Il Tappeto Orientale
Milan: Alfieri, 1945. 131 illustrations and 12 in full color. Folio, pictorial boards (chipped at the extremities), cloth spine, some pages age toned. Milan: Luigi Alfieri, (1945). Very good. More
Milan: Alfieri, 1945. 131 illustrations and 12 in full color. Folio, pictorial boards (chipped at the extremities), cloth spine, some pages age toned. Milan: Luigi Alfieri, (1945). Very good. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002. Photography by Bruce White. 400 illustrations, 250 in color. x + 594pp., large, thick 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2002). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007. Photography by Bruce White. More than 200 illustrations, primarily in color. 563pp., thick 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers; some minor scratching to front cover and creasing to rear, internally fine. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2007). A very good copy. Essays and cataloging by various authors. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007. Photography by Bruce White. More than 200 illustrations, primarily in color. 563 pages. Thick 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2007). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Essays and cataloging by various authors. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002. Foreword by Philippe de Montebello. Color and black & white illustrations throughout, many full-page. x, 594 pages. Large 4to, blue cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Yale University Press, (2002). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. With contributions by Maryan W. Ainsworth, Rotraud Bauer, Pascal-Francois Bertrand, Iain Buchanan, Elizabeth Cleland, Guy Delmarcel, Nello Forti Grazzini, and others. More
New York: American Art Association, 1915. Numerous illustrations, including 5 color plates. Unpaginated auction catalogue featuring 585 lots of textiles. Tall 8vo, bound in older burgundy morocco with original wrappers bound-in (leather is well rubbed and spine has been replaced with plain brown cloth, retaining leather spine label; ownership signature on title and some lots have the closing prices inked). New York: The American Art Association, 1915. Overall a very good(-) copy of this scarce catalogue. More
Boston: 1967. 2 volumes in slipcase. Many plates, a few in color. Thin 4to (plate volume is wide), blue cloth with gilt lettered spines (spines faded, else near fine). Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, (1967). Very good(+) copies in a very good slipcase (sunned and somewhat stained but sturdy). More
Moscow: 1971. Text in Russian, English, and French. Profusely illustrated with black and white and color photos, 277 pages, narrow folio, yellow cloth, dust wrapper (closed tears reinforced with tape. Worn). Moscow, 1971. A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
1987. Interview of Christo by Masahiko Yanagi. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps and plans. 4to, printed, white glossy pictorial boards; a few very minor dings to cover. N.P.: 1987. A very good (+) copy. Signed by Christo on title page. Excerpt fromt he Exhibition Catalogue "Christo: from the Rothschild Bank AG Zurich Collection: at the Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan. Text and captions in both English and Japanese. More
London: David Black, 1982. Edited by David Black. Many color plates, tall slim 4to. (London: David Black, 1982). More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. Frontispiece engraving of Queen Victoria, with 29 fabric patterns inserted, and nearly 200 engravings. 8vo, original black cloth (spine chipped and with significant repairs, corners bumped). London: Chapman & Hall, September, 1849 - February, 1850. Internally fine copy of this seminal text on English textile design and its relation to 19th Century manufacture. Leather ex-libris of Robert Hoe. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. With 14 fabric patterns inserted, and 100 engravings. 8vo, original brown ribbed cloth (spine chipped and with significant repairs, edges rubbed). London: Chapman & Hall, September, 1850 - February, 1851. Seminal text on English textile design and its relation to 19th Century manufacture. Leather ex-libris of Robert Hoe. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. With 25 fabric patterns inserted, and numerous engravings. 8vo, original brown ribbed cloth (spine chipped and with significant repairs). London: Chapman & Hall, September, 1850 - February, 1851. Sixth and final volume of this seminal text on English textile design and its relation to 19th Century manufacture. Leather ex-libris of Robert Hoe. More
Suffolk: Antique Collectors's Club, 1989. 5 volumes. Profusely illustrated in color and in black and white. 4tp, green cloth, d.w. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1989 - 1996. Fine. Volume 1: Caucasian by Ian Bennett, 1993. Volume 2: Persian by Erich Aschenbrenner, 1996. Volume 3: Afghanistan by R.D. Parsons, 1994. Volume 4: Turkish by K. Zipper & C. Fritzsche,, 1995. Volume 5: Turkoman by Uwe Jourdan. More
Chicago: Art Media Resources, 2002. Illustrated abundantly in color and in black and white. 281 pages. Signed by the author at the half title page. 4to, maroon cloth with gold lettering, d.w. Chicago: Arts Media Resources, (2002). Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1944. 58 pages. Small 4to, red cloth-backed boards with red lettering (lightly worn and discolored). New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1944. Very good(+). Papers read at a symposium held under the joint auspices of New York University and the Brooklyn Museum, February 15, 1941 in connection with the exhibition Paganism and Christianity in Egypt shown at the Brooklyn Museum January 23 to March 9, 1941. More
San Francisco: The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1990. With contributions by Garry Muse. More than 100 color plates plus many in black and white. 175pp., 4to, blue cloth, d.w. San Francisco: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1990. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
San Francisco: The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1990. Exhibition catalog illustrated in color and black & white. 275 pages. 4to, glossy paper wrappers. San Francisco: The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1990. Fine. More
Paris: Hachette, 1914. Color frontispiece & 100 plates in black & white. 431pp, folio, half leather over marbled boards. Paris: Hachette, 1914, First Edition. Complete history of silk through Europe and Asia. Spine leather crackled and lightly chipped at extremes. More
Paris: Flammarion, 1994. Translated from the French by Deke Dusinberre. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 208 pages. Slim 4to, pale lavender cloth with gray lettering, d.w. (binding lightly bumped and faded at edges' wrapper edgeworn; inked gift inscription on front endpaper). Paris: Flammarion, (1994). First edition. A very good copy in very good dust wrapper. Preface by Marc Porthault. More
Paris: Editions du Regard, 2000. Hundreds of photographic illustrations, 4to, cloth, d.w. (Paris), Editions du Regard, (2000). A fine copy. "La robe de Fortuny que portait ce soir-la Albertine me semblait comme l'ombre tentatrice de cette invisible Venise..." Proust. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973. 353pp., hundreds of black & white illustrations and 19 in color. Thick 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1973). Fine in a near fine d.w. More
St. Louis: Ballard, 1935. Frontispiece plus 69 plates, of which 13 are tipped in color plates. 4to, red cloth, a few scattered pencil notations. St. Louis: Bernice C. Ballard and Nellie Ballard White, 1935. A very good copy. Number 464 of 1000 copies. More
Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985. 76 full page color plates. 198pp., 4to, stiff, glossy pictorial wrappers. Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, (1985). A fine copy. Signed by the author on the title page. More
You guys don’t waste time! Thank you so much for Leoncavallo! He is now in my study, on the wall of honour. You may have read that things are grim here in Melbourne, with everything in hard lockdown and everyone confined to their homes for at least six weeks. This has brought me real joy and I cannot thank you all enough. Best wishes
Howdy and Happy Fourth of July. Just want to let you know that the Dick Grace book came. A nice copy, as promised. Grace was quite a fellow: the only person I ever heard of who crashed planes for a living and died of old age. I was in The Argosy once, years ago, 1997 or so. Hope to get in again one of these days, but NYC is a long way from here. Thanks again for helping me out with this. Best