Dessins insolites du XVIIIe francais.
Paris: Monelle Hayot, 1985. 101 plates, some in color. 4to, orange cloth, dust wrapper. (Paris): Editions Monelle Hayot, (1985). Fine. More
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Contemporary Art in New Mexico
New South Wales: Craftsman House, 1996. Double-page title page image; illustrated profusely in color and black and white. 226 pages, short 4to, neon orange boards with silver stamping, dust wrapper. New South Whales: Craftsman House in association with G+B Arts International. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Fontes Ambrosiana in Lucem Editi Cura et Studio Bibliothecae Ambrosianae XXIX
Milan: Amilcare Pizzi, 1955. Introductory texts in Italian, French, German & English. Profusely illustrated throughout with 100 plates showing 248 images. The mounted facsimiles are faithfully reproduced in original colors, embellished with gold, and protected with lettered tissue. Massive folio, bound in publishers leather-backed pictorial boards (reproducing the original gilt-decorated covers); worn at spine ends, board slipcase broken, worn. Milan: Amilcare Pizzi, 1955. Limited edition -- un-numbered copy from a run of 2030. Internally fine, a very good (+) copy..... More
Cezanne's Portrait Drawings
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1970. More than 200 illustrations. x + 243 pages. 4to, silver-lettered tan cloth, spine a bit sunned. Cambridge: The MIT Press, (1970). A very good(+) copy. More
Picasso: 1945-1949 l'ere du renouveau
Antibes: Editions Snoeck, 2009. Illustrated (color). 208 pages, 8vo., paperback with clear plastic wrapper. Antibes: Editions Snoeck/Musee Picasso Antibes, (2009). A fine copy. The catalog for an exhibition of the same title shown at the Musee Picasso, Antibes (March-June, 2009). More
Christo: Projects Not Realised and Works in Progress 8 March - 6 April 1991
London: Annely Juda Fine Art, 1991. Illustrated with color photographs and drawings. 47 pages, slim small 4to, pictorial wrappers. London: Annely Jude Fine Art. A near fine copy. Exhibition catalog. More
Crab apple blossom; Mar 23, 1849
1849. Herbarium with manuscript notes. White card with specimen 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches, on scrap book sheet 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Some toning but in good condition. Delicate and charming pressed crab apple specimen on hand made sheet by an accomplished hand, mounted on scrap book paper. The herbarium is comparable to a library of preserved plants with the specimens and labels providing all the information. In fact, the label and specimen are equally important... More
White Mountains. Plucked near the Cascade, while walking up the hills, on the stage route thro' the "Notch".; Fern Herbarium
1846. Herbarium with manuscript notes. White card with specimen 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 inches. Sheet 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Some scuffs and stains. Delicate and charming pressed fern specimen placed on a white sheet by an accomplished hand, mounted on scrap book paper. Calligraphy notes in manuscript describe the scene where the specimen was obtained. The herbarium is comparable to a library of preserved plants with the specimens and labels providing all the information. In fact, the..... More
Richard Hamilton
London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1991. Filled with color and black & white illustrations. 86 pages. 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1991. Fine. More
Ellsworth Kelly Plant Drawings
New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 1992. Illustrated with 29 b/w line drawings on pale cream background. Slim 4to, white cloth, d.w. (toned at edges and with one 2" triangular chip missing from upper corner). New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 1992. Limited first edition; quite scarce. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Limited edition -- one of 50 "HC" copies signed by Kelly & Ashbery (colophon states that there were 150 signed copies, with 100 being numbered). A...... More
Don Bachardy: One Hundred Drawings.
Los Angeles: Twelvetrees, 1983. Illustrated with full-page b/w portraits. Short 4to, white pictorial wrappers (just a bit scuffed and toned; internally fine). Los Angeles: Twelvetrees Press, 1983. First edition, limited to 1500 copies. A very good(+) copy. More
Il Settecento Francese
Milan: Fratelli Fabbri, 1971. 38 color plates, 35 b/w Illus. 96pp. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. (Milano): Fratelli Fabbri, (1971). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. I Desegni dei Maestri No. 13. Drawings of French artists of the 18th century. More
The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and his Workshop Apprentices.
Cambridge: MIT, 1981. Hundreds of black & white plates. 2 volumes, oblong 4to, grey cloth, housed in a blue cloth slipcase (stained). Cambridge: M.I.T., (1981). Both volumes are in fine condition. More
Picasso Carmen: Sol Y Sombra
Paris: Flammarion, 2007. Profusely illustrated in both color and black & white. 191pp., large 8vo, pictorial padded boards. Paris. Flammarion, (2007). A fine copy. More
The Drawings of Bronzino
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010. 274 illustrations, 155 in color. xii + 323 pages. Thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2010). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Contributions by Philippe Costamagna, Marzia Faiettie, and Elizabeth Pilliod. More
Leonardo Da Vinci: Master Draftsman.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003. 515 illustrations, including 333 color plates. xiv + 786 pages. Very thick brown cloth, d.w. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and New Haven: Yale University Press, (2003). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Chillida: Dibujos
Bilbao: Guggenheim Museum, 1999. 150 full page plates, plus other illustrations. 223pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w. Bilbao: Guggenheim, (1999). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Albrecht Durer and His Legacy: The Graphic Work of a Renaissance Artist
London: British Museum Press, 2002. Illustrated in black and white and color. 317 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. London: British Museum Press, (2002). A near fine copy. With contributions by Gunter Grass, Joseph L. Koerner and Ute Kuhlemann. The illustrations include all Durer's Best-known prints as well as numerous drawings and watercolors. More
Riccardo Baruzzi: Del Disegno Disposto Alla Pittura
Rome: Cura Books, 2017. Illustrated with color images throughout. 220 pages. Short, oblong 4to, white wrappers. (Rome: Cura Books, 2017). A very good(+) copy with slight spotting to wrappers. Scarce. More
17th Century Italian Drawings In The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York: Abrams, 1979. 378 works illustrated in black and white. 299 pages. 4to, light blue cloth, d.w. New York Harry N. Abrams, 1979. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
M. Barka: Malerbriefe aus Algerien mit Sechzig Zeichnungen.
Munich: 1913. 60 Illus. 4to, cloth-backed boards. Muenchen, (1914). More
Albrecht Durer: Als Zeichner.
Konigstein im Taunus: Langewiesche, 1943. Illustrated with many plates, some in color. 80pp. Tall thin 8vo, printed wrappers; chipped at head of spine.. Konigstein im Taunus: Karl Robert Langewiesche, (1954). A very good copy. More
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
Painters in a New Land.
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1973. Color frontispiece, 118 color and 103 black and white illustrations. 224pp., thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w.; (slightly chipped). Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, (1973). Very Good (+). More
Music To My Eyes
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1952. Illustrated (b/w). Slim unpaginated 4to, white cloth with pictorial covers, very lightly discolored in a few areas. Philadelphia: University of Pennslvania Press, (1952). First edition. A very good(+) copy. Inscribed by Bendiner on title page. More