The History Of Painting In Italy, From The Period Of The Revival Of The Fine Arts To The End Of The Eighteenth Century: Translated From The Original Italian Of The Abate Luigi Lanzi. (Six Volumes In Fine Leather Binding) by Lanzi, Luigi; Translated By Thomas Roscoe - 1828

Los Angeles: Western States Publishing, 1935. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. 12 3/4" Tall. Photographs Throughout. General Light Wear, No Names Or Marks. With A One Paragraph Review Of The Book "Napolitano" By Merle Armitage, One Of Six Books Individually Reviewed; Also A Notice That Edward Weston Had Closed His Carmel Studio And Opened One In Santa Monica With His Son, Brett Weston. Arts Calendar Includes Stanislaw Szukalski Exhibit Of Symbolic Pencil Drawings And Designs For Monumental Sculpture At The Assistance League; Paul Klee Exhibit At The Hollywood Gallery Of Modern Art; Tyrus Wong Paintings At The Foundation Of Western Art; Prints And Drawings Presented To The Los Angeles Museum, Exposition Park; And Paintings By Edward Biberman At The Stendhal Galleries. The Personal Copy Of Artist Pasquale Giovanno Napolitano, Although Not Marked As Such; Weston Did The Portrait For Merle Armitage's 1935 Book On Napolitano.

Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Co, 2002. First Edition . Black Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Color Plates Throughout; Original Signed Artwork By Chaz. 160 Pp. Black Cloth. First Edition. Inscribed With Greeting "Thanks For Being Part Of A Historical Event" In 2002, To Actor Nicolas Cage, Signed By Cheech Marin. With A Color Lithograph "L A Mix" Signed By Chaz Laid In Loosely. From The Collection Of Nichoas Cage, Who Had Larger Artwork By Chaz, But Not Signed By Cage.

London: Cassell and Company, 1909. First Edition . Green Cloth, Gilt. Near Fine. Plates Throughout. 160 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. Clean Example Of The 1909 Issue, Gilt Brilliant, Notable For The Long Prose Meditation By Carl Oscar Borg Which He Has Written And Signed On The Recto Of The Frontispiece: "Yellow Leaves: Yellow Leaves, Our Best And Brightest Thoughts Are They. The Deeds And Dreams Of Our Youth. A Sweet Sadness Emanates From Them As Trhe Shadows Fall Deeper And Deeper And The Wings Of Silence Hover Over The Past. Yellow Leaves, Moving Against The Evening Sun's Last Flickering Light, You Are Like A Sweet Melody Played By A Hand Gently Caressing The Golden Strings, Or A Song Sung By A Poet When First His Soul Knows The Terrible Truth Of Life And Is Overflowing With Silent Sorrow And Unspeakable Joy. Yellow Leaves, Falling Through The Clear Lights Of Evening To Mingle With The Cold And Dark Dust Of Earth, You Are Like Our Own Tired Souls That Are Seeking Rest In The Dreams Of Nirvana; Or Like… Read More

New York ( 1983 ): Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1973. First Edition Thus . White Cloth. Fine/Fine. 13 5/8" Tall. Bill Justice, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, and the Disney Studios. 458 Pp. White Cloth, Gilt. A Reissue Of The 1973 Original Edition, Which Had Plastic Images Of Mickey On The Front Cover, And A Clear Plastic Printed Wrapper; This Issue Has A More Traditional Opaque White Dust Jacket With The Same Images And Text And A White Cloth Binding, Which Is Much More Stable Than The Earlier Binding. This Copy With An Original Full Page Ink Drawing On The Front Endpaper, Signed By Bill Justice, Of A Chipmunk Holding A Sign "This Book Is The Property Of Mark", And Signed On The Third Page By Ollie Johnston And Frank Thomas Above The Colored Illustration Of Mickey Mouse. Two Great Pages, Each Framable By Themselves, But Better Still In The Book. A Wonderful Disney Item, Inscribed To Professional Clown Mark Towner, Who Won A 1998 Local Emmy For His Tv Program "Kid's View".

Los Angeles: The Art Center School, 1941. First Edition . Spiral Bound Card Covers. Very Good +. B/W Photographs on White and Blue Backgrounds Throughout. 72 Pp. Catalogue Of The School, Highlighting Its Teachers And Student Work; Includes Photo Of An Exposition Structure Designed By Mr. Schindler's Class [P. 34], Also Photos And Bios Of The Teachers Including Schindler And Ansel Adams. Undated But First Page Of Text Refers To Copyright Of The Art Professions Tree (1941) And To Founding Of School Eleven Years Previously (The School Was Founded In 1930). Very Scarce.

