Arts & Photography
Celebrated Dolls East & West
Japan: Press The Kyoto, 1951. 1st. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. [24], [118] pp, unpaginated. Text in Japanese & English. Numerous plates (1 color with tissue guard). Binding by Inshoh Dohmoto, a member of the Academy of Fine Arts. Lilac color cloth spine over pink & tan illustrated paper boards with black..... More
Jan Konupek: Exlibris a Prilezitostna Grafika
Np: (Vaclav Rytir), 1933. 1st. Paperback. Limited edition of 285 numbered copies. Small 8vo. Unpaginated. 4 SIGNED etchings; 10 plates; 9 in-text illustrations. Tan paper covers with green illustration to front. A good copy (book separated at center; some pages loose - appears to be complete). Jan Konupek was an..... More
I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families (SIGNED)
New York: Pocket Books, 1998. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 277 pp. Photo Illustrations. Signed by Mr. O'Connor. Fine in Fine dust jacket. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request. More
Surviving Myself (SIGNED)
New York: Harpercollins, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 238 pp. Signed by Ms. O'Neill. Fine in Fine dust jacket. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request. More
How to Wrap 5 Eggs: Japanese Design in Traditional Packaging
New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First US Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 203pp. 222 plates (some in color) after photographs by Michikazu Sakai. Foreword by George Nelson. Glossy white boards with black spine in color printed dustjacket; map endpapers A fine copy in about fine dustjacket ( barely discernible scratches to..... More
Ashes to Life: a Portuguese American Story in Art; Nathan Oliveira, Mel Ramos, John Mattos & Joao de Brito (SIGNED)
Capitola, CA: H Concept, 2008. 1st. Hardcover. Limited #86 of 100 copies. 4to. 128pp. Numerous illustrations (including many color reproductions of works by the four artists). 4 prints of nude sketches laid-in, selected by each of the artists. Text in English and Portuquese. Red cloth in color printed dustjacket. A...... More
Life Is Just What You Make It: My Story So Far (SIGNED)
New York: Hyperion Books, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 322 pp. Photo Illustrations. Signed by Ms. Osmond. Fine in Fine dustjacket. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request. More
For the Love of China: A Collection of Contemporary Chinese Prints II
Beijing: The Chinese Overseas Publishing House, 2009. First Edition. 4to. 339 pp. Text in English and Chinese. Color and black & white illustrations. Translation by David Barker. Brown leather with gilt and white lettering in English and Chinese on front cover and spine. A fine copy, as new still in..... More
The Architecture of George Pace 1915-75
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1990. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 288pp. Index. 400 color and black & white photo-reproductions; illustrations. Black cloth in color printed dustjacket. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket. A detailed and profusely illustrated account of the work of George G. Pace. Also a study of the fundamentals..... More
Hope and Heroes: Portraits of Integrity (SIGNED by Ed Asner and photographer)
Toronto: London Street Press, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 117pp. Forword by Uri Geller. Photo-illustrations. Blue cloth in color photo-illustrated dustjacket. SIGNED by Ed Asner (pg. 17) and Shainbaum on the title page. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. A collection of biographies about "... people who have inspired millions with..... More
Hot Jazz: The Guide To Swing Music
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, (1936). First edition in English, "especially revised by the author" 8vo. xvi, 363 pp. Index. Translated by Lyle & Eleanor Dowling. Blue cloth with gilt lettering in publisher's brown & yellow dustjacket. Near fine in very good dustjacket (wear to extremitie with 1/4" loss..... More
The Real Jazz
New York: Smith & Durrell, 1942. 1st. Hardbound. Octavo. (xv) 326 pages. In this book, Panaissie, a pioneer jazz critic with a worldwide following, exhibits encyclopedic knowledge of jazz records and the musicians who made them. More
