The History Of Painting In Italy, From The Period Of The Revival Of The Fine Arts To The End Of The Eighteenth Century: Translated From The Original Italian Of The Abate Luigi Lanzi. (Six Volumes In Fine Leather Binding) by Lanzi, Luigi; Translated By Thomas Roscoe - 1828

Los Angeles: Art Catalogues, 1977. First Edition . Green Printed Wrappers. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 5 3/4" x 4 1/4. Frontispiece Portrait; 20 Color Plates. 62 Pp. One Of A Stated Printing Of 3000 Copies Printed For The Showing At The James Corcoran Gallery In 1977. Author Chronology And Bibliographyy At End. This Example Warmly Inscribed By Bengston To An Art Professor And His Wife, An Art Teacher, "For .... And ..... / Con Amour/ B. A. B. / J.L. E. ______________________ Ac / 5 22 77", The Whole Laid Out As A Constructed Design In Four Lines Across The Top Of The First Blank Page. A Particularly Special Inscription For An Item Which Is Scarce, Perhaps Becaue Of Its Small Size, And Seldom Found Signed.

Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Co, 2002. First Edition . Black Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Color Plates Throughout; Original Signed Artwork By Chaz. 160 Pp. Black Cloth. First Edition. Inscribed With Greeting "Thanks For Being Part Of A Historical Event" In 2002, To Actor Nicolas Cage, Signed By Cheech Marin. With A Color Lithograph "L A Mix" Signed By Chaz Laid In Loosely. From The Collection Of Nichoas Cage, Who Had Larger Artwork By Chaz, But Not Signed By Cage.

London: Cassell and Company, 1909. First Edition . Green Cloth, Gilt. Near Fine. Plates Throughout. 160 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. Clean Example Of The 1909 Issue, Gilt Brilliant, Notable For The Long Prose Meditation By Carl Oscar Borg Which He Has Written And Signed On The Recto Of The Frontispiece: "Yellow Leaves: Yellow Leaves, Our Best And Brightest Thoughts Are They. The Deeds And Dreams Of Our Youth. A Sweet Sadness Emanates From Them As Trhe Shadows Fall Deeper And Deeper And The Wings Of Silence Hover Over The Past. Yellow Leaves, Moving Against The Evening Sun's Last Flickering Light, You Are Like A Sweet Melody Played By A Hand Gently Caressing The Golden Strings, Or A Song Sung By A Poet When First His Soul Knows The Terrible Truth Of Life And Is Overflowing With Silent Sorrow And Unspeakable Joy. Yellow Leaves, Falling Through The Clear Lights Of Evening To Mingle With The Cold And Dark Dust Of Earth, You Are Like Our Own Tired Souls That Are Seeking Rest In The Dreams Of Nirvana; Or Like… Read More

New York ( 1983 ): Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1973. First Edition Thus . White Cloth. Fine/Fine. 13 5/8" Tall. Bill Justice, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, and the Disney Studios. 458 Pp. White Cloth, Gilt. A Reissue Of The 1973 Original Edition, Which Had Plastic Images Of Mickey On The Front Cover, And A Clear Plastic Printed Wrapper; This Issue Has A More Traditional Opaque White Dust Jacket With The Same Images And Text And A White Cloth Binding, Which Is Much More Stable Than The Earlier Binding. This Copy With An Original Full Page Ink Drawing On The Front Endpaper, Signed By Bill Justice, Of A Chipmunk Holding A Sign "This Book Is The Property Of Mark", And Signed On The Third Page By Ollie Johnston And Frank Thomas Above The Colored Illustration Of Mickey Mouse. Two Great Pages, Each Framable By Themselves, But Better Still In The Book. A Wonderful Disney Item, Inscribed To Professional Clown Mark Towner, Who Won A 1998 Local Emmy For His Tv Program "Kid's View".

