European Art
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The Rape Of Europa
by Lynn H Nicholas
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War is the title of a book and a subsequent documentary film. The book, by Lynn Nicholas, explores the Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries, and the consequences.
Exposed
by Alison Smith
Alison Smith is a curator at Tate Britain and the author of The Victorian Nude: Sexuality, Morality, and Art. She lives in London, England.
Memling and The Art Of Portraiture
"First published on the occasion of the exhibition: Memling's Portraits"--T.p. verso.
Exhibition held: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 15 February-15 May 2005 ; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, 7 June-4 September 2005 ; Frick Collection, New York, 6 October-31 December 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exhibition held: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 15 February-15 May 2005 ; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, 7 June-4 September 2005 ; Frick Collection, New York, 6 October-31 December 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Visconti Hours, National Library, Florence
by Giovannino De';Kirsch, Edith W ;Meiss, Millard;Catholic Church;Belbello, Luchino Grassi
European Art Books & Ephemera
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Communication to the Trustees, III, January 1905, The Museum Commission in Europe
by Sturgis, R. Clipston
Cambridge, MA: The University Press, Cambridge, 1905. First Edition . Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presumed first and only printing of the first edition. An association copy owned and inscribed by the author [but not of this book] William Stanley Parker. Two parts bound in one volume: 1) The Museum Commission in Europe; 2) Report on Plans Presented to the Building Committee. NOT ex-library. No remainder marks. Approximately 9.25 x 6 inches. Bound...
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$395.00
SAILING-SHIPS AND BARGES OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND ADRIATIC SEAS. A SERIES OF COPPER PLATES ENGRAVED IN THE LINE MANNER...
by Wadsworth, Edward
London: Etchells & Macdonald, 1926.. Quarto. Cream linen spine and orange cloth over boards, stamped in gilt. Faint dust soiling to spine, trace of normal offsetting to endsheet gutters, otherwise a fine copy in lightly worn slipcase. First edition. Introduction and captions to the illustrations by Bernard Windeler. Illustrated with twenty-three original copper engravings by Wadsworth, printed from the plates, both full-page and vignette, and some delicately handcolored. One of four hundred and fifty...
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$600.00
Mantegna
by Balaci, Alexandru
London: Abbey Library. 1980. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. 28pages + 63 plates. Translated by Leon Levitchi. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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$13.23
The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp
by Schwarz, Arturo
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1970. Seconf Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine/good. 630pp, hardcover with copper-colored boards and gilt lettering on spine, mylar-covered dj with repaired 2" tear on upper right of back also showing at top of spine (see photo), quarto 10.25" x 12.5", heavily illustrated in b&w and color. Book is in fine condition, dj in good condition A beautiful copy of this rare and massive volume covering the works of this influential Dadaist and conceptual artist. Included with book is a...
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$245.00
Polonius. The Tallest Fittest Properest Man to walk before the King
by Cruikshank, Isaac
London: S.W. Fores, 1795. Wraps. Very good. Cruikshank, Isaac. 40 x 26.5 cm. Hand colored etching. The Marquis of Salisbury, holding a long wand of office and wearing military uniform, with a plumed cap and spurred boots, walks stiffly in profile to the left, his coat-tails flying out behind him. His gold key of office is hung to a blue ribbon which crosses his shoulder. Above his left boot is a garter inscribed 'Hone' [sic]. He is caricatured, and has a long projecting nose. Below the title. Lacking...
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$100.00
Gerhard Marcks: Das Druckgraphische Werk
by Lammek, Kurt
Stuttgart: Hauswedell & Co. Thick folio. 611pp., prof. illus. Catalogue Raisonné of the prints. German text. Cloth. Thick Folio. As New.
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$375.00
Chinoiseries: Le rayonnement du gout chinois sur les arts decoratifs des XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles
by Jarry, Madeleine
Office du Livre, Editions Vilo, Paris, 1981 Book. As New. Hardcover. French text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 24.7 x 28.5 cm.; 2 Kg; 256 pages with 250 illustrations, 60 in colour. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; Used with minor signs of wear. As new.; Focusing on the various forms of chinoiserie, such as textiles, ceramics, furniture and other art objects and the influence of China and Japan in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries..
