European Art
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The Rape Of Europa
by Lynn H Nicholas
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War is the title of a book and a subsequent documentary film. The book, by Lynn Nicholas, explores the Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries, and the consequences.
Exposed
by Alison Smith
Alison Smith is a curator at Tate Britain and the author of The Victorian Nude: Sexuality, Morality, and Art. She lives in London, England.
Giuseppe Castiglione - a Jesuit Painter At the Court Of the Chinese Emperors
by Cecile; Beurdeley, Michel Beurdeley
European Art Books & Ephemera
Jacob Jordaens
by Hulst, Roger Adolf D'
London: Mercatorfonds, 1982. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Published London: Mercatorfonds, 1982, first printing. Folio, 10 1/4" x 13 1/4", 375pp., illustrated with 252 b/w and color plates. Brown and white cloth with gilt titles. "In this magnificently produced volume, R.-A. d'Hulst analyzes critically Jacob Jordaen's output, including the large number of works that have recently come to light. He also clarifies which works are authentic...
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$125.00
Canaletto
by Warszawy,Malarz
1983. Canaletto by Malarz Warszawy, Auriga, 1983, hard cover, dust jacket, near new condition, 111 color plates, Polish text.
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$6.00
Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands
by Parton, James
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. SCARCE in fine contemporary binding signed Tout ( of London), half black crushed morocco over marbled boards with gilt rules, matching marbled end pages, the back richly gilt, top edge gilt, silk page marker. With 203 wonderfully funny illustrations. Near Fine, light rubbing to morocco. 340 + 7 pp. publisher's ads. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$500.00
STAMPE POPOLARI ITALIANE DAL XV AL XX SECOLO
by Toschi, Paolo
1964. 1964 Toschi, Paolo STAMPE POPOLARI ITALIANE DAL XV AL XX SECOLO Milano: Electa, c1964 258pp Text in Italian 167 full-page color, black and white facsimile illustrations, 56 facsimile illustrations within the text sm folio Upper corner tips bumped, some discoloration on spine, fine hardcover in bumped and somewhat worn slipcase.
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$124.00
Je Suis le Cahier: The Sketchbooks of Picasso.
by PICASSO, Pablo. Edited by Arnold Glimcher and Marc Glimcher. Contributions by Claude Picasso, E.A. Carmean, Robert Rosenblum, Theodore Reff, Rosalind Krauss, Sam Hunter, Gert Schiff, & Francoise Gilot
Boston / New York: Atlantic Monthly Press / The Pace Gallery, 1986. First edition / First printing. Red cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. Reproductions from the sketchbooks of Picasso, including 6 complete sketchbooks.
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$100.00
Piranesi: the imaginary views
by Harvey,Miranda
1979. Piranesi: the imaginary views by Miranda Harvey, Harmony Books, New York, 1979, paperback, 80 pages, 68 black and white illustrations, artist was known for architectural art.
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$16.00
Le Musée de l'Homme. Suivi de La Pêche au Soleil Levant.
by Ernst, Max
Paris: Galerie Alexandre Iolas, 1965. # 156 of a total edition of 333 copies, the copies #d 100-300 containing one monochrome print SIGNED BY Max Ernst. Fine, As Issued, with publisher's original numbered brown wrapping paper keeping this copy pristine. A lovely production, in sewn wrappers that are laid in beige cloth covered portfolio and housed in beige cloth slipcase. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.
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$1000.00
1972 Munich Olympics Poster: Artists Series
by Fritz Winter (Artist)
Matthieu AG Zurich: Editions Olympia 1972 GmbH, 1972. Artists Series # 8. Very Good Plus, small stains near top left corner, no creases or folds. Printed on heavy paper, well suited for framing. Will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Very Good Plus. 25 "x 40".
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$150.00
Donau oder Rainer, von der Quelle bis Sankt Nikola
by Rainer, Arnulf
Ried im Innkreis Edition A, 1992, hardcover. Text in GERMAN. -- 46 color reproductions of Rainer's overpainting on the Danube art of Jakob Alt (1789-1872). Introduction by Peter Baum. Galerie Ammering. -- Hardcover, oblong 13x11 inches. Condition: near fine, with near fine dust jacket (faint surface scratches rear panel). -- ISBN 3901285008
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$245.00
Catalogus Der Rubens-Tentoonstelling
Amsterdam: Kunsthandel Goudstikker, 1933. Book. Good. Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. text in Dutch. rubs to covers, edges chipped, as they extend over the edge of the text block. blank and white plates..
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$62.00
Restless Lives The Bohemian World of Rodrigo and Elinor Moynihan
by Moynihan, John
Sansom & Co. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Hardback. 1900178443 . Dust jacket faintly wrinkled along top edge, though this is hardly noticeable, and jacket is otherwise unmarked with no damage or further notable wear; black cloth boards with gold gilt lettering pristine and sturdy with no marks or other wear; binding tight and secure; pages unmarked and crisp with no damage or notable wear. ; 9.4 X 6.3 X 1.2 inches; 280 pages .
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£18.00
The Visconti Hours, National Library, Florence (Slipcase Edition)
by Millard Meiss and Edith W. Kirsch
New York: George Braziller, 1972. First edition thus [1972]. Stunningly illustrated facsimile of the original illuminated manuscript, with introduction and commentary. Dark blue leatherette printed in gilt, black slipcase with color label. The book is in about fine condition, with firm binding, no names or other markings. The slipcase is lightly rubbed at the bottom edge, otherwise fine, structurally sound.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Slipcase. 8vo - over 7¾" -...
