Clayton, Murielb.

THE PRINT COLLECTOR.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1930. 8vo. cloth. 282 pages. First U.S. edition. Designed to help the beginning book collector. Twelve chapters including eleven ones, each describing a different process. Many illustrations by old masters, such as, Durer and Rembrandt. Head of spine rubbed with some loss. Boards lightly worn. Bookplate on front pastedown. Ownership stamp in ink on front free endpaper. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate..... READ MORE about THE PRINT COLLECTOR

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97117

Clement, Clara Erskine.

PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, ARCHITECTS, ENGRAVERS, AND THEIR WORKS. A HANDBOO K.

New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1893. 8vo. original cloth. xii, 661 pages. Thirteenth edition. Biographical sketches. Some illustrations. Covers rubbed and spotted. Front hinge cracked. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, ARCHITECTS, ENGRAVERS, AND THEIR WORKS. A HANDBOO K

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136929

(Cochin, C.N.). Dusejour, Dionis.

THE ORIGIN OF THE GRACES, ILLUSTRATED WITH THE ORIGINAL COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS AFTER THE DESIGNS OF C.N. COCHIN.

London: Vizetelly, (ca. 1885). large 8vo. original quarter cloth with decorated paper-covered boards. 63, (3) pages. Limited to 50 numbered copies with the duplicate illustrations (one set with black ink and another in 'sanguine') from a total of 350 copies. Moderate shelfwear, particularily at the corners. Front free endpaper detached yet present. Text crisp and bright. Published by Henry Vizitelly (1820-1894), a pioneer of the English illustrated press, who issued numerous translations of 18th century..... READ MORE about THE ORIGIN OF THE GRACES, ILLUSTRATED WITH THE ORIGINAL COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS AFTER THE DESIGNS...

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136847

Courboin, Francois.

LA GRAVURE EN FRANCE DES ORIGINES A 1900.

Paris: Librarie Delagrave, 1923. paper wrappers. 258 pages with 8 additional plates. First edition. This treatise on the history of French printmaking is illustrated with 204 black-and-white reproductions and 8 additional color plates. Included among the artists discussed are Geoffroy Tory, Jacques Callot, Charles-François Daubigny, and Eugène Delacroix. Indexed. All but disbound with spine lacking. Some staining on covers. READ MORE about LA GRAVURE EN FRANCE DES ORIGINES A 1900

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60089

(Dürer, Albrecht). Schafer, Wilhelm.

ALBRECHT DÜRER.

Chemnitz: Gesellschaft der Bücherfreunde, 1928. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 19, (3) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 350 copies. (Rodenberg 58.) A speech celebrating the work of Albrecht Dürer on the 400th anniversary of his death. Wrappers slightly yellowed. READ MORE about ALBRECHT DÜRER

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 49352

de Brou, Ch.

LE GRAVEUR DE L'AN 1466 ET LES GRANDES ARMOIRIES DE BOURGOGNE.

(Paris): n.p., 1859. 8vo. later cloth with embossed seal (entwined Ls in an oval, surmounted by a crown). (ii), 10 pages. An offprint from La Revue Universelle des Arts (July 1859). The article deals with the Flemish Master ES of 1466, and challenges speculation voiced by M. Harzen regarding the artist's potential authorship of the large coats-of-arms of Charles le Téméraire, duc de Bourgogne (1). Traces of peacock blue original stiff paper wrapper visible along..... READ MORE about LE GRAVEUR DE L'AN 1466 ET LES GRANDES ARMOIRIES DE BOURGOGNE

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 77086

Delteil, Loys.

DAUMIER.

Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré. Volume XXVIII. The graphic works of nineteenth and twentieth century artists. An illustrated catalog.
New York: Collectors Editions Ltd. Da Capo Press, 1969. 4to. cloth. not paginated. Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré. Volume XXVIII. The graphic works of nineteenth and twentieth century artists. An illustrated catalog. This is the unabridged and authorized republication of the 1926 Paris edition. Oeuvre Lithographie de Honoré Daumier. Troisième Section. There is very little text, just a few lines under each illustration. Most of the illustrations are one per page, but some have three. Plates #3243-3685..... READ MORE about DAUMIER

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94217

(DePol, John). Anderson, Ruthmae.

THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY BIRD.

Maple Shade, NJ: (Sign of the Pike & Ring), 1984. 12mo. saddle stitched stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 13+(1). Surely printed by John Anderson at his Pickering Press as Ruthmae was his wife. Frontispiece by John DePol. READ MORE about THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY BIRD

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 79306

(DePol, John).

FIVE DECADES OF THE BURIN, THE WOOD ENGRAVINGS OF JOHN DEPOL.

With a foreword by Timothy D. Murray & an introduction by David R. Godine
(Jaffrey, NH and Newark, DE): David R. Godine, Publisher in association with The University of Delaware Library, (2004). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 78 pages. With a foreword by Timothy D. Murray & an introduction by David R. Godine. Includes a preface by Susan Brynteson, Director. Oak Knoll Book sold the archives of John DePol to the University of Delaware. Many reproductions of wood engravings. READ MORE about FIVE DECADES OF THE BURIN, THE WOOD ENGRAVINGS OF JOHN DEPOL

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(DePol, John).

THE LT. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. CHILD STUDY CENTER, NEW YORK. THE LT. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON, D.C.

New York and Washington: (Kennedy Homes for Mentally Retarded Children, 1963). 4to. stiff red paper wrappers, red cord-tied, paper cover label. (12) pages. Well produced brochure on the works done by this organization. Designed and with two wood engravings by John Depol. READ MORE about THE LT. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. CHILD STUDY CENTER, NEW YORK. THE LT. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR....

Price: $12.50  other currencies  Order nr. 107300

(DePol, John).

RARE BOOKS, FIRST EDITIONS, FINE PRESSES.

(Southbury, CT): Chiswick Book Shop, n.d. Catalogue 101 issued by this bookseller. The back cover describes a large archive of material concerning John DePol and reproduces three of his wood engravings. Loosely inserted are Lists 35 and 36 isued by this bookseller, each containing a DePol wood engraving. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS, FIRST EDITIONS, FINE PRESSES

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107291

Duplessis, Georges.

ESSAI DE BIBLIOGRAPHIE CONTENANT L'INDICATION DES OUVRAGES RELATIFS A L'HISTOIRE DE LA GRAVURE ET DES GRAVEURS.

Paris: Rapilly, 1862. small 8vo. later cloth with original front paper wrapper laid down, original rear paper wrapper bound. 48, 16 pages. Bibliography and sale catalogue. A brief bibliography concerning the history of engraving and engravers followed by the publisher's catalogue of "Livres Relatifs a l'Architecture, la Sculpture, la Peinture et la Gravure et de quelques estampes en divers genres." The bibliography contains 650 titles relating to various aspects of engraving, printing and public collections..... READ MORE about ESSAI DE BIBLIOGRAPHIE CONTENANT L'INDICATION DES OUVRAGES RELATIFS A L'HISTOIRE DE LA GRAVURE ET...

Price: $120.00  other currencies  Order nr. 77365

(Eichenberg, Fritz).

THE NEWPORT REVIEW.

A Journal of Art, Literature, and Ideas, Vol. III, No. ii, Fall 1988
(Providence, RI): Newport Review, 1988. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 120 pages. A Journal of Art, Literature, and Ideas, Vol. III, No. ii, Fall 1988. A literary journal, which features 68 contributions, from poems and stories to photographs and music. Of special interest is the essay "In Quest of Perfection" and wood engraving, completed in 1948 for Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor, both by Fritz Eichenberg. Minor soiling to wrappers and very light shelf wear. READ MORE about THE NEWPORT REVIEW

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 92639