David Park Memorial Exhibition: The Univeristy Years 1955-1960 (Exhibition Catalogue)
Berkeley: University of California, 1964. 4to. 30pp. 40 works; numerous color and black & white photo-illustrations. Stiff white wraps with illustrated cover. A catalogue of Park's work during the years 1955-1960 which "critics have called his apotheosis." More
A Series of Watercolour Drawings by Alfred Jacob Miller, of Baltimore - Artist to Captain Stewart's Expedition in 1837 (Includes Prices Realized)
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, May 6, 1966. 1st. 4to. 52pp. 83 works; 6 color plates; numerous black & white photo-illustrations. Original green wraps with black lettering. Auction catalogue of the earliest pictorial survey of the Rockies from the property of Major G.H. Power of Great Yarmouth, England. More
Mystery of Chinese Art: A Manchester Collection Reviewed
[Manchester]: Printed by order of the Council of the Manchester Chinese and Japanese Art Society, 1929. First Edition thus. Small quarto; 44, (1)pp.; 13 full-page plates. A Near Fine copy in publisher's yellow stapled wrappers (bearing a photo of Hilditch) now protected in a pressboard folder. Collects a series of..... More
Ornamental Painting in Italy (1250-1310): An Illustrated Index
Florence. Hard Cover. Quarto; 229 pages. 86 Color Illustrations (46 geometric motifs and 43 foliated motifs). More
Hawaii: Twelve Woodcuts
Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1928. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. Unpaginated. Twelve stunning black & white woodcut illustrations. Staple bound stiff wrappers in original green illustrated dust jacket. A fine copy. Born in Australia, Patterson studied at the Melborne & National Gallery Art Schools prior to continuing his studies..... More
Desert Retreats: Sedona Style (SIGNED)
New York: Universe, 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Square 8vo. 211pp. Profusely illustrated with color photo-reproductions. INSCRIBED by the author. A fine copy in fine dustjacket, as new. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. More
Island Living: Indland Retreats and Shoreside Havens (SIGNED)
New York: Universe, 2005. 1st. Hardcover. Square 8vo. 223pp. Profusely illustrated with color photo-reproductions. INSCRIBED by the author. A fine copy in fine dustjacket, as new. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. More
The Book of Cotton
Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto: John C. Winston, 1939. First Edition. Square 8vo. [32] pp. Color illustrations by the authors. Green cloth with color plate affixed to front board; in publisher's color illustrated dustjacket (light wear to extremities with small loss at spine head). A title in the Petersham's "The Story books..... More
Kunstler Der Berliner Sezession - Liebermann-Corinth-Leistikow-Gaul Slevgt-Skarbina
Berlin: Fordererkreis Kulturzentrum Berlin, 1966. 1st. Paperback. Small quarto exhibit catalog. Unpaginated; text by Rudolf Pfefferkorn. More
A Catalogue of the Collection of American Paintings in the Corcoran Gallery of Art: Painters Born From 1850 to 1910 (Volume 2)
Washington DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1973. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 204pp. Index. Illustrations (8 color plates). Red cloth with gilt lettering in color illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket; a beautiful copy. Includes works by artists Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Milton Avery, Norman Rockwell, Josepf Albers, Hans Hoffmann..... More
A. G. Warshawsky: L'Oeuvre Francaise d'un Peintre Americain (INSCRIBED by Warshawsky)
Moulins-sur-Allier: Nouvelle Province Litteraire, 1936. First Edition Limited 250 copies. INSCRIBED "To ***/with affection/A.G. Warshawsky "Buck"/Paris November 26, 1947." With notes under some of the plates in his hand. 4to. 48pp. Black & white reproductions. Text in French. Red half-leather over marbled paper boards; gilt lettering to spine; original stiff..... More
MONOGRAPH OF THE WORK OF CHARLES A. PLATT With an introduction by Royal Cortissoz (introduction by Owen Wister)
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1919. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Folio; X, 183 pages of plates, plans, etc. Laid in is offering circular for 'The Architecture of the Renaissance in Tuscany'. More