(Abbey, Edwin Austin). Lucas, E.V.

EDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY ROYAL ACADEMICIAN, THE RECORD OF HIS LIFE AND WORK.

2 volumes.
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine labels. xiv, 267+(1); x, 269-518 pages. 2 volumes. First edition (Reed and Reed 12-13). A study of the life of American/English artist and illustrator Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911). Preface. Both volumes with table of contents and list of illustrations. Frontispiece in both volumes and black and white illustrations throughout. Index at conclusion of Volume II. Covers rubbed at bottom corners. Front..... READ MORE about EDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY ROYAL ACADEMICIAN, THE RECORD OF HIS LIFE AND WORK

Price: $175.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121317

(Abbey, J.R.).

CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY, THE SEVENTH PORTION: FORTY-THREE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE 9TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY.

London: Sotheby & Co., 1970. 4to. boards. 97 pages with 55 plates and a colored frontispiece. S-K 1184. Almost a half million dollars of sales. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY, THE SEVENTH PORTION: FORTY-THREE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE 9TH TO...

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6258

(Abbey, J.R.).

CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS AND FINE BINDINGS FROM THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION, THE PROPERTY OF MAJOR J.R. ABBEY.

Ten volumes.
London: Sotheby's, 1965-1989. small 4to. original boards except parts five and six which are in the original paper wrappers. Ten volumes. First ten volumes of these auction catalogues describing this magnificent collection (lacks the 11th volume which was issued in 1989). Contains one of the best selections of bookbindings and books about bookbindings ever sold at auction. Hundreds of plates of illustrations. Prices realized in all volumes except volume eight. Covers of volume 9 have..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS AND FINE BINDINGS FROM THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION, THE...

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25725

Adhemar, Jean.

INFLUENCES ANTIQUES DANS L'ART DU MOYEN AGE FRANCAIS.

Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1968. 8vo. cloth, leather spine label. xx, 344 pages followed by 40 plates. Reprinted from Studies of the Warburg Institute, No. 7, 1939. A study of how examples and influences of Ancient art shaped the development of Medieval art. The first part examines how the classical era and humanism were studied through the fifteenth-century. Part two focus on knowledge of classical art in the Middle Ages and the final section debates..... READ MORE about INFLUENCES ANTIQUES DANS L'ART DU MOYEN AGE FRANCAIS

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 77471

Aichelburg, Wladimir.

THE WIENER KUNSTLER HAUS, 1861-1986.

(Wien: Kunstlerhaus, 1986). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 191+(1) pages. The 125 year history of the Künstlerhaus in Vienna is provided here through photographs and short essays. Many of the museum's exhibitions, artists, publicity material and internal documents are pictured. Fully illustrated in color and black-and-white. In German. READ MORE about THE WIENER KUNSTLER HAUS, 1861-1986

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62205

Alciat, André.

LES EMBLÈMES.

Paris, France: Klincksieck, 1997. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 52, 216,(6) pages. Text in French. Facsimile of 1551 edition (Lyons: Macé-Bonhomme). See Adams 614 and Graesse I, 62. Preface by Pierre Laurens, Index of emblems. Foldout attached to inside back wrapper. READ MORE about LES EMBLÈMES

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 119808

(Ales, Mikolás). Zink, Karel.

MIKOLÁS ALES A KNIHA.

(Prague): Kniha N.P. Antikvariát, 1956. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 141, (3) pages. Text in Czech. Catalogue of the works of Czech painter Mikolás Ales (1852-1913). Includes listings of magazines, books and exhibitions featuring Ales's works, and a list of addenda. 1246 entries. Final remarks by the compiler. 16 black and white plates. Wrappers lightly soiled and bent at corners. READ MORE about MIKOLÁS ALES A KNIHA

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107578

AMERICAN PHOTO.

(New York: AAmerican Photo), 1990-. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 17 issues. Various issues from Volume 1, No. 4 (1990) to Volume 5, No. 4 (1994). Full of color. READ MORE about AMERICAN PHOTO

Price: $85.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105714

(Anderson, Alexander).

HUXLEY HOUSE ALMANAC FOR 1953.

New York: Huxley House, 1953. thin 8vo. boards. (44) pages. Illustrated with engravings by Alexander Anderson, the father of white-line wood engraving in America. Huxley House was a design firm. Covers soiled. READ MORE about HUXLEY HOUSE ALMANAC FOR 1953

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31812

(Anderson, Alexander). Thompson, Lawrance.

ALEXANDER ANDERSON, HIS TRIBUTE TO THE WOOD-ENGRAVING OF THOMAS BEWICK.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1940. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (44) pages. Limited to 200 copies. Six page history of Anderson followed by 14 reproductions of Anderson's work after Bewick printed from the actual blocks in the possession of Helen M. Knubel. READ MORE about ALEXANDER ANDERSON, HIS TRIBUTE TO THE WOOD-ENGRAVING OF THOMAS BEWICK

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 16710

Andrews, William Loring.

HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, A MEDIAEVAL SONG OF THE JOYS OF THE CHURCH TRIUMPH ANT, WITH ANNOTATIONS BY WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxviii, 78, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 152 copies. With engravings by Sidney L. Smith and other illustrations, rubricated initials and an illuminated copy of a page from a 15th century musical manuscript. Tanning to the endpapers which is common. Else fine. READ MORE about HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, A MEDIAEVAL SONG OF THE JOYS OF THE CHURCH TRIUMPH ANT, WITH ANNOTATIONS BY...

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 39458

Angelo, Valenti.

HILL OF LITTLE MIRACLES.

New York: The Viking Press, 1942. 8vo. cloth, later slipcase. 200 pages. First edition. End papers, cover and text well illustrated by the author. A story of the early days on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, based on Angelo's early life. Signed by Angelo on the dedication page. Spine faded. READ MORE about HILL OF LITTLE MIRACLES

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 110233

(Angelo, Valenti).

PSALMS OF DAVID.

Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, 1936. 12mo. cloth, tope edge stained red. 282, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 950 copies. Decorated by Valenti Angelo. Complete psalms of David from the old testament. Spine faded, else fine. READ MORE about PSALMS OF DAVID

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 21820