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Amsterdam, Netherlands: Barent Greve 200pp/illus. no date. 100 remarkable scenes engraved by Petrus Schenk (1661-1715) displaying a panoramic view of old Amsterdam. Light scuff mark at bottom of cover. Text clean. 1st Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall - Oblong.

Boston, MA: David R. Godine Publisher, 1976. 336pp including index, book in vgc, cover has some small spots, many photographs on every page, contents: Aboriginal Art, The Innocent Eye, Statues to Sculpture, Magician's Game, Two Decades of American Sculpture, Shared Space: Contemporary Sculpture and its Environment, and more.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Rome, Italy: Confederazione Fascista Artisti, 1939. 137pp/3 color photos. 100 b/w photos. Small water stain - does not affect illus. Edges have wear.. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Arch Cape Press, 1991. 219pp., w/230 illustrations in color and B/W. A magnificent collection of photographs of African sculpture captures the immense sensitivity and variety of African art. It covers the whole field of traditional sculpture over many centuries and presents a display of the most important works of African art from collections throughout the world. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.: College of William & Mary, 1990. 416 Pp.Illustrated throughout, Clean like new.. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, D.C: Natl Gallery of Art/Yale Univ, 1993. 303pp/illus. 303 pages, superbly illustrated in colour and black and white. Published as a catalogue for the exhibition of the same name. Clean. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Moscow, Russia, 1999. 384pp/illus. Beautifully illustrated and bound biography of Alexander Pushkin. English and Russian text. As new. Only 5,000 copies printed.. Faux Leather. As New/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co., 1987. 209pp/illus. Hardcover. A wonderful book on N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth. Published to accompany an exhibition organized by The Brandywine River Museum. Includes essays by James H. Duff, Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Hoving and Lincoln Kirstein. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - Oblong.

Canoga Park, CA: Collectors Editions, 1993. 304 pages. Illustrated by Jane Wooster Scott. INSCRIBED / SIGNED BY ARTIST on half title page. "Wooster Scott captures the essence of the American people, their traditions and institutions." Both book and dj are Clean and like new.. Inscribed by the Author. 1st Printing. Cloth. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

Silver Springs, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bibliophile Legion Books, 1969. Approx 150pp/illus. Thomas Rowlandson, the greatest English cartoonist working at the turn of the eighteenth century, was not only a satirist of the great and mighty of his times, from Charles James Fox to Napoleon, but he was also the most penetrating chronicler of English society during the eventful decades of his life. This book displays fifty full page color examples of Rowlandson's erotic drawings and gives them the critical attention they deserve. With a historical introduction and critical analysis by Gert Schiff. Green cloth and dj. DJ has light chipping/wear. Text clean.. Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

The Cynthera Press, 1969. Approx 150pp/illus. Thomas Rowlandson, the greatest English cartoonist working at the turn of the eighteenth century, was not only a satirist of the great and mighty of his times, from Charles James Fox to Napoleon, but he was also the most penetrating chronicler of English society during the eventful decades of his life. This book displays fifty full page color examples of Rowlandson's erotic drawings and gives them the critical attention they deserve. With a historical introduction and critical analysis by Gert Schiff. Original red cloth. DJ has light chipping/wear. Text clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

London: Octopus, 1979. approx 350pp/illus. Classic study of human anatomy. 142 full page plates, each with a comprehensive commentary. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1965. 168 black and white plates, plus 20 tipped-in color plates, photographed by Max Hirmer. An authoritative study of the sculptural achievements of the Greek colonies of southern Italy and Sicily, examines the unique and long neglected field of Greek provincial art as a composite whole. More than 150 objects, including paintings, figurines, bronzes, marble sculpture, and coins, are examined first in the general text, then individually in the comprehensive annotations. DJ has light edgewear. Text clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good++/Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

London, England: Longmans, Green and Co, 1901. 511pp/illus. Physical description: xxii. 511 p. : illus. 26 plates (incl. front. port.) ; 32 x 24 cm. Subjects: Mantegna. Andrea. 1431-1506 - Italian art - Italian painters. Art history - Italy - 15th century - 16th century - Venetian painting - Italian Renaissance. Note: Title page in red and black. by Paul Kristeller. with 26 plates and 162 text illustrations; English edition by S. Arthur Strong. Original bBlue cloth with gilt image on cover. Some fraying at corners, Text clean. Very nice copy.. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: New York Graphic Society, 1985. 400pp/illus. Cloth with Adams signature blindstamped on front board. A celebration of the life [career, friendships, concerns and vision] of this ardent environmentalist and pioneering photographer whose work has become a benchmark of photo perfection. Gift inscription on ffep otherwise clean. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co., 1985. 400p. Numerous photographs and text. ~His was a world of mountains and woodlands and the vast, timele ss reach of the Excellent reading. completed just prior to his death in 1984, Clean. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Abrams, 1961. 181pp, tipped in color illustrations. Beautiful book although title page appears removed and preface pg 5-8 has tape repair. Otherwise clean and complete.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Abrams, 1961. 181pp, tipped in color illustration. large quarto hardbound. Missing title page. text clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1972. 582pp/illus. Official intrusions into the world of art from antiquity through 1971, arranged by year, with careful citation of sources. A few illustrations, color frontis. Light shelf wear. Clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Holocaust Pubns, 2002. 127 illustrations, illuminations and photographs; 1941 self portrait in pen & ink on frontice. Arthur Szyk was one of the most creative and determined political activists of his time. A gifted book illustrator and illuminator, a skillful caricaturist, and a crusader for causes, this multifaceted artist ceaselessly defended the rights of Jews and advocated on their behalf. Skilled in medieval and Persian miniature painting, Szyk redirected his artistry during World War II into political cartoons that unmasked the face of the Nazi enemy and mobilized popular opinion. His caricatures became daily fare in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. Clean. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.