L'Album de la Guerre: Histoire Photographique Et Documentaire Reconstituee Chronologiquement a L'Aide de Cliches Et de Dessins Publies Par "L'Illustration" de 1914 a 1921, Tome Premier and Tome Second

Paris, France, L'Illustration, 1923. Hardcover. Oversized two volume set bound in burgundy leather with gilt lettering. Both volumes have a bw illustrated title page with red and black lettering. Volume 1 has VI bw plates followed by 4 unnumbered pages, 660 pp, profusely illustrated in bw and color with several mounted illustrations. Volume 2 pagination continues through page 1311, fold out bw and color illustrated map in rear. Text is in French. The War Album: Photographic and documentary history, reconstituted chronologically using photographs and drawings published by "L'Illustration" from 1914 to 1921; expanded edition of unpublished documents and including many color reproductions, as well as a summary text constituting a true "Precis d'Histoire. Good (heavy wear to leather boards with pieces of spine missing; age toning, several mounted plates are unglued but all plates appear to be present. Light foxing to block. Pages are otherwise clear.) .

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Book number: 186460

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; World War History ; ;

Galerie Francaise, Ou Collection de Portraits Des Hommes Et Des Femmes Qui Ont Illustre la France, Dans Les Xvie, Xviie Et Xviiie Siecles. Avec Des Notices Et Des Facsimile. Precedee D'Une Introduction Qui Comprendra Les Principaux Evenemens Qui Se Sont Passes Depuis Merovoe Jusqu'a Louis XII. Par Une Societe D'Hommes de Lettres Et D'Artistes. Tome 1, 2 & 3

Paris, Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, Imprimeur du Roi, 1823. Hardcover. Three volume set bound in half blue leather and green and black marble boards, four raised bands on spines, gilt lettering and tooling on spines; decorative end papers. Volume 1 has a bw frontispiece with descriptive letterpress leaflet, viii, 288 pp, illustrated throughout in 30 facsimiles and 62 bw plates with protective tissue guards. Volume 2: bw frontispiece with protective tissue guard; 598 pp with 43 facsimiles and 55 bw plates with protective tissue guards. Volume 3: bw frontispiece with protective tissue guard; 622 pp, bw facsimiles and plates throughout. A three volume set with text in French. A 4th volume was published several years later. A collection of portraits of men and women in France in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Preceded by an "introduction that will include the main events that happened from Mèrovóe to Louis XII. By a society of men of letters and artists." Original rare edition of this set. VG (corners and edges dinged and bumped, light shelfwear to boards, pages have light age toning and some foxing spots as expected with age but text and plates are otherwise clear with tight binding.) .

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Book number: 182693

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; Portraiture ; ;

The Great Modern Painters: English, French, German, Etc. , Medallists of Successive Universal Expositions, Volume 1 & Volume 2

Paris, Goupil, 1886. Bibliophilists edition, 46/100. Leather bound. Two oversized volumes bound in black blind stamp illustrated leather boards with "Theodore Wernwag" gilt stamped on front covers; 5 raised bands on spines with gilt lettering; blue silk inside front cover and front and rear end papers; title page has a bw illustration with red and black lettering; Volume 1: IV, 192 pp; Volume 2: starts with page 193-384; bw illustrations and color steel plates throughout both volumes. "Of this edition there are only printed 100 numbered copies. On paper from the Imperial Manufactories of Japan. Each Plate followed by a duplicate impression of the same, without text or letters. No. 46"--Title page verso. Contents include: v. 1. W. Bouguereau / René Ménard. J. Israels / Ph. Zilcken. Jules Breton / E. Montrosier. J.-Paul Laurens / Ferinand Fabre. Van Marcke / René Ménard. F.-A. Bridgman / Edward Strahan. Jules Lefebvre / Jules Claretie. J. de Nittis / Emile Blémont. H.-W. Mesdag / Ph. Zilcken. J.-L. Gérome / Jules Claretie. M. Munkacsy / Saint-Juirs. Charles Jacque / Jules Claretie. v. 2. Paul Baudry -- J.-J. Henner -- H. Herkomer -- Louis Knaus -- Léon Bonnat -- Alma-Tadéma -- E. Meissonier -- Gustave Boulanger -- Puvis de Chavannes -- Rosa Bonheur -- Raimond de Madrazo -- J.-Everett Millais. Good+ (shelfwear to boards, front covers not attached, leather spines barely attached, silk front and rear end pages wrinkled, small tear to bottom of beginning pages prior to the title page in volume 1, all plates are present and pages are very clean and clear) .

