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London, England: Octopus Books Limited, 1972. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6. Octopus Books Limited, 1972. Hardback. Translated from the Italian by Simon Coldham. First English Edition. Originally published in Italian in 1966 by Fratelli Fabbri Editore. 87 full color illustrations. 19th Century Art in The US and 20th Century Art in the US and Europe. Every page has a reproduction of a work of art, with accompanying explanatory text. Full color beautiful illustrations of American Art and Architecture. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition bound in burgundy cloth with block-style gilt lettering on spine. Clean and tight. Front panel very slightly bowed, with three specks on it. Interior is clean and bright, unmarked. 158 pages. 5.25 x 7.5 inches. 1972, Octopus Books Limited, London, England

USA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Catalog of American Narrative Painting Exhibition in 1974. Large Paperback in Very Good Condition. 192 pages. Clean and unmarked cover with light edgewear. Tight glued binding. 13 Figures, 87 Plates in b/w and colour, with title and narrative. Pages all very clean, completely unmarked, 192 pages, with Bibliography and Index of Artists and Works. 9 x 10 inches. 1974, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Cambridge and London and Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Cambridge University Press 1982 Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Small tan stain on fore-edge of page block, else Fine. Series: Cambridge Introduction to the History of Art. Introduction to the main characteristics of painting, sculpture, and architecture in this period and how they relate to the history of the time. Cover illustration: A Greek statue shown in a Roman setting. Wall painting in Pompeii, c. AD70. 128 pages. 9.5" x 6.5". 1982, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and London and Melbourne

New York, New York USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library First US Edition. Hardcover Ex-library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. A beautiful book which brings together 30 paintings of Monet's--Superb color reproductions of his paintings are presented alongside extended excerpts from his letters/writings/conversations about each work. . On coated paper. Monet chronology is at the end of the book. Yellow cloth binding is clean, rubbed on edges, scuffed on corners. Lib Card on ffep.& lib stamps as usual. Jacket is clean, ragged at edges, attached to boards. Pencil underlining in Introduction. 80 pp .6 x 8 25 inches. 1990, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA

New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1937. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Van Loon, Hendrik Willem. Type: Hardback 1937 Hardcover Book in Condition. No Jacket. The red cloth binding is scraped on the lower half of the front panel, otherwise in very good condition. Clean with gilt decoration on front, gilt titles on spine. Paper panel, decorated with musical instruments, affixed to spine. Endpapers with a unique illustration of the history of art. Inner hinge Binding is tight, and solid, sewn binding. Internals toned, quite clean, no markings of any kind. Many full color drawings by Van Loon, in color and wash and b/w --so delightful! Van Loon's humor is also delightful. And as he says: "This book was written and illustrated by Hendrik Willem Van Loon to give the general reader (who perhaps had always considered this a rather remote subject) a better understanding and a greater appreciation of everything that has been done within the realm of painting and architecture and… Read More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. First English Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Translated from the French by John Goodman. Minimal lib marks, no pockets or cards. Jacket very clean and otherwise unmarked. Internals, other than lib stamps on endpapers, in Fine condition. Lavishly illustrated--full color, full page illustrations, musical scores, drawings, poems hand-written reproductions, etc, on nesrly every page. The authors present early works of 84 remarkable people from the great fifteenth-century book illuminator Pol de Limbourg to the Holocause diarist Anne Frank. There are reproductions in color of paintings, drawings, letters, essays and musical compositions. For example--the earliest known drawings by the great German Renaissance master Albrecht Durer including a self-portrait in silverpoint made when he was only thirteen years old; sculpture of 18-year-old… Read More

