ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art Books

Paris: Bessa, 1836. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine Condition. An original exquisitely hand-colored elegant stipple engraving on watermarked paper. Octavo (8 x 11 inches, 203 x 280 mm.) Archival French-matted in Ivory with gilt line decoration, (sized to 12 x 16 inches, 304 x 406 mm), suitable for framing. Pancrace Bessa, (1772-1832), was at one time a student of Van Spaendonck, the esteemed flower painter of Le Jardin du Roi. Bessa mastered the art of stipple engraving along si... more information

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Paris: Bessa, 1836. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine Condition. An original exquisitely hand-colored elegant stipple engraving on watermarked paper. Octavo (8 x 11 inches, 203 x 280 mm.) Archival French-matted in Ivory with gilt line decoration, (sized to 12 x 16 inches, 304 x 406 mm), suitable for framing. Pancrace Bessa, (1772-1832), was at one time a student of Van Spaendonck, the esteemed flower painter of Le Jardin du Roi. Bessa mastered the art of stipple engraving along si... more information

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London: Christies, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Oversize softcover catalog to accompany the auction held in March 1999. The collection included such varied items as a lock of the hair of Mary Queen of Scots, a painting by Duncan Grant and Qing Dynasty figures. The catalog is in near fine condition. ... more information

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Paris: Bessa, 1836. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine Condition. An original exquisitely hand-colored elegant stipple engraving on watermarked paper. Octavo (8 x 11 inches, 203 x 280 mm.) Archival French-matted in Ivory with gilt line decoration, (sized to 12 x 16 inches, 304 x 406 mm), suitable for framing. Pancrace Bessa, (1772-1832), was at one time a student of Van Spaendonck, the esteemed flower painter of Le Jardin du Roi. Bessa mastered the art of stipple engraving along si... more information

Offered by Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books, ABAA (Washington, United States) +/-

Paris: Bessa, 1836. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine Condition. An original exquisitely hand-colored elegant stipple engraving on watermarked paper. Octavo (8 x 11 inches, 203 x 280 mm.) Archival French-matted in Ivory with gilt line decoration, (sized to 12 x 16 inches, 304 x 406 mm), suitable for framing. Pancrace Bessa, (1772-1832), was at one time a student of Van Spaendonck, the esteemed flower painter of Le Jardin du Roi. Bessa mastered the art of stipple engraving along si... more information

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hard cover. 8 1/2" x 11. This pioneer work presents the rich and diverse decorative arts produced by the distinctive Mennonite communities in Europe, Pennsylvania, and Canada over a 300-year period. In his scholarly text, Clarke Hess identifies a host of newly recognized Mennonite artisans of traditional textiles and quilts, furniture, clocks, wooden boxes and carvings, metals, pottery, and fraktur. Derived from private collections throughout the United States and Canada, these colorful folk items of ... more information

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London: Mitchell Beazley, 1991. 192 pp. colour illus. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by Eric T.Moore Books (United Kingdom) +/-

The Death of Minnehaha from Longfellow's "Hiawatha" Paper:Print:Color A very good color print, not matted. The image is approximatly six and one half by eight and one half inches. Dated 1914 in a gift inscription in ink on the back, but I believe from around 1890, on good quality paper a little aged. Based on a painting by William L. Dodge illustrating Longfellow's Indian epic. Beautiful detail in an ususual image.Disbound,in fine condition. Scan available. . Illus. by Dodge, William L.... more information

Offered by Klein's Garland Arts (Texas, United States) +/-

hard cover. 8 1/2" x 11. Decorative art created to memorialize and commemorate death has been a part of Western culture for centuries. Extraordinarily beautiful examples of mourning art and memorial jewelry for members of royalty and the aristocracy date back to the 16th century in England and Europe. Medieval references to commemorative art predate even the extant pieces now in museums. During the Georgian and Victorian eras, outstanding pieces of mourning jewelry and artwork were found in a majority... more information

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NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1981 Special limited edition bound in hand-crafted leather by Brown & Bigelow. Edition limited to 3000 copies, of which this is No. 1661. 495, (1) pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Printed entirely on thick, glossy stock. This is an unmarked copy in perfect condition except for a couple of small spots on the rear cover which may, after all, be coloring in the leather, else as new. FINE. This is a massive (eight pounds) and comprehensive tour through the Smithsonian's Am... more information

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soft cover. 8 1/2" x 11. The diverse and lively crafts of today's Navajo people in the Southwest are investigated through this new all color pictorial presentation. The traditional arts are joined by several newly evolving crafts which all reflect the heritage of Navajo culture. The book presents several hundred all color photographs and explanations of the crafts in sections devoted to weaving, pottery, basketry, jewelry, dolls, sandpainting, wood carving, stone sculpture and fetishes. Overall, this ... more information

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London: Journal of Horticulture, 1869. Matted in Rag Board First printing Dianthus neglectus, Dianthus alpinus. A Fine original hand-colored lithograph by John Nugent Fitch, (1840 - 1927), after a painting by his uncle Walter Hood Fitch (1817 -1892), London c. 1869. Archivally matted in Ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration. Sized to 12 x 15 inches. During his long and illustrious career as botanical artist, Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) contributed to some of the most important publications p... more information

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London: Journal of Horticulture, 1869. Matted in Rag Board First printing A Fine original hand-colored lithograph by John Nugent Fitch, (1840 - 1927), after a painting by his uncle Walter Hood Fitch (1817 -1892), London c. 1869. Archivally matted in Ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration. Sized to 12 x 16 inches. During his long and illustrious career as botanical artist, Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) contributed to some of the most important publications produced during the great age of botani... more information

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RB: Millers. very good condition revised edition, over 4,000 items fully illustrated, . all prices newly updated. 2001. Hardcover. revised edition, over 4,000 items fully illustrated, all prices newly updated; LIB2958004124; 400 pages . ... more information

Offered by Hammonds Books & Music (Missouri, United States) +/-

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2002 As New in As New jacket .SIGNED BY AUTHOR Dorothy Spencer. A Schiffer Art Book.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ... more information

Offered by Kenneth R. Press, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

hard cover. 8 1/2" x 11. Recycling of found objects is taken to the level of art form is this creative book-an homage to the wondrous world of artists who create extraordinary objects from what were once very ordinary things. Inside are hundreds of examples showing trash transformed into fascinating sculpture, collages, furniture, jewelry, and clothing -- some items functional, some not. Meet the artists who count themselves among an exclusive club of dumpster divers and garbage pickers from all over ... more information

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U.S.A.: Zwemmer. Very Good/Very Good. 1995. Hard Cover. 0302006753 Front edge rippled with 3 dots. . ... more information

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New York: Harpers Weekly, 1867. Very good map from Harper's Weekly Magazine, June 15, 1867, disbound.The reverse side contains an article giving a brief history of the Indian Wars, including the Sand Creek Massacre by Col. Chivington, and its' consequences.Fascinating reading combined with an interesting map.. 1st Thus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Map; Indians. ... more information

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Gravure originale tirée en sanguine numérotée 200/200 et signée à la mine de plomb. 18 x 13 cm, 33 x 25 cm avec les marges. Marges lég. salies et brunies, la gravure elle-même étant en bel état.. Signé par l'illustrateur. Ed. originale. Bon. ... more information

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North Light Books, 1996-01-01. Paperback. New. GREAT Bargain Book Deal - some may have small remainder mark - Ships out by NEXT Business Day - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! ... more information

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