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1. Adams, Ansel Easton & Mary Austin. Taos Pueblo. Photographed by Ansel Easton Adams and Described by Mary Austin. Boston; New York Graphic Society: 1977. Facsimile Edition, published in an edition of 950 numbered copies, signed by Ansel Adams.
Originally published by the Grabhorn Press in an edition of 108 copies in 1930, the original edition, whose photographs were individually hand-printed by Adams, has become a legendary rarity of photographic literature, making this fine 1977 re-issue the only available edition within the reach of most collectors. It was the second set of Adams' photographs to be published, after his High Sierras portfolio. This edition has an added Afterword by Weston J. Naef of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which discusses the publication and importance of the original edition.
Hardcover. 13"x17.5", 21 pages plus 12 full-page black & white plates. Publisher's adobe-red cloth and light brown leather spine, slipcased. Case lightly worn, book fine.[35641] $1,900.00
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2. American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection. Volume 1-10. Highland House: 1974-1992.
One of the major pictorial sources to fine American antique furniture. The first several volumes reprint the softcover brochures which the Sack firm published for its clients between 1957 and 1967. Later volumes cover the brochures issued during each year. The furniture presented is among the best offered on the American market, the photographs are superb, and the scholarship of the entries is consistently of the highest caliber.
Hardcovers. 10 volumes. 9.5"x12", 200-250 pages each; b/w and color illustrations, djs; white djs with some inevitable rubbing, but a very nice set. [35677] $900.00
3. Avery, C. Louise.Early American Silver. New York; Russell & Russell: 1968.
First published in 1930, this was a pioneering study. This 1968 reissue includes a new Preface by Mrs. Avery. "Sections on regional characteristics and the silversmiths' methods of work are fundamental. Equally useful are hundreds of tiny drawings arranged chronologically in the chapter 'The Evolution of the Principal Forms in Early American Silver'. This is still a basic book" (Montgomery).
Hardcover. 5"x8.5", 378 pages, plus 64 b&w plates. [35567] $25.00
4. [Barenholtz] Important American Folk Art from the Collection of the late Bernard M. Barenholtz. New York; Sotheby's: January 27, 1990. Sale 5969.
An auction sale that needs no introduction- Bernard Barenholtz was a famous collector of both toys and folk art, and this sale catalog remains as a tribute to his fine and discerning eye.
Softcover. 8"x10.5", about 150 pages, 261 lots, color and b/w illustrations. Prices realised sheet stapled to first page. Some cover wear, tips thumbed. [35520] $65.00
5. Barradas, Jose Perez de. Orfebreria Prehispanica de Colombia. Madrid; Banco de Republica (Bogota): 1954.
A splendid study of Prehispanic goldwork of the Calima style (named for the Calima River) in Columbia. In subsequent years four more volumes on other styles would be published.
2 volumes. Hardcover. 9.5"x12.5". Volume 1- xvi + 367 pages, with 20 color plates and 201 black & white illustrations. Volume 2- 19 pages plus 300 black & white plates. Djs. Jackets s bit worn. [35582] $150.00
6. Bartlett, John. English Decorative Ceramics, Art Nouveau to Art Deco. London; Kevin Francis Publishing Ltd.: 1989.
“A concise guide to the most notable English potteries from 1875-1939. Individual artists, potters, historical background, products, marks, and references”. A very valuable guide to many of the lesser-known English potteries of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes marks.
Softcover. 8.5"x11", 120 pages, color and b/w illustrations. Light wear. [35554] $35.00
7. Bedinger, Margery. Indian Silver. Navajo and Pueblo Jewelers. Albuquerque; University of New Mexico Press: 1973.
An informative, well researched and very useful study of Navajo and Pueblo jewelry from "old times" through the 20th century. Bedinger, a long-time collector, not only discusses and describes the jewelry itself and the techniques, materials and tools used for making it, but also its history and development over the centuries. The text is extensively annotated and there is a thorough, quite comprehensive bibliography. Well illustrated, this is a standard, highly recommended reference work.
Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 264 pages, 4 color plates and 92 b/w illustrations, dj. Minor wear, slight wave to the tops of the last pages. [35644] $40.00
8. Bernsted, Anne-Marie Keblow. Early Islamic Pottery. Materials & Techniques. London; Archtype Publications: 2003.
“Today, pottery of the early Islamic period (9-14th century) is mainly found in private collections or in museums where it can usually only be enjoyed by the visitor at a distance. The aim of this book is to make this pottery accessible to all those interested in the ceramic techniques - manufacture, materials and pigments - of both body and glazes. The book is divided into four sections. The first section Ceramic raw materials and techniques, provides an insight into the ceramic traditions through the writings of a medieval Persian manuscript (date 1301). The glaze recipes and methods of producing pigments described in the manuscript are compared with the author's investigations of the Islamic potter's glazes and pigments. The short second section describes a kiln characteristic of the period. The third section, Chemical and petrographic investigation of the pottery addresses those readers who are particularly interested in the nature of fired clay. The clay bodies described in detail (focusing on tempering, grain size, levigation, matrix mineralogy and firing temperature) show a development from early yellow and red earthenware to light-brown quartz pottery to white fritware. The fourth and final section of the book details the geographical occurrence of ceramic raw materials in the areas involved in the production of Islamic pottery: Iraq, Egypt, Syria and Iran. With over one hundred colour and black and white illustrations, including maps, this book provides a fascinating insight into the pottery of this period. Curators, conservators and collectors and all others with an interest in ceramics will find this book useful and informative.”.
Softcover. 8.5"x10.5", 101 pages, color and black & white illustrations. Light wear. [35623] $50.00
9. Bishop, Robert. Centuries and Styles of The American Chair, 1640-1970. New York; E.P. Dutton: 1972.
The most massive and heavily illustrated survey of the development and history of American seating furniture. Robert Bishop authored several books on American antiques and was Curator of Furniture at the Henry Ford Museum. "This work is most valuable for its numerous illustrations drawn from many different collections" (Ames).
Hardcover. 9"x11", 526 pages, 923 b/w illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35683] $50.00
10. Bock, Gisela Reineking von. Steinzeug. Koln; Kunstgewerbemuseum der Stadt Koln: 1986.
A wonderfully illustrated study of German stoneware jugs, pitchers, plates, mugs, bowls and other wares. The wares date from the first to the 18th century, but the majority are of 16th-18th century origin. The text is in German, but the catalog is also extensively illustrated, so that’s not too much of a problem. Also includes an incredibly detailed (and very Germanic) bibliography.
Hardcover. 7"x9.5", 466 pages with 875+ b/w illustrations and 16 color plates, plus 52 b/w plates; dj; light wear. [35591] $125.00
11. Brackett, Oliver & H. Clifford Smith. English Furniture Illustrated. A Pictorial Review of English Furniture from Chaucer to Queen Victoria. New York; Macmillan: 1950.
A magnificent opus on English furniture from Gothic and Tudor times to the early 19th century. Oliver Brackett, who originally wrote this book, was the Keeper of Woodwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum from the early days of the 20th century, and he spent several decades adding fine English furniture to the Museum’s examples of European pieces, until the V&A’s collection (on which this book is based) was among the world’s best. His assistant for much of this work was young H. Clifford Smith, who revised and edited the second edition, which is presented here.
Hardcover. 10"x12.5", 300 pages, 240 b/w plates, dj. Jacket worn. [35563] $60.00
12. Brant, Sandra & Elissa Cullman. Small Folk. A Celebration of Childhood in America. E.P. Dutton/ Museum of American Folk Art: 1980.
A wonderful study of "the rising status of American youth as it is revealed through the folk art of the late seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries." The authors include folk toys, furniture, textiles, mourning pictures, dolls & doll houses, portraits, paper work, and other objects.
Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 180 pages, filled with color and b/w illustrations, dj. Jacket with some soil, light wear. [35656] $50.00
13. Burrison, John A. Brothers in Clay. The Story Georgia Folk Pottery. Athens; University of Georgia Press:1983.
"Georgia has a remarkable pottery tradition beginning in Savannah in 1738 and spanning the centuries. 'Brothers in Clay' is the story of this tradition and the families who have shaped and preserved it." The uncommon hardcover edition.
