Search Results: Art from poor mans books

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1803. Manuscripts. Manuscripts; Color and monotone plates; 50 pages; Series of ~27 handwritten poems/notes + ~23 views with gilt edges. [Manuscript]. Compilation of approx. 27 poems, notes, and sentiments, handwritten in German, accompanied by approx. 23 plates (mostly landscape and architecture . (A few handwritten poems/notes/sentiments are on the versos of the views). All handwritten sentiments are appended with a date, usually “1803.” Several with dates 1804-12, one 1860. Nearly all dates are preceded by a location (often “Braunschweig, ” known to English speakers as “Brunswick”). Includes 2 later watercolors (1 watercolor has a handwritten sentiment on its verso. ) Also 2 graphite sketches (both dated in ink at lower corner: “2 Jul. 1803” and “3 Janvier 1814.”) 4 ¼” x 7”. Handwritten poems/notes and plates in very good condition. Unbound. The outer sleeve is worn with one edge… Read More

Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1760-1795. Mounted. Engraved; 11x14"; LE BRUN, CHARLES. 4 hand-colored engraved allegorical plates of the continents. Each depicts a royal couple indigenous to the area in their urban setting.. Europe, Asia, Africa, and America engraved by Rousselet after Le Brun. Approximately 11x14 inches each sheet size, margins shaved to platemarks; color is old, if not period; mounted to stiff boards. Originally owned by B. Altman [1840-1913 and known as a department store owner and a wealthy art collector], priced label on verso for $895-. Paris: Le Blond, late 18th century .

Unstated. Fine with no dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Mottled brown boards [minor smudging], and blue paper folding portfolio inside. 5 tissue protected prints by Howard Kook printed on hnd-made paper. . Each signed in pencil at the lower right corner. This apparently was planned to be 6 plates as stated but no other copies located . Plates include Mountain: Breakthrough; Running Forth; Three Fishes; and Specter. This is Folio #2 of 5. .

NY: Cambridge University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0521363217 . RELIGION; Italy; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Color Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tal; 240 pages; Numerous color plates, often full page. Near new appearing in acrylic jacket, short split [1"] at top of back sj panel. 174 color and b/w ills. .

Stuttgart/leipzig: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1910. Hardcover. German Language; B&W Illustrations; tall 8vo 9" - 10" t; 189 pages; ANDREA MANTEGNA: DES MEISTERS GERMALDE UND KUPFERSTICHE in 200 abildungen. Publisher's maroon and gilt cloth. Scarce DJ with slight chips, slip case worn and lacking back panel. The most important reference work on Mantegna. .

London: Duckworth & Co. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. Ex-Library; Color Illustrations; Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall; XV, 434 pages; Illustrated by an original AQUATINT. 2 collotype plates and numerous half- tone plates. Publisher's blue cloth. .

NY: D. Appleton and Co. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Engravings; 13" x 10.5" heavy 3/4 morocco leather over pebblegrain boards. Straight, , clean, sound and tight. Mild edgewear, handsome. Steel engravings, etc. 10 pounds. .

N Y: Limited Editions Club. Fine with no dust jacket. 2005. Clamshell case. Color Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Aprox 19 x 16.5". Illustrated with 10 large original Serigraph prints by Nazli Madkour, each signed and numbered in pencil. Limited to 60 copies. In publisher's brown clamshell case with morrocco leather label. Loose plates as issued on heavy rag paper number 29/60. Arabian Nights and Days. [In June 2005 the Limited Editions Club published 300 copies of Arabian Nights & days (40X40cm) all signed by both the author and the artist. In addition 60 portfolios of the same size of the book were also published containing 10 signed illustrations, each signed by the artist and numbered 1-60]aa .

Bielefeld: Belhagen & Klasing. Good with no dust jacket. 1900-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library; Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" ; Unpaginated pages; Spine replaced with heavy paper. This art journal has several full color plates as well as numerous b/w and sepia plates both full page and textural. Also various fashion plates, are within. Some plates have a library stamp such as the one shown. German language text. Contents generally very good. This is book 2. Plate facing p145 trimmed. .

Bielefeld: Belhagen & Klasing. Poor with no dust jacket. 1899-1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" ; 704 pages; Detached covers. This art journal has several full color plates as well as numerous b/w and sepia plates both full page and textural. Also various fashion plates, are within. Some plates have a library stamp such as the one shown. German language text. Contents generally very good. This is book 2. .

