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Boston: Houghton Mifflin [0-395-21990-6] 1976, 1st printing. (Oblong 4to hardcover) 324pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Silver decorated olive cloth. Photographs, black and white and color illustrations, index. A small, faint mark on the front endpaper and the dust jacket has a dampstain on the top corner of the front panel. Art of Andrew Wyeth. Introduction by Betsy James Wyeth. Preface by Betsy James Wyeth. Locale: Kuerner farm; Maine; Pennsylvania; United States. (Art).

Princeton, New Jersey 1991-2. LIMITED EDITION - #417, with Limitation Slip laid-in. Contents include Nobel Laureate CAMILO JOSE CELA, unexhibited premier ILLUSTRATIONS BY PABLO PICASSO, a review of ERNEST HEMINGWAY (reprinted by permission of New Directions), and more. 96pp on fine glossy paper, in stiff wraps, with cover illustration by Picassso. IN NEAR FINE CONDITION, with curl to lower edge, due to improper shelving. In a protective mylar sleeve.

T.Cadell,Jun. and W.Davies.London.,1801. THIRD EDITION. Three volumes. 8vo.(8.6 x 5.5 inches). Portrait frontis in volume one. A very good set in contemporary brown diced calf boards which have been re-backed, probably early twentieth century. New red title labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Boards bumped and chipped to edges but overall a decent copy in presentable condition.:

Chicago: National League of Industrial Art, 1902. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth spine with blue lettering and blue paper over boards with gilt lettering and decoration. 167pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Mild bit of edgewear and minor soiling. Tight, nice first edition of the first volume (only) of a 4-volume set titled "A Winter's Work" -- a scarce and desirable early Wright effort. Triggs contributes the first part ("Industrial Art"), Jackman the second part ("The Future School"), and Wright the third part ("The Art and Craft of the Machine"). Limited to 500 numbered copies (this #468).

New York: Harper Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green cloth with brown cloth spine. Gilt title & front cover decoration. Text tight, clean & intact. Tissue protected full page wood engravings. The work of the American wood-engraver has a distincion that is original with itself. Dust Jacket VG+. The G+ book box has some wear. Enclosed hand written letter by Joseph W. Harper, 562 Fifth Avenue, NYC (Harper Bros. ) This book a gift to his minister, Rev. Morgan ; Wood Engravings; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Ottawa 1951, 1952. (4to) Near fine, no dust jacket. The 8 issues (with covers) bound together in plain green cloth with "Winnipeg Art Gallery" at the foot of the spine. (Art--Canada, Art-Canadian).

Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The sketchbook is bound in full beige cloth (11 x 6,5 cm.) and is a facsimile of an early Picasso sketchbook. The textbook is covered in a glassine printed dust jacket and blind wrappers. 87 pp. This is number 100 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. Both books in original green cardboard box with pasted title label. With a hand written dedication note in French by Gustavo Gili. Text in Spanish, French and English. Box measures 20,5 x 14,5 cm. Very fine copy. .

1833 William Hogarth Illustrated ART Political Satire Hudibras Rakes Progress FOLIO

William Hogarth was one of the most famous English artists of the 18th-century and his satirical cartoons appeared in comic-strips and other printed works for decades. His most famous works were short series of sketches that told moral stories through the lens of political satire – 'A Harlot's Progress,' 'A Rake's Progress,' and 'Marriage.'

This 1833 printing of the works of Hogarth include his most famous works including illustrations to 'Hudibras,' and 'Industry and Idleness.'
Item number: #8933
Price: $499
HOGARTH, William
The works of William Hogarth, in a series of engravings with descriptions, and a comment on their moral tendency, by the Reverend John Trusler: to which are added, anecdotes of the author and his works; by J. Hogarth and J. Nichols.
London: Jones and Co., 1833.

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o Vol. 1: 116
o Vol. 2: [6], 117-224, [2]
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Folio, original illustrated French-folded wrappers, original acetate and original red cloth bound slipcase. Translated by J.B. Sidgwick, 1958. Text in EnglishLimited first edition, number 1265 of 2000 copies, with four original black and white lithographs and one fifteen-color double page lithograph entitled " The Road". This volume also includes 37 beautiful color plates. The original lithographs were pulled in Paris by the Mourlot Freres atelier. Mourlot's printing of "The Road" was supervised by the artist in collaboration with Charles Sorlier.This copy is in very fine condition with the exception of two loose pages before the title page and some slight wear on the slip case.

