Francis Bacon, Catalogue raisonne by Francis Bacon; John Rothenstein, Intro.; Ronald Alley

Norway 1999. Presenting the second volume in Bergendahl’s massive compendium on Norway’s primary contribution to medieval art, its stave churches. This volume includes exhaustive information regarding the origin, production, and interpretation of the ornate woodwork on the stave churches. The second section presents nearly 560 plates depicting examples of this unique and intriguing art form., English, Year1999, Illust. B/W279, Illust. Color, ISBN 8200127443, Code 3954. Hardbound w/ jacket, Most in Pristine Condition. Some of the jackets are slightly damaged., Bibl. Index. Pages 335, Size 12”x 8 1/2”

London: P. & D. Colnaghi and Co, 1884. Livre. Très bon. Cartonnage Éditeur. Ed. originale. Petit In-4. London, P. & D. Colnaghi and Co, 1884. 27 x 18 cm, petit in-4, VII + 195 pp., reliure de percaline verte de l'éditeur, encadrements à froid sur les plats, titre doré au dos. Il s'agit de la meilleure édition, car la plus complète, de ce rarissime catalogue, plus rare encore que l'édition de 1874. Bel ex-libris gravé de Ludwig Neumann. Trois petits tampons "Oppenheim, Paris" (bib. privée). Coins et coiffes très lég. frottés, bel exemplaire. // Best edition, the most complete, very scarce, scarcer than the 1874 edition. Nice engraved bookplate of Ludwig Neumann, three small stamps from "Oppenheim, Paris" (a private lib.). Corners and and caps slightly worn, a very good copy..

London: Architectural Review (presumed), No date. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscription dated 1911. The first series of drawings and photographs of fine examples of architectural details. 10" x 13". Ivory cloth boards with red title label with gilt stamped lettering. Internals clean and fox-free. Previous owners' inscriptions on the flyleaf and the title page. Some light soiling and wear to covers and a lttle bumping of corners. Binding is tight and hinges sound.

Los Angeles: Art Catalogues, 1977. First Edition . Green Printed Wrappers. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 5 3/4" x 4 1/4. Frontispiece Portrait; 20 Color Plates. 62 Pp. One Of A Stated Printing Of 3000 Copies Printed For The Showing At The James Corcoran Gallery In 1977. Author Chronology And Bibliographyy At End. This Example Warmly Inscribed By Bengston To An Art Professor And His Wife, An Art Teacher, "For .... And ..... / Con Amour/ B. A. B. / J.L. E. ______________________ Ac / 5 22 77", The Whole Laid Out As A Constructed Design In Four Lines Across The Top Of The First Blank Page. A Particularly Special Inscription For An Item Which Is Scarce, Perhaps Becaue Of Its Small Size, And Seldom Found Signed.

Printed by Douglas Pepler, Ditchling, Sussex. 1918. 16 pp Catalogue plus invite to private view. (6.3 x 4.8 inches). Illustrated with 6 wood engravings. Contains a foreword by Pepler plus a list of the items in the exhibition, three with hand written notes, including prices for the items. Printed on Caslon O. F white paper, sewn. Loosely inserted is a hand printed invite to the private preview on Sunday may 5th, 2.30-6pm. (one sheet, 10.9 x 3.8 inches, folded once). A scarce survivor, even more so with the preview invite. --Evan Gill. Bibliography of Eric Gill. No. 364 , the preview invite is not recorded in the bibliography.

CIrca 1930 / 1935, 1932. Original Oil Painting . No Binding. Near Fine. 9" x 12. Interesting Oil Portrait In Color, On Weber Artist Canvas Board, No. 11 Roman Drill Surface, 18" X 24", Apparently Cut To This Size, Manufactured By F. Weber Co. Philadelphia, All According To The Yellow Label Mounted On The Very Worn Black Backing. An Attractive Portrait, Apparently Of Geirge Orwel Circa 1932L, Leaning On His Left Hand And Staring Somewhat Belligerently But Resignedly At Viewer, Left Hand Has Not Been Finished. This Appears To Be A Portrait Of A Younger Orwell Than Usually Seen, Circa Early 1930'S, An Intense Young Man With A Small Mustache, Eyebrows Thinner And Higher Than Usually Seen, But With His Distinctive Right Ear Present. The Portrait Is Not Clearly Orwell In The 1920'S Or 1940'S, But Compares Favorably With The Few Early 1930'S Photographs Of Him That We Have Seen. Unmarked As To Subject, Not Clearly Identified As Orwell. Provenance Murky; From A California… Read More

Dust jacket has wear along the edges with small tears. There is a piece of tape on the spine along with reinforcement tape inside of dust jacket. Bottem edge of HC is bent. Dust jacket has some scratches and some creasing. Reinforcement binding was added inside front end page and next page. Dust jacket and pages of book have some discoloration from age. Delivery confirmation is provided where available. BOOK IS COMPLETE WITH ALL 44 ILLUSTRATIONS.

Los Angeles: Pasquale G Napolitano / Lynton Kistler / Merle Armitage, 1936. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. Original Lithograph, Signed By The Artist Pasquale G Napolitano Below The Image. A Fine Impression With Good Variation In Intensity. The Same Lithographic Plate, With Image Trimmed At Top And Bottom, Was Used For The Frontispiece To The Limited Edition Book Edited By Merle Armitage, "21 Statements" , 1936, The First Book Printing Of Two Magazine Articles By Picasso. This Example Of The Full, Untrimmed Lithograph Is From Napolitano's Own Collection. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis To 1925, Worked With Herman Sachs And Later On His Own Doing Architectural Murals (Los Angeles City Hall, The Miami Beach Biltmore, And Many Prominent Buildings And Estates), Studied Ceramics In Ny And Painting In Germany, And After Returning To Los Angeles In 1933 Began Working In All Media, Including Many Murals For The Wpa, Where He Met Armitage, Who Published A Book About Him In 1935.

Milan: Olivetti, 1969. Livre. Illus. by Jean-Michet Folon et Roland Topor. Bon. En Feuilles. Edition originale. Petit In-4. Sl [Milan], Olivetti, 1969 (1968 au copyright). 25,5 x 22 cm, petit in-4, 12 planches en couleurs tirées en offset et montées sur carton, (4) pp. de texte également montées sur carton (ici recto et verso), en feuilles sous étui de l'éditeur imprimé au dos. Rare tirage à part des illustrations de Folon pour le premier calendrier Olivetti de 1969. Toutes les planches (ainsi que le texte) sont montées sur carton fort et sont pré-percées en tête pour être punaisées. Petites déchirures à l'étui..

Good complete collection of the heraldry section from Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopedia. Complete with all 29 copperplate engravings (one triple folding plate counted as three) and 26 pages of explanatory text.With over 750 heraldic shields comprising:650 examples of heraldic motifs (Pl. I to XII)21 coats of arms of religious ranks, helms of aristocracy (Pl. XIII to XIV)36 coats of arms of kings and rulers of Europe, Russia, Ethiopia, Persia, China, etc. (Pl. XV to XVIII)24 coats of arms of French nobility (Pl. XIX to XX)63 coats of arms within a genealogical tree of the kings of France going back five generations from Louis XVI, beheaded in the French Revolution, to Louis XIII (Triple folding plate, Pl. XXI)12 coats of arms with supporting mermaids, bears, tigers, hounds, gryphons, eagles, etc. (Pl. XXII)95 coats of arms of military and religious orders with their names neatly written in pencil (Pl. XXIII-XXVII)Half leather, spine with five raised bands, gilt fleurs-de-lys, blue cloth title label… Read More