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	American Western Art Corning, New York, The Rockwell Museum, 1989. (ISBN: 0962203815) Soft Cover, Very Good/, Beautiful catalog measuring 9" square and printed on glossy paper. Only fault is a shiny circle torust colored paper at face caused by old price sticker. No loss of color. Pages and page edges are pristine and there are no names or writing. Art is presented in full color -- total 79 plates. Among the artists represented are George Catlin, Alfred Jacob Miller, Carl Wimar, Frederic RemingtonCharles Russell and John Ford Clymer, among numerous others. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 18966 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Ancient and Primitive Art Auction Catalog September 20, 1971 and October 1, 1971 New York, New York, Schulman Coint & Mint Inc., 1971. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Nice, clean catalog showing just two very small stains at front. Contents very clean and tightly bound. Features twnety pages of black and white photographs with views of 251 artifacts. Items sold include examples of art from the American Indians, the Hebrides, Algeria, Vietnam, Arabia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Crete, England, India, Italy, Kuwait, Mexico, Polynesia and many other locales. Very interesting to see the expected prices. Bid sheet not filled out and still bound in. 56 pages. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 16186 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Aspects of Irish Art Dublin, Ireland, National Gallery of Ireland, 1974. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Crisp, clean, beautiful copy, sporting a handsome green-gold cover with a portrait of a man anbd his dog by Walter Osborne to face. Exhibition catalog for a collection which traveled to Columbus, Ohio, Toledo, Ohio and St. Louis from January through June, 1974. Comprised of essays by various authors on such topics as the spirit of Irish art, Georgeian architecture, Irish domestic silver from 1711-1813, 150 years of Irish painting, and art and the Irish Renaissance. Catalog is in addition to the above. Also includes bios of representative artists. 113 pages. USD 10.95 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 966] Book number: 15759 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	La Basilica Di Santa Maria Nuova in Monreale (42 Postcards in original box) Not Listed, None Listed. Near Fine in Good Sleeve/, A most beautiful set of vintage postcards, each of which depicts a different mosaic, replete with its golden tile background, as seen in the the Basilica Di Santa Maria Nuova in Mondreale, Sicily. The cathedral was built in the 12th century and within its Romaneque walls is a unique blend of Arab, Byzantium and Norman styles, truly a place where Christan and Muslim art meet.The cards are numbered sequentially and are captioned, as are the tiles, in either Latin or Greek. An English explanation appears on the the reverse side. The cards, all of which depict relogious scenss, are edged in gilt on all four sides and fit into their own decorative sleeve which shows a small bit of wear. No writing on any card and all are postally unused. They are not dated. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 19209 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Catalogue of Fine Chinese Ceramics Jades, Works of Art and Archaic Bronzes Auction Catalog November, 1972 London, Sotheby & Co., 1972. Soft Cover, Near Fine/, Crisp, beautiful auction catalog. Only fault is small stain to upper front corner of green cover and one tiny abrasion to back. Paper is crisp and very clean. Pages are pristine and without names or writing. Wonderfully illustrated throughout with numerous photos -- most in high contrast black and white, but a few in full color. Items belonged to five different collections. 119 pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 17334IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Century Magazine New Series Vol. 56 May to October, 1909 New York, The Century Company, 1909. Hard Cover, Very Good/No DJ, as Issued, Very nice book. Bound in black buckram with attractive mottled gray endpapers and gilt printing to spine. Tightly bound with no cracking to hinges and only mild external wear. Pages clean. Small number written on title page. Bound copies of the popular magazine span May 1909 to October 1909. Beautiful illustrations, including some in full color. Of special interest are articles on British Rule in India; divorce; Edgar Alan Poe's child wife; Shackleton and the South Pole, and best of all, Robert Fulton's invention of the steamship (spans more than one issue) including his own accounts in letters and manuscripts previously unpublished and replete with drawings and photos. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 18948B Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Frank Lloyed Wright; A Modern Aesthetic Chicago, Struve Gallery, 1986. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Good-plus/, Very clean and tightly bound museum catalog with dustjacket published to accompany exhibit held from Juen 6 to July 15, 1986. Only fault is rubbing with loss of color to all black edges of jacket and a tiny tear to jacket at crown of spine. Cover and pages very nice. NO PRICE GUIDE. Includes 21 beautiful color illustrations of Wright's windows and furniture. Some are photos, a few artist's renderings. Text explains the houses from which the items derived and include the Darwin D. Martin house, Buffalo, New York; the Avery Coonley house of Riverside, Illinois; and the Francis W. Little house of Wayzata, Minnesota. