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1962réf. 10944Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office 1962. Hardcover. VG. Tan cloth. 183 pp. 10 color 66 bw plates. Discussion of the woodcut including the Chiaroscuro tradition extensive biography of Jackson critical opinions annotated catalogue of 81 prints many fine plates. John Baptist Jackson has received little recognition as an artist. This is not surprising if we remember that originality in a woodcutter was not considered a virtue until quite recently. This study includes an illustrated catalog of Jackson's chiaroscuros and color prints. Previous catalogs notably those of Nagler Le Blanc and Heller have listed no more than twenty-five works . The present catalog more than triples this number. from 1962. United States Government Printing Office hardcover books
1999réf. 29453NY: Hudson Hills Press 1999. Softcover. VG slight scuffing and wear to cover. Black illustrated wraps. 163 pp. 45 color plates. Contributions by Arthur Danto Mary Jane Jacob and Patterson Sims. High-quality images of Tre's sculptures. Howard Ben Tre is a pioneer in the industrial casting of glass for art and has devised monolithic sculptural forms that are both contemporary and reminiscent of archaic forms of many world cultures. He frequently combines glass with stone and metal. This monograph provides a survey of his ouevre. Published on the occasion of the traveling exhibit "Howard Ben Tré: interior/exterior" organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art./ Exhibition held at Palm Springs Desert Museum Calif. Dec. 15 1999-Mar. 12 2000 and others. Hudson Hills Press paperback books
1948réf. 148819New York: Columbia University Press 1948. Second printing. Hardcover. G No dj; binding spine and part of front board have faded or aged; pages have aged consistently; a very readable book. Blcak-brown cloth gilt letters on spine 240 pp. Presents the life of British philosopher and economist John Stuart Mill 1806-1873 with a preface by John Jacob Coss. First published in 1924 reissued in 1944 and published as a second printing in 1948. Columbia University Press hardcover books
1974réf. 150347Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. VG- DJ has some scuffs or wear; this copy is from Clare Boothe Luce's library and has her blindstamp on the tp. Crimson cloth blue dust jacket 302 pp. BW illus. 4 maps. "The story of General Douglas MacArthur's final days in the Philippine Islands in early 1942 at the start of the war in the Pacific and his subsequent escape via sea and air to Australia. It is also an account of General Jonathan M. Wainwright and the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. The story concerns four other important men -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Secretary of War Henry L Stimson General George C. Marshall and Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon -- whose decisions and actions determined the fate of 90000 soldiers and sailors in the garrisons of Bataan and Corregidor and of 16 million Filipinos throughout the Philippine archipelago." preface This copy came from the person library of American author and U.S. ambassador Clare Boothe Luce 1903-1987 who wrote the forward. Her blindstamp appears on the title page. University of New Mexico Press hardcover books
1894réf. 150663London: Longmans Green and Co 1894. Hardcover. VG Has light wear to binding edges esp. at head and heel of outer spine; tp is loosening and front hinge is slightly cracked; blindstamp from former owner Clare Boothe Luce is on tp; otherwise this is a wonderfully intact and clean copy!. Navy cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover and silver decoration on spine & covers; 476 pp. 10 BW plates. An early science fiction tale speculating on what daily life would be like in the year 2000. Turns out Americans are fully exploring and hoping to exploit the planets of Jupiter and Saturn. And more much more. Written by American businessman and mogul John Jacob Astor IV 1864-1912. A terrific copy of this intriguing novel. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover books
1890réf. 144119Salem: Observer Book and Job Print 1890. New and Enlarged Edition. Softbound. Fair. An acceptable reading copy not for the collector though. Could be restored of kept in an envelope or clamshelf box. Remnants of front and rear wraps with significant chipping old tape stains spine label gone. 83 pp. An uncommon 1890 printing of this standard and engaging Slave narrative with emphasis on Civil War years. Observer Book and Job Print paperback books
1978réf. 145126Chicago: Chicago Architecture Foundation 1978. Softcover. VG- Only slight soiling to covers; pages are clean. Yellow stapled paper wraps 13 pp.5 unnumbered pages of BW plates. Shares some of the background between the Glessner family and architect Henry Hobson Richardson in the building of this stone home in Chicago. Includes BW illustrations with interior and exterior views. The house now operates as the Glessner House Museum. Chicago Architecture Foundation paperback books
