Joan Miro Lithographs Volume III 1969 - 1972 by Texidor Joan - 1977

New York : Knapp Company, 1910. Hardcover. Good. Elephant folio, 36 x 55 cm. Unnumbered copy of 750. Contemporary 3/4 red leather. Rubbing, minor chipping. Splitting to joints. Plates clean. Comprises 8 pages of introductory text followed by 27 bifolia with commentary on second page and color relief half-tone of carpet on facing third page.<br> Charles Tyson Yerkes, the infamous banker who was responsible for building a large part of Chicago's transit system, had visions of an elaborate catalogue of hand-painted reproductions illustrating the finer examples of oriental carpets in his collection. His death in 1905 prevented the project from being finished, and in 1910, when the bulk of his estate was to be sold, this catalogue was published. BMC XXVII, 697.196

London: W. M. Thompson, 1882. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Walton, Elijah. The illustrations are particularly attractive to alpine enthusiasts since they include mountain backgrounds by the famous alpine artist. Very scarce. 5th edition (same contents & size as first edition but different colored binding), 335mm tall x 241mm, viii + 12 chromolithograph plates each mounted on thick stock paper (blank verso), each followed by a page of descriptive text (blank versos), each chromolithograph page is preceded by a thin blank protective page. Complete with all pages and plates. NOT ex-library, previous owner name penned to the first blank protective page (blank page before first illustrated plate). AEG, original blue cloth covers, rebacked with new navy cloth spine with gilt lettering (Walton's books almost always fall apart and need rebacking), new EPs, highly gilt decorated patterns front cover, matching patterns in blind on rear cover,… Read More

1697 1ed Art of GLASS & Glassware Blancourt Alchemy Philosopher's Stone Mirrors
'The Art of Glassware' by Jean Haudieguer de Blancourt is one of the most important and earliest treatises on glass making. First published in 1697, this book covers glass blowing, art with glass, manufacturing glass, crystal, pearls, precious stones, and porcelain; as well as techniques on preparing paints using metals, herbs, and flowers. Other important topics discussed in this work include how to make precious stones, maintenance of enamel, glass eyeballs, mirrors and mirror making, and numerous references to alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone.

This rare first edition features impressive engravings depicting glassmaking tools and furnaces. English editions were published in 1699.

Item number: #6335
Price: $950
BLANCOURT, Jean Haudieguer de
De l'Art de la Verrerie. Où l'on apprend à faire le Verre, le Cristal, & l'email. La maniere de faire les perles, les Pierres précieuses, la Porcelaine, & les Miroirs. La… Read More

New York: Monacelli Press, 1995. Signed on the title page by Rem Koolhaas. First edition / First printing. Black and yellow ink over metallic cloth. Light wear, near fine. Rem Koolhaas is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 2000.

SIGNED by Watts, Hefner, Larry Flynt, Bunny Yeager, and Dita von Teese in black ink to ffp and title page. Black paper with gilt particulars to spine. Dust jacket protected in mylar. Both color and black and white illustrations in sections throughout text. These signatures were collected by the previous owner who attended a performance by von Teese, an exhibition opening at the NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale for Bunny Yeager, at a Los Angeles Barnes & Noble signing event for Hefner and Watts (December 16, 2008; flyer included), and at a signing event at Books & Books in Coral Gables for Flynt (June 3, 2011). ix, 529 pp. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.

New York : Knapp Company, 1910. Hardcover. Good. Elephant folio, 36 x 55 cm. Unnumbered copy of 750. Contemporary 3/4 red leather. Rubbing, minor chipping. Splitting to joints. Plates clean. Comprises 8 pages of introductory text followed by 27 bifolia with commentary on second page and color relief half-tone of carpet on facing third page.<br> Charles Tyson Yerkes, the infamous banker who was responsible for building a large part of Chicago's transit system, had visions of an elaborate catalogue of hand-painted reproductions illustrating the finer examples of oriental carpets in his collection. His death in 1905 prevented the project from being finished, and in 1910, when the bulk of his estate was to be sold, this catalogue was published. BMC XXVII, 697.196

London: W. M. Thompson, 1882. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Walton, Elijah. The illustrations are particularly attractive to alpine enthusiasts since they include mountain backgrounds by the famous alpine artist. Very scarce. 5th edition (same contents & size as first edition but different colored binding), 335mm tall x 241mm, viii + 12 chromolithograph plates each mounted on thick stock paper (blank verso), each followed by a page of descriptive text (blank versos), each chromolithograph page is preceded by a thin blank protective page. Complete with all pages and plates. NOT ex-library, previous owner name penned to the first blank protective page (blank page before first illustrated plate). AEG, original blue cloth covers, rebacked with new navy cloth spine with gilt lettering (Walton's books almost always fall apart and need rebacking), new EPs, highly gilt decorated patterns front cover, matching patterns in blind on rear cover,… Read More

1697 1ed Art of GLASS & Glassware Blancourt Alchemy Philosopher's Stone Mirrors
'The Art of Glassware' by Jean Haudieguer de Blancourt is one of the most important and earliest treatises on glass making. First published in 1697, this book covers glass blowing, art with glass, manufacturing glass, crystal, pearls, precious stones, and porcelain; as well as techniques on preparing paints using metals, herbs, and flowers. Other important topics discussed in this work include how to make precious stones, maintenance of enamel, glass eyeballs, mirrors and mirror making, and numerous references to alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone.

This rare first edition features impressive engravings depicting glassmaking tools and furnaces. English editions were published in 1699.

Item number: #6335
Price: $950
BLANCOURT, Jean Haudieguer de
De l'Art de la Verrerie. Où l'on apprend à faire le Verre, le Cristal, & l'email. La maniere de faire les perles, les Pierres précieuses, la Porcelaine, & les Miroirs. La… Read More

New York: Monacelli Press, 1995. Signed on the title page by Rem Koolhaas. First edition / First printing. Black and yellow ink over metallic cloth. Light wear, near fine. Rem Koolhaas is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 2000.

SIGNED by Watts, Hefner, Larry Flynt, Bunny Yeager, and Dita von Teese in black ink to ffp and title page. Black paper with gilt particulars to spine. Dust jacket protected in mylar. Both color and black and white illustrations in sections throughout text. These signatures were collected by the previous owner who attended a performance by von Teese, an exhibition opening at the NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale for Bunny Yeager, at a Los Angeles Barnes & Noble signing event for Hefner and Watts (December 16, 2008; flyer included), and at a signing event at Books & Books in Coral Gables for Flynt (June 3, 2011). ix, 529 pp. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.