WELCOME - November 6, 2007. I never really know how to organize my art books, so this long list with 746 titles is arranged alphabetically by author. If you are in a rush, may I recommend that you use your find function in your browser software to narrow in on your interests, or just enjoy reading through. I have broken this art section into two pages, however, for ease in loading with 375 titles on page one, and page two has the balance. And, as you know, you may place your order(s) at any time with Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, NH. Thank you, yours, RAY
1. GODS AND MEN IN PRE-COLUMBIAN ART - A SPECIAL EXHIBITION OCTOBER 6 THROUGH NOVEMBER 25, 1967, Andre Emmerich, Inc., New York, 1967, 110 B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), The essence of a civilization is best mirrored by the gods it worships, and in the way it portrays man. In this exhibition the human and the divine aspect of pre-Columbian civilization are juxtaposed: gods in the image of man's noblest aspirations and dark deities embodying his fears; men, and the women they love, in all phases of human life from dances of joy and celebration to deadly battle., (Order No: 50623 ), $10.00
2. AMERICAN PAINTINGS IN THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, fine, Vol 1-red cloth, Vol 2-blue cloth (hardcover) slipcase, Two Volume Set: Volume I - Text, 320pp; Volume II - Plates, 377pp, 613 plates., (Order No: 30164 ), $45.00
3. A CATALOGUE OF PAINTINGS IN THE COLLECTION OF JULES S. BACHE, Privately Printed, New York, 1929, color frontis, B&W ill., unpaginated, very good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover), (Order No: 35894 ), $25.00
4. MASTERPIECES FROM THE CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH, (1984), B&W and color ill., 294pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0931537002 This introduction of the Museum's history and collections attempts to record the broad picture of the Museum's development with a prelude of words leading to the illustrations of works of art chosen to represent the Cincinnati Art Museum's most important and representative holdings to date., (Order No: 29196 ), $7.50
5. THE QUEST FOR ETERNITY: CHINESE CERAMIC SCULPTURES FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Los Angeles Cty. Mus. of Art, Los Angeles, CA, (1987), B&W and color ill., 162pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0875871348 Organized by Los Angeles County Museum of Art Overseas Archaeological Exhibition Corporation, The People's Republic of China., (Order No: 33372 ), $30.00
6. IMPERIAL CHINA: THE ART OF THE HORSE IN CHINESE HISTORY, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, (2000) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 182pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1564690717 The exquisite items contained within this collection are but a reflection of the grandeur of Chinese Imperial artifacts. From the terracotta warriors taken from the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to the hunting scenes painted in the Qing dynasty, the richness of Chinese culture and its art are shown in the objects selected for this exhibition., (Order No: 38162 ), $12.50
7. THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART: CATALOGUE OF THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITION JUNE 6 - SEPTEMBER 20 1916, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1916, B&W illustrations, 360pp, good, green cloth spine, paper covered boards (hardcover), (Order No: 38948 ), $55.00
8. FAMOUS SPORTING PRINTS: IV - COACHING, "The Studio" Limited, London, 1927, Color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), History of coaching shown in 8 full color plates., (Order No: 40244 ), $35.00
9. DONATELLO: COMPLETE PHAIDON EDITION, Oxford University Press, New York, (1941), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Donatello's sculptures are reproduced and discussed in this volume., (Order No: 39487 ), $30.00
10. FAMOUS SPORTING PRINTS: I. - HUNTING, "The Studio" Limited, London, 1927, Color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), Eight sporting prints reproduced in full color., (Order No: 40243 ), $35.00
11. THE HUDSON, SCENES REMEMBERED, Antique Print Association, Poughkeepsie, NY, (1975) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 32pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), This publication represents the culmination of research by the A.P.A. Bicentennial Committee on the history, towns and industry of the Hudson, from New York Bay to Glens Falls and the wilderness, during 1836-1861., (Order No: 45722 ), $15.00
12. GEORGE A. HEARN GIFT TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND ARTHUR HOPPOCK HEARN MEMORIAL FUND, Printed for the Museum, New York, 1913, B&W illustrations, 119pp, good+, 3/4 leather, marbled boards, teg (hardcover), Book blocks, very good. Light rubbing to the leather edges., (Order No: 46925 ), $35.00
13. HUXFORD'S FINE ART VALUE GUIDE - VOL II, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, (1991), B&W illustrations, 925pp, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0891454276 This edition has been compiled from auction sales covering a two year span (1988 to 1989) as reported by twenty-six of the major auction galleries in the US, Canada, England, and Monaco., (Order No: 48121 ), $25.00
14. HUXFORD'S FINE ART VALUE GUIDE VOL III, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, (1992), B&W illustrations, 580pp, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0891454691 This edition has been compiled from auction sales covering a period from January 1991 through December 1991 as reported by 35 major auction galleries in the US, Canada, England, Monaco, and Israel., (Order No: 48122 ), $30.00
15. INDISCHE MINIATUREN: AUS DEM BESITZ DER STAATLICHEN MUSEEN ZU BERLIN -- INDIAN MINIATURES, Gebr. Mann, Berlin, n.d., 19 tipped in color plates, 26pp of text, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Text in German, page of description also opposite each tipped in color plate., (Order No: 33036 ), $12.50
16. IMPRESSIONIST TO EARLY MODERN PAINTINGS FROM THE U.S.S.R., Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., New York, (1986), color ill., 127pp, very good++, pictorial boards (hardcover), Works from The Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, and The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow., (Order No: 36223 ), $5.00
17. JAPANESE ORNAMENT: FROM THE 17TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY -- THE CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY OF ORNAMENTAL ART, Gallery Books, New York, (1991), B&W and color plates, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0831739312 Part of The Cambridge Library of Ornamental Art series. There is perhaps no nation in the world which has represented natural forms more diversely or more beautifully than the Japanese. The pages of this book are filled with many masterly examples of their quality of refinement and naturalness., (Order No: 28346 ), $20.00
18. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF A SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBITION OF ART TREASURES FROM JAPAN, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1936, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good, cream paper covered boards (hardcover), HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1936. The collection has been gathered from the most variegated and important sources including treasures from the Imperial Palace collection and the Imperial Household Museum as well as government institutions., (Order No: 28807 ), $8.50
19. ORANDA - LES PAYS-BAS AU JAPON (1600-1868), Generale de Banque, Bruxelles, 1989, B&W and color illustrations, 240pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Exposition organisee par la Generale de Banque avec la collaboration du Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leyde 5/10 - 16/12/89. "Europalia 89 - Japan in Belgium.", (Order No: 40618 ), $45.00
20. PAUL KLEE: THE LATE YEARS; 1930-1940, Serge Sabarsky Gallery, New York, (1977), B&W photos, 34 color plates, 93pp, good, wraps (softcover), "An Exhibition at the Serge Sabarsky Gallery, New York, Fall 1977.", (Order No: 14192 ), $8.50
21. NEW ENGLAND MINIATURES, 1750 TO 1850, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1957, 60 B&W and color ill., 18pp text, very good+, wraps (softcover), The exhibition is composed of some two hundred miniatures from private collections selected on the basis of two criteria, artistic merit and the importance of the sitter in American history., (Order No: 32430 ), $7.50
22. TWENTY CENTURIES OF MEXICAN ART - VEINTE SIGLOS DE ARTE MEXICANO, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, (1940), B&W and color illustrations, 200pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Text in English and Spanish., (Order No: 46885 ), $7.00
23. FROM POUSSIN TO MATISSE: THE RUSSIAN TASTE FOR FRENCH PAINTING, A LOAN EXHIBITION FROM THE U.S.S.R., The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, (1990), B&W and color ill., 168pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), This publication was issued in connection with the exhibition "From Poussin to Matisse: The Russian Taste for French Painting," held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 20 to July 29, 1990, and at The Art Institute of Chicago from September 8 to November 25, 1990., (Order No: 23010 ), $15.00
24. DIE STAATLICHE TRETJAKOW-GALERIE, Isobrasitelnoje Iskusstwo, Moskau, (1988), 99 color ill., unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket, (Order No: 29263 ), $40.00
25. Adams, Philip R. (foreword by); von Groschwitz, Gustave (biographical notes by), PRINTS OF JOSE LUIS GALICIA, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH, 1958, color illustrations, 12pp, good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Cincinnati Art Museum, January 19 through February 20, 1958 and the Milwaukee Art Institute, March 13 through April 6, 1958., (Order No: 50622 ), $20.00
26. Agard, Walter Raymond (edited by David M. Robinson), THE GREEK TRADITION IN SCULPTURE - JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY NO. 7, The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD, 1930, B&W illustrations, 59pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Greek Sculpture; The Sculpture of Rome; The Lingering Tradition; The Renaissance; Classicism and Neoclassicism; The Modern Debt to Greek Sculpture; Bibliography; Index., (Order No: 52378 ), $14.50
27. Aiken, Nancy E., THE BIOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF ART, Praeger, Westport, CT, (1998) 2nd ptg, 189pp, very good++, gray cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket as published, ISBN 0275959015 A study of why people paint and "make art.", (Order No: 51767 ), $40.00
28. Allen, Jelisaveta S. (edited by), LITERATURE ON BYZANTINE ART 1892-1967 -- VOLUME 1. BY LOCATION PART 2 EUROPE (ITALY-Z), INDICES, Manzell Information Pub. Ltd, London, 1973, 499pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0720102170 DUMBARTON OAKS BIBLIOGRAPHIES based on BYZANTINISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT Series I Literature on Byzantine Art 1892-1967., (Order No: 48974 ), $30.00
29. Alley, Ronald, THE FOREIGN PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE - TATE GALLERY CATALOGUES, The Tate Gallery, London, 1959, B&W illustrations, 300pp, plates, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), TATE GALLERY CATALOGUES. This is the first catalogue of the Tate Gallery's foreign collection to be published since 1934. It contains a brief biography of each artist and a detailed entry on every work, including much information supplied by the artists themselves or their families., (Order No: 42720 ), $12.50
30. Allner, W. H. (editor), INTERNATIONAL POSTER ANNUAL '51, Pellegrini & Cudahy, New York, 1951, B&W and color ill., 195pp, ads, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) one small chip on dustjacket, This is the third issue of the INTERNATIONAL POSTER ANNUAL. The only book devoted exclusively to current poster art, it again assembles a striking collection of nearly 400 carefully selected posters--19 in full color--by 200 of the best known artists and designers of the following 22 countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A., (Order No: 35458 ), $60.00
31. An Antiquary, THE DANCE - HISTORIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF DANCING FROM 3300 B.C. TO 1911 A.D., John Bale Sons & Danielsson, London, 1911, B&W illustrations, 68pp, good+ cream cloth boards (hardcover), "This sketch of the iconography of the dance does not pretend to be a history of the subject, except in the most elementary way. It may be taken as a summary of the history of posture; a complete dance cannot be easily rendered illustration. ... It is hoped that this work may be of some use as illustrating the costume, position and accessories of the dance in various periods to those producing entertainments.", (Order No: 43068 ), $100.00
32. Andrews, Edward Deming; Malcolm, Janet;Emerich, A. D.; Benning, A. H. (catalog by); Herman, Lloyd (foreword); Tayor, J. (intro), SHAKER - FURNITURE AND OBJECTS FROM THE FAITH AND EDWARD DEMING ANDREWS COLLECTIONS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1973, B&W and color illustrations, very good++, wraps (softcover) in fine clam shell box as issued, "COMMEMORATING THE BICENTENARY OF THE AMERICAN SHAKERS." Published for the exhibition at the Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts. In this presentation clamshell box is the 88 page exhibtion catalogue, an 8 page booklet SHAKER: THE HEAVEN-INSPIRED DRAWINGS; and the 8 page booklet SHAKER: RENDERINGS OF TEXTILES AND COSTUMES FROM THE INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN. In addition, laid in is the invitation and reply card to the preview exhibition in Washington, DC for the first of November, 1973., (Order No: 50609 ), $75.00
33. Arader, W. Graham (introduction by Wendy Shadwell), NATIVE GRACE: PRINTS OF THE NEW WORLD, 1590-1876, Thomasson-Grant, Charlottesville, VA, (1988), color ill., 127pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0934738475 This book presents a fresh view of American exploration with 104 full-color reproductions from the print collection of W. Graham Arader III. Prints from three other 19th-century publications round out NATIVE GRACE--Thomas McKenney, Karl Bodmer, and Thomas Moran., (Order No: 18685 ), $12.50
34. Archbold, Rick (text by); Bateman, Robert, ROBERT BATEMAN: AN ARTIST IN NATURE, Viking Studio/Madison Press, Ontario, Canada, (1990) 1st ed, B&W and color ill., 187pp, fine w/fine dustjacket, signed by Bateman (&owner's inscription), This volume focuses on Bateman the painter and the conservationist., (Order No: 29348 ), $40.00
35. Arnau, Frank (translated from the German by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF DECEPTION IN ART AND ANTIQUES - THE ART OF THE FAKER - 3,000 YEARS OF DECEPTION, Jonathan Cape, London, (1961), B&W illustrations, 349pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of forgery and forgers, fakery and fakers, from ancient Egypt to the present day. Includes: paintings, sculptures, printed works, objets d'Art, ceramics, textiles, and furniture., (Order No: 17355 ), $14.50
36. Artamonov, M. I. (introduction by Tamara Talbot Rice) (photographs by Werner Forman), THE SPLENDOR OF SCYTHIAN ART - TREASURES FROM SCYTHIAN TOMBS, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, 296pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), During the last half of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth, Russian archaeologists working in huge barrows, or burial mounds, of southern Russia made some remarkable discoveries. They unearthened a large quantity of gold and silver objects, many of exquisite workmanship. It is known that the mounds are Scythian tombs - the Greek objects buried in them revealed their dates, and the burial ritual corresponded with what Herodotus described as Scythian practices. Here are the treasures that were found and the circumstances under which they were found., (Order No: 49914 ), $30.00
37. Auboyer, Jeannine (introduction by), RARITIES OF THE MUSEE GUIMET, The Asia Society, Inc., (1975), B&W and color illustrations, 121pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) owner's name, ISBN 0878480439 Catalogue of the exhibition shown in the Asia House Gallery in 1975., (Order No: 49912 ), $12.50
38. Avery, Milton, MILTON AVERY ANIMALS: JANUARY 16-FEBRUARY 13, 1993, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, (1993), B&W and color ill., unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover) (small spot on front cover), Catalogue of the exhibition held at the gallery., (Order No: 33186 ), $35.00
