Stephen Posen: Drawings 2003-2005
New York: Stephen Posen, 2006. Illustrated in color. 120 pages. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Stephen Posen, 2006. A near fine copy. More
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Camera Obscura van Hildebrand.
Haarlem: De Erven F. Bohn, 1939. Text in Dutch. Veertigste Druk geillustreerd door Jo Spier. Profusely illustrated with full page and text drawings. 462 pages. Tall 4to, gilt decorated red buckram (paper over interior hinges repaired and slightly rumpled, but hinges firm). Haarlem: De Erven F. Bohn, 1939. A very good(+) copy. A collection of tales and sketches of life and manners in Holland, first published in 1839 by the Dutch cleric and professor of theology at Utrecht... More
Landscape / Landscript: Nature as Language in the Art of Xu Bing
Oxford: Ashmolean, 2013. Illustrated profusely in color. 204 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Oxford: Ashmolean, (2013). A fine copy. More
Album de Paul Cezanne
Paris: Berggruen & Cie, 1966. 2 volumes - a softcover text catalogue and a hardcover facsimile sketchbook, housed together in a gray board slipcase. Oblong 8vos. Paris: Berggruen & Cie, (1966). Limited first edition -- number 74 of 500 copies. A fine copy in a very good box. More
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[Cathedral Bells]
1907. Original drawing. Pencil on paper. Measures 12.25" x 9.5". Unsigned. Study on Cathedral Bells, or Cup and Saucer Vine. Delicate pencil drawing. From a collection of nature studies by artist and naturalist Antoinette Chinard. More
Guilio Romano: Master Designer
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1999. Illustrated with black and white sketches and photographs throughout. 168 pages. 4to, red pictorial paper wrappers. Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1999). A fine copy. More
Stuart Davis: New York 1926. Facsimile of a Sketchbook
New York: Estate of Stuart Davis, 1991. Short 2 page introduction by Earl Davis. Illustrated in color. Slim square 8vo, black cloth-backed patterned boards, cardboard slipcase with paper label. New York: Estate of Stuart Davis, 1991. Limited first edition - one of 1000 copies, although the laid-in limitation card is absent. Fine Printed in conjunction with the retrospective exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Stamperia Valdonega in Verona Italy. More
Illustrated Letters: Artists and Writers Correspond
New York: Abrams, 1999. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white with many facsimile letters and some reproductions of paintings. 4to, blue boards, dust wrapper. (New York): Abrams, (1999). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Picasso: Toros y Toreros [Bulls and Bullfighting].
New York: Abrams, 1961. Introduction by Georges Boudaille. 32 pages of text in English & Spanish, followed by the illustrations, which reproduce 3 of Picasso's sketchbooks drawn in 1959. Folio, white cloth with multi-colored pictorial covers (spine sun-darkened, as usual); pictorial cloth slipcase (well-rubbed and repaired; now sound). New York: Abrams, (1961). First American edition. Scarce. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy of this handsomely printed book. The plates (black & white, sepia and color), many of which are single-sided..... More
Alberto Giacometti: Dessins
Paris: Galerie Claude Bernard, 1968. Text in French. Black & white portrait of the artist, drawing reproductions throughout. Unpaginated. Slim folio, plain white wrappers, tan pictorial dust wrapper (sunned, lightly dust-soiled and edgeworn). Paris: Galerie Claude Bernard, (1968). A very good(-) copy. More
The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher: A Revealing Look at the Artist and the Ideas Behind His Work
New York: Random House, 1976. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 111 pages. 4to, brown cloth-backed blind-stamped boards (lightly sunned along edges, lightly foxed), pictorial d.w. (torn on top edge, lightly foxed). New York: Random House, (1976). First American edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Translated from the Dutch by John E. Brigham. More
Die Erfindung Der Romantik.
