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First published in 1965 this early school textbook has been used by generations of Greek schoolchildren. Illustrations by Kosta Grammatopoulou .208p. illus (col) index. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. 430 pages. Black and white illustrations. "A triparate exploration and documentation of the history of the New York School as represented in five interdisciplinary periodicas that appeared in the late 1940's abd early 1950's: Iconograph, The Tiger's Eye, Possibilities, Instead, and Modern Artists in America."
A biography of the artist with a catalogue of his lithographs and etchings. 121 illustrations, frontispiece photograph of Charles Conder. Includes Index. Bookplate of Olive Guthrie of Torosay on front pastedown. Covers have light soiling overall. Cover corners, top/base of spine bumped. Foxing on pastedowns and following free endpaper, half-title page. Title page has only a couple of spots. Occasional foxing throughout.
81 pages plus map. Library binding. Full colour decorative phot front cover. Cover shows mild bumps and wear. Normal Library markings although the only external evidence of this book's former owner is faint sticker or tape remnant at two spots on the front board . "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. In this the twenty-second book in the popular 'My Village' series, author-photographer Sonia Gidal, through an informal, information-filled text and many handsome black and white photographs, gives the reader a lively portrait of an unfamiliar and engaging way of life. Featured is Carlos Verissimo of the small village of Nazare on Portugal's rugged Atlantic coastline. Book
Library of Congress number AC 67-10683. 75 pages plus map. Library binding. Decorative cover with colour photo. Black and white photos throughout, including one of a very young Pele (the soccer star). Only evidence of previous owner is card pocket and school stamp on front free end paper. Cover shows bumps but light soiling. Contents tight, square and surprisingly clean. "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. Book
Library of Congress number 62-14269. 83 pages plus map. Library binding. Decorative cover with full-size black and white photo on front. Black and white photos throughout. Cover shows moderate bumps and wear. Normal Library markings. From the "My Village" books series. "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. "My Village in Italy is number ten ... in this excellent series... The Giorgio Bertoccis of Serravalle in Tuscany are a warmly memorable family and this intimate glimpse into their lives is revealing of all modern Italy." - Chicago Tribune Book
Library of Congress number 61-7460. 81 pages plus map. Library binding. Decorative cover with full-size black and white photo. Black and white photos throughout. Only evidence of previous owner is card pocket and school stamp on front free end paper. Cover shows moderate bumps and wear Front hinge is open. Some sunning to back cover. Contents tight, square and surprisingly clean. From the "My Village" books series. "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. Book
Puntasecca a inchiostro nero su carta vergata color crema, 1926, firmata in basso a sinistra: G. Firmato, a matita, in basso a destra: Frank Gillet. Bellissima prova, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Edward Frank Gillet, spesso accreditato come Frank Gillett, è stato un artista e illustratore britannico. Gillett lavorò a penna e inchiostro, pastello, acquerello e olio e fu notato come un abile caricaturista. Era ispirato dalla vita rurale di Norfolk e il suo lavoro spesso coinvolgeva lo sport, in particolare la caccia alla volpe e la caccia alla lepre. Il suo lavoro è stato esposto dalla Royal Academy of Arts e dalla Walker Art Gallery ed è detenuto dal British Museum e dal Victoria and Albert Museum. Drypoint in black ink on cream laid paper, 1926, signed, lower left: G. Signed, in pencil, lower right: Frank Gillet. A fine impression, very good condition. Edward Frank Gillett often credited as Frank Gillett, was a British artist and illustrator. He worked in pen and ink, pastel, watercolour, and oil. Gillett worked in pen and ink, pastel, watercolour, and oil and was noted as a skillful caricaturist. He was inspired by Norfolk's rural life and his work often involved sport, particularly fox-hunting and hare-coursing. His work has been exhibited by the Royal Academy of Arts and the Walker Art Gallery and is held by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
245 pages. Founded in 1887, Trafalgar School for Girls has a remarkable history. This volume records the people and the events that have built and enriched its world-wide community. Illustrated in black and white. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else clean, bright and unmmarked. Very light wear to dust jacket and even less to book. Excellent copy. Book