Hardcover. 8.5"x10.5", 326 pages, 12 color plates and 152 b&w illustrations, dj. Jacket spine sunned. [35648] $125.00
14. Burton, E. Milby. South Carolina Silversmiths 1690-1860. Rutland; Charles Tuttle: 1968.
First published in 1942, this was a primary, and one of the first, studies of Southern silver. Burton identifies and includes information on 320 silversmiths, arranged by community. Much of the information was drawn from old newspaper advertisements and notices, census records, and similar sources; Burton provides a complete listing of his sources, and the text is annotated. There is a short section of Negro silversmiths in 18th and early 19th century Charleston, with a discussion of slave craftsmen and brief notes on 4 who were identified.
Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 311 pages, 17 b/w plates, dj. [35565] $50.00
15. Casey, Elizabeth Temple. The Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection of European Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design: 1965.
Lucy Truman Aldrich [1869-1955[ was a collector from an early age, and blessed with a gifted eye for quality. A longtime supporter of the Rhode Island school of Design and its museum, and her donation of her collection of 18th century porcelain figurines was just one of her many contributions. The factories represented include Berlin, Bow, Chelsea, Copenhagen, Derby, Doccia, Frankenthal, Furstenberg, Hochst, Ludwigsburg, Meissen, Niderville, Saint-Clement, Strasbourg, Vienna, and Zurich.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 157 pages, 12 color and 38 black & white plates, plus 6 b/w plates of marks, dj. Jacket spectacularly ripped. [35523] $30.00
16. Clark, Charles Teaze. Charles Warren Eaton (1857-1937). An American Tonalist Rediscovered. New York; Spanierman Gallery: 2004.
"Charles Warren Eaton was one of America's foremost Tonalist painters. He created intensely serene landscapes, evoking a calm, spiritual beauty. Eaton's paintings have the amazing ability to transport us to a different place and time."
Hardcover. 10"x13", 104 pages, color and b/w illustrations. [35672] $45.00
17. Comstock, Helen. The Looking Glass in America, 1700-1825. New York; The Viking Press: 1968.
A very popular study of William & Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Adam and Sheraton-style mirrors in America. A book which reflects well on the author’s diligence, without mirroring too closely the work of others.
Hardcover. 9.5"x6.5", 128 pages, tipped-in color frontispiece and numerous b/w illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35629] $35.00
18. Corlett, Mary Lee. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein. A Catalogue Raisonne, 1948-1993. Hudson Hills Press/National Gallery of Art: 1994.
An important book which catalogs and reproduces each of Lichtenstein’s prints, as well as original posters, book and magazine illustrations, announcements, and other related materials. All the works that were originally produced in color and shown in color here.
Hardcover. 9.5"x12.5", 328 pages, 58 black & white and 349 color illustrations, dj. Fine. [35673] $400.00
19. Crossman, Carl L. The China Trade, Export Paintings, Furniture, Silver and Other Objects. Princeton; Pyne Press: 1973. 2nd ptg.
The original edition of this classic and important reference, which contains material not in the revised edition. "By the early 1800s, in the words of Samuel Eliot Morison, 'Boston was the Spain, Salem the Portugal, in the race for Oriental opulence'. The homes of the China Trade families, their friends and relatives along the Eastern Seaboard became the depositories of a wealth of finely crafted lacquerware, intricately carved ivory and horn, Western-style portraits, marine paintings, watercolor sketches and gouaches". This is the definitive study of all these other export arts other than ceramics, with many chapters on furniture, lacquerware, carvings, fans, silver & pewter, household goods, and paintings of various types, including ship & port paintings, portraits, genre, watercolors, paintings on glass, Chinnery, Spoilum, and more.
Hardcover. 9.5"x11.5", 275 pages, profusely illustrated in b/w and color, dj. Light wear. [35651] $65.00
20. Csenkey, Eva & Agota Steinert (eds.). Hungarian Ceramics from the Zsolnay Manufactory, 1853-2001. Yale University Press: 2002.
“The Zsolnay Manufactory represents a triumph of Hungarian applied arts, for during its heyday it produced elegant and innovative ceramics for an international clientele as well as architectural ceramics that embellished some of the finest public and private buildings in the Austro-Hungarian empire. This striking book recounts the story of the 150-year-old company and presents numerous examples of its work, showing how its changing fortunes reflect the cultural, economic, and political developments in Central and Eastern Europe. The book provides an introduction and essays by European scholars that examine the manufactory’s history. They describe its founding, its years of international fame, its greatest achievements in both ceramics and architectural ceramics in the early twentieth century, its nationalization after the world wars and the Communist takeover, and its present workshop activities. The book provides new photographs of some two hundred objects and designs as well as a selection of fifty archival photographs from throughout the manufactory’s years of production. There are also detailed entries for all work shown, biographies of the manufactory’s premier artists and of Zsolnay family members, and a glossary of ceramics production techniques”.
Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 268 pages, color and black & white illustrations, dj. Fine. [35548] $60.00
21. d'Argence, Rene-Yvon Lefebvre. Chinese Ceramics in the Avery Brundage Collection. San Francisco; The de Young Museum Society: 1967.
Collector Avery Brundage gave his enormous and splendid collection of Asian antiques to the city of San Francisco. This catalog contains "a selection of containers, pillows, figurines, and models from the Neolithic period to modern times".
Softcover. 8"x9", 166 pages, b/w & color illustrations. Minor wear. [35653] $25.00
22. d'Argence, Rene-Yvon Lefebvre. Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Avery Brundage Collection. San Francisco; The de Young Museum Society: 1967. 2nd printing.
Collector Avery Brundage gave his enormous and splendid collection of Asian antiques to the city of San Francisco. This catalog contains "a selection of vessels, weapons, bells, belthooks, mirrors, and various artifacts from the Shang to the T'ang dynasty, including a group of gold and silver wares".
Softcover. 8"x9", 132 pages, black & white and color illustrations. Minor wear. [35654] $25.00
23. Dyer, Rod & Ron Spark. Fit to Be Tied. Vintage Ties of the Forties and Fifties. New York; Abbeville Press: 1987.
The 1940s and 1950s were a magical, whimsical, colorful, joyful, frivolous, grand time for men’s ties in the United States. Then everyone lost their sense of humor.
Hardcover. 9"x9.5", 96 pages, color illustrations, pictorial covers. Minor wear. [35647] $25.00
24. Ensko, Stephen G.C. American Silversmiths and Their Marks. New York; Robert Ensko Inc.: 1948. 3rd edition.
New York silver specialist Stephen G.C. Ensko’s guide to American silver hallmarks has been a standard guide since the first edition was published in 1927. The 1948 edition, known as “Ensko 3”, was a standard for several decades, and remains a much-loved favorite. In addition to marks, it illustrates many examples of various types of American antique silver, and has four maps showing the locations of silversmiths in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.
Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 285 pages, b/w illustrations, folding maps. Light wear. [35642] $35.00
25. Ensko, Stephen G.C. American Silversmiths and Their Marks IV. Boston; David R. Godine: 1989.
An important updating of one of the standard references on American silversmiths. The work was completed by Dorothea Ensko Wyle, Stephen G.C. Ensko's daughter, and was based on his notes.
Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 477 pages, b/w illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35572] $65.00
26. Failey, Dean F. Long Island in My Nation. The Decorative Arts & Craftsmen, 1640-1830. Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities: 1998. 2nd, revised edition.
An augmented edition of this important study which was first published to coincide with a major loan exhibition in 1976. Fortunately, the original catalog only included a few pieces of information which had to be corrected (and they are in the new Preface), so the decision was made to keep the original catalog intact and add the new illustrations and text as 40+ new pages at the beginning. The catalog is primarily devoted to furniture and secondarily to silver, with other arts also making an appearance. The decision to publish the new edition as a hardcover will also prove beneficial to constant users of this important book.
Hardcover. 9"x11.5", 49 + 304 pages; b/w illustrations, dj. Minor wear. [35680] $45.00
27. Fennimore, Donald L., et al. Eye for Excellence. Masterworks from Winterthur. Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum: 1994.
This lavishly-illustrated book documented an exhibition of “masterpieces” from the Winterthur collections, with each curator left to decide exactly what that word meant. Chapters feature metalwork, glass, ceramics, furniture, textiles, paintings & prints, and books & manuscripts, and each is preceded by a short essay by its curator.
Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 144 pages, color illustrations, dj. Fine. [35689] $40.00
28. Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993. A Catalogue Raisonne. Universal Limited Art Editions: 1994.
