CANYON CINEMA COOPERATIVE CATALOG 4
Sausalito: Canyon Cinema, 1976. Quarto; 270 pages. Index. Photo-reproductions. Stiff illustrated softcover in near fine condition (previous owner inscription; light general wear). More
Arts & Photography
Seasons (SIGNED)
New York Graphic Society, 1988. First Edition. SIGNED by Paul Caponigro. Square 4to. 93 pp. 61 black and white prints; Essay by the photographer. 12-page offering booklet from The Ansel Adams Gallery laid in. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. "Seasons reveals Caponigro work both classic and rare. In many..... More
Illustrated Catalogue of A Remarkable Collection of Beautiful White Glazes in European and Oriental Productions and A Gathering of Exceptional Chinese Porcelains Exclusively Single-Color Specimens...Thomas B. Clarke Collection
New York: American Art Association, 1918. First Edition. Small 4to. Unpaginated. black & white illustrations; 3 color plates with tissue guards. Stiff cream wrappers with red, black & white lettering & illustration of front cover. Neat price notation in pencil next to each lot. Light, general wear;short splitting at front..... More
Oriental Art Treasures from the Chinese Imperial Palace. Illustrated Catalogue of the Furniture and Embellishments from the Imperial Palace, Pekin: Exquisitely Wrought Gold Ornaments from the Ceremonial Crowns of the Former Emperor and Empress of China and Numerous Other Objects of Antiquity and Distinctive Artistic Excellence Recently Acquired by the Firm of Messrs. Yamanaka & Company
New York: The American Art Association, 1917. First Edition. Tall octavo; 172pp. Original stiff card stock with illustrated dust jacket titled 'Oriental Art Treasures from the Chinese Imperial Palace' in red with gold. Empress's Crown Ornament embellished with pearls to front cover. Faint soiling, rubbing to spine with minor loss..... More
In Our Image (SIGNED)
La Salle, IL: The Open Court Publishing Co, 1942. 1st. Hardbound. 12mo, 118 pages. A beautiful binding design... gold embossed spine and front and back boards. INSCRIBED on the day of the bombing of Nagasaki 'For/Sri Sukul/your servant/Gustave Carus/August 8, 1945' on title page. Fine in original glassine (several edge..... More
American Still Life: 1945-1983
New York: Harper & Row, 1983. 1st. Paperback. 4to. 144pp. Color and black & white illustrations. Stiff color printed wrappers in fine condition. Catalogue for an exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, September 20 - November 20, 1983. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders..... More
"Celluloid" Collars and Cuffs
Donaldson Brothers, 1895. Large color lithograph (image 16" X 11"; framed 23" x 18") advertising the use of celluoid collars and cuffs worn by three "brownies" after the artwork of Palmer Cox (1840-1924). Cox was a Canadian illustrator and author, best known for The Brownies, his series of humorous verse..... More
Secret Splendors of the Chinese Court: Qing Dynasty Costume from the Charlotte Hill Grant Collection
Denver, CO: Denver Art Museum, 1981. 1st. Paperback. Large square 8vo. 80pp. Bibligraphy. Color plates; black & white illustrations. Color printed stiff wraps in near fine condition (2 owner red chopmarks). Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images..... More
Painting in the Chinese Manner
New York: Viking Press, 1960. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 79 pp. Tipped-in color plates; black & white illustrations. Blue cloth in color printed dustjacket. A fine copy in very good dustjacket (light wear to extremities; small creasing & short closed tear to upper front edge). A simple, clear guide to the..... More
Charming Hedgehog Scribe
Vancouver: Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts. Artist's Proof Copy. Original hand-colored copper plate etching on textured cream paper (7 1/2" x 5 3/4", etching in center measures 5" x 3 3/4"). SIGNED by Charles van Sandwyk in lower right corner; marked 'A.P' in lower left corner. More
California Grandeur and Genre: From the Collection of James L. Coran and Walter A. Nelson-Rees
Washington: University of Washington Press, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 108pp. Artist's bibliographies. Index. 47 color plates. Fine in near fine dust jacket (small loss of gold at spine and extremities). Sadly, the paintings represented in this work no longer exist, part of Coran and Nelson-Rees' entire collection of over seven..... More
California Grandeur and Genre: From the Collection of James L. Coran and Walter A. Nelson-Rees
Washington: University of Washington Press, 1992. 1st. Paperback. Small square 4to. 108pp. Artist bibliographies. Index. 47 color plates. Exhibition prospectus laid in. Small blemish to rear wrapper, else a fine copy. Sadly, the paintings represented in this work no longer exist, part of Coran and Nelson-Rees' entire collection of over..... More
