Art from Bee Creek Books

New York: The Prang Company, 1913. 65 pp. Interpretations of paintings, including "Creation of Man" by Michelangelo, "The Sistine Madonna" by Raphael and Botticelli's "Judith with the Head of Holofernes," among others. Brown cloth covers with brown imprint title on front and spine. Corner corners are bumped and rubbed, small water spots/stains and white marks on front cover, edges with… Read more about this item

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Taos Edition, Ltd. In Association with Western Graphics Workshop, Inc. And Houston Fine Art Press, 1987. Forward by John Redhouse. Catalogue Raisonne by Nancy Steen. Commentary by Robert and Hazel Tohe. Signed by artist, R. C. Gorman, on half title page. 254 pp. Grey cloth covers with grey/silver linen spine. DJ in Good- to Good condition with… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1973. "Humbug is both a biography of this master trickster and a quest for the historical Barnum, a study of the audiences whose needs he so brilliantly anticipated. It shows the young Barnum starting out in the age of 'the common man,' the irreverent Jacksonian era, when physical progress and democratic dogmas made Americans extremely… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903. With stories by Alexandre Dumas, William Makepeace Thackeray, John Ruskin, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Jules Guiffrey, among others. Artwork described includes The Birth of Venus by Botticelli, The Sistine Madonna by Raphael, The Night Watch by Rembrant, The Hay Wain by Constable, The Madonna of the… Read more about this item

Mangonia Park, Florida: JAR Publishers, 1980. "The lithographs in this book are an important part of Edna Hibel's total oeuvre, but only a part." 207 pages with index and glossary. Tan cloth covers with gilt title on spine, brown paper front cover with gilt image of "Felicia". Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, light wear to… Read more about this item

Wichita, Kansas: Two Rivers Publishing Co., 1976. 189 color postcard images of Wichita, Kansas. Black stiff paper covers with image of Wichita building on front. Cover corners and edges are rubbed and worn, corners creased, wear and marks to cover faces, rubbing to joints, spine creased, spine ends worn. Interior tight, clean, no marks. Book in VG- condition.. First Edition.… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1943. "For many years the need of a further book on the subject of figure drawing has been apparent to me. I have waited for such a book to appear which could be recommended to the many young artists with whom I have come in contact. Finally, I have come to the realization that such… Read more about this item

New York: Joseph Laing, Engraver & Print Publisher Painted by A. Rivey, Paris, from a Cartoon by H. Brueckner. Engraved on Steel by John C. McRae. Article "First in Peace" written by Benson J. Lossing. 8 pp. Two page outline key plate showing names of key figures within the painting. Gray paper covers. Cover corners are chipped and missing, edges… Read more about this item

New York: Joseph Laing, Engraver & Print Publisher Pulled down by the Sons of Freedom, who cast it into bullets. They cried, "We will be free! We will be free! Down with the statue! Down with the emblem of tyranny!" From the Original Painting in Possession of the Publisher. Painted by Johannes A. Oertel. Engraved on Steel by John C.… Read more about this item

New York: George H. Doran Part of Hodder and Stoughton's People's Library (General Editor: Sidney Dark). 246 pages with index. Purple cloth covers with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine. Cover corners and edges are lightly bumped and rubbed. Few marks on cover faces. Joints and spine are faded. Spine ends are bent, fraying from shelf wear. Uncut… Read more about this item

Boston: Dana Estes and Company, 1896. "In studying the history of a people, nothing can be more interesting than its religion, and nothing more vital to the comprehension of the character of a nation than a knowledge of its initial system of faith and worship." In two volumes. Volume I: 1-422 pp. Volume II: 423-830 pp. Red cloth covers… Read more about this item

London: John C. Nimmo, 1891. A New Edition Incorporating the Author's Own Notes, Additions and Emendations. With Portrait and Twenty-four Steel and Mezzotint Engravings. Also Numerous Engravings on Wood. In Four Volumes. Two hundred and sixty-five copies of this Large Paper Edition printed for England, and one hundred and fifty for America. The engravings given in duplicate, and the initial… Read more about this item

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1930. "The adventures of which Joseph Pennell made a book filled but a part of his life. There is much else that could and should be recorded of a man and artist whose individuality was proof against modern standardization, who, as American illustrator, worked in the great period of American illustration, and who was associated with… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1951. "Flower Arrangement in Japan should not be considered an "elegant art" or the foremost of the many Japanese arts as has been indicated on occasion, but as a practice of a sacred rite." Examples of 30 different arrangements with image and description. 30 pp (+3). String-tied decorative paper covers. Light wear… Read more about this item

New York: J. C. Derby, 1855. 359 pp. Brown cloth covers with blindstamped image on front and back, and gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners and edges are rubbed to boards, joints are broken and exposed, spine ends are broken and partially removed. Broken hinges and spine. Light foxing/browning throughout interior. Book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good. Size:… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Lectures include: "Museums of Art and Teachers of English" by Stockton Axson; "Museums of Art and Teachers of Art" by Kenyon Cox; "Museums of Art and Teachers of History" by G. Stanley Hall; and "Museums of Art and Teachers of the Classics" by Oliver S. Tonks. The lectures were delivered at the Metropolitan… Read more about this item

New York: The Ridge Press, 1958. Written entirely in Spanish, "The Private World of Pablo Picasson" is profusely illustrated with photographs depicting the famous artist with his family. 176 pp. Red marbled boards with red leather spine and tips, gilt lettering on spine. Covers are slightly bowed, scuffing to leather corners, edges are rubbed, spine ends are… Read more about this item

South Kensington: The Museums Association, 1931. "The following pages contain as complete a list as it has been possible to make of the Museums of the British Isles." 376 pp. Black cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Cover edges are rubbed and rippled. Spine faded. Spine broken between pages 280-281, otherwise interior is tight… Read more about this item

Washington: Ritchie & Heiss, 1846. 29th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 806. Read, and laid upon the table. July 24, 1846. "The Joint Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the memorial of Mr. Catlin, for the purchase of his gallery of Indian collections and paintings, and also the memorial of American artists… Read more about this item

New York: Victor Perard, 1940. "The purpose of this book is to present in a simple and direct manner the subject of anatomy as it is applied to Art." Unpaginated, but easily over 200 illustrations demonstrating how to draw the human body. DJ in Fair to Good- condition with chipping to edges, tears to corners, sections of spine… Read more about this item