Search Results: Art from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, blue cloth lettered in gold in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 299 pages. Index of former Owners, Concordance, Index of Artists. Illustrated with 379 drawings. First edition, first printing. An illustrated catalog of the Museum's holdings for the period discussed, containing more than 400 plates and succinct catalog entries compiled by Jacob Bean, Curator of Drawings. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, square and unmarked copy, book is like new, dust-jacket near like new. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, pictorial boards in non price-clipped dust-jacket with matching art work. 160 pages. Bibliography by Bernard Karpel. Illustrated with 227 titles plates, of which 8 are in color. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. Mild rubbing to bottom of bards and dust-jacket slightly edge-worn with some chipped. Very good in a good dust-jacket. .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1925. First trade edition. Brown cloth sans dustjacket. Color frontispiece and numerous black and white drawings and sketches by author. Very good+-copy.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1958. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 244 pages. Signed and dated (Oct. 1, 1958) presentation copy by author, on title page. Bibliography. Lengthy introduction by author. Illustrated with 164 full page monochrome plates. Original Dover publication, first edition, first printing. An important monograph on African art, presenting typical productions of 50 art-producing tribes from West and Central Africa. No previous ownership marks. Mild age toning to white covers. A sound, tight and unmarked copy with only moderate signs of use.. Very good. .

Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art / Smithsonian Institution, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, mustard yellow cloth in publisher's dust-jacket. 344 pages. Appendices, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white reproductions of the artist's works. First edition. The definitive work on Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847-1917), published in conjunction with the largest exhibition of his ever held. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket. Priority and International order will require additional postage, charged at actual cost. .

New York: Harry N Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1989. Book. As New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, black cloth boldly lettered in gold on spine in publisher's gold dust-jacket. 256 pages. Inscribed by author to former owner on title-page and signed William Innes Homer. Chronology, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 179 images, including 65 in full color. First edition, first printing with no additional printings listed. Magazine article on Ryder from "Art News" excised and laid-in loose. A clean, square, fresh and, other than author inscription, unmarked copy. As new in an as new dust-jacket in Brodart cover, which was cut a little larger than jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1998. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, quarto bound in black cloth with spine lettered in gold, in publisher's black and gold dust-jacket. 95 pages. Introduction by Rowan Watson. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white, printed primarily on rectos, though not exclusively. Reprint edition by Barnes and Noble, originally published in 1845. The original nineteenth-century graphic study of medieval letter forms and ornament, as well as an important source for the Gothic Revival Style. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket shows one small tape repair on verso Very good+ in a very good dust-jacket. .

C. H. Beck/scala Books, 1985. Large format paperback. 128 pages. Illustrated with color reproductions of European art. Edition unknown. New copy still in publisher's shrinkwrap. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, new. . Softcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

San Francisco, California / Worcester, Mass..: Pomegranate / Worcester Musrum of Art, 1997. Large format paperback in stiff pictorial covers. 88 pages. Selected Bibliography. Illustrated with one line drawing, 10 monochrome photographs and 47 full page color plates. First edition, first printing with full number line. Published in celebration of the centennial of the Worcester Museum. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine.. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: H. N. Abrams, 1972. Large hardcover, green basket-weave cloth stamped in silver, no dust-jacket. 487pp., Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color. Former owner's book-plate inside front cover. Spine very mildly sunned, else a fine copy. Near fine.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. Large format paperback, bound in stiff white card covers. 412 pages. Index. Illustrated with portraits of 160 famous figures in American history, from Pocahontas to Louis Armstrong. First edition, first printing with full number line, No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. very good+. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, DC: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1987. Hardcover, large folio bound in black cloth and pictorial publisher's dust-jacket. 256 pages. Select Bibliography, Index of Artists. Illustrated with 124 catalog entries in color and additional photographs in black and white. First edition. A catalog of the inaugural exhibition of 100 years of women's art and artists, many still unfamiliar to the viewing public. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Dust-jacket shows moderate shelf-wear, with rubbing especially prominent on rear cover. Near fine in a very good dust-jacket. A very large book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: The Metropolitam Museum of Art, 1980. Hardcover, large quarto bound in green cloth and original publisher's dust-jacket. 482 pages. Index of Former Collections, Index of Artists and Titles. Edited by Kathleen Luhrs. Extensively illustrated with images accompanying the text entries for artists listed, and arranged chronologically by date of birth, not alphabetically. First edition. An impressive survey of the late nineteenth century segment of the museum's collection, including biographies, exhibition histories, provenance, and bibliographic references. "Related works -preliminary drawings and studies, or copies, prints, and replicas- are also listed and often also illustrated". No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy of an essential reference work. Dust-jacket shows moderate wear. A heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1962. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, quarto bound in blue cloth and publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 110 pages of text, including references and index; illustrated tipped-in color frontispiece, 76 captioned black and white photographs [in separate unpaginated section and containing 101 images] and 10 full page color plates. First Canadian edition, contemporaneous with the first European and English editions. No previous ownership marks. Dust-jacket lightly toned from age and slightly shaved at head of spine. Book is clean, tight and unmarked. Very good+ in a very good dust-jacket. .

