Staatlicher Kunsthandel der DDR, (1977). Softcover. Oblong octavo. Original color illustrated wraps protected by modern mylar. Bauhaus exhibition catalogue from the 52. Verkaufsausstellung from 10.29. - 11.29, 1977, held in Leipzig (formerly East Germany). Aquarelle, Dokumente, Entwürfe, Fotografien, Fotomontagen, Keramik, Malerei, Metallarbeiten, Montagen, Plastik, Typografie, Vorkursarbeiten, Weberei, Zeichnungen. Works by... More
Staatlicher Kunsthandel der DDR, (1978). Softcover. Oblong octavo. Original color photographic wraps protected by modern mylar. Bauhaus exhibition catalogue from the 64. Verkaufsausstellung, held in Leipzig (formerly East Germany) from 11.18. - 12.23, 1978. Malerei, Grafik, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Plastik, Metallarbeiten, Möbel, Architektur, Typografie, Reklame, Dokumente, Fotos, etc. Illustrated with color... More
Porto, Santiago de Compostela: Museu Serralves, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, 2002. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/1000 Unnumbered. Elephant Folio Square, 15 1/8" - 116pp., 11 plates. Original cream paper-covered boards with green lettering on cover and spine and 11 loose plates wrapped in pink tissue guards laid in. Decorative endpapers... More
Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum, 1969. First edition. Softcover. Sq. 4to. Photo illustrated paper portfolio housing 31 double-sided plates. Plates include an introduction by John Coplans, a catalouge of the exhibition, a contents plate, and one double-sided plate for each of the aritsts; one side with the artist's biographical timeline... More
Los Angeles: Regen Projects in collaboration with Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Unpaginated (176pp). Pictorial paper-covered boards. Corners slightly bumped. Prince's book was published on the occasion of the exhibition "Women", held at Regen Projects in Los Angeles in 2004. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions... More
Seoul: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee, (1988). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 842 pp. Mottled maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering on cover and spine in original dj. Slightly rubbed on corners to front and back cover. An artistic exhibition at the Olympiad in Seoul with 347 artists from every continent. Introductioanry... More
Monaco: mm'Art (Edition Monaco Modern Art), (2007). Softcover. Sm. elephant folio. 93pp. Original illustrated photographic wraps. Rare catalog of the Monegasque self-taught artist, Philippe Pastor (1961-), depicting his paintings shown at the 52nd Art Exhibition Venice Biennale. The Venice Biennale (Biennale di Venezia) is a major contemporary art exhibition that... More
London: The Apollo Press, (1927). Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/1000. Folio. 192pp. Brown cloth, title label to front board. Corners covered with modern cloth. Mounted color frontispiece reproduction of painting by Van Der Weyden. "Thirty-four reproductions in colour and sixty in photogravure from the exhibition organized by the Anglo-Belgian Union at... More
Weimar: NP, (1969). Softcover. Oblong octavo. 48pp. Original color wraps protected by modern mylar. "In Würdigung der vor fünfzig Jahren erfolgten Gründung des "Staatlichen Bauhauses Weimar." Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the "Staatlichen Bauhauses Weimar." Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs showing art works of wood, ceramic, metal... More
Lisboa: Typ da Companhia Nacional Editora, 1894. Hardcover. Ex library. 8vo. [2],47,22pp. Half leather over marbled boards with gold decorated spine. Binding protected with modern mylar jacket. Rubbing along spine on front-, and back board and on head and tail of spine. Wear to corners and parts of edges. Marbled... More
Paris: Maeght, 1973. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 173pp. Orange printed wraps with text in black and white on front cover. This the 1973 supplement to the annually produced catalog of lithographic works by the Maeght Gallery in Paris. Features over 100 high quality reproductions of original lithographs, engravings, posters and... More
Avignon: Mourlot et l'Imprimerie Moderne du Lion, 1978. First edition. Softcover. 4to. 55 pp. Original heavy paper wrappers. Fifty-Three illustrations, most in color. One original Miro lithograph. Also features Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque, Leger, et al. Top of spine slightly bumped, a few light smudges on wrappers, otherwise fine. More
