Joan Miro Lithographs Volume IV 1969 - 1972 by Calas, Nicolas and Elena - 1981

London: London: Schott and Co. 1877, 1877 Decorative Cloth. Very Good. First Thus. Theatre. Owner's Name. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. English words to Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen in the alliterative verse of the original 351 pgs, grey/gilt boards slight soiled,rubbed, spine bumped, scarce tight copy 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Owner's Name. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.

New York. Woodbine Books. 1980. Folio. Limited english edition of 1250, of which this is #192. Full plate color illustrations. Fine.Featured Art.

New York. Limited Editions Club. 1998. Bound in Taupe linen over boards. Black titled grain morocco label to front cover. Encased in a like bound, ultra-suede lined Solander box with grain morocco label to spine. Folio. 12.25" x 16.25". This Edition Limited to 300 numbered copies, of which this is #142. Signed by Ashbery and Freilicher to Colophon.  Illustrated with three woodblock prints by Kenji Shinohara from original paintings commissioned for this Edition by Jane Freilicher. Printed upon hand-made textured Tosa Hanga Japanese milled paper. John Ashbery (b. 1927) has achieved a unique status among American poets. Even though much of his work is difficult to read, avant-garde, and post-modernist in character, Ashbery has become revered and beloved by many readers. For all the obscurity of his writing, his poetry is tantalizing and inspiring. It properly draws many people into its orbit. Even those who dislike Ashbery's poetry acknowledge its force and… Read More

London: Printed for I. Taylor, 1778. Second revised. Hardcover. Very Good. 9" x 11". From the title page: 'A New Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author'. A very rare edition of this important work. I have not been able to identify any other copies of this particular edition. Very Good, in contemporary full calf binding with some scuffing and wear to boards. 'John Cole Portsmouth' written on title page, and a small inscription on verso flyleaf, otherwise very clean internals with very little foxing. Detailed digital images available upon request.

1687 RARE John Smith ART of Oil Painting Painters English Horology GOLD
'The Art of Painting' is a rare 17th-century treatise on painting with oils by English clockmaker John Smith. This work was an immensely popular work throughout the end of the 17th-century into the mid-1700s. In fact, it went through a number of editions through the end of Smith's lifetime.

While the title would suggest this is merely a work from an artistic view, it covers a variety of topics including how to work with gold and silver gilding. Other topics include
How to mix oils
Achieving correct color
Oil paint preservation
Proper use of tools
Item number: #5322
Price: $950
SMITH, John
The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery, containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working of oyl-colours : the whole treatise being so full compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever, may be able by these… Read More

London: London: Schott and Co. 1877, 1877 Decorative Cloth. Very Good. First Thus. Theatre. Owner's Name. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. English words to Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen in the alliterative verse of the original 351 pgs, grey/gilt boards slight soiled,rubbed, spine bumped, scarce tight copy 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Owner's Name. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.

New York. Woodbine Books. 1980. Folio. Limited english edition of 1250, of which this is #192. Full plate color illustrations. Fine.Featured Art.

New York. Limited Editions Club. 1998. Bound in Taupe linen over boards. Black titled grain morocco label to front cover. Encased in a like bound, ultra-suede lined Solander box with grain morocco label to spine. Folio. 12.25" x 16.25". This Edition Limited to 300 numbered copies, of which this is #142. Signed by Ashbery and Freilicher to Colophon.  Illustrated with three woodblock prints by Kenji Shinohara from original paintings commissioned for this Edition by Jane Freilicher. Printed upon hand-made textured Tosa Hanga Japanese milled paper. John Ashbery (b. 1927) has achieved a unique status among American poets. Even though much of his work is difficult to read, avant-garde, and post-modernist in character, Ashbery has become revered and beloved by many readers. For all the obscurity of his writing, his poetry is tantalizing and inspiring. It properly draws many people into its orbit. Even those who dislike Ashbery's poetry acknowledge its force and… Read More

London: Printed for I. Taylor, 1778. Second revised. Hardcover. Very Good. 9" x 11". From the title page: 'A New Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author'. A very rare edition of this important work. I have not been able to identify any other copies of this particular edition. Very Good, in contemporary full calf binding with some scuffing and wear to boards. 'John Cole Portsmouth' written on title page, and a small inscription on verso flyleaf, otherwise very clean internals with very little foxing. Detailed digital images available upon request.

1687 RARE John Smith ART of Oil Painting Painters English Horology GOLD
'The Art of Painting' is a rare 17th-century treatise on painting with oils by English clockmaker John Smith. This work was an immensely popular work throughout the end of the 17th-century into the mid-1700s. In fact, it went through a number of editions through the end of Smith's lifetime.

While the title would suggest this is merely a work from an artistic view, it covers a variety of topics including how to work with gold and silver gilding. Other topics include
How to mix oils
Achieving correct color
Oil paint preservation
Proper use of tools
Item number: #5322
Price: $950
SMITH, John
The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery, containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working of oyl-colours : the whole treatise being so full compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever, may be able by these… Read More