Millerton, NY: Aperture, 1984. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Fair copy only of a rare collection of lithographic portraits of famous artists.Impressive set of 18 large, bold portraits of the Old MastersSix numbers with 18 plates and text biographies only (it ran to 20 numbers with 60 plates), lacking title pagePlates drawn by HvH, mostly after self-portraits by the original artistsPrinted by Godefroy Engelmann, 1788-1839, the pioneer Franco-German lithographerThe subjects include:Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist, 1599-1641Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Spanish Baroque painter, 1618-1682Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance artist, 1452-1519David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter, 1610 -1690Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance painter, 1475-1564 Frans Snyders, Flemish painter 1579-1657Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque painter, 1615-1673Nicolas Poussin, French Baroque artist, 1594-1665. Albrecht Durer, German Renaissance painter, 1471-1528Hans Holbein the younger, German Renaissance artist,1497-1543Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch painter,… Read More

New York, New York, Usa: Routledge, 2017. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ This Book Examines A Famous Series Of Sculptures By The German Artist Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783) Known As His "Character Heads." These Are Busts Of Human Heads, Highly Unconventional For Their Time, Representing Strange, Often Inexplicable Facial Expressions. Scholars Have Struggled To Explain These Works Of Art.? Some Have Said That Messerschmidt Was Insane, While Others Suggested That He Tried To Illustrate Some Sort Of Intellectual System. Michael Yonan Argues That These Sculptures Are Simultaneously Explorations Of Art's Power And Also Critiques Of The Aesthetic Limits That Would Be Placed On That Power.

Geneva: Edwin Engelberts, 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). Loose sheets in printed French wrapper in red cloth clamshell box with title label on spine. The inside of the box is covered with velvet paper. Published in Geneva by Edwin Engelberts and printed in Paris by Mourlot, Illustrated with 27 original lithographs by Georges Braque (+ 2 small b/w vignettes). 13 full page color lithographs of which 1 double page (with 2 lines of text). 1 full page black & white lithograph and 13 in text lithographs of which 9 in color. The stones were erased after the printing of the lithographs. Number 130 of a limited edition of 230 copies, printed on Rives. Hand signed in pencil by Georges Braque and Rene Char. A truly fine, collectible publication. Striking lithographs with strong impressions and vivid colors. 55, vii pp. Sheets measure 31,8 x 25,2 cm. .

Oxford University Press, 1972 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jackets); 24 x 33.2 cm; Volume 1-The Pictorial Tiles and Other Vessels, including catalogue of inscribed and dated armenian pottery by John Carswell and an edition of the armenian texts with a translation and notes by C.J.F. Dowsett (ISBN: 0-19-817176-5, 1.2 Kg, 132 pages) and Volume 2-A Historical Survey of the Kutahya Industry and a Catalogue of the Decorative Tiles by John Carswell (ISBN 0-19-817176-5, 1.5 Kg, 207 pages).; Colour and black and white illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets and on the interior. The dust jacket is price clipped, and show signs of wear, namely minor tears. The dust jackets are now protected with clearcovers. Some pages of volume 2 have signs of have been bent at the bottom of the pages. Interior in good condition.; Volume II is signed by the author with a dedication to a previous owner.; In A.D. 1718/19, Armenian potters in Kutahya in… Read More

Paris: L.I. (Louis Icart), 1940. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Published under the direction of Charles Meunier with the etchings of Louis Icart, printed in intaglio by French master printer Manuel Robbe. One of only 4 copies, on Japon, with extra suites of the 1st state proofs and the 2nd state proofs and the the original copper plate used for the etching on page 17. Numbered from II to V. This is copy number IV. From a total edition of 147. With 16 drypoint engravings printed in color by Louis Icart of which 5 full page and 11 in-text. The 32 full page 1st and 2nd state proofs are printed in black. All prints protected by tissue guards. Loose folded sheets in wrappers with title in gold. In publishers marbled chemise and slipcase. 28 text pages. Sheets measure 28,5 x 21,5 cm. Extremely rare copy with the extra suites and the original copper plate. Lightest wear to corner tips of slipcase. A very fine copy in collectors condition. .