El Greco 1541-1614.; El Greco
New York: Viking, 1973. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 274pp. Tall thick 4to, red boards, dust wrapper; d.w. lightly edge-worn. New York: The Viking Press, (1973). Very good (+). More
New York: Viking, 1973. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 274pp. Tall thick 4to, red boards, dust wrapper; d.w. lightly edge-worn. New York: The Viking Press, (1973). Very good (+). More
London: V & A Publications, 1990. Several maps, color reproductions throughout. 240 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. London: V & A Publications, (1990). Third printing. Corners slightly bumped, otherwise a near fine copy. With contributions by Rosemary Crill, Veronica Murphy, and Susan Stronge. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015. Illustrated in color. xi, 368 pages. Square 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2015). First Printing. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Atheneum, 1994. Illustrated in black and white. xx, 648 pages, thick 8vo, purple cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Atheneum, 1994. First American edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Ungar, 1970. Three volumes. 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrappers lightly rubbed. New York: Frederick Ungar, (1970). A very good(+) set in very good dust wrappers. More
New York: Abrams, 1984. Illustrations by Michelangelo throughout, mostly in color. Slim 4to, beige cloth, d.w. (totally intact but wavy).New York: Abrams, (1984) A fine copy in very good dust wrapper. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989. 8 color plates, 84 black-and-white illustrations. xviii + 199pp., 8vo, red cloth, cloth lightly dampstained, otherwise very good. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1989). More
Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2008. Color reproductions throughout. 118 pages. 4to, pictorial boards. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, (2008). First edition. A fine copy. Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, presented at the J. Paul Getty Museum December 16, 2008-May 3, 2009. With essays by Charles Dempsey, Gail Feigenbaum, Elisabeth Hipp, and others. More
New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Illustrated with several maps. 648 pages. 8vo, two-toned yellow and blue boards,; ring stain front cover.. New York: HarperCollins, (2004). First Edition. A very good copy lacking dust wrapper. More
Venice: Aldus, 1524. 92 leaves + 97 leaves, with the Aldine dolphin and anchor woodcut device on the title page, but not on the colophon. 12mo, full early brown calf, ornately gilt covers and spine. Text in Greek and Latin. (Venice): Aldus, 1524. Scarce. A very good(+) copy. Small, very old ownership signature of Richard Hobbs, and of W. McCree in a later hand, on the title page. Small ink notations on the verso of the title page of part..... More
Paris: Dionysium Duvallium, 1585. Large printer's device engraved on title page, and a few other engraved headpieces and initials throughout. The text consists of sections of Hippocrate's writings in Greek and Latin, interspersed with Cordaeus's commentary in Latin only. [20], 361, [1] blank, [12] index pp. Tall 4to, contemporary vellum. Parisiis: Apud Dionysium Duvallium, sub Bucephalo, in vico Bellouaco, 1585. Very scarce. An unusually tight clean copy. OCLC listsonly 2 copies at Yale & Oxford. Adams H615; Hirsch II 76;..... More
Milan: Luigi Alfieri, 1941. 48 sepia plates. Slim folio, 77 pages of text (edges age browned), original maroon boards, chipped, cloth spine. Milan: Luigi Alfieri, 1941. Scarce. Very good. More
Monaco: Documents d'Art, 1949. Illustrated with 8 mounted color plates, and many others in black and white. 4to, 123pp loose as issued in printed paper wrappers, housed in a two-piece board slipcase. Monaco: Les Documents d'Art, (1949). A near ifne copy, with uncut and unopened pages, in a good only slipcase. Limited edition -- number 386 of 1000 copies printed. More
Monaco: Documents d'Art, 1949. Illustrated with 8 mounted color plates, and many others in black and white. 4to, 123pp loose as issued in printed paper wrappers, housed in a two-piece board slipcase. Monaco: Les Documents d'Art, (1949). A fine copy, with uncut and unopened pages, in a very good sturdy slipcase, rubbed and with a few small spots on spine. Limited edition -- number 375 of 1000 copies printed. More
