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1916réf. 189189New Haven CT: Yale University Press 1916. Hardcover. VG- rubbed edge-wear. vellum spine has light foxing & darkening. foxing to textblock edges w/ ligth remnants to page edges. blue & white illustrated boards w/ vellum quarter spine; black leather & gilt printed spine plate. bw frontispiece with tissue guard xxiv 292 pp. 115 bw tissue-guarded plates. Pages remain bright. Tissue guards intact with some instances of tanning. Many unopened pages. This is copy 13 of 200 of the Subscribers Edition. Contains an 8-page introducton a list of illustrations and a 10-page index. Also includes a descriptive catalogue containing biographical information on the artists divided into sections: various Italian schools from the 14th to the 17th century and a section of non-Italian schools consisting of Italo-Byzantine Dutch and Flemish schools. Yale University Press hardcover books
1933réf. 153738London: The Medici Society 1933. 43/500. Hardcover. Contents good and clean but for faint age toning to some page fore edges. Art museum ex-lib. copy with ink stamps on reverse of each plate but no bleed-through/visibility on plate face. Museum bookplate very pretty! title page perforation stamp pocket and a small sticker from the original book shop in London where this volume was purchased. First signature of one folded leaf 3 blank sides colophon detached but laid in. Covers were detached as one piece from spine but that has been re-glued an d seems stable. A bit of rubbing to the cloth. Crimson cloth/boards. Gilt lettering on spine. TEG. 140 pp. text followed by 100 bw plates each on a single side of the page. Weighs 5 pounds and may require extra postage. Volume I only of a 2-volume set on the history of Chinese painting. This volume covers the period from the Han to early Sung dynasties. Includes a dedication to the Crown Prince of Sweden H.R.H. Gustav Adolf. With a preface an introduction Remarks about Painting and Calligraphy bibliography and list of illustrations all before the main text. Indices for both volumes appear at the end of VOLUME 2. The chapters each with sub-sections include The Han Period; The Period of the Three Kingdoms and the Six Dynasties; The Transition Period; The Early T'ang Period; The Middle T'ang Period; The Late T'ang and Five Dynasties Period; and Landscape Painters of the Five Dynasties and the Early Sung Period. Very comprehensive. The Medici Society hardcover books
1956réf. 1403162New York: The Ronald Press Company 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Large Octavos Seven Volumes. In Very Good condition without slipcases. In full red buckram with gilt titles to front boards and spines. Minor wear to boards with very light rubbing on board edges and heads/tails of spines. Faint scrapes on front board of Vol. V. Spines are very slightly cocked with mild bumping along joints and at heads/tails. Text blocks are clean with expected age toning. CONTENTS: Vol. I "Part I: The First Millennium Volume I: Early Chinese Painting" xi 235 pages; Vol. II "Part I: The First Millennium Volume II: The Sung Period" vi 95 pages; Vol. III "Part I: The First Millennium Volume III: Plates" xviii 372 pages of plates plus 16 additional plates; Vol. IV "Part II: The Later Centuries Volume IV: The Yüan and Early Ming Masters" x 240 pages; Vol. V "Part II: The Later Centuries Volume V: The Later Mind and Leading Ch'ing Masters" vi 280 pages; Vol. VI "Part II: The Later Centuries Volume VI: Plates" xx 464 pages of plates; Vol. VII "Part II: The Later Centuries Volume VII: Annotated Lists of Paintings and Reproductions of Paintings by Chinese Artists" x 97-466 pages. Shelved in Locked Annex Area Multi-Volume Area ND-MV. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. . 1403162. FP New Rockville Stock. The Ronald Press Company hardcover books
1956réf. 073414Siren, Osvald: Chinese Painting. Leading Masters and Principles. 7 vols. New York: Ronald Press Co, 1956. Part 1: The First Millennium; Vol I: Early Chinese Painting, xi, 235pp with 1 colour and 8 monochrome plates, 23 monochrome illustrations and 2 line drawings; Vol II: The Sung Period, vi, 284pp with 1 colour plate and 2 monochrome illustrations; Vol III: Plates, xviii plus 272 monochrome plates and 222 monochrome illustrations. Part II: The Later Centuries; Vol IV: The Yuan and Early Ming Masters, x, 240pp plus 1 colour and 1 monochrome plate and 2 monochrome illustrations; Vol V: The Later Ming and Leading Ch'ing Masters, vi, 280pp plus 1 colour and 8 monochrome plates and 2 monochrome illustrations; Vol VI: Plates, xx, with 271 monochrome plates and 351 monochrome illustrations; Vol VII: Annotated Lists of Paintings and Reproductions of Paintings by Chinese Artists, ix, 369pp. Cloth. 28.5x23cms. 'General aim is to represent the historical development and aesthetic significance of Chinese Painting to Western art lovers'. First edition of this invaluable reference tool with information on over 1400 Chinese painters.