39. Bacigalupa, Drew, JOURNAL OF AN ITINERANT ARTIST, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, IN, (1977), B&W illustrations, 176pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0879738871, (Order No: 18989 ), $7.50
40. Bahrami, Mehdi (catalogue by), IRANIAN ART - WITH SUPPLEMENT LAID IN - WORKS OF IRANIAN ART FROM AMERICAN COLLECTIONS, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1950, B&W illustrations, 41pp, plates, good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibition held 8 February to 26 March 1950. Laid in is the 11 page supplement with plates 45 to 53 following the text, and titled - WORKS OF IRANIAN ART FROM AMERICAN COLLECTIONS., (Order No: 42950 ), $20.00
41. Baker, C. H. Collins (with a chapter on primitive painting by Montague R. James), BRITISH PAINTING, Hale, Cushman & Flint, Boston, MA, (1933), B&W and color illustrations, 319pp, very good, red cloth, teg (hardcover)(no dustjacket), (Order No: 27241 ), $17.50
42. Baker, Muriel L., A HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN CREWEL EMBROIDERY, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Pub., Rutland, VT, (1970) 4th ptg, B&W illustrations, 67pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0804802300 First published in 1966. Includes: Stitches Used in American Crewel, Design Elements, Modern Crewel., (Order No: 33034 ), $8.50
43. Barba, Preston A. (foreword by), THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY - VOLUME ELEVEN - 1946, Penn. German Folklore Soc., Allentown, PA, (1948), B&W illustrations, 178pp, very good++, tan cloth (hardcover), Contents of this eleventh yearbook include: The Pennsylvania Germans in Ontario, Canada; Coppersmithing in Pennsylvania; Lexical Differences Between Four Pennsylvania German Regions; 1946 in Pennsylvania Germany History;, and The 1946 Annual Meeting., (Order No: 39170 ), $45.00
44. Barker, Virgil, AMERICAN PAINTING - HISTORY AND INTERPRETATION, The Macmillan Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1950 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 717pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A comprehensive, original and distinguished study of American Art., (Order No: 50444 ), $7.50
45. Barnes, Albert C. & de Mazia, Violette, THE ART OF HENRI-MATISSE, Barnes Foundation Press, Merion, PA, 1963 (3rd), very good+ (hardcover), Originally published in 1933., (Order No: 194 ), $30.00
46. Barnes, Albert C. & de Mazia, Violette, THE FRENCH PRIMITIVES AND THEIR FORMS, Barnes Foundation Press, Merion, PA, (1931), 156 B&W illustrations, 551pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Subtitle: From their Origin to the End of the Fifteenth Century., (Order No: 195 ), $25.00
47. Barnes, Albert C. & de Mazia, Violette, THE ART OF RENOIR, Barnes Foundation Press, Merion, PA, (1944), 158 B&W illustrations, 515pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1935., (Order No: 196 ), $10.00
48. Barnum, Joan (text by); Larsen, Jack Lenor (introduction by), HELENA HERNMARCK, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich, CT, (1989), B&W illustrations, 12pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibition of Helena Hernmarck's tapestries held at the Hurlbutt Gallery of the Greenwich, Connecticut Library from May 4 - June 15, 1989., (Order No: 50634 ), $20.00
49. Barolsky, Paul, GIOTTO'S FATHER AND THE FAMILY OF VASARI'S LIVES, Pennsylvania State Univ. Pr., University Park, PA, (1992), 138pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0271007621 In GIOTTO'S FATHER Barolsky shows that Vasari's LIVES is a major source for the social history of Italian Renaissance art. This book completes the author's Vasari trilogy, begun with MICHELANGELO'S NOSE and WHY MONA LISA SMILES., (Order No: 17923 ), $8.50
50. Baskett, John and Snelgrove, Dudley (catalogue compiled by), THE DRAWINGS OF THOMAS ROWLANDSON IN THE PAUL MELLON COLLECTION, A Brandywine Press Book, New York, (1978) 1st US, B&W illustrations, 384pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0896160017 The drawings in the Paul Mellon Collection by Rowlandson number about four hundred and are here fully illustrated in a catalogue together with a descriptive text and details of media, size, provenance, and notes., (Order No: 27291 ), $30.00
51. Battersby, Martin, TROMPE L'OEIL: THE EYE DECEIVED, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 159pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 085670055X Martin Battersby's study is the first to describe the history of trompe l'oeil, from the legendary masterpieces of Greece to the present day., (Order No: 45978 ), $70.00
52. Bean, Jacob, 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN DRAWINGS IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1979, B&W illustrations, 300pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870991833 This volume describes and reproduces 379 drawings by Italian artists of the seventeenth century in The Metropolitan Museum of Art., (Order No: 51258 ), $12.50
53. Beardsley, Monroe C. and Schueller, Herbert M. (edited by), AESTHETIC INQUIRY: ESSAYS ON ART CRITICISM AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART, Dickenson Publishing Company, Belmont, CA, (1967), music examples, 305pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This anthology contains a selection from the most significant articles that have appeared in the JOURNAL OF AESTHETICS AND ART CRITICISM in its 25 years of publishing. Twenty-five essays by noted aestheticians introduce the reader to a wide range of fundamental problems in aesthetics., (Order No: 43214 ), $20.00
54. Beck, Jane C. (edited by), ALWAYS IN SEASON: FOLK ART AND TRADITIONAL CULTURE IN VERMONT, Vermont Council on the Arts, Montpelier, VT, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 144pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0916718093 "ALWAYS IN SEASON illustrates our history, our patterns of settlement, our natural resources and our occupations. It's about our self-reliance, our pride of work and craftsmanship and even about our poverty.", (Order No: 44751 ), $12.50
55. Beerbohm, Max, A SURVEY, William Heinemann, London, 1921, color frontis-brown tone ill, good+, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, A collection of 51 of Beerbohm's cartoonish caricatures., (Order No: 51766 ), $30.00
56. Benes, Peter, THE MASKS OF ORTHODOXY: FOLK GRAVESTONE CARVING IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, 1689-1805, Univ. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, 1977, B&W illustrations, 273pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870232371 An illustrated study of Puritan gravestone symbolism in the former Plymouth Colony area during the height of the naive style - from 1689 to 1805. A pioneer effort in the use of demographic and historical data to interpret a material culture, the study draws on data provided by approximately 4, 000 stone markers found in over 100 colonial burial sites in southeaster and central New England, and offers an explanation of the curious facial distortins, markings, and caricatures which have baffled students of early New England iconography for almost a century., (Order No: 10408 ), $45.00
57. Benesch, Otto, VENETIAN DRAWINGS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IN AMERICA, H. Bittner & Company, New York, 1947, 69 B&W ill. follow text, 68pp of text, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Much of the interest of American collectors of master drawings has been devoted to the Venetian artists of the eighteenth century. Excellent examples of the period are included here., (Order No: 25253 ), $15.00
58. Benesch, Otto, REMBRANDT: SELECTED DRAWINGS AND CATALOGUE VOLUME TO THE SELECTED DRAWINGS - TWO VOLUME SET, Phaidon Press, Ltd., London, 1947, 290 B&W reproductions, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) in lightly worn slipcase, Two Volume Set in slipcase: REMBRANDT SELECTED DRAWINGS, 255pp, reproductions of the Master's finest drawings; CATALOGUE OF REMBRANT'S SELECTED DRAWINGS, 64pp, companion volume with a critical description of each drawing, including observations on style, dating and the relation to the Master's etchings and paintings., (Order No: 32944 ), $95.00
59. Beningfield, Gordon, BENINGFIELD'S ENGLISH LANDSCAPE, Salem House, Salem, NH, (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 141pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0881621536 A book that celebrates the beauty of the English countryside., (Order No: 48641 ), $15.00
60. Benjamin, Samuel Green Wheeler, CONTEMPORARY ART IN EUROPE, Garland Publishing Co., New York, 1976, B&W line drawings, 165pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0824022289 Originally published in 1877. Part of the Garland Series - The Art Experience in Late Nineteenth-Century America comprising 26 of the most important titles from the period., (Order No: 7684 ), $25.00
61. Benson, E. M., JOHN MARIN: THE MAN AND HIS WORK, American Federation of Arts, Washington, DC, 1935, 51 B&W illustrations, 112pp, good, tan cloth (hardcover) light cover soil (no dustjacket), (Order No: 3829 ), $25.00
62. Benzi, Fabio (introduction by), PITIGLIANI, Hudson Hills Press, NY, (1991), 149 color plates,112 B&W ill, 158pp, very good w/good dustjacket, This lavish volume captures the exuberant career and personality of Letizia Pitigliani with a comprehensive presentation of her paintings, graphic designs, and writings., (Order No: 15920 ), $30.00
63. Berger, Maurice, HOW ART BECOMES HISTORY: ESSAYS ON ART, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE IN POST-NEW DEAL AMERICA, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, (1992) 1st ed, 62 B&W ill., 200pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0064303853 These essays on American art and culture explore overlapping social, political, cultural and aesthetic issues of post-New Deal America. The subjects include the FSA photography project; the racial and cultural politics of the museum; the 1964 World's Fair; artists' representations of the Vietnam War; sexual liberation and avant-garde film of the 1960s; and the political function of artists' writings in the 1980s., (Order No: 15108 ), $5.00
64. Berkow, Ita G., EDWARD HOPPER: AN AMERICAN MASTER, Smithmark Publishers, New York, (1996), 70 color ill., 80pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket, In this expertly written and beautifully illustrated volume, SMITHMARK presents the art of Edward Hopper for all to see and enjoy., (Order No: 21741 ), $17.50
65. Bernet, Otto; Parke, Hiram H. (auctioneers), NOTABLE PAINTINGS - THE ART COLLECTION OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JUDGE ELBERT H. GARY, American Art Association Inc, New York, 1928, 38 engraved plates, very good, vellum spine brown paper covered boards (hardcover), "Notable Paintings by Masters of the English XVIII Century, the Barbizon & Old Dutch Schools; Together with Several Important Examples by XIX Century Artists." Sale held April 20, 1928. Typed list of prices realized laid in, total value of the 38 items auction (in 1928 dollars) was $1,164,650. A lovely copy of this catalogue in a poor slipcase., (Order No: 44832 ), $75.00
66. Bernhard, Virginia, IMA HOGG - THE GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTER, Texas Monthly Press, Austin, TX, (1984), B&W illustrations, 144pp, good+, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 093201268X Ima Hogg, who died in 1975 at the age of 93, was one of the country's leading collectors of Early American antiques., (Order No: 43775 ), $7.50
67. Berresford, Virginia, VIRGINIA'S JOURNAL - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ARTIST, The Glen Publishing Company, Martha's Vineyard, MA, (1989), B&W ill, color frontis, 201pp, very good++, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 48514 ), $125.00
68. Bettmann, Otto L. (editor), BETTMANN PORTABLE ARCHIVE, Picture House Press, Inc., New York, (1973) 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 229pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, owner's name, First published in 1966. A graphic history of almost everything ... presented by way of 3,669 illustrations culled from the files of The Bettmann Achives ... topically arranged and cross-referenced to serve as an idea stimulator and image finder., (Order No: 49985 ), $10.00
69. Bihalji-Merin, Oto, MODERN PRIMITIVES: MASTERS OF NAIVE PAINTING, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., NY, (1959), B&W and color ill., 290pp, good+ w/tear on front of glassine jacket, (Order No: 12890 ), $30.00
70. Black, Mary and Lipman, Jean, AMERICAN FOLK PAINTING, Bramhall House, New York, (1966), 146 B&W ill, 86 color plates, 244pp, good, brown cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket, "This is the most comprehensive book ever published about the charming and enduringly interesting art of the self-taught American painter who worked in the small towns and countryside.", (Order No: 1008 ), $7.50
71. Blanchard, Roberta Ray, TRADITIONAL TOLE PAINTING, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1977), B&W illustrations, 95pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486235319 "WITH AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE DESIGNS AND WORKING DIAGRAMS FOR STENCILING AND BRUSH-STROKE PAINTING Adaptable for Trays, Boxes, Chests, Chairs and Other Furniture.", (Order No: 45984 ), $5.00
72. Bliss, Patricia Lounsbury, CHRISTIAN PETERSEN REMEMBERED, Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA, (1986) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 217pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj, ISBN 0813813468 This book is drawn from conversations with the artist's widow, the late Charlotte Garvey Petersen; the Christian Petersen Papers of the Iowa State University library; as well as verbal and photographic contributions of associates, friends, and former students. It brings vividly to life the quiet, complex man whose visions set in stone and clay have inspired thousands of viewers who happen upon them on the ISU campus, in nearby churches, and throughout the heartland and eastern seaboard of America., (Order No: 13543 ), $7.50
73. Blum, Napisala Helena, STANISLAW WYSPIANSKI, Auriga, Warszawa, 1969, B&W and color illustrations, 42pp of text, good+ w/good dustjacket (some light edgewear on dj) (hardcover), Forty-two pages of text in Polish followed by 147 B&W and 21 color folio size plates., (Order No: 32130 ), $95.00
74. Bock, Henning; Grosshans, Rainald; Kelch, Jan; Kohler, Wilhelm H.; and, Schleier, Erich (compiled by), MASTERWORKS OF THE GEMALDEGALERIE, BERLIN: WITH A HISTORY OF THE COLLECTION, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1986), 341 ill. incl. 183 in color, 432pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810913387 West Berlin's Gemaldegalerie houses one of the greatest collections of Old Master paintings ever assembled. For the first time one hundred eighty-three of the Gemaldegalerie's most extraordinary works--ranging from thirteenth-century altarpieces to Boucher's voluptuous eighteenth-century beauties--have been faithfully reproduced in color., (Order No: 24248 ), $45.00
75. Bock, Richard W. (edited by Dorathi Bock Pierre), MEMOIRS OF AN AMERICAN ARTIST SCULPTOR RICHARD W. BOCK, C. C. Publishing Co., Los Angeles, CA, (1991) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 155pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Richard W. Bock was noted for his monumental works, and for his long association with the mid-west "Prairie School" architects, especially Frank Lloyd Wright., (Order No: 50390 ), $10.00
76. Bohrod, Aaron, A DECADE OF STILL LIFE, University of Wisconsin Pres, Madison, WI, 1966, B&W illustrations, 298pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A comprehensive review of the major period of Aaron Bohrod's residency at the University of Wisconsin, 1954 through 1964, examining in depth the evolution of a technique., (Order No: 48386 ), $20.00
77. Borgman, Harry, DRAWING IN PENCIL - A COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING TECHNIQUES IN A VARIETY OF PENCIL MEDIA, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1981) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 159pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0823013871, (Order No: 50848 ), $6.50
78. Bossert, Helmuth Th. (Inledning Av Fil. Dr. Hans Raben, DEKORATIV KONST FRAN FRAMMANDE FOLK OCH KULTURER, Natur Och Kultur, Stockholm, Sweden, (1956), 80 color plates follow text, 24pp of text, good, tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 49207 ), $65.00
