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MG001. THE ALDINE - THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA. Vol. VII, No. 21. September 1875. Paper 11.25" x 15.75", pp. 403 - 422 [20 pages], gilt edges, glue and paper strip binding (pre-staples era). THE ALDINE was published from 1868 until 1879. It featured fine commissioned images by famous artists. In 1876 it became a bi-monthly and continued as such until it was discontinued in December 1879. Although it published prose and poetry, the magazine remains interesting today for its impressive full-page engravings. The quality of the Aldine engravings was without peer in the American magazine field. This issue continues the serialization of the historical romance of the American Revolution, "The Spur of Monmouth," by "An Ex-Pension-Agent." There is also an article on England’s Chester Cathedral (illustrated), a review of recently published books of poetry by B.P. Shillaber, John G. Saxe, and Paul H. Hayne, a story by Einna Stjierne Farlsen, and an article on Martha’s Vineyard, entitled "An Avilion of the West," by Henry Morford. Poems by Augusta von Bubna, F. L. Seaton, Earl Marble, Alice Williams. Artwork includes: "Dolce Far Niente," by John S. Davis (after Charles Landelle), engraved by Jonnard (on cover, nearly full page); "Lovers’ Walk, Sawkill Glen, Pa.," and "Triple Cascades on the Sawkill, Pa.," by H. Bisbing (both three quarters of a page); "Avenged!", by H. von Angeli (full page); and "First Come, First Served" (landscape with Bison and Elk), by W.M. Cary. This copy in remarkable condition, with just soft and slight darkening of pages, small closed tear last page, minor stain last page (blank), else no cutting or marking (a complete copy of this issue, which has never been bound into a larger volume). $29.
MG002. THE ALDINE - THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA. Vol. VII, No. 22. October 1875. Paper 11.25" x 15.75", pp. 423 - 442 [20 pages], gilt edges, glue and paper strip binding (pre-staples era). THE ALDINE was published from 1868 until 1879. It featured fine commissioned images by famous artists. In 1876 it became a bi-monthly and continued as such until it was discontinued in December 1879. Although it published prose and poetry, the magazine remains interesting today for its impressive full-page engravings. The quality of the Aldine engravings was without peer in the American magazine field. This issue continues the serialization of the historical romance of the American Revolution, "The Spur of Monmouth," by "An Ex-Pension-Agent." There is also an article on the city of Strasbourg with several wonderful illustrations. Poems by Margaret F. Preston, Francena Gore, Mary H. Field. Artwork includes: "The Christening," by John S. Davis (after Merle), (on cover, nearly full page); "The Odalisque" by Richter and "Ondine" by Miss Stare (both three quarters of a page); "La Lavandiere" (not credited) 6.75" x 9"; "The Peutelsteiner Chasm, Near Ampezzo, In the Tyrol," by K. Heyn (full page); "A Rest By The Way," by N. Jayne 6.25" x 8.75"; and "Old Fort Dumpling, Newport," by J.D. Woodward (full page). This copy in remarkable condition, with just soft and slight darkening of pages, else no cutting or marking (a complete copy of this issue, which has never been bound into a larger volume). $29.
A004. Botticelli, Sandro. BOTTICELLI. OxfordUPr, N.Y., 1937. 1st ed. Folio, beige cl bds, 101 plates, w/color plates tipped in. Notes on Some of the Plates, as loose insert (folio). Printed in Germany. Color plates retained hue well. Intro by Lionello Venturi. Wear to spine ends, early foxing fnt enprs, plate 1 offsetting to title page, o/n/a, else E in dj lacking spine, rear panel. $22. nm98.
A007. Buechner, Thomas S. NORMAN ROCKWELL ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR. Harry N. Abrams, 1970. First edition. Folio (12 ½ x 17"). 614 plates The ultimate Rockwell book, w/many full-sized detachable plates. Some damp warp at bottom of first and last few leafs, else F in very lightly soiled dj. $65. mmnf.
A011. Buschbeck, Ernst & Stromer, Erich. ART TREASURES FROM VIENNA. Thames and Hudson, 1949. First U.S. 4to. 158 illus. w/16 plates in full color. Souvenir catalog of Austrian masterpieces that were exhibited in America in 1949. VG in dj. $14. yypb.
