Gardens of the Italian Villas.
New York: Rizzoli, 1987. Profusely illustrated with wonderful photographs, mostly color. 223 pages. 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1987). First American edition. A fine copy. More
LANDSCAPE
Wolf Kahn. 18 November - 22 December, 2004
New York: AMERINGER YOHE FINE ART, 2004. Illustrated in color. 31 pages, pictorial boards, slim oblong 8vo. New York: Ameringer Yohe Fine Art, 2001. A fine copy. More
6 Mid-American Chants by Sherwood Anderson, 11 Midwest Photographs by Art Sinsabaugh
Highlands: Nantahala Foundation, 1964. With a note on Anderson's poetry by Edward Dahlberg and a poem by Frederick Eckman. Very slim, panoramic folio (7.5 x 21.75 inches), spiral-bound with brown printed wrappers. Highlands North Carolina: Nantahala Foundation/Jonathan Williams, 1964. First edition - limited to 1550 copies. Very minor edgewear and bumping along with light scattered foxing, still a very good copy, lacking the original clamshell box. Issued as Jargon 45, this is Sinsabaugh's first book, and the awkward sizing was..... More
The Theory & Practice of Landscape Painting in Water-Colours.
London: Rout, 1871. 26 colored lithographic plates with tissue guards and 69 wood-engravings. Tall 8vo, original gilt-decorative geen cloth; rubbed and shaken, g.e. London, 1871. New Edition. Good. Small stain on first 6 pages. More
Clarence River
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Some foxing and toning around presentation mount otherwise in good condition. This remarkable scenic view depicts the Clarence River in the South Island of New Zealand, also known as Waiau Toa. The river is depicted meandering through a vast valley, with lush vegetation in the foregroup and the magnificent mountains of the Kaikoura Range in the background. The magnitude of the landscape is emphasized by a...... More
Mount Alford
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 10" x 14 1/4" Repairs to presentation sheet, otherwise in good condition. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Alford in the Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand. Barraud's use of color and shadows emphasizes the majesty of New Zealand landscapes. In this print, it seems to be nearing sunset, with the mountains bathed in purple light. Charles D. Barraud (1822-1897) was a chemist, pharmacist, and artist. After establishing his pharmaceutical business and..... More
Mount Cook
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 9 1/2" x 11 1/2", presentation card repairs to margins and some foxing, otherwise in good condition. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Cook, or Aoraki, the highest mountain in New Zealand. Charles D. Barraud (1822-1897) was a chemist, pharmacist, and artist. After establishing his pharmaceutical business and gaining some success, he continued to pursue his interest in painting, traveling widely throughout the islands, documenting remote natural landscapes. He gained early..... More
Mount Egmont
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 10" x 14 1/4". Presentation sheet measures 17 x 22 1/4 inches, repairs to borders not affecting the image. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, with three travelers and two dogs in the foreground. Barraud's use of color and shadows emphasizes the majesty of New Zealand landscapes. In this print, it seems to be nearing sunset, with the mountains surrounding Taranaki bathed in purple light. Charles D...... More
Te Tarata
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 11 3/4" x 14", sheet size 17 x 22". Sheet trimmed and repairs to margins but not affecting the lithograph or title text. This stunning scenic view of New Zealand depicts 'Te Tarata', or "The tattooed rock" in Maori, also known as the "White Terrace". Reportedly the largest silica sinter deposits on Earth, this remarkable natural wonder was believed to have been buried in the 1886 eruption of Mt. Tarawera. The..... More
Das Malerische und Romantische Nordamerika.
Leipzig: Thomas Crowell, 1840. Mit erlauterndem texte von N.P. Willis, ins Deutsche ubertragen von Dr. Susemihl. Fine illustrations after Bartlett, engraved on steel by Payne. 75 views on 48 plates (24 are full-page including the extra illustrated title), protected with tissue. 169pp. Tall 8vo, original green patterned cloth with gilt-stamped spine (light edgewear; scattered foxing throughout). Leipzig: Theodor Thomas, (circa 1840). A very good copy of this uncommon book, replete with images of New England cities and natural landmarks. More
Prints of Southeast Asia in the India Office Library: The East India Company in Malaysia and Indonesia 1786-1824
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1979. Illustrated in black and white. 228 pages, oblong 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1979. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Chinnery and China Coast Paintings.
