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New York: Victor Perard, 1940. "The purpose of this book is to present in a simple and direct manner the subject of anatomy as it is applied to Art." Unpaginated, but easily over 200 illustrations demonstrating how to draw the human body. DJ in Fair to Good- condition with chipping to edges, tears to corners, sections of spine torn and missing, tears to creases. Light blue covers with gilt image and lettering on front and title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, spine tips are bent and fraying. Some sun fading to top and bottom of spine. Previous owner's name written on front inside cover and front free endpaper. Interior is tight and clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Third Edition, Fourth Printing. Cloth. Good+ to Very Good-/Fair to Good-. Illus. by Illustrations. Size: Approx. 7 " x 9". Art.

London: John C. Nimmo, 1891. A New Edition Incorporating the Author's Own Notes, Additions and Emendations. With Portrait and Twenty-four Steel and Mezzotint Engravings. Also Numerous Engravings on Wood. In Four Volumes. Two hundred and sixty-five copies of this Large Paper Edition printed for England, and one hundred and fifty for America. The engravings given in duplicate, and the initial letters and rules printed in red. Each copy is numbered and type distributed. This is copy No. 315. All volumes have speckled turquoise/brown covers with gilt imprint on front/back and tan title bar on spine. Covers have bumped and rubbed corners and edges, scuffing to faces, spine ends are torn and fraying. Ex. library with similar markings: identification numbers on lower spine, bookplate on front inside cover, library stamp on back of all plates, identification numbers and embossed stamp on illustrations page, embossed stamp on several interior pages, checkout sheet on back free endpaper, pocket envelope on… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Lectures include: "Museums of Art and Teachers of English" by Stockton Axson; "Museums of Art and Teachers of Art" by Kenyon Cox; "Museums of Art and Teachers of History" by G. Stanley Hall; and "Museums of Art and Teachers of the Classics" by Oliver S. Tonks. The lectures were delivered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a course for teachers. 144 pp. Green boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover corners are rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, scuffing to cover faces. Spine ends are bent and chipped, particularly the top spine end that is ripped and missing, showing interior spine. Gilt top page edge. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper. Newspaper article from NY Times laid in on back free endpaper, staining the pages behind and inside back cover. Interior tight and clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Boards. Good+ to Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7… Read More

Washington: Ritchie & Heiss, 1846. 29th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 806. Read, and laid upon the table. July 24, 1846. "The Joint Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the memorial of Mr. Catlin, for the purchase of his gallery of Indian collections and paintings, and also the memorial of American artists abroad, and of American citizens resident in London..." Catlin's Indian Gallery, which is housed at the Smithsonian Institute American Art Museum, is recognized as a great cultural treasure, offering rare insight into native cultures and an important chapter in American history. 3 pp. Disbound government document. Spine edge is chipped. Browning and foxing to pages, but text is easily legible. Document in VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good -. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". U.S. Government Document.

Amsterdam: Pantheon Akademische Verlagsanstalt, 1939. Editions Pierre Tisne, Paris. Printed in France. Text in German. 35 pp. with 112 b/w and color plates, some tipped in. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover corners are bumped and edges rubbed. Foxing to top page edge. Mild browning on pages. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 6 " x 8". Artists.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910. Printed as Manuscript. Synopsis includes: Fine Arts (General); Architecture; Sculpture; Graphic Arts in General-Drawings, Design; Painting; Engraving; and Art Applied to Industry-Decoration and Ornament. 161 pp. includes Index. Brown paper covers. Faint watermark at spine joint, 1 3/4" to top edge. Doesn't go through. Mildly soiled covers. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+.. Wraps. Good. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Library of Congress.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1942. Special edition. History of Currier & Ives printmakers. Decorative boards with pasted-down illustration on front, black/gilt lettering on spine. 41 pp. with 192 plates, both b/w and color. Olive green top page edge. Corners bumped and edges browning. Normal shelf wear to cover. Small ink smudge on side page edge. Interior is tight, clean and in VG condition.. Special Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 12 1/4". Art.

Brockton, Massachusetts: Currier Publications, 1987. Foreward by Kathryn Corbin. 287 pp. Book is Like New with very little wear and tear.. 1987 Edition. Soft Cover. Like New. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Price Guide.

New York: Frederick Keppel & Co., 1907. November 7th to November 30th, 1907. With an Introduction by David Keppel. Catalogue of 58 etchings, of Rembrant's "Scriptural pieces" and landscapes. Notes about the art work by P.G. Hamerton, Charles Blanc and others. Stiff brown covers with black calligraphy lettering on front cover. 15 pp. Slightly soiled, rubbing to bottom edge. Otherwise VG+. String-tied.. Wraps. Very Good to Very Good+. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 9 1/4". Art.

New York: Joseph Laing, Engraver & Print Publisher Painted by A. Rivey, Paris, from a Cartoon by H. Brueckner. Engraved on Steel by John C. McRae. Article "First in Peace" written by Benson J. Lossing. 8 pp. Two page outline key plate showing names of key figures within the painting. Gray paper covers. Cover corners are chipped and missing, edges chipped, cover edges are browning, some dirt marks, spine ends are creased. Tearing along spine, front covers loose. Interior pages are browning, creasing to corners, text easily legible. Document in Good to Good+ condition.. Paper Cover. Good+. Illus. by Plate. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". New York.

