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Antichità Romane de' tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperatori, disegnate, ed incise da G.B.Piranesi architetto Veneziano… Parte Prima [-Seconda]

Antichità Romane de' tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperatori, disegnate, ed incise da G.B.Piranesi architetto Veneziano… Parte Prima [-Seconda] by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778)

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Title
Antichità Romane de' tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperatori, disegnate, ed incise da G.B.Piranesi architetto Veneziano… Parte Prima [-Seconda]
Author
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778)
Seller
Liber Antiquus (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Rome: Si vende dall' Autore dirimpetta l'Academia di Franzia, 1748. FIRST EDITION. The paper bears the watermark “lily within two circles”. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in contemporary patterned boards, painted vellum spine and corners (boards and paint with some wear). Internally a fine copy with very wide margins and minimal light foxing. Part I: 4 plates comprising the title, dedication, and 2 leaves of inscriptions; 11 plates numbered 1, 6-15 (the plate numbered “1” is in some copies corrected in ink to “5”). Part II: title, 13 plates numbered 16-28, and 1 unnumbered plate “Facciate della chiesa di S. Vito. Arco di Galieno”, as called for. First edition of this work comprising some of Piranesi's earliest etchings of ancient Roman monuments. These views are “among his purest etchings in their early states. One of them, the Arco di Galieno, has a simplicity of tone reminiscent of Tiepolo or Canaletto, but in most of the others Piranesi is already using double biting to add variety and depth to his light and shade. From the purely artistic side there is scarcely anything more attractive in Piranesi’s work than this early series.”(Hind) The work was published at Piranesi’s first Rome address, on the Corso across from the French Academy (i.e. Palazzo Salviati.) The first part comprises views of monuments within the city; in the second “Antichità Romane fuori di Roma…”, Piranesi presents others found in Rimini, Pola, Foligno, Albano, Ancona, and elsewhere. Piranesi's archaeological interests are evident not only in the historical accuracy of the views, but in the two plates recording the inscriptions found on the arches and bridges depicted in the plates. The first of the two plates also includes a list of the subjects illustrated, though the final, unnumbered Arco di Galieno plate is not included in the list. In the dedication, Piranesi explains that he produced this dual volume of etchings for the purpose of placing unobserved and hidden monuments before the eyes of all, while at the same time presenting the well-known ones to a broader, international audience. “These exquisite plates, based on sketches made during Piranesi’s travels in Italy, c.1743-47, may be considered among the artist’s graphic masterpieces. They possess a unity and range of experiment lacking in the ‘Varie Vedute’ and even in the early plates of the larger ‘Vedute di Roma’, which probably overlap this series in time… They show strong evidence of Tiepolo's decisive influence on Piranesi during the latter's return visit to Venice in the mid-1740's, together with the first signs of certain compositional ideas which were to be transferred to the larger Vedute in the next decade.”(Wilton-Ely, t. I, p. 144) The work is dedicated to Monsignor Giovanni Gaetano Bottari, chaplain of Benedict XIV, Vatican Librarian, and art historian, whom Piranesi met while frequenting Casa Corsini, at the time a meeting place for intellectual and, under Bottari’s stewardship, a growing repository of prints.
Madeline

Madeline by Bemelmans, Ludwig

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Title
Madeline
Author
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing with dated title page. Signed by Ludwig Bemelmans and dated in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original decorated paper covered boards. Very Good with edge wear heaviest at corners and spine ends. Toning to edges, light foxing to rear cover and several to pages, browning to endsheets. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with edge wear, soiling and heavy toning. A major classic in children's literature and a Caldecott Honor book, scarcely found signed.
Sacajawea

Sacajawea by Hebard, Grace Raymond

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Sacajawea
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Hebard, Grace Raymond
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 340pp.Red T-grain cloth, gilt spine title. A fine, bright copy. With the publisher's plain dustwrapper, also fine. Laid-in is an original 3 x 5 inch photograph of the author at the grave of Sacajawea with the in inscription along the bottom in the author's hand, signed "G. R. H." With is is a larger photograph, a copy of the original. .
Foreign Topography; Or, An Encyclopedick Account ... of the Ancient Remains of Africa, Asia and Europe