1956réf. 073414Siren, Osvald: Chinese Painting. Leading Masters and Principles. 7 vols. New York: Ronald Press Co, 1956. Part 1: The First Millennium; Vol I: Early Chinese Painting, xi, 235pp with 1 colour and 8 monochrome plates, 23 monochrome illustrations and 2 line drawings; Vol II: The Sung Period, vi, 284pp with 1 colour plate and 2 monochrome illustrations; Vol III: Plates, xviii plus 272 monochrome plates and 222 monochrome illustrations. Part II: The Later Centuries; Vol IV: The Yuan and Early Ming Masters, x, 240pp plus 1 colour and 1 monochrome plate and 2 monochrome illustrations; Vol V: The Later Ming and Leading Ch'ing Masters, vi, 280pp plus 1 colour and 8 monochrome plates and 2 monochrome illustrations; Vol VI: Plates, xx, with 271 monochrome plates and 351 monochrome illustrations; Vol VII: Annotated Lists of Paintings and Reproductions of Paintings by Chinese Artists, ix, 369pp. Cloth. 28.5x23cms. 'General aim is to represent the historical development and aesthetic significance of Chinese Painting to Western art lovers'. First edition of this invaluable reference tool with information on over 1400 Chinese painters.
1956réf. 336058London: Lund Humphries 1956. hardcover. fine. 7 volumes. Profusely illustrated in b/w. 4to gilt-lettered red cloth 5 of the volumes have the the original grey board slipcases with red spine labels. London: Lund Humphries & Ronald Press 1956-1958. Fine. Volumes II & III are a bit shorter have no slipcases and are bound in a different shade of red Ronald Press vs. Lund Humphries at foot of spine despite both publishers listed on title pages. Lund Humphries unknown books
1956réf. 198771New York / London: Ronald Press Company / Lund Humphries 1956. Hardcover. VG/Good light wear to cloth boards edges spine & corners. foxing to textblock edges w/ instances of light remnants to pg edges. slipcase scuffed smudge & foxed; rubbed edge-wear & discolored wear. Red cloth gilt lettering on cover and spine. 235 pgs w/ bw illustrations plates; color frontispiece. heavy grey paper slipcase w/ red & gilt spine plate. A sharp bright copy that appears to be lightly read and kept secure in its slipcase. This is only Part I Volume I. Ronald Press Company / Lund Humphries hardcover books
1956réf. 202214New York: The Ronald Press Company 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine. Seven volumes full red cloth boards with gilt lettering illustrated with color and b/w plates. No flaws to note except minor toning. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping. From the Asian Art magazine "Osvald Siren 1879-1966 was one of the pioneers of Chinese art history in the world. He left his mark on its major areas including Chinese gardens painting sculpture archaeology and architecture. The curator of Chinese painting and sculpture at the National Museum of Art in Stockholm from 1926 to 1944 he was instrumental in forming its collection having made the first systematic studies of both disciplines. The Ronald Press Company hardcover books
1928réf. 129114.1Paris: G. Van Oest 1928. Hardcover. Good Cover has staining general wear darkening. Interior pages have some age toning. Unbound in five parts as issued. iv 112 pp. 200 bw plates. Oversized and heavy. In each section the plates are described with an attribution a short physical description and any notable comments on the work's history aesthetics or provenance. The descriptions are printed together in a short section of letterpress pages which is followed by the plates. G. Van Oest hardcover books
1928réf. 188191Paris/ Brussels: G. Van Oest 1928. Paperback. Good shelfwear to wraps light foxing to edges but plates are otherwise clear and all are present. Tan oversized portfolio wraps with black lettering text pages 53-66 followed by plates 81-120. Volume 3 only of a 5 volume set. G. Van Oest paperback books
1925réf. 198880London England: Ernest Benn Limited 1925. Hardcover. Good scuffs scratches & smudges to boards; two light stain splatters to front board; shelf-wear to edges . corners rubbed; upper frayed. spine ends crinkled & rubbed; spine scuffed & scratched; bump to back lower edge w/ crimp/creasing to lower gutters. slight split to textblock; pgs firm. pg 127 has two open tears to lower edge. grey cloth beveled boards w/ gilt stamped illustration gilt spine printing. book clii 168 pgs w/ frontispiece. Lower textblock has abrasions with light rubs creasing to associate page edges. Textblock edges have scattered foxing with remnants to page edges. Pages lightly tanned with instances of light smudges marks and some foxing to edges. Ernest Benn Limited hardcover books