A012. Coburn, Alvin Langdon. ALVIN LANGDON COBURN, PHOTOGRAPHER. Dover, 1978. First thus (w/intro by Helmut Gernsheim, 5 additional photos). 4to s/b, 148 pp, index. An autobio w/70+ repro of his works. AN in wraps. $16. nm98.
A016a. [Chinese Brush Painting] Evans, Jane. CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING - A COMPLETE COURSE IN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN TECHNIQUES. Watson-Guptill, 1987. First edition. HC 8.25" x 10.75", 144 pp., 82 color illus., 67 b/w illus., biblio., index. ISBN 0823006328. Provides in one volume a complete, beautifully illus. guide to the fascinating art of Chinese brush painting. Designed especially for the artist in the West. Takes the form of a comprehensive step-by-step course, concentrating on the traditional skills of brush painting, but also shows how Chinese brush painting methods can be adapted to Western subjects. This copy: nearly as new condition in bright, intact dj. Gift quality. xxd%2c $11.
A014. Durer, Albrecht. DIARY OF HIS JOURNEY TO THE NETHERLANDS. NY Graphic Society, 1971. 1st thus. 4to, brown cl bds, 186 pp. 90 plates. Intro by J.-A. Goris and G. Marlier. F in nears so dj. $49. dtyr
A025. [Durer] Kurth, Dr. Willi, ed. ALBERT DURER COMPLETE WOODCUTS. Crown, 1946. First. 4to, 346 pp. The complete woodcuts (346). E in some worn dj w/prcl. $14 yypb.
A043. [Durer] Talbot, Charles W. ed. DURER IN AMERICA HIS GRAPHIC WORK. National Gallery of Art, 1971. First. Small 4to, 362 pp, w/corrigenda. Perfectbound. E in wraps. $19. pbmm.
A016a. Evans, Jane. CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING - A COMPLETE COURSE IN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN TECHNIQUES. Watson-Guptill, 1987. First edition. HC 8.25" x 10.75", 144 pp., 82 color illus., 67 b/w illus., biblio., index. ISBN 0823006328. Provides in one volume a complete, beautifully illus. guide to the fascinating art of Chinese brush painting. Designed especially for the artist in the West. Takes the form of a comprehensive step-by-step course, concentrating on the traditional skills of brush painting, but also shows how Chinese brush painting methods can be adapted to Western subjects. This copy: nearly as new condition in bright, intact dj. Gift quality. xxd%2c $11.
A017. Finch, Christopher. NORMAN ROCKWELL’S AMERICA. Harry N. Abrams, 1976. Second printing. 4to, 313 pp. 659 illus; 129 in full color. Nicely organized in sections such as Young Love, Home and Family, Growing up in America, etc. Biography of Rockwell included. AN in very nice dj w/short closed tear at top edge. $19. rraj.
AM092a. [Frost, Arthur Burdett] Munkittrick, Richard Kendall. FARMING. Harper & Bros., N.Y. 1892. HC 6.5" x 9", 102 pp. Illustrated by Arthur Burdett Frost. Light essay on the foibles of a city boy turned farmer. READING COPY ONLY. Numerous defects to boards and text, but all leaves appear to be present. Great Frost pen and ink drawings in sepia. azx% $11.
MG410. [Frost, Arthur Burdett] SCRIBNER'S September 1890. Vol. VIII, No. 3. 6.75" x 9.75", pp. 276 - 396, plus intro., plus ads., in wraps. The complete ORIGINAL issue for that date. Articles: With Uncle Sam's Blue Jackets Afloat (The "White Squadron") by Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum; Dirge, by Frank Dempster Sherman; Jerry - Part Second, Chapters III-VIII by anonymous; The Rights of the Citizen - V. - To His Own Property by James S. Norton; The Country House (New England, Eastern U.S. - illus. from drawings by Woodward, Bacher, Perard, Hawley, Fitler, and from photos) by Donald G Mitchell; African River and Lake Systems (with map) by Thomas Stevens; The Clerk of the weather by T. R. Sullivan; Where She Comes by Charles R. Going; The Shekh Abdallah (illus. by Chester Loomis, Kenyon Cox) by Clinton Scollard; Nature and Man in America - First Paper by N.S. Shaler; A Crown Jewel - Heligoland (illus. from drawings by Woodward, Perard, Fitler, H.W. Hall, and from photos) by C. Emma Cheney; Pity, O God! by Grace Ellery Channing; Miller and Recent Criticism by Walter Cranston Larned; The Point of View (Democracy and Distinction, Good Nature and the Ideal, Wanted: A Manual, The American Nomad; and cartoon strip by Arthur Burdett Frost. This copy very nice, no markings or cutting to text. Light soiling at text edges. Some chips to covers. $32.
