Tübingen: Nedim Sönmez, 2005. 4to. leather. not paginated. Limited to an edition of 38 numbered copies, signed and numbered by Nedim and Nuran Sönmez. It contains twelve unique pieces, all of which are tipped-in and numbered on the backing sheet. This is the first volume in a series of four books. READ MORE
Price: $595.00 other currencies Order nr. 86897
Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, (1987). small 4to. cloth, marbled paper specimen mounted on front cover. 107 pages. First edition, one of 230 numbered copies bound thus, signed on the colophon and containing an original marbled paper specimen which has been signed. With text in English, German and Turkish. Preface is followed by an article by Emin Bann on The Turkish Art of Ebru, Lipps-Kant on the marbled pictures of the two artists, and a section on techniques..... READ MORE
Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 62409
Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1995. 4to. linen. (6), 7- 47+(1) pages. Printed in a limited edition of 250 numbered and signed copies. Finely illustrated with even tipped-in original marbled specimens beautifully marbled for each book separately by the artist. An overview of the art of paper-decorating known as ebru, or marbling. Traces its origins in China and Japan to its use by Turkish calligraphers of the 15th century up to its influence on Western artists in the..... READ MORE
Price: $300.00 other currencies Order nr. 62154
Izmir: n.p., 2008. 4to. leather. not paginated (but 18 leaves). Limited edition of 99 copies, numbered and signed. 10 of the bookplates are created for "Nedim Sönmez" by Nedim Sönmez, numbered and signed by the artist. The 11th bookplate, mounted on the front pastedown, is marbled for the buyer of the book. It is ready for the owner's name to be written on it and is marbled only one time. This means each of the..... READ MORE
Price: $350.00 other currencies Order nr. 98723
Caravan - City in the Desert - Istanbul -Alps - North Italian Landscape - A View from Lake Constance
Izmir: n.p., 2007. oblong folio. leather. not paginated (but 13 leaves). Caravan - City in the Desert - Istanbul -Alps - North Italian Landscape - A View from Lake Constance. Limited edition of only 19 copies. Marbled on "de geerts" paper. Thirteen sheets with six original samples of marbled landscapes, each 9 x 13 3/4 inches. All landscapes signed by hand. This new book is the third book of the series. An amazing and beautiful work. READ MORE
Price: $595.00 other currencies Order nr. 94694
Izmir: n.p., 2008. oblong 4to. leather. not paginated ( but 19 leaves). Limited edition of 39 numbered copies. 15 original samples of marbled motives with spiral forms - each 6.1 x 8.7 inches. All original samples and books are signed and numbered by the artist. Marbled endpapers are also by N. Sönmez, but are not signed. READ MORE
Price: $375.00 other currencies Order nr. 98210
Izmir: Nedim Sönmez, 2009. oblong folio. leather, gilt lettering on cover & spine. 15 pages, 10 marbled paper samples. This book has been produced in a limited edition of 19 signed and numbered copies, containing 10 original tipped-in marbled pictures of sea creatures. The paper is "de geerts": made in the old paper tradition of Holland, mouldmade, four deckle-edges, watermarked with a crown and "1625." Text by Nedim Sönmez in English (translated). Each sample is... READ MORE
Price: $595.00 other currencies Order nr. 102276
Izmir, Turkey: n.p., 2018. 4to. illustrated paper-covered boards. 200 pages. Text in English, German, and Turkish. Limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by Sönmez on colophon. Selected works from 1981 to 2017. Table of contents, introduction by Sönmez, essays by Annemarie Schimmel and Barbara Lipps-Kant. Comments about the work of Sönmez by scholars and booksellers. With a list of exhibitions, books, articles, and selected collections with Sönmez's works. 111 color reproductions of marbled pictures..... READ MORE
Price: $195.00 other currencies Order nr. 132180