1925réf. 198882London England: Ernest Benn Limited 1925. Hardcover. Good scuffs scratches & smudges to boards; light stain spots; edge-wear. spine ends crinkled & rubbed; spine scuffed & scratched. corners bumped & rubbed w/ some fraying. lower textblock has abrasions w/ fine rubbing to associated pg edges. scattered speckled foxing to textlbock edges w/ remnants to page edges. crack to textblock at plate 459; few binding threads holding. crack to upper textblock at plate 506 remaining splitting. splitting to textblock at plate 498. grey cloth beveled boards w/ gilt stamped illustration gilt spine printing. plates 422-623. Pages have dark tanning to edges with instances of light marks smudges; pages may have instances of spotted or speckled foxing. Ernest Benn Limited hardcover books
1925réf. 251666New York: Scribner 1925. First. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated with 418 finely printed collotype plates some with multiple objects. Almost no text. Very thick 4tos original gilt-lettered gray cloth with gilt figure on cover with beveled edges. New York: Charles Scribner 1925. Spine ends somewhat faded on volume 4 still a near fine clean copy of this very uncommon book. The final 2 of 4 volumes in this monumental work containing plates 206-623. Northern C'hi and Northern Chow Dynasties years 550-581: Shansi 206-232; Honan 233-241; Chili 242-259 Shantung 260-264; Shensi 265-283. Sculptures in the manner of the period of the six dynasties though executed later 284-289. Sui Dynasty years 581-618: Shansi 290-303; Shensi and Honan 304-323; Chili 324-333; Shantung 334-364. Tang Dynasty years 619-906: Shensi 365-553; Honan 451-484; Shansi 485-509; Shantung 510-526; Chili 527-553. The Five Dynasties years 907-960 and the Sung Dynasty years 960-1127: Honan 554-561; Shantung 562-566; Chili 567-577. Liao Dynasty years 907-1119 and Chin Dynasty years 1115-1234: Chili 578-585; Statues in Wood 586-592. Wu Yueh years 908-978 and Sung and Southern Dynasty years 960-1279: Kiangsu and Chekiang 593-608. Yuan Dynasty years 1280-1367 609-623. Scribner unknown books
1902réf. 103938Stockholm: Hasse-W. Tullberg 1902. Hardbound. VG ex archival art library some plates missing but text is complete. Leather with 5 raised bands. 144 pp. with some bw plates but some others have been removed. Text is in French. Too bad some plates have gone missing. copy number 32 of 250 copies printed. Hasse-W. Tullberg hardcover books
1902réf. 103915Stockholm: Hasse-W. Tullberg 1902. limited to 250 copies. Hardbound. VG library red buckram ex art reference library hardly used very clean. Red library buckram. 144 pp. and 39 bw two-tone plates with tissue guards. Text is in French. 32 of the illustrations are of drawings the rest are paintings. Index to artists and their works at the rear. Limited to 250 copies quite uncommon. Hasse-W. Tullberg hardcover books
1938réf. 335891London: Chiiswick Press 1938. hardcover. fine. 25 mounted plates some in color. 115 1 pages. Slim folio black cloth with gold lettering on the spine and front cover. London: Chiswick Press 1938. Limited first edition -- One of 750 copies on rag paper. A fine copy. Chiiswick Press unknown books
réf. B18758-3London Privately Printed 1938. 115 1pp. 25 tipped-in plates partly in color. Sm. folio. Cloth. Uncut. Edition limited to 750 numbered copies finely printed on uncut wove paper at the Chiswick Press. Presentation copy inscribed by the collector on the title page. London (Privately Printed), 1938. hardcover books
réf. 7393TESSIN SIREN Osvald. GAMLA STOCKHOLMSHUS AF NICODEMUS TESSIN D.A. OCH NAGRA SAMTIDA BYGGNADER. Two volumes. Stockholm: Norstedt 1912. Folio. Half-morocco. viii 243 1 pages 119 plates; viii 269 1 pages 104 plates. First edition 1 of 420 copies. This is an important study of the architectural work of the influential Stockholm house of Tessin. It is a companion to the author's monograph on Nicodemus Tessin. The collotype plates are from photographs drawings and plans of buildings from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. Rebacked else very good. unknown books
1949réf. 201886Ronald Press Company 1949. Hardcover. Like New. Full green cloth with gilt lettering yellow endpapers b/w and color illustrations throughout together with the last section of the book being 208 stunning b/w photographic plates. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping. Ronald Press Company hardcover books
