New York: Abrams, 1987. 422 illustrations, including 390 plates in full color, many double-page spreads. 495pp. 4to, cloth. New York: Abrams, 1987. First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about The National Museum of American History
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 about The Lost Museum, Glimpses Of Vanished Originals
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 about Beautiful Loot: The Soviet Plunder of Europe's Art Treasures
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 about Medieval Georgian Enamels of Russia
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 about The Greek Museums
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 about Entretiens sur le Musee de Dresde
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 about Great Drawings of the Louvre Museum: Italian Drawings; French Drawings; German, Flemish &...
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 about European Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Artists Born Before 1865: A Summary...
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 about The National Gallery: Complete Illustrated Catalogue
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 fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum
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 about The Wallace Collection at Hertford House
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 about The Wallace Collection at Hertford House
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 about Carpets of the Vakiflar Museum Istanbul
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. With contributions by Susan Yelavich, Jonathan Rosen, and Mark Strand. Illustrated throughout in striking color and b/w photographs. Slim, oblong 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, (2009). First edition. Slightly bumped corner, otherwise a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Animal Logic
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 about French Painting: Second Half of the 19th to Early 20th Century, from The Hermitage Museum, Leningrad
Paris: Vendome Press, 1995. 128 illustrations with 117 in color. Folio, blue cloth, d.w. (Paris): Vendome Press, (1995). Fine. More about The Louvre: An Architectural History
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 about Art in Our Time: A Chronicle of the Museum of Modern Art
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 about Typed Letter Signed
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 about Thomas Struth: Museum Photographs
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 about Illuminated Manuscripts from the Library of Matthias Corvinus
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 about 16th Lausanne International Biennial: Textile and Contemporary Art. Criss-Crossings / Parallel...
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 about Museos de Pintura en Madrid. Estudio Historico y Critico
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 about Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, the Hermitage, Leningrad, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts,...
Barcelona: Poligrafa, 1996. Over 300 illustrations, including 275 plates in full color. Square 4to, red cloth, d.w. (spine slightly faded). Barcelona: Ediciones Poligrafa, (1991). Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More about The Prado
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 about Speaking with Hands: Photographs from the Buhl Collection
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