1975réf. 141599Paris: ABC decor 1975. Hardcover. G Slight wear to dj edges and spine; bookplate from former owner; interior surfaces are clean. Goldenrod cloth orange-yellow & color illus. dust jacket 82 pp. profusely illus. in color. Text is in French. Documents examples of porcelain distributed between China and Europe Portugal the Netherlands Great Britain France Northern European countries even early America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes many full-color illustrations of this China trade or China export porcelain. ABC decor hardcover books
1987réf. 141527São Paulo Brasil: SESC 1987. Hardcover. VG; museum ex-lib. with plate inside front cover slight corner bumps and very faint sunning to some page edges. Tigh and clean. Glossy white boards with black lettering. 265 pp. with color images throughout. Printing of 3000 copies. Text in Portuguese. With brief essays about Brazilian art on The Main Question of Our Art How to Classify Our Art Art of the 20th Century Divided Art and Creation Some Criteria Realism Somewhat Beyond followed by the images. SESC hardcover books
2005réf. 139567Oakville Ontario: Oakville Galleries 2005. Hardcover. VG but for gallery library sticker on lower front cover. Spiral-bound plain cardboard with maroon and orange lettering; 11" x 4"; 44 pp. with color images on 11 pages. With a foreword and prologue and artist's acknowledgements. Essays include Disordered Painging: Impure Abstraction and Blank Expression in the Work of Eric Glavin and Eric Glavin: The Comforts of Geometry. Each work described. Catalogue from the exhibition held Jan. 15 - Mar. 13 2005. Oakville Galleries hardcover books
1987réf. 136645Cambridge Massachusetts: MIT List Visual Arts Center 1987. Softcover. VG- Ex-lib. small label at front cover bookplate inside front cover usual markings; Moderate wear to rear cover where it appears something had been taped and then removed. Color illus. stapled wraps; 56 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Accompanied the exhibition of the same name which featured photos by more than twenty Eastern European photographers; Includes essays by the guest curator John P. Jacob and Lynn Zelevansky. MIT List Visual Arts Center paperback books
1941réf. 137909New York: Jacob Reder 1941. Softcover. G tissue dj has tears and some tanning or soiling; pages are generally clear but are beginning to tan at edges. Green paper wraps tissue dust jacket 133 pp. 64 BW plates. Title on tp: "The Portraits of the Brignole-Sale Family in the Palazzo Rosso in Genoa by Sir Anthony Van Dyck In commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the death of Sir Anthony Van Dyck December 9 1941 Samuel Hofmann From Zurich Pupil of Rubens A First Preface to a Rediscovered European Art." Whew! Jacob Reder paperback books
1988réf. 132695São Paulo Brasil: SESC Servico Social do Comercio 1988. Hardcover. VG donor bookplate bumped corners. White glossy boards. No dust jacket. 271 pp. Profusely illustrated with color plates. In Portugese. SESC, Servico Social do Comercio hardcover books
2008réf. 115210.1Zwolle Netherlands: Waanders Uitgevers 2008. Softcover. VG. Black wraps with color illus.; 270 pp.; 270 color and bw figures 57 color and duotone plates. Text in Dutch; Accompanied an exhibition held at the Museum Het Rembrandthuis in Amsterdam and the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum in Aken where the exhibition was titled "Der grosse Virtuose Jacob Becker 1608/9 - 1651"; Extensive annotations. Waanders Uitgevers paperback books
1878réf. 127931Columbus OH: Jacob H. Studer & Co 1878. Hardbound. Overall VG with the notable and large exception of the circular ink ownership stamp on every single color plate. Ink stamp to top and bottom of text block. Sold as a reference copy only not as a collectible book. Sturdy black library buckram. 182 pp with 119 interleaved tissue-guarded color lithographed plates preceded before the title page by an extensive index of 8pp. "Ornithology; Or the Science of Birds" was also published by Studer in 1878. It seems as if these two volumes were intended to form a set based on what I see in other entries and descriptions but this is definitely the better-known half. It also seems as if this first printing from 1878 has the superior presentation of color plates compared to the later editions. Jacob H. Studer & Co hardcover books
1878réf. 125400Columbus OH: Jacob H. Studer & Co 1878. Hardbound. Overall VG with the notable and large exception of the blindstamps on every single color plate. Ink stamp to top and bottom of text block. Sold as a reference copy only not as a collectible book. Overall the blindstamps are quite well hidden in the background and not noticable upon the initial viewing of the plates. Most have to be examined in detail before even seeing these blindstamps. Sturdy black library buckram. 182 pp with 119 interleaved tissue-guarded color lithographed plates followed by an extensive index of 8pp. This is followed then by the second book listed above described as follows: Title-page blank verso 2 pp. Contents 2 pp. Index of Illustrations 41 full-page color plates interleaved within 156 pp. of text. The second book was also published by Studer in 1878. It seems as if these two volumes were intended to form a set based on what I see in other entries and descriptions. It also seems as if this first printing from 1878 has the superior presentation of color plates compared to the later editions. Get this one as a superb reference set. Jacob H. Studer & Co hardcover books
