M. Knoedler & Co.

Mezzotinters of the 18th & 19th Century; Prominent Mezzotinters of the XVIII Century; Some Information Regarding Eighteenth Century Mezzotinto Engravers and Their Work. (3 VOLUMES)

New York, M. Knoedler & Co. 1904. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. Printed stiff wraps, string-tied bindings. All in nice condition, very light wear, contents are slean. 3 volumes devoted to different aspects of mezzotinting. Instructive techniques and biographical information about mezzotinters. Very Good.

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Book number: 003335

Catalogue: Art, Books About Books

Keywords: Printing Engraving

G. di San Lazzaro (Editor)

Les Chroniques du Jour, Henri Matisse, (No.9, Avril 1931)

Paris, Éditions des Chroniques du Jour, 1931. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 32pp text, 20 plates. Stiff printed wraps. Text in French. Spine chipped at top and bottom, light soil and staining [mainly to rear cover], contents are toned but otherwise clean, 2 inch clean tear to top margin of first page with no loss, owner's name on first page. Black and white illustrations by Henri Matisse and comments by Matisse, Georges Roualt, Raymond Cogniat, Roger Marx, Jules Romains and others. Good.

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Book number: 002378

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: "Art Criticism" Biography Chroniques

Leslie, Robert L. and Seitlin, Percy

PM : An Intimate Journal For Production Managers, Art Directors and their Associates. April-May 1938 (Vol IV, No 6.)

New York, PM Publishing Co. 1938. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Aubrey Beardsley. 16pp. 50 plates. Light wear, spine missing, contents are complete. Cover features New York Central poster. Includes 50 prints selected from the American Institute of Graphic Arts with 1938 prices listed. Good.

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Book number: 004390

Catalogue: Art, Decorative Arts, Illustrated

Lindsay, Norman

Favourite Etchings

London and Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1977. 1st Edition, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. 0207135290. Black cloth, gilt decoration, white lettering. Unpaginated. Book is in near fine condition. Dust jacket spine mildly sunned, still very good condition. 100 plates of Norman Lindsay's etchings, preceded by an introduction by Daniel Thomas. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004679

Catalogue: Art, Illustrated

Keywords: Etchings "Norman Lindsay" 0207135290

Lootens, J Ghislain

Lootens on Photographic Enlarging and Print Quality

New York, American Photographic Book Publishing Co. Inc. 1953. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 266pp. Revised and enlarged edition. Covers and interior are sound, glue stain on front pastedown from former owner's bookplate removal. Unclipped dustjacket has moderate wear and short tears to edges. A comprehensive how-to book with many illustrative examples. Still has original dust jacket! Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000834

Catalogue: Art and Architecture, Hobbies and How-To, Photography

Keywords: Darkroom Developers Negatives Photomontage

Mareschal, M.A.A.

Les Faiences Anciennes & Modernes, Leurs Marques & Decors

Paris, Librairie Eugène Delaroque, 1874. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 91pp. Text in French. Half-bound marbled paper over red morocco, gilt spine lettering, 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers. Cover and spine worn, front board detached but present, contents mildly toned, dampstaining to margins of preliminary pages only, owner's name and date on front free endpaper; text and illustrations ore mostly clean and unmarked. Beautiful color representations on each page of text. A handsome book, but for the detached board. Fair.

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Book number: 002939

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Art

Keywords: Pottery Earthenware

Museé Cantini Marseilles

Vincent Van Gogh ; Museé Cantini Marseilles - 12 Mars-28 Avril 1957

Marseilles, Ville De Marseilles, 1957. Soft cover. Unpaginated 62 pp. Text is in French. Cover is abraded and scuffed, spine has a small cut, contents are clean. INCLUDED is an Exposition Van Gogh Museé Cantini POSTER measuring 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (2 x 25cm), featuring a small print of a Van Gogh painting. Poster is mildly toned and is folded horizontilly for enclosure in the catalog. Good.