A catalog of 61 prints by Johns, with supplementary listing of 68 prints, and a bibliography. Elegantly set-up and printed.
Hardcover. 9.5"x13", about 400 pages, color and b/w illustrations, slipcased. Book fine, case with light wear, minor soil. [35676] $400.00
29. French, Hollis. A Silver Collectors' Glossary and A List of Early American Silversmiths and Their Marks. New York; Da Capo Press: 1967.
This title was first published in a very limited edition in 1917 by the Walpole Society, and is considered to be the first study of American silversmiths marks. It was also one of several volumes the Society published as glossaries of collecting terms, to help consolidate collecting nomenclature.
Hardcover. 6"x9", 164 pages, line illustrations. Fine. [35568] $35.00
30. Fu-tsung, Chiang. Special Exhibition of Paintings from the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties. Taipei; National Palace Museum: 1970.
The catalog to an exhibition of 78 Ming and Ch'ing era paintings by 30 artists, drawn from both the Museum's collection, and supplemented by pieces from other private and public collections. English/Chinese text. Uncommon.
Softcover. 7.5"x10.5", 100+ pages, b/w illustrations. Covers with wear and soil. [35624] $50.00
31. Fujioka, Ryoichi. Shino and Oribe Ceramics. Kodansha International: 1977.
Shino and Oribe ceramics revolutionized Japanese pottery in the late 16th century, replacing the mostly undecorated utilitarian household wares of the time with vividly decorated and glazed treasures, and attracting the attention of Japanese connoisseurs who until then had concentrated on Chinese wares. However, the “creative impulse” behind Shino and Oribe declined after only a few decades, and their original methods of production and kiln sites were long forgotten when, in the mid 20th century, scholars began to clear up the mystery. This well-illustrated study, by a distinguished authority on the subject, remains a valuable resource.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10.5", 178 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. Some wear. [35652] $100.00
32. Gerdts, William H. & Theodore Stebbins Jr. "A Man of Genius". The Art of Washington Allston (1779-1843). Boston; Museum of Fine Arts: 1979.
A major reevaluation of the work of the most successful and proficient American Romantic artist on the 200th anniversary of his birth. Once one of America’s most famous and admired artists, Allston’s reputation waned in the 20th century, but this exhibition and catalog helped restore his glory.
Hardcover. 9"x11", 255 pages, b/w and color illustrations, dj. [35536] $40.00
33. Godden, Geoffrey A. Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks. New York; Bonanza Books: 1970s.
A monumental and comprehensive work, illustrating over 4,000 British ceramic marks, as well as unidentified and problem marks, and indexes of monograms and signs & devices.
Hardcover, 7.5"x10", 765 pages, dj. Jacket worn, slight rip at the spine head. [35522] $60.00
34. Gordon, Elinor. Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain. New York; Main Street Press: 1984. Revised edition.
A standard history by one of the best-known modern dealer/scholars. A very well illustrated, well-written book. Export authority J.A. Lloyd Hyde wrote- "The remarkable collection formed over a long period by Elinor and Horace Gordon covers in the most comprehensive way the whole fascinating spectrum of porcelain made in China solely for export".
Hardcover. 8"x10", 160 pages, 20 color and 150 b/w illustrations, dj. Minor wear. [35533] $45.00
35. Groce, George C. & David H. Wallace. The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860. Yale University Press: 1957.
A standard dictionary, especially valuable for its coverage of early artists. "An indispensable source because of its accuracy and comprehensiveness, this lists over 10,000 artists, including the great majority of artists working before 1800, many of whom are not recorded elsewhere." (Karpel).
Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 759 pages; Light wear. [35630] $60.00
37. Hai-Wai Yi-Chen. Chinese Art in Overseas Collections -Pottery and Porcelain. Taipei; National Palace Museum: 1986.
A pictorial survey of 200 masterpieces of Chinese ceramic art from early and classic periods from museums in Europe and America. English plate captions.
Hardcover. 8.5"x12", 11 pages plus 200 illustrations in color and b/w, dj. Jacket rubbed. [35535] $150.00
38. Hawes, Vivian S. & Christina S. Corsiglia. The Rita & Frits Markus Collection of European Ceramics & Enamels. Boston; Museum of Fine Arts: 1984.
The well-illustrated catalog of this impressive collection, formed from a select group of leading dealers in the 1950s and 60s. Many of the major factories of Germany, Holland, France, and England are represented. Tablewares predominate, but there are some figures as well.
Softcover. 8"x11", 287 pages, color and b/w illustrations. Light wear. [35553] $25.00
39. Hayden, Arthur. Spode and His Successors, A History of the Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent, from 1765-1865. London; Cassell & Company: 1925.
A massive, scholarly, well-illustrated study. Hayden was granted full access to the Spode archives of documents, pattern books and other previously unavailable information.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 204 pages plus 25 color and 61 b/w plates. Covers with some wear, hinges slightly shaken. With the armorial bookplate of H. Seymour Berry (Lord Buckland). Henry Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland [1877-1928 was an Welsh financier and industrialist, a Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.), and High Sheriff of Brecknockshire. He died in 1928 following a fall from a horse. [35526] $75.00
One of 206 Leatherbound Copies-
40. Hayward, Arthur H. Colonial Lighting. Boston; B.J. Brimmer Co.: 1923. Special edition of 206 signed, numbered copies.
A pioneering history of colonial lighting, including iron, tin pewter and brass examples, lanterns, candles and candle holders, early glass lamps, astral and luster lamps, and more. "Important as the first attempt to document lighting forms in America from the 17th to the 19th centuries...The text has a strong antiquarian emphasis, including numerous digression...Objects belonging to celebrated Americans are discussed individually. This work is a document in itself on early collecting attitudes" (Ames & Ward).
Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 159 pages, plus 114 b/w illustrations. Printed on deckle-edged Normandy Vellum paper and bound in 3/4 French Levant leather. Minor wear. [35687] $200.00
41. Heckscher, Morrison H. American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art II- Late Colonial Period: The Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles. New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art/Random House: 1985.
A massive, scholarly and well illustrated survey of the Met's collection. "Entries are lengthy, authoritative on points of connoisseurship, and strengthened by Heckscher's substantive amounts of original research..." (Ames & Ward).
Hardcover. 9.5"x12.5", 383 pages, black & white and several color illustrations; dj. Near fine. [35679] $150.00
42. Herbert, Eugenia W. Red Gold. Copper Arts of Africa. South Hadley; Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 1984.
The catalog to a loan exhibition of African copper tools, weapons, masks and figures which drew from both private and public collections. Very uncommon.
Softcover. 8.5"x11", 56 pages, black & white illustrations. Some wear, spine head badly chipped. [35615] $100.00
43. Howard, David & John Ayres. Masterpieces of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Mottahedeh Collection in the Virginia Museum. London; Sotheby Parke Bernet: 1981.
A very nicely produced catalog with lots of large color illustrations and a good text.
Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 80 pages, color illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35534] $45.00
44. Hughes, Bernard & Therle. Georgian Shoe Buckles. Illustrated by the Lady Maufe Collection of Shoe Buckles at Kenwood. Greater London Council: 1972.
Fancy silver shoe buckles were a big thing in Georgian fashionable circles... but try and find a reference on them today. Wait- here's one. There are 47 examples illustrated, most of them silver, with a few cut-steel, a brass, and a Sheffield plate example. An uncommon catalog.
Softcover. 8.25"x8", 15 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. Light wear. [35622] $125.00
45. Hughes, Robert & Julie Silber. Amish. The Art of the Quilt. New York; Alfred A. Knopf: 1990.
A massive, beautifully-illustrated survey of Amish quilt masterpieces from the Esprit Collection. The quilts were made in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania between 1870 and 1950, and are each described by Julie Silber, the Curator of the collection. Art critic Robert Hughes examines the quilts as works of art, and Douglas Tompkins offers a collector's perspective.
Hardcover. 14"x14", 207 pages, 82 full-page color plates, dj, slipcased. Minor wear. [35635] $100.00
46. Hughes, Therle & Bernard. English Painted Enamels. Spring Books: 1967.
This book focuses on the fine enamels produced in the Midlands and Battersea. Examples were drawn from many collections, including those of Queen Mary and Mrs. Ionides. A well illustrated book.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 156 pages, 4 color plates and 83 b/w illustrations; dj. Jacket with a chip and dings. [35524] $24.00
47. Janneau, Guillaume. Le Meuble Leger en France. Paris; Paul Hartmann: 1952.
A splendid survey of small French furniture of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, photographed by Pierre Devinoy. The pieces include desks, small tables, fire screens, washstands, small cupboards, folding screens, and much more! Oddly, there are no chairs.