Foreign Topography; Or, An Encyclopedick Account ... of the Ancient Remains of Africa, Asia and Europe by Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley

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Foreign Topography; Or, An Encyclopedick Account ... of the Ancient Remains of Africa, Asia and Europe
Author
Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: J. B. Nichols and Son, 1828. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. xlviii, 348pp. Illustrated with 11 full page engraved plates, the plate of Egyptian Trades with contemporary hand-coloring. Recently bound to style in quarter calf, spine in six compartments and raised bands; leather lettering labels, gilt. The plates include scenes of Thebes, Acheron, Bacchus, Roman Houses, Pompeii, Telmessus, etc. Without the additional plates from other works sometimes found. The frontispiece was once closely trimmed, not affecting the image, is now mounted on paper of similar size and age as the text block. Occasional light foxing, one short marginal closed tear on a text page else a very good copy in a fine binding.
Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective (Signed Association Copy)

Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective (Signed Association Copy) by DECARAVA, Roy, Peter Galassi and Sherry Turner DeCarava

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Title
Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective (Signed Association Copy)
Author
DECARAVA, Roy, Peter Galassi and Sherry Turner DeCarava
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780870701276
Description
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. 280 pages. Still one of the best books on this important African-American photographer. DeCarava's collaboration with Langston Hughes resulted in the classic book "The Sweet Flypaper of Life" which is widely considered one of the best photo books of the 20th century. Produced on the occasion of a major traveling retrospective on DeCarava. Features an introduction by noted curator and photo historian Peter Galassi along with an essay by Sherry Turner DeCarava Includes 194 tritone photographs and an additional 43 duotones. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by DeCarava in the year of publication. The recipient was Michael Roudette who was a senior research librarian for the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture. Additionally this copy has been signed by Sherry Turner and Peter Galassi. A nice association copy.
Karte von dem Eylande Jamaica

Karte von dem Eylande Jamaica by BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas

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Karte von dem Eylande Jamaica
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Leipzig: J.J. Schwabe, 1760. Fine. English translation: Map of the Island of Jamaica. 9 x 14 1/2", 8 x 12 3/8" within the neat line; plate mark visible, two vertical folds as issued; decorative ornate cartouche with title and date; rose compass over cartouche; fine. This map produced by Jacque Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) a French cartographer and hydrographer, Bellin produced important maps of his time. He was a member of the Royal Society of London and the Académie de Marine in France. He served as a hydrographer to the French navy from the age of 18 and rose to the title of Official Hydrographer to the King. This map issued in 1760.
An Autobiography: Richard Avedon

An Autobiography: Richard Avedon by AVEDON, Richard

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An Autobiography: Richard Avedon
Author
AVEDON, Richard
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9780679409212
Condition
A fine copy with some very light toning to board edges
Description
New York; Toronto: Random House; Eastman Kodak Compny, 1993. First edition. A fine copy with some very light toning to board edges. 14.25 x 11.25 inches. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white. Original cloth; acetate dust jacket.
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The Uncollected Work of Aubrey Beardsley. by Beardsley, Aubrey; C. Lewis Hind.