Acquaforte, 1808, firmata in lastra in basso a sinistra. Edita da H. Humphreys a Londra.Bellissima prova, impressa su carta coeva, rifilata al rame, in ottimo stato di conservazione.L'opera raffigura, nello stile satirico tipico del Gillray, il ritratto di George Granville (1758–1833), secondo Duca di Stafford, all'ingresso della casa d'aste Christie's nel 1808. Etching, 1808, signed at lower left. A fine impression, printed on wove paper, trimmed to the platemark, very good condition. Published by H. Humphreys, London.This print is the satirical portrait of George Granville (1758–1833), the 2nd Marquis of Stafford walking into Christie's Auction House. Wright & Evans 560; British Museum Satires VIII.11076; Grego, p. 360; reprint G.W.G. (1830) II.66; Godfrey, Gillray 180B
bross. edit. ill. - prima edizione
in 16°, bross. edit. ill., lievi fioriture ai tagli
bross. edit. ill., lievi segni di piega al dorso
200 pages. Extensive 51-page vocabulary list at back. Reprint of the 1925 first edition. Average wear. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper. Markings to some portions of contents. Binding intact. A sound working copy of this vintage Ontario high school Latin text. Book
278 pages including index. Provides step-by-step methods for improving all aspects of the middle school program and environment, including forms you can modify and use to accomplish specific tasks and descriptions of exemplary programs. Very light wear. Clean and bright with no markings. Book has some moth ball scent. Excellent copy. Book
Unpaginated. Ruby the teddy bear is taken to school by her owner and carries out a plan to save two unwanted teddies in the playhouse there. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear to attractive glossy illustrated boards. Dust jacket bears average edgewear including two one inch tears to back panel. Book
416 pages including index. Gives teachers a solid grounding in cognitive psychology, at the same time covering important information directly relevant to critical areas of classroom instruction. Minimal light pencil markings else clean with light wear. Nice copy. Book
114 pages. "Tells this almost unbelievable story through two true eyewitness accounts: from the Aztec side by sixty graphic pictures drawn by artist-scribes who survived the conquest; from the Spanish side by a Conquistador, Bernal Diaz, who fought as a foot soldier through the whole conquest and lived to write it all down in simple words." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Useful working copy. Book
Acquaforte, 1913, firmata in lastra in basso a sinistra R. Goff 1913. Firmata a matita in basso a destra R. Goff. Più in basso, sempre a matita, troviamo l’iscrizione “Studi – Borghese Gardens. Rome”. Bellissima prova, impressa su carta coeva, con margini, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Robert Charles Goff (1837-1922) fu un incisore e pittore specializzato in scene topografiche. Come incisore fu fortemente influenzato dal lavoro di James McNeill Whistler. Goff visse a Londra e Brighton ma viaggiò molto. Si trasferì negli anni 1890 in una villa con vista su Firenze e lui e la sua seconda moglie scrissero sulla zona. Il Brighton and Hove Museum and Art Gallery possiede una grande collezione di opere di Goff, che furono esposte nella mostra del 2011, dal titolo Robert Goff: An Etcher in the Wake of Whistler. La mostra comprendeva circa 50 opere di Goff, soprattutto acqueforti e alcune altre opere su carta. In mostra c'erano vedute locali di Brighton, Hove e Sussex, così come immagini dai suoi viaggi in altre parti della Gran Bretagna, Italia, Egitto e Giappone. Etching, 1913, signed in plate at lower left R. Goff 1913. Signed in pencil at lower right R. Goff. Further down, also in pencil, is the inscription "Studi - Borghese Gardens. Rome". Beautiful proof, printed on contemporary paper, with margins, in excellent condition. Robert Charles Goff (1837-1922) was an engraver and painter specialized in topographical scenes. As an engraver he was strongly influenced by the work of James McNeill Whistler. Goff lived in London and Brighton but traveled extensively. He moved in the 1890s to a villa overlooking Florence and he and his second wife wrote about the area. The Brighton and Hove Museum and Art Gallery has a large collection of Goff's work, which was displayed in the 2011 exhibition entitled Robert Goff: An Etcher in the Wake of Whistler. The exhibition included about 50 works by Goff, mostly etchings and a few other works on paper. On display were local views of Brighton, Hove and Sussex, as well as images from his travels to other parts of Britain, Italy, Egypt and Japan.
