New York: Herrmann J. Meyer, 1853. Hardcover. 226, [2] p., engraved title page with vignette and 48 leaves of engraved plates; 19 x 28 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine decoration and "1854 Vol. II." Gilt-stamped cover title and illustration of a globe. Blind-stamped decoration on each board. All... More about Meyer's Universum: in Semi-Monthly Parts Illustrated with Engraving from Drawings by the First...

New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1964. Hardcover. [12], 87, [3] p. (11 leaves of color plates included in pagination): in-text black-and-white illustrations; 28 cm. Dark brown cover with gilt spine and cover titles and front cover illustration. The catalog lists 60 paintings and sculptures by 45 artists, all illustrated. In Near... More about Modern Paintings and Sculptures From the Collection of Mr and Mrs Walter Ross, New York: Public...

Lancaster, Pa. Red Rose Coin Club, 1974. Paperback. [4] p.; 28 cm. Mimeographed typescript. Includes the 1974 budget and auction lists for Feb. 4 and 21, 1974; the list for Feb. 4 has annotations. In Near Fine Condition: 2 horizontal folds from being mailed; annotations, as noted; otherwise, clean. More about Numisnews: Feb. 1974; Newsletter of Red Rose Coin Clu

Philadelphia: Wanamaker Store, 1928. Paperback. [24] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Light green wrapper, stapled, with brown wrapper title: Paintings Paris Salons 1928. Decoration in silver on front wrapper. The John Wanamaker Department Store in Philadelphia hosted an exhibit of 25 paintings from the Paris Exhibition. This catalog lists those 25... More about Paintings From the Paris Exhibition: The Salon des Artistes Francais and Societe Nationale des...

New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher, 1885. 1 chromolithograph 13 x 20 cm. (5 x 8 inches) on a captioned buff sheet 24 x 32 cm. (9.25 x 12.5 inches). This is one of a series of Prang chromolithographs used in Our Living World: An Artistic Edition of the Rev. J.G.... More about Porcupine [chromolithograph printed by L. Prang & Co.]

New York: J.C. Riker, 1856. Hardcover. [108] p. (a few of blue or green paper): frontispiece, engraved title page, and 4 additional leaves of plates; 20 cm. Original black leather with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; boards have elaborate blind-stamped borders. Gilt-stamped cover title "Religous Album." Gilt-stamped front cover illustration... More about Religious Album [autograph album of Mattie Pierson with mezzotint plates; 1858 and 1862...

1880. 1 albumen print 224 x 272 mm. Mat is 16 x 18 inches. No identification of photographer, publisher, or location. On the hill above the river are a tent and a small structure with smoke coming out of the chimney. On the board walkway over the shallow river sit... More about Rural Australian Scene at a River Crossing: Men, Women with Parasols, Carriage with Horses, Wagon...

New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher, 1885. 1 chromolithograph 13 x 20 cm. (5 x 8 inches) on a captioned buff sheet 24 x 32 cm. (9.25 x 12.5 inches). This is one of a series of Prang chromolithographs used in Our Living World: An Artistic Edition of the Rev. J.G.... More about Sea Lion [chromolithograph printed by L. Prang & Co.]

Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie. 1912. Hardcover. 188 p.: full-page and in-text illustrations; 26 cm. Maroon cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles and decoration. Edges of boards are bevelled. Top page edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Title page in red and black. Series title on cover: Nouvelle Collection des Classiques... More about Watteau: L'Oeuvre du Maitre; Ouvrage Illustré de 183 Gravures

New York: Kingsland Press, 1932. Wengenroth, Stow. Paperback. [14], 79, [3] p.: frontispiece, illustrations; 24 cm. Dark blue wrapper with yap edges and a dark blue tie. Decorations by Stow Wengenroth. A very early example of Wengenroth's work as an illustrator, with one lithographed frontispiece of 10 x 7.5 cm... More about Silverpoint

Philadelphia, Pa. Better Baby Press (an Institute of the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential), 1982. Paperback. 104 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated covers and clear overlays. Cover illustration is from woodblock print by Kuniyoshi Utagawa. An extremely scarce guide to teaching children to draw. In Near... More about How to Teach Your Baby To Draw

Firenze: Casa Editrice Felice le Monnier, 1939. Paperback. [3], 326-334 p., 6 black-and-white illustrations on 4 unpaginated p.; 29 cm. Brown wrappers printed in black. Extract from "Le Arti rassegna bimestrale dell' Arte Antica e Moderna," anno I, fascicolo IV, April-March XVII. Stamp of Dept. of Classical and Near Eastern... More about Un Problema di Arte Romana: Il "Maestro delle Imprese di Trajano"

London: F. Frith, 1855. 1 albumen print 203 x 166 mm. on original printed mount. Mat is 20 x 16 inches. The photograph includes a boy and young man standing in the doorway on the left and a boy standing in the archway of the gate. Shows two shops through... More about Christ Church Gateway, Canterbury