HAGIA SOPHIA - A Vision for Empires by Text Cyril Mango Photos Ahmet Ertug - 1997

New York: Collectors Editions Ltd.. Near Fine. 1971. Hardcover. Text volume, Catalogue Raisonne. Alexanddre De Vesme with introduction and additions by Phyllis Dearborn Massar. English & French text. 230pp. An unaltered reprint of the chapter on Della Bella appearing in Alexandre De Vesme, 1906. Plate volume, 241pp. With over 1050 B/W images. New York Collectors edition. Both volumed bound in clean grey cloth. Bright gilt title on spine. Texts tight, clean & intact. Art, Catalogue ; B/W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 471 pages .

Paris: A. Ferroud, Benezit-Constant, Harry C. Dickens. Good+. 1891. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Bound in a special leather binding, raised bands with gilt titles. Gilt floral & foliage decorated panels. Both covers have triple ruled gilt border. Top edge gilt. Gilt dentelles & marbled endpapers. Limited edition, #27/50 copies printed on heavy stock pages "papier du Japon". Text tight, clean without foxing and intact. B/W etching illustrations. French text. Front joint-hinge cracked with cover firmly attached. Art; B/W Plates; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 163 pages .

Frederick Etchells & Hugh MacDonald, 'The Haslewood Books' series, London, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, of which 450 numbered copies were produced (this being #263). 4to. 79pp. Gilt lettered and decorated cloth. Printed at the Curwen Press on J.W.Zanders hand-made paper with the copper plates, subsequently destroyed. With a four-page introduction by Bernard Windeler, who also provides a short introduction to each plate and hand-coloured most of the engravings. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Some fading to the publisher's orange cloth at the upper and lower boards and with a short crease to the head of the backstrip. A tiny touch of non-invasive spotting to the pastedowns and to occasional leaves. A very good copy of a superb production. No dust wrapper, as issued, but lacking the slipcase..

Paradou Writing Ltd., London, 2010 Book. New. Hardcover. English text; Title and captions in English and Chinese; Hardcover (cloth in slipcase); limited edition of 700 copies, 2 volumes, 480 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 27 x 37 cm; 6 kg; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; The Meiyintang collection represents one of the finest private collections of Chinese ceramics ever assembled. Volume Three of the collection catalogue, consisting of two books in a slip case, discusses and illustrates nearly 600 Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic period to the Yuan (1279-1368), many of which are today on display in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich. Volume Four, also consisting of two books in a slip case, covers China's porcelain production from the Yuan to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) with some 250 entries. This collection is now dispersed. The 1994 publication of Volumes One and Two of the catalogue, which presented earlier acquisitions, is currently out of print..

Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2004. Signed by Rem Koolhaas. Also signed by the architect Joshua Prince-Ramus. First edition / First printing. Pictorial wrappers. Very fine. Rem Koolhaas is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 2000. Joshua Prince-Ramus founded the New York office of OMA in 2000, and was a principal designer, along with Koolhaas, of projects such as the Seattle Public Library and the Guggenheim Las Vegas Museum. In May 2006 the New York office split from OMA to become the firm REX.

The Illustrated Books of the Nanga, Maruyama, Shijo and Other Related Schools of Japan: A Biobliography, Mitchell, C.H. Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, First edition,1972. Illustrated in black & white with 24 plates. 10" high X 8" wide, 623 pages. Blue boards with gilt titles. text block is in pristine condition; board have the lightest of shelf wear. An essential reference containing biographical details of the artists and Part II (pp 206-566) bibliographical details of the books. Approximately 1,200 entries. Appendices provide a list of titles showing Chinese and Japanese characters, a chronological list of books with classification by subject-matter and index of publishers, engravers, printers and bookbinders.

New York: Aperture, 2000. Signed by Salgado and rare thus. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

1768 1ed ART Gilpin Essay Upon Prints Rembrandt Poussin Antique Collecting Guide

An early guide to antiquarian collecting!

William Gilpin was an English artist, Anglican cleric, schoolmaster and author. He was most notable as one of the originators of the concept of the picturesque, a set of rules for depicting nature. This notion would be expounded upon and expanded by other contemporary philosophers.
'An Essay upon Print's, attributed to Gilpin, is one of the first guides on print collecting in English. It became the standard for those collecting all kinds of prints, especially those of 'picturesque' quality. It also cautions against investing in copies of originals and acquiring poor impressions. Gilpin, who remained anonymous as the author, included the names of iconic artists – such as Rembrandt and Poussin – as those whose art is worthy of collecting.

Item number: #10004
Price: $499
GILPIN, William
An essay upon prints
London: Printed by G. Scott, for J. Robson, 1768. First edition.… Read More

1837 Rivers of France PARIS Seine Bridges Illustrated 58 Turner ART Engravings
"one of the supreme works of landscape illustrations" (Ray, 13)
Joseph Turner's "Rivers of France" is a fascinating collection of illustrations of French natural landscapes and scenic views. This book contains illustrations of the Seine, Paris skyline and buildings, bridges, cathedrals, and much more.
Item number: #19868
Price: $750
TURNER, Joseph Mallard W
The rivers of France, from drawings by J.M.W. Turner
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1837. First edition.

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· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9.25in X 6.5in (23.5cm x 17cm)
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San Francisco and Seattle: San Francisco Museum of Art; University of Washington Press, 1985. 207 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits; 29 cm. Exhibition held at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 12 September to 10 November 1985 and at 4 other museums through 9 November 1986. SIGNED and inscribed by artist Wayne Thiebaud, "Thank you for your kindness," with a heart. A near-fine copy, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Wayne Thiebaud first captured the attention of the art world in the early sixties when he exhibited paintings of cakes, hot dogs and gumball machines. Initially identified, by the subject of these works, with American Pop artists, Thiebaud has since shifted his attention to other subjects ranging from the figure to landscape. He has established himself as a preeminent American realist exploring traditional subjects with a fresh and contemporary eye. This major monograph traces the… Read More