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1926Best.-Nr. 4991926. Superb. Etching on watermarked antique handmade FJ Head paper 9 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches 240 x 373 mm; sheet 14 x 18 1/4 inches 355 x 463 mm full margins. Signed and dated in pencil lower margin. Edition of 97. A magnificent silvery impression with extremely minor almost invisible mat tone. Fletcher 177 Illustrated: Page 160 Arms Dorothy Noyes "Hilltowns and Cities of Northern Italy". The Boat Builders Yard in San Trovaso is a historic 17th-century gondola repair and building yard in Venice Italy. It's one of the few remaining such workshops in Venice where skilled artisans traditionally craft and maintain the iconic black gondolas used on the city's canals. The yard is a significant landmark located next to the Church of San Trovaso. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
Best.-Nr. 12956Arms John Taylor. U.S.S. COLUMBIA UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE NEW YORK SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION CAMDEN N.J. 1942. F.390. Etching and drypoint 1945. Second State Edition of 766. Inscribed "II" lower left and signed and dated 1945 lower right. A small repaired tear in the margin lower left else in very good condition. unknown
Best.-Nr. Bloomsbury-9780826469991Continuum. Hardback. New. 200 pages Continuum hardcover
Best.-Nr. Bloomsbury-9780826469991Continuum. Hardback. New. 200 pages Continuum hardcover
Best.-Nr. 14444Paris, ICC Publications, 2004 ; 7 vol. in-folio. Pleine toile rouge d'éditeur, titre doré au dos et sur le plat supérieur. Très bon état.
2016Best.-Nr. CBS-9781496321480Lww 2016. New. Lww unknown
2016Best.-Nr. CBS-9781496321480Lww 2016. New. Lww unknown
Best.-Nr. CBS 9780781775816US Edition. New. Brand New! Fast Delivery US Edition and ship within 24-48 hours. Deliver by FedEx and Dhl & Aramex UPS & USPS and we do accept APO and PO BOX Addresses. Order can be delivered worldwide within 6-10 days and we do have flat rate for up to 2LB. Extra shipping charges will be requested if the Book weight is more than 5 LB. This Item May be shipped from India United states & United Kingdom. Depending on your location and availability. unknown
Best.-Nr. 16619Paris, Bureaux Héraldiques, (circa 1854-1866) ; in-4, toile écru, grande pièce de titre rouge sur le plat ; 9, (1) pp., couverture de papier glacé blanc imprimée en doré : armes des de Comeau, d’azur à la fasce d’or, accompagnée de trois comètes d’argent posées 2 et 1, l’écu timbré d’un casque, ayant pour cimier une comète. Joint, un manuscrit petit in-4, broché Notisse sur la famille de Comeau faite par Richard de Comeau 16 ff. et 1 f. ajouté de notes, en plus des notes en bas de pages.
1790Best.-Nr. 62642CB[Wien], [Verlag Reilly], [um 1790]. Quer-2°. 30 x 42,5 cm. 35 Blatt. Lederband der Zeit auf 6 Bünden mit ledernen Rückenschildern und Rundum-Rotschnitt. [5 Warenabbildungen]
1715Best.-Nr. 0023281715 A Paris, Chez Nicolas Simart, 1715. Petit in-quarto (165 X 233) veau marbré, dos cinq nerfs, caissons dorés, pièce de titre rouge, roulette dorée sur les coupes, encadrement de triple filet à froid sur les plats, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque) ; (1), titre, 6 pages non chiffrées (préface), 73 pages, 17 pages non chiffrées (table), 4 pages non chiffrées (errata, approbation et privilège), (1), 18 planches hors-texte.
1926Best.-Nr. 001035Bourges Imprimerie A. Tardy 1926
Best.-Nr. 12335Paris, Librairie Gaston Saffroy, 1965-1976 ; 7 tomes grand in-8, brochés ; tome 1 : XXI, (1), 176 pp. ; tome 2 : (4), 201, (1) pp. ; tome 3 : (4), 202 pp. ; tome 4 : (4), 202 pp. ; tome 5 : (4), 202, (2) pp. ; tome 6 : (4), 198, (2) pp. ; tome 7 (Premier supplément. Sources utilisées et Bibliographie) : (4), VII, 203, (1) pp., couverture imprimée en rouge et noir, texte sur deux colones.
