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259 pages with plates and bibliography. Quarto (10 1/4" x 7 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition.The Spanish Colonial style of architecture dominated in the early Spanish colonies of North and South America, and were also somewhat visible in its other colonies. It is sometimes marked by the contrast between the simple, solid construction demanded by the new environment and the Baroque ornamentation exported from Spain. Mexico, as the center of New Spain—and the richest province of Spain's colonial empire—has some of the most renowned buildings built in this style. With twenty-nine sites, Mexico has more sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list than any other country in the Americas, many of them boasting some of the richest Spanish Colonial architecture. Some of the most famous cities in Mexico built in the Colonial style are Puebla, Zacatecas, Querétaro, Guanajuato, and Morelia. During the late 17th century to 1750, one of Mexico's most popular architectural… Read More

C Taylor and H Goldney, London, 1786. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Reverse of plain title-page gives: Order of the Second Set of Lectures Of Perspective 1. On the Nature of Perspective 2. Elements of the Practice 3. Perspective of Shadows 4. Perspective of the Human Figure Of Architecture 5. Historical Sketch 6. General Principles. The Principles of Landscape Plates are: Perspective Plates I-XVI all fold-out (short closed tear lower edge of Plate X), Architecture Plates (single) I - XIV, un-numered plate titled "Tuscan, XV, XVI, unumbered Plates titled View of Trajan's Pillar at Rome, Military Column and Rostral Column at Rome, Progress of the Doric Order, ditto, Origin of the Corinthian Capital, An Oval Temple, Outside View of the Portico of the Temple of Concord at Rome, Inside View of the Temple of Concord at Rome, Disposition of a Heathen Temple, Plan of the Pantheon at Rome, View of the Portico of the Pantheon at Rome, Perspective Elevation of the… Read More

Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by both the author and Bill Reid directly onto the title page in black ink. Black cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, square quarto, (9-3/4 inches tall), colored endpapers, pp. 192, illustrated throughout, select bibliography, list of illustrations, color pictorial dust jacket. Volume w. light fade to top edge of boards and a tiny spot on top edge of text block, jacket w. minor rubs and wear, else fine and unclipped. First printing of the first edition with numberline to "1

Braun & Cie - Tudor Publishing, 1946 Color Dustjacket Art. chip at spine, closed tear top. 24 color plates. Masters of Colours A Series Published under the direction of George Besson. Scarce in Dustjacket. Photographs available. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illus. by Picasso. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

San Francisco, CA: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2011. Rare volume. The actual title on the cover is NIN ET HOU SA NDP IE CES // EUA NM ACD ON ALD 8vo horizontal pictorial softcover with photo illustrated pages; unpaginated - about 150 pages, most with full-page color photographs. A few pages have no image on the reverso, most do, and a few appear to have a smaller image continued from the previous page. Front cover has some textural, engrossed elements: lines across the top that replicate piano keys and others that outline the photograph of the piano on the front cover. This Private Press book of the 2011 exhibit at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco is based on the artists 9,000 Pieces project, photographed at a musical instrument factory in Shanghai, China. Artist Euan MacDonald has exhibited around the world. Also includes the articles: Euan MacDonald: In the Making by Julio Cesar Morales Responsiveness Testing by Ralph Rugoff. Edgewear and light wear to covers,… Read More

Bogota: Molinos Velasquez Editores [958-95239-2-7] 1994, 1st printing. (Folio hardcover) 158pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers, black & white and color illustrations, fold-out genealogical table. Text in Spanish Language. Locale: Colombia. (Natural History, Artists--Colombia, Botanical Illustration--Colombia, Natural History).

Sidney, British Columbia, Canada: Review Publishing House, 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Artist. Limited / Numbered / Signed. Fine copy, # 13 of an edition of 500. This one, from the library of Robin Skelton, and is warmly inscribed to him by Siebner. ( no doubt this copy ( # 13 ) was specially selected by the artis for his friend and colleague ). The inscription is dated in March of 1970..

