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 Leopard [chromolithograph printed by L. Prang & Co
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...
Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie. 1909. Hardcover. 178 p.: full-page and in-text illustrations (1 double-page, folded); 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. Cover title: Michel-Ange: Peinture, Sculpture... More about Michel Ange: L'Oeuvre du Maitre; Peinture, Sculpture, Architecture; Ouvrage Illustré de 169...
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...
Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1955. Hardcover. 252 p.: 232 black-and-white photographs; 27 cm. Red cloth with gilt spine and cover titles (Neue Goldschmiede Kunst ). No dust jacket. The appendix contains a description of each item and biographical information about each artist. Bookplate on the front free endpaper of the Academy... More about Neue Goldschmiedekunst in Baden-Württemberg; Herausgegeben vom Verein zur Förderung Deutscher...
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
Watford, Eng. Paget Prize Plate Co., 1894. 1 sheet 12 x 9 cm. Printed in red and brown. "18 x 24" stamped on the label indicating the size of paper the label accompanied. The label is undated; Paget gelatino-chloride printing out paper was first produced in 1894. In the 1890s... More about Paget (Gelatino-Chloride) Printing Out Paper label
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...
Malden, Mass. Perry Pictures Co., 1950. Group of Perry Pictures materials consisting of: 4 sepia photographs (13 x 9.5 cm.) produced by the Taber Prang Art Co., Springfield, Mass., 2 captioned "Cupid Awake" and 2 captioned "Cupid Asleep," one of which is stamped on the back "Compliments of the Perry... More about Perry Pictures Catalogs & Pictures
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
Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie. 1909. Hardcover. 246 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 Raphael: L'Oeuvre du Maitre; Tableaux, Gravures sur Cuivre; Ouvrage Illustré de 275 Gravures
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...
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1889. 2 albumen prints. The first, Rouen--Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge, is 255 x 199 mm. on a cardboard mount (297 x 239 mm). Caption printed in photograph in lower right: "54. Rouen_Fontaine de la Grosse horloge." Written in ink at lower edge of image: "Rouen, August 25/89." Written in... More about Rouen--Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge [and] Fontaine Sainte-Marie [2 albumen prints
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...
Berlin: Scholtz, 1953. Hardcover. [6], 60, [68], 61-168, [2], 6, [20] p., 14 leaves of illustrations; 22 cm. In binder with faux leather cover. Werner Scholtz (1904-1976) started producing tin figures in 1934; in 1950 he expanded from a shop to a mail-order business. This catalog is dated Dec. 1... More about Scholtz-Zinnfiguren die Figuren für Museen, Schulen, Sammlungen des In- und Auslandes: Preisliste
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
London: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Co., 1870. 1 albumen print 278 x 184 mm. Mat is 422 x 330 mm. No date of publication; evidence suggests it was produced around 1870. Following the Fire of London, the church of St. Mary Le Bow was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in... More about St. Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside
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: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Hardcover. xix, [3], 249 p., color frontispiece and 29 leaves of plates (some color): also includes in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Black cloth spine with grey paper over boards; printed paper labels on spine and front board. Lacking dust jacket. Title page in red and... More about Howard Pyle: A Chronicle by Charles D. Abbott with an Introduction by N.C. Wyeth and Many...
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
London: George Allen & Co., 1912. Hardcover. Imprint includes: E. P. Dutton & Co., New York. xii, 78, [2] p., frontispiece and 3 leaves of color illustrations tipped onto plain brown stock: full-page illustrations; 26 cm. White cloth with gilt spine title; color illustrated pastedown on front cover with gilt... More about A Child's Vision (Daphne Allen Aged 12 Years
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
Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1922. Hardcover. 119, [9] p., 49 leaves of plates consisting of 4 leaves of black card with color plates tipped in and 45 leaves of black-and-white plates: in-text and full-page drawings; 29 cm. Black leather spine with gilt-stamped spine title; light grey paper over boards with... More about Die Kunst der Japanischen Holzschnittmeister; mit 69 Bildwiedergaben
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"
Rome: Scuola Archeologica di Atene, 1942. Paperback. Offprint from Annuario della R. Scuola Archeologica di Atene vol. III-IV Nuova Serie, 1941-42. [4], 11-74 p.: illustrations, plans; 31 cm. Plain wrapper printed in black. Stamped at lower edge of front wrapper and on one page: "Department of Classical and Near Eastern... More about I Culti Minoici e Greci de Haghia Triada (Creta