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New York: American Art Galleries, 1909 fine. Subscriber copy no. 83 of an edition limited to 125 copies. folio, 268 pp. 37 full page photogravures, 13 partial page photogravures, 17 full page photographs. .... more information
Price: 125.00 USD
San Francisco: San Francisco Bay Exposition Company, 1939, Illus. with b/w photos & reproductions. Small 4to. Wraps. 82 p. With a six-page supplement of awards to this catalogue laid in . A bit of soiling on rear cover; else about fine. .... more information
Price: 30.00 USD
Herbert and Nannette Rothschild Collection.
Providence, RI:: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design,, 1966. Very Good. square 4to. 160 Color and b/w illustrations and introduction with catalogue of art included. Rubbing, wear, and slight soiling to covers. Pages are very nice and clean. Interior of book is fresh. "An exhibition in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of Pembroke College in Brown University, October 7- November 6, 1966. Annmary Brown Memorial, Brown University." .... more information
Price: 15.00 USD
St. Louis, (MO):: Wrought Iron Range Co.,, (1916). Combination cookbook and trade catalogue. 8vo. 168 pp. Illustrated. Includes descriptions of the company's kitchen appliances, testimonials as to their effectiveness, list of references, and 65 pages of recipes. Variations of this cook book were published by the company from the late 19th century; this edition not recorded on OCLC. Not in Cagle/Stafford or Brown. Original brown wrappers (rubbed and soiled, spine ends chipped), printed in red and black; stain through first few leaves, a good copy only. .... more information
Price: 75.00 USD
Paris:: Georges Petit,, 1910. 4to. 49 pp. 27 plates, picturing 118 examples, the text describing each individually. This copy extended by the addition al description of five more examples in manuscript, photographs of each mounted on four inserted leaves. Contemporary roan-backed red cloth, gilt spine title and gilt title on upper board, marbled endpapers, original stiff wrappers bound in. Very good. .... more information
Price: 750.00 USD
Illustrated Catalogue Masterpieces in The Fujita Museum of Art. Volume I: Arts and Crafts.
Osaka:: Benrido & Co.,, 1954. 12" x 9.25". 88pp. Grey - green rice paper covered boards with gilt lettering in the original slipcase. Fine condition. The box is heavily worn and chipped. An illustrated catalogue of the the arts and crafts collection of Baron Fujita, Kosetse Denzaburo and his son, Kosetsu Heitaro. With sections on scroll paintings, decorative art objects, beads, architectural ornaments, vases and ewers, ceramics, furniture, and much more. With black & white and color plates, each with accompanying text in Japanese and English. One of only 1200 copies published. .... more information
Price: 65.00 USD
William Ivey. An Exhibition of Paintings.
Seattle:: Seattle Art Museum,, 1975. 8.5" x 9". 47pp. Illustrated glossy wrappers. Spine lightly faded, else near fine condition. An exhibition catalogue for Seattle and Portland exhibits of the noted Pacific Northwest painter's work. With an essay by Virginia Wright and many color and black & white photo illustrations. .... more information
Price: 15.00 USD
Philadelphia:: The Rosenbach Galleries,, [No date; circa 1917]. 9.25" x 4.25". 11pp, Printed green wrappers with a cord binding. Pencil marks on the front cover and pencil margin notes throughout, else VG+ condition. With a separate flier laid in providing further details about Pennell art for sale at the Rosenbach Galleries. With an introduction by the artist. .... more information
Price: 25.00 USD
London: Effingham WIlson, 1830 Good. First edition.. Small 8vo. vii,(1),100pp. Hand colored frontispiece, plus six lithographed plates. Modern quarter morocco, spine in six compartments with raised bands, leather lettering label, gilt; cloth boards; vellum corners; marbled endpapers. With the original wrappers bound in at the rear. Without the publisher' s catalogue, sometimes present. Title, frontispiece and plates lightly soiled and stained; the bound-in covers are darkened and badly rubbed. A good copy in a fine binding. None of the bibliographical references assign an author. The front cover shows a "swell" in front of a cheval mirror, surrounded by boots, hats, brushes, combs, etc. The rear cover shows.... more information
Price: 1000.00 USD
Turkish Rugs: The Rachel B. Stevens Memorial Collection
Washington, DC: The Textile Museum, 1972 Fine. First Edition, First Printing. 63 pp, 11 ¼" x 8 ½", copy is in excellent condition, includes 36 full-page plates, about half of which are in color. Very scarce in hard cover. This was the catalogue for an exhibition of these rugs shown at the Textile Museum in Washington, DC, in 1972. .... more information
