The Art of Egon Schiele
London: Phaidon, 1974. 173 illustrations, many in color. 268pp., folio, grey cloth, d.w. New York: Phaidon Press, (1974). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
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Italy: L'Artiere, 2018. Illustrated with tritone photographic plates showing portraits of participants in Philadelphia's controversial New Year's Day tradition -- the Mummers Parade. Finely printed one side only thick board stock. 4to, stiff photographic wrappers. Italy: L'Artiere, 2018 A fine copy of this scarce book. Limited first edition - one of 700 copies. Signed by the artist on the title page. More
Ferdinand Hodler, 1853-1918
Paris: Musee du Petit Palais, 1983. Illustrated in color and black and white. 296 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. Paris: Musee du Petit Palais, (1983). A near fine copy. More
Sleep In My Arms
Cape Town: Michael Stevenson, 2007. A book of color photographs. 88 pages. Oblong 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. Cape Town: Michael Stevenson, (2007). Fine. More
Unsuspected Genius: The Art and Life of Frank Duveneck.
San Francisco: Bedford, 1987. Extensively and beautifully illustrated. xiii + 155pp., folio, stiff, glossy pictorial wrappers; minor chipping at head of spine. San Francisco: Bedford Press, 1987. More
Catalogue of American Portraits in the New-York Historical Society: Oil Portraits, Miniatures, Sculptures.
New York: New-York Historical Society, 1941. Illustrated in b/w. 374pp. Thick 8vo, green printed wrappers (chipped at head of spine). New York: New-York Historical Society, 1941. First edition. Very good. More
The Great British
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Introduction by George Perry. Foreword by John Hayes. 50 portraits. tall, thin 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Boston: New York Graphic Society, (1979). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by Arnold Newman on title page. More
One Mind's Eye: The Portraits and Other Photographs of Arnold Newman
Boston: Little Brown, 1974. Foreword by Beaumont Newhall. Introduction by Robert Sobieszek. xix pages of text; 192 black-and-white plates. Oblong 4to, pictorial wrappers (glue residue from the binding on the front inside hinge, and back cover separated from the bottom 2 inches of the spine). Boston: Little, Brown and Company in association with New York Graphic Society, (1974). A very good copy. More
Portraits des Personnages Francais, les Plus Illustres du XGVIe Siecle
Paris: Lenoir & Rapilly, 1848. Illustrated throughout with 48 fine large color plates (light but persistent foxing throughout, somewhat more in the second volume). 2 volumes, elephant folios, contemporary red leather-backed boards with ornately gilt spines (well-worn at corners and ends but still solid and attractive). Paris: Chez Lenoir, editeur; et Chez Rapilly, son successeur, 1848 & 1856. First editions. Very good copies of these rather scarce books. Reproduits, en fac-simile, sur les originaux dessines aux crayons de couleur par..... More
William Frith: Extraordinary Victorian Painter, A Biographical and Critical Essay.
London: Jupiter, 1978. Illustrated throughout, primarily in black & white. 157pp. Square & short 4to, boards, d.w. London: Jupiter, (1978). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
A Vision Shared: A Classic Portrait of America and Its People, 1935-1943
New York: St. Martin's, 1976. Illustrated with black and white photo plates. 309 pages. Square folio, blind-stamped natural cloth, dust wrapper; bottom edge of cloth lightly shelf-worn. New York: St. Martin's Press (1976). First edition. A very good(+) copy. Photographs & Comments by John Collier, Jack Delano, Walker Evans, Theo Jung, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Carl Mydans, Arthur Rothstein, Ben Sahn, Marion Post Wolcott and John Vachon. More
Franz Xaver Winterhalter and the Courts of Europe 1830-70.
London: National Portrait Gallery, 1987. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Tall 4to, black cloth, d.w. (London: National Portrait Gallery, 1987). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Published for the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London. More
David Hockney: Some New Painting (and Photography)
New York: Pace Gallery, 2014. Illustrated in color. 54 pages, slim square 4to, light blue wrappers. New York: Pace, 2014. A fine copy. More
Bettina Rheims Exhibition
Tokyo: Pacific Press Service, 1997. Illustrated throughout with 77 photographs, some in color. Short introduction in Japanese & English. photo captions in Japanese & French. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Tokyo: Pacific Press Service, 1997). First edition. A fine copy of this scarce exhibition catalogue. More
The Mark of Abel
Berlin: Kehrer, 2011. A book of color photographs, with an introduction by Maile Meloy. 95 pages. Oblong 4to, pictorial boards. Berlin: Kehrer, (2011). Fine. Signed by the artist on title page. More
Horst Portraits: 60 years of style.
New York: Abrams, 2001. Profusely illustratedwith photographs, some in color. 211 pages. 4to, navy blue boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, (2001). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Published on the occasion of the exhibition. More
Woody, Freud and Others.
Munich: Prestel, 1989. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 156pp. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. (Munich: Prestel, 1989). A near fine copy. More
My Brother's Face: Portraits of the Civil War in Photographs, Diaries, and Letters.
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1993. Many illustrations throughout. 153 pages. Oblong 4to, blue boards, d.w. San Francisco: Chronicle, (1993). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Testimone del Secolo: Fotografie, 1936-1982
Milan: Olivetti, 1986. Illustrated throughout with finely printed b/w photographs; pictorial endpapers. 194pp with text in Italian. Square 4to, gray cloth, d.w. (chipped at head of spine with cloth barely discolored beneath). Milan: Olivetti, (1986). First edition. Pages are a bit toned at edges, still a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper, inscribed by the photographer on a preliminary page. More
Pablo Picasso Portraits: Peintures-Dessins
Paris: Galerie de la Bouquinerie, 2014. 30 full-page color plates. 71pp., 4to, white boards with front cover illustration. Paris: Galerie de la Bouquinerie, (2014). A fine copy. One of 1500 copies. More
Every Single One of Them
Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 2004. Illustrated throughout with color portraits of men. Unpaginated. Thick 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. (Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 2004). First edition - limited to 4000 copies. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed by Pierson on preliminary page. More
Every Single One of Them
Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 2004. Illustrated throughout with color portraits of men. Unpaginated. Thick 4to, yellow cloth, d.w., blue cloth slipcase. (Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 2004). Limited first edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper and slipcase. Special limited slipcased edition - number 71 of 100 copies, signed by Pierson on the colophon. More
The Portrait in the Renaissance
New York: Pantheon, 1966. 330 illustrations, 348 pages, tall 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper (worn, chipped, and price-clipped). New York: Pantheon. The Bollingen Series XXXV, (1966). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. The A. W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts. Vol. XII. More
Unrepentant Ego: The Self-Portraits of Lucas Samaras.
New York: Whitney Museum, 2003. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 335pp, 4to, glossy printed wrappers. New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, (2003). Faintly rubbed on cover, otherwise a fine copy. More