Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. Translated by Edmund Jephcott. Illustrated with black and white photographs and paintings throughout. 651 pages. Thick 8vo, green boards, dust wrapper. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1994). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, spine evenly sunned. More
Vienna: IRSA, 1988. Illustrated with 183 b/w images. 309pp. Short thick 4to, gilt-lettered brown cloth, d.w., pictorial board slipcase. Vienna: IRSA, 1988. first edition of this very scarce book. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper & slipcase. A collection of major essays providing a representative survey of Bialostocki's studies in the field of iconological research, as well as a comprehensive approach to the interpretation of art. More
Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of two species of geckos, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside Alexander Wilson, updating..... More
Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand-colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of a horned viper snake, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside Alexander Wilson, updating his..... More
London: The Studio, 1946. Illustrated in color and black and white. 272 pages, tall 8vo, gilt stamped blue cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper attractively designed but ripped and dust soiled. London: The Studio, 1946. A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1976. Illustrated in black and white. 123 pages plus plates. 4to, green cloth with gilt and black stamped titles. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1976. A fine copy. More
Innsbruck: Helbling, 1982. Illustrated. 111 pages, very slim 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. Innsbruck: Helbling, (1982). Fine. More
London: Harvey Miller, 1996. Illustrated in b/w throughout, some in color. 287 pages. 4to, navy cloth, d.w. (London): Harvey Miller, (1996). A fine copy in a fine wrapper. More
Irvine: Mazda Publishers, 1986. Illustrated in black and white. viii, 94, xiv pages. Slim 8vo, blue cloth with decorative gilt lettering. Irvine, California: Mazda Publishers, (1986). A fine copy. More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1963. Illustrated in black and white. xii, 371 pages. Tall 8vo, decorative paper wrappers. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1963. First Edition. Some pages unopened. Very good(+). Annales du Musee Guimet. Bibliotheque d'Etudes - Tome LXVII. More
New York: Museum of American Folk Art, 1983. Profusely illustrated in b/w throughout. 163 pages. Slim 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Museum of American Folk Art, (1983). First edition. A very good copy--shelfworn, light fading to cloth edges; foxing to first several pages; in a very good wrapper, scuffed and sunned. More
Virginia: Art Services International, 1998. 320pp., many illustrations in color and in black and white. Square 4to, black cloth, d.w. Virginia: Art Services International, 1998. Fine in fine d.w. More
University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. Some illustrations in b/w and color. 180 pages. Tall 8vo, burgundy cloth, d.w. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, (1997). First edition. A fine copy of this uncommon book. More
New York: Harper, 1971. Frontis, 35 color plates, 68 monochrome illustrations. 232pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. (spine ends lightly worn) New York: Harper, (1971). Near fine in very good(+) d.w. More
Rutland: Tuttle, 1959. Illustrated in black and white with a color frontispiece. 131 pages. 4to, decoratively stamped two-toned silk cloth, a bit rubbed and faded at edges. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle, (1959). A very goood copy lacking dust wrapper. Second edition, revised and enlarged. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1968. 341 black and white illustrations, 174 pages of text. Thick 4to, gray cloth, torn and chipped d.w. Princeton: Princeton UP, (1968). Some light penciling in the margins, still a very good sturdy copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Bollingen Series XXXV. The 10th vol. of the A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, delivered at the National Gallery, Washington, D.C. More
Paris: College de France, 1957. With 163 black & white illustrations. 277pp of text in French. 4to, brown printed wrappers (rear cover loose, spine chipped but still firmly bound). Paris: College de France, 1957. A very good copy with the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Wiesbaden: Steiner, 1969. Die Inschriften, Die Ikonographischen und Literarischen Beziehungen, Das Entstgehungsdsatum. 114 Abbildungen & 2 falttalfeln. 115p.,4to, blue cloth (corners bumped). Wiesbaden: Steiner, 1969. Very good. Review copy sent to art historian Meyer Schapiro, with his ownership signature. Long letter of presentation to Schapiro (32 lines) from the author, writing about the genesis of the book, and asking for suggestions on getting it reviewed. "You will be among the first to receive (it) of course..." More
Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1937. Illustrated profusely in black and white. 220 pages. Tall 8vo, brown paper wrappers (spine neatly re-backed in blue cloth; covers edgeworn and lightly stained). Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1937. Text block toned but internally clean. Very good. Translated from the French by A.C. Martin. More
St. Petersburg: Slavia Art Books, 1993. Illustrated profusely in color with some in black and white. Unpaginated. 4to, textured white cloth, d.w. (minor edgewear). St. Petersburg: Slavia Art Books, (1993). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Nuremberg: Hans Carl Nurnberg, 1965. 176 black & white plates. Wide and short 4to, gilt-stamped blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped and worn. Nuremberg: Hans Carl Nurnberg, (1965). A near fine copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Moscow: Isskustvo, 1983. Illustrated with color iconography. Slim 4to, red cloth. d.w. Moscow: Isskustvo, 1983. Book is near fine with uniform toning throughout; wrapper is very good with small chip near top corner of front fold, as well as moderate scuffing. More
Washington, D.C. Dumbarton Oaks, 1991. Illustrated with b/w and color plates throughout. 244 pages. 4to, brown boards. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, (1991). Book and wrapper both in fine condition. More
Madison: University of Wisconson Press, 1983. Hundreds of black & white photographic illustrations. 346pp., 4to, rust cloth, d.w. (Madison): Wisconsin, (1983). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. More
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