KAROLIK & MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON
M & M Karolik Collection of American Water Colors & Drawings 1800-1875
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1962. hardcover. near fine. 2 volumes. Introduction by Henry P. Rossiter. With 24 color plates and 407 black & white illustrations. 4to brown cloth-backed boards in board slipcase. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1962. First edition. Fine copies in a very good slipcase.<br/><br/> "Contains useful information for the study of 19th century American draughtsmen and watercolorists." - Arntzen/Rainwater L80. Printed at the Stinehour Press.<br/><br/> Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 266661
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Idemitsu Museum of Arts
Worlds Seen and Imagagined: Japanese Screens from the Idemitsu Museum of Arts
New York: Abbeville 1995. hardcover. fine/near fine. Illustrated mostly in color. 166 pages oblong 4to beige cloth with gilt stamping dust wrapper. Abbeville: New York 1995. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Abbeville unknown books
Bookseller reference : 255040
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Buffalo Fine Arts Academy
Sam Francis: Paintings 1947 - 1972
Buffalo: Buffalo Fine Arts Academy 1972. paperback. very good. Illustrated in color and black and white. 152 pages slim 4to printed wrappers. Buffalo: Buffalo Fine Arts Academy 1972. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Buffalo Fine Arts Academy unknown books
Bookseller reference : 253114
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Morris Louis 1912 - 1962
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1967. hardcover. fine/near fine. Illustrated in color and black and white. 82 pages square slim 8vo white pictorial cloth clear mylar dust wrapper. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1967. A fine copy in a near fine wrapper.<br/><br/> Museum of Fine Arts Boston unknown books
Bookseller reference : 253227
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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON
Romans and Barbarians
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts. paperback. near fine. Color frontis and illustrated throughout in black & white. 255 pages. 4to stiff pictorial wrapper. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts. Near fine.<br/><br/> Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 249103
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UNION CENTRAL DES ARTS DECORATIFS
Arman: Accumulations Renault
Paris: Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Illustrated profusely with beautiful black & white and color photographs of pieces. 78 pages. Thing square 4to with stiff pictorial wrapper. Paris: Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs. A near-fine copy.<br/><br/> Exposition created following the collaboration of Arman and international vehicular manufacturer Renault during the years 1967 1968 1969. IT is comprised of 60 pieces created with materials distributed by Renault. In french.<br/><br/> Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs unknown books
Bookseller reference : 245611
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MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Pablo Picasso: Meeting in Montreal
Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1985. hardcover. very good/very good. Picasso Pablo. 84 color plates many black-and-white photos. 310pp. Thick 4to beige cloth slightly edge-worn d.w. Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1985. Slightly sunned edges still a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Published for the exhibition presented at the Montreal Museum from 21 June - 10 November 1985. Reproduces 81 works by Picasso from his wife Jacqueline's personal collection. Text by Alexander Gaudier Pierre Theberge and Louise d'Argencourt.<br/><br/> Montreal Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 240384
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ARTS COUNCIL
Art in Revolution: Soviet Art and Design Since 1917
London: Arts Council 1972. paperback. very good. Color fontispiece and many black-and-white illustrations. 111 pages small slim 4to printed wrappers. London: Arts Council in conjunction with the Hayward Gallery 1972. Very good.<br/><br/> Arts Council unknown books
Bookseller reference : 231160
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MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS
Techniques Discretes: Le Design Mobilier en Italie 1980-1990
Paris: Musee des Arts Decoratifs 1991. paperback. very good. Heavily color- and b/w-illustrated exhibition catalogue. Text in French. 179pp. 4to printed wrappers. Paris: Musee des Arts Decoratifs 1991. A very good copy.<br/><br/> 24 April - 1 September 1991.<br/><br/> Musee des Arts Decoratifs unknown books
Bookseller reference : 229489
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NATIONAL ARTS CLUB
The National Arts Club. Gramercy Park New York. Membership Directory for 1921-1922
New York: National Arts Club 1922. First. paperback. fine. 7 mounted black & white illustrations. 72 pages slim 12mo original printed wrappers; just a bit worn at fore-edge. New York: National Arts Club 1922. First Edition. Scarce. Fine.<br/><br/> National Arts Club unknown books
Bookseller reference : 213253
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NATIONAL ARTS CLUB
The National Arts Club. Gramercy Park New York. Membership Directory for 1919-1920
New York: National Arts Club 1920. First. paperback. fine. 4 black & white illustrations. 97 pages slim 12mo original printed wrappers. New York: National Arts Club 1920. First Edition. Scarce. A fine copy.<br/><br/> National Arts Club unknown books
Bookseller reference : 213252
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BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
American Silver: The Work of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Silversmiths Exhibited. June to November 1906
Boston: Boston Museum of Fine Arts 1906. First. paperback. very good-. Photogravure frontispiece portrait and 29 mounted photographic plates; text illustrations and rubrics throughout. 100pp. Short 4to original gray printed wrappers chipped and well-worn at corners and spine ends; internally clean. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1906. First edition. A very good- copy of this uncommon book lacking the slipcase.<br/><br/> Printed in red and black and with elegant typography this is the catalogue of the first exhibition devoted exclusively to American Silversmiths.<br/><br/> Boston Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 211254