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 17821 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Graeco-Buddhist and Other Indian Sculptures Indian Miniatures; the Private Collection of the Painter Sarkis Katchadourian New York, New Yok, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1944. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice clean auction brochure. Dark orange/rust wraps over heavy cream pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 36 pages and 142 lots. Collection was owned by painter Sarkis Katchadourian who also was a book illustrator. This colelction was to have gone to the Musee Guimet, Paris, but transfer could not be made due to the outbreak of WWII. Katchadourian died three years after the sale at the age of 61. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 16602K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Hans Hartung Paintings 1971-1975 (Exhibition Catalalogue) New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. (ISBN: 0870991450) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Very nice, clean copy with just a small bit of edgewear to plain dark brown cover wqhich is printed in white on both face and spine. Measures 9"x11". Published to accompany an exhibit held from Oct. 16, 1975 -- January 4, 1976. Illustrated in full color. Includes extensive introduction and biographical notes, as well as back matter. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 18021 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Hardy Family Art Collection; National and International Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Prints and Antiques Pennsylvania, Privately Printed, 2000. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/, Lovely copy, clean as a whistle inside and out. No spine crease and pages and page edges pristine with no writing. Small spot of edgewear at outer front edge only fault. Printed on high quality glossy paper and photographed in full color. A guided tour of the art holdings of the museum at the premier Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa. 179 pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 17277 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Important Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture From the Collection of Juan Alvarez De Toledo, Tuesday, November 12, 1985 New York, Christie, Manson & Woods International, 1985. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Fine/Fine, Crisp, as new copy. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Measures 8"x10." Illustrated with full page color photos of the paintings printed on high quality glossy paper. Each listing offers estimated price to be realized. Works by Delacroix, Manet, Courbet, Rodin, Renoir, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cezanne, Maillol, Degas, Cross, Vuillard, Redon, Van Gogh, Bonnard, Vuillard, Van Dongen, Munch, De Chirico, Ernst, Matisse, Rouault, Balthus, and Giacometti. 71 pages. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 18682K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture New York Wednesday May, 30, 1984 Thursday, May 31, 1984 (Sale 5190 -- Two Volumes with Realized Prices) New York, Sotheby's, 1984. Soft Cover, Near Fine/, Rare to find both volumes from this sale and especially in such nice condition with realized prices on laid-in printed sheet from Sotheby's. Crisp and clean, printed on high quality paper with photographs of art in both color and black and white. No names or writing and no spine creases on either volume. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 18990 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Lee Weiss Watercolors III (SIGNED) Madison, Wisconsin, Whinchell Art Publications, 1990. Soft Cover, Oblong, Near Fine/, Gorgeous art calatog in excellent condition. Very clean and nice with just a tiny speck of wear to tail of spine. Large size -- 11" across by 8-1/2" tall. SIGNED and inscribed by artist on title page thus, "To ..., With Best Wishes, Lee Weiss" Forty-two pages of exquisite paintings and explanatory notes. Weiss was a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin for many years, but has also been a working artist with numerous exhibits nationwide and abroad, including France and Japan. Her awards are many and varied and she has also been commissioned by NASA and has participated in the White House Rotating Exhibit with one painting having been selected for the White House. Weiss is noted for the incredible light emanating from her work and has invented a technique of painting on both sides of the paper in watercolor and constantly turning the paper over so that the texture of the table and the paint itself is transferred. When a significant base is built up she allows it to suggest the theme. A lovely catalog of ethereal art. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 18104 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, National Palace Museum. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Fine in Near Fine Slipcase/Oringal Plastic -- Fine, Beautiful book -- appears unread. Orange boards nicely printed in gilt at face and spine retain their original pristine clear plastic cover. Fits nicely in beautiful pictorial slipcase. Fifty full page color photos display the museum's jade treasures followed by commentary in both Chinese and English. USD 22.95 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2026] Book number: 18321K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Mathew Nowicki Sketches and Visions (art catalog) , Visual Arts Center North Carolina State University, 1993. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/, Crisp, clean copy of a rather hard to find art catalog which accompanied an exhibit held January 21-March 21, 1993. The drawings were executed from 1948 and 1950 with grpahite and colored pencils on either rag or sulphite tracing paper with the color applied in most instances to the reverse side. Includes two fold-outs, smaller drawings and extensive material on the Polish born architect.Unpaginated. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 18978 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	A Passion for Antiquities: Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., The J. Paul Gett Museum ; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. (ISBN: 0892362235) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Fine/Fiine, Absolutely beautful book -- nice enough for gift giving. Red boards are clean and unbumped with bright gilt to face and spine. Dustjacket is free of tears and chips and looks most handsome in brand new mylar. Book measures 7-1/2"x9-1/2" with pristine pages and page edges.The Fleischman collection of ancient Greek and Roman art is considered world-class and here we have 358 pages of glorious photos, plus much descriptive material, as well as an essay about the collectors themselves. Also included is a chronological overview of the collection, plus an essay entitled "The Beauty of the Ugly; Reflections of Comedy in the Fleischman collection. Collection is comprised of over 300 items from the Bronze Age to the Late Antique and includes bronze statuettes, marble sculpture, vases, jewelry, lamps and candleabra, keys, weights, silver bowls and utensils. USD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4408] Book number: 19048 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Refining the Imagination: Tradition, Collecting and the Vassar Education Poughkeepsie, New York, The Francs Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, 1999. (ISBN: 0964426323) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Fine/, Lovely, crisp, clean catalog with no names or writing, no spine crease, and pristine pages and page edges. Designed to accompany an exhibit held at the art center at Vassar from April 23 - September, 19, 1999. The art is beautiful and lavish in full color with many full page plates. Includes three essays in addition to the catalogue. Offerings are diverse ranging from early Chinese objects to contemporary photography. 331 pages. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 19489 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Sotheby's Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture (December 5, 1985) New York, Sotheby's, 1985. Soft Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Fine/French Wraps, near Fine, Crisp, beautiful copy. No spine crease. No writing. Printed on high quality glossy paper with lavish illustration, most in color. Includes the works of Mary Cassatt, Arthur Dove, Winslow Homer, Thomas Moran, Georgia O'Keefe, Frederic Remington, and Andrew Wyeth. Many more. 283 pages. USD 10.95 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 966] Book number: 15887 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Sotheby's: Important Americana New York, January 30 and 31, and February 1, 1986 (Realized Prices Laid-in in Original Envelope) New York, Sotheby's, 1986. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Beautiful auction catalog in very clean, nice condition. Measures 8-1/2"x10-3'4", is printed on coated paper, and is illustrated lavishly in both black and white and color. PLEASE NOTE -- the results of the auction -- prices realized -- are laid in in their own mailing envelope sent to subscriber after the auction. Items derived from private collections as well as from The Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,and the Woodstock Historical Society. Included American historical and decorative prints, Chinese export porcelain, American silver, American folk paintings and folk art, and American furniture and decorations. Over 600 pages. Catalog is very clean with two tiny tears to outer side edge and faint toning to edges of pages. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 18852 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Willem De Kooning (Pittsburgh International Series) Pittsburgh, PA, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1979. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice catalog published in conjunction with the exhibit held at the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute from October 16, 1979 to January 6, 1980. Book is clean and tightly bound with just a few faults including former owner's name stamped lightly at upper corner of first inside page and a store price sticker with no price affixed to upper front corner around which paper feels a little rough. Contents pristine and art, including paintings, drawings and sculpture, is beautiful . Book also includes selections from the writings of de Kooning and an interview with him by Harold Rosenberg, a chronology, and and an index of works. 