Mexico City: Diaz de Leon y White, 1870. Lithograph. Image measures 14 1/2" x 10 1/2". Scattered foxing at margins. This striking print depicts Alonso and Gil Gonzalez de Avila being led on horses through the streets of Mexico City. Their hands are cuffed, and an executioner leads with an axe in hand. A crowd surrounds them, holding torches; religious men clutch their crucifixes and offer prayers. The brothers were convicted in 1566 of conspiring to overthrow the Spanish royal..... More
Mexico City: Diaz de Leon y White, 1870. Lithograph. Image measures 14 1/2" x 10 1/2". Toning and chips to margins, repair to lower margin. This dramatic print depicts a scene from 16th century Mexico, illustrating an three-part historical account titled "Fray Marcos de Mena". A man is seen splayed across a bed, bleeding from wounds in his ribs and arms. A woman frantically ushers two men into the room, pointing to the man. Weapons and furniture are knocked over..... More
Mexico City: Diaz de Leon y White, 1870. Lithograph. Image measures 14 1/2" x 10 1/2". Toning and damp-stains to margins. This dramatic print depicts a scene from 16th century Mexico, illustrating an three-part historical account titled "Fray Marcos de Mena". The account refers to the 1554 Shipwrecks on South Padre Island in Texas. Fray Marcos de Mena, a Dominican friar, is remembered as the sole survivor of the wreck. A fleet of three ships were traveling from Veracruz to..... More
Mexico City: Diaz de Leon y White, 1870. Lithograph. Image measures 14 1/2" x 10 1/2". Toning and damp-stains to margins, and one stain to lower margin not affecting the image. This dramatic print depicts a scene from 16th century Mexico, illustrating an three-part historical account titled "Fray Marcos de Mena". The account refers to the 1554 Shipwrecks on South Padre Island in Texas. Fray Marcos de Mena, a Dominican friar, is remembered as the sole survivor of the wreck..... More
Mexico City: Diaz de Leon y White, 1870. Tinted lithograph. Image measures 14 1/2" x 10 1/2". Scattered foxing at margins, minor offsetting from title page, and some loss to right margin, not affecting the image. This striking print depicts Xicohtencatl II, or Xicohtencatl the Younger, being hanged by Spanish forces. A Tlaxacallan prince and warleader, he led the Tlaxacaltecs against the Aztecs, allying with the Spaniards in hopes of conquering Tenochtitlan. During the final siege of Tenochtitlan, Xicohtencatl allegedly..... More
Munich: Hirmer Verlag, 2012. Color reproductions throughout. 259 pages. 4to, pictorial boards, pictorial wrap-around band. Munich: Hirmer Verlag/Stadel Museum, (2012). First edition. A fine copy. Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition "Rapahel Drawings" at the Stadel Museum in Frankfurt, November 7, 2012 - February 3, 2013. More
Herrsching: Manfred Pawlak Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Text in German. Filled with black and white illustrations. 800 pages, very thick 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper (front lower edge of wrapper quite crushed). Herrsching:Manfred Pawlak Verlagsgesellschaft, (no date, circa 1977). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper Mit Exempeln aud dem graphischen Werk Lucas Cranach d.J. und der Cranachwerkstatt. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. 4to, red cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2001). First Edition. Fine. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. 195 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. A very good copy with minor light pencil handwriting in second half of text (underlining with infrequent writing in margins), small ex-libris ink stamp on fly; in a very good dust wrapper, slightly scuffed and sunned at rear panel. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014. Color and black & white reproductions throughout. 293 pages. 4to, gray cloth, pictorial d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2014). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Nurnberg: H. B. Wison, 1998. Extensively illustrated, including more than 50 full-page color plates. 307pp., 4to, blue cloth, d.w.; small tear to lower rear margin of dust wrapper. Nurnberg: H.B. Wilson-DMK, (1998). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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