New York and Canada: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition First Printing Hardcover Book in Fine Condition with a Good Dust Jacket. 144 pages w/index. size: 8.25 h x 11 w. In clear step-by-step demonstration, the author shows how to paint penetrating character studies of friends and strangers, men and women, the very young, and the very old. 29 full color plates. Fine tan linen full cloth binding with red titles, tight, solid and square sewn binding, internals pristine. Bright and clean jacket is unclipped, illustrated with full color portraits of some of the character studies; spine heel wrinkled, upper edge wrinkled and chipped; half inch closed tear to upper edge and spine head front edge. 1972, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York and Canada.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1980. First Edition Paperback. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Abbeville Press 1980 First Edition Paperback as New. From The Abbeville Library if Art Series. Enduring images of 19th century America lavishly illustrated throughout with large color plates, including beautiful details on gatefold pages. This book presents a wide selection of America's most beloved printmakers, reproduced in full color and combined with illuminating commentaries by one of the leading experts on Currier & Ives. On the Cover: Central Park-Winter/The Skating Pond; Pages 2-3: The Village Blacksmith; Pages 4-5: American Forest Scene/Maple Sugaring; Frontispiece: The Four Seasons of Life/Youth. Photography by George Roos. 50 high-quality color reproductions of lithographs by the great 19th century printers Curries & Ives. 112 pages. 8 x 5.75 inches. ISBN10: 0896590925, ISBN13: 9780896590922

Shorewood Pblishers, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Good Condition, in a Slipcase in Fair Condition. 9" x 9 1/2" tall. 140 pages. The drawings of noted Flemish and Dutch artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Rembrandt van Rijn and many others, from the 15th Century through to the 18th century. Dozens of plates, bearing color, black & white and sepia-toned examples of these works. --- In full ivory cloth-covered boards with black titles to front and spine. light wear to spine head/heel, spine is reinforced with tape. Inner hinge cracked, back strap loose from crash. Binding remains tight. Interior very clean and unmarked. Explanatory text of the art of the time period, illustrations of the artists and figures in the text, and plates of the artwork of these artists, which is what most of the book consists of. Ninety-eight beautiful full page plates. Olive-green paper-covered slipcases;… Read More

San Francisco & Los Angeles: BUTTERFIELD & BUTTERFIELD, 1996. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. PAPERBACK EDITION OF THE NOVEMBER 1996 AUCTION CATALOG, BUTTERFIELD & BUTTERFIELD, FINE ART AUCTIONEERS AND APPRAISERS SINCE 1865. Sale 6498. Nov. 20, 1996. Lots 2600-2784. 68 pages of colour and b/w paintings. In NEAR FINE condition. Clean glossy, bright card cover, illustrated, with light crease to upper corner, a touch of wear to lower corner. Internals pristine--painting reproductions are bright, crisp, clear, no markings of any kind, no toning. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. 1996, Butterfield & Butterfield

New York: Barnes & Noble, 2007. First Thus. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Barnes & Noble Edition. Hardcover Book As New with Near Fine Dust Jacket. Bright, clean, spotless yellow laminated binding, no wear, internals also Fine. 63 Illustrations, including 51 Plates in Full Colour. On the Jacket; "Irises", detail, 1889. Vincent van Gogh. The life and art of Vincent van Gogh, who never felt loved, died a gruesome death at age 37. after a life of misery and loneliness. How did this son of a clergyman emerge as one of the world's great painters? And he sold only one painting during his lifetime. 112 pages. 7.25 x 7.25 inches. 2007, Barnes & Noble, New York

USA: The Reader's Digest Association, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Folio-size Hardcover Edition in Near Fine Condition, without Jacket, with the beauty of the world's great paintings and information about the artists and their times and the great ages of art--the story of seven centuries of art. Binding of brown quarter cloth w/gilt titles, colorful cloth mosaic over boards. Very clean, no marks, a bare touch of edgewear. Tight and solid sewn binding. Interior spotless, bright, a delight to view, peruse, study. 192 pages. 9.25 x 13 inches. 1965, Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantville, New York, USA