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MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS
L'Art Brut
paperback. Selection des Collections de la Compagnie de l'Art Brut. 7 Avril - 5 Juin. 1967. Illustrated throughout a few in color. 126pp. Slim 8vo glossy printed wrappers. Paris: Compagnie de l'Art Brut & Musee des Arts Decoratifs 1967. A very good copy.<br/><br/> unknown books
Bookseller reference : 179332
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ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
Commemorative Catalogue of the Exhibition of British Art: Royal Academy of Arts London January-March 1934
London: Oxford University Press 1935. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece and many other b/w plates and illustrations. Thick short 4to cloth; spine faded repaired at head of spine but still with some chipping. London: Oxford University Press 1935. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Oxford University Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 134835
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BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
M. & M Karolik Collection of American Paintings 1815 to 1865
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1949. First. hardcover. very good. Profusely illustrated in black & white. 544pp. very thick 4to maroon cloth. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1949. First Edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 80396
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Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taipei Fine Arts Museum Collection Catalogue: 1983-2012 Two Volumes
Tapei Taiwan: Taipei Fine Arts Museum 2012. Hardcover. VG- vol1 has creasing & indentation to spine edges; spine ends bumped w/ bump to upper spine edge; corners bumped & creased. edge-wear w/ minor indentatins. vol2 has edge-wear w/ minor indention; bumping & creasing to corners; back spine edge creased w/ indentation. both volumes have crimp/creasing to upper pg corners. vol1: light orange cloth w/ black printing w/ bw & color illustrations. vol2: bright orange cloth w/ black printing w/ bw & color illustrations. 759 pgs total. Text in Taiwanese Mandarin and English. Volumes were removed from publisher's wrap to inspect damage to covers. Interiors clean. Opening essays and collection details in English. Wonderfully illustrated. Taipei Fine Arts Museum hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 183845 ISBN : 9860393273 9789860393279
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Minneapolis MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts Aug. 6 to Sept. 27 1970
Robert Rauschenberg: Prints 1948/1970
1970. Good heavy concentrated foxing to covers. bump & creasing to lower spine. light moisture damage to edges of the two closing plates. small chips to lower edges of closing pgs. light crease to upper pg corners & closing pg corners. light speckled foxing to textblock edges; occasional instances of speckled foxing to pg edges foxing is primarily concentrated to closing plate edges. Wraps. 98 pp. over 155 bw plates. Pages clean and remains tightly bound. Eight page essay by Edward A. Foster precedes the reproductions. Lists 155 works. Rare. A catalogue raisonne. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 4473
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RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
Images from Science: An Exhibition of Scientific Photography
Rochester New York: Rochester Institute of Technology / Cary Graphic Arts Press 2002. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. Very minor general wear. 2002 Large Softcover. xi 124 pp. Color photographs throughout. "The catalog of a photography exhibition held at Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall of 2002 featuring photographs and explanatory captions from photographers in all scientific disciplines. Rochester Institute of Technology / Cary Graphic Arts Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 2309346 ISBN : 0971345996 9780971345997
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Fresno Arts Center
Views of Yosemite: The Last Stance of the Romantic Landscape
Fresno: Fresno Arts Center 1982. 43p. colored and b/w illus. original stiff printed wrappers. The exhibition was held June 12 to August 8 1982. Fresno Arts Center unknown books
Bookseller reference : 046188
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Museum of Fine Arts
M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Water Colors & Drawings 1800-1875
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1962. 2 vols. 337; 352p. colored and b/w illus. original half-cloth with stiff boards quarto format. Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 044484
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France Editions
Avions Anglais: Photographies Fiches Techniques
France Editions 1945. Stapled Binding. Good. Wrappers rubbed. 1945 Stapled Binding. 16 pp. French-language work with photographs silhouette illustrations and technical information on British aircraft during WWII. France Editions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 2194619
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Arts Club
N'en parlons Plus! Excerpts from Divers Papers & chronicles of the Arts Club 1937-1938
Berkeley: Privately printed for Its Members at the Archetype Press 1939. 19 1p. deckle edges original linen cloth large folio format. "One hundred five copies set-up and printed by Wilder and his faithful spouse Ellen on dampened Strathmore Wayside Text for private distribution among members of the Arts Club & their friends at the Archetype Press in Euclid Court Berkeley California MCMXXXIX. Privately printed for Its Members at the Archetype Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 042370
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American Institute of Graphic Arts
American Type Designers and Their Type Faces on Exhibit Setpember 29 to October 30 1948
New York: American Institute of Graphic Arts 1948. 30p. b/w illus. original stiff printed wrappers. American Institute of Graphic Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 041387
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Palais des Beaux Arts de Bruxelles
La Tapisserie française du Moyen Age à nos jours; janvier-fevrier 1947
Bruxelles: Editions de la Connaissance 1947. 92 3p. b/w illus. original stiff printed wrappers. Editions de la Connaissance unknown books