Milano: Casa Editrice D'Arte , Bestetti e Tumminelli, ca. 1924. Hardcover. 1/1000? (Numbered #914). Sm. Folio. 3 p. L., [9]-101 p., 1 L. 304pl. on 152 L. Black decorated olive cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Gilt decoration on back board. Some staining and scuffing to boards and... More
München: F. Bruckmann A.-G. 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (13 x 10"). [8], 620, [2]pp. Original printed dust-jacket over blind-, and silver-stamped blue cloth, with silver lettering to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Book housed in its original cardboard slipcase, with title label to front cover and spine... More
Lyon: Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 2006. Editions Hazen. Softcover. 4to. 240pp. Illustrated wrappers. Bottom corner bumped. Profusely illustrated with 172 color and b/w reproductions of photographs of art work by Thèodore Gèricault (1791-1824). Gèricault was an important French painter and lithographer who was one of the pioneers of the... More
n/p: D V P. Dierichs, 1982. Softcover. 2 folios. XXXII, 447 + XXXIX, 385 pp. Decorative paper wrappers. Exhibition catalog that is lavishly illustrated with lovely b/w and color facsimile photographs of a wide array of artistic stylized pieces ranging from sculpture to painting, architecture to sketches and even more... More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1952. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 204pp. Original blue wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. The catalogue is devoted to about eight hundred examples selected from the more than one thousand four hundred objects in the collection of primarily Chinese porcelain, sculptures, and metal... More
NP, 1988. N/A. Hardcover. 4to. 80pp. of text and plates followed by 364pp. of plates. Illustrated paper covered boards. Minor scuffing to boards. Inludes about 300 works, some are classics, other are reproduced here for the first time. Illustrated with annotated color and b/w plates of various Soviet artists. Text... More
London: CDR Fine Art Ltd. 1986. Softcover. Quarto. 126 (1)pp. Illustrated cream and grey wraps with black lettering on front cover and spine. Foreword by Claus Runkel and an introduction by art historian and curator Prof. Heinz Spielmann. Published as a catalog of the "German Expressionism" exhibition held at Hamiltons... More
Amsterdam: Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, 1992. First edition. Softcover. 4to. 33,[2]pp. Original illustrated paper wrappers. Mededelingenblad nr. 54/55-1992. Art and architecture of ancient Crete. Illustrated with reproductions of b/w & color photographs. Minor wrinkling to interior, paper wraps good condition. More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1947. Softcover. Quarto. Unpaginated (13)pp. Stapled black, white, yellow and red lithographic wrappers with white lettering on front and back cover. Design and typography by Lester Beall. This is a brochure and promotional publication for the museum that discusses its relevance, mission, holdings... More
Kyoto: Unsodo (芸艸堂), 1938. Ex-library, first edition. Hardcover. Folio. 25 unpaginated double-sided unopened French fold leaves. Black cloth portfolio with ivory clasps. Decorative orange cloth boards, with black Japanese calligraphy over a white silk label on the front cover. Purple ribbon-tied binding. The publication is a finely produced catalog of... More
Geneva: Prestel, (1985). First American edition. Hardcover. 4to. 369pp. Black cloth, gold lettering on spine, in original pictorial dust jacket. Includes Part 1: Jewelry in Island Southeast Asia, and Part II: Ethnic groups, and Part III: Catalogue of the Exhibition (Illustrated, with plates), glossaries and suggested reading. From the Collection... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1969. First edition. Oblong 4to. 221p. Soft "sculpture" binding. Paste-down endpaper is starting to pull away from the inside front cover on the lower left corner and the top and bottom corners of the back cover. Some creasing to the back cover. There is... More
Johannesburg: Gallery 21 and The Haenggi Foundation Museums, ca. 1979. Softcover. Oblong 12mo. 236pp. Pictorial wrappers. Minor creasing and staining to wraps. A pictorial review of Africa's major Black sculptor published to accompany 'Lucas Sithole Retrospective Exhibition 1958-1979'. Delightfully illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs. Very good condition. More