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$97.70
Drawings and Water Colors (Watercolors) for The Ballet
by Chagall, Marc / Jacques Lassaigne
New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Bound in gray/beige cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. In dust jacket with light wear to corners and spine. Illustrated with 68 color plates and an original color lithograph by Chagall portraying a dancer, a flute player and a faun. Color plates and lithograph printed by Mourlot. Small name on second endpaper. Contents including the lithograph in very fine condition. In the original card slipcase that is...
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$407.10
Paul Morrison: Corymb
by Hausmann, Brigitte
Ulm, Germany: Kunstverein Ulm, 2002. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. Oblong hardcover. 500 copies were printed. Text bi-lingual, in German and English. Published to accompany the exhibition: Paul Morrison. Corymb, 13. Oktober --1. Dezember 2002. Wall paintings at Schuhhaussaal of Ulm Kunstverein. Five page essay by Brigitte Hausmann. Color photographs. Touh of wear at a few corner tips.
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$15.00
Papirer og notater Paris 1975-1995 (I: Negeren og papegøjen; II: Spejlet forsvinder; III: Det sidste hus)
by Jens Birkemose, Artist
Brondum, 1995. Very Good. 3-volume compilation of Jens Birkemose erotica. I: Negeren og Papegøjen (The Negro and the Parrot). II: Spejlet forsvinder (The Mirror Disappears). III: Det sidste hus (The Last House). All volumes signed by Birkemose on limitation pages. Includes original slipcase and laid-in signed lithograph unique to this copy. Copy #344 of 500 issued. All volumes tight and unmarked with minimal shelf wear. Faint crease to Volume I spine panel. Faint stain to Volume II spine...
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$179.99
Les Trois Impostures and Suite des Gravures sur Cuive par Hermine David (two item set)
by P. - J. Toulet
All text in French/langue francaise. Two items: Work by Toulet with copper plate engravings by David and separate portfolio of same engravings; both items with coordinated covers with original glassine dust jackets. 1st) Salmon color paper over thin card covers, black and red titles on front cover; black titles on spine; engraved print title page; 2-color text on title page and throughout; 16 engraved plates (13 full page - incl title page, tissue-guarded; 3 half page); wove paper, presumably 'old Japan'...
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$3,800.00
Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé. 2 Vols.
by Duthuit-Matisse, Marguerite & Claude Duthuit
Paris: Claude Duthuit, 1983. 2 Volumes. Folio. 700pp., 800+ illus. Catalogue raisonné of Matisse's engravings. Orange Cloth. As New, without d.j. Rare.
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$950.00
The Blessed Damozel
by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
This is a very lovely small book of poetry by Dante Gabriel Rossetti with illustrations by Paul Woodroffe. It was published by David McKay, Philadelphia, and dates to circa 1916. This appears to be a special binding, more luxurious than the softcover binding that McKay published, because this one has covers of thick rose-colored suede leather with the title and author impressed deeply into the suede on the front cover and spine. The front and back have double-page illustrations by Paul Woodroffe, as...
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Técnica aerográfica
by Juan Renau
México, Centauro, 1946. 8vo, rústica, 214 pp., profusamente ilustrado en b/n, 48 planchas, varias de ellas con ilustraciones de Josep Renau. Imprenta Cosmos. Cubierta con raspones leves en los bordes, primeras hojas con pequeño doblez en la esquina inferior, por lo demás en excelente estado. PC: Exilio español, José Bolea, Leyenda, Atlántida
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$200.00
L'Art de la Porcelaine en Europe
by Divis, Jan; and Ernould-Gandouet, Marielle
Gründ, 1989, 1989 Book. Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. French text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 232 with a total of 146 illustrations, 82 black and white and 64 in colour; 21.5 x 28.5 cm; 1.205 Kg; Used book with signs of wear, namely some peeling of the laminated layer of the dust jacket. The interior is in excellent condition except for our logo glued to the front free endpaper and some wear marks on the rear free endpaper.; Since ancient times that men have made ceramics. Several...
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$27.14
Poussin Works On Paper : Drawings From The Collection Of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
by Clayton, Martin
London, England: Merrell Holberton. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. 208 pages: 9.25 x 11.75 in.: 3.6: KB#005414: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Poussin's drawings are concerned mostly with the development of compositions, rather than with exploring individual poses or catching particular motifs. This book is both a catalogue of the drawings by Poussin and his circle in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle - one...