Leigh-on Sea: Lewis, 1970. Mounted color portrait, 142 black & white illustrations, 64pp. of text, 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. (d.w. torn). Leigh-on-Sea, UK: F. Lewis, (1970). First Edition. Near fine in good(-) dust wrapper. Limited Edition, one of 600 copies. This copy is signed by Sidney Hill. More
Traite de la composition et de l'ornement des Jardins avec cent sixante et une planches representant, en plus de six cent figures,; des plans de jardins, des fabriques propres a leur decoration, et des machines pour elever les eaux. Ouvrage faisant suite a l'almanach du bon jardinier.
Paris: Audot, 1839. 160 copper engraved plates. 2 volumes, oblong 4to, full brown blind stamped calf, rubbed, scattered foxing and toning but mainly clean. Paris: Audot, 1939. Fifth Edition. Very good. More
Traite de la Composition et de l'Ornement des Jardins.
Paris: Audot, 1825. Oblong 8vo. (6 1/2 x 8 inches). Text in two columns. vi, 156, [2]pp. of text. 97 engraved black & white plates. Plate number 34 is hand colored. Brown mottled calf backed green boards (rubbed), red spine label, marbled end papers. Paris: Audot, 1825. Third Edition. Very good. Popular illustrated work on landscape design. The present third edition, revised and augmented, includes engravings of garden designs, pavilions, fountains, monuments, bridges, temples, pagodas, obelisks, hydraulic machines for water..... More
The Barbizon School and 19th Century French Landscape Painting.
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1973. 292 illustrations with 45 in color. Square 4to, green cloth, d.w., slipcase. Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, (1973). First American edition A fine copy. More
Clyde Butcher: Portfolio I: Florida Landscapes.
Fort Myers: Shade Tree Press, 1994. Illustrated with 65 exquisitely printed black & white photographs. Slim oblong 4to, silver-lettered gray cloth, d.w. (lightly edgeworn and laminate has a wrinkle on cover along with a small faint dampstain)Fort Myers Florida: Shade Tree Press, 1994. Second printing, revised. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed by the artist on the dedication page, and dated 2001. More
Megaliths
New York: New York Graphic Society, 1986. Illustrated with 119 duotones from photographs by the author; 11 b/w illustrations. Oblong 4to, blind-stamped natural cloth, unclipped d.w. (lightly edgeworn and with one small tear on spine panel). New York: New York Graphic Society, (1986). First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Rise of Landscape Painting in France: Corot to Monet
New York: Abrams, 1991. 144 illustrations including 105 plates in full color. 231 pages, square small 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Abrams, (1991). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Corot, Millet, Rousseau, and their contemporaries. More
China Scenes
Beijing: China Pictorial, 1980. Bilingual in English and Chinese. Pictorial endpapers. Profusely and beautifully illustrated in color. 211 pages. Slim folio, natural cloth with bold gilt character stamping, edgeworn dust wrapper. Beijing: China Pictorial, (1980) Revised edition. Cloth is a bit sunned at edges, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
John Twachtman: Connecticut Landscapes.
Washington, D.C. National Gallery of Art, 1989. Illustrated in color and black & white.118pp. Slim & square 4to, cloth, d.w. Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, (1989). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Catalog for an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC from 15 October 1989 - 28 January 1990 and at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford from 18 March - 20 May 1990. More
Winslow Homer.
Norwalk: Easton, 1990. Color frontispiece and illustrations by Homer. 156pp. 4to, gilt-stamped dark brown leather with color illustration mounted on front cover, a.e.g. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1990). Collector's Edition. A fine copy. From the Library of American Art. More
Japan landscape, Tradition, Season
Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1991. Beautifully illustrated throughout with color photographs, many full-bleed. Unpaginated, square 4to, green cloth with gilt stamping, dust wrapper. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, (1991). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Certain Places: Photographs by William Clift.
Santa Fe: William Clift Editions, 1987. Illustrated with 22 beautiful tritone plates. Thin oblong 4to, cloth-backed boards lettered in gilt, dust wrapper chipped at extremities. Santa Fe: William Clift Editions, (1987). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1987. More
Naples and Campania
Udine: Magnus, 1994. English translation Giles Watson. Patterned endpapers. Filled with color photographs by Massimo Mastrorillo, mostly full-bleed. Unpaginated, extreme oblong 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper, pictorial slipcase. Very uniquely and attractively designed. Magnus: Udine, (1994). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Otsego County: Its Towns and Treasures
Cooperstown: The Farmers' Museum, 2008. Photographic endpapers. Profusely illustrated with 297 color and black-and-white photographs by Richard S. Duncan. 240 pages, square 4to, brick red cloth with decorative gilt stamping, dust wrapper. Cooperstown: The Farmers' Museum, (2008). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More