Prints

Nuremberg:: Trew, Christoph Jakob and Wirsing, A.L.,, 1750-86.. first. Fine with original hand-coloring. A Fine original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Folio (12.5/8 x 19.25 inches, 32.05 x 48.89 cm). Presented matted in an Ivory rag mat with gilt line decoration. Sized to 18.5 x 24.5 inches, 46.99 x 62.23 cm). One of the rarest, and most elusive, of all botanical works. As stated in Gordon Dunthorne's Flower and Fruit Prints of the Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Centuries, London. 1938: Hortus Nitidissimis is one of the finest records of the cultivated flowers of the period, containing full-sized coloured of the figures. This is the showiest of the Florilegia; garden and florist's flowers painted for their beauty opposed to their scientific appeal. Many of the botanicals were rendered and appropriately credited to Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-70). Ehret's contribution to the art of botanical illustration is so instrumental, that in his well-referenced and essential tome… Read More

Nuremberg:: Trew, Christoph Jakob and Wirsing, A.L.,, 1750-86.. first. Fine with original hand-coloring. A Fine original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Folio (12.5/8 x 19.25 inches, 32.05 x 48.89 cm). Presented matted in an Ivory rag mat with gilt line decoration. Sized to 18.5 x 24.5 inches, 46.99 x 62.23 cm). One of the rarest, and most elusive, of all botanical works. As stated in Gordon Dunthorne's Flower and Fruit Prints of the Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Centuries, London. 1938: Hortus Nitidissimis is one of the finest records of the cultivated flowers of the period, containing full-sized coloured of the figures. This is the showiest of the Florilegia; garden and florist's flowers painted for their beauty opposed to their scientific appeal. Many of the botanicals were rendered and appropriately credited to Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-70). Ehret's contribution to the art of botanical illustration is so instrumental, that in his well-referenced and essential tome… Read More

Nuremberg:: Trew, Christoph Jakob and Wirsing, A.L.,, 1750-86.. first. Fine with original hand-coloring. A Fine original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Folio (12.5/8 x 19.25 inches, 32.05 x 48.89 cm). Presented matted in an Ivory rag mat with gilt line decoration. Sized to 18.5 x 24.5 inches, 46.99 x 62.23 cm). One of the rarest, and most elusive, of all botanical works. As stated in Gordon Dunthorne's Flower and Fruit Prints of the Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Centuries, London. 1938: Hortus Nitidissimis is one of the finest records of the cultivated flowers of the period, containing full-sized coloured of the figures. This is the showiest of the Florilegia; garden and florist's flowers painted for their beauty opposed to their scientific appeal. Many of the botanicals were rendered and appropriately credited to Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-70). Ehret's contribution to the art of botanical illustration is so instrumental, that in his well-referenced and essential tome… Read More

Purple silk covered boards with gilt lettering to front; black title to spine & gilt decoration to rear. Includes a ten foot x 16.5 inch folded print entitled Daisekai no Saku "Ken" Kamigami Yori Jinrui E. Jacket has two closed tears; other wise a fine copy in a vibrant purple cloth by Wada Book Binding, Tokyo. Large (15x30 cm) bold brush & ink signature by Munakata to front free fly. Number 2813 of only 3000 copies in the original Japanese.; Folio 30x43 cm; 222 pages; Signed by Artist; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .

San Francisco:: Pettingell Book Bindery / Art Hazelwood,, 2010.. Edition of 10. 16 x 18"; 72 pages. Sixty woodcuts printed by the artist on Masa paper in editions varying in size from 25 to 50 of which numbers 11 - 20 were bound by the artist in a hand-sewn hardcover book format. Prints tipped onto Arches cover text paper. Each print numbered, titled, and signed. Art Hazelwood: "From 1986 to 1993 I traveled around the world, living in Europe and Asia and in various parts of the States. My primary interest however was traveling in Asia. The intensity of travel lured me on to see more and more. Experiences of people and places left their mark and I have tried to give back some of that feeling. The Tibetan nomads, Vietnamese 'cyclo' drivers, Japanese 'salary man,' Sikhs, Thais, and Uygurs that make up this series are the actors on an impossibly crowded world stage. It is this sometimes overwhelming encounter with the world that these prints seek to express. "Prints… Read More

London: Kelpra Studio, 1967. Single sheet.. Very Good. Harold Cohen. Richard H. Silk Screen by Harold Cohen, 1967. Portrait of Richard Hamilton printed in silver ink. Numbered 32 of 50 copies, printed by Chris Prater at Kelpra Studios, London 1967.Printed on thick wove paper with the imprint of the Kelpra Studio on verso.In very good condition, with narrow margins as published. This is one from the set of eight prints that Harold Cohen made of his friend and teacher, Richard Hamilton, who Cohen met whilst at the Royal College of Art. Sheet size 649 x 737mm