Softcover. 8.75"x11", 358 pages, 324 b/w plates. Covers with light soil, some minor wear. [35562] $125.00
48. Kankainen, Kathy (ed.). Treading in the Past. Sandals of the Anasazi. Utah Museum of Natural History: 1995.
"The most comprehensive volume on Anasazi sandals and weaving technique published to date. Three hundred twelve examples from the extensive holdings at the Utah Museum of Natural History demonstrate the Anasazi genius as skilled textile artists".
Softcover. 6.5"x11", 199 pages, color illustrations. Minor wear. [35620] $35.00
49. Karmason, Marilyn G. & Joan B. Stacke. Majolica. A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. New York; Harry N. Abrams: 1989.
A beautifully-illustrated study of Victorian majolica in England and America, with notes on collecting, marks, clays & glazes, and a glossary.
Hardcover. 9"x10.5", 240 pages, 140 color and 60 black & white illustrations, dj. Minor wear. [35530] $75.00
50. Kauffman, Henry J. Early American Ironware. Cast and Wrought. Rutland, Charles E. Tuttle: 1966.
The crafts of the blacksmith, whitesmith, tinsmith, farrier, cutler, locksmith, gunsmith and others. Henry Kauffman is one of the most exacting and interesting writers on the subject of how early American craftsmen worked, and his attention to detail and constant quest to know Why and How make his books extremely valuable tools, and very interesting reading.
Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 166 pages, 210 b/w illustrations, dj. [35592] $35.00
51. Koehler, Vance A. American Art Pottery. Cooper-Hewitt museum: 1987.
A catalog featuring the private collection of 76 outstanding examples of American Art Pottery donated to the Museum by Marcia and William Goodman. The catalog text was written by Vance A. Koehler, and there is an Introduction by Kenneth Trapp. The introductory text includes many period photographs of potters and decorators at work.
Softcover. 8.5"x11", 144 pages, color and black & white illustrations. Corner bump. [35637] $40.00
52. Kozloff, Max. Jasper Johns. New York; Harry N. Abrams: 1967.
The first full-length monograph on Jasper Johns with an essay by art critic Max Kozloff, which also represents one of his earliest books.
Hardcover. 12"x11", 195 pages, 100+ black & white illustrations and 41 tipped-in color plates, dj. minor soil, light wear. [35675] $375.00
53. Lanmon, Dwight. The Golden Age of English Glass, 1650-1775. Antique Collectors Club: 2011.
“The Golden Age of English Glass features 150 objects from the collection of John H. Bryan, ranging in date from c.1650-1809. These enable a full and detailed discussion of the history of English glassmaking during its critical period of innovation (c.1650-1675) and its world triumph (c.1700-1775), including discussions of crystal table glass, 'black' glass bottles, window glass, mirrors and lighting (glass candlesticks and chandeliers). In spite of the fact that these pieces are among the most important examples of English glass known (the collection includes, for instance, twenty-five drinking glasses made between about 1690 and 1720, when English table glass is widely regarded as being among the most refined and perfect expression of the glassmakers' art anywhere in the world), few have ever been published. The scholarly text brings together the latest information in a dynamic area of research. Essays accompanying catalogue discussions of individual glasses place them in their wider historical and technical settings. The book is illustrated with some 215 colour photographs of the objects in the collection (including groups and details), some seventy-five comparative objects from other collections and fifty-five period prints, paintings, drawings and other documents that convey the historic context of their use and also document processes of manufacture and decoration”.
Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 376 pages, 105 black & white and 215 color illustrations, dj. New. [90457] $95.00
54. Leehey, Patrick M., et al. Paul Revere - Artisan, Businessman, and Patriot. The Man Behind the Myth. Boston; Paul Revere Memorial Association: 1988.
Essays on all the other things Revere did besides ride horses- silversmithing, obviously, but also dentist, Freemason, bell and cannon casting, and founding a major copper rolling manufactory (Revere Copper? That's our man). A wide-ranging and interesting exhibition.
Hardcover. 8.5"x12", 191 pages, black & white illustrations. [35571] $45.00
55. Lewery, Tony. Flowers Afloat. Folk Artists of the Canals. David & Charles: 1996.
A fascinating study of the fanciful flowers, castles, and colorful designs that have been painted on England's canal boats for the last two centuries. Using still-existing boats, as well as vintage photographs, Lewery examines the artwork, the painters, and the men and women who worked and lived on the boats.
Hardcover. 8"x11.5", 128 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. Minor wear. [35639] $50.00
56. Lion-Goldschmidt, Daisy. Ming Porcelain. New York; Rizzoli: 1978.
A massive, well-illustrated study which examines all aspects of Ming porcelain, its production, history and achievements, in the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Illustrated with pieces from leading museums from around the world, this remains a definitive reference work.
Hardcover. 11.5"x12.5", 291 pages, 41 color plates and many b/w illustrations, dj. Minor wear. [35664] $175.00
57. Lord, Priscilla Sawyer & Daniel J. Foley. The Folk Arts and Crafts of New England. Philadelphia; Chilton Book Company: 1970.
This wide-ranging survey of 17th, 18th and 19th century work includes ceramics, textiles, sculpture, carvings, metalwares, basketry, glass, and all sorts of other folk arts.
Hardcover. 9"x12", 282 pages, many b/w illustrations and some color plates. [35583] $25.00
58. Lynch, Vincent & Bill Henkin. Jukebox. The Golden Age. New York; Perigree Books: 1983. 2nd printing.
A vividly illustrated chronological survey of 32 classic jukeboxes from the “Golden Age” -1937 to 1949. Also included are tabletop models, speakers, and other accessories. The book begins with a history of the development of the jukebox, and each model is described.
Softcover. 7.5"x8", 112 pages, color illustrations. Light wear. [35645] $25.00
59. Medley, Margaret. The Chinese Potter. A Practical History of Chinese Ceramics. Scribner's: 1976.
A very standard reference to Chinese ceramics- Margaret Medley was the Curator at the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and a noted lecturer. Here she gives a broad overview which has enough detail to be entirely useful. This is not simply a rehash of what had been written before- much of the material was based on recent research and archeological reports from China.
Hardcover. 7"x10", 288 pages, 8 color plates and 215 b/w illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35663] $40.00
60. Meisch, Lynn A. Traditional Textiles of the Andes. Life and Cloth in the Highlands. Thames & Hudson and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: 1997.
"This book features 18th, 19th, and 20th century indigenous textiles woven by Aymara and Quechua. The elaborately patterned pieces are all drawn from the previously unpublished and remarkable Jeffrey Appleby Collection".
Softcover. 9"x12", 196 pages, color illustrations. Some wear. [35614] $40.00
61. Mikami, Tsugio. The Art of Japanese Ceramics. Weatherhill/Heibonsha: 1973. 2nd printing.
“This introduction to the ceramic art of Japan has four major purposes: to recount the history of the art, to reveal the special qualities that contribute to the uniqueness of Japanese ceramics, to explore the intimate relationship between ceramics and the daily life of the Japanese people, and to discuss the outstanding traditional ceramic types and techniques”.
Hardcover. 7.5"x9.5", 185 pages, 44 color and 164 black & white illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35532] $40.00
62. Miller, V. Isabelle. New York Silversmiths of the Seventeenth Century. New York; Museum of the City of New York: 1962.
For this 1962 exhibition devoted entirely to these rare and interesting examples of 17th century American silver, 102 pieces by 14 silversmiths were located.
Softcover. 7.5"x7.5", 47 pages, 20 b/w plates. [35547] $60.00
63. Montgomery, Florence M. Printed Textiles, English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850. New York; Viking Press: 1970.
Based on the extensive collection at Winterthur, this study remains one of the most comprehensive and important references to the printed textiles of the 18th and early 19th centuries. In the catalog section of the book, more than 400 examples from the Winterthur Collection are described, including examples of block-printed, China-blue and blue-resist, copperplate-printed, and roller-printed textiles. Montgomery also discusses the development of printed textiles in England in this period, trade with the Colonies, textile furnishings in American homes, and textile printing in America in the 18th century.
Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 379 pages, 31 color plates and 428 b&w illustrations, dj. Endpaper and half-title page creased. Light wear. [35660] $185.00
64. Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America, 1650-1870. New York; W.W. Norton: 1984.
“A dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth”. A classic and important reference.
Hardcover. 8.5"x10", 412 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35659] $65.00
65. Moses, Elisabeth. Three Centuries of European and American Domestic Silver. San Francisco; M.H. de Young Memorial Museum: 1938.
A loan exhibition catalog, most interesting because of its rarity and the fact that the silver was drawn almost entirely from private West Coast collections.
Softcover. 6"x9", 28 pages plus 55 black & white illustrations. Covers with some soil, small chip, spine chipped. Tender all over. [35581] $100.00
66. Munsterberg, Hugo. The Ceramic Art of Japan. A Handbook for Collectors. Rutland; Charles E. Tuttle: 1964.
A very well-illustrated survey of Japanese pottery and porcelain. The first section of the book covers collecting and appreciating Japanese ceramics and types of wares. The second portion covers the history of Japanese ceramics by type and period, beginning with prehistoric ceramics and then with chapters on the beginnings of the Japanese ceramics industry, tea-ceremony wares of the Momoyama period, porcelain, Edo pottery, folk pottery, and contemporary Japanese ceramics.
Hardcover. 8.5"x8.25", 272 pages, 18 color plates and 200 b/w illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35662] $45.00
67. Negro African Art. The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams. The Detroit Institute of Arts: 1966.
A fine collection of carvings and masks from Mali, Upper Volta, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Congo, and the Ivory Coast. 22 objects are illustrated. An uncommon catalog.
Softcover. 8.5"x8.5", 24 pages, b/w illustrations. Some wear & soil. [35619] $40.00
68. Nutting, Wallace. Furniture Treasury (Mostly of American Origin). Framingham; The Old America Company: 1928 & 1933.
First editions of this classic set (Volumes 1 & 2- 1928, Volume 3- 1933). "A massive book that contains mostly illustrations...this book is still needed by all students of American decorative arts" (Semowich). Nutting's massive pictorial reference has been "regarded as the bible of furniture collectors for more than fifty years...(it) remains an unsurpassed pictorial dictionary of American furniture; however, the terse captions cannot be relied on..." (Ames & Ward). Frankly, the authenticity of all the pieces cannot be relied on either, but classics are classics, and this is one. Semowich 1429.
Hardcover. 3 volumes, 8.5"x11", 5,000 black & white illustrations; line drawings, etc. Minor soil. Volume One signed by Nutting. [35678] $175.00
69. Oman, Charles. English Engraved Silver 1150 to 1900. London & Boston; Faber & Faber: 1978.
"Silver is the perfect medium for engraving. It is durable, easy to work and a good foil for engraved decoration of all kinds...". This was the first book written on the subject of English engraved silver, the result of over 20 years of research. Illustrated with 160 superb b/w illustrations, this is a valuable reference work.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 158 pages, b/w illustrations, dj. [35569] $60.00
70. Opie, James. Britains Toy Soldiers, 1893-1932. New York; Harper & Row: 1985.
A comprehensive guide to the first 40 years of toy soldiers and accessories produced by William Britain Ltd. Includes 600 uniform styles on 2,400 individual soldiers, including Britains' foreign soldiers.
Hardcover. 12"x11", 192 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. Ex-library, w/spine label, removed pocket, bottom corner of 2 pages sliced, and reinforced hinges. [35649] $75.00
71. Pazaurek, Gustav E. Glaser der Empire und Biedermeierzeit. Leipzig; Verlag von Klinkhardt & Biermann: 1923.
A profusely illustrated, scholarly (in German) study of Biedermeier/Empire-era glass and glassmakers. A noted authority on glass, Pazaurek wrote a number of books and articles on European glass of the 19th and 20th centuries. This study is illustrated with hundreds of photographs, reproductions of rare original pattern book pages, and 6 color plates.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10.5", [iii] 412 pages, 6 color plates and 332 b/w illustrations. Light cover soil and a little wear. [35546] $275.00
72. Percy, Christopher Vane. Lalique. A Collector's Guide. New York; Crescent Books: 1989.
Percy describes production techniques, provides a list of the 1,562 items listed in the famous 1932 catalog, and discusses and illustrates the table ware, cases & bowls, car mascots, paperweights, scent bottles, illuminated glass and light fittings, architectural glass, statuettes, clocks, desk accessories, cire perdue, and trademarks.
Hardcover. 9"x12", 192 pages, 33 color and 139 b/w illustrations, dj. Light wear. [35586] $45.00
73. Pietsch, Ulrich. Early Meissen Porcelain. The Wark Collection from The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. Cummer Museum: 2011.
"Telling the story of Meissen from its establishment by Augustus II in 1710, this volume represents the most recent and significant scholarship on the Collection. Scholar Ulrich Pietsch recounts both the fascinating history of the foundation of the Meissen factory, and the surprising story of Warkâ's collection and how it survived the war in a Hamburg cellar before being shipped to America. The volume features examples by the leading sculptors, painters and patrons of the time. Each piece is beautifully photographedia".
Hardcover. 9.5"x12.5", 576 pages, 780 color illustrations, dj. New. [90456] $99.95
74. Price, Frederic Newlin. Ryder [1847-1917]. A Study of Appreciation. New York; William Edwin Rudge: 1932.
A somewhat quirky catalog to an exhibition of Albert Pinkham Ryder paintings that drew on both private and public collections. 70 paintings are illustrated in full-page black & white plates, and all 202 paintings in the exhibition are listed. The rest of the text consists of offbeat quotes and unrelated stories about Ryder’s life and art, assembled by Frederic Newlin.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10", xxiv pages + 70 black & white plates + (x) pages. Covers a bit worn, some general wear and light soil, a few pencil marks. [35632] $35.00
75. Puig, Francis J., et al. English and American Silver. The Collection of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Minneapolis Institute of Arts: 1989.
A fine catalog of this extensive collection of 15th through 20th century silver. The catalog entries are detailed, the photographs large and clear, and most marks are illustrated.
Softcover. 8.5"x11", 312 pages, black & white and color illustrations. Light wear. [35579] $40.00
76. Quick, Michael. American Portraiture in the Grand Manner: 1720-1920. Los Angeles County Museum of Art: 1981.
The catalog to a loan exhibition which showcased the development of the American portrait painting in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. There are four accompanying essays- Princely Images in the Wilderness: 1720-1775, by Michael Quick – Heroes for a New Nation: 1776-1812, by Marvin Sadik – Natural Aristocrats in a Democracy: 1810-1870, by William H. Gerdts – Achieving the Nation’s Imperial Destiny: 1870-1920, by Michael Quick.
Softcover. 8.5"x11", 227 pages, black & white illustrations, 74 color plates. Some cover soil. [35670] $25.00
77. Rauschenberg, Bradford L. A School of South Carolina Brass Andirons: 1780-1815. [contained in the] Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts. May, 1979.
An examination of Neoclassical and Empire brass andirons, and related brass, including furniture fittings, made in Charleston, South Carolina. This issue also contains "John Shearer, Joiner of Martinsburgh" by John J. Snyder, Jr.
Softcover. 6"x9", pages 26-75, b/w illustrations. Minor soil. [35545] $40.00
SPECIAL SECTION: Books on Renaissance Bronzes-
78. Berger, Ursel & Volker Krahn.
BRONZEN DER RENAISSANCE UND DES BAROCK. KATALOG DER SAMMLUNG.
Braunschweig; Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig: 1994.
“Founded in 1754, the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum is one of the oldest museums in Europe. The museum is based on the Schloss Salzdahlum art collection of Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1633-1714), after whom it is named”. This scholarly catalog illustrates and describes 264 Renaissance and Baroque bronzes in the collection. There is also an extensive bibliography. An uncommon title.
Hardcover. 8.5”x12”, 352 pages, black & white illustrations, dust jacket.
Fine. [35609] $250.00
79. Binnebeke, Emile van.
BRONSSCULPTUUR / BRONZE SCULPTURE. SCULPTURE FROM 1500-1800 IN THE COLLECTION OF THE BOYMANS-VAN BEUNINGEN MUSEUM.
Rotterdam; Museum Boymans-van Beuningen: 1994.
