European Art
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The Rape Of Europa
by Lynn H Nicholas
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War is the title of a book and a subsequent documentary film. The book, by Lynn Nicholas, explores the Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries, and the consequences.
European Art Books & Ephemera
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
by Lynn H. Nicholas
Vintage Books, 1995. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 512 pages. 8.00x5.50x1.25 inches.
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NZ$90.96
THE WORLD OF MARC CHAGALL
by McMullen, Roy
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1968. Exquisite book, photographed by Izis Bidermanas with pictures not only of Chagall's art but of the artist at work and life. Extensive text. Large size, about 10 x 13 inches, 267 pages. Near fine (VERY slightly edge-browned pages) in very good dust jacket (flap edges VERY lightly browned, light edgewear). Oversize: will require additional shipping charge for packaging and postage; inquire for additional charges. . Hard Cover.
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NZ$42.14
REMBRANDT
by Meijer, E. R
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1960. Part of the Gallery of Great Masters series. 64 plates, about 1/3 in color. Some of the black and white plates are followed by close-up studies of a part of the painting (see scan). Near fine (rubbed cover edges, one plate is loose but undamaged--it's the one in the scan) in very good+ dust jacket (slightly tanned flaps and rear cover; mild edgewear along top with one short closed tear on rear panel). . 1st American edition. Hard Cover.
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NZ$20.23
THE MOSCOW KREMLIN: ITS HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, AND ART TREASURES
by Voyce, Arthur
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1954. Near fine (edgeworn at top and bottom of spine and corners) in good+ dust jacket (edgeworn, soiled, one half-inch hole on spine). 147 pages including notes and index. Many illustrations. Excellent introduction to the treasures of the Kremlin. In English. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Photographs and diagrams.
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NZ$33.71
Turner's Early Sketchbooks. 1789 - 1802.
by Gerald Wilkinson
Original dust sheet. Green cloth with gilt title on the spine.
One hundred and seventy-six early Turners, most in colour and reproduced for the first time, and 22 other reproductions.
Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil... Read more about this item
One hundred and seventy-six early Turners, most in colour and reproduced for the first time, and 22 other reproductions.
Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil... Read more about this item
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NZ$188.22
Modern Painters. Volumes I-II, III, IV & V.
by John Ruskin LLD
Red half calf, marbled boards. Gilt titles on the spine.
Modern Painters (1843–1860) is a five-volume work by the eminent Victorian art critic, John Ruskin, begun when he was 24 years old based on material collected in Switzerland in 1842. Ruskin argues that recent painters emerging from the tradition of the picturesque are superior in the art of landscape to the old masters. The book was primarily written as a defence of the later work of J. M. W. Turner. Ruskin used the book to argue that art should... Read more about this item
Modern Painters (1843–1860) is a five-volume work by the eminent Victorian art critic, John Ruskin, begun when he was 24 years old based on material collected in Switzerland in 1842. Ruskin argues that recent painters emerging from the tradition of the picturesque are superior in the art of landscape to the old masters. The book was primarily written as a defence of the later work of J. M. W. Turner. Ruskin used the book to argue that art should... Read more about this item
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NZ$190.33
Edgar Degas
by Grappe, Georges
Berlin: Verlagsanstalt für Litteratur und Kunst First edition. Number 76, printed on handmade paper. Signed by author. Published Berlin: Verlagsanstalt für Litteratur und Kunst, nd. Text in German. Folio, 11 1/2" x 14 1/2", 59pp., illustrated Mit 1 Vierfarbentafel, 6 Mattkunstdruckbildern, 54 Tondruckbildern u. 1 Gravüre. Bound in blue leatherette and marbled paper covered boards with gilt titled spine label. Very good. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.
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NZ$168.55
A Watercolor Journal of Florence
by Douglas Lew
2002 hardcover as pictured. Published in Italy, a beautifully printed and bound. Binding is tight, black boards are clean and undamaged. Text is clean and unmarked. Printed on heavy stock, text alternating with watercolors. Dust jacket is rubbed. Would be listed as very good except for two stickers affixed to rear of DJ. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR
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NZ$28.65
Portraits of the Female Aristocracy of the Court of Queen Victoria (Vol. I & II)
by [William and Edward Finden, et al.]
London: J. Hogarth, 5 Haymarket, 1849. Hardcover. Very Good. Ex-library (non-circulating). Rebound in quarter black leather with green faux-leather cloth sides. Spine gilt stamped (matching call number), with raised bands. Outer hinges rubbed. Library bookplate on front pastedowns. Pinhole library stamps on title pages, dedication page, and on one additional text-only leaf in each volume. Edges of leaves are toned; scattered foxing; dampstains in the margin of the first four plates in Vol. II. Tissue...
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NZ$1,179.85
William Blake
by Butlin, Martin
London: Tate Gallery. 1978. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Illustrated with 17 full-page colour plates and numerous in-text reproductions. . The informative catalogue of the 1978 Exhibition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 2nd Impression with corrections. Softcover.
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NZ$22.27
National Gallery Brochure: A Lasting Legacy--Leaving A Gift to the Nation in Your Will
by MacGregor, Neil
National Gallery London, 2001. Brochure. Very Good. Unmarked. Brochure on cover stock. Eight panels. Printed letter from Neil MacGregor, Director of the National Gallery, on one panel. Sixteen color thumbnails. Measures 8.25x11 inches.
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NZ$37.08
Barbara Hepworth: A Guide to the Tate Gallery Collection at London and St. Ives, Cornwall
by Bowness, Alan; Fraser Jenkins, David
Tate, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Previous owner's name inside cover. Sun line on back cover. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. 48p. Measures 8.25 inches square. Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War.