A019. Gabus, Jean. PARURES ET BIJOUX DANS LE MONDE [ORNAMENTS AND JEWELRY OF THE WORLD]. Avanti Club, Neuchatel, 1962. First edition. [In French]. White vinyl type boards with gilt titles. "Avec 121 dessins de Walter Hugentobler et 48 photographies en couleurs." This copy: separation beginning at front grove, else very nice without dj. No writing to endpapers or text. Interior hinges, binding solid. [crr%] $19.
A022. Hare, T. Leman, General editor. THE NATIONAL GALLERY 100 PLATES IN COLOUR. Vol. I & Vol. II. T.C. & E.C. Jack, London, 1909. First edition. HC two 4to volumes of 216. pp each. Red cloth boards with gilt titles and designs. 100 color plates tipped in. A catalogue in color and words of the collection of the British National Gallery in 1909. Each volume has some foxing at endpapers and rubs at spine ends. Volume II shows more exterior wear, and frontispiece partially separated from signature. Else, both volumes are EXCELLENT. Plates have retained color nicely. Other than mentioned, tight binding and hinges; no writing to endpapers or text. $39 for the set. nm98%.
A023. Holbein, Hans, The Younger. DANSE MACABRE. Murdoch Howell & Barrows, 1935. First edition thus. HC 5.5" x 8.5", 48 pp., illustrated with 38 woodcuts, charcoal gray cloth boards in dj.. "Holbien's pictures of Death are among the greatest popular books of all time. This volume, printed on lasting all-rag paper, reproduces the woodcuts of the first edition (1538) twice the original size, emphasizing anew the magnificence of drawing and engraving." This copy: name at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text, firm binding and hinges, some uncut pages, sun line to top/bottom of boards, dj light to moderate wear. cp%9b. $13. SOLD !
A025. Kurth, Dr. Willi, ed. ALBERT DURER. Crown, 1946. First. 4to, 346 pp. The complete woodcuts (346). E in some worn dj w/prcl. $14 yypb.
AMO25A. [Lea, Tom] Dobie, J. Frank. THE BEN LILLY LEGEND. Little, Brown & Co., 1950. HC 5.5" x 8.25," 237 pp., index, sources, photos, illustrations, frontispiece color plate by Tom Lea. Biography of "the greatest bear hunter in history after Davy Crockett, by his own account and also by the record." Lilly was born in Alabama in 1856, and followed the bear and panther westward through Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. This copy clean and bright with no markings to text or boards; tight binding and hinges. Dj missing about half of front panel. azx% $14.
A032. Maass, David & Hill Gene. A GALLERY OF WATERFOWL AND UPLAND BIRDS. Petersen, 1983. 2nd printing. 4to, 132 pp. Full color paintings and line drawings, many used for Duck Stamp design. An incredibly beautiful collection of bird art. AN in dj. $39. cvrr.
MG321. MEXICAN LIFE - MEXICO'S MONTHLY REVIEW. September 1937, No. 9, Vol. XIII. 9" x 13.25", 66 pp., in wraps. In English. Authors and artists: Serge de Beaurne (story); James Hinton (story); Aletheia Garrison (poem); Howard S. Phillips (story); Max Miller (travel); Ricardo Barcenas (watercolor); Francisco Lemuz E. (wood sculpture); W.A Breyfogle (story); Frans Blom (essay "The Mayas"); Hugo Brehme (photo "Fishermen"); Phillips Russell (travel "The Iguana Banquet"); J. Bernard (drawing "Yucatan"); Guillermo Rivas (art critique "Federico Cantu"); Beatrice Newhall (article "Chocolate In New Spain"); Vane C. Dalton (essay "Autochthonous Celuloid"). This copy is complete with no cutting or markings. Darkening to wraps, front cover beginning to pull away from binding, rear cover moisture stain, general wear at corners of text but overall a nice copy of this rarely seen magazine. Beautiful cover art in color; A guache of Xochimilco by Hector D. Falcon. $23.