New York: Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian/Harry N. Abrahams, Inc, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. First Edition. Large Paperback in Fine Condition. Heavy stiff cover. Color and b/w photographs of works of art throughout--includes chapters on The Whistler Collection, The Asian Tours, Colleagues and Dealers, Freer and Fenollosa, The American Renaissance, Composing the Collection, The Late Years, The Washington Building. In pristine condition. 272 pages with Chronology: Charles Lang Freer, Notes, Bibliography and Index. 9 x 10 inches. 1993, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian/Harry N. Abrahams, Inc., New York

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1977. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. A rich guide to the terminology and iconography of the visual arts throughout history. More than a glossary, it not only defines processes, principles, subjects, and symbols, but also explores their importance and usage from differnt historical viewpoints.The entries in this book are keyed to the reproductions in H.W.Janson's History of Art, 2nd ed. Maps in rear showing Art Centers of Western Europe. The book is clean, edgeworn; hinge of cover split one inch up hinge from bottom. Marks on bottom edge of text block. Former owner name on first page, which has a smudge on the lower part of the page. The internals quite clean, no markings of any kind. 127 pages. 6 x 9 inches. 1977, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., USA

England: Paul Holberton Pub, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. 10.25" x 11.5" tall. In navy cloth w/gilt titles -clean, unmarked, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. An outstanding collection of Gainsborough's paintings, drawings, prints, books and memorabilia relating to the artist and his time, at the Gainsborough House. This book presents both the highlights of this collection, which had not been published before , and significant new research and insights relating to Gainsborough's art, character, and career. 144 pages, indexed. 2002, Paul Holberton Pub., United KIngdom

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1978. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Large Folio Paperback in Very Good Condition. 10" x 14" tall. Internals in Fine Condition. Clean and unmarked cover with reproduction of "Boy In A Red Waistcoat'. (1890-95). The cover shows light wear--the internals are in fine condition, reproductions clean, clear, unmarked. This is an account of Cezanne's life, work, and times in which he lived. 15 full color full-page reproductions including two-page fold out reproductions. Beautiful reproductions. Unpaginated. 1978, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, New York, USA

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1978. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Large Folio Paperback in Good Condition. 10" x 14" tall. Internals in Fine Condition. Clean and unmarked cover with reproduction of The Holy Family (1634). The cover shows some wear--the internals are in fine condition, reproductions clean, clear, unmarked. This is an account of Ruben's life, work, and times in which he lived. 15 full color full page reproductions including two-page fold out reproductions. Beautiful reproductions. Unpaginated. 1978, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, New York, USA

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1978. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Large Folio Paperback in Very Good Condition. 10" x 14" tall. Internals in Fine Condition. Clean and unmarked cover with reproduction of "Vahine No Te Thare (Girl With A Flower)'. (1891). The cover shows light wear--the internals are in fine condition, reproductions clean, clear, unmarked. This is an account of Gaughin's life, work, and times in which he lived. 16 full color full -page reproductions including two-page fold out reproductions. Beautiful reproductions. Unpaginated. 1978, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, New York, USA

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1978. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Large Folio Paperback in Very Good Condition. 10" x 14" tall. Internals in Fine Condition. Clean and unmarked cover with reproduction of "Sunflowers (1888). The cover shows light wear--the internals are in fine condition, reproductions clean, clear, unmarked. This is an account of Cezanne's life, work, and times in which he lived. 16 full color full-page reproductions including two-page fold out reproductions. Beautiful reproductions. Unpaginated. 1978, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, New York, USA

USA: Barnes and Noble Publishing, 1995. First Thus. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Barnes and Noble First printing. Large Hardcover Book As New with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Profusely and beautifully illustrated with informational text about impressionism, the artists, and about each Plate. Endpapers, Frontis and Title Page with gorgeous reproduction of impressionist garden. 48 Plates---Morisot, Renoir, Monet, Bazille, Pissarro, Manet, Caillebotte,Sisley. Very striking. 49 pages. 10 x12.5 inches. 1995, Barnes and Noble Publishing, New York, New York, USA