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NZ$35.40
18th-century English Porcelain
by Savage, George
Rockliff, Salisbury Square, London, 1952 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 15 x 22.5 cm; 1 Kg; 435 pages with 250 black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior. The dust jacket has a tear on the top of the front cover and is now protected with a permanent clearcover. The interior is in very good condition. The outside text block shows some yellowing.; The wares, history and techniques of the great English porcelain factories of the 18th...
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NZ$21.78
The Dutch World of Painting.
by Gary Schwartz
Gary Schwartz, The Vancouver Art Gallery, 1986. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing; a couple to tiny faint stains at the bottom edge and another at the front endpaper, again, very tiny. Binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 167pp. Vancouver Art Gallery, April 6-June 29, 1986. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.
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NZ$21.96
Turner's Rivers, Harbours and Coasts.
by Eric Shanes
In the original dust sheet. Blue cloth with silver title on the spine.
Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper. He was championed by the leading English art critic John... Read more about this item
Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper. He was championed by the leading English art critic John... Read more about this item
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NZ$232.63
Bon a Tirer :
by Vidali, Leoni
A 1st bilingual ed. very good paperback (spiral-bound) art book, minor signs of wear on cov. as in image, text/block clean, Signed by the artist. 16,5x24cm. 400gr. TEXT Greek/Ellinika, English.
Five different zing plates 18×24″ each, carved, etched and engraved, were printed in one operation with both intaglio and surface colors simultaneously on the same plate. Many proofs were printed. The quest for the B o n A T i r e r is the very work itself.
Five different zing plates 18×24″ each, carved, etched and engraved, were printed in one operation with both intaglio and surface colors simultaneously on the same plate. Many proofs were printed. The quest for the B o n A T i r e r is the very work itself.
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NZ$181.46
Queer with Class
by Homocult
A radical working class group of queer graphic artists who took the agitation prop poster form to its limit.Each page is a graphic /art entirety.A powerful statement of the cutting edge radicalism of its time. Some pages shown in the V&A Museum
Printed on coated art paper each page (or opening) is an graphic entity that can be photocopied and used as a fly poster. It followed the format of 'Flyposter Frenzy' by Matthew Fullwer.
Copy now sold to support a working class artist's initiatives.
Printed on coated art paper each page (or opening) is an graphic entity that can be photocopied and used as a fly poster. It followed the format of 'Flyposter Frenzy' by Matthew Fullwer.
Copy now sold to support a working class artist's initiatives.
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NZ$412.39
Hogarth's Graphic Works: First Complete Edition
by Paulson, Ronald
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jackets lightly soiled and toned on . the reverse.. 1965. First Printing. Hardcover. Compiled and with a commentary by Ronald Paulson. N Vol 1 Introduction and Catalogue xiv, 351pp / Vol 2 The Engravings xvii, unpaginated. Cream cloth. Endpaper map, abbreviations key, notes, appendices, indexes, and black and white plates. Each print known to have been made or supervised by Hogarth is included, as well as important variant states,...
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NZ$168.55
The Nibelung's Ring a Festival Play for Three Days and a Fore-Evening
by Forman, Alfred
London: London: Schott and Co. 1877, 1877 Decorative Cloth. Very Good. First Thus. Theatre. Owner's Name. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. English words to Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen in the alliterative verse of the original 351 pgs, grey/gilt boards slight soiled,rubbed, spine bumped, scarce tight copy 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Owner's Name. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.
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NZ$1,255.36
Drawings by Mervyn Peake
by Peake, Mervyn
"Drawings by Mervyn Peake." [London]: The Grey Walls Press, [1949]. (Introduction by Mervyn Peake). First published in 1949. pp. 11 + 62 b. & w. plates (some with colour). Hardcover, green/grey cloth with black title on spine (corners square, covers pretty clean but for a smudge to front lower corner, spine bumped & bottom a bit frayed, covers bowed outwards, top edge foxed, interior is clean & unmarked, though the paper throughout has darkened). d.w., unclipped (spine darkened, spine chipped some to...
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NZ$221.74
SOME OF THE MODERNS
by Wedmore, Frederick
London: Virtue & Co., 1909. Very good- (very worn covers, tear in the spine covering, but tight internally) without dust jacket. 1 of 750 copies printed. 80 black and white illustrations taken from contemporary artists who were not well-known at the time of publication, such as William Nicholson, Walter Sickert, David Muirhead, Philip Connard. Some influence of impressionism seems apparent in the illustrations (see scans). Wedmore introduces each artist with a brief essay. Oversize 9 x 12, may...
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NZ$50.56
1914-64 Jubille Exhibition: Fifty Years of British Art
by Rogers, Claude (fore.) & Dennis Farr & Alan Bowness
Tate Gallery. Very Good. 1964. Stapled Booklet (pb.). Card cover w/ French flaps, lightly age-toned, a touch rubbed on corners, minute flecked staining on rear; Pages lightly age-toned at edges, no ownership marks, B&W plates; Binding tight. Catalogue for the July August 1964 exhibition at the Tate Gallery. ; 7.4 x 9.8"; Unpaginated pages .
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NZ$25.38
Egozine, Volume 2, Number 2 (ca. late 1976) -- includes report on COUM Transmissions performance by Genesis P-Orridge of Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth, etc
by Lambert, R. J. (ed.), Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Asco, et al
San Geronimo, CA: R. J. Lambert, ca. 1976. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Small folio, 60pp (glossy paper), stapled wrappers. 1 of 500 stated copies of the second issue of this L.A. art scene mag, includes 3 pages on the famous 1976 COUM Transmissions performance at L.A.I.C.A. with photos and a note from Genesis and Cosey. Also a page contributed by the avant-garde Chicano conceptual/performance art group Asco. Light storage wear/rubbing to covers (typical for this title)...
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NZ$210.69
