Picasso: Peintures; Dessins; Gravures rares by Duclaud, Gilberte - 1956

Milano: Giuseppe Bernardoni, 1853. Second Edition. Hardcover. Dark red half-morocco, leather label stamped in gilt to front cover, ornate gilt spine, marbled edges and marbled endpapers. A description of the architecture of the Carthusian monastery of Pavia. Seventy copper engravings, eight of which are double spreads. Heavy wear to corners and along the spine on front panel, stains to fore and top edge (not affecting the plates), scattered foxing throughout. A good copy. ; Folio.

Mexico: Oceano, 2007. First Edition in English. Published Mexico: Oceano, 2007, first printing. Folio wrappers, 9" x 13", 607 pp., illustrated with hundreds of full color reproductions, many essays. Text in English. Extensive survey of Mexican popular art. Minor creasing to spine, else near fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.

New York: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery. Very Good+. 1966. First Edition. Soft Cover. Illustrated front cover. Self portrait 1966. Lithograph on Japanese paper. Printed signature on front cover dated 1966. Edition 70. Hand written signature adjacent to rear covers, 1908 self portrait, "O Kokoschka," Ville Neuve (Vaud) Switzerland. Clean, soft pictorial covers. Text tight clean & intact. A hint of age toned edges. Austrian expressionist, Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980). One of the leading masters of Modernism. Art Exhibition Catalogue illustrated with examples of color & b/w painting & graphic works. Art Catalogue; Paintings, Graphic Work Color & B/W; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 132 pages .

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

Baur Collection, Geneva, 1999 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase).; Two volumes in slipcase; 24 x 30 x 5 cm; 3 Kg; 464 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Volume 1: 208 pages; Volume 2: 256 pages; Used book in very good condition. Looks as new. Signs of wear on the slipcase.; These two volumes present a selection of Chinese Ceramics belonging to the celebrated collection of Far Eastern art established as a museum in Geneva through the bequest of the Swiss collector Alfred Baur in 1964. A full catalogue of these ceramics by John Ayers was published in four volumes between 1969-74, but this much-sought after work had long been out of print. The present more condensed choice of 342 of the finest pieces is illustrated wholly in colour with many details including marks and inscriptions, and an extensive Introduction discussing recent advances in scholarship. Volume 1 includes Tang, Song and Ming wares including many… Read More

Milano: Giuseppe Bernardoni, 1853. Second Edition. Hardcover. Dark red half-morocco, leather label stamped in gilt to front cover, ornate gilt spine, marbled edges and marbled endpapers. A description of the architecture of the Carthusian monastery of Pavia. Seventy copper engravings, eight of which are double spreads. Heavy wear to corners and along the spine on front panel, stains to fore and top edge (not affecting the plates), scattered foxing throughout. A good copy. ; Folio.

Mexico: Oceano, 2007. First Edition in English. Published Mexico: Oceano, 2007, first printing. Folio wrappers, 9" x 13", 607 pp., illustrated with hundreds of full color reproductions, many essays. Text in English. Extensive survey of Mexican popular art. Minor creasing to spine, else near fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.

New York: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery. Very Good+. 1966. First Edition. Soft Cover. Illustrated front cover. Self portrait 1966. Lithograph on Japanese paper. Printed signature on front cover dated 1966. Edition 70. Hand written signature adjacent to rear covers, 1908 self portrait, "O Kokoschka," Ville Neuve (Vaud) Switzerland. Clean, soft pictorial covers. Text tight clean & intact. A hint of age toned edges. Austrian expressionist, Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980). One of the leading masters of Modernism. Art Exhibition Catalogue illustrated with examples of color & b/w painting & graphic works. Art Catalogue; Paintings, Graphic Work Color & B/W; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 132 pages .

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

Baur Collection, Geneva, 1999 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase).; Two volumes in slipcase; 24 x 30 x 5 cm; 3 Kg; 464 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Volume 1: 208 pages; Volume 2: 256 pages; Used book in very good condition. Looks as new. Signs of wear on the slipcase.; These two volumes present a selection of Chinese Ceramics belonging to the celebrated collection of Far Eastern art established as a museum in Geneva through the bequest of the Swiss collector Alfred Baur in 1964. A full catalogue of these ceramics by John Ayers was published in four volumes between 1969-74, but this much-sought after work had long been out of print. The present more condensed choice of 342 of the finest pieces is illustrated wholly in colour with many details including marks and inscriptions, and an extensive Introduction discussing recent advances in scholarship. Volume 1 includes Tang, Song and Ming wares including many… Read More