A fine catalog of this extensive collection. The core of the collection is the made up of bronzes from the J.W. Frederiks and D.G. van Beuningen collections. Dutch/English text.
Softcover. 8.5”x10.5”, 198 pages, color and black & white illustrations.
Light soil, minor wear. [35608] $50.00
80. Bober, Phyllis Pray & Ruth Rubinstein.
RENAISSANCE ARTISTS & ANTIQUE SCULPTURE. A HAND BOOK OF SOURCES.
Harvey Miller Publishers: 1987. 2nd printing, corrected.
An extremely important study of the antique works of art used as inspiration by Renaissance artists. “Over 500 illustrations show Greek and Roman statues, mythological and historical reliefs as well as triumphal arches together with Renaissance drawings, engravings, bronzes and paintings to demonstrate how and where these classical monuments were discovered and recorded, and how they were copied, adapted, combined and transformed into the style and iconography we now recognize as Renaissance art”.
Hardcover. 7.5”x11”, 522 pages, 526 black & white illustrations, dust jacket.
Minor wear. [35598] $200.00
81. Bode, Wilhelm.
THE ITALIAN BRONZE STATUETTES OF THE RENAISSANCE.
New York; M.A.S. de Reinis: 1980. Revised edition.
Originally published in several volumes in a very limited edition in 1907 and 1912, Bode’s masterpiece is reissued here with a new index and extensive prefatory material by James David Draper. Wilhelm Bode, General Director of the Royal Museums in Berlin, was –the- authority on Italian Renaissance statuettes in his era, and Draper notes that, in spite of its age and inevitable defects, “the book’s wealth of illustrations has continued to make it indispensable –the mainstay of curators, collectors, dealers and scholars in general”.
Hardcover. 10.5”x14”, 111 pages with 102 black & white illustrations, plus 266 black & white plates. With the errata sheet.
Fine. [35611] $1,500.00
82. Camins, Laura.
RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE BRONZES FROM THE ABBOTT GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: 1988.
The catalog to an exhibition of a remarkable modern collection of bronze statuettes, noteworthy not only for the high quality of work Guggenheim was able to assemble, but for its preference for lesser-known masters and the work of France and the Netherlands as well as Italy. Despite its late date, an uncommon catalog.
Softcover. 6”x9”, 150 pages, 53 black & white plates.
Minor wear. [35604] $85.00
83. Fischer, Jacques.
THE FRENCH BRONZE, 1500 to 1800.
New York; M. Knoedler & Co.: 1968.
An exhibition catalog which deserves far more attention than it is usually given. It covers a most-neglected area of collecting- French bronze figures of the 17th and 18th centuries, and features a most literate foreword by F.J.B. Watson entitled “A Plea for the Study of French Bronzes”. The catalog itself is quite elegant- with its wide margins for the text pages, full-page black & white plates of excellent quality, and overall “feel” it reminds one of the elegant auction catalog of the 1920s and 30s. It comes as no surprise, therefore, to find that it was set in type by the Stinehour Press, printed at the Meriden Gravure Company, and designed by Leonard Baskin.
Softcover. 8.5”x11”, 200+ pages, 95 black & white plates.
Minor soil, light wear. [35597] $35.00
84. Hackenbroch, Yvonne.
BRONZES AND OTHER METALWORK AND SCULPTURE IN THE IRWIN UNTERMYER COLLECTION.
New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1962.
This superb collection includes stunning bronze figures from Italy, as well as medals, fire tools, plates, bowls, ewers, lamps and other lighting devices, inkstands, ornaments, vases, mortars, brackets, etc., in bronze, copper and pewter, of the 14th-18th centuries. "All of the more than two hundred objects included in this catalog, some never previously published, are illustrated, often with several detailed views. Most of them are fully discussed, relating them to other branches of art of the period in an introduction and in notes and comments by Dr. Yvonne Hackenbroch".
Hardcover. 9"x12", lxv + 64 pages of text plus 201 b/w plates.
A little marginal scuffing, a little soil, worn dj. [35595] $175.00
85. Landais, Hubert.
LES BRONZES ITALIENS DE LA RENAISSANCE.
Paris; Presses Universitaires de France: 1958.
A good general study covering the influence of the antique on the Italian Renaissance bronze sculptors and collectors, types of bronzes, techniques, regional and city styles, and the history of the collecting of the bronzes.
Softcover. 5.5”x8.5”, 119 pages plus 4 color and 28 black & white plates.
Light wear, a little soil. [35605] $40.00
86. Leithe-Jasper, Manfred.
RENAISSANCE MASTER BRONZES FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM, VIENNA.
Washington; Sacal Books, in association with Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service: 1986.
“No art form represents the Renaissance with greater eloquence than the bronze statuettes. It was essentially an intimate form, conceived in small scale yet splendid proportions, vigorously wrought and encouraging close examination. The collection of statuettes in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is among the chief glories of one of the greatest museums in the world. Many of these unique and fascinating works of art have never left the Museum, nor the Imperial collections which preceded it, since their acquisition, which was sometimes direct from the artists themselves”.
Hardcover. 8.5”x11”, 304 pages, many color and some black & white illustrations, dust jacket.
Fine. [35599] $60.00
87. Pincus, Debra (ed.).
SMALL BRONZES OF THE RENAISSANCE.
National Gallery of Art: 2001.
“This far-ranging book presents the most recent research on small-scale bronze production of the Renaissance. The contributors to the volume--an international group of curators, art historians, and conservators--analyze the production and collecting of small bronze sculptures from the fifteenth through the early seventeenth century in both Italy and the North. They offer new assessments and attributions of these fascinating works of art, the result of an intense collaboration between artists and collectors. The book sheds light on the origins of the “household” bronze in Florence around the middle of the fifteenth century and on the groundbreaking developments in North Italy that followed. It reexamines the contribution of Donatello and his immediate followers in the first stages of bronze production as well as proposing a number of new attributions. Among the book’s other topics are casting procedures, including a proposal for a method used by Donatello; the spread of technological and artistic advances from Italy into the Northern countries; the work and workshop practices of sculptors of North Italy; and the assembling of personalized collections of small bronzes by German, English, and American connoisseurs from the eighteenth century to our own”.
Hardcover. 9”x11.5”, 280 pages, 1 color plate, 305 black & white illustrations, dust jacket.
Fine. [35600] $50.00
88. Pope-Hennessy, John, et al.
RENAISSANCE BRONZES IN AMERICAN COLLECTIONS. AN EXHBITION ORGANIZED BY THE SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART.
Northampton: 1964.
A little gem of a catalog, featuring 28 outstanding Italian Renaissance statuettes from American private and public collections. The catalog was designed by Leonard Baskin.
Softcover. 6”x9”, 67 pages, 28 black & white plates.
Light soil. [35603] $40.00
89. Pope-Hennessy, John.
RENAISSANCE BRONZES FROM THE SAMUEL H. KRESS COLLECTION.
London; The Phaidon Press: 1965.
“The statuettes and plaquettes in the Samuel Kress Collection form one of the most distinguished groups of Renaissance bronzes to be found in any public or private collection. They incorporate the famous collection assembled during more than forty years by the French collector Gustave Dreyfus”. An important catalog of Renaissance bronze plaquettes, reliefs, statuettes, utensils and mortars, chiefly from Italy, but also representing the Netherlands, France and Germany.
Hardcover. 9”x12”, 333 pages, 616 black & white illustrations, dust jacket.
Light wear, some scuffing to the jacket. [35596] $250.00
90. Pope-Hennessy, John.
THE FRICK COLLECTION, AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOG: VOL. III, SCULPTURE: ITALIAN
[and]
VOL. IV, SCULPTURE: GERMAN, NETHERLANDISH, FRENCH AND BRITISH.
New York; The Frick Collection: 1970.
The two volumes of the Frick Collection catalog devoted to sculpture. Better known for its important paintings, the Frick Collection nonetheless, as John Pope-Hennessy points out, contains “the finest collection of small bronzes in the United States and one of the finest collections of small bronzes in the world”. It also contains larger masterpieces in marble and bronze, especially some fine 18th century French examples.
2 volumes. Hardcover. 8.5”x10.5”, xxxii + 254 pages & 177 pages. Many black & white and some color illustrations, dust jackets.
Light wear. [35601] $200.00
91. Radcliffe, Anthony.
EUROPEAN BRONZE STATUETTES. A CONNOISSEUR MONOGRAPH.