Rome: Giovanni Bouchard, 1750. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. Broadsheets (537 x 370 mm). Letterpress title-page printed in red and black with the vignette by Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, portrait of Piranesi by F. Polanzani, frontispiece (Robison 1) and 16 plates of the Prima Parte di Architetture, Second Edition, First Issue (R. 2, 3, 5, 15-18, 6-12 [all numbered], 20, 19 [not numbered]); frontispiece of Vedute di Roma (Hind 2, First State), two double-page plates printed in two separate halves on two sheets; Pianta di ampio magnifico Collegio (R. 25), state II as usual, double-page; the four double-page plates of the Groteschi (R. 23, 24, 22, 21), Second Edition, First Issue; Parte di ampio magnifico Porto (R. 26), state III, double-page. All very fine impressions, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in Single Circle (R. 4, dated early 1750s), Contemporary Italian vellum, gilt-lettered on spine, edges stained red. Spine partly split; some occasional minor spotting, generally in very good… Read More

A Delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations of steel and wood, by eminent American artists. Edited by William Cullen Bryant. 2 Vols. 33x26 cm. Vol.I: 568 pp.+ 25 full-page engravings on steel h.t. Vol.II: vi+576 pp.+25 full-page engravings on steel h.t. Numerous engravings in-text. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1872-1874.
--- Contemporary full leather binding with gilt letters and decoration. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Very tight binding, repaired by professional bookbinder. Previous owner name written on the first two pages of each volume. Some foxing, sometimes affecting engravings. A few pages have traces of water (more photos available upon request - additional postage due to heavy weight).
--- "Picturesque America was a conspicuous presence in the popular culture of the United States in the post-Civil War years. First published as a magazine… Read More

Notes et introduction par Eugène Muller. 235 pp. 24,5x16,5 cm. "Voyages dans la Grèce ancienne" / Librairie Ch. Delagrave, Paris, 1894.
--- Cloth-bound (Prix municipal), with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine. Some wear and marks of discoloration on the covers. Pages and engravings are clean, unmarked. Very tight binding.

The Boy Travellers in the Far East - Part fifth. Illustrated. 473 pp.+1 colour plate h.t. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1884.
--- Pictorial cloth gilt. Some wear at corners and spine ends (see photos). Pages bright and clean. A dedication written on a blank page. Richly illustrated with engravings. Tight binding.

Original gouache advertising Aultman Miller & Co. Buckeye Harvesting Machine & Twine. Image: 9 1/2 x 12 inches

HUNTER THOMPSON FOR SHERIFF - ORIGINAL SILKSCREEN: This item is a 3 color silkscreen printed by artist, Thomas Benton, original designer of Hunter Thompson's election poster from his campaign for sheriff of Aspen in 1970. This item was part of a series released by the artist during the late 90's. Item is boldly signed by Hunter Thompson in gold, and countersigned by Benton in pencil at the bottom of the poster. The poster is in FINE condition. PROVENANCE: The poster has had one owner: Me. I purchased the poster at a book fair in Burbank, CA sometime in the late 90's from Ed Smith Books - ABAA/ILAB member. It has been well preserved & taken care of in a frame (not professional) with acid-free backing.

Rochester: Visual Studies Workshop, 1974. Title with a few soft creases and soil-marks, occasional light wear to corners, generally clean and fresh. Title and 29 photographs, prints, and mixed-media pieces, either full sheet or on mounts, each signed by the artist either on recto or verso. Each 14 x 11 inches (or smaller and mounted). Number 39 of 75 copies. The artists include Skip Atwater, L. Myers, S. Moore, Elsa C. Voelcker, Laddy Kite, F. Duffy, Paul Ginsberg, Gail De Loach, L. Blacklow, Joan Lyons, Jonathan Morse, Greg Taylor, David Greene, Eve Cohen, Steve Foote, Frank Pflaumer, J. Morse, Gunther Cartwright, Alan Winer, Erik Sundance, A, Rosen, Tad Goodale, and other artists. The Visual Studies Workshop was founded by Joan Lyons in 1971 and has been a crucible for experimentation ever since. The Workshop has published over 450 titles. Scarce: not in OCLC.

Bern, Switzerland: E.W. Kornfeld, Bern, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Limited edition of 2000 numbered copies of the regular edition. This copy not numbered. Text by Walasse Ting, edited by Sam Francis. Comprising 62 lithographs by 28 artists mostly printed in colors on loose sheets. Publisher's pictorial cloth chemise, laminated dust jacket with wear: lifting slightly along folds, fold corners and spine ends rubbed, chipping and short closed tears to spine panel foot. In red cloth covered slipcase. With 62 (34 double-page, 59 in colour) original lithographs by 28 artists mostly printed in color. Lithographs by Pierre Alechinsky (5), Karel Appel (5), Enrico Baj (2), Alan Davie (3), Jim Dine (2), Sam Francis (6), Robert Indiana (2), Alfred Jensen (3), Asger Jorn (2), Allan Kaprow, Alfred Leslie (2), Roy Lichtenstein (2 + cover), Joan Mitchell, Claes Oldenburg (3), Mel Ramos (2), Robert Rauschenberg (2), James Rosenquist, Bram Van Velde, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselman (2). With an… Read More

Making of the book in words : "Andrew Wyeth supervised this book step by step. The paintings to be reproduced (almost entire body of his major work) were photographed directly from the originals for this book." Illustration have inscriptions..
Andrew Wyeth grew up surrounded with art and artists. His father Newell C. Wyeth was a distinguished illustrator of his day. His two sister also were artists.
This book is a rare gem. And a part of American History.