Bookseller reference : 040712
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Art Deco. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts July 8-September 5 1971
Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Art 1971. 224p. colored and b/w illus. original stiff printed wrappers. Minneapolis Institute of Art unknown books
Bookseller reference : 037713
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Du Fay L'Abbe; Vauban Sebastien Le Prestre
Maniere de Fortifier Selon La Methode de Monsieur de Vauban avec un Traite preliminaire des Principes de Geometrie
Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard 1729. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. French text. Loss to spine ends lightly foxed a few marginal ink notations in French owner's title label on spine. 1729 Hard Cover. 8 198 10 index. Nouvelle et Derniere Edition. Buff paper boards sewn binding. A treatise on geometry followed by a distillation of Vauban's theories regarding military architecture. Vauban was the most respected mind of his time in this field and his innovations led to significant changes in fortified structures. This work contains numerous illustrations indicating the benefits of particular geometric configurations in terms of strength and strategic value. Not in Avery Memorial Library Catalog. Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 1659688
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Loan exhibition of One Hundred Colonial Portraits 19 June-21 September 1930
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1930. v plus 100 b/w plates with facing blanks errata slip original burgundy cloth. At head of t.p.: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary. Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 026471
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston
The Museum Year: 1972-73. The Ninety-Seventh Annual Report of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1973. 119p. b/w illus. original stiff wrappers. Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 026468
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Detroit Institute of Arts
Treasures from the Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts 1963. 2d Edition. ii 286p. many b/w illus. original stiff wrappers. Detroit Institute of Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 025920
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San Francisco Arts & Athletics
Gay Games II; official program August 1986
San Francisco: Arts & Athletics 1986. Magazine. 78p. 8.5x11 inches illustrated with b&w photos ads program events participants very good souvenir program in magazine-format stapled pictorial wraps. Arts & Athletics unknown books
Bookseller reference : 21237
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Dario Fo JENKINS Ron.
Dario Fo & Franca Rame: Artful Laughter.
NY:: Aperture. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0893819476 . Color and black and white illustrations throughout. First edition. As new in like dust jacket. Still in original shrinkwrap. . Aperture, hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 22455 ISBN : 0893819476 9780893819477
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World Festival of Negro Arts
Two Printed Items Relating to: FIRST WORLD FESTIVAL OF NEGRO ARTS
Dakar Senegal: UNESCO & Bureau du Tourisme 1966. Two items: a single quarto sheet printed on recto only and an oblong quarto sheet folded to an 8-panel brochure. Fine. Two items related to the UNESCO sponsored festival held in Senegal advertised as a venue for Negro artists of all nations to "join their African brothers to present for the first time as a cultural entity the powerful and vivid contribution of the Negro to our life and times." Here present are a brochure from Air Afrique / Air France in French advertising the festival and a single sheet regarding the various excursions available to festival-goers. UNESCO & Bureau du Tourisme unknown books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT85012
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Nezu Institute of Fine Arts
CATALOGUE OF SESSHU AND PAINTING OF THE MING DYNASTY
Tokyo: Nezu Institute of Fine Arts 2005. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. Quarto; 197pp; VG- condition. Softcover; illustrated wraps; minor scuffing rubbing and wear; contents clean and unmarked; text in Chinese with Foreword and Exhibition List in English. Spine; silver characters on dark blue/black with landscape background in the center.<br /> <br /> <p> Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. Contact seller if you have any questions.<br /> <br /> <p> This book is part of the overstocked 15's kept in Room X. 1209418. FP New Rockville Stock. Nezu Institute of Fine Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1209418 ISBN : 4930817412 9784930817419
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Japan Industrial Arts Association; Seibu Department Store editors
THE THIRD EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE TRADITIONAL LACQUERWARE
Seibu Department Store 1986. Softcover. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine black with white print; Cover has slight edgewear light shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; 55 pages of photographs and explanations of lacquerware including tea objects tableware boxes and trays; Text in Japanese; 55 pages illustrated color. Shelf: East Asian Art. 1329261. FP New Rockville Stock. Seibu Department Store unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1329261
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Courses of Instruction 1979-1980
Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Softcover. Octavo; G; Paperback; Off-white and yellow spine with black text; Covers are extremely stained with rubbing to the spine; Edges and pages are severely discolored otherwise pages are legible; 769p. 1317230. FP New Rockville Stock. Harvard University Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1317230
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Courses of Instruction 1976-1977
Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Softcover. Octavo; G /Paperback; brown spine with brown text; Covers are extremely edge worn with bumping creases and tears to corners and edges; text block is discolored to the edges and pages but text is legible; 722p. 1317192. FP New Rockville Stock. Harvard University Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1317192
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Goya and the Spirit of Enlightenment.