London; The Connoisseur: 1966.
A very literate, useful study which takes the small, decorative bronze figure from its re-emergence in the Italian Renaissance to Europe of the early 19th century. Small but power-packed.
Hardcover. 6.5"x10", 120 pages, 8 color plates and 76 b&w illustrations.
Light wear. [35593] $25.00
92. Rosenberg, Alexandre P.
BRONZES OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. TWENTY-TWO UNPUBLISHED STATUETTES.
New York; Paul Rosenberg & Co.: 1981.
An extremely detailed catalog, with several descriptions running many pages, and all the descriptions fully annotated and minutely reasoned. In addition there are multiple images of each bronze, and many close –up shots of details. A most uncommon catalog.
Softcover. 8”x10.5”, 83 pages, 6 color and 162 black & white illustrations.
Light wear. [35606] $125.00
93. VON ALLEN SEITEN SCHON: BRONZEN DER RENAISSANCE UND DES BAROCK.
Berlin; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin/Edition Braus: 1995.
A massive, beautifully illustrated catalog to an important exhibition which drew bronzes from public and private collections across Europe and America. The pieces include bronzes made in Italy as well as France, Germany and Bohemia. The introductory material includes pieces by Volker Krahn, Ulrich Becker, Elisabeth Dalucas, and Francesca Bewer. German text.
Hardcover. 10”x12”, 640 pages, 243 color and 225 black & white illustrations, dust jacket.
Fine. [35610] $175.00
94. Weihrauch, Hans R.
DIE BILDWERKE IN BRONZE UND IN ANDEREN METALLEN.
Munchen; Verlag F. Bruckmann: 1956.
A scholarly catalog of 15th-18th century German and Italian statuettes, animals, placques, busts, heads, etc., in bronze and other metals, from the collection of the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum. There are also some French and Dutch 18th and 19th century examples.
Hardcover. 8.5"x12", 239 pages, b&w illustrations.
Spine with some wear, front cover pleasantly, but not originally, spattered with small brown spots. [35594] $200.00
95. Wixom, William D.
RENAISSANCE BRONZES FROM OHIO COLLECTIONS.
The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1975.
The fine catalog to an exhibition of 236 Renaissance bronze statuettes, medals, and related pieces. The bronzes were all drawn from public and private collections in Ohio, and many had never before been published in a scholarly context. The catalog features good photography and detailed descriptions, and a very lengthy bibliography.
Softcover. 9”x9.5”, 184 pages, 5 color plates and many black & white illustrations.
Covers a bit scuffed and worn, some general light wear. [35607] $40.00
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96. Richards, Nancy E. & Nancy Goyne Evans. New England Furniture at Winterthur. Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods. Winterthur: 1997.
A thorough catalog of the New England Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture at Winterthur, replacing Joseph Downs’ 1952 classic catalog of this collection. In addition to new photographs and descriptions, and some new attributions, there is much additional furniture which was purchased after 1952.
Hardcover. 9.5"x12.5", 514 pages, b/w illustrations. [35682] $200.00
97. Richardson, Edgar Preston. Washington Allston. A Study of the Romantic Artist in America. University of Chicago Press: 1948.
“This scholarly critical monograph by the foremost authority on American romantic art analyzes the painting and ideas of Allston in the cultural context of his age. Citing Allston as ‘our first full-scale romantic artist’, one who ‘changed the character and enlarged the horizon of American art’, Richardson explores the range of the artist’s work, from mural painting to still life, including narrative, portrait, landscape and animal painting” (Karpel). Karpel I-401.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10.5", 234 pages plus 1 color and 59 b/w plates, dj. [35537] $35.00
98. Ritchie, Carson I.A. Shell Carving. History and Techniques. South Brunswick & New York; A.S. Barnes and Company: 1974.
An interesting, wide-ranging book, which includes chapters on Mexican shell mosaics, wampum, tortoiseshell & nacre in the Far East, sacred chanks, shell carving in the South Seas, mother-of-pearl in the near East, mother-of-pearl in Europe, carved Nautilus shells, tortoiseshell in Europe, and cameos.
Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 208 pages, b/w illustrations, dj. Jacket worn & soiled. Endpapers with some spotting, light soil. [35634] $40.00
99. Roojen, Pepin Van. Batik Design. Boston; Shambhala: 1997.
"This book traces the origins and development of the motifs and patterns used in the design of batik, illustrated with a large selection of masterpieces from some of the foremost textile collections in the world".
Softcover. 9.5"x11", 192 pages, packed with many color and some b/w illustrations. Some wear. [35613] $25.00
100. Rosenbaum, Jeanette W. Myer Myers, Goldsmith. 1723-1795. Philadelphia; The Jewish Publication Society of America: 1954.
A very good study of the life and work of this very talented and successful New York silversmith.
Hardcover. 8"x11", 141 pages, 12 b/w illustrations plus 30 b/w plates. Light soil, minor wear. [35573] $40.00
101. Russell, Loris S. A heritage of light. Lamps and lighting in the early Canadian home. University of Toronto Press: 1968.
"The nineteenth century opened in the flicker of tallow candles. It closed in the glare of Edison's electric lamp. Between those two events inventors and manufacturers developed a wonderful assortment of progressively more efficient lighting devices, burning a variety of fuels. Dr. Russell records with scientific attention to detail, backed up with more than 200 illustrations, how these lamps were made and used." This survey includes kerosene, oil, candles, rushlights, lard, fluid gas, electricity, related tools, etc.
Hardcover. 8.5"x9", 344 pages, b/w illustrations, dj; bibliography. Jacket with some edgewear and rubbing, else a nice copy. [35590] $100.00
102. Santore, Charles. The Windsor Style in America. A Pictorial Study of the History and Regional Characteristics of the Most Popular Furniture Form of Eighteenth-Century America 1730-1830. Philadelphia; Running Press: 1981.
The book which quickly became the single standard reference work on the popular Windsor style. Santore covers all sorts of windsors- chairs, settees, stools, cradles, and other forms, and discusses how each developed over time, and the regional differences in styles. There is also discussion of paint surfaces, authentication, fakes, and a checklist of known makers. Semowich 1473.
Hardcover. 10.5"x10.5", 215 pages, b/w and color illus., dj. Jacket worn. [35658] $45.00
103. Schorsch, Anita (ed.). The Art of the Weaver. New York; Main Street Press/Universe: 1978.
An anthology of articles from The Magazine Antiques on subjects including spinning, Colonial-era cloth and fabrics, quilts & coverlets, rugs & carpets, and more!
Softcover. 8.5"x11", 256 pages, many b/w illustrations. Light wear. [35585] $25.00
104. Simpson, Milton. Folk Erotica. Celebrating Centuries of Erotic Americana. Harper Collins: 1994.
From 18th century Native American stone carvings to outsider paintings, naughty whirligigs and odd things done with bottle caps, a wide ranging survey of the odd, whimsical, lewd and... oh my, is that right side up?"
Hardcover. 7.5"x9.5", 144 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. [35638] $35.00
105. Smith, Lawrence (ed.). Ukiyoe. Images of Unknown Japan. London; Trustees of the British Museum: 1989. 2nd printing.
A fine catalog of Ukiyo-e prints from the superb collection of the British Museum, which were selected by the Ukiyoe Society of Japan for one of their exhibitions. The print descriptions here are based on those written by Japanese Ukiyo-e scholars for that exhibition.
Softcover. 10"x9.5", 184 pages, color illustrations. Minor wear. [35627] $30.00
106. Smith, S.C. Kaines, et al. Catalogue of an Heraldic Exhibition at the City Museum & Art Gallery Birmingham. Birmingham; City Museum & Art Gallery: 1936. Revised edition.
A descriptive catalog of a wide-ranging loan exhibition, featuring 1,255 items including silver, enamels & jewelry, pendants & badges, seals, signet rings, orders of chivalry, armorials, pedigrees, grants of arms, manuscripts, bindings, pictures, arms & armor, textiles, carvings, metal work, window & other glass and ceramics.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 180 pages, 4 b/w plates. Original colorful softcovers bound into blue cloth. Cloth unevenly faded and somewhat soiled, contents nice. [35669] $75.00
107. Strehlow, T.G.H. Rex Battarbee. Artist and Founder of the Aboriginal Art Movement in Central Australia. Sydney; The Legend Press: 1962. 2nd printing.