Price: 65.00 USD
Art Academy Of Cincinnati Catalogue
Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Museum Association, 1927 Good. 8 ¼" x 5 ½", 27 pp, cover has light soiling. This is a list of the courses, fees, faculty, etc. for the Art Academy Of Cincinnati for the year 1927. .... more information
Price: 15.00 USD
European Paintings : An Illustrated Summary Catalogue
Washington, DC, U.S.A.: National Gallery of Art, 1987 As New. 558 pp, 10" x 7", copy is unused and in MINT condition, includes 100s of bw illustrations. This is an extensive illustrated catalogue of the European paintings in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington. .... more information
Price: 8.00 USD
William Rothstein Memorial Exhibition
London: The Tate Gallery, 1950 Very Good. 32 pp, 9 ½" x 7 ¼", copy is in excellent condition, includes 12 bw reproductions plus 1 colorplate. This is the catalogue for an exhibition of William Rothstein's paintings, drawings, etchings, and lithographs. .... more information
Price: 35.00 USD
Balance Precaire; Precarious Balance; Gefahrdetes Gleichgewicht
Dusseldorf: Richter Verlag, 1991 Near Fine. 107 pp, 8 ½" x 6 ½", copy is in MINT condition, includes a number of colorplates, text in German and English, exhibition catalogue. .... more information
Price: 20.00 USD
Italo Valenti: Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings and Collages [2 Volume Boxed Set]
Skira, 1998 As New. First Edition. 684 pp, 11 ¼" x 10", copies are in MINT condition in printed cardboard slipcase, clear acetate dust jackets, includes over 2200 color and bw illustrations, text in English and Italian. .... more information
Price: 325.00 USD
A Selection Of Post-War British Abstract Art
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Very Good. First Edition. Circa 1980, 9" x 8 ¼", 44 pp, copy is in excellent condition, includes catalogue of all the works in the exhibition plus about 45 colorplate reproductions, exhibition catalog. .... more information
Price: 25.00 USD
Artistes De Geneve Catalogue Annuaire
1972 Very Good. First Edition. 133 pp, 12" x 9", copy is in near-MINT condition, text in Frendh, profusely illustrated in bw. This is a catalogue of artists working and exhibiting in Geneva in 1972. The book includes photos, brief bios and sample art for about 100 artists, scarce. .... more information
Price: 55.00 USD
Carzou I, Graveur Et Lithographe, Engraver And Lithographer, Graveur Und Lithograph
Editions D'Art de Francony, 1971 Fine. Limited. 419 pp, 13" x 10", copy is in near-MINT condition, copy 4121 of 5000, text in in French, English and German, contains 3 original lithographs with one in color, includes a complete illustrated catalogue of Carzou's work over the years 1948-1962. .... more information
Price: 85.00 USD
Guy Loudmer Auction Catalog: Judaica - Peintres Juifs De L'Ecole De Paris Et Contemporains
Guy Loudmer, 1991 Fine. First Edition. Approximately 60 pp, 11" x 8 ½", copy is in excellent condition, illustrated catalogue of an art auction held in Paris on April 14, 1991, focusing on Jewish art. .... more information
Price: 10.00 USD
Ireland: 1967 Good +. 9 1/2" x 8", 216 pp, copy is clean and tight with mild cover wear, profusely illustrated in bw throughout, exhibition catalogue. .... more information
Price: 25.00 USD
Luzern: Kunstmuseum, 1963 Good. 144 pp, 8 1/4" x 8 1/4", copy is in Good condition with light cover shelf wear, text in German, includes many bw illustrations, exhibition catalogue. .... more information
Price: 12.00 USD
Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design
Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1974 Very Good. 44 pp, 8 1/2" x 7", copy is in excellent condition with light cover shelf scuffing, illustrated in bw throughout, exhibition catalogue. .... more information
Price: 35.00 USD
Impressionist To Early Modern Paintings From The U.S.S.R.
Occidental Petroleum Corp & Armand Hammer Foundation, 1986 Fine. 127 pp, 9 ¼" x 11 ¼", copy is in near-MINT condition, includes 40 finely-printed full page colorplates. This is the catalogue from a major exhange exhibition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. The exhibition included many impressionist masterpieces from the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. .... more information
Price: 10.00 USD
Ketterer Kunst München: Catalogue 168: Afrika Ozeanien / Oceanic Art
Hamburg, Germany: Ketterer, 1991 Very Good. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", 188 pp, copy is crisp and unread with a bumped corner, profusely illustrated in color & bw throughout, catalog of the auction held December 14, 1991, text in German. .... more information
Price: 16.00 USD
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America: Art and the West. Exhibition and catalogue sponsored by United Technologies Corporation.