MG336. [National Gallery of Art] NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - JULY 1940. Vol. LXXVIII (78), No. 1. pp. 1 - 140, plus ads. Articles: Old Masters in a New National Gallery (43 illus., 32 full color reproductions of Masterpieces from the "new" National Gallery) (R. McBride); The Celebes: New Man's Land of the Indies (33 illus., map) (M. Williams); Behind the News in Singapore ["Fortress Singapore," so-called] (26 illus., map); Greenland from 1898 to Now (25 illus., map) (R. Bartlett). This copy: intact, no cuttings or writing; light general wear. $9.
A033. No Author Listed. THE NEW YORKER ALBUM OF DRAWINGS 1925 - 1975. Vik,1975. n/f. 4to. Hundreds of wonderful cartoons from artists Charles Adams thru Jack Ziegler and dozens in between. F in lightly worn dj. $17. yypb.
A034. No Author Listed. NORMAN ROCKWELL BOOK. Sat Evening Post, 1978. Second printing. 4to, 158 pp. "This is a book of things to do, stories to read, games to play, songs to sing - all with illustrations by Norman Rockwell reproduced from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post." AN in dj. $12. mmap.
TR076. Norman, James. MEXICAN HILL TOWN. Fisher-Edwards, 1963. First edition. HC 4to, 93 pp, numerous b/w photos, fiesta calendar. Green cloth boards. Photo tour by Allan W. Kahn of San Miguel de Allende, then "a festive little city of some fifteen thousand inhabitants, located on a mountainous plateau about one hundred and eighty miles northwest of Mexico City, ...one of the country's most picturesque colonial towns." Book is Excellent w/o dj. Light rubs at spine ends, corners. $17. %wraq
A035. O'Keeffe, Georgia. IN THE WEST. AAK, 1989. 1st edition. 16x14" beige cl bds, 114 pp. 98 magnificant reproductions of her work during the Taos, New Mexico, period. A truly beautiful tome. AN in pictorial dj. $35. 9aey8.
A036. Picasso. PICASSO. Skira, 1974. 1st thus. 6x7, 135 pp. Numerous color plates tipped in. Beige cl bds. Bio & critical studies by Maurice Raynal. AN in dj. $11 drro
A037. Preyer, David C. THE ART OF THE VIENNA GALLERIES. L.C. Page, 1911. 1st edition. Sm 8vo, 331 pp, index, plates. Green cl bds richly stamped w/coat of arms in color and gilt. A history of the public and private galleries of Vienna at that time, w/ critical description of their paintings. A beautifully made little book. E+ w/o dj. $11 pdrt
A041b. Schlick, D.P. MODERN ORIENTAL CARPETS -- A BUYER'S GUIDE. D.P. Schlick, 1968. First edition, September, 1968. HC 13.5 x 21.5 cm, 139 pp., color illus., biblio., pricing info. This copy: Date and symbol at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text. Firm binding and hinges. Overall excellent condition w/o dj. [az%x] $10.
TR009. Suarez, Jose' & Marks, John. THE LIFE & DEATH OF THE FIGHTING BULL, Put, 1968. First U.S. 4to, 64 pp, many b/w photos by Jose' Suarez. AN in dj w small chip fnt panel, 4 closed tears. $15 uyar
A043. Talbot, Charles W. ed. DURER IN AMERICA HIS GRAPHIC WORK. National Gallery of Art, 1971. First. Small 4to, 362 pp, w/corrigenda. Perfectbound. E in wraps. $19. pbmm.
A047. Westheim, Paul et al. PREHISTORIC MEXICAN ART. Put, 1972. First U.S. Large 4to, 447 pp. Lavishly illus w/many color plates. F in bright dj w/ 2 closed tears to top edge. $29. vnmg.
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