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
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
New York: Grossman, 1974. Illustrated with many black & white portrait photographs by Penn, as an ambulant studio photographer. 95 pages, somewhat age-toned and wavy at edges. Thin square 4to, natural cloth, white pictorial d.w., price-clipped and yellowed at edges. New York: Grossman, (1974). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Penn's second monograph. More
New York: Grossman, 1980. Illustrated with many black & white portrait photographs by Penn, as an ambulant studio photographer. 95 pages. Thin square 4to, natural cloth, white pictorial d.w., yellowed along spine and at edges. New York: Grossman, (1974). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Penn's second monograph. More
Washington DC: National Museum of American History, 2011. Numerous black & white photographic illustrations. Small 4to, lavender cloth, d.w. Washington, DC: National Museum of American History, (2011). First Edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the title page. More
Munich: Prestel, 1989. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 156pp. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. (Munich: Prestel, 1989). A near fine copy. More
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
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
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
London: 1770. Print. Etching. Image measures 14 1/4" x 11 1/2" Striking portrait of Count Hendrik van den Bergh, a Dutch soldier who fought for the Spanish Habsburgs in the Eighty Years War. He was the son of Willem IV van den Bergh, and Maria of Nassau, the sister of William the Silent. He served in the Spanish military where he rose to second-in-command under Albert and Isabella, before defecting to the Stadthouder's forces in 1632. The engraving was made..... More
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
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
University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1971. Profusely illustrated in b/w with some in color. 287 pages. Square 4to, natural cloth, d.w., board slipcase. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, (1971). First American edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper & box. More
Barrytown: Light Scape, 1994. Preface by Vann Witcher. Captions by Sanford Doody. 71 black & white photographic portraits. 150pp., 4to, red cloth, d.w. Barrytown: Light Scape Editions, (1994). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Boydell, 1782. Illustrated with 106 engraved plates (45 in outline) some foxing throughout. Tall folio, recently rebound in 1/2 crimson morocco, marbled boards. London: Printed for John Boydell, 1782. Second edition. A very good copy in a fine binding. An elaborate artist's manual first published in 1759. It celebrates Raphael's cartoons, purchased by William and Mary, and then housed in their own gallery within Hampton Court. Ralph's book begins with 12 plates "of the Study of Geometrical Figures." These..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2005. Illustrated throughout in black &white photographs. 255pp. Tall 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (2005). First edition. Slightly sunned edges, but still a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Catalog for a traveling exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, Nordiska Museet, and the Wichita Art Museum. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2012. Illustrated endpapers. 153 color illustrations and 102 duotone. 264 pages, 4to, grey cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (2012). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, as new in the original shrinkwrap. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006. Essays by Ian Buruma and Matthias Eberle. 230 illustrations, including 135 in full color. xii + 292 pages. Small 4to, yellow cloth, d.w., torn at rear flap fold New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2006). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Published in conjunction with the exhbition: Glitter and doom: German portraits from the 1920s. More
Berlin: Ullstein, 1981. Text in German. Illustrated with black and white photography by Henry Ries. 126 pages, oblong 8vo, pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed. Berlin: Ullstein, (1981). Very good Includes many English translation inserts. Presentation copy boldly signed by Henry Ries on title page, and with an additional signed card. More
National Portrait Gallery, 2012. Illustrated in color throughout. 188 pages, Small 4to, pictorial boards. National Portrait Gallery, 2012. A near fine copy. More
Paris: Verve, 1939. An original full color lithograph after Roualt. Sheet measures 13.75 x 10.375 inches, with image printed edge-to-edge. On reverse is a lithograph after Derain - b/w on yellow background, measuring 10 x 7.5 inches. Published in Paris for Verve, and printed by Mourlot Freres. Paris: Verve, 1939. A near fine bright copy. Verve was founded in 1937 as a showcase for work by the day's best artists, produced by the finest printers. These pieces were printed in..... More
unpublished, 1896. Oblong 12mo, original linen with clasp. Signed inside cover, 1896. Very good (+). Among the inserted drawings are two portraits of Henry Mills Alden, New York, 1916, and a finished drawing of "my studio in Paris before I light my lamp." More
Zurich: Stemmle, 2002. With 200 duotone photographs and interviews by Tina Ruisinger; text by Ted Croner. 176pp. Tall 4to, black boards, d.w. Zurich: editions Stemmle, (2002). First edition. A very near fine copy. Striking portraits of 50 legendary photographers. More
Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1980. Profusely illustrated with 431 black & white photographic illustrations with captions in German, English & French. 80 pages of text in German. Short thick 4to, black cloth, d.w., plain board slipcase. Munchen: Schirmer/Mosel, (1980). First edition. Price sticker residue on front endpaper, still a fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Sander's epic complete "portrait" that shows society during the Weimar Republic. More
Philadelphia: Bradley & Co., 1866. Proof before letters. Mezzotint. Image measures 17.75" x 25". This is a lovely 1866 portrait of Lincoln and his family. From a painting by S. B. Waugh, the portrait features Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd with their two surviving sons Robert and Tad. A portrait of the third son, who died in 1862, is seen hanging on the wall behind. This print, a proof before letters, was engraved by William Sartain and published..... More
Paris: Marchant, 1839. 42 engraved illustrations. 168pp., large 8vo, patterned cloth, a.e.g.;foxed, light edgewear. Paris: Marchant, 1839. A very good copy. More
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