1897réf. 125871New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1897. Hardbound. VG. green patterned paper-covere boards with color illustration light red letters and boy pushing wheel-barrow green cloth spine with art deco gilt lettering. Color frontispiece few full-page bw plates one loose. A very nice copy of a book seldom found except as a tattered remnant. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover books
1999réf. 125883New York New York: Marlborough Graphics 1999. Softcover. VG. Black stapled wraps; 27 pp.; 1 bw photo; 18 plates. Accompanied an exhibition of the same name; Includes an essay by Mary Jane Jacob as well as biographical and career information about the artist. Marlborough Graphics paperback books
1840réf. 123908Boston Massachusetts: Marsh Capen Lyon and Webb 1840. Hardcover. Good Wear to extremities; Some dampstaining to first few pages. Brown cloth over boards; 384 pp.; 1 bw foldout; 93 bw figures. Title page indicates this is Volume I of two volumes but there's no evidence a Volume II was actually printed; Includes a foldout featuring figures of great buildings and sites around the world including St. Paul's in London the Pantheon and Coliseum in Rome and much more; Provides a historical outline of the arts and the materials used; Discusses painting writing printing architecture engraving sculpture and much more. Marsh, Capen, Lyon, and Webb hardcover books
1990réf. 117652NY: MMA 1990. Softcover. VG. Brown/gold wraps; 288 pp. 283 bw plates. This volume describes and illustrates 283 drawings by Italian artists of the eighteenth century with entries providing essential bibliographical references provenance and a discussion of the purpose of the drawing when known. Includes drawings by Frnacesco Guardi Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and his son Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Gaetano Mauro and Ibaldo Gandalfi Giovanni Domenico Ferretti and many more. MMA paperback books
1930réf. 118659Yonkers-on-Hudson New York: World Book Company 1930. Hardcover. VG Ex-lib. writing at spine perforated stamp to title page stamp to last page. Green blue tan and brown cloth over boards 1 color per volume; 186 pp. 186 pp. 194 pp. 178 pp.; 1 color frontispiece per volume; Profusely illustrated with bw figures. This set includes 4 textbooks: Fifth Year - First Half Fifth Year - Second Half Sixth Year - First Half and Sixth Year - Second Half; Covers the history of the United States from its exploration and colonization up through the first world war; Includes readings and exercises for students; Very rare--less than 10 holdings in Worldcat. World Book Company hardcover books
1974réf. 117010Paris: C. P. I. P. 1974. Hardbound. Very tight and mostly clean but for a few ex-lib. marks some crossed out with black marker; light general wear to dj;. Red cloth with green lettering; bright blue illustrated dj; 90 pp. with color illustrations throughout;. Text in French; part of the ABC Decor series; lovely color photos of the furniture tiles and tapestries of Morocco with excellent descriptive background essays. C. P. I. P. hardcover books
1966réf. 111165Mannheim: Stadtisches Reiss-Museum 1966. Softcover. Good- with one thin strip of top layer of cover coming off at spine. Turquoise wraps with bw illustration and black lettering; 77 pp. text in two sections divided by 144 bw illustrations. Text in German; with thorough descriptions of each illustration. Stadtisches Reiss-Museum paperback books
1979réf. 107625NY: MMA 1979. Softbound. VG/VG. Light blue embossed clothwith pictorial light bluish dustjacket. 299 pp. 379 bw plates. This volume describes and illustrates 293 drawings by Italian artists of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with entries providing essential bibliographical references provenance and a discussion of the purpose of the drawing when known. Additrionally there is an appendix of drawings acquired since 1978 at the end that lists another 30 or so drawings. MMA paperback books
1990réf. 22476NY: MMA 1990. Hardcover. VG/VG. Brown cloth/gold DJ. 288 pp. 283 bw plates. This volume describes and illustrates 283 drawings by Italian artists of the eighteenth century with entries providing essential bibliographical references provenance and a discussion of the purpose of the drawing when known. Includes drawings by Frnacesco Guardi Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and his son Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Gaetano Mauro and Ibaldo Gandalfi Giovanni Domenico Ferretti and many more. MMA hardcover books