London: Arts Council of Great Britain, n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 24 pages. A catalogue from the exhibition of contemporary French painting. The exhibition was to inform people of how the catastrophe which engulfed France had affected her painters and what new tendencies had arisen during the occupation. It includes 162 entries and is illustrated. READ MORE about AN EXHIBITION OF FRENCH BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS 1895-1945

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N.P. Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, 1976. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 164 pages. Catalog of an exhibition at the Duke August Library in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, from June 30 through August 22, 1976, and subsequently at Princeton and Chicago. Bilingual text in English and German. Lists 251 items, usually with annotations, many with black and white illustrations. Covers with color illustrations. READ MORE about THE NEW WORLD IN THE TREASURES OF AN OLD EUROPEAN LIBRARY

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Pinner, Middlesex: Private Libraries Association, 1995. tall 8vo. cloth. xvi, 256 pages. According to Broomhead, during the 19th century, a growing demand for books, resulting from wider general education and an increasing interest in antiquarian pursuits by the leisured classes, was met by the inventive genius of the period, which was able to develop new processes and machines for speedier and cheaper book production. Book illustration was an area where new techniques were widely employed..... READ MORE about THE BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS OF ORLANDO JEWITT

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Hartford, Connecticut: Watkinson Library, Trinity College, 2011. 10 x 8 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. To honor a gift given to the Watkinson Library by M. William McGill, this catalogue is an illustrated checklist of the works of British architectural and topographical artist John Piper. In the late 1920s, Piper attended both the Richmond School of Art and the Royal College of Art, and by the 1930s he was working steadily as an artist hardly..... READ MORE about JOHN PIPER IN THE WATKINSON: AN ILLUSTRATED CHECKLIST

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Providence: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1970. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 240 pages. First edition. catalogue for the exhibition of artists such as Beardsley, Brangwyn, Burne-Jones, Cruikshank, Dulac, Greenaway and Rackham. Short biographies and hundreds of illustrations, many in full color. Jacket soiled and chipped along edges. READ MORE about FANTASTIC ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN IN BRITAIN, 1850-1930

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Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1977. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxvi, 303 pages. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. An extensive bibliography which lists general titles, followed by specific titles relating to the movement in Austria, Belgium, and France. READ MORE about ART NOUVEAU, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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N.P. Paul Harris Publishing and Sotheby's Belgravia, (1977). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 94 pages. With prices realized laid-in. Illustrated catalogue of the Merle Taylor collection. The special hardbound edition. With estimated price list loosely inserted. Becoming scarce, especially in the hardbound edition. READ MORE about JESSIE M. KING AND E.A. TAYLOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MISS MERLE TAYLOR...

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 26514

With the CD "Illustrations: Supplement to the Book"
New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and the British Library, 2007. 7 x 10 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 230 pages plus 8 pages of plates. With the CD "Illustrations: Supplement to the Book" Jessie M. King (1875-1949) was the foremost Scottish book designer and illustrator of the 20th century. Her work reflected the mixture of Symbolism and Arts & Crafts practiced by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the others of "The Four" in Glasgow where..... READ MORE about A GUIDE TO THE PRINTED WORK OF JESSIE M. KING

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New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 102 pages and 35 plates. Minor bumping. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION FROM THE 17TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY

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New York: H.P. Kraus in cooperation with Rare Books Ltd., n.d. 4to. paper-covered boards with a paper cover label. 31, (67) pages. Catalogue no.135 from H.P. Kraus. A well annotated list of 15 items followed by an extensive section of black and white illustrations. Price list loosely inserted. READ MORE about IMPORTANT FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES

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New Haven, CT: The Arts of the Book Collection/Yale University, (2000). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 135, (3) pages. Published on the occasion of Fritz Kredel's centennial and exhibitions at The Arts of the Book Collection, Yale University, New Haven, CT; The Grolier Club, New York City; Odenwald Museum, Michelstadt, Germany. A comprehensive list of Kredel's work by Mathilde Kredel Brown; with essays by Gay Walker, Hermann Zapf, & Ronald Salter. Type set in Stempel..... READ MORE about FRITZ KREDEL, 1900-1973

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Wolfenbüttel: Herzog August Bibliothek, 1984. small 4to. paper wrappers. 216 pages. A catalog from an exhibition of nineteenth century book illustrations from the collection of Ulrich von Kritter. With forewards by Paul Raabe and Ulrich and Inge von Kritter, and an introduction by Hans-Joachim Possin. The catalogue describes 288 items, and includes indices by author and illustrator, and several appendices. Well-illustrated, with some in color. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION, ENGLISHE ILLUSTRIERTE BUCHER DES 19. JAHRHUNDERTS

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 45512