An American Show
Cincinnati: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1948. First edition. Paperback. Oblong wrappers. Scarce catalog of this 1948 exhibition. Introduction by Robert Morris Coffin. A very good copy. More about An American Show
General Art
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Tall Mountains and Flowing Waters (Inscribed); The Arts of Uragami Gyokudo
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 163 pp. Illustrated in black and white. A scholarly study of the painter Uragami Gyokudo. A fine copy in lightly used unclipped dustwrapper. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Addiss to poet Kenneth Irby and dated in 1988. More about Tall Mountains and Flowing Waters (Inscribed); The Arts of Uragami Gyokudo
La Struttura Negata: Cultura Armena Nella Diaspora #1
Milan: ICOM, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Oblong paperbound volume of essays on the Armenian diaspora. Text in Italian, English and Armenian. A solid very good copy in illustrated bound wrappers. 89 pp plus index. More about La Struttura Negata: Cultura Armena Nella Diaspora #1
Thomas H. Benton (Inscribed)
New York: American Artists Group, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Diminuitive hardbound book (4 1/2 x 6 1/8" tall). Unpaginated. Printing not stated. Small monograph on the artist. Includes a two paage foreword by Benton. The remainder of the book contains full page b/w illustrations of his paintings. This copy briefly... More about Thomas H. Benton (Inscribed
Ivor Abrahams The Garden Image (Inscribed)
Bolton and Liverpool: Bolton Museum and Art Gallery / Bluecoat Gallery, 1984. First edition. Paperback. Small paper quarto. 28 pp. Foreword by John McEwen. Catalog of a 1984 exhibition featuring the artist's prints and related sculptures from the period 1969 - 79. Some light soiling to covers. A very good... More about Ivor Abrahams The Garden Image (Inscribed
Mary Cassatt Prints and Drawings from the Artist's Studio (Signed by Four Contributors)
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound quarto. 149 pp. Illustrated in color and b/w. With texts by Adelson, Shapiro et al. A very good copy in bound illustrated wrappers with wide French flaps. This copy has been SIGNED by Adelson, Pinsky, Cantor and one other (difficult to... More about Mary Cassatt Prints and Drawings from the Artist's Studio (Signed by Four Contributors
The Tradition of Constructivism; The Documents of 20th century Art
New York: Viking Press, 1974. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 334 pp. With some illustrations. Lovely fine copy in black cloth binding in very good unclipped and unfaded dustwrapper. Short crease to rear flap. Minor wear to spine tips. Early 20th Century Russian Art. More about The Tradition of Constructivism; The Documents of 20th century Art
Air: 24 Hours Jennifer Bartlett (Inscribed by Artist)
New York: Harry Abrams, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 164 pp. With 50 illustrations including 24 plates in full color. Text by Deborah Eisenberg. A fine copy in fine printed acetate wrapper. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Ms. Bartlett and dated in 1998. More about Air: 24 Hours Jennifer Bartlett (Inscribed by Artist
The Drawings of Thomas Rowlandson in the Paul Mellon Collection
New York: Brandywine Press, 1978. First American edition. Hardcover. Large clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 384 pp. Large catalogue compiled by Baskett and Snelgrove includes nearly 400 of Rwolandson's drawings with descriptive text and details of media, size, provenance etc. for each. Very light handling wear. A solid very good copy... More about The Drawings of Thomas Rowlandson in the Paul Mellon Collection
Iconologia (Inscribed Copy)
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Nearly square clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. A series of "portraits-in-homage" to artists of the past. Includes over 100 black and white drawings. Includes text by the artist. A handsome near fine copy in magenta cloth binding in lightly used dustwrapper. This copy... More about Iconologia (Inscribed Copy
Max Beckmann: Die Graphischen Selbstbildnisse
Germany: Hauswedell & Nolte, 2013. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound quarto. A 69 pp auction catalog. Text in German by Uwe M. Schneede. Illustrated in color and black and white. A clean near fine copy in bound illustrated wrappers. More about Max Beckmann: Die Graphischen Selbstbildnisse
Robert Birmelin "In The City"
New York: Odyssia Gallery, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Oblong stiff stapled wrappers. 6 pp. A slender catalog published to coincide with a 1981 exhibition. With both color and black and white illustrations. A near fine copy. More about Robert Birmelin "In The City"
Isabel Bishop Prints and Drawings 1925 - 1964 (Signed)
Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Museum, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound book in fragile cello wrapper. 63 pp. Essay by Una E. Johnson. A fine copy in slightly tattered fragile cello wrapper. SIGNED by the artist and uncommon thus. More about Isabel Bishop Prints and Drawings 1925 - 1964 (Signed
Degas Pastels
New York: George Braziller, 1992. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 189 pp. With text by Sutherland and Maheux. Illustrated in both color and black and white. A beautiful book in delightful fine condition. A large and heavy volume. More about Degas Pastels
Philip Pearlstein; The Complete Paintings
New York and London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1983. First edition. Cloth. Wide 4to. 361 pp. Introduction by Hilton Kramer. Essay by Irving Sandler. A catalogue raisonne of the paintings of Pearlstein. A gorgeous fine copy in navy cloth binding in fine illustrated dustwrapper. Please note: this is a large... More about Philip Pearlstein; The Complete Paintings
The Paintings of Hugh H. Breckenridge (1870 - 1937)
Dallas: Valley House Gallery, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Square paperbound catalog from a 1967 Dallas exhibition of the paintings of Breckenridge. 61 pp. Illustrated in both color and black and white. Essay by Margaret Vogel. Sticker to front cover. Blindstamp to title page. A well-thumbed copy, but still in useful... More about The Paintings of Hugh H. Breckenridge (1870 - 1937
The New York Painter; A Century of Teaching: Morse to Hofmann
New York: New York University Art Collection, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Oblong quarto. 107 pp. A very good copy in bound wrappers. Folded poster insert included as called for. Illustrated in b/w. More about The New York Painter; A Century of Teaching: Morse to Hofmann
Zahm Und Wild; Basler und Strassburger Bilteppiche des 15. Jahrhunderts
Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. First German edition. 424 pp. Text in German. A beautiful square clean near fine example in dustwrapper. A large and heavy volume. Additional postage charges may apply. Tapestry art. More about Zahm Und Wild; Basler und Strassburger Bilteppiche des 15. Jahrhunderts
Max Weber (Inscribed by Weber)
New York: The Downtown Gallery, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Small hardbound quarto. First regular edition following a signed limited edition. With 32 reproductions. Text by Holger Cahill. A good to very good copy with some odd staining along the gutter near the bottom of the front panel. Internally clean and... More about Max Weber (Inscribed by Weber
Stanley Spencer RA
London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1980. First edition. Paperback. 4to. 239 pp monograph on the artist. Essays by Carline and Andrew Causey. Fine condition in bound illustrated wrappers. More about Stanley Spencer RA
Piero Della Francesca
Ithica: Cornell University Press, 1969. Second edition. Cloth. Clothbound 4to in dustwrapper. 239 pp. Stated second edition. Illustrated in both color and black and white. A useful monograph on this 15th century painter. A handsome very good or better copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Somewhat heavy volume. More about Piero Della Francesca
Catalogue of the Drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci at Windsor Castle (Volume I, Text)
New York and Cambridge: The Macmillan Company and the University Press at Cambridge, 1935. First edition. Cloth. 4to. Volume I (of two) sold here separately. A catalogue of the drawings of Da Vinci held at Windsor Castle. 199 pp. Text only volume. Red cloth binding is somewhat soiled. Still well-bound... More about Catalogue of the Drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci at Windsor Castle (Volume I, Text
The England of Eric Ravilious
London: Scolar Press, 1982. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 38 pages of text followed by 64 full-page illustrations, some in color. Excellent monograph on the pre-war water-colour painter. A fine copy in dustwrapper. One extremely tiny blemish to bottom edge. More about The England of Eric Ravilious
Artistas En Valencia 2 Volumes
Spain: Les Nostres Arrels, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Sumptuous two volume set featuring Spanish artists' work during the period 1936-1939. Numerous black and white reproductions of Spanish Civil War posters, works of Pablo Picasso and much, much more. Edges of covers lightly worn else a fine set. More about Artistas En Valencia 2 Volumes
Cornette De Saint Cyr - Succession Kimiyo Foujita
Paris: Maison De Ventes / Drouot Richelieu, 2011. First edition. Paperback. Thick paperbound quarto. 191 pp. Text in French. A fine copy in glossy bound wrappers. Magnificently illustrated catalog for a 2011 exhibition at Drouot Richelieu. A large and heavy volume. Uncommon book. More about Cornette De Saint Cyr - Succession Kimiyo Foujita