79. Boussel, Patrice, LEONARDO DA VINCI, Konecky & Konecky, New York, n.d. c1980s, B&W and color illustrations, 200pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914427512 More than just another survey, this volume probes beneath the surface of a career that we may better assess the significance of a life., (Order No: 46571 ), $15.00
80. Bowie, Theodore (editor); Diskul, M. C. Subhadradis; and Griswold, A. B. (photographs by Brian Brake), THE SCULPTURE OF THAILAND, New York Graphic Society, New York, (1972), B&W and color illustrations, 137pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket, ISBN 0878480390 Published for The Asia Society., (Order No: 47584 ), $17.50
81. Boyanoski, Christine, SYMPATHETIC REALISM: GEROGE A. REID AND THE ACADEMIC TRADITION, Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario, (1986), B&W illustrations, 87pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0919777333 Catalogue for an exhbition held at the Art Gallery of Ontario, August 22-October 19, 1986., (Order No: 48292 ), $22.50
82. Bozo, Dominque; Friedman, Martin; Rosenblum, Robert; and Penrose, Sir Roland, PICASSO, FROM THE MUSEE PICASSO, PARIS, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, (1980), B&W and color ill., 144pp, good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue from an exhibition held at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 10 February through 30 March 1980., (Order No: 30671 ), $12.50
83. Bradley, William Aspenwall, FRENCH ETCHERS OF THE SECOND EMPIRE, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1916, B&W illustrations, 109pp, very good, purple cloth (hardcover) inscribed by the author, A group of French graphic artists, mainly etchers, viewed against the background of French life and letters under the Second Empire., (Order No: 52111 ), $15.00
84. Braham, Allan, ITALIAN PAINTINGS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY: THE NATIONAL GALLERY SCHOOLS OF PAINTING, The National Gallery, London, 1985, B&W ill., 55 color plates, 122pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0002174022 Some of the greatest works of western art are illustrated and discussed in this volume: Leonardo's The Virgin of the Rocks, Tintoretto's St. George and the Dragon, Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne, Veronese's The Family of Darius before Alexander., (Order No: 18789 ), $15.00
85. Breck, Joseph and Rogers, Meyric R., THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, THE PIERPONT MORGAN WING - A HANDBOOK, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1925, B&W illustrations, 396pp, good+, brown boards (hardcover), Provides a brief but informative comment upon the objects exhibited in the galleries of the Pierpont Morgan Wing and supplements this description by a series of general chapters on the development of the major and minor arts--with some consideration of political, social, and economic conditions--in the periods represented in the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection., (Order No: 41722 ), $14.50
86. Brettell, Richard R., AN IMPRESSIONIST LEGACY: THE COLLECTION OF SARA LEE CORPORATION, Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, (1986), tipped in color plates, 127pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 089659677X When John Bryan, chairman of Sara Lee Corporation, chose the paintings and sculpture reproduced in this volume for the company's headquarters, he believed this to be an ideal way to commemorate the remarkable achievements of the company's founder, Nathan Cummings, from whose personal collection they were acquired., (Order No: 12609 ), $14.50
87. Brigham, Clarence S., PAUL REVERE'S ENGRAVINGS, Atheneum, New York, 1969 rev. ed., 146 ill. with 3 in color, 262pp, good+ w/chipped and torn dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1954., (Order No: 4288 ), $12.50
88. Brilliant, Richard (with an essay by Ellen Smith), FACING THE NEW WORLD: JEWISH PORTRAITS IN COLONIAL AND FEDERAL AMERICA, Prestel, Munich, (1997), B&W and color ill., 112pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 3791318632 Shows how early American Jews chose to identify themselves through their portraits as belonging to the broader American culture as they struggled to establish themselves in the colonies and early Republic. It presents a range of remarkable men and women, and also tells the engaging stories behind the portraits., (Order No: 35874 ), $25.00
89. Brockie, Keith, ONE MAN'S RIVER - PAINTINGS AND SKETCHES FROM A SCOTTISH RIVER, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1988), color illustrations, 150pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060160357 In 150 paintings, sketches and drawings - in watercolour, pencil, crayon and oils - Keith Brockie superbly captures the birds, animals, flowers and plants along the River Tay., (Order No: 48200 ), $30.00
90. Brodsky, Allan J. (managing editor), METROPOLITAN MUSEUM JOURNAL - VOLUME 2 / 1969, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1969, B&W illustrations, 216pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), Contents include: The Tumuli at Se Girdan; Euboean Black-figure in New York; A Literary Aspect of the Bury St. Edmunds Cross; Stained-Glass Windows from the Carmelite Church at Boppard-am-Rhein; Strange Musical Instruments in the Madrid Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci; The Twelve Ages of Man; The Couchet Harpsichord in the Crosby Brown Collection; La Glorification de l'Eucharistie de Rubens et les Carmes; and, Manet's "Espada" and Marcantonio., (Order No: 50773 ), $10.00
91. Brodsky, Allan J. (managing editor), METROPOLITAN MUSEUM JOURNAL - VOLUME 3 / 1970, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1970, B&W illustrations, 392pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), Contents partially include: Some Royal Portraits of the Middle Kingdom in Ancient Egypt; Prolegomena to a Study of the Cyprus Plates; The Flowering of Seljuq Art; The Altman Madonna by Antonio Rossellino; The Kimberley Gown; The Monets in the Metropolitan Museum; The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments: Its Origin and Development; and, much more., (Order No: 50774 ), $17.50
92. Brough, James, AUCTION!, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, (1963) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 224pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This lavishly illustrated volume is a history of the great auction houses, a study of the most celebrated works of art that have changed hands at auctions, and a portrait of the people who bid, buy and sell, and the psychology that motivates their often erratic-appearing actions., (Order No: 14281 ), $9.50
93. Brouillette, Al, THE EVOLVING PICTURE, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1987) 1st ptg, 240+ color ill., 30 B&W ill., 144pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0823016153 How to manipulate your paints until you get a painting you like. The book is divided into three parts: I. Search for the Painting (interpreting your subject); II. Evolution of a Painting (how to let go of your subject); and III. Reviewing the Basic Ideas., (Order No: 30208 ), $15.00
94. Broun, Elizabeth (foreword by), NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., (1995), B&W and color ill., 280pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0937311200 This book, with its vast array of full-color illustrations and accompanying text, invites readers to explore the remarkably wide range of the museum's holdings., (Order No: 35121 ), $10.00
95. Brown, G. Baldwin, THE ART OF THE CAVE DWELLER - A STUDY OF THE EARLIEST ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES OF MAN, R. V. Coleman, New York, n.d. c1925, B&W and color illustrations, 280pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 47602 ), $15.00
96. Brown, J. Carter (essay by Jennifer Montagu; edited by Michael E. Shapiro), RINGS: FIVE PASSIONS IN WORLD ART, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1996), B&W and color ill., 320pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810944294 An extraordinary assemblage of artworks spanning seven millennia and the principal regions of the world. The 129 masterworks gathered here have been organized to represent five interlocking passions that have fascinated artists the world over: Love, Anguish, Awe, Triumph, and Joy., (Order No: 33196 ), $15.00
97. Brown, Percy, INDIAN PAINTING UNDER THE MUGHALS A.D. 1550 TO A.D. 1750, Hacker Art Books, New York, 1975, B&W and color illustrations, 204pp, very good+, red cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0878171479 First published in 1924. Contents include: The Persian and Indian Traditions; Babur, Humayun, Akbar; Jahangir the Aesthete; Shan Jahan, Aurangzeb, and the Decline; Akbar's School of Book Illustrators; and much more., (Order No: 47464 ), $50.00
98. Brown, W. Norman, THE STORY OF KALAKA, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1933, 15 B&W plates, 149pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Texts, History, Legends, and Miniature Paintings of the Svetambara Jain Hagiographical Work - The Kalakacaryakatha., (Order No: 4798 ), $35.00
99. Bryant, Lorinda Munson, FAMOUS PICTURES OF REAL BOYS AND GIRLS, John Lane Company, New York, 1912, B&W illustrations, 160pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB no external marks, A survey of childing in fine art in Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, England, and America. EX-LIB, but never circulated, no external marks, only a bookplate and blank due date pocket., (Order No: 51206 ), $15.00
100. Burdick, John, WILLIAM MORRIS: REDESIGNING THE WORLD, Todtri Productions Limited, New York, (1997), B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0765192497 "From wallpapers and furniture to stained glass and illuminated manuscripts, William Morris sought to refurbish the world with functional designs that were as useful as they were beautiful. This lavish volume chronicles his life and work with over 100 full-color and archival photographs.", (Order No: 50315 ), $12.50
101. Burke, Russell E.; Altman, Michael N.; and, Haveles, Elisabeth K., THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE - PAINTINGS OF THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL AND RELATED WORKS NOVEMBER 30, 1989 - JANUARY 16, 1990, Altman/Burke Fine Art, Inc., New York, 1989, color illustrations, 59pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 50253 ), $45.00
102. Burnell, Marcia, HERITAGE ABOVE: A TRIBUTE TO MAINE'S TRADITION OF WEATHER VANES, Down East Books, Camden, ME, (1991), color photographs, 83pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple nicks front dj, ISBN 0892722789, (Order No: 4939 ), $12.50
103. Burnett, David, CINEPLEX ODEON - THE FIRST TEN YEARS - A CELEBRATION OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART, Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Toronto, Canada, 1989, B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0969383509 Richly illustrated reference to major works of art created by many of Canada's leading artists., (Order No: 41597 ), $8.00
104. Bush, Martin H., DUANE HANSON, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, (1976), B&W and color ill., 111pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This volume has over 70 photographs of the artist's work (24 in full color) and thus provides an indispensible addition to the literature of modern art., (Order No: 27417 ), $14.50
105. Callow, Philip, VINCENT VAN GOGH: A LIFE, Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 1990, B&W illustrations, 295pp, good+, wraps (softcover), BCE, (Order No: 24540 ), $10.00
106. Campbell, Joseph (foreword by); Tuchman, Maurice (preface by), MASQUERADE - THE MASK AS ART, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, (1993), color illustrations, 107pp, fine, blue boards (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0811804453 An exhibit of outsider-art folk art masks., (Order No: 50136 ), $5.00
107. Campbell, Colin, WILLIAM NICHOLSON - HIS GRAPHIC WORK, Barrie & Jenkins, London, (1992), B&W and color illustrations, 256pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 071262189X William Nicholson (1872-1949) achieved fame as a printmaker long before he became widely know as a painter. The bold woodcuts in his ALPHABET (1898) brought him success with public and critics while he was still a young man. This book, the only study of the subject, covers both Nicholson's importance for the late nineteenth-century revival of the woodcut and the less well-known but more varied graphic work that he went on to produce between 1900-1940, and much more., (Order No: 52189 ), $250.00
108. Canaday, Frank H. (with art commentary by Janet Paul), TRIUMPH IN COLOR: THE LIFE AND ART OF MOLLY MORPETH CANADAY, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1977), B&W and Color illustrations, 152pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016385 The story of the life of Molly Morpeth Canaday as seen through the eyes of her husband, and perhaps more importantly the story and record of her art., (Order No: 40467 ), $20.00
109. Canaday, John, THE LIVES OF THE PAINTERS - FOUR VOLUME SET, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, 1124pp text, very good+ w/very good dustjackets (couple closed tears on djs), Volume One: LATE GOTHIC TO HIGH RENAISSANCE; Volume Two: BAROQUE; Volume Three: NEOCLASSIC TO POST-IMPRESSIONIST; Volume Four: PLATES AND INDEX (352 plates)., (Order No: 21949 ), $40.00
110. Cardinal, Roger, PRIMITIVE PAINTERS, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1979), 40 color plates, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0312645279 This book is an attempt to define and to illustrate neo-primitive or naive art., (Order No: 44547 ), $7.50
111. Carlano, Annie (edited by), VERNACULAR VISIONARIES: INTERNATIONAL OUTSIDER ART, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (2003) 1st ptg, Color illustrations, 156pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300101732 This strikingly beautiful book presents and discusses some of the twentieth century's most significant examples of Outsider Art. Published for the exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, 31 October 2003 to 29 August 2004., (Order No: 42607 ), $40.00
112. Carmichael, Suzanne, THE TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN CRAFTS - WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI - A TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY SELECTION, Dutton, New York, (1990) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 225pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 052548566X "Visit Craftpersons' Studios, Craft Galleries, Museums, Shows.", (Order No: 19316 ), $5.00
113. Carnegie Corporation of New York (prepared for the), CATALOGUE OF SELECTED COLOR REPRODUCTIONS - TWO VOLUME SET, Raymond and Raymond, Inc., New York, 1936, B&W illustrations, good, blue cloth (metal post bindings) (hardcover), A compilation of selected print reproductions to be used for the proper selection of color reproductions for both decorative and study use. Arranged by artist, each volume is two inches thick., (Order No: 32006 ), $40.00
114. Carpenter, Rhys, GREEK SCULPTURE: A CRITICAL REVIEW, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, (1960), 47 B&W plates, 3 B&W figures, 276pp, plates, good, salmon and tan cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), An intelligent discussion of the discernible technical laws which governed the development of Greek sculpture throughout its six-hundred-year course and which have also governed other sculptural styles in other civilizations, including our own., (Order No: 15419 ), $14.50
115. Carpenter, Rhys; Morey, C. R.; Mather, Frank Jewett; and, Meeks, Everett V. (addresses by), HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE FINE ARTS, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 1938, 85pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), Addresses Delivered at the Dedication of a New Wing of The Allen Memorial Art Building at Oberlin College in 1938. One of 300 copies., (Order No: 52245 ), $25.00
116. Cartlidge, S. J., ORIGINAL DESIGN: BOOK 1 GEOMETRIC PATTERN FOR BEGINNERS, E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1923, B&W illustrations, 143pp, good, green cloth (hardcover), From the Preface: "The course of study in Original Design set out in the following pages is based upon long experience both in teaching and in the observation and comparison of varied methods of instruction as well as of the effect of those methods upon students of the subject.", (Order No: 31677 ), $20.00