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$42.99
![Orientalists: Western Artists in Arabia, the Sahara, Persia & India [SIGNED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/354/136/899136354.0.b.jpg)
Orientalists: Western Artists in Arabia, the Sahara, Persia & India [SIGNED]
by Davies, Kristian
U.S.A.: Laynfaroh, 2005. SIGNED first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Laynfaroh, 2005, first printing. 4to., 9 3/4" x 12 1/2", 304pp., profusely illustrated throughout with over 300 full color reproductions. Author's acclaimed book on late 19th century Western artists in the Orient. Signed by author on title page: "BEST WISHES - Kristian Davies - JAN 2005." Small area of sunfade to cloth at heel, else fine in near fine dust jacket with mild fray at the crown.....
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$575.00
Exposition A.M. Cassandre
Théatre, Affiches, Arts Graphiques, Peinture Décorative, de 1925 à 1950. - Catalogue de l'exposition à Paris, Palais du Louvre, octobre 1950, 24 x 15,5cm, pp. (29, 3); broché; couverture imprimée en noir et deux couleurs. - Avec un texte de Bernard Champigneulle, une note biographique, la liste des oeuvres (147), et une lithographie originale de l'artiste, imprimée par Mourlot. Typographie et lay-out de Cassandre, en caractères Peignot, dessinés par lui-même. - Plaquette en très bon état....
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€99.00
Giuseppe Castiglione
by Beurdeley, Cecile and Michel
Fribourg : White Lotus Press, 1971. Paperback. Good/no dj. 1.62. Giuseppe Castiglione
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$196.95
The Elizabethan Image An Introduction to English Portraiture, 1558-1603
by Strong, Roy
Yale University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2019. Hardback. 0300244290 . Dust jacket unmarked, with no damage or notable wear; black cloth boards with silver gilt lettering faintly bumped at spine, otherwise unmarked with no damage or further notable wear; binding tight, secure; pages, plates and illustrations unmarked, glossy and crisp with no damage or notable wear. Overall a very nice copy. ; 10.3 X 7.8 X 1.0 inches; 224 pages .
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£23.50
Tagliapietra: A Venetian Glass Maestro.
by TAGLIAPIETRA, Lino. Edited by Marino Barovier. An Appreciation by Thomas A. Buechner. Essay by Susanne K. Frantz
Dublin: Vitrum / Links for Publishing, 1998. Signed on the half-title page by Lino Tagliapietra. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Rare signed. Ours appears to be the only signed copy online.
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$350.00
Rem Koolhaas: 1987-1998. El Croquis 53+79. Revised Omnibus Volume.
by KOOLHAAS, Rem
Barcelona: El Croquis, 1998. Signed by Rem Koolhaas on the title page. First edition thus / First printing. First hardcover edition. White paper covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Rem Koolhaas is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 2000.
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$1250.00
William Blake
by Butlin, Martin
London: Tate Gallery, 1978. 164 pages; 339 illustrations; 17 color plates. An exhibition comprising paintings, drawings, prints and pages from Blake's books. At the time of the exhibition the author was compiling a Blake catalogue raisonne. Clean and tight; only blemish is light wear at the foot of the spine.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.
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$32.00
The Works of William Hogarth, in a Series of 150 Steel Engravings, By the First Artists; with Descriptions & a Comment on Their Moral Tendency By Rev. John Trusler. To Which are Added, Anecdotes of the Author & His Works By J. Hogarth & J. Nichols. 2 Vols
by Trusler, Rev. John
London: E T Brain & Co 2 volumes, bound as one. Published London: E T Brain & Co, c. 1850's. 4to., 8 3/4" x 10 3/4", double frontis plates+ iv+145; double frontis plates+iv, 147-280. All plates present. Ex-library in library binding. Text and plates very good plus, clean, bright, no foxing or discoloration. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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$195.00
The Linz File: Hitler's Plunder of Europe's Art
by De Jaeger, Charles
Toronto: John Wiley & Sons Canada Limited 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0471799408 . Presumed first Canadian edition. 192 pages, illustrated, index. Small rubbed spot to front free end paper, very light wear in dust jacket with light rubbing to front panel. See photo bx173
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$12.00
DIE BRUECHIGEN SCHOENEN ES HANDELT SICH UM EINE AUSWAHL VON 12 ZEICHNUNGEN...
by Eggers, W.P. Eberhard
Frankfurt/Main: Galerie Klaus Lüpke, 1968. Folio (53 x 40.5cm; 20.75 x 16"). Cloth, printed pictorial label. Twelve full-page plates. Shallow bump across top edges of boards (not affecting textblock), otherwise fine. First edition. With prefatory text by Rudolf Jüdes accompanying twelve stylized portraits by Eggers. One of 250 numbered copies, signed by the artist, with an original etching by Eggers, printed on medium-blue paper, limited to one hundred numbered copies signed by the artist, laid in.
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$250.00
English Naive Painting 1750 - 1900
by Ayres, James
London: Thames & Hudson. 1980. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 151 Illustrations, 48 in colour. Preface by Andras Kalman. 168 pages . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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AU$18.00