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Book number: 189020

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; 19th Century Painters ; ;

Miniaturen Und Gravuren Aus Funf Jahrhunderten

Berlin, Neufeld & Henius, 1920. Hardcover. Brown and black illustrated paper over boards, blue spine, color illustrated end papers, (2) pp, 44 unnumbered leaves of plates, chiefly color portraits with tissue guards. Text is in German. Miniatures and Engravings from Five Centuries. Contains 38 miniatures and 6 engravings. Good (heavy shelfwear to covers, cloth on spine missing, front cover loose, smudges to pages prior to plates, plates are all present and appear very clean with some wrinkling to the tissue guard sheets) .

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Book number: 191431

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; Portrait Miniatures ; ;

The Picturesque Mediterranean: With Illustrations by the Most Eminent Artists. Its Cities Shores and Islands. Volume I and II

New York, Cassell Publishing Company, 1890. Hardcover. Two volume set bound in red cloth boards, black illustration on front covers and lettering. Both volumes have red and black lettering for title pages. Volume one; VII, 280 pp, bw illustrations throughout. Volume two, VIII, 288 pp, illustrated in bw. Two volume set. Volume one contents: The Pillars of Hercules; Smyrna; Marseilles; Corsica; The Syurian Coast; Genoa; Tunis; The Gulf of Corinth; Barcelona; Alexandria; The Eastern Adriatic: Dalmatia and Albania; The Balearic Islands. Volume two contents: Nice; The Dardanelles; Malta; The Western Adriatic: Ravenna to Brindisi; Calabria; Malaga; The Ionian Islands; Sardinia; Algiers; The Tuscan Coast; Sicily; Naples; The Northern Adriatic; and The Riviera. VG- (overall shelfwear and soiling to boards and text block, contents are clean and clear with light age toning) .

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Book number: 184022

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; ; ;

Weltausstellung in Paris 1900: Amtlicher-Katalog Der Ausstellung Des Deutschen Reichs

Berlin, Stargardt, 1900. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards, illustrated and red lettering on front and spine; all edges red tinted; 440, 80 pp; color and bw illustrations and maps. Text is in German. World Exhibition in Paris 1900: Official catalog of the exhibition of the German Reich. Rear 80 pp are advertisements which are also illustrated. Good (overall light shelfwear to blocks, tears to internal hinges, pages lightly age toned but otherwise clean and clear.) .

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Book number: 186626

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; German Art ; ;

Aikema, Bernard

Jacopo Bassano and His Public

Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1996. Hardcover. green cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 257 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Fine / As New .

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Book number: 175622

Catalogue: General Art - European

Keywords: ; Jacopo Bassano ; ;

Alberti, Mario

L'Irredentismo Senza Romanticismi

Como, Italy, Cavalleri, 1936. Hardcover. Half green leather and marble decorative boards; five raised bands on spine with gilt lettering and tooling; 636 pp, illustrated throughout in bw. Text in Italian. Irredentism without romance. VG ((light shelfwear to boards, pages are very clean.) .

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Book number: 182342

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; Italian Art Topics ; ;

Alessi, Cecilia and Corrado Fanti

Lecceto: E Gli Eremi Agostiniani in Terra Di Siena

Siena, Italy, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, 1990. Hardcover. cream cloth boards w/ gilt printing. illustrated dj. 575 pgs bw & color illustrations. In Italian. A beautifully illustrated Italian edition of the Hermitage and Monastery of Lecceto. VG--light shelf wear to bottom edge of cloth covers w/ smudges & scuffs to back cover. light foxing to edges of cloth covers & cover pastedowns & fly-leafs. black marks/scuffing to bottom text-block edge. dj has rubbing & chipping at spine top & bottoms; bk cover top edge is chipped w/ veener wearing .

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Book number: 175499

Catalogue: General Reference - European Architecture

Keywords: ; Lecceto, Lecceto Hermitage, Lecceto Monastery ; ;

Allen, Robert Joseph

Life in Eighteenth Century England: Illustrative Set Number Four

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1941. Softcover. Oversized tan portfolio wraps with brown lettering; 39 pp text booklet in a pocket inside front cover; 42 bw plates. Museum extension publications. Illustrative set; no. 4. Good- (heavy wear and tears to portfolio with taped repairs, all plates present, lightly age toned but clear otherwise) .

