Kent, Rockwell. New York: Brewer & Warren, 1930. Hardcover. First Edition. Second Printing, December 1930. xi, 281 pp. 4to. Hardly any wear and scuffing to the cover which is tan cloth with blue embossed titling and decoration. Previous owner's name stamped on first free endpaper as well as date of acquisition. Very clean within. Very Good. More

Nagoya, Japan: Eirakuya T shir, c. 1829-1847. As. Volumes 1, 2, 4 & 5 of the original 5 volume set. Missing Volume 3. Unpag. 8vo. Volumes 1 & 4 contain 22 leaves; Volumes 2 & 5 contain 21 leaves. Each volume has an orange cover with a paper label on front cover of each. Each binding has a loose or broken string but all are still intact, Volume I loosest; set is connected by one string that keeps the set together. Wear and scuffing to covers, interiors clean and bright, all wood block illustrations in black and white.
Each volume has numerous color wood cut illustrations, Volumes 1, 2 & 4 depict daily village life in a humorous way; Volume 5 focuses on samurai and..... More

Levine, Jack. New York: Maecenas Press/Random House, 1970. Folio. First Edition. Stunning folio set of drawings with text by James A. Michener and lithographs and woodcuts by Jack Levine enclosed in a silk covered clamshell box with a large belt-like closure on the front cover. Box has light age toning that is not evident until the belt closure is unclasped and the slightyl lighter original cover underneath is revealed. Michener's text and the four individual lithographs on Rives paper are encased in a folio matching the clamshell box with the same belted closure. The fifty-four watercolors, gouaches and drawings from Levine's sketchbook are printed on Ingres paper and are encased in a black leather folio. The Prospectus for this edition laid in the clamshell box..... More

Jaffrey, NH: David R. Godine, 2000. Hard Cover. First Edition. First Printing. xiii, 179 pp. 23 plates. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Signed neatly by the author on the title page. Fine / Fine. More

London: Privately Printed, 1904. Quarter Leather. First Edition. Unpaginated. Folio. Some 150 artists are represented from the schools of Giotto, Pollajuolo, Florentine 15th Century, Perugino, Lombard School 15th Century, Parmigiano, North Italian, Venetian School 18th Century, Rembrandt, the Dutch School, Flemish School, Early German, and more. Black & white and sepia-tone illustrations with no foxing. Green cloth cover has fine dark brown leather on corners and spine, set off with gilt rules. Spine has five raised bands with gilt rules and boxes. Gilt title reads "Murray Collection of Drawings 1905." There is a trace of shelfwear on back of spine at bands and upper and lower ends. Corners very lightly bumped, and light wear shows on bottom edge. Endpapers are glossy marbled paper in shades..... More

Tatsuzo, Shimaoka. La Jolla, CA: Mingei International Museum, 2000. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 148 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More

Oxford, England: The Clarendon Press, 1909. Wraps. First Edition. 47, [5] pp. Folio. Explanatory text and two chromocollotype plates (one double) in wraps, along with 4 pages of black & white photographs of cave paintings from which some of these illustrations were derived. Cave paintings copied by M. Helen Tongue for this publication. Published with 54 individual color plates and map as to where the paintings were found (all present and in Fine condition) that accompany the volume and all are housed in a the original cardboard clamshell box. Box has considerable wear and repairs with splitting at edges, fair condition at best.
Also contains, "Notes on the Bushmen" by E. & D. Bleek, pp. 36-44. Very Good. More

London: Printed At The Shakespeare Press By W. Nicol For John Major Fleet-Street And Robert Jennings Poultry. 1828. Full Leather. As. xxii, 367; 414, [5] Index of Artists; 312, [7]; xxv, 326, [5]; viii 382pp. 4to. Full leather binding with bold embossed border on front and rear boards of each volume with inset border of blind embossed Greek keys. Four raised bands at spine, two burgundy patch titles on each volume with titles embossed in gold. Light chipping and wear to each volume hinges still tight, leather has not split at hinges as is common with an edition of this age bound in leather. Bookplate of previous owner, Charles Brune Henville, affixed to front pastedown of each volume. Light foxing to preliminary pages of each..... More

Estes, Richard. New York: Rizzoli, 2006. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 254 pp. Foilo. Light scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Gift inscription to previous owner on the half-title page, otherwise clean within with minor bumping to corners.
An important survey of the work of the photorealist painter, Richard Estes. Very Good / Very Good. More

Rockland, Maine: William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, 1969. Soft Cover. First Edition. Printer's Proof. A mock-up example of the exhibition of the same name that was featured at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, July 11-September 8, 1969. Cover portrait of a sheep on cover in color, interior portraits in black and white. Printer's registration lines present on every page which are folded but loose in binding. A unique item for the Wyeth collector. Fine. More