Search Results: Art, Architecture & Design from Leaf and Stone Books

Toronto: ECW Press. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550222457 . 179, [i] pp. Notes. 53 colour plates some folding, 31 duotones. Large oblong octavo. Glossy white dust jacket with brown and red image is clean and intact. Book itself is also clean and fresh, front board has a slight concave storage bend, otherwise very nice. This is NOT one of the numbered copies. Dust jacket is G+, book itself is VG-. After Geometry is the first extended study of the abstract art of Claude Tousignant. James D. Campbell offers new biographical information on and insights into the man who has been des- cribed (by David Burnett and Marilyn Schiff in Contemporary Canadian Art) as making "among the most striking statements on the nature of painting. ”; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages .

Praha: Euromedia Group. Good in Good dust jacket. 1999. Paperback. 8024202522 . 8 [68] , oblong quarto measuring 9 x 11". In Czech. Cream and black paper wraps over clear card covers, with beautiful black and white reproductions of Paderlik's sketches of a female nude -- they look like pen and ink with a black wash. DJ has a bit of wear, chip and tear at spine head and top back. Creamy, heavy paper, each page is double/uncut so that each sketch is on it's own page. Interior clean and unmarked. The sketches were completed in 1971 and apparently published then by Odeon, reprinted beautifully in 1999. OCLC 45372587. Also included with the book is a gallery catalog, Prague 2001, of an exhibition of Paderlik's work. Very hard to find. ; Knizni Klub; Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Torino: L'Arte Antica Silverio Salamon. Good in Good dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. KB7. xxvii, 70pp + 4 unnumbered pages. Italian language, illustrations. Book has blue cloth hardcover with gold text on front cover. Dust jacket is clear plastic. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 101 pages .

New York: G.P. Putnam & Son. Fair with no dust jacket. 1853. Hardcover. xi + 312 pp. Includes Titian; Fuseli, Salvator Rosa, Domenichino, Ribera, Giordano, Morland, Holbein, Giotto, Uccello, Vernet, Buffalmaco, the Elgin Marbles and much more, Typical brown ribbed cloth with blind stamped ruling and decoration a bit faded , spine gilt faded, spine tips a bit worn. Interior hinges cracked, paper a little toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Cagliari: Aipsa. Good with no dust jacket. 2004. SoftcoverSoftcover. 8887636567 . 351 pp. Glossary, bibliography. In Italian. Illustrated with b/w photos and plans. Stiff sepia and white wraps with a photo of a man making mud bricks. In very nice condition, virtually no signs of wear. Scarce. "In questo volume Fodde illustra I metodi adoperati prima dell'avvento della meccanizzazione e spiega la natura microscopic dei materiali." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 351 pages .

Ethan Matt Kavaler. Good with no dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Kb19...147, [20] pp. Bibliography . 18 pages of illustrations after the text. 4to wtih grey paper covers with image of a sculpture, black spine. Font cover corner curled. Interior has pencil erasures on title page, many notes/corrections/additions in black ink which have been made by Kavaler. A much earlier work than the Brill more recent edition, self published. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 147 pages .

Stockholm: Norstedt & Soners. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 9117916526 . 171 pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Black paper dust jacket with yellow text and b/w images is chipped and worn, flaps still present. Book itself is clean and unmarked. Good copy and quite hard to find. Jan Guillou interviews some of Sweden's most important actors and artists: Hasse Alfredson, Birgitta Andersson, Olof Buckard, Tage Danielsson, Gösta Ekman, Stig Järrel, Jarl Kulle, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Lena Nyman, Povel Ramel , Sif Ruud and Cornelis Vreeswijk. Entirely in Swedish. ; Swedish Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages .

Stuttgart- Bad Cannstatt: Methuen & Co.. Good. 1907. Hardcover. Xvi + 520 pp. 40 pages of Methuen's catalogue at rear. Numerous plates throughout. Blue cloth boards. Book is in good condition. Edges slightly bumped, especially at base of spine. Book is ex-libris with bookplate inside front cover. Signed by 2 previous owners on half-title page. Interior is otherwise clean with no other marks. Usable copy. 2nd edition. ; Ex-Libris .

Rome: Multigrafica Editrice. Fair. 1973. Paperback. 144 pp + 55 illustrations at rear. In Italian. Grey card covers are clean, interior clean with a little foxing at title, damp rippling at bottom edge, particularly at rear -- doesn't affect usability much but still not attractive -- priced low to reflect condition. ; Universita Degli Studi Di Roma; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages .

Toronto: Xanthus Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1995. Softcover. 0969870906 . I + 88 pp. Black and white softcover with image of woman on front cover. Book is in good condition clean with no marks. Signed by both both authors on title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by All Authors .

Ettenheim: Deutscher Sparkassenverlag. Good with no dust jacket. 2009. Hardcover. 3825601706 . 95pp. Photographs of art, German language. Book has white and red paper hardcover with black and white text on covers and spine, illustration on front cover. Marks and wear on front cover. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages .

New York: Crown Publishers. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1946. Hardcover. 112pp + 8 unnumbered pages. Limited edition, 13 of 1250, signed twice by author, once at the limitation, and then again below it with a gift inscription, plates. Book has red cloth hardcover with gold text on front cover and spine. Dust jacket is red and white with illustration on front cover and white text and black text. Sunning on dust jacket and wear with tears on covers and spine. Bookplates on front pastedown and front flyleaf. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages; Signed by Author .

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773530576 . KB16...xii, 316 pp. Octavo. Black cloth with silver gilt. Covers virtually as new, slightest hint of shelf wear, interior clean and tight, very nice copy. A series of essays by the editors, as well as Christine Hudon, Ollivier Hubert, Nancy Christie, Hanna M. Lane, Kenneth L. Draper, Brigitte Caulier, Jean-Marie Fecteau, Eric Vaillancourt, Roberto Perin and Gilles Routhier. ; Mcgill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion; Vol. 45; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 328 pages .

Chicago: Art Bulletin. Good with no dust jacket. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st Thus. 74 pp. Double page color plates and 74 figures. This is the article from the Art Bulletin, without a title page or other descriptive help, handsomely library bound with marbled boards and 3/4 cloth with gilt to the spine. Bit of rubbing, old library label to bottom front, interior has normal library markings, otherwise clean and nice. The miniatures of the Rockefeller McCormick manuscript (Codex 2400) , a complete Byzantine New Testament, including a full color double page spread. Very nice. ; Ex-Library; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; 74 pages .

Paris: Galerie Georges Petit. Good in Good dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Softcover. 80 pages + many full page plates. Original cream card wraps with dark blue have old price sticker mark, date written in blue pencil bit grubby, spine tips worn. First blank has a few prices in pencil, otherwise clean and unmarked. 223 lots. Inclues Boilly,Boucher,Danloux,Debucourt,Demarne,Drouais,Fragonard,Gerard,Greuze,Gu ardi,Heinsius,Nattier,Robert,Taunay,Vanloo,Vigee-Lebrun,Watteau,Carmontelle ,Cosway, de Maghy,Eisen,Lancret,Lemoine,Mallet,Natoire Pater, Portail,Queverdo,Sergent,etc.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Newport, Monmouthshire, England: Ceramic Book Company. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. [x], 305. Index to Part I and to Part II. 31 colour plates and 55 black/white plates. Very handsome large, heavy book in dark blue cloth with gilt, which is clean and nice, minimal wear, little bit of corner wear. Clear plastic cover which has a piece out of it at the back top edge. Interior is clean except that the first free endpaper has a large owner inscript with date of purchase "from the Jesse Hamilton collection" and a catalogue #. Otherwise good. Heavy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 305 pages .

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773539824 . KB16...xix, 216 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. Nicely illustrated with photos, figs, patterns. Octavo. Black cloth with bright gilt, clean and bright, slight bump at top spine. Interior clean and fresh, good copy. ; Mcgill-Queen’s Studies in the History of Religion; Vol. 2:56:00 AM; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages .

Thessaloniki: Byzantine Institute. Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. xi + 188 pages + 141 b/w plates + [7] pgs designs. Illustrated with maps, one folding. Linen cloth boards with red are clean, just a bit of wear at corners and spine tips. Interior clean and unmarked, binding webbing showing at one page, but otherwise very nice. Red and black title pages -- one in Latin, one in Greek. Text entirely in Greek. Loose errata sheet. Heavy, will require additional international postage.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

New York: John Wiley & Sons / Chapman Hall. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1932. Second Edition. Hardcover. [x], 248 pp. Frontis plate. Illustrated throughout with cuts and plates. Orange paper dust jacket is quite worn at all edges, dj top of spine torn with some losses, back flap was reattached with heavy brown tape. Book itself is orange cloth which has been protected by the dj and is fairly clean and nice. Interior has old owner name and address, otherwise clean and unmarked. Now protected in Mylar. How to do fashion illustration and costume design with mostly an 1918 esthetic, with occasional 30s updates. Wonderful illustrations. "This lovely book tells the history of costume design and illustration through text, photos and illustrations. It also discusses the difference between costume desing and costume illustration. The author states "it can easily be seen how advantageous it is to any fashion artist, whether designer or illustrator, to have an understanding of… Read More

Hong Kong: Wah Yan College. Good with no dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9628538128 . 250 pp. Heavily illustrated, mostly in black and white but with some color. In English with some Chinese. Gift inscription from the author on the title page. Laminated glossy hard paper covers in grey, black and white with red are clean and unmarked. Interior clean and nice, with author's inscription, otherwise unmarked. Lovely copy of this over-sized heavy book. ; 12.50 X 10.10 X 0.80 inches; 250 pages; Signed by Author .