Cocteau, Jean; Schmidt, Georg; Steck, Hans; Bader, Alfred

Petits Maitres de la Folie

Lausanne [Switzerland]: Editions Clairefontaine, (1961). (1961). Lausanne [Switzerland]: Editions Clairefontaine, (1961). (1961). Very good. - Small oblong quarto [8 inches high by 9-5/8 inches wide], pictorial paper covered boards backed with white cloth. The binding is lightly rubbed with tiny tears to the paper at the corners of the boards. There is some light staining to the spine. 113 pages plus colophon. Illustrated in color and in black, white & cream. Very good.

A book about art by schizophrenics and other mentally ill individuals. Originally published under the title "Insania Pingens". The text is in French. Very good .

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Book number: 24341

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; PSYCHIATRY; MADNESS; MENTAL ILLNESS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; PETITS MAITRES DE LA FOLIE; JEAN COCTEAU; GEORG SCHMIDT; HANS STECK; ALFRED BADER; ILLUSTRATIONS; INSANIA PINGENS.

(Breitenbach Edgar; Cogswell, Margaret; Backlund, Caroline H.)

The American Poster: An Exhibition Prepared by the American Federation of Arts Under a Grant Received from the Old Dominion Foundation. Selected by Margaret Cogswell, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Circulated July, 1967-1969. (Catalogue)

(New York): American Federation of Arts/October House Inc, (1967). (1967). (New York): American Federation of Arts/October House Inc, (1967). (1967). Good. - sc Oblong octavo, printed white wraps. Soiled & darkened with 2 small areas of front wrap surface rubbed away. 72 pp. Profuse B&W & color illustrations. Occasional light foxing, else the contents are very good.

From the library of Fridolf Johnson with his book label on the half- title & his pencil initials on the front wrap. Good .

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Book number: 26385

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; GRAPHIC ART; POSTERS; AMERICAN; EXHIBITION; CATALOGUE; SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION; MARGARET COGSWELL; EDGAR BREITENBACH; CAROLINE H. BACKLUND; ILLUSTRATIONS; FRIDOLF JOHNSON. (Art). (Posters). THE AMERICAN POSTER: An exhibition prepared by The American

(Calmels Cohen)

Arts Primitifs / Archeologie. (Cover Title)

Paris: Calmels Cohen, 2004. 2004. Paris: Calmels Cohen, 2004. 2004. Very good. - Quarto [10-3/4 inches high by 8-1/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wrappers. There is a tiny stain & some minor soiling to the rear wrap. 188 & [6] pages. Numerous color illustrations. Very good

Catalog for an auction which took place at Drouot-Montaigne in Paris on June 10 and 11, 2004. 246 items are catalogued with estimated prices in euros.

A card advertising a New York exhibition of tribal and textile arts is laid in. Very good .

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Book number: 31021

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; DECORATIVE ARTS; ILLUSTRATED AUCTION CATALOG; CALMELS COHEN, PARIS; MASKS; FURNITURE; POTTERY; STATUETTES; DRUMS; ESTIMATED PRICES.

Cohen, Joan Lebold; and Cohen, Jerome Alan

China Today / and Her Ancient Treasures

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, (1975). (1975). New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, (1975). (1975). Fine. - Quarto [11-3/8 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide], decorative red silk, in a dust wrapper. The spine & rear panel of the dust jacket are lightly rubbed & soiled. 399 pages. Profuse color & black-and-white photographic illustrations by Joan Lebold Cohen. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.

Second printing. Fine .

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Book number: 9510

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; ART HISTORY; DECORATIVE ARTS; POTTERY; JEWELRY; ARCHITECTURE; SCULPTURE; AGRICULTURE; MEDICINE; SOCIOLOGY; ASIA; CHINA TODAY AND HER ANCIENT TREASURES; ASIA; JOAN LEBOLD COHEN; JEROME ALAN COHEN; PHOTOGRAPHY.

Collins, Bradley.

Van Gogh and Gauguin: Electric Arguments and Utopian Dreams.

Boulder, CO: Westview Press, (2001). (2001). Boulder, CO: Westview Press, (2001). (2001). Fine. - Octavo, 9-1/4 inches high by 6-1/8 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green boards titled in white on the spine, in a color pictorial light green dust wrapper. 264 pages, with a few textual illustrations in color and black & white. Near fine. First edition. Fine .