1917réf. 285288Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. English translation by Frederic Schenck. Volume one only. Very good with owner's name on front fly light water stain on bottom edges of cover and pages. Harvard University Press hardcover books
1928réf. 199428Paris and Brussels: G. Van Oest 1928. Edition completely revised and updated" translation. Softcover. Good Vol. 1 cover is tender along hing minor chipping to base of spine and top. A superb reading set that still maintains shelf apppeal but not new. Brown paper wraps 3 Volumes. Volume 1: Text viii 210 pp. Volume 2: Plates 1-99. Volume 3: Plates 99 to 204. Shipping weight is 15 ppounds. Text is in French. A spectacular set of these three books penned and assembled by Swedish art historian Osvald Siren. With 204 BW illustrations of works rendered by Italian man of many talents Leonard da Vinci 1452-1519. This set includes both the text and the two plates volumes and is derived from old publisher stock. G. Van Oest paperback books
1928réf. 182632Paris and Brussels: G. Van Oest 1928. Edition completely revised and updated" translation. Softcover. As new. Pages are unopened books never opened with very minor foxing spots on page edges and endpapers. Old publisher stock. Brown paper wraps 3 Volumes. Volume 1: Text viii 210 pp. Volume 2: Plates 1-99. Volume 3: Plates 99 to 204. Shipping weight is 15 ppounds. Text is in French. A spectacular set of these three books penned and assembled by Swedish art historian Osvald Siren. With 204 BW illustrations of works rendered by Italian man of many talents Leonard da Vinci 1452-1519. This set includes both the text and the two plates volumes and is derived from old publisher stock. G. Van Oest paperback books
1928réf. 185011Paris France: G. Van Oest 1928. Hardcover. Good leather worn & rubbed w/ some chips; areas of fading & smuding. bands rubbed. vol2 upper section of spine missing but included; larger rubbed area to lower section. vol2 back hinge split; binding joints firm; plate 191 nearly detached. vol2 & 3 have some cracking to pastedown/gutters. all volumes have evidence of binding repairs to sections of textblock. leather boards w/ inlaid marbled paper speckled in gilt; five raised bands; gilt printing. top edge gilt. Volume 1: Text viii 210 pp. Volume 2: Plates 1-99. Volume 3: Plates 99 to 204. Text in French. Foxing to textblock edges; remnants to page edges. Pages bright and appear clean but may have smudges marks etc. A skillfull high quality crafted rebound of the original soft cover versions. Very solid copies. A spectacular set of these three books penned and assembled by Swedish art historian Osvald Siren. With 204BW illustrations of works rendered by Italian man of many talents Leonard da Vinci 1452-1519. This set includes both the text and the two plates volumes and is derived from old publisher stock. G. Van Oest hardcover books
1928réf. 198617Paris France: G. Van Oest 1928. Revised and Updated Edition. Hardcover. Good Boards are sunned/edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is toned but clean with occasional scuffing/smudging. Red boards with former owner's monogram in gilt; gilt lettering on the spine; Two Books; Volume 1: Text viii 210 pp. bound with Volume 2 plates 1-98; Volume 3 plates 99-204. Foxing to textblock edges; remnants to page edges. Pages bright and appear clean but may have smudges marks etc. A skillfull high quality personalized rebind of the original soft cover versions. Very solid copies. A spectacular set of these three volumes penned and assembled by Swedish art historian Osvald Siren. With 204 BW illustrations of works rendered by an Italian man of many talents Leonard da Vinci 1452-1519. G. Van Oest hardcover books
1916réf. 11491New Haven Connecticut: Yale University Press 1916. First edition limited to 1000 copies. Hardcover. VG- mild wear on cover label remains on spine ex-library with minimal markings bookplate and card envelope inside covers stamps/marks on title page and p.1 of preface interior excellent. Small ink stamps on back side of plates no bleed to images. Brown buckram with gilt spine titles. XVIII 235 pp. 232 bw plates. Two-page introduction biographical chronology extensive biography and discussion of da Vinci's broad range of study and innovation illustrated by many fine plates. Yale University Press hardcover books