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Book number: 002315

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Français Catalogue

McIsaad, F.J. and Stoddard, Anne

The Tony Sarg Marionette Book

New York, B.W. Huebsch, Inc. 1921. First Edition Second Printing, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Tony Sarg. 57pp. Pictorial boards. SIGNED by author on title page. Boards are egdeworn and stained, spine has been taped, some staining to the contents, mainly in margins, first several pages including title page are chipped and show evidence of tape removal, however title page is signed in pencil, by Tony Sarg. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004156

Catalogue: Children's, Art, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Puppets Puppetteer Marionettes

Miles, George C. (Editor)

Archaeologica Orientalia in Memoriam Ernst Herzfeld

Locust Valley, New York, J.J Augustin, 1952. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 280pp. Buckram boards, debossed decoration to front cover, paper spine label. 36 photographic plates plus frontispiece and one fold-out floor plan. Contents are clean and in very sound condition with the exception of missing rear free endpaper. Herzfeld was a scholar of all phases of Near Eastern culture from the prehistoric period to Islamic times. Articles contributed by René Dussaud, Richard Ettinghausen, Hetty Goldman, Gisela M.A. Richter and others. Published with the support of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, in Ernst Herzfeld's memory. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001513

Catalogue: Social Sciences, Art and Architecture, History

Keywords: Archaeology "Near East" Iran Persia Egypt

Pallucchini, Rodolfo

Gli Impressionisti alla XXIV Biennale di Venezia

Venezia, Edizioni Daria Guarnati, 1948. First Edition. Soft cover. 82pp text, 98plates. Illustrated stiff wraps. Covers lightly soiled and faded, some chipping and tearing to spine, but mainly intact, contents are clean. Good.

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Book number: 001383

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Impressionism Monet Renoir Gauguin Manet Sisley Seurat "Van Gogh"

Pennell, Joseph

Etchers and Etching

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1926. Fourth Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 343pp. Tan buckram. Darkening and mild spotting to spine, covers otherwise clean and sound, contents mildly toned, inscription and date on front free endpaper. This edition contains a preface by Mrs. Pennell. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002400

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Aquatint Mezzotint

Proujan, Irina

Léon Bakst; Esquisses de décors et de costumes arts graphiques peintures

Leningrad, Éditions d'Art Aurora, 1986. 1st Edition, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. Léon Bakst. 246pp. Purple cloth, silver lettering. Book and dust jacket are in very good, unworn condition. Beautifully reproduced illustrations. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004721

Catalogue: Art, Performing Arts, Dance

Keywords: Dance Painting "Costume Design" Theatre Ballet Dance

Rand, McNally

World's Columbian Exposition.. Rand, McNally & Co.s Sketch Book Illustrating and Describing the Principal Buildings, with Their Locations, Dimensions, Cost, Etc.

Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & Co. 1892. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Marroon boards, black lettering and decoration. Corners lightly rubbed, slight cover bleed to foredge and minor bleed to one page of texr, text mildly toned. Book is invoverall very nice condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 003122

Catalogue: Art and Architecture, Travel and Geography

Keywords: "World's Fair" Illinois Chicago

Rey, Robert

Choix de Soixante-quatre Dessins de Edouard Manet (Dessins et Peintures des Maitres du XIXe Siècle a Nos Jours)

Paris, Braun & Cie. 1932. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Siegmund Forst. 47 plates of black and white reproductions, 3 pages of text. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, original dust jacket. Light soil and dampstaining to covers, Light dampstaining to some edges, not affecting plates or text. Dust jacket is soiled and slightly chipped. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 001516

Catalogue: Illustrated, Art

Keywords: Sketches Drawings

Rosenberg, Adolf (Introduction)

The Work of Rembrandt Reproduced in Over Five Hundred Illustrations

New York, Brentano's, 1907. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 392pp. Red hardcover, gilt design to cover and spine, top edges gilt. FIRST EDITION. Spine faded and missing small piece at top of spine, a chip at midpoint and wear at bottom, covers still bright, faint spot to top edges, hinges tender but binding is tight. Frontispiece and half-title page loose but holding, contents are lightly age-toned. Illustrations of over 500 works by Rembrandt arranged chronologically. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000597

Catalogue: Illustrated, Art and Architecture

Keywords: "Van Rijn" Leyden