Beck, James, ed.

Raphael Before Rome, Volume 17, Studies Studies in the History of Art

Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, distributed by the University Press of New England, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers beyond light edge-wear and creasing to bottom tip, even less to text-block, with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Glossy, pictorial covers. Preface by Henry A. Millon, and essays by the editor, and by Sylvie Beguin, Carlo Bertelli, David Alan Brown, Carol Christensen, Charles Dempsey, Pierluigi de Vecchi, L.D. Ettlinger, Sylvia Ferino Padgen and several others. Biographical sketches, photo credits, index and bibliography. [5], 6-213 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 347812

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: James Beck|Raphael

Beckett, Sister Wendy

Beckmann and the Self

Munchen, Germany, Prestel, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine contribution to the Pegasus Series, this being authored by Sister Wendy Beckett, a popular writer about art and artists, a hostess to several BBC-produced series on art history. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, machine- but not price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 95 illustrations, 65 being in full color. [5], 6-119 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Sister Wendy Beckett|Max Beckmann|Jewish artists|Jewish art history|Jewish culture|Jewish history

R.B. Beckett

Hogarth

Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Book & Art Shop, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear to the light tan cloth covers, lightly worn, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine, bright interior, unmarked. Foreword by the author, Appendix A, previous lists, Appendix B, Principal Collections, then a three-part catalogue of Hogarth's paintings, then an index of collections. 80 pp. and a nearly equal number of fine black-and-white plates, printed on high-gloss paper.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 356112

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Hogarth British artists R.B. Beckett British painters English painters

Bedaux, Jan Baptist

The Reality of Symbols: Studies in the Iconology of Netherlandish Art 1400-1800

The Hague, the Netherlands, Gary Schwarz, 1990. First English Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A probing, accessible study of iconography and iconology in early Northern Netherlandish art history, tracing out Erwin Panofsky's notion of "disguised symbolism." Author's Ph.D. dissertation translated into English, based on four studies with plentiful black-and-white and full color illustrations. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [6], 7-296 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Catalogue: Art and Artists

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Beer, Eileene Harrison

Scandinavian Design: Objects of a Life Style

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Big, tall, folio sized Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound handsomely in maroon cloth over boards. Previous owner's calligraphed signature at first free endpaper, else very clean, tightly bound and unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Forty full-color and over 200 black-and-white reproductions of fine Scandinavian design objects augments an authoritative text regarding a social history of the Nordic applied arts,and reflecting eight years' work on the project. Bound quite handsomely in raspberry-colored cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate wear, but protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. ix [1], 3-214 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 352182

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Keywords: Eileene Harrison Beer Scandinavian design interior design furnishings furniture

Beker, Israel

Israel Beker-Stage of Life

Tel Aviv, Israel, Privately published for the author by Keter Enterprise, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. SIGNED by the author and featured artist, the Israeli painter, Israel Beker, in February of 1983. Text in both English and Hebrew. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound handsomely in cloth, a moderately worn dust jacket that is taped over flaps, but not price-clipped. Published by Keter Enterprise, Jerusalem, 1979, being a First Edition, and bound in a tall quarto format. Illustrated profusely. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Collectible: Very Good

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Book number: 345815

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Keywords: Israel Beker|signed|Hebrew language|painters|Israeli painters

Bell, Clive

Landmarks in Nineteenth-Century Painting

New York, Harcourt Brace & Co., 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs but for a fine bookplate and being tone; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bumping to spine head and foot, a bit of scuffing to tips, spine head and foot. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. List of 20 plates featuring the works of Ingres, David, Constable, Geicault, Delacroix, Chasseriau, Millet, Corot, Guys, Burne-Jones, Daumier, Courbet, Turner, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Monet and Seurat. xv [1], 2-214 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 346884

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Clive Bell|art history|painting|painters|19th-century painting|19th-century art history|Ingres|David|Constable|Geicault|Delacroix|Chasseriau|Millet|Corot|Guys|Burne-Jones|Daumier|Courbet|Turner|Manet|Renoir|Degas|Monet|Seurat

Bell, C. F., with notes by

A List of the Works Contributed to Public Exhibitions by J.M. W. Turner, R.A.