Munich: Hirmer, 2006. Profusely illustrated in color. 383 pages with text in German. Thick 4to, matte pictorial boards, d.w. Munich: Hirmer, 2006. A fine copy. Museum Folkwang Essen; Hamburger Kunsthalle. More
Die Frau in der Karikatur
Munich: Albert Langen, 1906. Text in German. Patterned endpapers. Profusely illustrated with 60 plates, many in color, some folding, & 446 text reproductions of rare caricatures of women. 487 pages. Thick 4to, lovely grey pictorial cloth (rubbed and corners worn, spine sunned and foxed). Munich: Albert Langen, 1906. Overall about very good. Original edition of this iconographic survey. More
Harold Town Drawings
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969. 195 illustrations in color and black and white. 191 pages, square 4to, tan cloth (cloth slightly toned), dust wrapper (wrapper toned and chipped). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Lucas Samaras: Sketches, Drawings, Doodles, and Plans
New York: Abrams, 1987. Selected and edited by Constance and Jack Glenn. Facsimile of Lucas Samaras' sketchbook. Tall 8vo, gold cloth in gold slipcase with pocket affixed to inside front cover for text insert. New York Harry N. Abrams, (1987). A fine copy. One of 2400 copies. More
Beyond Decoration: The Illustrations of John Everett Millais
London: The British Libarary, 2005. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 337 pages, very tall 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper. London: The British Library, (2005). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. First book to present faithful reproductions of all of Millais's published illustrations. More
Master Drawings of the Roman Baroque from the Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf
New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1984. Illustrated with over 140 photographs of black and white sketches by various artists from the Roman Baroque period. Not paginated. Thick 4to, dark green boards, dust wrapper, small tear on bottom edge. New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, (1984). Reprint edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Transfigurations
Rochester: Inner Traditions, 2001. Sketches, paintings and photographic illustrations in black & white and color throughout, featuring Alex Grey's unusual artwork. 168 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial boards, pictorial d.w. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions, (2001). Shelfwear on bottom edge. A very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Interior Designer's Drapery Sketchfile.
New York: Whitney Library, 1977. 292 black and white illustrations. Unpaginated. 4to, purple pebbled cloth , tattered d.w. New York: Whitney Library, (1977). A fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Emily Carr: The Untold Story
Canada: Hancock House, 1978. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. 408 pages, thick square 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper. Canada: Hancock House, 1978. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Portions of Emily Carr's sketch books collected in this volume for the first time. More
Albrecht Durer und seine Frankische Heimat.
Nurnberg: J.L Schrag Verlag, 1928. Illustrated in b/w. 84 pages -- 22 of which are text. Small slim 4to, brown-lettered tan cloth (rather spotty). Nurnberg: J.L. Scrag Verlag, (1928). A very good(-) copy, internally clean. More
Midday Camp, New Zealand.
1881. View. Pen drawing on paper, signed and dated; mounted on larger sheet with title in pencil. Some foxing. Image measures 5" x 7", Sheet measures 7" x 9 3/8". Charming landscape sketch shows a scene of cattle ranchers in New Zealand. Mountains are faintly depicted in the distance. Three men are seen resting near a fire. Some cattle surround a covered wagon. In the distance, a dozen oxen pull a cart along a road, while their ranchers hold a...... More
Stock Driving in the Lake District, New Zealand
View. Pen drawing on paper, signed and dated, T.J. Jay circa 1881. Image measures 5 7/8" x 7 5/8", sheet measures 7" x 9 3/8". This accomplished sketch depicts two men on horseback holding stock whips, herding cattle through a field. A mountain is depicted in the distance, with the field filled with tall shrubbery. The caption reads 'Fern in places 9 ft high'. More
Stock Riding in New Zealand
View. Pen drawing on paper. Image measures 5 7/8" x 7 5/8", sheet measures 7" x 9 3/8". This skillful sketch depicts two men horseback riding in New Zealand. One man holds a lasso above his head, while the other has been knocked off his horse. Wild horses are seen in the distance. The print is unsigned but part of a series of sketches signed and dated, T.J. Jay circa 1881. More