Search Results: Titles starting with K from Nudelman Rare Books

Paris: Organe Officiel Illustre de LíUnion International des des Beaux-Art, des Lettres, des Sciences et de líIndustrie, 1908. First edition. First edition. Original scarce number of this Parisian revue, pictorial covers, No. 40. pp. [847]-[882]. This number includes 3 original woodcuts by Kandinsky. Roethel Reference: kirche (Church) 1907 (R#55) Sitzende M‰dchen (Sitting Girl) 1907 (R#67) Reiterin und kind (Horsewoman and child) 1907 (R#74) Les Tendances Nouvelles the Parisian art revue, founded with the aim of enabling artists to freely shared their work to the public from different circles and countries. Les Tendances Nouvelles is an important publication intended to expose the audience to the beauty and to the philosophic co-operative nature of the Art, in the unity of all its expressions. Rich with artistic contributions from many artists and authors on the vanguard of the art world at that time, the revue represents the artistic expression of the 20th century. It was founded on May 1904 and… Read More

Paris: Organe Officiel Illustre de LíUnion International des des Beaux-Art, des Lettres, des Sciences et de líIndustrie, 1907. First edition. First edition. Original scarce number of this Parisian revue, pictorial covers, No. 29. pp. [523]-[554] This number includes 5 original woodcuts by Kandinsky. Roethel Reference: Der Rhein (The Rhine) 1903 printed in front cover and page 527. (R#12) Shiffe (Ships) 1903 (R#11) Zweikampf (Duel) 1903 (R#22) Springbrunnen (fountain) 1907 (R#72) Die Jagd ( The Hunt) 1903 (R#23) printed in back cover. Les Tendances Nouvelles the Parisian art revue, founded with the aim of enabling artists to freely shared their work to the public from different circles and countries. Les Tendances Nouvelles is an important publication intended to expose the audience to the beauty and to the philosophic co-operative nature of the Art, in the unity of all its expressions. Rich of artistic contributions from many artists and authors on the vanguard of that time, the revue represent the… Read More

Paris: Organe Officiel Illustre de LíUnion International des des Beaux-Art, des Lettres, des Sciences et de líIndustrie, 1909. First edition. First edition. Original scarce number of this Parisian revue, pictorial covers, No. 48. pp. [1111]-[1142]. This number includes 1 original woodcut by Kandinsky. Roethel Reference: Schalmei (shawm) 1907 (R#54). Les Tendances Nouvelles the Parisian art revue, founded with the aim of enabling artists to freely shared their work to the public from different circles and countries. Les Tendances Nouvelles is an important publication intended to expose the audience to the beauty and to the philosophic co-operative nature of the Art, in the unity of all its expressions. Rich of artistic contributions from many artists and authors on the vanguard of that time, the revue represent the artistic expression of the 20th century. It was founded on May 1904 and ended on August 1914. Foxing to covers and a few leaves, otherwise near fine internally.

Paris: Organe Officiel Illustre de LíUnion International des des Beaux-Art, des Lettres, des Sciences et de líIndustrie, 1909. First edition. First edition. Original scarce number of this Parisian revue, pictorial covers, No. 49. pp. [1143]-[1174].This number includes 1 original woodcut by Kandinsky. Roethel Reference: Vogel (Bird) 1907 (R#65) Les Tendances Nouvelles the Parisian art revue, founded with the aim of enabling artists to freely shared their work to the public from different circles and countries. Les Tendances Nouvelles is an important publication intended to expose the audience to the beauty and to the philosophic co-operative nature of the Art, in the unity of all its expressions. Rich of artistic contributions from many artists and authors on the vanguard of that time, the revue represent the artistic expression of the 20th century. It was founded on May 1904 and ended on August 1914. Covers slightly torn at spine, else near fine internally.