Los Angeles: Western States Publishing, 1935. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. 12 3/4" Tall. Photographs Throughout. General Light Wear, No Names Or Marks. With A One Paragraph Review Of The Book "Napolitano" By Merle Armitage, One Of Six Books Individually Reviewed; Also A Notice That Edward Weston Had Closed His Carmel Studio And Opened One In Santa Monica With His Son, Brett Weston. Arts Calendar Includes Stanislaw Szukalski Exhibit Of Symbolic Pencil Drawings And Designs For Monumental Sculpture At The Assistance League; Paul Klee Exhibit At The Hollywood Gallery Of Modern Art; Tyrus Wong Paintings At The Foundation Of Western Art; Prints And Drawings Presented To The Los Angeles Museum, Exposition Park; And Paintings By Edward Biberman At The Stendhal Galleries. The Personal Copy Of Artist Pasquale Giovanno Napolitano, Although Not Marked As Such; Weston Did The Portrait For Merle Armitage's 1935 Book On Napolitano.

Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Co, 2002. First Edition . Black Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Color Plates Throughout; Original Signed Artwork By Chaz. 160 Pp. Black Cloth. First Edition. Inscribed With Greeting "Thanks For Being Part Of A Historical Event" In 2002, To Actor Nicolas Cage, Signed By Cheech Marin. With A Color Lithograph "L A Mix" Signed By Chaz Laid In Loosely. From The Collection Of Nichoas Cage, Who Had Larger Artwork By Chaz, But Not Signed By Cage.

London: Cassell and Company, 1909. First Edition . Green Cloth, Gilt. Near Fine. Plates Throughout. 160 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. Clean Example Of The 1909 Issue, Gilt Brilliant, Notable For The Long Prose Meditation By Carl Oscar Borg Which He Has Written And Signed On The Recto Of The Frontispiece: "Yellow Leaves: Yellow Leaves, Our Best And Brightest Thoughts Are They. The Deeds And Dreams Of Our Youth. A Sweet Sadness Emanates From Them As Trhe Shadows Fall Deeper And Deeper And The Wings Of Silence Hover Over The Past. Yellow Leaves, Moving Against The Evening Sun's Last Flickering Light, You Are Like A Sweet Melody Played By A Hand Gently Caressing The Golden Strings, Or A Song Sung By A Poet When First His Soul Knows The Terrible Truth Of Life And Is Overflowing With Silent Sorrow And Unspeakable Joy. Yellow Leaves, Falling Through The Clear Lights Of Evening To Mingle With The Cold And Dark Dust Of Earth, You Are Like Our Own Tired Souls That Are Seeking Rest In The Dreams Of Nirvana; Or Like… Read More

New York ( 1983 ): Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1973. First Edition Thus . White Cloth. Fine/Fine. 13 5/8" Tall. Bill Justice, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, and the Disney Studios. 458 Pp. White Cloth, Gilt. A Reissue Of The 1973 Original Edition, Which Had Plastic Images Of Mickey On The Front Cover, And A Clear Plastic Printed Wrapper; This Issue Has A More Traditional Opaque White Dust Jacket With The Same Images And Text And A White Cloth Binding, Which Is Much More Stable Than The Earlier Binding. This Copy With An Original Full Page Ink Drawing On The Front Endpaper, Signed By Bill Justice, Of A Chipmunk Holding A Sign "This Book Is The Property Of Mark", And Signed On The Third Page By Ollie Johnston And Frank Thomas Above The Colored Illustration Of Mickey Mouse. Two Great Pages, Each Framable By Themselves, But Better Still In The Book. A Wonderful Disney Item, Inscribed To Professional Clown Mark Towner, Who Won A 1998 Local Emmy For His Tv Program "Kid's View".

Los Angeles: The Art Center School, 1941. First Edition . Spiral Bound Card Covers. Very Good +. B/W Photographs on White and Blue Backgrounds Throughout. 72 Pp. Catalogue Of The School, Highlighting Its Teachers And Student Work; Includes Photo Of An Exposition Structure Designed By Mr. Schindler's Class [P. 34], Also Photos And Bios Of The Teachers Including Schindler And Ansel Adams. Undated But First Page Of Text Refers To Copyright Of The Art Professions Tree (1941) And To Founding Of School Eleven Years Previously (The School Was Founded In 1930). Very Scarce.