Rare Art
Julio Gonzalez
Edizioni dell'Ateneo, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. 4to with DJ 111,[1]pp Text in Spanish, English and Italian. Notable for the tipped-in color plates. Series: Contributi alla Storia dell'Arte, 1. Freitag #3740 (under 'Cerni'). A very good+ copy in very good original publisher's jacket with..... More
Collection of 7 Zinc Plates from an Unpublished Work on Leicestershire Quarries
Rigby Graham, 1990. Unknown. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. These seven Rigby Graham blocks were part of an intended book on Leicestershire Quarries that the artist seems to have begun about 1981, and later for some unknown reason abandoned after taking the work all the way to production..... More
Fifty Northwest Artists
Chronicle Books, July 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong). Auction copy invitation (1987) included, as well as 'With compliments' card of Ed Marquand, the book designer. The copy is SIGNED on the title page by Marquand, Guenther, and the photographer Marsha Burns. The book..... More
Ohm-Age Konkret
dPress, January 2006. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (large). Slight bumping to fore-edges, else a near fine copy internally. [24]pp. Series of visual concrete poems, dedicated to Liam O'Gallagher; with upper wrapper design by 'Oberon'; Guthrie's name spelled 'Gutherie' at foot of title page..... More
Ocima: Svet Kolem Nas
Ceskoslovenske Filmove Nakladatelstvi, 1947. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (square). Slight creases, rubbing and browning to wrappers (chiefly to spine edges); slight internal browning to edges. 15, [6] pages + plates. Text in Czech and English; title page in Czech only. Intriguing compilation of..... More
Pickle dishes & milseys : a social and historical commentary
Richard Halliday, 2011. First Edition. Paperback. Exceptionally rare guide (Worldcat records only 1 copy) to this type of blue and white transferware ceramics. Description: 203 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm Responsibility: Richard Halliday. Subjects Blue and white transfer ware. Céramique à décor décalqué bleu et blanc... More
Watercolor
RenMei, January 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. Text in Chinese and English. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Clean interior. Little to no shelf or handling wear. More
The Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens: A Critical Catalogue. (2 Vols.)
Princeton University Press, September 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. 2 volumes, complete as issued. Original red and gray two-tone cloth (bumping to tops of spines and corners; slight wear).Color, b/w Illustrations. More
Robert Helm
Redmann Galerie + Kunsthandel, 1982. First Edition. Saddle-stapled wraps. [32]pp., with color reproductions. Review text by Ed Keinholz (English and German translation). In Near Fine condition. More
Sebastiano del Piombo (Oxford Studies in the History of Art and Architecture)
Oxford University Press, October 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An exceptionally nice copy of this essential survey. 'This is the first detailed assessment of Sebastiano to have appeared in English. It follows his career through all its stages and provides a detailed study of..... More
David Hockney. Pictures with frames and still life Pictures
Kasmin Limited, 1965. First Edition. Unknown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Single folded and glued card sheet with die-cut frame to upper panel revealing b/w plate behind. Documentation. Includes magazine clippings with 4 color illustrations from Hockney's paintings, including a still life ('More Realistic Still Life'). Hockney third one-man..... More
Black Magic Volume One: A Compilation of Ink Art
Hoffman International/Underworld Library, 2008. Trade Paperback. 2008 trade paperback, NOT the 2006 stapled issue with a similar title but somewhat (if not completely) different contents. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, & bumped corners. Interior is tight, bright, & clean. 4to. More
Four and Twenty Block-Prints for Four and Twenty Rhymes. Number Three: University of Washington Chapbooks.
University of Washington Book Store, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original light brown printed wraps (Some creases and closed tears to edges). Bookplate of Kathryn Kinckley, who contributed to 'A Block-Print History of the Northwest' issued the next year (and presumably was involved somehow..... More
American car graffiti, 1902-1936 : selections from Yasutoshi Ikuta's collection of automobile advertisement
Jitsugyo No Nihonsha, 1986. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very scarce. A near fine paperback in jacket (slight wear). More
Tsujigahana, the flower of Japanese textile art
Distributed in the U.S. by Kodansha International/USA through Harper & Row, January 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in original color pictorial cloth - appears to have been never read; housed in a good copy of the publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth folding clamshell box, with color pictorial label on..... More
The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color
Reinhold Publishing Company, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good copy of the first American edition of this important and influential text in original jacket, complete with all tipped-in color plates. The light gray cloth is clean and not discolored, the original jacket is in very good condition with some..... More
Iznik l'aventure d'une collection : Les céramiques ottomanes du musée national de la Renaissance Château d'Ecouen
Reunion des muse´es Nationaux, January 2005. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very nice copy in the original paperback binding (slight wear). 333pp. Text in French. Full color illustrations throughout. More
5 Amerikanische Kunstler: James G. Davis, Jack Dollhausen, Scott Fife, Gaylen C. Hansen, Robert Helm
Redmann Galerie & Kunsthandel, 1984. First Edition. Saddle-stapled wraps. Oblong 8.25 x 5 13/16 in. 24pp., with b/w photos and color reproductions. Text in German and English. An exhibition catalog, one 0f 2500 copies printed. More
L'Architecture et la Decoration Dans L'Ancienne Egypte : Les Temples Memphites et Thebains, Des Origines a la XVIIIe Dynastie; Les Temples Ptolemaiques et Romains; Les Temples Ramessides et Saites de la XIXe a la XXXe Dynastie [3 Volume set]
Editions Albert Morance, 1920. First Edition. Unknown. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Complete set of 3 huge volumes (cloth-backed portfolios) of this landmark work, issued 1920; 1922; 1924. The huge volumes, measuring 20.5 x 14.5 inches, present introductory texts followed by superb large b/w gravure plates from photographs..... More
1/70
Art Institute of Chicago, 1970. First Edition. Saddle-stapled wraps. [44]pp., with one 3 page foldout, and in printed white wraps. Art Artists' book featuring conceptual/process art by students associated with the Art Institute of Chicago: James Zanzi, Robert James Guthridge, Orwett Echer, Joe Cavalier, Lee Kehrein, Teresa Burga, Gary Perkins..... More
2/70
Art Institute of Chicago, 1970. First Edition. Saddle-stapled wraps. [56]pp., in semi-glossy white printed wraps. Art Artists' book featuring conceptual/process art by students associated with the Art Institute of Chicago: James Zanzi, Andrea Kalish, Joe Cavalier, James Doring, John Celio, N. Arakawa, A. Yamanouchi, John Ward, Andy Brady, Olaf Borge..... More
Far
Jlungerhunger. Limited Edition. Saddle-stapled wraps. Number 49 of a limitation of 50. Artist's compilation of work done by a variety of creators. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, and slightly bumped corners. Interior is tight, clean, and bright. Includes a credit sheet (as issued) that mimics a contact..... More
Joelle Classic
Joelle, Grupo La Perla, Bologna. First Edition. Paperback. Rare oversized (16.5 inches tall) photographic tribute to La Perla's Joelle fashion brand. Undated, 1988 is a guess. [16] pages. More