117. Casson, Stanley, XXTH CENTURY SCULPTORS, Oxford University Press, London, 1930, B&W illustrations, 130pp of text, good, light brown cloth (hardcover), Includes chapters on: Carl Milles, Paul Manship, Georg Kolbe; Alexander Archipenko and Ossip Zadkine; Oswald Herzog and the German Artists of the "Inorganic" Schoo; Frank Dobson., (Order No: 39255 ), $15.00
118. Casteras, Susan P. (catalogue by) (foreword by Christopher Forbes), VIRTUE REWARDED: VICTORIAN PAINTINGS FROM THE FORBES MAGAZINE COLLECTION, The JB Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, (1988), B&W and color illustrations, 81pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0961227607 The paintings catalogued here have been deftly grouped by art historian Susan Casteras to illuminate how the painters of Victoria's Britain portrayed insightful incidents from the Old and New Testaments in addition to the moral dilemmas and delights of their contemporaries., (Order No: 39367 ), $15.00
119. Celant, Germano (essay-interview by), LAURA GRISI: A SELECTION OF WORKS WITH NOTES BY THE ARTIST, Rizzoli, New York, (1990), B&W and color illustrations, 276pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0847812227 This book, through an essay-interview by Germano Celant, writings by the artist, and almost two hundred eighty photographs, presents an overview of Grisi's career from 1965 through the 1980s. It is completed by an exhibition history, bibliography, and biographical images from 1965 to 1990., (Order No: 48300 ), $10.00
120. Celebonovic, Aleksa (text by), MODERN YUGOSLAV PAINTING, Jugoslavija, Zagreb, Frankopanska, 1965, 65 color plates, 133 B&W ill, 204pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The first part of this volume indicates the painting problems faced between 1900 and 1960 by a large number of artists as they began to appear on the art scene. The second part deals with individual artists, with particular reference to their work between 1960 and 1964., (Order No: 31822 ), $40.00
121. Chambers, Bruce W., MAINE - A LEGACY IN PAINTING, 1830 TO THE PRESENT, Spanierman Gallery, LLC, New York, 2005, 89 color plates, 108pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0945936737 A Benefit exhibition for the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine Featuring twenty-three works on loan from the Museum; October 11 - November 9, 2005., (Order No: 48858 ), $20.00
122. Champigneulle, Bernard; Gischia, Leon, LA SCULPTURE EN FRANCE - DE LA PREHISTOIRE A LA FIN DU MOYEN AGE, Audin Editeur, n.p., 1950, B&W illustrations, 157pp, good+, tan cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 48739 ), $20.00
123. Chandra, Moti, MEWAR PAINTING IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, Lalit Kala Akadami, India, (1957), 10 color plates, good+, wraps (softcover) faint corner bumps, Fantastic reproductions of this Indian art., (Order No: 50118 ), $15.00
124. Chapman, J. G., THE AMERICAN DRAWING-BOOK: A MANUAL FOR THE AMATEUR, AND BASIS OF STUDY FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST: ..., J. S. Redfield, Clinton Hall, New York, 1847, B&W illustrations, 216pp, good, 3/4 leather, marbled boards (hardcover), "...ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THE USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS HOME INSTRUCTION." "Any one who can learn to write can learn to draw." An early "how-to" manual with blank pages for the reader to practice on. Some blank pages were partially utilized and other early ephemera and art work is laid in. A nice clean and tight copy of this uncommon work., (Order No: 52527 ), $400.00
125. Chastel, Andre, ART OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE, Arch Cape Press, New York, (1988), 60 color plates, 140 B&W ill, 294pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517656868 All the great masters of the period are treated here-Giotto, Duccio, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian among them. Chastel takes a new approach to introducing the period 1350-1575 by focusing on individual works and the contemporary sources that pertain to them. His study of such documents as contracts, work orders, receipts of payment, and critical writings of the time reveals fascinating details about the lives of the artists, the conditions of their everyday existence, the progress of their paintings, and the place that their art occupied in the life of their cities. Translated by Linda and Peter Murray., (Order No: 13720 ), $20.00
126. Chatterton, E. Keble, OLD SEA PAINTINGS: THE STORY OF MARITIME ART AS DEPICTED BY THE GREAT MASTERS, Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, (1928), B&W and color illustrations, 179pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Traces the beginnings, the rise, and growth of marine painting from the earliest times down to the late nineteenth century., (Order No: 52410 ), $75.00
127. Chiang Fu-tsung (preface by), MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORS IN THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, (1971), B&W and color illustrations, 112pp, fine, orange cloth, original plastic cover (hardcover) slipcase, Text in Chinese and English. The various pieces show characteristics styles of the various periods. They come in many forms - round, square, water chestnut and mallow flower shaped, and with long handles., (Order No: 49806 ), $30.00
128. Chignell, Robert, J. M. W. TURNER R.A., Walter Scott Publishing Co., London, 1902, B&W illustrations, 216pp, good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover) some fade & staining to spine, From the Makers of British Art series edited by James A. Manson., (Order No: 42585 ), $30.00
129. Christ-Janer, Albert, BOARDMAN ROBINSON, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1946, 126 B&W plates, 131pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Biography, chronology, catalogue of works., (Order No: 367 ), $25.00
130. Christen, Sydney Mary, RODOLPHE CHRISTEN: THE STORY OF AN ARTIST'S LIFE, Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1910, B&W and color illustrations, 264pp, good+, olive green cloth, teg (hardcover), Contents include: A Valley in the Jura; Parisian Vignettes; The Threshold of Success; "Monsieur Christen"; A Great Teacher; A Tragedy; Nature and Art in Southern Italy; Italian Wanderings; Northern Italy; Amongst the Alps; In a French Forest; Honeymoon Wanderings; Honeymoon Wanderings; From North to South; Winter in Spain; Andalusia; Italy Revisited; Homelands and Highlands., (Order No: 49641 ), $35.00
131. Christensen, Erwin O., EARLY AMERICAN WOODCARVING, The World Publishing Co., Cleveland, OH, (1952) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 149pp, good w/good dustjacket, about 9 pages with pencil underlining, "An authoritative and fascinating account of a primitive American art." A nice clean copy except for the few underlined pages., (Order No: 617 ), $12.50
132. Christensen, J. A., CUT-ART: AN INTRODUCTION TO CHUNG-HUA AND KIRI-E, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1989) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0823011445 Christensen traces the history of this fascinating age-old art from it beginnings as a popular folk tradition in China, where flowers cut from paper, called chung-hua, were used to decorate windows, to its flourishing in Japan, where kiri-e -cut-art- is today practiced both as a fine art and a popular hobby., (Order No: 43099 ), $12.50
133. Christie's, IMPORTANT BRITISH AND AMERICAN SPORTING PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE INCLUDING ANIMALIER BRONZES - JUNE 9, 1988 - SALE NUMBER 6628, Christie's, New York, 1988, B&W and color illustrations, 240pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), PRICE LIST - prices realized laid in. Auction catalogue for the properties of: Sold by the trustee in Bankruptcy of FINLEY, KUMBLE, WAGNER, HEINE UNDERBERG, MANLEY, MYERSON & CASEY; The Estate of Katherine Lea Hancock; Sold by the order of the trustees of THE HIRSCHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN to benefit its acquisition program; The Parrish Art Museum; The Estate of Gene Walter, Austin, Texas; and various other sources., (Order No: 43506 ), $15.00
134. Claessens, Bob and Rousseau, Jeanne, BRUEGEL, Portland House, New York, (1987), 104 color ill., 34 B&W ill., 284pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517633817 This edition contains more than the most celebrated canvases. It reproduces the entire body of extant painted works--the majority in full-color--many of which have details enlarged to plate size., (Order No: 18552 ), $35.00
135. Clark, Ian Christie, INDIAN AND ESKIMO ART OF CANADA -- ARTE INDIO Y ESQUIMAL DEL CANADA, Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, (1970), 120 plates follow text, 67pp text, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Text in four languages, (Order No: 6006 ), $15.00
136. Clarke, Carl Dame, PICTURES, THEIR PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION, The Standard Arts Press, Butler, MD, (1959), B&W illustrations, 270pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) inscribed by the author, "This book is my attempt to consider one small branch of art and further its connection with science, giving it specific understanding rather than conjecture.", (Order No: 32002 ), $20.00
137. Clement, Clara Erskine, WOMEN IN THE FINE ARTS: FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A.D., Corner House Publishers, Williamstown, MA, 1977, 31 B&W ill., 395pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0879280794 A book of women and their attainments in the Fine Arts in various countries and at different periods of time before the middle of the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1904., (Order No: 13082 ), $8.50
138. Clifford, Derek, COLLECTING ENGLISH WATERCOLOURS, A Vertex Book, Princeton, NJ, (1971), 243 B&W and 13 color ill., 143pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0877690820 Includes a biographical index of over 1500 names and a number of specialized lists of artists such as THEATRICAL PAINTERS, DRAWING MASTERS, ANIMALS, MARINE, FIGURE AND STILL LIFE SPECIALISTS, etc., (Order No: 27238 ), $14.50
139. Clifford, Henry (foreword by), GUSTAVE COURBET 1819-1877, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, (1959), B&W illustrations, good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of an Exhibition held 1959-1960., (Order No: 33040 ), $10.00
140. Coffey, Katherine and Gerdts, William H. (text by), EARLY NEW JERSEY ARTISTS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ, (1957), B&W illustrations, 32pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue to an exhibition held March 7th-May 19th, offering a comprehensive picture of the art of New Jersey during the 18th and 19th centuries., (Order No: 44727 ), $20.00
141. Cohen, Daniel and Cohen, Paula (with Eden Gray), MARBLING ON FABRIC, Interweave Press, Loveland, CO, (1990) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 94pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0934026548, (Order No: 52451 ), $3.50
142. Cole, Alison, THE RENAISSANCE - EYEWITNESS ART, Dorling Kindersley, London, (1994) 1st Amer, color illustrations, 64pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1564584933 The essential guide to the art of the Northern and Italian Renaissance, from the 14th to the 16th century., (Order No: 46501 ), $12.50
143. Cole, Bruce, GIOTTO AND FLORENTINE PAINTING, 1280-1375, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1976), B&W illustrations, 209pp, good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0064309002 In this introductory study, Cole gives consideration not only to Giotto's genius, but to his artistic forerunners, descendants, and later critical repute., (Order No: 52374 ), $12.50
144. Coles, Robert & Sartor, Margaret (editor), THEIR EYES MEETING THE WORLD: THE DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS OF CHILDREN, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1992, 50 color drawings, 133pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0395611296 The renowned child psychiatrist Robert Coles distills his insights into the ways children from all over the world disclose their deepest convictions, feelings, and dreams with crayon, paint, and pencil., (Order No: 13006 ), $5.00
145. Colio, Quintina, AMERICANA WOOD CARVING & NEEDLEWORK - AMERICAN WOODCARVING AND NEEDLEWORK, Quintina Colio Science Press, n.p., 1974, B&W and color illustrations, 112pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), This volume features two collections; the DeTurk Collection of hand carved figures and Roosevelt Greer's collection of samplers., (Order No: 44739 ), $125.00
146. Colvin, Maggie, MAGGIE COLVIN'S HOME STYLE - QUICK MAKE-OVERS TO TRANSFORM YOUR HOME, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK, (2001), color illustrations, 144pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0715310879 12 complete room make-overs with over 40 step-by-step decorating and furnishing projects., (Order No: 51728 ), $10.00
147. Colvin, Maggie, MAGGIE COLVIN'S FABULOUS FAKES - PAINTING DECORATIVE ILLUSIONS FOR THE HOME, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK, (1999), color illustrations, 144pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 071530920X Trompe l'oil, stencilling, faux finishes, paint effects on wood, stone, tiles, furniture, walls and floors., (Order No: 51729 ), $5.00
148. Comini, Alessandra, GUSTAV KLIMT, George Braziller, New York, (1975), B&W and color illustrations, 31pp of text, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0807608068 80 plates follow the text. The alluring imagery of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) has fascinated art lovers for decades. This book brings a startly new dimension to the compelling art of a very private man., (Order No: 50344 ), $7.00
149. Compton, Susan, CHAGALL, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, (1985), B&W and color illustrations, 278pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0876330626 Catalog of an exhibition held May 12 - July 7, 1985 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and previously at the Royal Academy of Arts January 11 - March 31, 1985., (Order No: 49103 ), $5.00
150. Conrads, Margaret C., AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE AT THE STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE, Hudson Hills Press, New York, (1990) 1st ed, B&W and color ill., 219pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1555950507 The highly personal collection of American paintings at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute., (Order No: 23745 ), $40.00
151. Cooper, Mario, PAINTING WITH WATERCOLOR, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, (1971) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 143pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Covers all the essential techniques of an exacting medium., (Order No: 43692 ), $7.50
152. Cormack, Malcolm, CONSTABLE, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 256pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0521323533 John Constable (1776-1837) is one of England's greatest painters. This book reveals his art to be a deeply thoughtful and individual commentary, not only on the art of landscape in general, but also on the social and intellectual history of his times., (Order No: 52104 ), $35.00
153. Cortissoz, Royal, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MELLON COLLECTION, The Merrymount Press, Boston, MA, 1937, B&W illustrations, 46pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 52133 ), $6.00
154. Covell, Jon C., MASTERPIECES OF JAPANESE SCREEN PAINTING: THE MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY), Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1962), color ill. follow test, 25pp of text, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) faint stain SEE NOTE, Describes in full detail the highlights of the art of Japan during the late 16th century. CONDITION NOTE: faint water staining on lower corner of book block but not affecting text or plates., (Order No: 50322 ), $20.00
155. Crace, John D., THE ART OF COLOUR DECORATION - BEING AN EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSES TO BE KEPT IN VIEW AND THE MEANS OF ATTAINING THEM, B. T. Batsford, London, (1912), B&W and color illustrations, 89pp, good, decorated blue cloth (hardcover) wear top/bottom of spine, This books' "main object is to point out, as simply as may be, to what extent the art of colour decoration is, or should be, controlled by natural laws, which are constant and quite independent of style." Contents include: The Distribution of Values; The Scheme of Colour; Explanation of Surface and Contour; Treatment by Great Masters; The Decorative Picture; Imitations; Modern Work; Hints on Practice., (Order No: 50768 ), $50.00
