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
New York: American Lithographic Company, 1918. Original poster. Color lithograph. 30 x 20 inches. An original World War I poster advertising Victory Liberty loans by Alfred Everitt Orr (1886-c.1938). A soldier, in khaki, is at the centre of a touching family scene. He is embracing a woman and holding a child who are together dressed in red, white and blue. Some offsetting but otherwise good. More
New York: Pace Gallery, 2014. Illustrated in color. 54 pages, slim square 4to, light blue wrappers. New York: Pace, 2014. A fine copy. More
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
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
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
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
![COLOR LITHOGRAPHS] Roualt's "Head of a Girl" AND Derain's "Portrait of a Girl" Georges ROUALT,...](/pictures/thumb/268698.jpg?v=1527206180)
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
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Just a quick message to let you know that I have received the book last week, 1726, in a French armorial binding. Just beautiful, a great addition to my collection. Thanks again for selling such quality items and hope to trade with you again. Best regards from France