London, George Bell and Sons , 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover in Imperial octavo format, clean, if lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. The back-strip has been recently glue-repaired, but the remainder of the volume is clean, the covers and brown buckram cloth binding are sturdy Broken into sections covering paintings in water colors, oil paintings, landscapes, etc. Some fore-edges remain unopened. Top edges gilt, bottom edges rough-cut Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Protected in a stiff Mylar jacket. xi [3], 1-184 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Good

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Book number: 345487

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: J.M.W. Turner|artists|British artists|landscape artists|exhibit catalogues

Bellefroid, Madame de

Liliane Gerard: Papiers Kromekote Peints a la Main Pour Des Reliures Creees Et Executees Par L'Artiste

Bruxelles, Bibliotheca Wittockiana, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. French language artist catalog devoted to the paintings exhibited by the gallery of Liliane Gerard, with a fine long essay by Madame de Bellefroid. Fine glossy pictorial card stock wraps, in gatefold and near pristine interior, printed on high-gloss paper, the paintings of artists such as Nathalie Sarraute, Jean Anouilh, Simone de Veauvoir, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Blaise Cendrars and others.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 349799

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Keywords: Madame de Bellefroid|Liliane Gerard

Bellosi, Luciano

I VIVI Parean VIVI: Scritti Di Storia Dell'Arte Italiana Del Duecento E Del Trecento

Firenze, Italy, Centro di, 2006. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Massively heavy, oversized volume surveying art history of 2nd and 3rd century Italy. A fine and fitting homage to the art exhibition held between two Italian universities to contribute to the series Prospettiva Rivista di Storia dell'arte Antica e moderna. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright, glossy cloth over boards, clean, unmarked interior. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated with a famous Giotto e Bottega painting hanging still in the Basilica SUperiore. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Over 600 illustrations, many being full-page and full-color. 485 pp. including photography credits.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 357577

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Italian language Italian art history Luciano Bellosi artist monograph

Bellow, Saul; Rosenberg, Harold

Abstract Expressionism: A Tribute to Harold Rosenberg

Chicago, The University of Chicago, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Fine-looking catalog from an exhibition of Paintings and Drawings from Chicago Collections, The David and Alfred Smart Gallery, The University of Chicago, October 11 - November 25, 1979. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Foreword by Edward A. Maser, introductory essay by Saul Bellow, then Harold Rosenberg's own writings, complete with chronology and checklist. 48 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 350040

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Saul Bellow|Harold Rosenberg|Abstract Expressionism

Nicolson, Benedict & Wright, Christopher

Georges de la Tour

London, Phaidon Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Very handsomely bound in blue denim cloth, with just a touch of wear to/discoloration of spine bottom tip, else gorgeous of interior. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 112 plates, including 34 in colour and 130 comparative illustrations. vi + 234 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 347437

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Georges de la Tour|French artists|French art history|Benedict Nicolson|Christopher Wright

Benjamin, Susan

English Enamel Boxes: From the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

New York, A Studio Book, by the Viking Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at half-title where is laid in an errata card noting two mistakes caught. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound in blue cloth, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering over spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Foreword by Kenneth Snowman. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [6], 7-128 pp., and with many score fine reproductions of English Enamel boxes in full color and duotone.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Collectible: Like New

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Book number: 348192

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Susan Benjamin|signed|English Enamel Boxes|Kenneth Snowman

Bennett, Ian

Complete Illustrated Rugs & Carpets of the World

New York, A Quarto Book, for A & W, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Massively heavy, oversized volume. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Over 500 illustrations, with 160 being in full-color, printed on high-gloss, heavy card stock. An indispensable reference work, with chapters devoted to Techniques and Materials of Oriental Carpet Weaving; Oriental and African Rugs and Carpets; European Rugs and Carpets; North American Rugs and Carpets; Buying and Maintenance of Rugs and CarpetsMember, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 351799

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Keywords: Ian Bennett Oriental rugs Oriental carpets rugs carpets textiles

Gray-Bennett, Anna

Five Centuries of Tapestry: From the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

San Francisco / New York, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco / Chronicle Books Llc, 1992. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Stellar copy of the Revised Edition, and augmented with the Director's Forewor by Harry S. Parker III, "Tapestry Redux" by Mark Adams, and a full array of gorgeous photographic reproductions, printed on high-gloss paper, reproducing often wall-sized, mural-sized tapestries from European collections and libraries. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in brown cloth, with sharp and distinct black lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 349762

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Anna Gray-Bennett|tapestry|the decorative arts|embroidery|fabrics