The Lost Museum, Glimpses Of Vanished Originals.
New York: Viking, 1980. Black & white illustrations. 253pp. Folio, cloth, dust wrapper. N.Y: The Viking Press, (1980). Near fine copy in a near fine d.w. More
New York: Viking, 1980. Black & white illustrations. 253pp. Folio, cloth, dust wrapper. N.Y: The Viking Press, (1980). Near fine copy in a near fine d.w. More
New York: Random House, 1995. Several black and white illustrations. 8vo, peach decoratively gilt stamped boards backed in red cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Random House, (1995). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 1964. Trans. by Francois Hirsch and John Ross. 76 mounted color plates. 126pp. Large 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. New York: Abrams, 1964. Very good. The enamels in the Georgian National Museum of Fine Arts in Tiflis, with descriptions of the processes of cloisonne, champleve, and repousse as well as the history, iconography and execution of each piece dating from the 7th through 12th century. "Treats Georgian enamels as a development of local tradition, distinct from..... More
Athens: Ekdotike Athenon, 1975. 442 color illustrations. 418 pages. Thick 4to, red leatherette, torn d.w. Athens: Ekdotike Athenon, (1974). A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Paris: Cercle d'Art, 1957. 122 illustrations, mostly full-page, including 52 mounted color plates. 201pp with text in French. Folio, natural cloth. Paris: Cercle d'Art, 1957. First edition. A very good (+). More
New York: Braziller, 1968. 3 volumes in slipcase. Hundreds of Illustrations, many in color. 4to, light brown cloth, d.w. and slipcase. New York: George Braziller, (1968). A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1995. Color frontispiece and more than 2500 smaller b/w illustrations. 544 pages. Thick square 4to, red cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Museum of Modern Art, 1995. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: National Gallery of Art, 1996. Profusely illustrated, much in color, with over 2200 entries, arranged alphabetically by artist. Very thick 4to, silver-lettered black cloth, d.w. London: National Gallery of Art, (1996). Reprint. Small private library stamp on front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 1997. 366 illustrations, including 253 plates in color. 431 pages, thick 4to, red cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1997). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Goupil, 1904. Many illustrations, rubricated title, 302pp. folio, green cloth. London: Goupil & Co., 1904. Very good. A collection, chiefly of paintings, particularly strong in the 18th century French masters, but with representatives of English, Flemish and Italian schools, furniture, porcelain, and sculpture. More
London: Goupil, 1904. Many b/w illustrations, 302pp. 4to, beautifully rebound in full green morocco with floral gilt-decorated covers and spines, raised bands, inner and outer dentelles, a.e.g. London: Goupil & Co., 1904. Near fine. A collection, chiefly of paintings, particularly strong in the 18th century French masters, but with representatives of English, Flemish and Italian schools, furniture, porcelain, and sculpture. More
Wesel: Uta Hulsey, 1988. 83 color plates, plus black-and-white illustrations. 343pp., 4to, grey cloth, d.w. Wesel: Uta Hulsey, (1988). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Text in German and English. More
Leningrad: Aurora, 1975. A complete publication of the collection with 358 colour plates including 44 details (some folding). Large 4to, brown cloth, in publisher's board slipcase. Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, (1975). More
Paris: Vendome Press, 1995. 128 illustrations with 117 in color. Folio, blue cloth, d.w. (Paris): Vendome Press, (1995). Fine. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2004. Foreword by Glenn D. Lowry. Introduction by Harriet S. Bee and Michelle Elligott. 556 illustrations, 171 in color. 256 pages. 4to, orange cloth, d.w. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (2004). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, lacking the slipcase. More
New York: 1951. Fine content T.L.S. 8vo. 1 page, New York, October 15, 1951, pertaining to his explosive expose in a series of articles in The New Yorker about art dealer Joseph Duveen, in full: "Thank you very much for your kind note about Duveen. I am delighted that you like it. I hope you continue to like it, I regret to inform you that there will be six parts, so if you are faithful you will have a bust..... More
Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1998. Many full page color photographs. Slim oblong folio, blue cloth, d.w. (Munich): Schirmer/Mosel, (1998). First English Edition. Fine. More
Budapest: Corvina, 1964. 48 color plates, 31 monochrome illus. 147pp. of text. 4to, blind-stamped maroon silk. Budapest: Corvina Press, (1964). Near Fine. 43 manuscripts and 2 incunabula of the original Bibliotheca Corviniana, comprised primarily of 15th century illuminated manuscripts of Italian origin. More
Lausanne: CITAM, 1995. Illustrated throughout, some in color. 215 pages with text in French, English & German. Square 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. (Laussane: CITAM, 1995). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Madrid: Mayfe, 1956. 34 mounted color plates, 21 photogravures, 210 text photos. Thick tall 4to, red cloth, d.w. Madrid: Mayfe, (1956). Very good(+). More
New York: Hugh Lauter Levin, 1986. Illustrated with 277 color plates. 336 pages. Tall thick 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Hugh Lauter Levin & Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, (1986). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, as new in the original shrinkwrap. More
New York: Guggenheim Museum, 2004. With essays by Jennifer Blessing, Kirsten A. Hoving, and Ralph Rugoff. Previous owner's inscription and tracing of a hand on the contents page. 96 plates, 96 figures, and fully illustrated catalogue entries. 264 pages, black pictorial boards, dust wrapper. New York: Guggenheim Museum, (2004). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. "In the last ten years Henry M. Buhl has amassed a collection of more than one thousand photographs of hands."... More
Moscow: Sovietsky Khudozhnik Publishers, 1988. Text in Russian. Profusely illustrated in color. 430pp. Tall, thick 4to, brown cloth, slightly edge worn d.w. Moscow: Sovietsky Khudozhnik Publishers, 1988. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Includes: Russian Gold And Silver, 12th - Early 20th Centuries; Arms and Armour, 12th - 19th Centuries; Western European Gold and Silver, 13th - 19th Centuries; Precious Textiles and Decorative Embroidery, 14th - 19th Centuries; Wearing Apparel, 16th - Early 20th Centuries; Historical..... More
Manchester: Southern Vermont Arts Center, 2000. Color and b/w Illus. Square 4to, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled. Manchester: Southern Vermont Arts Center, 2000. More
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