1925Best.-Nr. 23321925. Excellent. Etching on watermarked handmade F J Head & Co cream laid paper with a deckle edge 14 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches 358 x 232 mm; sheet 18 1/8 x 11 inches 461 x 280 mm full margins. Signed and dated in pencil in the lower margin. Although the work is not identified by the artist given the special nature of the paper it is likely one of a very limited number of trial proof impressions. Minor mat tone otherwise in superb condition. Fletcher 166. unknown
1924Best.-Nr. 23201924. Excellent. Etching on laid paper 13 1/2 x 7 1/2 343 x 191; sheet 16 1/2 x 11 inches 420 x 280 mm full margins. Signed and dated by Arms in the lower right corner. From the edition of 150 impressions printed in 1924 by Frederick Reynolds. Another edition of 50 impressions was subsequently printed by David Strang in 1938. According to Fletcher Arms mentioned a second state of the collaborative print but there appears to be no evidence of this in any known collection. Fletcher 144. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
1928Best.-Nr. 23301928. Excellent. Etching on Japon paper 13 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches 337 x 171 mm; sheet 16 1/8 x 8 3/4 inches 410 x 222 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "second state" in pencil in the lower margin. From the regular published edition of 100 impressions printed by Frederick Reynolds aside from only two 2 recorded first state impressions. In excellent condition with some minor mat tone. Fletcher 211. unknown
1932Best.-Nr. 030623Hollywood: Hollycrofters Inc. Ltd 1932. 1st Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good . 121 Pp. #74 Of 150 Copies Of The Signed Limited Edition Signed By Author Editor And All Illustrators. Blue Cloth With Illustrated And Printed Cover Paste-On With Title And Illustration. Stories By Children Aged 7 To 14 Edited By Morrison. Paste-On Is Clean And Undamaged. Covers With Light Rubbing At Corners Hinges Tight. This Example With An Additional Inscription "Valentine Greetings To Julia From Lucile 1938" By The Editor Lucile Morrison. Hollycrofters Inc., Ltd hardcover
2004Best.-Nr. Manohar-9781402023026Kluwer Academic Publishers 2004. Hardcover. New. Kluwer Academic Publishers hardcover
2004Best.-Nr. Manohar-9781402023026Kluwer Academic Publishers 2004. Hardcover. New. Kluwer Academic Publishers hardcover
2003Best.-Nr. 132BHeirloom & Howard Limited England 2003 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover leather bound in red morocco with dust jacket in slipcase LIMITED EDITION of 200 COPIES; 23.5 x 30.3 cm; 4.316 Kg; 904 pages with 1880 colour illustrations 1500 armorial services described; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; In 1974 Faber & Faber published Chinese Armorial Porcelain which has remained the most comprehensive book on the subject. At that time David Howard did not anticipate the need for a second volume; however continued research has resulted in this book which illustrates 1380 services not illustrated in Volume I in addition to the 160 services which formed the addendum to that volume. The material in Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume II is almost entirely additional to the first volume containing a new introduction and four new chapters on aspects of the China Trade. All the appendices are revised and extended and the index of mottoes and index of services cover both volumes the later containing an alphabetical list of over 4000 services - more than 3320 illustrated and 680 unillustrated - all made for the British or American market. This is an essential companion for those who own the first volume but this book certainly stands on its own and as Garter King of Arms writes in the foreword 'is an astounding work - destined to be a major reference source in the future'. While the book relies heavily on the evidence of armorials and their ability to date sometimes to the exact year when a service was made it also throws extra light on to the whole China Trade which was an integral part of the commercial success of the 18th Century Britain. The details of captains and supercargoes and the record of the sheer volume of trade which attended the growth of the largest company the world has ever known - the Honourable East India Company - provide a reliable and accurate backdrop to many other events in the 18th Century. This also enables researchers to use the evidence of heraldry and the 1980 illustrations all but 100 in colour to date many stylistic changes of porcelain in a way which because of the lack Chinese records of the export trade would not otherwise be possible. Publication of the first volume led to a reassessment of the scale of this specialist porcelain trade which was handled almost