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Book number: 98539

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; VAN GOGH AND GAUGUIN: ELECTRIC ARGUMENTS AND UTOPIAN DREAMS; BRADLEY COLLINS; ART HISTORY; PSYCHOLOGY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; VINCENT VAN GOGH; PAUL GAUGUIN.

(M. Knoedler & Company)

Catalogue of the Ninth Annual Exhibition of Engravings and Woodcuts of the XV and XVI Centuries. February, 1934

NY: M. Knoedler & Company, Inc. 1934. 1934. NY: M. Knoedler & Company, Inc. 1934. 1934. Very good. - Octavo, printed gray wraps. Extremities slightly darkened; spine darkened & rubbed. 93 pp. Profuse B&W illustrations. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 6479

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; ENGRAVING; WOODCUTS; ENGRAVERS; M. KNOEDLER & COMPANY; ILLUSTRATIONS; CATALOGUE; EXHIBITION. (Art). (Engraving). CATALOGUE OF THE NINTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF ENGRAVINGS AND WOODCUTS OF THE XV AND XVI CENTURIES. February, 1934. (M. Knoedler & C

(Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company).

[Japanese Art Book Depicting Buddhist Art on Fabric & Examples of Thangka].

Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company, 1983. 1983. - Folio, 14-3/4 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover in slipcase. Bound in black buckram titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The book is housed in a red cloth slipcase titled in gilt on the cover & spine. The cloth is slightly loose along the inner lip of the slipcase. 243 & [2] pages, with black & white textual illustrations and profuse full-page color illustrations depicting Japanese and Buddhist art on fabric. The book has a very slight musty odor. Very good. Although the publishing information is printed in English at the end, the text is printed in Japanese calligraphy. Very good .

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Book number: 30055

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; JAPANESE; BUDDHIST; THANKA; ART ON FABRIC; HISTORICAL ART; JAPAN; ASIAN; ASAHI SHIMBUN PUBLISHING COMPANY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; COLOR.

(M. Knoedler & Company)

Sixty Masterpieces of Engraving and Etching. (Catalogue)

NY: M. Knoedler & Company, Inc. 1928. 1928. NY: M. Knoedler & Company, Inc. 1928. 1928. Very good. - Octavo, printed gray wraps. Extremities darkened; pencil notation on front wrap; spine rubbed & darkened with head chipped. 71 pp. Profuse B&W illustrations. The contents are very good. Very good .

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Book number: 6478

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; ENGRAVING; ETCHING; ENGRAVERS; ETCHERS; M. KNOEDLER & COMPANY; ILLUSTRATIONS. (Art). (Engraving). SIXTY MASTERPIECES OF ENGRAVING AND ETCHING. (Catalogue). (M. Knoedler & Company).

Stingl, Alfred; Strobl, Helmut; Breicha, Otto. Maruschko, Renate; compiler and editor

Alles in Allem: 20 Jahre Ausstellungen IM Kulturhaus Der Stadt Graz

(Graz [Austria]: Kulturhaus der Stadt Graz, (1988). (1988). (Graz [Austria]: Kulturhaus der Stadt Graz, (1988). (1988). Fine. - Octavo, light gray cloth with a design in red on the front cover in a pictorial red dust wrapper. There is a tiny red mark to the rear cover. Half-title & 430 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine.

First edition. The text, which is in German, includes essays by Alfred Stingl, Helmut Strobl and Otto Breicha. The twenty years covered by the book are 1967 to 1987. Fine .

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Book number: 26305

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; POSTERS; ALLES IN ALLEM: 20 Jahre Ausstellungen im Kulturhaus der Stadt Graz; AUSTRIAN MUSEUM; EXHIBITIONS; ALFRED STINGL; HELMUT STROBL; OTTO BREICHA; RENATE MARUSCHKO; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Messager, Annette). Conkelton, Sheryl; and Eliel, Carol S

Annette Messager

(New York): The Museum of Modern Art, (1995). (1995). (New York): The Museum of Modern Art, (1995). (1995). Fine. - Quarto [11 inches high by 9-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is very slightly bumped. 96 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine.

Catalog for an exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York and shown at those museums and at the Chicago Art Institute between June 1995 and May 1996. Fine .