Bielefeld: Belhagen & Klasing. Poor with no dust jacket. 1899-1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" ; 704 pages; Lacking spine. Covers as well as the first 14 pages are detached. This art journal has several full color full page plates as well as a color four panel foldout. Also various fashion plates, occasionally in color, are within. Some plates have a library stamp such as the one shown. German language text. Book is POOR but contents generally good. This is book 2. .

Newcastle-upon-tyn: Andrew Reid. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall; [8], ix-xxiv, 108, 104 pages; BEWICK GLEANINGS: BEING IMPRESSIONS FROM COPPERPLATES AND WOOD BLOCKS, ENGRAVED IN THE BEWICK WORKSHOP, … EDITED WITH NOTES BY JULIA BOYD… [. #67 SIGNED BY JULIA BOYD. ]2 Vols in 1 (as issued). Original half black leather and green pebble-grain cloth. Edgeworn, spine rubbed, some tissue guards worn/lacking. Text and plates clean. 55 plates (frontis, title, and 53 numbered plates, mostly single-page, some double-page). Small Paper Copy No. 67, signed by Julia Boyd. A textural and pictorial record of the output from this marvelous shop up to the earlier 1800's. With an interesting laid in printed letter [ folded], about the book as well as a small print on laid and watermarked paper. Watermark begins Pro... and depicts a picket fence beneath it. .

William Heinemann Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio 13" - 23" tal; vii, 111 pages; 26/525 limited edition signed by author. Seven full page color tipped in illustrations by Jacob Epstein. Slight toning to margin edges. Contents VG. Some laid in clippings and articles. Black cloth with modest shelfwear. ; Signed by Author .

Commercial Lithography. Fine with no dust jacket. 1966, 1967, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Children's; B&W Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 6 pages; Black and white drawings from "Higglety Piggelty Pop! ," "A Kiss For Little Bear," and "Zlateh The Goat" - two each from the three titles. Artist: Maurice SendakMedium: Commercial lithographyYear: 1967, 1968 and 1966Dimensions: Unframed, the prints measures approximately 11" x 14", 11 3/4" x 15" and 9 1/2" x 11 3/4"Details/Condition: Maurice Bernard Sendak (born June 10, 1928) is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book "Where the Wild Things Are," published in 1963. Sendak gained international acclaim after writing and illustrating "Where the Wild Things Are," a Caldecott Medal-winning picture book about a boy banished to his bedroom without his supper. He deals with his anger by… Read More

Phila: E. H. Butler & Company,. Fair with no dust jacket. 1852. Hardcover. Mezzotint; Short 8vo; 264, [4] pages; 25 mezzotints. Some scattered foxing, pressed leather covers detached, spine chipped, text block solid. .

N Y: Halcyon House,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Set in Grammond type in a limited edition of 1,928. .

NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good with no dust jacket. 1878 [1877]. Hardcover. Comics; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 340+4 pages; Publisher's original decorative cloth. Front cover starting. Contens clean and VG. .

Paris: Paul Rosenberg,. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 408, 408 pages; #360/1000. 4to, contemp. Buckram; occasionally scuffed. Plates. Ex libris - perforated stamps on title pages, other markings to front matter. Text volume has had some leaves professionally reinserted. Contents generally VG 408 pp and 406 pages with 1634 photo pictures on coated paper. 235 X 320 mm. Limited edition no. 360 of 1000, numbered cpy. .

Paris: Wildenstein & Co.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Heliogravures; 1-258-cxxviii-409, [6] pages; 3/4 red morocco and gilt. Spines gilt, 4to about 10.5" x 13". Complete in one volume. Edges rubbed. Contents [Fine], clean and unmarked. Plates. 128 plates with 238 illustrations in Helio Gravure. Shipping weight is 9 pounds. Leaves unopened. .

London: Oxford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Color and b/w; Folio 13" - 23" tal; xxx, 311 pages; 120 plates of which a few are color. A massive review of the subject. A COMMEMORATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE EXHIBITION OF DUTCH ART 1450-1900. Split at head of spine 1". A COMMEMORATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE EXHIBITION OF DUTCH ART 1450-1900. Split at head of spine 1". A COMMEMORATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE EXHIBITION OF DUTCH ART 1450-1900. Split at head of spine 1". .