Little Brown & Co. 1989. Fine in fine faintly worn dust jacket in mylar cover. B&W and color illustrations. Little, Brown & Co., 1989. unknown books
Bookseller reference : Embry 150305
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PHP. Graphic Arts P. H.
ONE LINE TYPE SPECIMENS
Philadelphia PA: P.H.P. Graphic Arts Corp n.d. stiff paper wrappers spiral bound. Type Specimens. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers spiral bound. unpaginated. Type faces offered for sale by P.H.P. P.H.P. Graphic Arts Corp unknown books
Bookseller reference : 129442
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Paris. Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs
Cent Ans D'Affiches "La Belle Epoque
Paris: Bibliotheque de Arts Decoratifs 1964. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Near fine. 98 pages. 21 x 21 cm illustrated in black and white. Index. Bibliotheque de Arts Decoratifs paperback books
Bookseller reference : 6076
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Boston. Museum of Fine Arts
The Artist & The Book 1860-1960 in Western Europe and the United States
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. white cloth. Near fine in slightly chipped dust wrapper. 232 pages. Introduction by Philip Hofer. Voluminously illustrated in black and white and a handful of colorplates. Bibliography. Index. Index of Publishers. Index of Printers. Individual entries are classified by country instead of by artist; France 182 US 47Germany 39 England 26 Switzerland 14 Belgium 7 Italy 6 Spain 3 and Austria 2. Owner inscription. Museum of Fine Arts hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 3608
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O'Brien Frank M. Editor
An Outline of The Sun 1833-1927
New York: Sun Printing and Publishing Association 1927. Octavo 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 215 x 140 mm 11 1 pages in stapled wrappers. <br /><br />A short history of The Sun founded in New York by Benjamin H. Day in 1833. The Sun was a trendsetter in American journalism according to the media historian Edwin Emery. "Journalism began a new epoch on September 3 1833 with the appearance of a strange little newspaper The New York Sun It Shines for ALL" he writes in The Press and America: An Interpretive History of the Mass Media. "Most of the material was trivial flippant -- but highly readable. Most important it was cheap. Within six months the Sun had a circulation of around 8000 which was nearly twice that of its nearest rival." <br /><br />The Sun was sold in the street for only a penny and appealed especially to working-class readers with its mix of human-interest stories and emphasis on clear lively sometimes exaggerated storytelling. It was also notable for relying largely on advertising rather than subscriptions for its revenue. <br /><br />"An Outline of The Sun" features numerous photographs of key people at The Sun through the years including the great editor Charles A. Dana who led the paper and was its owner for 20 years. Its editorial cartoonist Rube Goldberg won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948. But perhaps its most famous moment came in 1897 with the publication of a letter from a young girl wanting to know if there is a Santa Claus. That led to one of the most renowned newspaper editorials ever commonly known as "Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus." Oddly though the pamphlet doesn't mention it. <br /><br />The Sun continued to publish until 1950 when it was folded into the New York World-Telegram. <br /><br />OCLC shows only 2 institutional holdings at Columbia and the New York Historical Society. None in commerce. RARE. <br /><br />A short but interesting look at a famous American newspaper known for its emphasis on human-interest storytelling. <br /><br />CONDITION: Some soiling to the wrappers upper corners bumped upper part of wrappers pulled away from staple small split at bottom of spine. Clean bright and unmarked on the inside pages. About Very Good. <br /><br /> Sun Printing and Publishing Association books
Bookseller reference : 2332
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Arts and Crafts Mottos
YEAR BOOK 1906
Baltimore Maryland: The United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company 1906. An octavo 352 pages bound in original red decorative cloth. Superb decorative cover design of an empty hour glass surrounded by the sickles of time and blank banners. Each page represents a day with mottos to inspire savers and accusations to embarrass slackers. This exceptional journal or ledger is in pristine condition with the stamp of Howard & Wilson Managers at the N.Y. Life Bldg. in Minneapolis Minn. A fine example of Arts and Crafts design in American advertising rare in this condition. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 2407
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Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts Utsunomiya
Japanese Style Painting: Oil Painting & Others Collection 1972-1982: I.