166 pages. Measures 9"x12". Color postcard of artist's work and an article about him from the March, 1980 Art News laid-in. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 18980 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	ADAMS, HENRY S.; EDITOR Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. (ISBN: 094071762x) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Fine/, Crisp, beautiful book. No names or writing and no spine crease. Measures 9"x11" and is printed on high quality glossy paper. Beautifully and lavishly illustrated throughout with both black and white and color photographs. Nice French wrap design. Schreckengost, a Clevelander, was 94 at the time of this exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art and was the last survivor of the initial wave of industrial artists. He died in early 2008. Book contains an extensive text and has 174 pages. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 19045 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971. (ISBN: 0870991132) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Very clean with no toning, tears, names ot writing. No spine crease. All that detracts are a few tiny spots of mild edgewear to front. Measures 8-1/2"x11" with crisp paper both inside and out.A truly amazing collection comprised primarily of pistols, but also some rifles and guns, including the following types: Civil War and Comonwealth; single barreled holster flintlock;Scottish; turnoff; dueling and target; sporting and officer's fusils; sporting rifles, military guns; breech loading pistols and guns; double barreled and over-and-under pistols; air and blunderbuss pistols and guns; Forsyth pistols and guns; revolvers; pepperboxes, mutibarrled pistols; pocket pistols; and others. The collection is comprised of 220 items, all of which are described in detail. The photos are excellent and profuse in black and white. 187 pages, plus a roster of silversmiths and gunmakers. Not only are these interesting technically, but also for their incredible artistry. USD 24.95 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 19521MtG Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	BAINBRIDGE, HENRY CHARLES Peter Carl Faberge; Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court and Principal Crowned Heads of Europe; An Illustrated Record and Review of His Life and Work, A.D. 1846-1920 London, P.L. Blatsford, 1949, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/Very Good, By far and away this first edition is our favorite Faberge book It's truly wonderful in its scholarship, accessibility and illustration, so whenever we find a nice copy we're very pleased. An added pleasure is the fact that the author actually knew Faberge and lived quite close to him.The book is clean and nice with no names or writing and is tightly bound with pristine red boards. The plain Jane dustjacket has been price-clipped and shows a few tiny edgetears, but is nonetheless handsome in brand new mylar. The thing about this jacket is that it belies the beauty within! Book is large at 9-1/4"x11-1/2" and is amply illustrated with both black and white and color photos throughout. Chapters discuss the family and the House of Faberge; Peter Carl Faberge the man; Faberge's art and craft; of course the Russian Imperial Easter eggs; Faberge in the Edwardian era and the Sandingham animals and flowers; the Faberge figurines in Russian Stones of Color; the workmasters of Faberge and the marks of Faberge. This is a heavy book and quite hefty due to its quality paper. 169 pages. Indexed USD 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.5 \| £UK 23 \| JP¥ 3354] Book number: 18471 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	BALLOR, REV. MILTON A. Saint Gaspar Del Bufalo in the Arts Carthagena, Ohio, The Messenger Press, 2002, No Editon Stated, Presumed First. Hard Cover, Oblong, Fine/No DJ, Likely as Issued, An unusual and difficult book to find in near new conditon. Appears to be privately printed. Paper over boards with glossy surface. High quality glossy paper and lavish illustration, primarily in full color. A compendium of ecclesiastical art, each piece of which depicts St. Gaspar Del Bufalo in drawings, paintings, sculpture, wood carvings, reliquaries, tapestries, stained glass windows, chalices and ceramics. Includes a geneological tree of the saint's family and a physical description of him. Text in English, Italian, Spanish and German. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2471] Book number: 14379 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	BAYS, JILL Flowers in the Landscape Newton Abbot, United Kingdom, David & Charles Publishers, 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715302671) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/Very Good, Beautiful, beautiful book illustrated with paintings throughout. Crisp and clean with no defect of note and dustjacket protected by brand new mylar. Has not been price-clipped. From the first splash of bright color on the pictorial endpapers to the last painting of the edge of a field, this is a book to enjoy even you aren't an artist. But if you are, the author shares her expertise in painting flowers in their natural setting with watercolors and other water-based mediums. 128 pages. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 12,491 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.