Award-winning watercolorist of the Australian landscape Rex Battarbee helped start the Aboriginal Art Movement in Australia by providing art supplies and training to pioneer aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira. Namatjira "was the first Indigenous Australian watercolourist as well as the first to successfully exhibit and sell his works to the non-Indigenous community. Namatjira's style of work was adopted by other Indigenous artists in the region beginning with his close male relatives, and they became known as the Hermannsburg School or as the Arrente Watercolourists."
Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 48 pages, 14 color plates and a b/w portrait, dj. Jacket soiled. Inscribed by Battarbee. [35612] $75.00
108. Sutherland, Carla. Receiving the Faith. The Shakers of Canterbury, New Hampshire. Lexington; Museum of Our National Heritage: 1992.
An intriguing survey of Shaker life and ideals, as seen through the Canterbury village. An essay on daily life rather than an exhibition of "stuff". Still, very compelling, indeed more compelling than it would have been as an exhibition of stuff. The Shakers didn't like "stuff". Uncommon.
Softcover. 12"x8.5", 24 pages, black & white illustrations. Light wear. [35588] $45.00
109. Thuro, Catherine M.V. Oil Lamps/The Kerosene Era in North America. Wallace Homestead: 1976.
An absolutely essential book on 19th and early 20th century kerosene lamps in America. Over 1,000 lamps are illustrated, as well as pages from old trade catalogs. Glass collectors and lamp collectors all swear by, not at, this book.
Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 352 pages, hundreds of b/w and some color illustrations, dj. Minor wear. [35587] $60.00
110. Tolles, Bryant F., Jr. Summer Cottages in the White Mountains. The Architecture of Leisure and Recreation, 1870 to 1930. University Press of New England: 2000.
“This generously illustrated book examines the origins and development of the summer cottage in the resort communities of New Hampshire's White Mountains between 1870 and 1930. Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., author of The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains: An Architectural Legacy (1998) and New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide (1979), associates the cottages and their outbuildings with a group of forty architects and architectural firms, as well as noted regional builders. He also links the summer cottage phenomenon directly with the origins and growth of the summer resort hotel industry and its distinctive architecture. While focusing primarily on architecture, including such details as the personal eccentricities, habits, and pastimes of cottage owners that often led to distinctive design features, Tolles also interprets these unique dwellings in a broader context of the nation's social, cultural, and economic history”.
Hardcover. 9.5"x11.5", 294 pages, color frontispiece, b/w illustrations & plans, dj. Fine. [35650] $40.00
111. Townsend, Horace. A Touchstone for Silver. New York; The Gorham Company: 1917.
A charming and interesting little essay built around William Boteler's classic and important 1677 treatise "A Touch-Stone for Gold and Silver Wares, or, A Manual for Goldsmiths". In the first section, Townsend describes the book and its history and importance; in the second section he is daydreaming at the Gorham Silver office and is visited by Boteler himself, who he proceeds to take on a tour of the Gorham plant. Quirky, in that American Antiquarian 1920s sort of way... Uncommon.
Hardcover. 5"x8", 41 pages, 8 b/w plates. Publisher's full, ruled leather with gilt titles and devices in a rough facsimile of a 17th century binding. Covers with a little wear, touch of soil. [35665] $100.00
112. Trent, Robert F. (ed.). Pilgrim Century Furniture. New York; Main Street Press/Universe Books: 1976.
An anthology of articles from the Magazine Antiques concerning American furniture of the 17th century. Authors include Wallace Nutting, Helen Comstock, Irving Lyon, Luke Vincent Lockwood, Homer Eaton Keyes, C.F. Luther, Patricia E. Kane, Benno Forman, and others. Semowich 1522.
Softcover. 8.5"x11", 165+ pages, many b/w and some color illustrations. Light wear. [35584] $45.00
113. Trovaioli, August P. & Roulhac B. Toledano. William Aiken Walker. Southern Genre Painter. Gretna; Pelican Publishing Company: 2008.
“Born in South Carolina in 1838, William Aiken Walker remains one of the South’s most gifted and treasured artists. Though mostly known for his breathtaking depictions of black Southerners following the Civil War, he is also recognized for his lush and vivid landscapes, which capture the eye and the imagination. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, Walker traveled throughout the South to sell his paintings to tourists in areas such as New Orleans, Charleston, and cities across Georgia. In those years, he created the most extensive record of black life of the period and permanently influenced art in the South. With 157 color illustrations and fifty-eight black-and-white paintings and drawings, William Aiken Walker is a remarkable documentary of Walker’s life as an artist and as a man. First published in 1972, this book is now presented by Pelican in a stunning new edition that includes scores of color photographs not used in the previous edition”.
Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 220 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. Fine. [35671] $35.00
114. Valenstein, Suzanne G. A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics. Metropolitan Museum of Art / NY Graphic Society: 1975.
A lucid and well-illustrated study, based on the Met’s fine collection. Valenstein was the Assistant Curator of Far Eastern Art at the Museum.
Hardcover. 8"x10", 251 pages, loaded with b/w illustrations, worn dj. [35655] $60.00
115. Vickers, Michael, et al. Ivory. An International History and Illustrated Survey. New York; Harry N. Abrams: 1987.
A lavishly illustrated history of ivory art and artifacts from around the world and through the centuries- early ivories, including Rome, Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire - European ivories of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries - African ivories - near Eastern, Far Eastern and Asian ivories - North American ivories of the Eskimo, northwest coast, and more - Central & South American ivories - and contemporary ivory carvers. There are also chapters on care & repair, collecting, and museum collections.
Hardcover. 9"x12", 352 pages, 80 color plates and 300 b/w illustrations, dj. [35633] $100.00
116. Wardwell, Allen. Ancient Eskimo Ivories of the Bering Strait. New York; Hudson Hills Press: 1986.
The catalog to an important loan exhibition which drew on both public and private collections. In all, 167 items are illustrated and described, including harpoon heads, weights, scrapers, knives, toggles, needle cases, human & animal figurines, and other objects.
Softcover. 10"x10", 132 pages, color and black & white illustrations. Some wear. [35621] $45.00
117. Warren, David B., et al. Marks of Achievement. Four Centuries of American Presentation Silver. Houston Museum of Fine Arts/Harry N. Abrams: 1987.
A lavishly-illustrated book, the first in-depth study of American presentation silver, from the Colonial period to the 20th century. I tend to think of "presentation silver" as grandiose, elaborate pieces of the Victorian era, and there are plenty of those here, but there are also many interesting 18th century pieces, and early 20th century examples as well. A grand study.
Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 207 pages, color and b/w illustrations, bibliography. Light wear. [35631] $45.00
118. Wheatley, Henry B. & Philip H. Delamotte. Art Work in Gold and Silver -Modern. New York; Charles Scribner's Sons: 1882.
The second of two handbooks on silverwork, the first having been devoted to Medieval work, while this one covers the 16th-18th centuries, and includes a final chapter on Victorian-era pieces. From the 'Handbook of Practical Art' series.
Hardcover. 6"x9", 59+ pages (paginated 65-124); chromolithographed frontispiece and many line illustrations and plates. Light wear, some soil; ex-library with several stamps, bookplate, etc; front hinge cracked. [35667] $25.00
119. Woodward, Roland H. & David B. Warren. Bancroft Woodcock, Silversmith. Wilmington; Historical Society of Delaware: 1976.
The excellent, well-illustrated catalog to the first comprehensive exhibition of the gifted 18th century Delaware silversmith's work. Uncommon.
Softcover. 8"x8", 38 pages, 51 b/w illustrations. Cover soil. [35668] $85.00
120. Wurfbain, M.L., et al. Leids Zilver. Leiden; Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal: 1977.
A loan exhibition of antique silver made in Leiden, with some silversmith biographies.
Softcover. 9"x10.5", 171 pages, many b/w illustrations; light wear. [35684] $125.00
121. Young, Martie W. & Robert J. Smith. Japanese Painters of the Floating World. Ithaca; Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art: 1964.
The catalog to a joint loan exhibition of the Andrew Dickson White Museum and the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, which drew from both private and public collections. Although Ukiyo-e, prints "of the Floating World", are well-known to collectors, paintings by the same artists are not so familiar, and that is the focus of this exhibition.
Softcover. 6.5"x10", 112 pages, black & white illustrations. Minor soil. [35626] $25.00
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