luca, 1984. Cardboard Covers. Octavo, pp 95. b/w images on every page. Published under the auspices of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York. Stapled business card on front free end paper of Allesandro Durini di Monza, a well known Italian photographer who's works were collected in Europe..... More
Interconnections in the Ancient Near East; A Study of the Relationships between the Arts of Egypt, the Aegean, and Western Asia
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1965. First edition. Cloth over Boards. quarto. 202 pp plus 221 b/w figures, sketches, and photographic examples of the artistic styles of the region. indexed. some sun fading on the cover but otherwise good copy. More
The Czech Avant-Garde and Czech Book Design: The 1920s and 1930s; An Exhibition drawn from the Emma Linen Dana Czech Avant-Garde Book Collection
Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University, (n.d., ca 1995). First printing. Wraps. Octavo, pp. 50, numerous color illustrations, preface by James Howard Fraser, overview article by Blanka Stehlikova. Cataloguing 89 scarce titles, all illustrated. Scarce reference work, documenting a period of intense creativity. The Czech avant-garde has been compared to the..... More
Pictures of John and George, School Children at Noon, and A Picture Book for Little Boys and Girls. (3 titles bound in period binding).
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1832. First edition, revised. Brown Cloth over Boards. 12 Mo (3 3/4 x 5 3/4), pp. 48 (3 gatherings of 16 pages each)., illustrated w b/w engravings. Nice copy of a rare title (we have located none on OCLC worldwide). More
At Home.
London, Belfast, New York: Marcus Ward & Co., 1881. First edition. Decorated Boards. Octavo, pp. 56. Illustrated with over 30 chromolithographs. Ink inscription on first title page, dated 1881. A beautifully illustrated children's book with poems on scenes from Victorian childhood and home life. Illustrated by J. G. Sowerby, a...... More
Zwei Dramen aus dem Bauernkrieg: Der Arme Konrad. Thomas Muenzer.
Berlin: Aufbau Verlag, 1959. First printing. Original Wraps, with woodcut illustration in black on orange color. 12mo, pp. 220. Frontis b/w image of Wolf and 6 original woodblock prints illustrating the text. Two plays which the socialist, revolutionary physician Wolf had written in the Weimar era (1923) and in early..... More
Zwei Dramen aus dem Bauernkrieg: Der Arme Konrad. Thomas Muenzer (ex library Lotte Jacobi, with her ownership stamp).
Berlin: Aufbau Verlag, 1959. First printing. Original Wraps, with woodcut illustration in black on orange. 12mo, pp. 220. Frontis b/w image of Wolf and 6 original woodblock prints illustrating the text. Rather scarce illustrated edition of Wolf's plays. This copy is especially interesting as it came from the library of..... More
Eli; nach der Schrift neu geordnet von...
Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1919. First limited edition (80/150). Beautiful marbled boards over linen backstrip. Large octavo (8" x 10"), pp. ca 30 nn., with three lithographs (Steinzeichnungen) by Corinth. Marbled boards, layout by E.R. Weiss. Text in German. A spectacular example of German letter press work, beautifully illustrated with original..... More
German Modern Graphic Design from Wilhelm to Weimar.
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1998. First printing. Cardboard Covers. Oblong octavo, pp 132, Color reproductions on each page. A sweeping survey of the innovative style of German Modern, presenting a remarkable collection of primary source illustrations from posters, advertising stamps, signage, package design, book jackets, and more. More
Kate Greenaway.
New York: Harmony Books, 1976. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 68. 90 illustrations in color and b/w. Kate Greenaway, a popular Victorian illustrator, "dressed the children of the world." This volume includes her book and periodical designs, as well as her paintings and greeting cards. More
Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, 1968. First edition. Original Wraps. quarto. ca. 105 pp. brilliantly color illustrated and well-preserved catalog of the exhibition of world playing cards running from 6th September to 3rd November 1968. with original, fold-out pamphlets. indexed. text in German. More
The Christmas Story As Told by St. Luke and St. Matthew; Illustrated with paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art.
New York: Pantheon, 1950. First edition. Decorated Boards, red. Quarto, ca pp 30.14 tipped in color prints. Illustrations include The Annunciation by Fra Filippo Lippi, The Adoration of the Shephards by Giorgione, and other beautiful depictions of this familiar story. More
American Luxury Jewels from the House of Tiffany.
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 2001. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 207, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This book chronicles the history of Tiffany from its start in 1842 as a purveyor of modest jewelry and stationery to its current position as the world's preeminent jeweler. Illustrated throughout..... More
Boston Impressions.
Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1970. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Oblong Octavo, pp. 64. Richly illustrated with b/w and colored woodcuts. An artistic rendering of the historic places and contemporary spirit of the city of Boston by the former Keeper of Prints at the Boston Public Library and Japanese artist..... More
Union Pictorial Primer; Introductory to the Union Readers
New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., 1866. First edition. Pictorial Boards, rebound w/orig. cover. 12 mo (4 /12" X 7 1/2"), pp 48. Illustrated with many charming line drawings, Designed as an introduction to Sanders' UNION SERIES OF READERS AND SPELLERS. A primer of simple reading lessons for young..... More
Nutcracker.
New York: Crown, 1984. First edition. Original Navy Blue Publisher's Cloth. square octavo. pp 102. amazing condition and with fantastic color illustrations. signed by Sendak on a bookplate. A beautiful copy of a wonderful publication for children of all ages, here in a preferred signed copy. More
Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War; The most important events of the conflict between the states graphically pictured.
New York: Mrs. Frank Leslie, 1894. First edition. Original Pictorial Cloth. Folio, pp. 480, illustrated with 512 line drawings depicting various aspects of the war. Scarce. An amazing compendium of visual materials about the major occurrence of the nineteenth century. More
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