New York:: American-Australian Foundation, distributed by Abrams,, [1987]. Fine in fine d.j.. First edition..
Price: 25.00 USD
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[Buffalo, NY:]: Albright-Knox Art Gallery in cooperation with L.A. Co. Museum of Art and San Francisco Museum of Art,, [1974]. Front hinge separating from wrapper. Otherwise fine.. Exhibition catalogue, profusely illustrated in color and black and white. .... more information
Price: 30.00 USD
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New York:: Random House,, 1986. Fine in fine d.j.. First edition.. Color illustrations. .... more information
Price: 45.00 USD
Michael R. Thompson Rare Books
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New York:: American Art Association,, 1922. Corners lightly worn. Very good.. First edition..
Price: 50.00 USD
CATALOGUE 7: ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF THE WEST.
Scottsdale, Az.: Guidon Books, n.d. Very good+. 1st edition. Introduction by Dean Krakel, 59pp, list of 323 items with prices circa 1960's, ills. Printed pictorial white wraps. .... more information
Price: 10.00 USD
Jean Dubuffet A Retrospective.
New York:: Solomon R. Guggenheim,, 1973. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 4to. Published in an edition of 8000. 8-1/2 x 11", pictorial wrappers, 304pp, chronology, catalogue, 21 color plates, over 300 black & white illus. The book covers Dubuffet's works from 1942 to 1973, with a chronology and complete checklist of over 300 works included in the exhibition. .... more information
Price: 30.00 USD
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International Exhibition of Theatre Art
NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1934 Very Good. First. Firs printing. One of 2500 unnumbered copies only. Square quarto in violet stiff wrappers lettered in black; 68 pps. plus 72 pps. of plates. Addendum slip laid; complimentary copy with slip laid in. Catalogue of the exhibition theatre-related design held in the winter of 1934 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A tight copy, faded at the spine and edges. .... more information
Price: 42.50 USD
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American Sources of Modern Art
NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1933 Near Fine. First. First printing, one of 2500 unnumbered copies only. Illustrated stiff wrappers; 50pps. plus 52 pps. of black and white plates. Catalogue of the exhibition of representative pre-Columbian works considered sources for modern art. held May-June, 1933. Near fine; wrapers a bit toned. .... more information
Price: 42.50 USD
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Asiatika: Catlogue of the Auction Asian Art, Antiques, Sculpture Etc, Held November, 1997
Vienna: Kunsthaus Zacke, 1997 Fine. Color illustrated softcovers, illustrated with color photos of over 1100 lots. Catalogue of the auction of Asia art, artifacts, metalwork, prints, porcelain and ceramics, etc. held in Vienna in November of 1997. Fine. .... more information
Price: 15.00 USD
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Howard Pyle: The Artist and His Legacy
Delaware Art Museum, 1987 fine. Quarto sized in glossy illustrated stiff wrappers. 38 pp. with bibliography. Eight color plates in pocket at rear. Illustrated with vintage photographs and reproductions. Companion catalogue for the Pyle exhibition held at the Delaware Art Museum and the Brandywine River Museum in the spring of 1987. Fine. .... more information
Price: 10.95 USD
The Shakespeare Fund, London, 1868 A well-preserved, VG copy of the 1868 1st (and likely only) edition. In its original dark green cloth with bright gilt-lettering on spine. Octavo, 182 pgs., deckled fore-edge. Minor soiling on front panel and one 3-4 inch stain along upper back panel. INSCRIBED on the fly-leaf 7 OCTOBER 1872- PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY W.O. HUNT. This copy likely belonged to Ulysses S. Grant, the sitting president at the time of the inscription. A magnificent association and a rare Shakespeare item. .... more information
Price: 500.00 USD
M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Water Colors and Drawings (2 Vols.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1962 A lovely copy of the 1962 1st edition of this 2 vol. set. Each volume is bright and Near Fine. Quartos, 689 pgs. all told.The original slipcase -- and its paper spine label-- is VG+ with a minor amount of scuffing. Vol. 1 features the catalogue of academic artists and Vol. 2 the catalogue of visiting foreign artists, art from the civil war and folk artists. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
American Prints in the Library of Congress: a Catalogue of the Collection
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1970 1970 1st edition. Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket with a bit of fading to the spine and minor offsetting along the creases of the front panel. Thick quarto, 568 pgs. A perfectly presentable copy. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
New Haven, CT: Yale University Corporation, 1892 A well-preserved copy of this late 19th century catalogue of Yale's art holdings. VG in 1/4 brown morocco over marbled boards. Bright gilt-titling along spine, a bit of minor fraying to spine edges. Octavo, 130 pgs. Includes an index on the final page of the artists represented in Yale's collection. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
The Frick Collection: An Illustrated Catalogue--Paintings (2 Vols.)