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Book number: 190266

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; British Illustrated Works ; ;

Altner, Manfred

Dresden: Von Der Königlichen Kunstakademie Zur Hochschule Für Bildende Künste, 1764-1989

Dresden, Verlag der Kunst, 1990. Hardcover. A brown hardcover book. Title is in gilt lettering on a leather plate glued to the spine. A portion of the title is in gilted lettering on the front cover. The dust jacket is illustrated on the front- the rest is a solid gray, with the title printed down the spine in black lettering. The front and back free and pasted end pages are a nice olive green. There is a black headband. There is an attached white silk cloth bookmark. Pages: (17), 18-684, (1). Profusely illustrated with a plethora of black-and-white images. There are also several full page color illustrations. Text is in German. VG: Some wear to the edges of the dust jacket. The book is in great condition, with clean pages and tight binding. It looks like it has rarely, if ever, been read.

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Book number: 201997

Catalogue: General Art - European

Keywords: ; Dresden Art ; ;

Arthur, Liz

The Unbroken Thread : A Century of Embroidery & Weaving at Glasgow School of Art

Glasgow, Glasgow School of Art Press / Herbert Press, 1996. Paperback. Pink paper wraps with color illustration. Unnumbered pages, illustrations (some color), portraits. Weaving; History; Embroidery; History; Scotland. VG Cover has tears on front as well as shelf wear and some spotting .

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Book number: 182444

Catalogue: General Decorative Arts - European

Keywords: General Decorative Art ; Embroidery and Weaving ; ; General Decorative Art

Baker Collins, C.H.

Lely and the Stuart Portrait Painters. A Study of English Portraiture Before and After Van Dyck

London, P.L. Warner, 1912. Hardcover. 3/4 leather bound with tan cover. Gilt lettering on 4 banded spine. Vol 1: xvi + 218pp. Vol 11: x1 + 280pp. Altogether 240 plates. Mounted color frontispieces. Limited Edition of 375 total. Number 32 of 50 reserved for United States sale. vg Front cover of vol1 and rear cover of vol 2 seperated from spine. Both cover show wear and corner damage. Bookblock has general age toning .

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Book number: 183462

Catalogue: General European Art, Portraits

Keywords: General European Art, Portraits ; Portraits Painting ; ;

Ballarin, Alessandro

The Risen Christ: Titian 1511

Verona, Edizioni dell'Aurora, 2016. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards; xxiii, 208 pp; 148 pp of plates; mostly color illustrations. Contents include: Preface -- Plates. The "Risen Christ" -- The "Risen Christ": Returning to Titian's youth / Alessandro Ballarin -- The "Risen Christ": a technical report / Daniele Rossi -- The "Risen Christ": from the Grimani Collection / Sarah Ferrari -- Plates. Titian 1511 -- List of plates. At head of additional title page: Dipartimento dei beni culturali, archeologia, storia dell'arte, del cinema e della musica, università degli studi di Padova. Includes an extract from Giorgione and Venetian humanism with the assistance of Laura De Zuani, Sarah Ferrari. Includes material presented at "The Risen Christ, Returning to Titian's Youth," a conference held on the 15th May 2013 at the Accademia Galileiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti in Padua. Includes bibliographical references. Photographs by Mauro Magliani. VG (pages are very crisp and clean. Binding is tight. No dust jacket) .

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Book number: 183757

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; Italian History; Humanism; 15th and 16th Century European Art ; ;

Barbeck, Hugo

Alt-Nurnberg. Kulturgeschichtliche Bilder Aus Nurnbergs Vergangenheit (14 Parts)

Nurnberg, Heerdegen-Barbeck, 1902. Hardcover. Oversized gray cloth portfolio boards with black illustrations and gilt lettering; 14 parts, each with gray paper wraps that are illustrated in black with red and black lettering. Parts contain text pages along with bw plates, maps and plans. Text in German. 1 Rathaus, regiment und rat. 2 Haus und hof Alt-Nürnbergs. 3 Die Burg. 4 Nürnberg in fehde und krieg. 5 Alt-Nürnbergs bürger in waffen. 6 Turm, thor und wall. 7 Die handwerker. 8 Kaufmann und handel. 9 Vor den mauern der Reichsstadt. 10 Die Nurnbergische landschaft. 11 Kirchen und kapellen. 12 Von thor zu thor; plätze, brunnen, brücken. 13 Kaisertage und bürgerlust. 14 Die universitätstadt Altdorf und ihre umgebung; die nachbarstadt fürth und ihre umgebung. Good (shelfwear and soiling to portfolio covers, all 14 parts are present and appear to be complete, chipping along edges, light age toning overall but plates and text are otherwise clear) .

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Book number: 191698

Catalogue: General European Art

Keywords: General European Art ; German Drawing ; ;