1791 Bernardin Saint-Pierre Etudes of Nature Paul & Virginia Illustrated Botany

A rare, late 18th-century printing of the works of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre – a set that includes his most famous novel 'Paul et Virginie.' Other works include 'Etudes of Nature' and 'Arcadia.' This French collection features four fine engravings depicting seeds, plants, flowers, and a hemispherical view of the earth.

Item number: #9187
Price: $750
SAINT-PIERRE, Bernardin de
Études de la nature,

Paris : Didot, 1791.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumes
o 4 folding plates
· Language: French
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~5.5in X 3.5in (14cm x 8.5cm)
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1772 World Superstitions & Customs Japan Florida Hottentot Cortez Egypt Orville

Andre-Guillaume Contant de Orville was an 18th-century French author who, among his numerous stage-works and novels, wrote a history of the people of the world. 'History of the Different Peoples of the World' was first published in 1770 and was a compendium of descriptions of religious ceremonies and rites, superstitions and demonology, cultural customs, and civil life from countries all over the world. Orville focuses on major world powers such as Japan, Turkey, China, Persia, India, Egypt, English and even early settlements in Florida! Interestingly, this work includes accounts of Cortez conquests and Hottentot paganism. Additionally, within are 24 engravings portraying the events described throughout.

Item number: #9880
Price: $950
D'ORVILLE, Andre-Guillaume Contant de
Histoire des différens peuples du monde, contenant les cérémonies religieuses & civiles, l'origine des religions, les moeurs & les usages de… Read More

Text and instructions in Japanese and English. Dramatic color and black and white photo illustrations and diagrams, followed by pattern pages that can be copied or used as is. 71 pages. Published in Japan in 1985. Signed by the author.

Charlottenburg, 1928. An original portrait by the artist Richard Ingel who was based in Windscheidstraße in Berlin, Germany. The subject is a beautiful woman wearing a hat, and fashionable fur collar from the time. Her facial features and best points are highlighted by the artist, showing real skill with chalk. Signed by Ingel in the portrait. Circa mid to late 1920s. Sold under glass, in bronze effect frame, under passe-partout. If shipped, postage will be quoted at cost (either in frame or outside). Visible image: 375 mm x 260 mm (14¾ x 10¼ inches). Total size in frame: 510 x 390 mm (20 x 15¼ inches).

Publications Willy Fischer, 1932. First Edition. Ludo, a comedy in three acts by the renowned French journalist, novelist and playwright, Pierre Scize (pseudonym for Michel Joseph Piot, 1894 -1956). Scize was hit by a shell in the first months of WWI, losing his arm. With all that remained of him, Scize started to write. He wrote for L'Œuvre, Bonsoir, Paris-Journal, Canard Enchaine, La Figaro and was a member of one of the first ciné-clubs, Ricciotto Canudo's CASA, becoming a film critic for Candide and Paris Soir. Small octavo, illustrated paper wrappers, 24 pages, photographically illustrated with art deco advertisements and portraits of the company in black & white throughout, near fine. Rare.

Zurich: Gallery Bruno Bischofberger, 1995. First printing. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. 8vo. Yellow cloth, with gilt decorations to both covers. [unpaginated] Hand made paper and hand bound. Limited/signed: one of 2000 copies; SIGNED by Clemente on the Front Free End paper. No other names, or marks to book. Dust-jacket has some slight sun fading to edges, else Fine. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Chateau de Chenonceau, France, in 1995.

Malmo: Galerie Borjeson, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Illustrated glazed boards. 48 full-page, accordion folded, color plates. Text in English and Swedish. 23,7 x 24 cm. .

New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1982. Softcover. Oversized. 27 full-page prints. Very Good. Very faint age-toning to edges of pages. Owner signature on half-title page, else free of marks. Light soiling to cover with corners and spine edges rubbed. Overall, a clean, solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.