New York: The Frick Collection, New York (distributed By Princeton University Press), 1968 Handsome example of this 2 volume set of the Frick Collection of paintings. 1st edition, 1968. Vol 1: American, British, Dutch, Flemish and German; and Vol. 2: French, Italian and Spanish. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in bright, Near Fine dustjackets. Quartos, 637 pgs. all told. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: Ft. Lauderdale Museum of the Arts, 1978 Uncommon Alice Neel catalogue from the Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art, February 1978. A bright, Near Fine copy in its original pictorial wraps. Quarto, unpaginated. Very light, inoffensive underlining. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
Japan: Shindo Publishing Co., 1987 SIGNED BY THE ARTIST KAWASHIMA on the front free endpaper. A crisp, Near Fine copy to boot of this 1987 catalogue. Oblong octavo, in its original pictorial wrappers. Dual text, in both Japanese and English. Rich, high-quality reproductions. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
Paris: Editions Du Centre Pompidou, 2005 A crisp, clean example of the exhibition catalogue at Centre Pompidou, June 2005- Feb. 2006. Bright and Near Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 181 pgs. Dual text--in both French and English. .... more information
Price: 250.00 USD
New York: Galeria Joan Prats, Ltd., 1988 An immaculate copy of this 1988 catalogue. Bright and Fine in its original wraps. A "presentation of monotypes and prints by Helen Frankenthaler executed at Poligrafa workshop, Parets del Valles, Barcelona. The presentation was held at the Galeria Joan Prats in New York, May 1988". .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
The Artist and the Book:1860-1960
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Harvard College Library, 1972 1972 2nd edition of this impressive catalogue of the exhibition originally held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston May-July, 1961. VG+ in a bright, VG+ pictorial dustjacket with very light rubbing along the spine. Quarto, 232 pgs. Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
American Church Silver of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1911 A clean, bright copy of this 1911 catalogue of the exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Tightly-bound and Near Fine in its duotone cloth. Quarto, 163 pgs. Crisp black-and-white plates, printed tissue-guards. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
Japan: Kitakyusyu City Museum of Art, 1979 Handsome example of this 1979 catalogue of the print works of Arakawa. Clean and Near Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Octavo, oblong, 131 pgs. Text in both Japanese and English. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
Dusseldorf: Art in Progress, 1977 1977 catalogue of the exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany (Oct. 1977). Clean and Near Fine in its original wrappers. Quarto, 111 pgs., fold-out plates. .... more information
Price: 100.00 USD
Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Work of William Morris
Manchester, England: The Municipal School of Art, Manchester, 1908 Very handsome 1908 William Morris catalogue, in its decorative Morris-designed original wrappers. "A Collection of Examples Illustrating the Art & Handicraft of William Morris, Lent by Mrs. Morris, William Morris & Co. & Other Friends for Display in the Municipal School of Art, Manchester Autumn 1908". Clean and solid and VG, with very light soiling to the rear panel and light foxing to the text. Well-reproduced Morris plates thruout, most still with their original tissue-guards. Octavo, unpaginated. .... more information
Price: 125.00 USD
The Exhibition of Three: Mihail Chemiakin, Oleg Tselkov and Ernst Neizvestny
New York: Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts Inc., 1979 1979 catalogue of this 3-artist exhibition at the Eduard Nakhamkin Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York. Solid and VG in its original wrappers. Folio, crisp, well-reproduced black-and-white and color plates thruout. .... more information
Price: 75.00 USD
Swiss Painters from the Buhrle Colletion
Zurich: Artemis Verlag, 1990 1990 "Catalogue of the Exhibition at the Foundation Emil G. Buhrle Collection from 27 April 1990 to 12 April 1991". Immaculate and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 99 pgs. .... more information
Price: 50.00 USD
