Africa and the Renaissance: Art in Ivory.
New York: Center for African Art/Prestel, 1988. Profusely illustrated with 404 b&w photographs, and 102 in color. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. (New York: Center for African Art/Prestel, 1988). Fine. More
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La Miniature sur Ivoire, Essai Historique et Traite Practique
Paris: Librairie Renoluard, 1910. 16 heliotype plates with lettered tissue guards. Full black morocco, raised bands, gilt decorated spine & dentelles, (corners rubbed), g.t. Paris: Librairie Renouard, n.d. (ca. 1910). Presentation copy, signed on the half-title, together with a post-card, signed by the author. A bookseller's sticker has been pasted over the imprint. More
Chinese Art Ivory.
Tientsin: Paradissis, 1940. 32 black & white plates; 86pp. of text. 8vo, green cloth. Tientsin: John E. Paradissis, 1940. First Edition "An ivory lover considers twenty years' experience and has endeavored to put his knowledge in order for the benefit of his fellow collectors". Scarce book, printed in China. Label removed from inside back cover, otherwise fine. More
Afro-Portuguese Ivories
London: Batchworth, 1960. Photographs by W. & B. Forman. 46 carved ivory objects illustrated on 43 plates. XXIV pages of text, folio, decorative cloth, decorative endpapers; ownership signature on front free endpaper, some discoloration in lower margin of page 20. London: Batchworth Press, (1960). A very good (+). More
Guinea Propria, Nec Non Nigritiae Vel Terrae Nigorum
Nuremberg: 1743. Map. Engraving with original coloring. In good condition with light foxing. 20 x 21 3/4 inches. Haunting map of West Africa with a focus on Guinea and Senegal. The interior is not thoroughly mapped but port cities are listed and labelled carefully. The Niger River (in Mali) is noted but its course was not yet known to reach the Atlantic by European map makers. Letters indicate which country controls which port: Dutch (H), English (A), Danish (D), and..... More
The George A. Hearn Collection of Carved Ivories.
New York: Privately Printed, 1908. Black and white frontispiece and title page illustration, 258 black and white plates, 29pp. of text, small 4to, rebound in beige cloth, red leather label on spine, t.e.g. New York: Privately Printed, 1908. Fine. More
English Ivories.
London: Outnam, 1926. Illustrations in color & in black and white. Tall 4to, brown cloth (lighty rubbed). London: G.P. Putnam, (1926). First Edition. Very Good. With the small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Ivories.
Rutland: Tuttle, 1966. Illustrated with 257 images on 89 full-page gravure plates. 551pp. Tall thick 8vo, two-toned cloth decorated in gilt, d.w. Rutland VT: Charles E. Tuttle, (1966). First edition thus, a reprint of the very scarce 1915 original. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Elfenbein.
Branschweig: Klinkhardt & Bierman, 1961. Profusely illustrated in b/w. 353pp., 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. edgeworn. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Bierman, (1961). Very good. Text in German. More
Royal Treasures.
New York: Macmillan, 1968. Translated by Stefan de Haan. Photographs by Claus and Liselotte Hansmann. 80 color and 80 black and white plates. 100 pages of text. Large 4to, gilt-decorated green cloth, edgeworn d.w. London: Macmillan, 1968. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Works of fine craftsmanship, amassed by the great families and royal houses of Europe. More
Les Ivoires: Evolution Decorative du 1er Siecle a Nos Jours.
Paris: Tardy, 1972. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 286 pages. 4to, white pictorial wrappers (lightly edgeworn). Paris: Tardy, (1972). Very good(+). Introduction by Janine Wettstein. More
Ivory and Skins for Sale in the Grahamstown Market, Cape Colony
London: London Illustrated News, 1855. Print. Wood engraving. Page measures 15 3/8" x 22 5/8" This print, published by the London Illustrated News on April 21, 1856, depicts an open air market in Grahamstown, South Africa. Vendors are seen selling ivory tusks and animal skins, while a European family inspects some pelts. More
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