(Lakeside Press). Schniewind, Carl O.

DRAWINGS OLD AND NEW.

Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1946. large 8vo. quarter leather, patterned paper-covered boards, top edge gilt, original stiff paper wrappers bound in. 26 pages followed by 19 leaves of plates. A catalogue to the exhibition held at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1946. This catalogue lists and reproduces the 55 drawings that were on display. With an introduction and a preface by Carl O. Schniewind. Special binding by the Lakeside Press. READ MORE about DRAWINGS OLD AND NEW

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 61675

(Larsson, Carl). Topjon, Ann J.

CARL LARSSON: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 454 pages. First edition. Carl Larsson (1853-1919) is perhaps the most renowned Swedish artist, in his own country and beyond. He rose from an impoverished childhood and youth to find the perfect expression for his artistic talent in watercolors, winning medals in France at the Salons. His works in this medium became widely known through eight "albums" of his home and family, which he not..... READ MORE about CARL LARSSON: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Le Duc de Rivoli.

A PROPOS D'UN LIVRE A FIGURES VÉNITIEN DE LA FIN DU XVE SIÈCLE: ESSAI BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE.

Paris: Gazette des Beaux-Arts. 1886. 4to. original stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. Text in French. A study of late 15th century book illustration by Venetian printers. Black and white illustrations. Index of cited works. Unopened. Wrappers soiled and tanned. Spine and edges of wrappers chipped. READ MORE about A PROPOS D'UN LIVRE A FIGURES VÉNITIEN DE LA FIN DU XVE SIÈCLE: ESSAI BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE

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(Lear, Edward). Schiller, Justin G.

NONSENSUS: CROSS-REFERENCING EDWARD LEAR'S ORIGINAL 116 LIMERICKS WITH EIGHT HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPTS EIGHT HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPTS AND COMPARING THEM TO PRINTED TEXTS FROM THE 1846,1855 AND 1861 VERSIONS; TOGETHER WITH A CENSUS OF KNOWN COPIES OF THE GENUINE FIRST EDITION.

With introductory remarks by Vivien Noakes.
Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1988. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 119 pages. With introductory remarks by Vivien Noakes. A fascinating census of the limericks in Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense which was first published in 1846 as two separate volumes with seventy-three limericks. A "new" (i.e. second) edition came out in 1855, and a third edition with forty-three additional verses was published in 1861. This third edition provides the first full text and also identifies..... READ MORE about NONSENSUS: CROSS-REFERENCING EDWARD LEAR'S ORIGINAL 116 LIMERICKS WITH EIGHT HOLOGRAPH...

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(Lecuire, Pierre).

LIVRES DE PIERRE LECUIRE.

Paris: Pierre Lecuire, 1973. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. First edition. Exhibition Catalogue from the January 26-March 12, 1973 show of Pierre Lecuire's books. His books generally feature one or more of his poems alongside original prints by contemporary artists. 20 books are Catalogueed, followed by a biography and bibliography. Illustrated in black-and-white. READ MORE about LIVRES DE PIERRE LECUIRE

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Ledoux, Louis V.

A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE FIGURE PRINTS FORM MORONOBU TO TOYOKUNI.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1924. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine label, fore and bottom edges uncut, slipcase. xiv, 89 pages, with 28 additional leaves of illustrations. Printed in an edition limited to 300 copies on Van Gelden Zonen paper at the Gillis Press. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Grolier Club tracing the development of color printing in Japan. Annotated in detail, often with historical commentary and translations of poems appearing on the prints..... READ MORE about A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE FIGURE PRINTS FORM MORONOBU TO TOYOKUNI

Price: $225.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98081

Levis, Howard C.

A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE RELATING TO THE ART & HISTORY OF ENGRAVING AND THE COLLECTING OF PRINTS.

London: Ellis, 1912. thick 4to. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. xix, 571 pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies. (Besterman p.2028). An appendix volume was issued in 1913 (140 pages) which is not present. About 3,000 entries which are fully described in annotated. Ex library copy with markings and library name perforated on the title page. Wear at spine ends. Inside hinges cracked. Soiled covers. READ MORE about A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE RELATING TO THE...

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107789

LINES OF INQUIRY, ANCIEN RÉGIME BOOK ILLUSTRATION.

(Cambridge): Houghton Library, (1998). oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. Guide to an exhibition. Illustrated. READ MORE about LINES OF INQUIRY, ANCIEN RÉGIME BOOK ILLUSTRATION

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 100134

(Lithography).

CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF THE ART OF LITHOGRAPHY.

Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of its Invention, 1798-1948.
Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages followed by 56 plates. Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of its Invention, 1798-1948. Introduction by Leona E. Prasse. Illustrated. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Age darkened along spine. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF THE ART OF LITHOGRAPHY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 100074

(Logos).

THE LITERATURE OF THE BOOK.

UK: LOGOS, 2005. 6" x 9" stiff paper wrappers. 120 pages. First edition. This 120-page book was created and published by Logos: The Journal of the World Book Community. Fifteen corresponding contributors helped to cast a useful descriptive bibliography, which would inform the book professions about the best books written by, about and for them. This book becomes the overall critical guide for the world of Books About Books. This guide is an overall collection..... READ MORE about THE LITERATURE OF THE BOOK

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(Maggs Brothers). 507.

CATALOGUE OF RARE AND INTERESTING ENGRAVINGS BY EARLY AND MODERN MASTERS WATER COLOUR DRAWINGS.

London: Maggs Brothers, 1928. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 144 pages. Maggs Brothers catalogue 507. Includes Americana, engravings, etchings, drawings and aeronautica. 670 items. Frontispiece, 51 black and white plates. List of "current catalogues" with topics on inside back wrapper. Wrappers and spine soiled and bent at edges. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF RARE AND INTERESTING ENGRAVINGS BY EARLY AND MODERN MASTERS WATER COLOUR DRAWINGS

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(Margolin, Victor).

CHICAGO UNDER WRAPS: DUST JACKETS FROM 1920 TO 1950.

Dust Jackets from 1920 to 1950
N.P. (but Chicago): Caxton Club of Chicago, (1999). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 11+(1) pages. Dust Jackets from 1920 to 1950. A catalogue published to coincide with an exhibition on the same topic at the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries at The Art Institute of Chicago. The comprehensive text, written by Victor Margolin, is illustrated with color images of the dust jackets themselves. Contains a list for further reading and a checklist that reflects the exhibition... READ MORE about CHICAGO UNDER WRAPS: DUST JACKETS FROM 1920 TO 1950

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(Mathews, Elkin).

A FURTHER COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS MADE FOR BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS.

Catalogue 116 including a remarkable collection of drawings and proofs by Cochin gathered by the artist himself and with his own notes
Takeley, UK: Elkin Mathews Ltd., (early 20th century). 4to. envelope, catalogue inside has stiff paper wrappers. (i), 17 + (1) pages in catalogue. Catalogue 116 including a remarkable collection of drawings and proofs by Cochin gathered by the artist himself and with his own notes. Catalogue 116 and a folder with Plates 1 to 46 (XLVI) are included together in an envelope addressed to Dr. P K Randeria. Charles-Nicolas Cochin was one of the primary..... READ MORE about A FURTHER COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS MADE FOR BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 91678