156. Cramer, Edith, HANDBOOK OF EARLY AMERICAN DECORATION, Charles T. Branford Company, Boston, MA, (1951) 2nd ptg, 20 patterns, 15 photographs, 90pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Drawings by author. A practical workbook for home decorators, giving complete instructions, full-scale patterns (designed for easy tracing) and many illustrative photographs. The emphasis is on free hand painting-within the grasp of the average person., (Order No: 10434 ), $7.50
157. Cusick, Dawn, THE BUTTON CRAFT BOOK, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, New York, (1995) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 128pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0806931973 Far more than just for clothes, buttons are a wonderful way to enjoy crafting creativity., (Order No: 48132 ), $12.50
158. Czestochowski, Joseph S., THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE TRADITION: A STUDY AND GALLERY OF PAINTINGS, E. P. Dutton, Inc., New York, (1982) 1st ed, 175 color ill., 184pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0525476741, (Order No: 11073 ), $45.00
159. Czichos, Raymond L., FREDERIC REMINGTON 1861-1909 - "HE KNEW THE HORSE" -- LIMITED EDITION OF 250 COPIES INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, Pioneer Museum Western Art, Wimberley, TX, n.d., B&W illustrations, 108pp, fine, brown leather covers, aeg (hardcover), ISBN 0961842008 Author prepared this work with the hope that "this book will provide followers of Frederic Remington with a firmer belief that the man was more than an artist or historian but was a psychic that foresaw and established the ultimate destiny of the horse in the development of the great American Continent.", (Order No: 51677 ), $125.00
160. d'Harnoncourt, Rene (foreword by), THE NEW AMERICAN PAINTING AS SHOWN IN EIGHT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 1958-1959, Museum of Modern Art, New York, (1959), B&W and color illustrations, 96pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibition held in London at the Tate Gallery, February-March, 1959., (Order No: 51392 ), $8.50
161. Daingerfield, Elliott (introduction by), FIFTY PAINTINGS BY GEORGE INNESS, Privately Printed, New York, 1913, 50 plates, 14pp of text, good+, brown cloth spine, teg (hardcover), One of 300 copies. Uncommon., (Order No: 52477 ), $125.00
162. Daugherty, Charles M. (edited by), 6 ARTISTS PAINT A STILL LIFE, North Light Publishers, Westport, CT, (1977) 1st ptg, 234 B&W ill, 50 color ill., 128pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0891340084 Includes: Enid Munroe, Leonard Everett Fisher, Alphonse Radomski, Bert Dodson, Franklin Jones, and Ward Brackett., (Order No: 27099 ), $5.00
163. Davies, Randall, SIX CENTURIES OF PAINTING: 1300 - 1900, T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, n.d. c1900, 49 tipped-in color plates, 339pp, good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover) (light fading to spine), Contents include: Tuscan Schools; Venetian Schools; Spanish School; Flemish School; Dutch School; German Schools; French School; The English School; and, The Nineteenth Century., (Order No: 27669 ), $20.00
164. Davison, Marguerite Porter, A HANDWEAVER'S PATTERN BOOK - REVISED EDITION, Marguerite P. Davison, Pub., Swarthmore, PA, (1971) 9th ptg, B&W illustrations, 217pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tears on jacket, First published in 1944. Layouts designed and line illustrations drawn by Charles C. Denzler. Photographs by E. Fletcher Brown., (Order No: 52272 ), $25.00
165. Dawley, Joseph (as told to Gloria Dawley), THE PAINTER'S PROBLEM BOOK: 20 PROBLEM SUBJECTS AND HOW TO PAINT THEM, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1980) 7th ptg, 65 B&W ill., 50 color plates, 149pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0823035158 First published in 1973., (Order No: 26890 ), $7.50
166. Dawson, Adele Godchaux, JAMES FRANKLIN GILMAN: NINETEENTH CENTURY PAINTER, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1975), B&W and color ill., 159pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016202 An account of an itinerant artist of the late 19th century and his travels through New England., (Order No: 15571 ), $15.00
167. de la Maza, Francisco, LOS RETABLOS DORADOS DE NUEVA ESPANA - ENCICLOPEDIA MEXICANA DE ARTE 9, Ediciones Mexicanas, Mexico, 1950, 61 B&W illustrations, 43pp of text, good++, wraps (softcover), Title translates to "The Golden Altarpieces of New Spain.", (Order No: 51315 ), $75.00
168. de Menil, Dominique (foreword by); and Marandel, J. Patrice (introduction by), GRAY IS THE COLOR - AN EXHIBITION OF GRISAILLE PAINTING XIIITH-XXTH CENTURIES, Rice Museum, Houston, TX, 1974, B&W illustrations, 171pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0914412086 Catalogue of the exhibit organzied by The Institute for the Arts Rice University and held October 19, 1973 to January 19, 1974., (Order No: 49591 ), $25.00
169. de' Firenze, Rina (translated and expanded by), MYSTERY OF THE MONA LISA, Hastings House, Mamaroneck, NY, (1996) 1st ptg, 353pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) review press release, ISBN 0803893817 The author was confronted by several strong, realistic visions of Leonardo and his mother urging her to write their "real" story. The author came to believe it was her fate to be the person to tell the world of the mother-son relationship and the meaning of his painting the Mona Lisa., (Order No: 12394 ), $15.00
170. Dearborn, Elwyn, THE DOWN EAST PRINTMAKER: CARROLL THAYER BERRY - A CATALOGUE RAISONNE OF HIS WOOD ENGRAVINGS, WOODCUTS & LINOCUTS, Down East Books, Camden, ME, (1983) 1st ptg, B&W & color ill follow text, 42pp of text, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0892721642 Catalogue Raisonne of 179 wood engravings follows the text., (Order No: 52103 ), $150.00
171. Degas, Edgar (preface by Daniel Halevy), ALBUM DE DESSINS, Quatre Chemins-Editart, Paris, (1949), B&W illustrations, good, tan cloth (hardcover) in worn slipcase, One of 500 copies reproducing the 1877 album of sketches done by Degas at the home of Ludovic Halevy. Preface is an eight page separate in wraps. Sketchbook is reproduced in cloth, both in worn slipcase., (Order No: 48935 ), $150.00
172. Demirjian, Torkom (foreword by), GREEK SCULPTURE IN TERRACOTTA - AN EXHIBITION NOVEMBER 25TH THROUGH DECEMBER 1986, Ariadne Galleries, Inc., New York, 1986, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), 23 plates with descriptions opposite of works representing some four hundred years, from the sixth to the second centuries B.C. by Greek artists of Greece, Magna Graecia, as well as Asia Minor., (Order No: 49913 ), $20.00
173. Derriey, Charles, BORDERS, FRAMES AND DECORATIVE MOTIFS FROM THE 1862 DERRIEY TYPOGRAPHIC CATALOG, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1987), B&W illustrations, 113pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486253228 A selection of plates from SPECIMEN-ALBUM, a portfolio originally published by the Gravure et Fonderie de Charles Derriey, Paris, 1862., (Order No: 45921 ), $10.00
174. Derry, Ramsay (text by) (introduction by Roger Tory Peterson, THE ART OF ROBERT BATEMAN, The Viking Press, New York, (1983) 3rd ptg, B&W and color ill., 179pp, fine w/very good dustjacket, signed by Robert Bateman, First published in 1981. The eighty-two color plates offer a breathtaking opportunity for the reader to enjoy the tremendous scope of the paintings, from a tiny sparrow in a richly detailed streambank to a massive rhinoceros head; from an infinitely delicate heron to a majestic vista of elk dwarfed by the Rocky Mountains. In the accompanying commentary Bateman acts as a guide to his own paintings, recalling encounters with wildlife subjects and pointing out unexpected features and details., (Order No: 29343 ), $30.00
175. Descharnes, Robert and Chabrun, Jean-Francois, AUGUSTE RODIN, Chartwell Books, Inc., Seacaucus, NJ, orig pub 1967, B&W and color ill., 283pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0890090459, (Order No: 12818 ), $20.00
176. Dheer, Sudarshan (editor), THE WORLD OF SYMBOLS/LOGOS & TRADEMARKS: INDIA, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, (1991), B&W ill., 195pp, very good w/very good dustjacket, 1500 symbols, logos and trademarks, the work of 330 Indian designers, selected from more than 3000 entries, make up this volume., (Order No: 15631 ), $17.50
177. Di Piero, W. S., OUT OF EDEN: ESSAYS ON MODERN ART, Univ. of California Press, Berkeley, CA, (1991), B&W and color illustrations, 257pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0520070658 Ranging widely from classic moderns like Picasso and Morandi to later painters like Rothko, Bacon, and Warhol, Di Piero pursues the mystery of how certain images enter into and often shape our lives., (Order No: 23643 ), $11.50
178. Dickson, Harold E. (selection and catalogue by), PORTRAITS USA, 1776-1976: AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE NATION'S BICENTENNIAL, APRIL 18-JUNE 6, 1976, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, color ill., 134pp, good, wraps (softcover), An exhibition catalogue focusing on the faces of Americans over a 200-year period., (Order No: 26456 ), $15.00
179. Digby, John, MISS LIBERTY?: 71 COLLAGES, Thames and Hudson, New York, (1986), ill. by John Digby, 77pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0500274118, (Order No: 33670 ), $8.50
180. Dillenberger, Jane and Taylor, Joshua C., THE HAND AND THE SPIRIT: RELIGIOUS ART IN AMERICA 1700-1900, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, (1972), B&W and color illustrations, 192pp, very good, wraps (softcover) couple numbers written on cover, Catalogue of the exhibition of the same name on religious art., (Order No: 52019 ), $7.00
181. Dinnean, Lawrence, NINETEENTH CENTURY ILLUSTRATORS OF CALIFORNIA SIGHTS & SCENES: A SELECTION OF WORKS BY PIONEER GRAPHIC ARTISTS, Friends of Bancroft Library, Univ. of Calif, Berkeley, 1986, B&W illustrations, 72pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Number 34 in the series of keepsakes issued by The Friends of the Bancroft Library for its members., (Order No: 16666 ), $15.00
182. Divald, Kornel, OLD HUNGARIAN ART, Oxford University Press, London, 1931, B&W illustrations, 228pp, good, vellum spine (hardcover), Contents include: Antecedents. The Prehistoric Age and the Times of the Romans and of the Migration of the Peoples; Romanesque Architecture; Gothic Architecture; Sculpture and Painting in the Middle Ages; Gothic Altars with Side-wings; Renaissance Architecture and its Popular Variations; The Period of the Baroque, the Rococo and Pseudoclassical Styles., (Order No: 47706 ), $100.00
183. Doeringer, Suzannah; Mitten, David Gordon & Steinberg, Arthur (edited by), ART AND TECHNOLOGY: A SYMPOSIUM ON CLASSICAL BRONZES, The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA, (1970), B&W illustrations, 290pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0262040301 This book contains the record of a symposium held in connection with the first international exhibition of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman bronze sculpture held at the Fogg Art Museum in 1967., (Order No: 11484 ), $25.00
184. Doherty, M. Stephen (signed by both the author and the artist), PAUL ORTLIP: HIS HERITAGE AND HIS ART, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 142pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small bump top corners, ISBN 0914060911 The life and work of the distinguished American Realist artist Paul Ortlip., (Order No: 46067 ), $25.00
185. Dorival, Bernard, CEZANNE, Continental Book Center, New York, (1948), over 160 B&W & color plates, 113pp of text, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 7032 ), $12.50
186. Dorman, Peter F.; Harper, Prudence Oliver; and, Pittman, Holly (introductions by), THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - EGYPT AND THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (1987), color illustrations, 160pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870994131, (Order No: 51164 ), $15.00
187. Doty, Robert M., BY GOOD HANDS: NEW HAMPSHIRE FOLK ART, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (1989), 102 B&W ill., 8 color plates, 123pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 087451973X This catalogue accompanies a cooperative exhibition project of The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, and the University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Durham., (Order No: 12482 ), $15.00
188. Downer, Marion, THE STORY OF DESIGN, Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Co., New York, (1963), B&W museum photographs, 216pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket, (Order No: 8625 ), $6.00
189. Droge, Dennis and Glander-Bandyk, Janice, WOMAN'S DAY BOOK OF CALLIGRAPHY, Simon and Schuster, New York, (1980) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0671250183 "Learn to hand letter 5 different alphabets...", (Order No: 12747 ), $7.50
190. Duncan, Alastair, ART NOUVEAU, Thames and Hudson, London, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 216pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0500202737 Alastair Duncan, a recognized expert on the period, tells the story of the meteoric rise and fall of Art Nouveau, which began as a general reaction by young artists and designers to the stifling traditionalism and revivalism of the mid-nineteenth-century fine and decorative arts., (Order No: 39506 ), $12.50
191. Duncan, David Douglas, MAGIC WORLDS OF FANTASY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, (1978) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 112pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscrip., ISBN 0151551022, (Order No: 4363 ), $7.50
192. Duncan, David Douglas, PICASSO'S PICASSOS, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1961), B&W and color illustrations, 271pp, very good, cream fabric cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 51184 ), $20.00
193. Dvorak, Max (translated with notes and bibliography by Randolph J. Klawiter; preface by Karl Maria Swoboda), IDEALISM AND NATURALISM IN GOTHIC ART, University of Notre Dame Pr., Notre Dame, IN, 1967, color illustrations, 252pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Idealistic Fundamentals; The New Relationship to Nature; The New Relationship to Art; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Biographical-Bibliographical Data, Index., (Order No: 49260 ), $14.50
194. Dwight, Edward H. (foreword by) - Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute (organized by), 1913 ARMORY SHOW 50TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION 1963, Henry Street Settlement, New York, 1963, B&W and color illustrations, 212pp, good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 43789 ), $10.00
195. Earle, William Henry, ART / MUSIC / EDUCATION - WILLIAM HENRY EARLE, published by the author, n.p., (1978), sepia toned illustrations, 55pp, good, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, (Order No: 46610 ), $15.00
196. Editors of Art in America (introduction by Lloyd Goodrich), THE ARTIST IN AMERICA, W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., New York, (1967) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 256pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "A unique history of 300 years of American art and American artists - recorded by the artists themselves in letters, journals, notebooks, and in their paintings and sculpture." Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich., (Order No: 8001 ), $15.00
197. Editors of Collector Books, THE STANDARD ART VALUE GUIDE, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, (1989), B&W illustrations, 558pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover), Compiled from auction sales covering a two-year period (1986-1987) as reported by 24 of the major auction galleries in the US and Canada., (Order No: 48075 ), $15.00
198. Edwards, Samuel, THE DOUBLE LIVES OF FRANCISCO DE GOYA, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, (1973) 1st ptg, B&W photo section, 248pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0448013770, (Order No: 6625 ), $5.00
199. Einreinhofer, Nancy, NINETEENTH CENTURY PAINTING OF THE NEW JERSEY LANDSCAPE, William Patterson College, Wayne, NJ, (1985), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue to an exhibition held January-March, 1985. The exhibit and catalog hoped to establish New Jersey's role in the Hudson River School., (Order No: 44728 ), $32.50
