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Yerevan, Armenia: Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. 9-1/2" x 12-1/2" Cloth; 234pp; Large format, tan cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, very small stain to front board, previous owner's stamp to front pastedown, endpapers age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce, oversized vintage collection of color plates of religious Armenian… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, NY: John G. Marshall Mfg. Co. Inc., 1963. Enlarged Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. Wraps; Enlarged Edition; 64pp; Covers slightly rubbed, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Scarce, vintage manual from art supply company on how to make money hand-coloring photographs. Illustrated with photos.

Hong Kong: Urban Council, 1982. Softcover. Very Good. 10" x 9-1/2" Softcover; 84pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Catalogue for exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art in 1982. Illustrated with 60 color plates. Text in English and Chinese.

New Delhi, India: Roli Books International, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7" x 9" Hardcover in DJ; 128pp; DJ clean & bright with a few nicks, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. Traces the development of Indian miniature painting from the Bagh caves to the Sikh school. Illustrated with reproductions of the… Read more about this item

New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 9" x 12" Softcover; 235pp; Covers clean & bright with very slight edgewear, corner at spine slightly bumped, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Lushly produced compilation of the posters Bill Graham Presents commissioned for the 1960s era shows at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium as well as at… Read more about this item

Watford, UK: Raw Vision Ltd, 2017. Softcover. Very Good. 8-1/4" x 11-1/2" Softcover; 288pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Four issues of quarterly magazine devoted to Outsider Art, Art Brut, Folk Art and Visionary Art. Artists include: Woolsey, Brent Brown, Minnie Evans, Known-Unknown, Pinturitas, Mabs Francis, Michel Nedjar, Daniel Martin Diaz, Frank Bruno and… Read more about this item

Watford, UK: Raw Vision Ltd, 2016. Softcover. Very Good. 8-1/4" x 11-1/2" Softcover; 280pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Four issues of quarterly magazine devoted to Outsider Art, Art Brut, Folk Art and Visionary Art. Artists include: Dan Miller, J. J. Beegan, John Bliss, Gil Batles, Scottie Wilson, Stephanie Blanquet, Ruth Kohler, Johann Hauser,… Read more about this item

New York: Printed Matter, 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. 13" x 7-3/4" Wraps; First Edition; 28pp; Handling wear & corner creasing to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Scarce, vintage artist's book containing stereopticon photos of Southern California waterfalls juxtaposed with text combining real and imagined history, geological phenomena and exploration.

New York: Fairbairn Art Co., 1925. Softcover. Good+. 7" x 10" Wraps; First Edition; 12 cards in portfolio, small punctures in corners of some cards, wear to spine, spine professionally repaired, minor staining to one card & portfolio, Good+ condition. Attractive scarce, vintage portfolio of costume designs for the Orient. Includes 12 plates.

New York: Fairbairn Art Co., 1925. Softcover. Very Good. 7" x 10" Wraps; First Edition; 12 cards + flyer in portfolio, slight wear to spine, cards bright & unmarked, VG condition. Attractive scarce, vintage portfolio of costume designs for the Age of Chivalry. Includes 12 plates + flyer.

New York: Fairbairn Art Co., 1926. Softcover. Very Good-. 7" x 10" Wraps; First Edition; 12 cards + flyer in portfolio, small punctures in corners of cards, wear to spine, spine professionally repaired, cards bright & unmarked, VG- condition. Attractive scarce, vintage portfolio of costume designs for ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Includes 12 plates + flyer: "The Meaning of… Read more about this item

Tokyo, Japan: Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, 1989. Softcover. Fine. 10" x 9-1/2" Wraps; 24pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Scarce, vintage exhibition catalog for contemporary outdoor sculpture exhibition held in Tobu Town, Japan in 1988, sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture in Tokyo, Japan. Artists include: Akinobu Shimokawa, Toru… Read more about this item

New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1961. Softcover. Good+. 5-1/4" x 5" Softcover; 220pp; Minor creasing to covers, spine creased, dampstaining to a few pages, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Vintage exhibition catalog for show of graphic arts in advertising for the year 1961. Illustrated with photos.

Zurich, Switzerland: Pro Helvetia, 1950. Softcover. Very Good. 4" x 8" Softcover; Covers slightly edgeworn & protected by original glassine sleeve, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Vintage booklet accompanying traveling exhibition, "The Swiss Poster." Text in German, French and English. Illustrated with photos.

Los Angeles, CA: The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Information, 1996. Second Printing. Softcover. Near Fine. 95pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. Guide to the unique world of the microminiatures of Hagop Sandaldjian. A publication from the Museum of Jurassic Technology. Illustrated with photos, many in color.

Japan: Kiyosi-Kojin, Japan, 1955. Softcover. Good+. 8-1/2 x 11 Softcover; Covers chipped, age-toned & protected by mylar sleeve, pages age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Collection of paintings by Japanese artist Tessai-Tomioka (1836-1924). Illustrated, some in color. Preface by Kojo Sakamoto. Text in English and Japanese.

New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8-1/2 x 11 Cloth in DJ; First Edition; 112pp; DJ age-toned, moderately edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG- condition. Vintage analysis of the great periods of civilization in terms of alphabets… Read more about this item

Portland, OR: Judith Poxson Fawkes, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 10" x 8" Wraps; 55pp; Slight handling wear to covers, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Catalog of art works by artists of the Willamette Heights neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, 1891-1991. Illustrated throughout with b/w photos.

Portland, OR: Museum Art School. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 10-1/2" x 8-1/2" Wraps; Red card covers with illustration & titling to front, back cover partially faded, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Collection of wood block prints (with text) by students of the Museum Art School Children's Classes, depicting the 14 figures on the 81 foot… Read more about this item

Eugene, OR: Shamrock Studio, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 9" x 12" Softcover; First Edition; 52pp; Covers age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Collection of fantasy, portrait and nature drawings by Eugene, Oregon artist David Victor Sherrod.