Canaletto, Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1697 - 1768, Two Volumes by Constable, W.G., revised by Links, J.G - 1976

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..

Paris: Charles Moreau, 1934. Livre. Bon. En Feuilles. Ed. originale. In-folio. Paris, Charles Moreau, sd [ca 1934]. 42 x 32 cm, in-folio, 2 ff. n. ch. + 32 planches en noir, en feuilles sous portefeuille rigide illustré (par J. Desnos) à rubans. Travaux de Georges Artémoff, A. Bottiau, D. Gélin, Henri Bouchard, Jean Debarre, l'Ecole Boulle, Albert Guénot, l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Camille Garnier, Léon Jallot, Joël et Jan Martel, G. Miklos, Paul Poisson, Pierre Poisson, R. Pollin. Beaucoup plus rare que les trois volumes parus vers 1925. Manque le premier cahier (1er f. blanc et page de titre), bien complet des 32 planches. Quelques menues piqûres et traces de doigt dans les marges, bon exemplaire malgré le manque signalé..

Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Co, 2002. First Edition . Black Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Color Plates Throughout; Original Signed Artwork By Chaz. 160 Pp. Black Cloth. First Edition. Inscribed With Greeting "Thanks For Being Part Of A Historical Event" In 2002, To Actor Nicolas Cage, Signed By Cheech Marin. With A Color Lithograph "L A Mix" Signed By Chaz Laid In Loosely. From The Collection Of Nichoas Cage, Who Had Larger Artwork By Chaz, But Not Signed By Cage.

Los Angeles: The Art Center School, 1941. First Edition . Spiral Bound Card Covers. Very Good +. B/W Photographs on White and Blue Backgrounds Throughout. 72 Pp. Catalogue Of The School, Highlighting Its Teachers And Student Work; Includes Photo Of An Exposition Structure Designed By Mr. Schindler's Class [P. 34], Also Photos And Bios Of The Teachers Including Schindler And Ansel Adams. Undated But First Page Of Text Refers To Copyright Of The Art Professions Tree (1941) And To Founding Of School Eleven Years Previously (The School Was Founded In 1930). Very Scarce.

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.

New York: Dia Center For The Arts, 1995. Signed by Ann Hamilton on the half-title page. First edition / First printing. Red and ochre cloth. Very fine without dust jacket, as issued. Most uncommon signed. Archival clear mylar jacket is supplied.

Islamic Carpets. McMullan, Joseph V. With a Foreword by Ernst J. Grube. Photographs Otto E. Nelson., Published by Near Eastern Art Research Center, New York, 1965. First Edition. Folio up to 15" tall. 385 pages. Foreword is by Ernest J. Grube, Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photographs by Otto E. Nelson. Red cloth boards, gilt titles front and spine; small bump to bottom corners, small mark near spine front board. Un clipped dust jacket is protected in mylar; two small closed tears back, very tiny chips bottom heel and top spine flaps. Text block and plates in pristine condition without flaws. Housed in a black slip box in fine condition. T Joseph V. McMullan Is considered one of the most important and influential collectors of Islamic rugs of the 20th Century. This book profiles his collection with detailed notes and 106 color plates including several large fold outs and 45 black and white illustrations. This is a rare book in beautiful condition.

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 copy of this beautifully illustrated book of classic fables with realistic animal studiesComplete with 56 etchings, drawn and engraved "from the life" by Samuel Howitt, with title page and list of platesPlate 32, The Dog in the Manger, bound opposite the title page as the frontispieceSamuel Howitt (1756–1822) was an English painter, illustrator and etcher, famous for his scenes with animals, hunting, horse-racing, sporting and landscapes. He is best known for his illustrations to Captain Thomas Williamson's Oriental Field Sports (1807). Other works include Thoughts on Hunting (1798), Miscellaneous Etchings of Animals (1803), British Field Sports (1807); The Angler's Manual (1808), Groups of Animals (1811), The British Sportsman (1812) and Foreign Field Sports (1819).Blue buckram spine, marble boards bumped and darkened, new endpapers, tissue guards, all plates with varying degrees of spotting and foxing, mostly outside the image, one with 10cm tear within image, first 25 plates with small… Read More

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