200. Eisler, Benita, O'KEEFFE AND STIEGLITZ: AN AMERICAN ROMANCE, Doubleday, New York, (1991) 1st ed, B&W photos, 546pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385261225, (Order No: 6420 ), $7.50
201. Eliot, Alexander, SIGHT AND INSIGHT, McDowell, Obolensky Inc., New York, (1959), 196pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), From Altamira to Guernica, Eliot plumbs the truths expressed by the greatest works of painting, sculpture and architecture. His purpose is plain: to bring art back to the center of our culture, where it belongs., (Order No: 11719 ), $5.00
202. Emmerich, Andre, ART BEFORE COLUMBUS, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1963 1st ptg, photos by Lee Boltin, 256pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "The Art of Ancient Mexico - From the Archaic Villages of the Second Millennium B.C. to the Splendor of the Aztecs.", (Order No: 445 ), $7.50
203. Engelhard, Gunter, RUDOLF HAUSNER, Verlag Galerie Welz Salzburg, Austria, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 30pp, plates, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 3853490425 Rudolf Hausner is considered a psychic realist and more: the first psychoanalytical painter., (Order No: 48024 ), $10.00
204. Ergmann, Raoul (translated by Michael Edwards and Carol Volk), FIVE CENTURIES OF FRENCH PAINTING, Tabard Press, New York, (1989), color illustrations, 190pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0881681628 Each of the one hundred works reproduced in color is accompanied by a concise and instructive appreciation of the artist, the social context that nourished his art and noteworthy features of the painting itself., (Order No: 46554 ), $14.50
205. Ericson, Jack T. (edited by), FOLK ART IN AMERICA: PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, Mayflower Books, Inc., New York City, (1979) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 175pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0831734124 An anthology of articles from "The Magazine" ANTIQUES., (Order No: 49122 ), $10.00
206. Evans, Joan, ENGLISH ART, 1307-1461, Oxford at the Clarendon Pr., London, 1949, B&W ill., 272pp, ill., good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Sets out chronologically the development of the visual arts as part of the general history of England., (Order No: 34496 ), $25.00
207. Faill, Carol E.; Bentzel, Curtis C.; and Mickey, Robert G., FRAKTUR: A SELECTIVE GUIDE TO THE FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL FRAKTUR COLLECTION, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, (1987), B&W and color illustrations, 29pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Fraktur; Calligraphy and Linguistics: A Different Look at the F&M Fraktur; Religious Dimensions; Checklist., (Order No: 46323 ), $30.00
208. Farr, Dennis; House, John; Bruce-Gardner, Robert; Hedley, Gerry; and Villers, Caroline, IMPRESSIONIST AND POST-IMPRESSIONIST MASTERPIECES: THE COURTAULD COLLECTION, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (1987) 2nd ptg, 48 color ill., B&W ill., 50pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300038283 This book reproduces and discusses a representative selection of works from the Courtland collection, including Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, Renoir's La Loge, Seurat's Young Woman Powdering Herself, Gauguin's Nevermore and Te Rerioa, and an outstanding group of paintings by Cezanne., (Order No: 14337 ), $15.00
209. Fauchereau, Serge, BRAQUE, Ediciones Poligrafa, S. A., Spain, (1987), B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 8434305038 This volume, introduced by the French art critic Serge Fauchereau, conveys the skillful harmonies of Braque's colors and the assured equilibrium of complex components in his painting., (Order No: 49632 ), $14.50
210. Feinblatt, Ebria, OLD MASTER DRAWINGS FROM AMERICAN COLLECTIONS, Allanheld & Schram, New York, (1976), 236 B&W ill., 238pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0876632428 Exhibition; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, April 29-June 13, 1976. This book provides a comprehensive historical survey of Old Master drawings from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and discusses the highly complex techniques used to create them., (Order No: 14340 ), $10.00
211. Feld, Stuart P., THE AMERICAN VISION - PAINTINGS 1825-1875, Public Education Association, New York, 1968, B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), 111 illustrations of the exhibition held October 8 - November 2, 1968 at the galleries of: M. Knoedler and Co. (Figure and Still Life); Hirschl and Adler (Genre); and, Paul Rosenberg and Co. (Landscape)., (Order No: 48446 ), $7.50
212. Fenyo, Ivan, NORTH ITALIAN DRAWINGS: FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE BUDAPEST MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, October House, New York, (1966), B&W ill., 144pp,appendix, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This volume presents a fine selection of drawings by North Italian masters from the very rich material in the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts., (Order No: 34789 ), $35.00
213. Ferrazza, Mario and Pignatti, Patrizia (text by), THE BORGIA APARTMENT AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE VATICAN, Musei e Gallerie Pontificie, Italy, (1974), B&W and color ill., 96pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 35167 ), $15.00
214. Fetherolf, Grace Moser, JAMES HENRY MOSER: HIS BRUSH AND HIS PEN, Fetherolf Publishing, Sedona, AZ, 1982, color illustrtions, 142pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), This little known Connecticut artist was commissioned by Joel Chandler Harris to make the negro sketches for the first Uncle Remus book published in 1881. It was this commission that brought Moser national recognition., (Order No: 8379 ), $7.50
215. Fielding, Mantle (with an Addendum Compiled by James F. Carr), MANTLE FIELDING'S DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN PAINTERS, SCULPTORS & ENGRAVERS WITH AN ADDENDUM CONTAINING CORRECTIONS, James F. Carr, Publisher, New York, 1965, 529pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), James F. Carr has compiled an Addendum Containing Corrections and Additional Material on the Original Entries., (Order No: 34292 ), $25.00
216. Finlayson, Donald Lord, MICHELANGELO THE MAN, Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1936, B&W illustrations, 356pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 31989 ), $7.50
217. Fitzgerald, Edmond J., MARINE PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1972) 1st ptg, B&W and color ill., 176pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) PENCIL UNDERLINING IN TEXT, MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, PAINTING OUTDOORS, PAINTING IN THE STUDIO, STILL AND MOVING WATER, COLORS OF WATER. SKY, SHORELINE, WHITE WATER, MARINE STILL LIFES, BOATS, SHIPS., (Order No: 31584 ), $14.50
218. Fleischer, Wolfgang (text by), MARKUS PRACHENSKY - INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST WITH LETTER FROM HIS WIFE LAID IN, Ulysses Gallery, Vienna, n.d., B&W and color ill., 173pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Text in English. Not much is available about this painter born in Vienna in 1932., (Order No: 33673 ), $125.00
219. Fontana (with an introduction by Michel Tapie), FONTANA AND THE WHITE MANIFESTO 1914 (SPAZIALISMO), Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1962), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, good, black cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, wear/soil to cloth, Lucio Fontana was born in 1899 in Santa Fe, Argentina. This is a collection of his works. PLEASE NOTE: no dustjacket, and some light wear/marks to the black cloth covers., (Order No: 36859 ), $250.00
220. Fontein, Jan and Hickman, Money L., ZEN PAINTING & CALLIGRAPHY, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, (1970), B&W illustrations, 173pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0878460004 Based on the 1970 exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts describing and illustrating a wide range of works dating from the Sung and Yuan periods in China and from the Kamakura, Muromachi,and later periods up to the nineteenth century in Japan., (Order No: 47583 ), $50.00
221. Forsberg, Howard K., AN APPROACH TO FIGURE PAINTING FOR THE BEGINNER, North Light Publishers, Westport, CT, (1979) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 143pp, very good++, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0891340238 An exceptionally nice copy., (Order No: 30374 ), $30.00
222. Forsman, Chuck (paintings by) and Harrison, Helen Mayer; Harrison, Newton; et al (essays and poems by), ARRESTED RIVERS, University Pr. of Colorado, Niwot, CO, (1994) 1st ptg, B&W and color ill., 82pp, very good, wraps (softcover) (slight wave to paper on few pages), ISBN 0870813234 This volume combines myth and memoir, poetry and reflection, to offer a rich variety of perspectives on water in the American West., (Order No: 31924 ), $14.50
223. Frankenstein, Alfred, THE REALITY OF APPEARANCE: THE TROMPE L'OEIL TRADITION IN AMERICAN PAINTING, New York Graphic Society Ltd, New York, (1970), B&W and color illustrations, 157pp, good, wraps (softcover) INK DRAWING INSIDE & ON BACK COVER, ISBN 0821203576 Catalogue to an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., March 21-May 3,1970; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, May 19-July 5, 1970; the University Art Museum, Berkeley (and) California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, July 15-August 31, 1970; and, The Detroit Institute of Arts, September 15-October 31, 1970., (Order No: 39231 ), $12.00
224. Frankenstein, Alfred (introduction by Jane des Grange), PAINTER OF RURAL AMERICA: WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT, 1807-1868, The Suffolk Museum, Stony Brook, Long Island, (1968), B&W and Color illustrations, 71pp, good+, wraps (softcover), The Melville Collection, housed at the Suffolk Museum in Stony Brook, is the largest collection of Mount paintings and Mountiana in the country., (Order No: 42168 ), $7.50
225. Frankenstein, Alfred; and, Healy Arthur K. D., TWO JOURNEYMAN PAINTERS, Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, VT, 1950, B&W illustrations, 63pp, good+, gray boards (hardcover) no dustjacket, A study of the Vermont portrait artist Benjamin Franklin Mason along with an article on Abraham G. D. Tuthill who also worked in the same area., (Order No: 50752 ), $35.00
226. Fraprie, Frank Roy, THE RAPHAEL BOOK, L. C. Page & Company, Boston, MA, 1912 1st ptg, color frontis, B&W ill., 352pp, very good, decorated dark blue cloth, teg (hardcover) lacks ffep, An Account of the Life of Raphael Santi of Urbino and his place in the Development of Art, together with a description of his Paintings and Frescos., (Order No: 27676 ), $7.50
227. Fraser, Bridget (editor), STENCILLING: A DESIGN AND SOURCE BOOK, Henry Holt and Company, New York, (1987) 1st ed, over 100 color photographs, 192pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0805001085 With original designs by eight top artists - presented in real room settings. Loads of projects with complete instructions., (Order No: 12240 ), $7.00
228. Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney; Tinterow, Gary; Stein, Susan Alyson; Wold, Gretchen; and, Meech, Julia, SPLENDID LEGACY: THE HAVEMEYER COLLECTION, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (1993), B&W and color plates, 396pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0870996657 This publication was issued in conjuction with the exhibition Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection, held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from March 27 to June 20, 1993. The exhibition comprises over 450 works of art in various media that at one time were owned by the Havemeyers, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, glass, metalwork, lacquerwork, and textiles., (Order No: 16029 ), $20.00
229. Fry, John Hemming, THE REVOLT AGAINST BEAUTY: THE SOURCE AND GENESIS OF MODERNISTIC ART, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1934, ill. by Frederick Richardson, 212pp, good, orange cloth spine (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 35429 ), $20.00
230. Fry, Roger (et al), CHINESE ART: AN INTRODUCTORY HANDBOOK TO PAINTING, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, TEXTILES, BRONZES & MINOR ARTS, B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London, (1952) 5th ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 86pp of text, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1935., (Order No: 4365 ), $7.50
231. Fuchs, R. H., REMBRANDT IN AMSTERDAM, New York Graphic Society Ltd, Greenwich, CT, (1969), 212 B&W ill., 80pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The inexhaustible genius of Rembrandt is studied here in a new light. The author has focused attention on two relatively unknown aspects: the painter's relationships with his adopted city and with the art of his own day., (Order No: 13882 ), $7.50
232. Gabhart, Ann; Fox, Judith Hoos; and, Scharlack, Elisabeth Thresher (catalogue by), ONE CENTURY, WELLESLEY FAMILIES COLLECT: AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Wellesley College Museum, Wellesley, MA, (1978), B&W illustrations, very good, wraps (softcover), Wellesley alumnae share their most precious works of art. Catalogue of the exhibition helo at Wellesley College Museum 15 April - 30 May 1978., (Order No: 26398 ), $14.50
233. Gadol, Joan, LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI - UNIVERSAL MAN OF THE EARLY RENAISSANCE, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, (1973) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 266pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0226278417 First published in 1969. Leon Battista Alberti (1404-72) was an outstanding representative of the Italian Renaissance and played a leading role in the development of its artistic, scientific, and humanistic culture. This study describes the full range of Alberti's interests and examines the originality and soundness of his work in those three cultural domains., (Order No: 49984 ), $15.00
234. Gallery Schemm; Schemm, P. A. (compiled by); Kopp, E. A. (revised by), CATALOGUE OF THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS BELONGING TO PETER A. SCHEMM - PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1901, Beck Engraving Company, Philadelphia, 1901, color frontis, B&W ill., good, red cloth w/wear to top/bottom of spine and extremities, Hardcover, teg., (Order No: 35096 ), $75.00
235. Gambone, Robert L., ART AND POPULAR RELIGION IN EVANGELICAL AMERICA, 1915-1940, Univ. of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN, (1989) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 278pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870495887 A rare and successful interdisciplinary attempt to deal with two major currents of American culture that seldom intersect in scholarly discourse - art and religion., (Order No: 36745 ), $14.50
236. Gardner, Albert Ten Eyck, WINSLOW HOMER: AMERICAN ARTIST: HIS WORLD AND HIS WORK, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, (1961) 1st ed, over 200 ill., 263pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Comprehensive, bibliography, chronology., (Order No: 1853 ), $5.00
237. Garwood, Darrell, ARTIST IN IOWA - A LIFE OF GRANT WOOD, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, (1944) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 259pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "More than any other artist of his time, Grant Wood belonged to the American people.", (Order No: 51068 ), $12.50
238. Gaunt, William, THE RESTLESS CENTURY: PAINTING IN BRITAIN, 1800-1900, Phaidon, Oxford, (1978) 2nd ed, 171 plates incl 22 in color, 255pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0714818356 This comprehensive survey of nineteenth-century British painting includes the works of ninety artists. In addition to a perceptive introduction, there are notes to each plate and biographies of all the painters represented., (Order No: 27400 ), $7.50
239. Gedeon, Lucinda H. (catalogue organized by); Brenson, Michael; Gear, Josephine; and Sims, Lowery Stokes (essays by), MELVIN EDWARDS SCULPTURE - A THIRTY-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE 1963-1993, Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY, Purchase, NY, (1993), B&W and color illustrations, 143pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0295973005 Catalogue of the exhibition that brought together 133 sculpturesfrom several bodies of work created by the artist over the past 30 years., (Order No: 47238 ), $60.00
