Plauen im Vogtland: C. F. Schulz & Co., 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [8], 87, [1]pp (text), 36pp (plates). Original half cloth over decorative paper covered boards with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Exquisite volume on Chinese color printing illustrated with 6 tipped-in color plates, each protected with..... More
Los Angeles: Gemini G.E.L., 1968. First edition. Softcover. Octavo portfolio. (4) 13pp., 12 plates. Original illustrated white portfolio with black lettering on cover and spine. "The conception of the "Notes" is a natural extension of Oldenburg's ordinary activity, which includes "priming" himself to work by constantly recording his reaction to..... More
Jena: Eugen Diederichs, no date, c. 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 23pp., 3 plates, (1)p. Original brown three quarter cloth over illustrated yellow boards. Introduction to typesetting, signs, drawing and the artist who draw them on the basis of old printing plates. Richly illustrated with various classic printing plates, e.g...... More
Greenwich, CT: Pratt Gaphics Center, (1971). Hardcover. 4to. 128 pp. Profusely Illus. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine with dj. Frontispiece, an original color lithograph "Local Choice" signed by Michael Knigin. Selection of artist is international in scope and includes works from the past and the present. Minor..... More
München: Eugen Rentsch Verlag, 1922. Later printing. Softcover. Folio. 3pp., 50 plates. Original illustrated tan wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. Originally published in 1622 this is a facsimile reprint of the "Dwarf Cabinet" by the famous artist Callot from Lorraine. Illustrated with 50 b/w copper plate engravings..... More
Geneva; Paris; Hamburg: Nagel, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 157, [1]pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over tan cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Book housed in original slipcase. Illustrated title-page protected with a tissue-guard. Fascinating work closely tracing the development of Shunga, a branch of pictorial art that..... More
Madrid: Galería Javier López, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [6], 121, [1]pp. Original photographic paper covered boards. Pictorial endpapers. Photographic title page. Dedication page inscribed and signed by the author. This first book to document Lambert's work is an image-filled compendium covering the decade-and-a-half from 1991 to 2005 with humor..... More
Cincinnati: Carl E. Solway / Flair Gallery, 1970. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 112pp., with price list laid in. Original illustrated black wraps with white lettering on cover. Sales catalog of some 250 works of modern art on paper, ceramics and sculptures. The impressive list of artists showcased in this catalog..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. xvi, 144pp. Original illustrated dutjacket over illustrated black cloth with white lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with mostly b/w and some color reproductions of Picasso's graphic work. "Excepting only woodcuts, Picasso has made substantial contributions to every branch of the graphic arts..... More
Milano: Edizioni Comed, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 127pp. Original red cloth with publisher's logo and white lettering in cover and spine. Colorful publication with the work of Italian sculptor, ceramist and painter Camillo Fait. Illustrated with color reproductions of Fait's graphic art as well as b/w reproductions of photographs..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo. (10) vii, 448 (16)pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over black cloth with silver lettering on spine. Gray endpapers. Illustrated half-title and title page. "John Maeda is one of the world's leading experimental graphic designers and is quickly becoming a digital culture icon..... More
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. Hardcover. 8vo. xii, 166 (22) pp. of advertisements at rear. Most ads uncut. Brown cloth binding with gilt title. Corners bumped. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Overall, in good condition. More