Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1977. First edition. Softcover. Folio (15 1/4 x 11 1/2"). 4 leaves, xxii plates. Original gray cloth with black lettering on covers and spine. Fascicule with coins struck in Egypt before the conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C., those struck by Alexander himself or posthumously and..... More
Leipzig: Wilhelm Diebener, 1929. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 31pp. Original photo-illustrated gray wraps with blue and brown lettering on cover. 2nd sample (Probeheft) of the monthly magazine Werk und Kunst published by the Reichsverband für Deutsche Werkkunst with contributions on art in Protestant churches. Includes an essay on basic questions..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xi, 36 (1)pp., xxiii plates with tissue guards. Original printed tan dustjacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine, in glassine dustjacket. Frontispiece collotype. "In collecting and studying Apostle spoons, the author found the subject enveloped in much..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xxii pp., 90 plates (118 pieces). Original gray cloth boards Elaborate catalogue of British and German silver, miscellaneous European and Chinese metalwork. The distinct b/w photographs are reproduced in offset, few of them printed to both sides of plates, with detailed descriptive..... More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Contempora, S. R. L., 1951. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 80 (4), (6)pp Original illustrated red wraps with black and yellow lettering on cover, black on spine. Photo-illustrated title page. Laid in loose at rear as issued by Editorial Contempora six page leaflet with three pages of illustrated..... More
London: Martin Hopkins and Company, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. xv, 182pp., xxi plates. Original blue clothe with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Top edges gilt. Color frontispiece tipped in. Compiled from the published papers, notes, and other materiel collected by the late Sidney J. A. Churchill, British..... More
London: B. T. Batsford, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Small Elephant Folio. xiv, (1) 198 (1)pp., cxxi plates with printed tissue guards. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Decorative initial and endpiece. A catalogue of the unique loan collection exhibited in 1902 at St. James Court, London..... More
Paris: Editions Du Regard, 1984. Hardcover. Folio. 341 (3)pp. Original anthracite cloth with black lettering on cover and spine in original illustrated dustjacket with black lettering on spine. Black endpapers. Full page b/w photograph on verso of title page. Reference book documenting Art Déco jewelry in striking color and b/w..... More
London: The Silver fund, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 404pp. Original illustrated dustjacket, silver lettering on spine, over blue cloth with silver-stamped lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers. "Georg Jensen Holloware: The Silver Fund Collection celebrates great artistic achievements of the Georg Jensen silversmithy, the world-famous firm founded in..... More
Troyes: Société Académique de l'Aube, 1898. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. LII, [2], 273, [1]pp (Text); LXXIII leaves (Lithographic plates). Uncut. Original printed wrappers with publisher's logo to front cover and title page. Illustrated with 73 striking lithographic plates (including 16 double-page), this work is a splendid catalogue raisonné of the..... More
Singapore: Grup Financiero Bancomer, (1994). Hardcover. Folio. 228pp. (3). White cloth with blind stamped lettering and design on cover in original printed illustrated dust jacket. Magnificent art book devoted to Mexican metalwork design. Includes decorations for fences, stairways, locks and churches. This work demonstrates a mixture of Old World Baroque..... More
Paris: Cartier, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 1/1000 numbered copies. 4to. Unpaginated. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original, pictorial dust jacket. Light gray endpapers. Photographic Frontispiece. This museum catalog shows 124 items of the work of the acclaimed French designer Louis Cartier (1875-1942), including watches, handbags, cigarette..... More
Zürich: Buchverlag Berichthaus Zürich, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 504pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on spine in dust jacket. Two small closed tears on dj. Illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs. Text in German. Dj in very good, book in near fine condition. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1960. Hardcover. 4to. xvii. 14pp. of text followed by 108pp. of plates. Gray cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original dj. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. "This catalogue and its introductory essay take us straight to the heart of the story of Roman..... More
New York: Vendome Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio. 245 (1)pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over red cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Green endpapers. From the library of Alfred C. Glassell. Profusely illustrated with color photographs of jewelry from Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. "Ethnic jewelry, in..... More
Philadelphia: George G. Evans, 1885. New Revised Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. VI, [2], 162, [6]pp. Original gilt-stamped cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Steel-engraved frontispiece. Illustrated with numerous phototypes, steel portraits, wood engravings, and b/w photographic reproductions, this history of the United States Mint remains an important reference..... More
Berlin: Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. (12)74pp., 90 plates printed to both sides. Rebound in green half-leather with gilt lettering and ruling on spine, two raised bands, over green cloth. Marbled endpapers. Color frontispiece. Annual of the German Association for Fine Arts. Edited and accessible version..... More
[c 1920s]. Softcover. 8vo. 38 pp. 37 pp. of b&w photographs of different metal designs. Original paper wraps. Catalogue of work by different metal designers, working in metal art decoration. Bumped at top of spine, otherwise good. Catalogue of work by different metal designers, working in metal art decoration. More
Paris: Librairie de l'Art, J. Rouam, Éditeur, 1881. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (15 1/4 x 11 1/2"). [4], 204pp. Uncut. Later half buckram over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers bound in, with red and black lettering to front cover. Title page..... More
Great Britain: New Cavendish Books, 1982. First UK edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 256pp. Grey and red illustrated cardboard illustrated slipcase with white and black lettering on covers, white lettering on spine. Grey decorated cloth boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Photo illustrated frontispiece. Beginning with an interview..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (8)132pp., 27 plates. Original black cloth with gilt-stamped vignette on cover, gilt lettering and publisher's device on spine. Gilt top edge. Contains an extensive introduction and a descriptive catalog for 143 items with twenty-seven lithographic plates depicting various of the items..... More
Milano: Museo Poldi Pezzoli, 1959. Softcover. 8vo. 102, [237] pp. Original wrappers in glossy illustrated dust jacket. Library reference sticker on front free end paper, barcode sticker on rear free end paper. Decorative art of the 16th to 18th centuries. The 1st 102 pages describe the following 237 pages of..... More
Paris: Durand-Ruel, 1904. Hardcover. 1/2. 4to. ix. 298pp. Paper covered boards with gold lettering and embossed decoration to cover. Spine missing. Binding loosening but still intact. Scuffing, rubbing and staining to boards. Corners bumped and rubbed. Brown endpapers. Welling and watermarks to endpapers and some pages. Sporadic browning and foxing..... More
New York: Donald Judd Foundation. Pace Wildenstein, (2002). Softcover. Oblong 8vo. 56pp. Original wrappers. Minor rubbing to wraps. Exhibition catalog. Delightfully illustrated with color reproductions of photographs. Very good condition. More
New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Signed John Traina on half-title. Folio. xxi (i), 200pp. Original black cloth with silver lettering on spine, in original illustrated dustjacket with silver lettering on spine. Red endpapers. Color frontispiece. "in Extraordinary Jewels John Traina–a well-known connoisseur, collector, and admirer..... More