Utsunomiya: Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts 1983. Paperback. Near Fine. 110 491 illustrations all but 24 of which are small and black and white 110 unnumbered pages. Softcover in original wrapper. 26 cm. The 24 color illustrations are printed one to a page. Captions in Japanese and English. Catalog of an exhibition held in 1983. We don't know what the "I" at the end of the title means. <br/><br/> Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts paperback books
Bookseller reference : 90012
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National Association of Colored Women. Arts and Crafts Department
Arts and Crafts Exhibit at National Golden Jubilee Washington 1946 to be held Washington July 27 - August 2 1946
Kansas City 1946. Paperback. Good. Printed letter and a 5-page list of instructions with transmittal letter dated May 18 1946 both which were sent to NACW members or chapters by Susie V. Bouldin National Chairman of the Arts and Crafts Department. Mimeos. 28cm. Stain from two very rusty staples at left. The emphasis was on crafts rather than fine arts. <br/><br/> paperback books
Bookseller reference : 58308
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Arts Council of Ceylon
Art and Architecture of Ceylon: Polonnaruva Period
n.p. 1954. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. photos 84p. dj. 25cm. Cover discolored. <br/><br/> hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 18586
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Musee des arts Decoratifs
Ils Collectionnent
Paris: A. Maeght 1974. Softcover. VG- light shelfwear to wraps. Color illustrated wrap; 126 pp; profusely illustrated in color and bw. Text in French. Exhibition catalogue of decorative arts collections. A. Maeght unknown books
Bookseller reference : 183330
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Golden Gate Performing Arts
The Chamber Singers Lollipop Guild & Men about Town three ensembles from the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in A Sunday Matinee; Sunday April 12 First Unitarian Church
San Francisco: Golden Gate Performing Arts 1981. 4p.8.5x11 inches program in yellow printed wraps with butterfly emblem on cover horizontal fold crease. Golden Gate Performing Arts unknown books
Bookseller reference : 85927
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Eastern European Arts and Crafts
PEASANT ART IN RUSSIA
London: The Studio 1912. Quarto bound in original yellow wrappers. Twenty-four color plates and numerous black and white illustrations enhance this important reference work on all aspects of design in pre-revolutionary Russia. Costumes architecture pottery and other elements of peasant life in Great Russia and Little Russia The Ukraine are meticulously researched and presented. Original ads present including one announcing the occasional presentation of Russian and Roumanian work at Liberty's showrooms. Quite scarce particularly in this condition. paperback books
Bookseller reference : 1842
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Arts and Crafts
THE DEBUTANTE
Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co. ca.1912. Octavo. Bound in original coarse tan cloth with a repeating pattern of small stylized roses in ochre orange and forest green on the cover and spine gilt titles. Printed in soft shades of mint green and blush coral. This handsome book has 191 pages intended for the recording of events and people in the life of a young girl about to step into the wide world. The illustrations and endleaves reflect the strong influence of Arts and Crafts as well as Art Nouveau design and ornament. A pristine copy of a scarce title from one of the leading publishers of the day. There is a curious contemporary inscription on the front free endpaper. "Merry Christmas "Harry" from Dot." The lengthy inscription is full of references that are obviously shared secrets amongst friends with "Harry" certainly being a pet name for a young lady. Only one page has an entry "Dancing Parties". Dated February 18 1916 the writer talks about attending a party with Cushman Jordan and having a "perfectly peachy" time. "Harry" discusses her dances her dress and the electric lights. A marvelous bit of American society and publishing at the turn of the last century. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 2442
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Musee des Arts Decoratifs; Association Francaise d'Action Artisitque
La Table d'un Roi: L'Orefevrerie du XVIIe Siecle a la Cour de Danemark
Pars: Association Francaise d'Action Artisitque 1987. Softcover. VG- minor wear to spine and edges all pages clear and intact. Green and color illustrated wraps with black and beige lettering 251 pp. color and bw illustrations throughout. Text is entirely in French. Exhibition held at the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts from November 18 1987 to January 31 1988. Association Francaise d'Action Artisitque unknown books
Bookseller reference : 182853
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