American Posters and Prints, Drawings and Watercolors (Christie, Mason & Woods International) (With realized price sheet)
New York: Christie, Mason & Woods International, 1981. 1st. Paperback. First edition. 4to. 147pp, +[viii] pp lot numbers. Black & white illustrations. Realized price sheet laid in. Stiff glossy color wrappers. A fine copy. Auction catalog: New York, Thursday and Friday March 26, 27, 1981 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00..... More
American Posters and Prints, Drawings and Watercolors (Christie, Mason & Woods International) (With realized price sheet)
New York: Christie, Mason & Woods International, 1980. 1st. Paperback. First edition. 4to. 135pp. Black & white illustrations. Realized price sheet laid in. Stiff glossy illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Auction catalog. New York, Wednesday, September 24, 1980 and Thursday, September 25, 1980. More
American Prints, Drawings and Watercolors (Christie, Mason & Woods International) (With realized price sheet)
New York: Christie, Mason & Woods International, 1981. 1st. Paperback. First edition. 4to. 155pp. Black & white illustrations. Realized price sheet laid in. Stiff glossy wrappers. Edges neat. Near fine. Auction catalog. New York, Wednesday and Thursday September 23 & 24, 1981. More
Contemporary Prints, Modern Printsand Illustrated Books, Old Master Prints (Christie, Mason & Woods International) (With realized price sheet)
New York: Christie, Mason & Woods International, 1981. 1st. Paperback. First edition. 4to. 139pp. Black & white illustrations. Realized price sheet laid in. Stiff glossy color wrappers. Near fine. Auction catalog. New York, Thursday, May 7, 1981. More
Important Old Master Prints, British, Modern and Contemporary Prints (Christie, Mason & Woods International) (With realized price sheet)
New York: Christie, Mason & Woods International, 1983. 1st. Paperback. First edition. 4to. 164pp. Black & white illustrations. Realized price sheet laid in. Stiff glossy wrappers. A fine copy. Auction catalog. Thursday 21 April 1983 and Friday 22 April 1983. More
Familiar Journey (SIGNED by the author)
Santa Fe, NM: Writers' Edition, 1936. 1st. 8vo. 69pp. Original orange cloth with gilt lettering; light green dustjacket with black lettering. Printed by the Rydal Press INSCRIBED "For Augusta Fink/and for Margaret Marshall/this voice from my past/Peggy Pond Church" From the personal library of noted California author, August Fink. More
Partners in Art: Mordecai Sandberg, Hannah Rosner Sandberg
Toronto: Soundway Press, 1998. 1st. Paperback. Octavo; 81 pages. As New copy - unread. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 17th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. More
Yayla: Musique Et Musiciens De Villages En Turquie Meridionale (with CD)
Paris: Geuthner, 2011. First Edition. Large 8vo. 354 pp; [4pp color plates. Bibliography. Includes CD in rear pocket. Preface by Niccolas Elias. Color illustrated softcover in fine condition. The Yayla are the pastures where the yörük , nomads and semi-nomads Turkmen, lead their herds in May and it is now..... More
Brad Cole: The Last Dream
Carmel, CA: Center For Photographic Art, 1997. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 48 full-page photographic plates. Essay by A.D. Coleman. Maroon cloth in photo-illustrated dustjacket. A near fine copy (shelfwear) in near fine dustjacket (small scrape lower front cover). Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with..... More
Brad Cole: The Last Dream
Carmel, CA: Center For Photographic Art, 1997. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 48 full-page photographic plates. Essay by A.D. Coleman. Maroon cloth in photo-illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon..... More
An Artist's Vision (SIGNED)
Vancouver: Summerwild Productions, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. 128pp. Full page color reproductions; Biography; Index. SIGNED by the artist. "...an enjoyable balance between the artist's own love of nature and the legends of the native people of the Pacific Northwest." - dustjacket. More
Frederick Oakes Sylvester: The Principia Corporation
St. Louis, MO: The Principia Corporation, 1988. 1st. Paperback. 4to. 123 pp. Color plates; black & white illustrations. Stiff color printed wrappers in fine condition. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 17th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. More
Comparison Between Chinese and Western Sculpture
Beijing: China Intercontinental Press, 2008. 1st. Paperback. Octavo; 178 pages. New copy. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. More