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$33.00
The Arthur Negus Guide to English Pottery and Porcelain
by Price, Bernard; Negus, Arthur (foreword and consultant editior)
The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Middlesex, England, 1978 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 15 x 22.5 cm; 0.7 Kg; 176 pages with illustrations throughout; Used book with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is now protected with a permanent clearcover.; This book is designed to be of practical assistance to the collector, with the needs of the new enthusiasm particularly in mind. Bernard Price explains the basic terms that anyone interested in the...
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$13.03
Medieval Manuscripts of the Latin Classics: Production & Use (Proceedings of the Seminar in the History of the Book to 1500 Series: Leiden 1993, Vol 3)
by Chavannes-Mazel, Claudine; Smith, Margaret, eds
Los Altos Hills, CA: Anderson-Lovelace, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Designed at the Red Gull Press, London, and production was directed by Anderson-Lovelace. Printed at the Stinehour Press, Vermont, on Monadnock Dulcet paper. Presumed first and only printing of the first edition. Brown cloth spine with handmade [?] paper-covered hardboards. Pristine paper title label to the front board. Unbumped spine head and tail, with sharp corners. 11...
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$195.00
William Blake
by Martin Butlin
Tate Publishing, 1978. Paperback. Good. 1978. No Edition Stated. 164 pages. Paperback book. B&W and colour illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with light marks to covers.
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$7.45
![Five New Plays, Viz. The [Surprisal, Committee,] Comedies. And The [Indian-Queen, Vestal-Virgin, Duke of Lerma] Tragedies. As they were Acted by His Majesty’s Servants at the Theatre-Royal. Written by the Honourable Sir Robert Howard. The Second Edition Corrected.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/520/711/1437711520.0.b.jpg)
Five New Plays, Viz. The [Surprisal, Committee,] Comedies. And The [Indian-Queen, Vestal-Virgin, Duke of Lerma] Tragedies. As they were Acted by His Majesty’s Servants at the Theatre-Royal. Written by the Honourable Sir Robert Howard. The Second Edition Corrected.
by Sir Robert Howard
Howard, Sir Robert. (1626-1698) Five New Plays, Viz. The [Surprisal, Committee,] Comedies. And The [Indian-Queen, Vestal-Virgin, Duke of Lerma] Tragedies. As they were Acted by His Majesty's Servants at the Theatre-Royal. Written by the Honourable Sir Robert Howard. The Second Edition Corrected. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be Sold by Jacob Tonson, Daniel Browne, Thomas Bennet, and Richard Wellington, 1700.
Sir Robert Howard:
Large Quatro, 11.25 x 7 in. Second edition. A-Z4, Aa-Kk4.... Read more about this item
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$625.00
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: A Retrospective Exhibition
by Donald E. Gordon
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Distributed by New York Graphic Society), 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The catalogue of the 1969 exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and very light creasing-- along the panel edges. Quarto, nice reproductions (a number of them in color) thruout.
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$50.00
Bosch
by Marin (translator) Tarangul
Abbey Library, London, 1974. First Thus. Hardcover (White Paper Covered Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Hieronymus Bosch was a Dutch/Netherlandish painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on oak wood, mainly contains fantastic illustrations of religious concepts and narratives. Bosch 's visions. curious mixtures of tradition and invention. are painted in a style that is at once meticulous...
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$19.00
Joan Miro Su Obra Grafica
by Hunter, Sam ; & Cirlot, Juan-Eduardo
Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, 1959. No dustwrapper, some discolouration to cream cloth-covered boards, some foxing to outer pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this large hard-cover book. Deals with the graphic works of the Catalan surrealist artist Joan Miro i Ferra. Originally published in the US as ''Joan Miro: his Graphic Work'' in 1958, this is the Spanish language edition published a year later. Limited edition of 500, this copy being number 482. A heavy book,...
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$190.05
Alannah Coleman: A Life In Art
by Pierse, Simon
North Melbourne: Arden. 2022. MINT - a NEW copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. xvii, 364 pages. A luminary in the London art scene of the 1960s, Alannah Coleman was admired as a free spirit and loved by many for her creative energy and physical beauty. Born in Melbourne where she trained as an artist, she became part of a bohemian enclave that included artists and literary figures such as Arthur Boyd, Charles Bush, Alister Kershaw, Sidney Nolan, Elizabeth Paterson, Albert Tucker and...
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$33.04
