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305p.. Hardcover Very good condition Introduction by Booth Tarkington
Wonderful illustrated book based on an exhibition of paintings belonging to the Benaki Museum in Athens. "This is the first book to recreate the reality and myth of Greece as perceived by artists, architects, archaeologists and writers who made their way to Greece, exploring and recording the temples and ancient sites, the landscape and also the people of the time, their customs and their costumes. Numerous quotations from contemporary descriptions, diaries and letters are included.Introduction by Sir Steven Runciman.208p. plates (some col) bibliography, index [A lovely book to send as a gift] Book
2 vols. (349, 368p.), illus. Hardcover Very good condition
372p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
Folio, First Edition, with a frontispiece, title-vignette and very numerous illustrations and reproductions throughout; brown cloth, gilt back, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's laminated pictorial board slip-case. Scarce.
8vo., First Edition thus, with title-vignette, coloured plates, photographs and illustrations in the text; blue cloth gilt, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY ROGER TORY PETRSON ON HALF-TITLE. SIGNED COPIES OF THE UK EDITION ARE SCARCE.
np. Illustrated, some in color. Includes examples of printing from different fine presses. 4to. Original decorated paper boards binding. Spine taped. Limited to 3000 copies. Great articles and wonderf ul illustrations that will delight any bibliophile. Includes a great article on the Golden Cockerel Press, illustrated by Eric Gill, Robert Gibbngs, et. al. Also a fine article on Dard Hunter, with a wonderful photogravure of his Mill. Also a wood engraving on fine paper, "Sunday in Marblehead" by Thomas Nason. REF10
np. Illustrated, some in color. Includes examples of printing from different fine presses. NOTE: Also includes an original signed lithograph by Victoria Hutson. 4to. Original decorated paper boards binding, spine chipped. Limited to 3000 copies. Great articles and wonderful illustrations that will delight any bibliophile. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF10
np. Illustrated, some in color. Includes examples of printing from different fine presses. NOTE: Especially significant is the original signed lithograph by Victoria Hutson. 4to. Original decorated paper boards binding, spine chipped. Limited to 3000 copies. Great articles and wonderful illustrations that will delight any bibliophile. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF10
pp. vi, 433 + 18 monochrome plates, including an original etching by Joseph Pennell of Stenton Mansion. Double column. Uncut. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding, damp stained at top. Text in fine condition. This first edition was limited to only 700 copies. This is still an important reference to American artists, and is perhaps the most useful work on American engravers. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 47 DC14
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 15 coloured plates (all original captioned tissue guards present) and 8 plates in monochrome (all original captioned tisue guards present), endpapers very lightly spotted; dark green cloth, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. 'Lodge (1860-1953) was an outstanding artist, rivalling Wolf and bettering Thorburn in his ability to paint birds of prey. Some of his best work was reproduced in the twelve volumes of Bannerman's 'Birds of the British Isles'. With this work he achieved his life's ambition to draw all our native birds' (Jackson). VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
4to., Second Edition, with coloured plates and over 400 illustrations in monochrome; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Greatly augmented version of the original edition of 1958. A standard reference
36 pages. Features: A Half-Day in the Studio of Reginald Marsh; Aquatint - a demonstration of the process; Thomas Craig discusses his painting; The Old Master Clinic; Society of Illustrators; It's In the Window - dressers for big stores are mostly young men with a pioneering spirit; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
3 vols., 4to., Mixed Impressions, with numerous reproductions throughout; original cloth, a very good, bright, clean set in the dustwrapper
40 pages. Features: A group of canvases by James Chapin; An Evening in the Studio of James Chapin; Gordon Aymar looks at art directing; Leaves from Harry T. Fisk's War Sketchbooks; Printmakers in a Berkshire Hay Barn (part III of III); Article on Fabric Design; A Visit to the Golden Hind Press - private press of Arthur W. Rushmore; Society of Illustrators; Tempera (part V of V); Imagination is a Muscle; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Volume I covers 1515-1849 while Volume II spans 1850-1950. Volume I is 40 pages plus a large collection of black and white plates. Volume II is 37 pages plus another large collection of full-page black and white plates. Inclusions in this work are restricted to painters for whom, in at least one known painting the inclusion of representational flowers, fruit or still life has been of major importance. This definition allows the inclusion of many of the almost unknown illustrators who, working for scientific or horticultural publications have nevertheless served the two masters - Art and Science. Front endpaper removed from Volume I. Usual library markings to both volumes else unmarked. Average wear to blue boards. No library markings to exterior except darkened patches where library stickers were removed from spines. Bindings sound. Book
Fine Russian Original color lithographed huge movie poster. 96x70 cm. Folded. A fine Soviet movie poster art by Khudozhnik S. Daukevich of Stupeni film directed by Aleksandr Petrov and Andrei Popov in 1973 based on a novel by Vladimir Pistolenko (1908-1973). One of 8500 copies.
176 pages. Index. "When Norman Rockwell was at the height of his career in the late 1940's, he wrote a delightful book called How I Make a Picture. It was the basis for an advanced illustration course at the Famous Artists School, but was never made available to the general public. We are now delighted to have this unique opportunity to make Rockwell's original book available for the first time in an expanded version, containing full-color reproductions of the artists best work along with previously unpublished color sketches." - from Publisher's Note. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which bears some staining and a taped repair to bottom edge of back panel. A sound copy of this special book. Please note: we believe the ISBN stated on the publisher's page of this copy, 083202380x, is incorrect and have changed it to what we believe is the correct number. Book