Book is in extremely good clean condition with almost no signs of age, use or other wear. Used
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full cream colored boards. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Note: This is Volume II, Illustrations, only. 8 3/4"w x 11 1/4"h. 166 pages. Includes portraits, drawings, watercolors, etchings; copies, imitations, and forgeries; comparative illustrations by copyists. Illustrations are in black and white.
328 p. Pages 143/144 and 177/178 loss of margin and a few letters. Early manuscript ownership of Susan M. Happock, 1813 on first fly leaf. Foxed. 12mo. 185 mm. Original full leather binding. Lacks spine label. A scarce little edition for use in schools. Hardbound. Good. S&S/AI 20229. PAIMP 21
pp. 62, (10) [Illustrated publisher's catalogue]. Title page and text illustrated with small woodcuts. All edges gold. 12mo. Original full green cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. Beveled edges. Extremities slightly rubbed. Inked ownership of L. Jennie Coates, awarded at Avondale Spelling Bee, May 4, 1875. Avondale is in Chester County, PA. Hardbound. Very good. LITERATURE BOX 1
Maniera nera, 1680-1700 circa, nella cornice ovale: “ADRIANI VAN OSTADE PICTORIS”, firmato in basso a sinistra “A. van Ostade del: Effigies”, e a destra “J. Gole exc: cum Privil: ord: Holland:”. Stato unico. Da un autoritratto di Adrian van Ostade. Jacob Gole (1660-1737) fu un incisore, editore e produttore di carte da gioco franco-olandese. Nato in Francia, figlio dell’ebanista francese Pierre Gole, come ugonotto fu costretto ad emigrare in Olanda, intorno al 1684. Sua sorella sposò un altro ugonotto emigrato, Daniel Marot. Legato a Cornelis Dusart, pubblicò stampe di Dirk Maas. Poco si sa della sua vita. È noto per i suoi ritratti alla maniera nera delle personalità più importanti del suo tempo, come Guglielmo III d'Orange-Nassau, Papa Innocenzo XI, Filippo d’Orleans, Luigi XIV, Giovanni III Sobieski, Augusto II, Federico Guglielmo I di Brandeburgo, Kara Mustafa. Fece anche un ritratto di Rembrandt, dal quale interpretò diverse incisioni. La sua stamperia ad Amsterdam aveva due indirizzi: Vijselstraat, bij de Prinse graft, Amsterdam e Leydse Straat, by de Prince graft, tot Amsterdam. Bella prova, impressa su carta vergata coeva, margini bianchi, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Mezzotint, 1680-1700 circa, circularly in the image “ADRIANI VAN OSTADE PICTORIS”, signed at bottom left “A. van Ostade del: Effigies”, at bottom right "J. Gole exc: cum Privil: ord: Holland:" Only state. After A. van Ostade. Jacob Gole (1660-1737) was a Dutch mezzotinter, engraver, publisher, and playing-card maker. Born in France, son of the French cabinet-maker Pierre Gole, emigrated as a Huguenot to Holland circa 1684. His sister married another Huguenot émigré, Daniel Marot. Linked with Cornelis Dusart, and published prints by Dirk Maas. Little is known about his life. He is known for his portraits in the black manner of the most important personalities of his time, such as William III of Orange-Nassau, Pope Innocent XI, Philip of Orleans, Louis XIV1, John III Sobieski, Augustus II, Frederick William I of Brandenburg, Kara Mustafa. He also made a portrait of Rembrandt, from whom he interpreted several engravings. His print shop in Amsterdam had two addresses: Vijselstraat, bij de Prinse graft, Amsterdam and Leydse Straat, by de Prince graft, tot Amsterdam. Good example, printed on contemporary laid paper, with margins, in good condition. Hollstein VII p. 214 (Gole); Wessely 103 (Gole)
531 pages. "In this extraordinary Victorian compilation, more than 800 children's games are described, with their rules, their local variants, and the tunes and songs that go with them." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. Solid working copy. Book