240. Gibson, Robin, FLOWER PAINTING, Phaidon/E.P. Dutton, Oxford/NY, (1976), 40 color plates, 16pp, plates, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0714816922, (Order No: 44590 ), $7.50
241. Gillon, Edmund Vincent, EARLY NEW ENGLAND GRAVESTONE RUBBINGS, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1966), 195 B&W plates, 26pp text, good, wraps (softcover) owner's inscription, ISBN 0486213803 "Some of the most striking examples of primitive American art are to be found in the early burying grounds of New England.", (Order No: 9461 ), $7.50
242. Girard, Xavier, MATISSE: THE WONDER OF COLOR, Discoveries/Harry N. Abrams, New York, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 176pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0810928205, (Order No: 52610 ), $5.00
243. Glaser, Milton (preface by Jean Michel Folon), MILTON GLASER -- GRAPHIC DESIGN, The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, (1973) 1st ptg, 344 plates w/97 in color, 239pp, index, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0879510137 Glaser undertakes not only an extraordinary wide-ranging representation of his oeuvre extending back over the last two decades but, in a personally revealing introduction, he speaks of the influences on his work, the responsibilities of the artist, the hierarchies of the traditional art world, and the role of graphic design in the area of his creative growth., (Order No: 12039 ), $15.00
244. Glubok, Shirley, THE ART OF THE SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1972) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 48pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The rich Spanish contribution to the arts of America as shown by a fine variety of art and architecture. The copy we offer IS NOT Ex-Lib !!!, (Order No: 46563 ), $10.00
245. Gluck, Gustav, PETER BRUEGHEL: THE ELDER, George Braziller, Publisher, New York, (1936), 82 color ill., 53pp, very good w/good dustjacket (couple closed tears/chips on dj), Peter Brueghel, the Elder, who is sometimes known as Peasant Brueghel, is generally acclaimed today as one of the greatest and most original artists of all time., (Order No: 28787 ), $35.00
246. Glusker, Irwin; von Rosenvinge, Christian; and, Hollander, Lilly (designed by) (photographs by Lee Boltin and Ken Kay), FROM THE LANDS OF THE SCYTHIANS: ANCIENT TREASURES FROM THE MUSEUMS OF THE U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C.-100 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, c1968, B&W and color ill., B&W maps, 160pp, good+, wraps (softcover), This landmark exhibition comprises 197 works of art from the ancient civilizations of the territories that now are part of the Soviet Union., (Order No: 19560 ), $5.00
247. Goedhuis, Michael, CHINA WITHOUT BORDERS - AN EXHIBITION OF CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART JUNE 20-28, 2001, Goedhuis Contemporary, London, 2001, B&W and color illustrations, 104pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibtion held at Sotheby's New York., (Order No: 49280 ), $45.00
248. Goffen, Rona (foreword by Maria Teresa Gomes Ferreira) (fifteen essays contributed by Priscilla Soucek), MUSEUMS DISCOVERED: THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN MUSEUM, Woodbine Books, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 208pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0934516464, (Order No: 49807 ), $7.50
249. Goldscheider, Ludwig, MICHELANGELO: PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, ARCHITECTURE, Phaidon Publishers, Inc., London, (1962) 4th ed, 400 ill. in color and B&W, 262pp, good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover) owner's insc., First published in 1953, (Order No: 6416 ), $14.50
250. Goldscheider, Ludwig, RODIN SCULPTURES, Phaidon, London, (1970) 8th ed, 95 B&W plates, 126pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1964., (Order No: 7060 ), $9.50
251. Goldwater, Robert, RUFINO TAMAYO, The Quadrangle Press, New York, 1947 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 131pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) some fading to cloth, A nice review and collection of this Mexican artist's work. Remnants of dustjacket laid in., (Order No: 50112 ), $30.00
252. Gombrich, E. H., THE HERITAGE OF APELLES - STUDIES IN THE ART OF THE RENAISSANCE, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, (1976), B&W illustrations, 250pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0801410126 The works of Apelles, the most celebrated painter of the ancient world, are irretrievably lost, but his name came to stand for the achievement of supreme beauty and the perfect mastery of natural appearances in painting. The nine essays in this volume take these ideals as their starting point., (Order No: 47341 ), $15.00
253. Gombrich, E. H.; Hochberg, Julian; and, Black, Max, ART, PERCEPTION, AND REALITY, Johns Hopkins University Pr., Baltimore, MD, (1972), B&W illustrations, 132pp, very good, tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0801813549 "Representation in art is the theme of this volume to which three distinguished scholars contribute. Each offers his views from the perspective of his own discipline - history of art, psychology, and philosophy.", (Order No: 50180 ), $12.50
254. Gombrich, E. H., MEDITATIONS ON A HOBBY HORSE AND OTHER ESSAYS ON THE THEORY OF ART, Phaidon, London, (1971) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 252pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) owner's name, ISBN 0714814938 First published in one volume in 1963. The 14 papers, lectures and articles assembled in this volume represent an historian's reaction to problems raised by the art of his time., (Order No: 51037 ), $8.50
255. Gomes, Rosalie (text by0; Bharucha, Fershid (edited by), BURIED TREASURES: THE BLACK-AND-WHITE WORK OF MAXFIELD PARRISH - 1896-1905, Pomegranate Artbooks, San Francisco, (1992), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good+, wraps (softcover) small bump bottom corner, ISBN 0876549687, (Order No: 12792 ), $10.00
256. Gomez-Moreno, Carmen (introduction and catalogue by), MEDIEVAL ART FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS - A SPECIAL EXHIBITION AT THE CLOISTERS OCTOBER 30, 1968, THROUGH MARCH 30, 1969, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (1968) 2nd ptg, 220 B&W illustrations, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 50052 ), $7.50
257. Goodrich, Lloyd, THOMAS EAKINS: HIS LIFE AND WORK, Whitney Museum of Amer Art, New York, 1933, 71 B&W plates follow text, 225pp of text, very good, tan cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 19 ), $60.00
258. Gorbunova, X., and Saverkina, I. (compiled and introduced by); Bean, B., and Orzhevskaya, M. (translated from the Russian by), GREEK AND ROMAN ANIQUITIES IN THE HERMITAGE, Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, (1975), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This album presents the Hermitage collection of Greek and Roman antiquities with greater completeness than any of the previous publications. Painted vases, sculptures, objects in glass, wood, bronze, silver and gold, engraved gems and terracotta statuettes each followed by an annotation dealing with the artistic forms of the object, and with problems of its attribution and dating., (Order No: 49910 ), $30.00
259. Gordon, Dillian, THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON - 100 GREAT PAINTINGS: DUCCIO TO PICASSO, National Gallery, London, (1981), B&W and color illustrations, 223pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 090179175X European Paintings from the 14th to the 20th Century Illustrated in Colour., (Order No: 51089 ), $10.00
260. Gordon, Donald E., ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, (1968), B&W and color ill., 174pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), The Ernst Ludwig Kirchner retrospective exhibition has been organized on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the artist's death in 1938, to provide a fresh and extensive examination of one of the most revolutionary and influential figures in the development of German expressionist art., (Order No: 36183 ), $14.50
261. Gosling, Nigel; Tracy, Robert (editor), NIGEL GOSLING PROWLING THE PAVEMENTS: SELECTED ART WRITINGS 1950-1980, The Winchell Company, n.p., (1986), 263pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0938289004, (Order No: 10326 ), $10.00
262. Grate, Pontus (editor), TREASURES OF SWEDISH ART: FROM PREHISTORIC AGE TO THE 19TH CENTURY, Allhem Publishers, Malmo, (1965), B&W and color illustrations, 166pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 12190 ), $14.50
263. Grate, Pontus (edited by) (introduction by Carl Nordenfalk), TREASURES OF SWEDISH ART: FROM PREHISTORIC AGE TO THE 19TH CENTURY, Allhem Publishers, Malmo, (1963), B&W and color illustrations, 171pp, good+, white cloth (hardcover), This volume was originally published on the occasion of the exhibition "Tresors d'art suedois" at the Louvre in Paris, opened by H. M. King Gustaf VI Adolf on May 30th, 1963., (Order No: 47916 ), $12.50
264. Grave, Alexandra, THREE CENTURIES OF CONNECTICUT FOLK ART, Art Resources of Connecticut, (1979), B&W and color ill., 103pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Ltd. 3,000 copies. Catalogue of an exhibition held to share with the people of Connecticut this part of their cultural heritage. Over 250 pieces of folk art - carvings, pots, signs, portraits, genre pictures, and needlework - are included in the exhibition, chosen for their aesthetic value, their reflection of the lives and feelings of Connecticut people, or their depiction of the land, waters, and towns., (Order No: 3981 ), $12.50
265. Greenberg, Clement, JOAN MIRO, The Quandrangle Press, NY, (1950) rev ed, B&W and color ill., 133pp, good, light edgewear to boards (no dustjacket), (Order No: 17601 ), $40.00
266. Grimme, Ernst Gunther, DAS EVANGELIAR KAISER OTTOS III. IM DOMSCHATZ ZU AACHEN, Herder Frieburg, Basel - Wein, (1984), color illustrations, 118pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 3451200716 Text in German., (Order No: 46024 ), $50.00
267. Groce, George C. and Wallace, David H., THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS IN AMERICA 1564-1860, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (1964) 2nd ptg, 759pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), First published in 1957. This is a purely biographical dictionary, arranged alphabetically by artist., (Order No: 38391 ), $75.00
268. Groom, Edward, THE ART OF TRANSPARENT PAINTING ON GLASS, Winsor and Newton, London, 1855, B&W illustrations, 55pp & catalog, good, wraps (softcover) SEE NOTE For full Description, "Comprising the Method of Painting, and an Account of the Implements and Materials Employed in Producing Subjects for Dissolving Views, Magic Lanterns, &c. Chromatropes, Mechanical Slides and Contrivances for Obtaining Effections of Motion and Colour." CONDITION NOTE Continued: the wraps are loosely bound, a small portion (possibly blank anyway) of the title page was cut out, and the binding has separated where the catalogue of art supplies begins with the first 2 pages lacking of the 32 page catalogue. A fascinating and scarce piece detailing the art in developing these wonderful mechanical magic lantern slides., (Order No: 50043 ), $150.00
269. Groseclose, Barbara, BRITISH SCULPTURE AND THE COMPANY RAJ: CHURCH MONUMENTS AND PUBLIC STATUARY IN MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND BOMBAY TO 1858, University of Delaware Press, Newark, DE, (1995), B&W illustrations, 152pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0874134064 The author examines British public statuary and church monuments in India from the standpoint of its function in regard to the British themselves., (Order No: 22021 ), $20.00
270. Gross, Chaim (introduction by A. L. Chanin; analytical essay by Samuel Atkin), FANTASY DRAWINGS - SIGNED WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER, Beechhurst Press, New York, (1956), B&W illustrations, 116pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), In this gallery of frank and fantastic pen-and-ink drawings, Chaim Gross provides an intriguing insight into another aspect of his creative resources. These drawings, produced over many years, are "pictorial daydreams" dealing in the main with the web and adventure, joy and pain, fulfillment and frustration of love., (Order No: 46281 ), $75.00
271. Guegan, Stephane; Pomarede, Vincent; Prat, Louis-Antoine, THEODORE CHASSERIAU (1819-1856): THE UNKNOWN ROMANTIC, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (2002), B&W and color illustrations, 432pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300096909 Although Theodore Chasseriau ranks among the acknowledged masters of French nineteenth-century Romantic painting, his name remains little known in France and virtually unknown elsewhere, perhaps because of his early death and the unfortunate destruction of his most famous work in a fire during the Commune of 1871. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais in Paris; the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Strasbourg, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York October 22, 2002 to January 5, 2003., (Order No: 37620 ), $65.00
272. Gussow, Alan, A SENSE OF PLACE: THE ARTIST AND THE AMERICAN LAND, Friends of the Earth, San Francisco, [1971], color plates, 160pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0913890072, (Order No: 6902 ), $15.00
273. Hajek, Lubor, MINIATURES FROM THE EAST, Spring Books, London, (1960), color plates follow text, 110pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "The famous 'Rajput' school of miniature painting came to full expression in India in the 17th century, and its achievements represent one of the high peaks in the history of Oriental art.", (Order No: 6226 ), $15.00
274. Hajek, Lubor (texto de); Werner Forman (fotografias de), EL ARTE CHINO, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico, (1966), B&W and color ill., 201pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 27535 ), $40.00
275. Hale, J. R. (edited by), A CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE - WORLD OF ART SERIES, Thames and Hudson, London, 1981, 237 B&W illustrations, 360pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0500201919, (Order No: 41165 ), $7.50
276. Hall, Elton Wayland (with a biographical sketch by Ariel Hall; personal memoir by Henry P. Rossiter), FREDERICK GARRISON HALL: ETCHINGS, BOOKPLATES, DESIGNS, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, 1972, B&W ill., 131pp, very good, clay-colored cloth (hardcover) inscribed by author, A record of the etched work of Frederick Garrison Hall. Limited to 500 copies signed and numbered on the colophon by the author. In addition, this copy is warmly inscribed on the half-title page by the author., (Order No: 33421 ), $30.00
277. Hall, Nicholas H. J. (edited by), COLNAGHI IN AMERICA: A SURVEY TO COMMEMORATE THE FIRST DECADE OF COLNAGHI NEW YORK, Colnaghi, New York, (1992), B&W and color ill., 136pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover), The purpose of this book is twofold: to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Colnaghi's New York gallery and to celebrate over a century of Colnaghi's dealings with American collectors., (Order No: 23766 ), $35.00
278. Halley, Donald M. (foreword by); Madigan, Mary Jean Smith (introduction by), THE SCULPTURE OF ISIDORE KONTI 1862-1938, The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY, (1974), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibition held at The Hudson River Museum January 26 to March 30, 1975., (Order No: 38033 ), $25.00
279. Hamilton, George Heard, THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF RUSSIA - THE PELICAN HISTORY OF ART, Penguin Books, Middlesex, (1954), B&W ill., 320pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This history confines itself to Russia west of the Urals, the Russia whose artistic beginnings lay in the response of a newly settled people to the impact of Christianity and the Byzantine Empire., (Order No: 30879 ), $30.00
280. Hamilton, Georgia W., SILENT PILOTS: FIGUREHEADS IN MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM, Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT, 1984 1st ptg, B&W ill., 115pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), In this book, the author has researched, described, and illustrated forty figureheads in the collection; these range from the well known and positively identified, such as the eagle from the clipper GREAT REPUBLIC, to those with traditional but unverified attributions and those with unknown provenances. A list of all the figureheads in the collection is appended., (Order No: 31406 ), $17.50