Los Angeles: The Art Center School, 1941. First Edition . Spiral Bound Card Covers. Very Good +. B/W Photographs on White and Blue Backgrounds Throughout. 72 Pp. Catalogue Of The School, Highlighting Its Teachers And Student Work; Includes Photo Of An Exposition Structure Designed By Mr. Schindler's Class [P. 34], Also Photos And Bios Of The Teachers Including Schindler And Ansel Adams. Undated But First Page Of Text Refers To Copyright Of The Art Professions Tree (1941) And To Founding Of School Eleven Years Previously (The School Was Founded In 1930). Very Scarce.

Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Co, 2002. First Edition . Black Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Color Plates Throughout; Original Signed Artwork By Chaz. 160 Pp. Black Cloth. First Edition. Inscribed With Greeting "Thanks For Being Part Of A Historical Event" In 2002, To Actor Nicolas Cage, Signed By Cheech Marin. With A Color Lithograph "L A Mix" Signed By Chaz Laid In Loosely. From The Collection Of Nichoas Cage, Who Had Larger Artwork By Chaz, But Not Signed By Cage.

CIrca 1930 / 1935, 1932. Original Oil Painting . No Binding. Near Fine. 9" x 12. Interesting Oil Portrait In Color, On Weber Artist Canvas Board, No. 11 Roman Drill Surface, 18" X 24", Apparently Cut To This Size, Manufactured By F. Weber Co. Philadelphia, All According To The Yellow Label Mounted On The Very Worn Black Backing. An Attractive Portrait, Apparently Of Geirge Orwel Circa 1932L, Leaning On His Left Hand And Staring Somewhat Belligerently But Resignedly At Viewer, Left Hand Has Not Been Finished. This Appears To Be A Portrait Of A Younger Orwell Than Usually Seen, Circa Early 1930'S, An Intense Young Man With A Small Mustache, Eyebrows Thinner And Higher Than Usually Seen, But With His Distinctive Right Ear Present. The Portrait Is Not Clearly Orwell In The 1920'S Or 1940'S, But Compares Favorably With The Few Early 1930'S Photographs Of Him That We Have Seen. Unmarked As To Subject, Not Clearly Identified As Orwell. Provenance Murky; From A California Estate Circa 1998, With Much Other… Read More

Los Angeles: The Art Center School, 1941. First Edition . Spiral Bound Card Covers. Very Good +. B/W Photographs on White and Blue Backgrounds Throughout. 72 Pp. Catalogue Of The School, Highlighting Its Teachers And Student Work; Includes Photo Of An Exposition Structure Designed By Mr. Schindler's Class [P. 34], Also Photos And Bios Of The Teachers Including Schindler And Ansel Adams. Undated But First Page Of Text Refers To Copyright Of The Art Professions Tree (1941) And To Founding Of School Eleven Years Previously (The School Was Founded In 1930). Very Scarce.

Pasadena: Pasadena Art Museum, 1963. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Photograph; 4 Color Plates. 14 Pp. In Glossy Wrappers With Color Illustration On Cover, Full Page Photo Of Mclaughlin At Work, Short Foreword By Walter Hopps With Acknowledgment To Felix Landau (Gallery) For The Loan Of Much Of The Work In The Exhibition, And Four Tipped In Color Plates (Untitled, 1948;No. 31, 1952; Untitled, 1955; No. 12, 1963), Each Three With Mclaughlin Quotations On Facing Pages, One With Short Bio On Acing Page, And Catalog Of The Exhibition On Two Pages (69 Works). Issued In 1200 Copies, Now Quite Scarce. No Marks, No Wear Or Stains.

London: Rivington & Company, 1917. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Viii, 174 Pp. Red Cloth Printed In Black, Silver, And Dark Red. Biographical Essays, Amply Illustrated, With Some Pieces By Flagg. "Note: The Most Meritorious Poems Of Mr. Flagg Are So Sacrilegious Or Extremely Weird That We Deem It Judicious To Exclude Them From This Volume. The Light Verses Here Given Are Taken At Random From A Large Collection Submitted Us By Mr. Ingram. - Publisher". Red Cloth, Printed In Black With Decorations In Red And Silver. Covers Strong And Well Made But Poorly Attached To Text Block Which Is Entirely Detached. Covers With Light Wear, Just Beginning Or About To Fray At Tips. Scarce; Only Six Institutional Holdings Shown In Worldcat.