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Book number: 24789

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; MIXED MEDIA; INTERMEDIA; PAINTING; SCULPTURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; ASSEMBLAGE; COLLAGE; TOYS; TAXIDERMY; CINEMATIC MONTAGE; ANNETTE MESSAGER; SHERYL CONKLETON; CAROL S. ELIEL; CATALOG; EXHIBITION; LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART; MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW Y

(Rodin, Auguste; Dali, Salvador; Moore, Henry; Botero, Fernando; et al). Connery, Stephane Cosman

Monumental: Masterpieces of Modern Sculpture. Sotheby's at Isleworth / December 2003 - April 2004

(New York): Sotheby's, 2003. 2003. (New York): Sotheby's, 2003. 2003. Fine. - Oblong quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 10-5/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly rubbed. Unpaginated. Profuse color illustrations. Near fine.

Catalog for a Sotheby's private sale. Sotheby's sponsored an exhibition of the sculptures for sale on the grounds of the Isleworth country club and golf course in Windermere, Florida. Fine .

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Book number: 26414

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; SCULPTURE; PRIVATE SALE; EXHIBITION; SOTHEBY'S; ISLEWORTH COUNTRY CLUB, WINDERMERE, FLORIDA; MONUMENTAL: MASTERPIECES OF MODERN SCULPTURE; STEPHANE COSMAN CONNERY; FERNANDO BOTERO; AUGUSTE RODIN; SALVADOR DALI; HENRY MOORE.

Conrad, Lawrence H

The Artist in the Community

(East Lansing, MI): n.p. (1928). (1928). (East Lansing, MI): n.p. (1928). (1928). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in tan wrappers & titled in raised lettering in gilt on the front wrap. The binding is lightly bumped & the edges of he wraps are slightly darkened. Title & 14 pages. Very good.

An address before the Michigan Authors Association at a meeting held October 27, 1928, at Michigan State College, East Lansing, Michigan. Conrad proposes that the artist is an important asset to the community. Very good .

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Book number: 26112

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; THE ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY; LAWRENCE H. CONRAD; ADDRESS; SPEECH; LECTURE; MICHIGAN AUTHORS ASSOCIATION.

Conrad, Lawrence H

The Child of the Artist Type

Clayton, MO: John Burroughs School, circa [1925]. [1925]. Clayton, MO: John Burroughs School, circa [1925]. [1925]. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in brown wrappers & titled in raised lettering in gilt on the front wrap. The binding is slightly bumped & the edges of he wraps are darkened. Title & 14 pages. Very good.

An essay on recognizing and encouraging creativity in a child. Very good .

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Book number: 26113

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; THE CHILD OF THE ARTIST TYPE; LAWRENCE H. CONRAD; PAMPHLET; CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN; CREATIVE CHILDREN.

(Conway, Robert P.)

A Survey of American Printmaking 1878-1987. November 3-28, 1987. (Catalogue)

New York: Associated American Artists, 1987. 1987. New York: Associated American Artists, 1987. 1987. Fine. - Octavo, stapled printed rust brown wraps. There is very slight soiling to the rear wrap & the head of the spine is bumped. Unnumbered pages, including 50 catalogue listings each with a B&W illustration. Near fine.

A price list is laid in. Fine .

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Book number: 6879

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; PRINTS; AMERICAN; ARTIST; PRINTMAKERS; CATALOGUE; ASSOCIATED AMERICAN ARTISTS. (Art). (Prints). A SURVEY OF AMERICAN PRINTMAKING 1878-1987. November 3-28, 1987. (Catalogue). (Conway, Robert P.).

Cora, Bruno; Sofri, Adriano.

Enrico Castellani: Sette Vele Per la Commenda a Volpaia.

[Ravenna, Italy]: Danilo Montanari Editore, (1998). (1998). - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 9-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in cream wrappers titled in silver. There is a small light gray mark to the front cover. [21] pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white and color, including folding illustrations. There is a partially removed price sticker on the front endpaper, else the contents are fine. Near fine. The introduction is by Bruno Cora and the text is by Adriano Sofri. The photographs are by Paolo Mussat Sartor. Enrico Castellani [1930-2017] was an Italian painter associated with the zero movement and with the Milan gallery and its affiliated journal Azimuth. He contributed to the development of avant-garde art in Europe in the 1950s and 1960s and has been described as one of Italy's most influential artists of the 20th century. Very scarce. Very good .

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Book number: 36717

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ART; ITALIAN ART; AVANT-GARDE ART; ITALIAN ARTIST; ITALIAN PAINTER; ENRICO CASTELLANI: SETTE VELE PER LA COMMENDA A VOLPAIA; ZERO MOVEMENT; AZIMUTH; BRUNO CORA; ADRIANO SOFRI; ILLUSTRATIONS; FOLDING PLATES.