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	American Western Art Corning, New York, The Rockwell Museum, 1989. (ISBN: 0962203815) Soft Cover, Very Good/, Beautiful catalog measuring 9" square and printed on glossy paper. Only fault is a shiny circle torust colored paper at face caused by old price sticker. No loss of color. Pages and page edges are pristine and there are no names or writing. Art is presented in full color -- total 79 plates. Among the artists represented are George Catlin, Alfred Jacob Miller, Carl Wimar, Frederic RemingtonCharles Russell and John Ford Clymer, among numerous others. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 18966 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Ancient and Primitive Art Auction Catalog September 20, 1971 and October 1, 1971 New York, New York, Schulman Coint & Mint Inc., 1971. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Nice, clean catalog showing just two very small stains at front. Contents very clean and tightly bound. Features twnety pages of black and white photographs with views of 251 artifacts. Items sold include examples of art from the American Indians, the Hebrides, Algeria, Vietnam, Arabia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Crete, England, India, Italy, Kuwait, Mexico, Polynesia and many other locales. Very interesting to see the expected prices. Bid sheet not filled out and still bound in. 56 pages. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 16186 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Aspects of Irish Art Dublin, Ireland, National Gallery of Ireland, 1974. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Crisp, clean, beautiful copy, sporting a handsome green-gold cover with a portrait of a man anbd his dog by Walter Osborne to face. Exhibition catalog for a collection which traveled to Columbus, Ohio, Toledo, Ohio and St. Louis from January through June, 1974. Comprised of essays by various authors on such topics as the spirit of Irish art, Georgeian architecture, Irish domestic silver from 1711-1813, 150 years of Irish painting, and art and the Irish Renaissance. Catalog is in addition to the above. Also includes bios of representative artists. 113 pages. USD 10.95 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 966] Book number: 15759 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	La Basilica Di Santa Maria Nuova in Monreale (42 Postcards in original box) Not Listed, None Listed. Near Fine in Good Sleeve/, A most beautiful set of vintage postcards, each of which depicts a different mosaic, replete with its golden tile background, as seen in the the Basilica Di Santa Maria Nuova in Mondreale, Sicily. The cathedral was built in the 12th century and within its Romaneque walls is a unique blend of Arab, Byzantium and Norman styles, truly a place where Christan and Muslim art meet.The cards are numbered sequentially and are captioned, as are the tiles, in either Latin or Greek. An English explanation appears on the the reverse side. The cards, all of which depict relogious scenss, are edged in gilt on all four sides and fit into their own decorative sleeve which shows a small bit of wear. No writing on any card and all are postally unused. They are not dated. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 19209 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Catalogue of Fine Chinese Ceramics Jades, Works of Art and Archaic Bronzes Auction Catalog November, 1972 London, Sotheby & Co., 1972. Soft Cover, Near Fine/, Crisp, beautiful auction catalog. Only fault is small stain to upper front corner of green cover and one tiny abrasion to back. Paper is crisp and very clean. Pages are pristine and without names or writing. Wonderfully illustrated throughout with numerous photos -- most in high contrast black and white, but a few in full color. Items belonged to five different collections. 119 pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 17334IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Century Magazine New Series Vol. 56 May to October, 1909 New York, The Century Company, 1909. Hard Cover, Very Good/No DJ, as Issued, Very nice book. Bound in black buckram with attractive mottled gray endpapers and gilt printing to spine. Tightly bound with no cracking to hinges and only mild external wear. Pages clean. Small number written on title page. Bound copies of the popular magazine span May 1909 to October 1909. Beautiful illustrations, including some in full color. Of special interest are articles on British Rule in India; divorce; Edgar Alan Poe's child wife; Shackleton and the South Pole, and best of all, Robert Fulton's invention of the steamship (spans more than one issue) including his own accounts in letters and manuscripts previously unpublished and replete with drawings and photos. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 18948B Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Frank Lloyed Wright; A Modern Aesthetic Chicago, Struve Gallery, 1986. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Good-plus/, Very clean and tightly bound museum catalog with dustjacket published to accompany exhibit held from Juen 6 to July 15, 1986. Only fault is rubbing with loss of color to all black edges of jacket and a tiny tear to jacket at crown of spine. Cover and pages very nice. NO PRICE GUIDE. Includes 21 beautiful color illustrations of Wright's windows and furniture. Some are photos, a few artist's renderings. Text explains the houses from which the items derived and include the Darwin D. Martin house, Buffalo, New York; the Avery Coonley house of Riverside, Illinois; and the Francis W. Little house of Wayzata, Minnesota. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 17821 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Graeco-Buddhist and Other Indian Sculptures Indian Miniatures; the Private Collection of the Painter Sarkis Katchadourian New York, New Yok, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1944. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice clean auction brochure. Dark orange/rust wraps over heavy cream pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 36 pages and 142 lots. Collection was owned by painter Sarkis Katchadourian who also was a book illustrator. This colelction was to have gone to the Musee Guimet, Paris, but transfer could not be made due to the outbreak of WWII. Katchadourian died three years after the sale at the age of 61. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 16602K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Hans Hartung Paintings 1971-1975 (Exhibition Catalalogue) New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. (ISBN: 0870991450) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Very nice, clean copy with just a small bit of edgewear to plain dark brown cover wqhich is printed in white on both face and spine. Measures 9"x11". Published to accompany an exhibit held from Oct. 16, 1975 -- January 4, 1976. Illustrated in full color. Includes extensive introduction and biographical notes, as well as back matter. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 18021 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Hardy Family Art Collection; National and International Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Prints and Antiques Pennsylvania, Privately Printed, 2000. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/, Lovely copy, clean as a whistle inside and out. No spine crease and pages and page edges pristine with no writing. Small spot of edgewear at outer front edge only fault. Printed on high quality glossy paper and photographed in full color. A guided tour of the art holdings of the museum at the premier Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa. 179 pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 17277 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Important Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture From the Collection of Juan Alvarez De Toledo, Tuesday, November 12, 1985 New York, Christie, Manson & Woods International, 1985. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Fine/Fine, Crisp, as new copy. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Measures 8"x10." Illustrated with full page color photos of the paintings printed on high quality glossy paper. Each listing offers estimated price to be realized. Works by Delacroix, Manet, Courbet, Rodin, Renoir, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cezanne, Maillol, Degas, Cross, Vuillard, Redon, Van Gogh, Bonnard, Vuillard, Van Dongen, Munch, De Chirico, Ernst, Matisse, Rouault, Balthus, and Giacometti. 71 pages. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 18682K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture New York Wednesday May, 30, 1984 Thursday, May 31, 1984 (Sale 5190 -- Two Volumes with Realized Prices) New York, Sotheby's, 1984. Soft Cover, Near Fine/, Rare to find both volumes from this sale and especially in such nice condition with realized prices on laid-in printed sheet from Sotheby's. Crisp and clean, printed on high quality paper with photographs of art in both color and black and white. No names or writing and no spine creases on either volume. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 18990 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Lee Weiss Watercolors III (SIGNED) Madison, Wisconsin, Whinchell Art Publications, 1990. Soft Cover, Oblong, Near Fine/, Gorgeous art calatog in excellent condition. Very clean and nice with just a tiny speck of wear to tail of spine. Large size -- 11" across by 8-1/2" tall. SIGNED and inscribed by artist on title page thus, "To ..., With Best Wishes, Lee Weiss" Forty-two pages of exquisite paintings and explanatory notes. Weiss was a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin for many years, but has also been a working artist with numerous exhibits nationwide and abroad, including France and Japan. Her awards are many and varied and she has also been commissioned by NASA and has participated in the White House Rotating Exhibit with one painting having been selected for the White House. Weiss is noted for the incredible light emanating from her work and has invented a technique of painting on both sides of the paper in watercolor and constantly turning the paper over so that the texture of the table and the paint itself is transferred. When a significant base is built up she allows it to suggest the theme. A lovely catalog of ethereal art. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 18104 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, National Palace Museum. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Fine in Near Fine Slipcase/Oringal Plastic -- Fine, Beautiful book -- appears unread. Orange boards nicely printed in gilt at face and spine retain their original pristine clear plastic cover. Fits nicely in beautiful pictorial slipcase. Fifty full page color photos display the museum's jade treasures followed by commentary in both Chinese and English. USD 22.95 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2026] Book number: 18321K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Mathew Nowicki Sketches and Visions (art catalog) , Visual Arts Center North Carolina State University, 1993. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/, Crisp, clean copy of a rather hard to find art catalog which accompanied an exhibit held January 21-March 21, 1993. The drawings were executed from 1948 and 1950 with grpahite and colored pencils on either rag or sulphite tracing paper with the color applied in most instances to the reverse side. Includes two fold-outs, smaller drawings and extensive material on the Polish born architect.Unpaginated. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 18978 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	A Passion for Antiquities: Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., The J. Paul Gett Museum ; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. (ISBN: 0892362235) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Fine/Fiine, Absolutely beautful book -- nice enough for gift giving. Red boards are clean and unbumped with bright gilt to face and spine. Dustjacket is free of tears and chips and looks most handsome in brand new mylar. Book measures 7-1/2"x9-1/2" with pristine pages and page edges.The Fleischman collection of ancient Greek and Roman art is considered world-class and here we have 358 pages of glorious photos, plus much descriptive material, as well as an essay about the collectors themselves. Also included is a chronological overview of the collection, plus an essay entitled "The Beauty of the Ugly; Reflections of Comedy in the Fleischman collection. Collection is comprised of over 300 items from the Bronze Age to the Late Antique and includes bronze statuettes, marble sculpture, vases, jewelry, lamps and candleabra, keys, weights, silver bowls and utensils. USD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4408] Book number: 19048 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Refining the Imagination: Tradition, Collecting and the Vassar Education Poughkeepsie, New York, The Francs Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, 1999. (ISBN: 0964426323) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Fine/, Lovely, crisp, clean catalog with no names or writing, no spine crease, and pristine pages and page edges. Designed to accompany an exhibit held at the art center at Vassar from April 23 - September, 19, 1999. The art is beautiful and lavish in full color with many full page plates. Includes three essays in addition to the catalogue. Offerings are diverse ranging from early Chinese objects to contemporary photography. 331 pages. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 19489 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Sotheby's Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture (December 5, 1985) New York, Sotheby's, 1985. Soft Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Fine/French Wraps, near Fine, Crisp, beautiful copy. No spine crease. No writing. Printed on high quality glossy paper with lavish illustration, most in color. Includes the works of Mary Cassatt, Arthur Dove, Winslow Homer, Thomas Moran, Georgia O'Keefe, Frederic Remington, and Andrew Wyeth. Many more. 283 pages. USD 10.95 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 966] Book number: 15887 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Sotheby's: Important Americana New York, January 30 and 31, and February 1, 1986 (Realized Prices Laid-in in Original Envelope) New York, Sotheby's, 1986. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Beautiful auction catalog in very clean, nice condition. Measures 8-1/2"x10-3'4", is printed on coated paper, and is illustrated lavishly in both black and white and color. PLEASE NOTE -- the results of the auction -- prices realized -- are laid in in their own mailing envelope sent to subscriber after the auction. Items derived from private collections as well as from The Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,and the Woodstock Historical Society. Included American historical and decorative prints, Chinese export porcelain, American silver, American folk paintings and folk art, and American furniture and decorations. Over 600 pages. Catalog is very clean with two tiny tears to outer side edge and faint toning to edges of pages. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 18852 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Willem De Kooning (Pittsburgh International Series) Pittsburgh, PA, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1979. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice catalog published in conjunction with the exhibit held at the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute from October 16, 1979 to January 6, 1980. Book is clean and tightly bound with just a few faults including former owner's name stamped lightly at upper corner of first inside page and a store price sticker with no price affixed to upper front corner around which paper feels a little rough. Contents pristine and art, including paintings, drawings and sculpture, is beautiful . Book also includes selections from the writings of de Kooning and an interview with him by Harold Rosenberg, a chronology, and and an index of works. 