TABLEAUX-TENTURES DE DUFOUR & LEROY. by CLOUZOT, HENRI - circa 1920s

Paris: Librairie des Arts Decoratifs, 1930. Hardcover. Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/toned; cloth spine strip is damaged and frayed; bookmark is frayed and stained; interior pages are lightly toned with some foxing/smudging; marginalia ifc.). Pink and white folio boards with mounted white title card with black lettering; white cloth closure; 20 unnumbered pp.; 52 plates (6 color); additional ephemera laid-in. Text in French.

Paris: Calavas. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated with 54 plates (6 in color), mostly single sheets but some are printed with two images on a larger folded sheet. Folio, loose plates as issued in a cloth-backed portfolio with ties (spine ends worn; internally clean). Paris: Calavas/Librairie des Arts Decoratifs, (no date, circa 1900). Very good(+).<br/><br/> A very good copy of this scarce book containing scenic images from wallpapers produced by the venerable French designers Dufour & Leroy in the 19th Century.<br/><br/>

Paris: Librairie des Arts Decoratifs A. Calavas, [1930]. Hardback. Good Only. 13" by 10". Not Stated. An uncommon portfolio work looking at impressive painted French wallpapers by Dufour and Leroy, complete with plates, including six in colour. An uncommon work.In the original portfolio binding.Illustrated with a total of fifty-four plates on forty-one plates, six of which are in colour. Thirteen of the plates are folding, with two plate illustrations printed to one plate, being Plates I and II, VI and VII, X and XI, XV and XVI, XVIII and XIX, XXII and XXIII, XXVI and XXVII, XXXI and XXXII, XXXV and XXXVI, XXXIX and XL, XLIII and XLIV, XLVIII and XLIX, and LII and LIII.Plates II and III, VI and VII are a folding plate, with both illustrations to one plate.Collated, complete.In the original French.A beautiful and definitive study on impressive French painted wallpapers. The scenic wallpapers are vividly depicted in the fifty-four plates.With an introduction by Henri Clouzot, conservateur at the Musee… Read More

A. Calavas, Paris, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. [French Decorative Arts] Near fine. Oversized portfolio, with cloth tie. 4to, 33 x 26 cm. 54 plates (6 in color). The prints illustrate wallpaper patterns from France's leading maker during the Empire and Restoration periods. Descriptive letterpress in French and English

Hingham, MA: Pierce Galleries, Inc., 2003. 204 heavyweight, glossy pages with color illustrations. From back: "An informative guide through the secretive art world; How to build a great art collection and investment portfolio; How to successfully gift, donate, loan and estate plan; Learning how to identify, examine and judge quality; Art world intrigue and scandal - the inside scoop; Cyberspace hazards and e-scams - buyer beware; Candid facts about forgers, fakes and fraud; Stolen art - thieves trafficking and recovery; Dealers, agents, appraisers, authenticators and experts; Greed, glamor (sic) and the art of the deal; Misrepresentations, recasts & reproductions; Auction contracts, fees and shady dealings; Warranties and verbal promises - who to trust; Security systems, fire alarms and self-defense; American painters' auction world records; The top 10 American paintings sold at auction." Light edgewear and slight curl to corners. We noted pink highlighting on at least three… Read More

Geneva, Switzerland: Galerie Gerald Cramer, 1962 Book. 4. Wraps. Very good. Rubbing to front and back cover. Pages clean. Plastic separating from spine. 55 p. Includes illustrations. With cover illustration by Henry Moore and listings for 270 pieces of illustration and sculpture. Approx. 6.5 by 8.5 inches null.

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine, edges and corner of the cover. There is some dog-earring on the right corner pages of the book. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "This is a history of the visual arts produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States. Such a book is difficult to title. A History of United States Art sounds awkward and logically might even be construed to exclude the arts of the colonial period. Thus, with apologies to our northern and southern neighbors, I use the title A History of American Art, knowing full well that the terms America and the United States are not synonymous...." - Preface from A History of American Art

G K Hall, Boston, 1985. Apparent First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 272pp; More than 1500 annotated entries on the art made by native inhabitants of Mesoamerica in the 3000 years before the Spanish conquest in 1521; Embossed owners stamp on half-title page; I found a handful of checkmarks in the book; Otherwise pages are tight and clean; Cover is as new; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 081618562X. ISBN/EAN: 9780816185627. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 104211. . 9780816185627

Fernando Villaverde Ediciones, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by and presented to me in village of Riba-roja d'Ebre where the author resides. Many colour illustrations. No pagination. Some slight shelf wear. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders

New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Second Printing Before Publication. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. Pp. 390. Illustrated with b&w photo reproductions. Index. Bound in scarlet cloth with cover design (top hat, walking stick), gilt lettering stamped on spine. A Fine copy in price-clipped dust jacket. A very well preserved copy, with only slight chipping to fresh, bright dust jacket. Bookseller inventory.

RARE! Freetown: Sierra Leone Adult Education Association, January 1994. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Interior pristine. Securely bound with two clean staples. Rubbing to covers. 39 pages.

Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2

Auction Catalogue, Tuesday 15 April 1997. Christie's Amsterdam: African, Oceanic and Indonesian Art from the Van Lier Collection.
Amsterdam: Christie's Amsterdam, 1997. Softcover, measuring 8.25" x 10.50" in glossy photographic wraps, 98pp., photograph illustrations throughout. Staple binding, with slight tear on second leaf, otherwise in very good + condition. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Oakland: By the editor. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Two 17"x13.75" sheets, printed & illustrated on both sides; folded twice and housed in folding portfolio with illustrated cover, "Down for a Drink" by K. C. Rignall, and printed poems and graphics on inside panels. Each folded sheet functions as a booklet with illustrations and poems each page. Unfolded, one side of each sheet is printed & illustrated full page: i. E. , one sheet has the poem Loneliness printed down the left side of the sheet with facing graphic; the other sheet is a full page mandala. The back of the portfolio contains contributor and imprint information, with the place, Broadway Terrace, Oakland Cal, crossed out in pen, and 4 Hawthorne Av, San Anselmo written below. Portfolio with light tanning to extremities and two small (less than a dime) light spots near spine front cover; interior of portfolio with darker strip of tan down vertical fold crease. The first sheet mentioned… Read More