exclusively by private traders working with framework of the East India Company. Details of what these merchants purchased are not recorded in the India Office Library and it is only possible to gauge their influence on trade and decorative etiquette in Europe by studying what they brought home - some 12000 miles by sea - at a time when travel was far less certain than it is today. The chapters in this book explain not only the natural but also the political risks of trading in the 18th Century. To many this volume will provide the moment when the identity of a piece of porcelain is revealed. While the book with its considerable index of mottoes and cross-references to both volumes will fulfill that need in his foreword Garter King of Arms concludes 'Unlike so many works on an esoteric subject this had the aesthetic combined with the heraldic and genealogical to ensure a wider base of popular support - from the connoisseur to the armorist and from the collector of works of art to the social historian.'.;Containing: Introduction and four illustrated chapters on aspects of the China Trade: 1.Reflections Replacements Reproductions and Revival 2.Of Counters Carriages and Bookplates 3.Armorial Porcelain for Scotland and the role of the Swedish East India Company 4.Chinese Armorial Porcelain: The Market during the last Century and in the Future and The Laws of Blazon a chapter on understanding heraldry. Together with a comprehensive analysis and classification of styles and dates of armorial porcelain.General Index and 50-page comprehensive Index of Services. Heirloom & Howard Limited, England hardcover
1874Best.-Nr. 4810Lyon, Imprimerie Aimé Vingtrinier, 1874 ; grand in-4 ; demi-chagrin brique, dos à nerfs, titre doré ; (2) ff. (faux-titre et titre), XII, 714 pp., (1) f. d’achevé d’imprimer, nombreux blasons in texte.
1929Best.-Nr. 3587New York: Macmillan 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good . Folio 179pp. illustrated with 51 etchings by John Taylor Arms with an original etching as frontispiece signed in pencil by John Taylor Arms as issued. A very good or better copy in the publisher's black cloth with white linen spine and applied label on front board. Some foxing to extremities including the fore-edge and the margins of a few leaves but really a clean and bright copy internally with tissue guards still present. The matte over the frontispiece is loosened from the etching itself though still bound in perhaps it was issued this way. The only notable flaw is a 2-inch closed tear to the front edge of the title page not approaching any text. This is copy number 53 of 200 copies SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. A truly scarce book as we found just one recent auction record for the signed limited edition from more than a decade ago and no copies in commerce as of this listing. Macmillan hardcover
1932Best.-Nr. 80572New York:: The Macmillan Company 1932. First edition; No. 29 of 100 copies signed by Dorothy Noyes Arms. publisher's two-toned cloth . Very slightest of use to the cloth; clean tight and sound. Folio. With Fifty-Six Reproductions of Etchings Aquatints and Drawings by John Taylor Arms including a frontispiece original etching signed by John Taylor Arms. The Macmillan Company, hardcover
1889Best.-Nr. 60848Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co 1889. First edition. 8vo. 339 pp. Illustrated from photographs and wood engravings plates vignettes and historiated initials; ad for two other Shields titles tipped in at the front endpaper. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to A.W. Hooper businessman and sportsman who served as President of the Tarpon Club in Port Aransas Texas in the early 1910s. Phillips p. 343. Heller 620: "The sporting adventures transpired in the Cascade Range in Oregon Washington and British Columbia the Rocky Mountains and the Texas Plains." Riling 1256. Bruns S-142. Fine bright copy. Original gilt-stamped decorated blue-green cloth floral endpapers. #7807. Rand, McNally & Co unknown
1889Best.-Nr. 60848Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co 1889. First edition. 8vo. 339 pp. Illustrated from photographs and wood engravings plates vignettes and historiated initials; ad for two other Shields titles tipped in at the front endpaper. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to A.W. Hooper businessman and sportsman who served as President of the Tarpon Club in Port Aransas Texas in the early 1910s. Phillips p. 343. Heller 620: "The sporting adventures transpired in the Cascade Range in Oregon Washington and British Columbia the Rocky Mountains and the Texas Plains." Riling 1256. Bruns S-142. Fine bright copy. Original gilt-stamped decorated blue-green cloth floral endpapers. #7807. Rand, McNally & Co unknown books