166 pages. Measures 9"x12". Color postcard of artist's work and an article about him from the March, 1980 Art News laid-in. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 18980 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	ADAMS, HENRY S.; EDITOR Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. (ISBN: 094071762x) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Fine/, Crisp, beautiful book. No names or writing and no spine crease. Measures 9"x11" and is printed on high quality glossy paper. Beautifully and lavishly illustrated throughout with both black and white and color photographs. Nice French wrap design. Schreckengost, a Clevelander, was 94 at the time of this exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art and was the last survivor of the initial wave of industrial artists. He died in early 2008. Book contains an extensive text and has 174 pages. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 19045 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971. (ISBN: 0870991132) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Very clean with no toning, tears, names ot writing. No spine crease. All that detracts are a few tiny spots of mild edgewear to front. Measures 8-1/2"x11" with crisp paper both inside and out.A truly amazing collection comprised primarily of pistols, but also some rifles and guns, including the following types: Civil War and Comonwealth; single barreled holster flintlock;Scottish; turnoff; dueling and target; sporting and officer's fusils; sporting rifles, military guns; breech loading pistols and guns; double barreled and over-and-under pistols; air and blunderbuss pistols and guns; Forsyth pistols and guns; revolvers; pepperboxes, mutibarrled pistols; pocket pistols; and others. The collection is comprised of 220 items, all of which are described in detail. The photos are excellent and profuse in black and white. 187 pages, plus a roster of silversmiths and gunmakers. Not only are these interesting technically, but also for their incredible artistry. USD 24.95 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 19521MtG Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	BAINBRIDGE, HENRY CHARLES Peter Carl Faberge; Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court and Principal Crowned Heads of Europe; An Illustrated Record and Review of His Life and Work, A.D. 1846-1920 London, P.L. Blatsford, 1949, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/Very Good, By far and away this first edition is our favorite Faberge book It's truly wonderful in its scholarship, accessibility and illustration, so whenever we find a nice copy we're very pleased. An added pleasure is the fact that the author actually knew Faberge and lived quite close to him.The book is clean and nice with no names or writing and is tightly bound with pristine red boards. The plain Jane dustjacket has been price-clipped and shows a few tiny edgetears, but is nonetheless handsome in brand new mylar. The thing about this jacket is that it belies the beauty within! Book is large at 9-1/4"x11-1/2" and is amply illustrated with both black and white and color photos throughout. Chapters discuss the family and the House of Faberge; Peter Carl Faberge the man; Faberge's art and craft; of course the Russian Imperial Easter eggs; Faberge in the Edwardian era and the Sandingham animals and flowers; the Faberge figurines in Russian Stones of Color; the workmasters of Faberge and the marks of Faberge. This is a heavy book and quite hefty due to its quality paper. 169 pages. Indexed USD 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.5 \| £UK 23 \| JP¥ 3354] Book number: 18471 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	BALLOR, REV. MILTON A. Saint Gaspar Del Bufalo in the Arts Carthagena, Ohio, The Messenger Press, 2002, No Editon Stated, Presumed First. Hard Cover, Oblong, Fine/No DJ, Likely as Issued, An unusual and difficult book to find in near new conditon. Appears to be privately printed. Paper over boards with glossy surface. High quality glossy paper and lavish illustration, primarily in full color. A compendium of ecclesiastical art, each piece of which depicts St. Gaspar Del Bufalo in drawings, paintings, sculpture, wood carvings, reliquaries, tapestries, stained glass windows, chalices and ceramics. Includes a geneological tree of the saint's family and a physical description of him. Text in English, Italian, Spanish and German. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2471] Book number: 14379 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	BAYS, JILL Flowers in the Landscape Newton Abbot, United Kingdom, David & Charles Publishers, 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715302671) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/Very Good, Beautiful, beautiful book illustrated with paintings throughout. Crisp and clean with no defect of note and dustjacket protected by brand new mylar. Has not been price-clipped. From the first splash of bright color on the pictorial endpapers to the last painting of the edge of a field, this is a book to enjoy even you aren't an artist. But if you are, the author shares her expertise in painting flowers in their natural setting with watercolors and other water-based mediums. 128 pages. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 12,491 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.