Search Results: Authors starting with R from Alan Foljambe, Bookseller [ABAC/ILAB]

Paris: Didot Book. Very Good. Hardcover. No date stated, circa. 1880. Two large volumes 14.5" x 12" (37x30.5 cm). 220 beautifully coloured plates, many highlighted with gold and silver. A showcase of many different eras of graphic design and decoration, including the Ancient World, Middle Ages, Renaissance, 17th and 18th centuries, and more. Heavy wear to spines, some spine breaks in text block; all plates near fine. .

New York: Allied Arts Guild, 1953. Book. Illus. by Raskin, Saul. Near Fine. portfolio. Signed by Author(s). Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Portfolio with 20 unbound plates (as published), + cover plate = 21 plates. 15" x 11 1/2". An exceedingly rare book. Signed on cover at upper right: "No 232 Saul Raskin 1953 With very best Wishes" Portfolio showing very heavy wear with some loss to one of the tabs. All plates in near new condition. .

Koln: Taschen, 2010. Book. Illus. by Rauch, Neo. As New. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Hardcover in slipcase, 17 1/2" x 13 1/2" x 2 1/4". Number 625 of a limited edition of 1,100, signed by Rauch. A few slight dings to corners of case, book as new. Extra shipping charges will apply for this very large, very heavy book..

Geneva: Albert Skira, 1947. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 11 1/2" x 15 1/2" portfolio housing 53 tipped-in colour plates by major artists of the 20th century. Unbound leaves as published. Extra shipping charges will apply for this oversized book..

London: Taylor, 1803. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Bound in maroon leather with new endpapers. Extensively illustrated as follows: [1] black and white frontispiece portrait; [30] in-text black and white illustrations, of which [2] with overlays; [1] in-text colour illustration, hand-tinted of a colour wheel with primary and secondary colours; [12] black and white plates of which [3] with overlays; [3] sepia plates of which [1] is a two page guarded spread; [12] colour plates, of which [8] have overlays and [1] is a double-fold-out with overlay. Complete as collated. Some tape repairs at points of double fold out. Transfer from some plates onto adjacent text pages. Overall fine. A seminal work by one of the fathers of landscape architecture and design. .

London: John Weale, 1851. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Two tinted lithographed title-pages, two lithographed calligraphy dedications, seven text pages within decorative lithographed borders, and 16 lithographed plates (including frontis, several tinted or in colors). Large folio, 22 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches, modern green cloth; Franklin Institute Library stamp to each sheet. Scarce. Extra shipping charges will apply for this very large book. .

Boston: Boston Book and Art Shop, 1969. Book. Illus. by Rouault, Georges. As New. Soft cover. Ten pochoir plates after Georges Rouault, 13.5"x18" (34x46 cm). Number 223 from a limited edition of 450. Each plate numbered in pencil 223/450. Four page introduction in French by Pierre Courthion. Each plate is housed within a folded sheet bearing the title and number of the plate. In paper portfolio housed in wraparound chemise. "Cet ouvrage réalisé en collaboration par les Éditions "L'Étoile Filante" et "Daniel Jacomet" a été achevé d'imprimer le 1er Octobre 1969. Les planches ont été reproduites en fac-similé par le procédé Daniel Jacomet typographie de l'Imprimerie Union a Paris portefeuille des cartonnages adine papier vélin chiffon de mandeure. Tirage a 450 exemplaires numérotés a la presse de 1 a 450 et 50 exemplaires hors commerce… Read More