281. Hammacher, A. M. (translated by James Brockway), JACQUES LIPCHITZ, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., New York, (1970), B&W illustrations, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810902389 Love, pathos, violence, death, and above all, struggle, are the subjects of Lipchitz's work from the thirties onward, reflecting his eloquent response to the great events of his time: the scourge of Nazism, the holocaust of World War II, the birth of Israel., (Order No: 48299 ), $60.00
282. Handberg, Ejner (measured drawings by), SHOP DRAWINGS OF SHAKER IRON AND TINWARE, The Berkshire Traveller Pr., Stockbridge, MA, (1976), B&W illustrations, 87pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0912944366 The author presents a collection of measured drawings to scale of Shaker iron and tinware including hardware, tools and various household utensils., (Order No: 50830 ), $7.50
283. Harbison, Robert, ECCENTRIC SPACES, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1977 1st ed, 178pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394407199 The shapes and natures of the dwellings the human imagination creates for itself, real and fictitious: gardens, rooms, buildings, streets, museums, maps...with excursions to many famous eccentric spaces, from Bomarzo to Sherlock Holmes's Baker Street apartments, from Marie Antoinette's Hameau to the House of Usher., (Order No: 25336 ), $10.00
284. Harding, Chester; White, Margaret E. (edited by); Harding, W. P. G. (annotations by), A SKETCH OF CHESTER HARDING, ARTIST - DRAWN BY HIS OWN HAND, Kennedy Galleries/DaCapo Pr., New York, 1970, B&W illustrations, 204pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0306717115 An unabridged republication of the revised edition published in 1929., (Order No: 51671 ), $25.00
285. Harding, Jonathan P. (with the Thomas Dowse Collection of Watercolors by Harry L. Katz), THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM COLLECTION: PRE-TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, The Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA, 1984 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 185pp, very good+, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0934552436 The primary design of this catalogue is to document the works which constitute the Boston Athenaeum's collection of pre-twentieth-century American and European painting and sculpture., (Order No: 24789 ), $17.50
286. Harper, J. Russell, A PEOPLE'S ART: PRIMITIVE, NAIVE, PROVINCIAL, AND FOLK PAINTING IN CANADA, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 176pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0802021530 This handsomely illustrated volume demonstrates the high quality, wide range, and richness of Canadian folk painting., (Order No: 48637 ), $14.50
287. Harper, J. Russell, EARLY PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS IN CANADA, University of Toronto Press, n.p., (1970), 376pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0802016308 With over 4000 entries, this volume lists all known painters and engravers who were born before 1867 and worked in Canada., (Order No: 51640 ), $60.00
288. Harris, Ann Sutherland and Nochlin, Linda, WOMEN ARTISTS: 1550-1950, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, (1979) 4th ptg, B&W and color ill., 370pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0394733266 This volume contains the work, chronologically arranged, of eighty-four women painters, from the Renaissance to the mid-twentieth century, from sixteenth-century portraiture to modern abstraction., (Order No: 33373 ), $20.00
289. Hart-Davis, Rupert (compiled by), A CATALOGUE OF THE CARICATURES OF MAX BEERBOHM, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1972, B&W illustrations, 258pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0674100751 "This book is an important contribution to artistic and literary scholarship as well as a fitting centenary tribute to a great caricaturist whose works provide a uniquely witty and pointed record of his times.", (Order No: 49980 ), $30.00
290. Harthorn, Sandy (curation and essay by), YARD ART, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID, (1991), B&W and color illustrations, very good+, spiral bound softcover, "YARD ART is an exhibition of unique objects gathered together to explore the diverse attitudes and forms found in and about personal outdoor spaces." Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Boise Art Museum May 18-July 7, 1991. Complete with the original "plastic red reflector" attached to the rear cover., (Order No: 34542 ), $45.00
291. Hartt, Frederick (introduction by), THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY AND SPAIN, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (1987), color illustrations, 160pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870994328, (Order No: 50544 ), $14.50
292. Harvey, Miranda, PIRANESI: THE IMAGINARY VIEWS, Harmony Books, New York, (1979), B&W illustrations, 80pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) bump bottom boards, ISBN 0517538261 THE IMAGINARY VIEWS includes not only first and second states of the celebrated CARCERI series, but also the symbolic, enigmatic GROTTESCHI, the PRIMA PARTE DI ARCHITETTURE E PROSPETTIVE, the frontispiece of the VEDUTE series, the FALL OF PHAETHON and many other works., (Order No: 47495 ), $15.00
293. Haskell, Daniel C. (prepared by under the direction of I. N. Phelps Stokes), AMERICAN HISTORICAL PRINTS: EARLY VIEWS OF AMERICAN CITIES, ETC., New York Public Library, New York, 1927, B&W illustrations, 44pp, good, wraps (softcover) some light cover wear, (Order No: 27561 ), $40.00
294. Hawley, Henry (with an essay by Remy G. Saisselin), NEO-CLASSICISM: STYLE AND MOTIF, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, (1964), B&W illustrations, 168pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: Neo-classicism: Virture, Reason and Nature; The Neo-classic Style; Catalogue of the Exhibition; List of Lenders; Index of Artists., (Order No: 44471 ), $10.00
295. Hemingway, Andrew, THE NORWICH SCHOOL OF PAINTERS: 1803-1833, Phaidon, Oxford, (1979), 67 ill. with 27 in color, 80pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0714820016 A survey of the work of the Norwich School of provincial painters of the early nineteenth century., (Order No: 27395 ), $8.00
296. Herdeg, Walter (edited by), GRAPHIS ANNUAL 82/83 - THE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL GRAPHICS, Graphis Press, Zurich, Switzerland, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 252pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 3857091827, (Order No: 49029 ), $12.50
297. Herdeg, Walter (edited by), GRAPHIS ANNUAL 83/84 - THE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL GRAPHICS, Graphis Press, Zurich, Switzerland, (1983), B&W and color illustrations, 256pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 3857091835, (Order No: 49030 ), $12.00
298. Herdeg, Walter, GRAPHIS ANNUAL '59/60 - INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK OF ADVERTISING ART, Amstutz & Herdeg, Graphis Pr, Zurich, Switzerland, (1959), B&W and color illustrations, 208pp, ads, good+, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 49964 ), $50.00
299. Herdeg, Walter (edited by), GRAPHIS ANNUAL '69/70 - 1969/70 - INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING GRAPHIS, The Graphis Press, Zurich, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, 250pp, very good, gray cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 50330 ), $40.00
300. Hessing, Perle, A MIRROR TO MY LIFE, Henry Holt and Company, New York, (1988) 1st ed, color illustrations, 120pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0805007121 "The inspiration for Perle Hessing's boldly conceived pictures comes from all the influences and experiences of an eventful life.", (Order No: 48343 ), $5.00
301. Hibbard, Howard, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, Harper & Row, NY, (1980) 1st, 1050 ill., 608 in color, 592pp, f w/f dj, Founded in 1880, the Metropolitan Museum has wonderful and rich collections. This magnificent book gives an account of the collections in the eighteen separate departments, as well as the history of the museum itself. In effect then, this book becomes a concise history of world art., (Order No: 6781 ), $35.00
302. Higgins, R. A., GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURES, The British Museum, London, 1969, B&W & Color plates, 31pp of text, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 49802 ), $6.00
303. Hilton, Alison, RUSSIAN FOLK ART, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, (1995) 1st ptg, B&W and color ill., 357pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0253327539 This volume describes the traditions, styles, and functions of a broad range of objects made by Russian peasant artists for local use and by specialized artisans for trade., (Order No: 32502 ), $25.00
304. Hinks, Roger, CAROLINGIAN ART - A STUDY OF EARLY MEDIEVAL PAINTING AND SCULPTURE IN WESTERN EUROPE, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, (1974) 4th ptg, B&W illustrations, 226pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0472060716 First published in 1935. The history of medieval art in western Europe starts as an organic growth from the Carolingian Renascence at the end of the eighth century. Contents include; The Origins of Medieval Art in Western Europe, The Subject-Matter of Carolingian Art, The Form and Structure of Carolingian Art., (Order No: 23878 ), $3.50
305. Hofer, Philip (foreword by), ANDREW WYETH - DRY BRUSH AND PENCIL DRAWINGS, New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, CT, (1963), B&W illustrations, 74pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A loan exhibition organized by the Fogg Art Museum 1963., (Order No: 47652 ), $5.00
306. Hogarth, Paul, CREATIVE INK DRAWING, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1968), B&W illustrations, 160pp, good++, yellow cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 49983 ), $6.00
307. Holme, Bryan (edited by), THE CLASSICAL FIGURE, The Studio Publications, Inc, New York, (1943), color frontis, B&W ill., 113pp, good+, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 34690 ), $14.50
308. Holmes, C. J., THE TARN & THE LAKE - THOUGHTS ON LIFE IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE, Philip Lee Warner, London, 1913, 48pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 46728 ), $10.00
309. Holmes, Mary Tavener (edited by Joseph Focarino), NICOLAS LANCRET, 1690-1743, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1991), 79 ill. with 50 in color, 167pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810935597 This is the first book in English about Laucret, a key force in the development of the visual arts in eighteenth-century France., (Order No: 31790 ), $12.00
310. Holroyd, Charles; Condivi, Ascanio (translations by) and, D'Ollanda, Francisco (diaglogues from the Portuguese by), MICHAEL ANGELO BUONARROTI - WITH TRANSLATIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE MASTER BY HIS SCHOLAR, ASCANIO CONDIVI, Duckworth and Co., London, 1903, B&W ill., 347pp, ads, good+, red cloth, teg (hardcover), Of all the many lives of Michael Angelo that have been written, that by his friend and pupil, Ascanio Condivi, is the most valuable., (Order No: 33850 ), $45.00
311. Holroyd, Michael, AUGUSTUS JOHN: A BIOGRAPHY, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, (1975), B&W illustrations, 676pp, very good, light brown cloth (hardcover) (no dusjacket), ISBN 0030138264, (Order No: 16377 ), $4.00
312. Holroyd, Ruth N. with Beck, Ulrike L., JACOB ANGSTADT DESIGNS DRAWN FROM HIS WEAVERS PATRON BOOK, published by the authors, (1976), over 250 B&W ill., very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author was able to purchase two manuscripts from 1834 with patterns, dying recipes and much more. She subsequently had them translated and reproduced so these early patterns could be used by multi-harness weavers., (Order No: 52458 ), $50.00
313. Holroyd, Ruth N., JACOB ANGSTADT - HIS WEAVERS PATRON BOOK, published by the author, (1976), B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A replica of an 18th manuscript book owned by the author. The original drawings of the patterns that Angstadt wove into tablecloths and other items., (Order No: 52459 ), $30.00
314. Hoopes, Donelson F., EAKINS WATERCOLORS, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1985), B&W and color ill., 88pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0823015912 "The present volume is a record of the small, but intensely interesting facet of his work in watercolor, and contains illustrations of all of the known examples save one--a miniature portrait of his father made about 1870, which is not reproduced here for technical reasons.", (Order No: 30472 ), $7.50
315. Hoppin, James M., GREAT EPOCHS IN ART HISTORY, Houghton, Mifflin and Co., Boston, MA, 1901, B&W illustrations, 247pp, good+, green cloth, teg (hardcover) small tear top of spine, Contents divided into four parts: Italian Religious Painting; A Post-Pheidian Greek Sculptor; French Gothic Architecture; and, English Pre-Raphaelites. Owner inscription on the front free endpaper, (Order No: 51192 ), $25.00
316. Hormats, Bess (preface by George Levitine; introduction by William H. Gerdts; foreword by Senator J. William Fulbright), RETROSPECTIVE FOR A CRITIC: DUNCAN PHILLIPS, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, (1969), B&W illustrations, 61pp, good, wraps (softcover), An exhibition of paintings, sculpture and watercolors from the Phillips Collection relating to the critical writing of Duncan Phillips. Exhibition was held at the University of Maryland Art Department February 12 through March 16, 1969., (Order No: 45159 ), $20.00
317. Hornung, Clarence P. (selected and edited by), THE AMERICAN EAGLE IN ART AND DESIGN - 321 EXAMPLES, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1978), B&W illustrations, 113pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486236048 The most popular design motif in American decorative arts is the eagle. This volume is the largest single collection illustrating the use and development of the eagle in art and design in America., (Order No: 51117 ), $10.00
318. Hubbard, Hesketh (edited by) (written and illustrated by Members of the Print Society), HOW TO DISTINGUISH PRINTS - PRINT SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS NO. 3, The Print Society, County of Wiltshire, UK, 1926, B&W and Color illustrations, 128pp, good++, white cloth spine (hardcover) very light wear to corners, The first chapter is a short history of the invention of methods used in producing prints. Next are notes by artists who practice the ways they describe on making prints by sixteen of the most commonly used methods. All prints fall into the three main divisions of relievo, intaglio and planographic processes., (Order No: 42202 ), $95.00
319. Huisken, Jacobine; and Lammertse, Friso (catalogue and exhibition prepared by), JACOB DE WIT DE AMSTELTITIAAN - JACOB DE WIT THE TITIAN OF THE AMSTEL, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, (1986), B&W illustrations, 67pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Prepared as a guide to an exhibition held in the Royal Palace Amsterdam from 13 June to 31 August 1986., (Order No: 47192 ), $20.00
320. Huisman, Philippe, FRENCH WATERCOLORS OF THE 18TH CENTURY, The Viking Press, New York, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, 139pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670328685 The 42 color plates of the works of such celebrated painters as Fragonard, David, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, and Louis Moreau, and of Hoin, Hilair, and other minor masters, form a moving image of the realities of French life to the eve of the Revolution., (Order No: 51005 ), $12.50
321. Huxley, Aldous (with an essay by) (note by Jean Videpoche), THE ELDER PETER BRUEGEL, 1528(?)-1569, Willey Book Co. Publishers, New York, 1938 1st ptg, B&W and color ill., 56pp, good, (hardcover), (Order No: 31204 ), $15.00
322. Isaacs, Walter F., THE PAINTER LOOKS AT NATURE, Univ. Washington Book Store, Seattle, WA, 1927 1st ed, 34pp, good+ wraps (softcover), University of Washington Chapbooks: Number Two, edited by Glenn Hughes., (Order No: 40482 ), $20.00
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