Paris: Librairie Stock, Delamain et Boutelleau, 1927. First edition. First edition. Oblong quarto. Original superb color illustrated card wrappers and glassine wrapper. 16 stunning full-page color illustrations by Andree Karpeles (1885-1956), famed French painter and illustrator, student of Rene Menard and Lucien Simon. A Jewish painter living in India and France, her work is highly regarded for its sensitivity and composition. This title is exceedingly scarce in the first edition and was reprinted in the next year by a German Publisher. A fine copy in the original glassine wrapper. The illustrations are thoroughly enchanting.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1943. First edition. First edition. Square 4to. In original color pictorial dust wrapper. Original light blue cloth with white stamped design and lettering in negative space on cover, bold blue illustrated endpapers with red tractor. Color illustrations throughout by Burton. Price-clipped, four yellowed tape repairs on recto across spine panel to front and rear panels, the uppermost extending almost the length of the rear panel, 1 1/2-inch wide chip at bottom of spine and rear panels, edge creasing and rubbing; contemporary gift inscription on front flyleaf. The rare first edition in scarce dust jacket. Few copies have survived in original dust wrapper or make it to the marketplace.

One page letter by Charles S. Keene, 1823-1891, prolific English artist and illustrator, said to be one of the foremost English illustrators in black and white. "239 King's Road, Chelsea, Dear Boutcher, I was sorry I could not show up on Sunday but I had several engagements... I've been so chivied with work this week that it slipped my memory- pray then excuse me for this, Yours ever, Charles S. Keene.

Boston: Merrymount Press, 1928. First edition. First edition. Original gray paper wrappers. 44pp. Superb printing giving the feel of Kelmscott, with "illustrative material from a collection made by William Morris and Henry C. Marillier, now in the library of Marsden J. Perry of Providence, Rhode Island." Introduction by G.P. Winship. Dedicated (in the type) to the Grolier Club and its member, by Marsden J. Perry. Near fine copy.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. First edition. First edition. Blue-gray cloth with superb cover design by Armstrong featuring two heavily gilt eagles atop an unfolded silver ribbon, lettering stamped in silver as well. Corners slightly bumped, slight wear, but a decent copy of a scarce Armstrong title. Fine internally.

Edinburgh & Boston: T. N. Fouilis, 1917. Second editions. Second editions. Offered here are two Foulis second printings of Jessie M. King's classic illustrated books, each with superb color pictorial paper covered boards with bolk King illustrations both covers and spine. Each with full-page color plates tipped onto card paper. "Corners" with dust wrapper laid in at end. Clean and tight copies, occasional foxing as often seen. A nice grouping.

Munchen: Kurt Wolff, 1926. First edition. First edition. Square 4to (box). Origianl gray cloth covered (and lettered) box with orange cardboard sides holding 100 loose sheets with numerous superb illustrations in the text. With five woodcuts by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, the renowned German expressionist painter who also specialized in printmaking. One of 800 copies (total edition 850). Famous title woodcut in blue and black, the four woodcut interpositions only printed in blue. Kirchner himself took over the book design and furnishing of this rare artist's book. - the second Kirchner-dedicated publication by Grohmann, whose artist monographs and úuvre catalogs are "milestones in 20th-century art studies" (Ralph Jentsch). Slight wear to box, internally fine. A very rare and sought after art book.

9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Printed in ochre/olive green on beige paper. Original lithograph by Julius Klinger (1876-1942), Austrian painter, designer, commercial graphic artist, typographer and writer. Klinger studied at the Technologisches Gewerbemuseum in Vienna. A large original lithograph signed with his circular monogram lower right. From Chwala Drucke, Verlag Klinger-Plakate. Wien, I Schellinggasse.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First edition. First edition. Square folio size. Original full-size color cover insert, black cloth. Illustrated color endpapers, exquisite full page color plates throughout, by Maxfield Parrish. Universally considered one of the greatest children's colorplate books printed in America. An amazing feat of color illustration and book printing. A fine copy.

One page on folded larger sheet, from John Prescott Knight, English portrait painter and secretary of the Royal Academy from 1848 to 1873. A lter about his recent picture, "... only wiating the completion of the peninsular Herves to commence operations. Therefore do not let the Waterloo picture out of your for the present...

Koln: Schafstein & Co, 1904. First edition. First edition. 4to. Original color pictorial paper covered boards with superb interpretive design and illustration, illustrated color endpaers and eight full-page color illustrations, all by Kreidolf. Wear to spine and corners, covers nice. Hinges weakened, as usual. Near fine internally. A scarce title and rarely seen in presentable condition.

Leipzig and Munchen: Rotapfel Verlag, 1925. First edition. First edition. Huge folio folders, cloth backed, pictorial cover. Seven very large tipped-in plates by Ernst Kreidolf. Corners, bumped, occasional soiling, but a nice clean copy of a book seldom found in presentable condition.