South Kensington: The Museums Association, 1931. "The following pages contain as complete a list as it has been possible to make of the Museums of the British Isles." 376 pp. Black cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Cover edges are rubbed and rippled. Spine faded. Spine broken between pages 280-281, otherwise interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 10 ". Directory.

Columbia MO: University of Missouri, 1931. The Contributions of the Ancient Dramatic Poets to Our Knowledge of the Arts and Crafts of Greece. Four "volumes": Volume II, Part I and II on Sculpture 1931. Volume III, Part I and II on Painting and Allied Arts, 1932. The University of Missouri Studies. A Quarterly of Research.Volume II, Part I and II:Sculpture. Contents: Archaic Period; Transition Period; Fifth Century; Sculpture of Unknown Authorship and Unknown Time; Sculpture in the Theater, Wood Carvings; Metal Work, Articles for the Boudoir, for Use in the Service of the gods; Funeral Urns; and Coinage. pp.331-597. 45 illustrations-most full paged. Volume III, Part I and II: Painting and Allied Arts. Painting-The Old Masters, Portrait Painting, and Mythological and Religious Painting; Weaving Tapestry and Embroidery; Mosaics; and Pottery. pp.559-863 including 3 Indexes( Index of Passages Cited from Ancient Authors; Index of Artists and Index of Subjects. 51 illustrations-most full… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education. 842 pp. with index. Ex. lib. with stamp and identification numbers on front freepaper and inside front cover. Brown cloth covers have bumped corners, edges rubbed. Library sticker adhered to bottom of spine. Spine head and tail are bent and fraying, spine separated from interior of book, and joints are rubbed to expose boards. Spine loose within interior pages. Interior page edges are browning, but text is easily legible. Book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Education.

New York: The Viking Press, 1943. "For many years the need of a further book on the subject of figure drawing has been apparent to me. I have waited for such a book to appear which could be recommended to the many young artists with whom I have come in contact. Finally, I have come to the realization that such a book, regardless of one's ability as an author, could be written only by a man actually in the field of commercial art, who in his experience has met and countered with the actual problems that must be clarified." 204 pp. Blue cloth cover with drawn image of nude woman on front in yellow, title lettering in yellow on spine. Missing DJ. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges faded and rubbed with some dents, minor soiling to cover faces, spine is discolored from sun exposure, spine ends are fraying and torn. Hinges on endpapers are brown and discolored, some dirt smudges to endpapers. Front hinge loose. Number stamp on back free endpaper. Interior pages lightly… Read More

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1952. Number one. February 1952. 72 pp. Xeroxed?/typed copy. Stapled at spine end. Cover is "professionally" printed with a large orange number "1" and black type: University of Nebraska Galleries. Four Gallery Talks. Covers mildly soiled and sunned around edges. Waterstains? on back cover-don't go through. Covers overall Good. Interior is clean, tight, and Very Good+.. Paper Cover. Good. Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 11". Art.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903. With stories by Alexandre Dumas, William Makepeace Thackeray, John Ruskin, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Jules Guiffrey, among others. Artwork described includes The Birth of Venus by Botticelli, The Sistine Madonna by Raphael, The Night Watch by Rembrant, The Hay Wain by Constable, The Madonna of the Rocks by da Vinci, along with many others. Numerous photographs accompany the described artwork. 317 pp. Olive green cloth covers with gilt design and title on front cover, faded gilt title and design on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges bumped and rubbed, scuffing and wear to cover faces, joints are worn, spine is creased, spine ends are bent and fraying with many tears. Gilt top page edge. Gift inscription to previous owner written on front free endpaper. Broken hinges. Endpapers are discolored and tanned, interior pages are also tanned with foxing spots. Book in Good+ to VG-… Read More

Mangonia Park, Florida: JAR Publishers, 1980. "The lithographs in this book are an important part of Edna Hibel's total oeuvre, but only a part." 207 pages with index and glossary. Tan cloth covers with gilt title on spine, brown paper front cover with gilt image of "Felicia". Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, light wear to front cover, spine ends bent. Decorative endpapers. Interior pages are clean, tight. Book in VG to VG+ condition. Due to the size and weight of the book, extra postage may be required.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 9" X 12 1/4". Art.

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1880. all edges gilt. Corners slightly bumped. Gilt lettering on spine hard to read. Spine ends slightly frayed. Otherwise exterior is VG-. Covers have "silky" touch. Back hinge loosening. Interior is clean and VG.. Cloth. Good +. Illus. by Designs by Miss. L.B. Humphrey, Engraved by Andrew. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 8 1/4". Poetry.

Laguna Beach, CA: Walter T. Foster Material to Use and How to Use Them. 40 pp. No pub date. Wear to edges and corners. Interior clean.. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: 10 1/4" x 13". Art.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1973. "Humbug is both a biography of this master trickster and a quest for the historical Barnum, a study of the audiences whose needs he so brilliantly anticipated. It shows the young Barnum starting out in the age of 'the common man,' the irreverent Jacksonian era, when physical progress and democratic dogmas made Americans extremely sure of their own opinions--and easy prey for the hoaxer." 337 pages with index. Gift inscription from author on half title page. Red cloth cover. DJ in VG- condition. with wear and small tears to edges and corners, some creasing, tears along joints near spine edge, front flap is not price-clipped. Cover corners are bumped, spine ends are bent. Decorative endpapers. Front hinge loose. Stain from paperclip on author book listing opposite of half title page. Interior tight, clean. Book in VG+ condition.. Gift Inscription By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 6… Read More