New York: McGraw Hill, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover in non price-clipped publisher's dust-jacket. 176 pages. Includes Further reading list, a Glossary of peoples and cultures, and index. Illustrated with 200 photographs, 102 of which are in full color, and map end-papers. First American edition, first printing. A survey of the art and architecture, the style and decorative motifs, of the earliest civilizations. Small previous owner's label inside front cover. Dust-jacket protected by handsomely executed hand-fashioned clear acetate covers. A clean, square, and unmarked copy. Very good in a very good dust-jacket. .

St. Petersburg, Russia: Dmitry Bulanin, 1999. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, quarto bound in red buckram lettered in silver on spine and cover. 512 pages. Text in Russian and French; resumes (summaries) in English and French. Published in St. Petersburg, 1999. A collection of essays regarding the work of Andreevich Nicolaevich Grabar (Andre? Grabar) on the themes of Russian Art, Christianity and art, and critique and interpretation. Published under the auspices of the Scientific Council on the History of World Culture: State Institute of Art History of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Errors in translation are my own, photos supplied of title page, etc. on request. Very good+. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. .

New York: Flying Cranes Antiques, Ltd Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large softbound catalog, staple bound. 19 pages. A catalog of offerings (35) of a variety of antique art from the Meiji period in Japan, from Flying Cranes Antiques, Ltd. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Each piece has an accompanying brief textual description. Items are not priced and there is no indication of a publishing date, albeit circa 2000. Sadly the gallery closed their doors in 2017. No previous ownership marks, A dean, fresh and unmarked copy with sharp corner and no creases. Fine. .

Brighton, Sussex: Teredo Books Ltd, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, large format quarto bound in green cloth, spine lettered in gold and large gold motif of sailing ship stamped on upper cover, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 260 pages. Illustrated with 236 pictures, fully half of which are in full color. First edition, first printing. A pictorial and biographical homage to the work of arguably the "greatest marine artist ever to work on the Western side of the Atlantic." No previous ownership marks. Slight bump to pages at lowe corner, else a clean, sound tight and unmarked copy. White pictorial dust-jacket is clean, with no tears or chips. Very good in a very good dust-jacket. Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

Hong Kong: The Committee for the Exhibition of Archaeological Finds in China, 1978. Square quarto paperback, perfect bound with stiff glossy card covers. Unpaginated. Text in both English and Chinese, including foreword and extended table of contents. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs. A pictorial collection of ancient Chinese artifacts, from 14 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, ranging in age from the Neolithic Yangshao Culture to the Yuan Dynasty in the 14th century. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Fine. . Softcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

DanVille, Kentucky: Centre College/Indiana University Press, 1985. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto hardcover bound in dark green cloth lettered in gold, in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 192 pages. Includes Biographical Chronology; [list of] Exhibitions; Selective Bibliography; Index of Works. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs of 54 sculptures [produced from diverse materials] and 52 works on paper [including colored pencil, collage, drypoint, lithographs and silk screen]. A former owner's color photograph, 4 x 6 inches, of outdoor metal sculpture entitled "King Solomon", laid-in loose. First edition, first printing with full number line. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy, Dust-jacket clean and unmarked, showing several minute tears, now tape repaired on verso. A very good+ or better copy in a very good dust-jacket. Priority and International orders… Read More