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The Uncollected Work of Aubrey Beardsley.
Author
Beardsley, Aubrey; C. Lewis Hind.
Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London and New York: The Bodley Head; Dodd, Mead & Co., 1925. Not numbered or limited. Cloth. Very Good. 30cm;  [4], xxvi, [4] pages, 162 plates, some in color, all with printed and numbered overleaf. Bound in decorated cloth and (rare) dustjacket, protected in mylar. Somewhat toned but unblemished.
Exhibition postcard: ”Including the Walls,” works by Daniel Buren (opens 22 May 1975)

Exhibition postcard: ”Including the Walls,” works by Daniel Buren (opens 22 May 1975) by (BUREN, Daniel)

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Exhibition postcard: ”Including the Walls,” works by Daniel Buren (opens 22 May 1975)
Author
(BUREN, Daniel)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Houston: Cusack Gallery, 1975. Postcard invitation for Buren’s 1975 show at Cusack Gallery in Houston. In fine condition. Mailed to Eve Sonneman and Bob Yucikas.
The Allardt Cook Book.The way to a man's heart

The Allardt Cook Book.The way to a man's heart by The Allardt Presbyterian Missionary Society (Tenn.)

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The Allardt Cook Book.The way to a man's heart
Author
The Allardt Presbyterian Missionary Society (Tenn.)
Seller
Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
Allardt; Jamestown, Tenn: Printed by Cumberland Printing Company, 1959. Quarto-sized booklet, stapled in cloth-backed wrappers (27.5 x 21.5 cm.), 85 pages. Mimeographed. Stated "Fifth edition, revised", though the same publication info appears on a 1953 edition (which contains 76 pages, and was printed by Lola Gernt and June Bagse). A scarce Tennessee community cookbook, with recipes attributed. Allardt is a a small town in north central Tennessee, about halfway between Nashville and Knoxville.Ink correction to one recipe; small stain to bottom edge of text block. Some fading to original green card stock wrappers, backed in black cloth. Very good. [OCLC locates just two copies of any printing (UKentucky, Tennessee State Library)].
RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE.|THE

RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE.|THE by Young, Matthew McLennan

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RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE.|THE
Author
Young, Matthew McLennan
Seller
Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
ISBN
9781584563099
Description
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. "Matthew Young's book showcases over 80 specimens (full size and in color), and gives a detailed account of the behind-the-scenes machinations that affected the course of the Specimen Exchange.... If you are interested in the history of graphic design, Young's book is a wonderful account of a lesser-known part of the story. It's handsome and lucidly presented and worth your time and attention." - Alastair Johnston, Booktryst The Rise and Fall of the Printers' International Specimen Exchange is the first in-depth study of an institution whose goal was nothing less than a renaissance of fine printing at a time when quantity mattered far more than quality. The Printers' International Specimen Exchange was founded in 1880, first and foremost as a means to encourage British printers to improve their technical and artistic skills, which lagged far behind those of their American and European counterparts. It came to be a far more international and influential institution than its originators imagined, its 16 volumes including the work of more than 1,000 printing establishments (several times that number of contributors, including employees and apprentices) from 28 different nations. The story of the Specimen Exchange involves the development of new machinery and processes, "Old Style" vs. "Artistic" printing, the histories of the two innovative printing houses that managed the Exchange, cooperation and conflict among outsize personalities, and the extraordinary efforts of a few talented and dedicated people. The history of the Specimen Exchange also involves a Victorian-style hostile takeover and a separate breach-of-contract court case. The Specimen Exchange is a record of a remarkable period in letterpress and lithographic printing. As a subscription publication distributed primarily to contributors, only a few hundred copies of each volume were issued, and many of the specimens were produced expressly for the Exchange. Consequently, some of the examples reproduced in this book have not been seen before outside the original volumes, and the selection presented here should delight any printing historian or admirer of good graphic design. This book includes 81 full-page reproductions of some of the best examples, in a wide range of styles and from many countries. Matthew McLennan Young is a practicing graphic designer and book collector, and the author of a previous study, Field & Tuer, the Leadenhall Press, (Oak Knoll Press and the British Library, 2010) that earned positive reviews in the TLS, the Book Collector and elsewhere. He has presented papers on the Printers' International Specimen Exchange, the Caxton Celebration of 1877, and the Leadenhall Press at various conferences. He and his wife, Valerie, live in Hopewell, New Jersey.
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Otto Perry: Master Railroad Photographer. Biography by R.H. Kindig by Albi, Charles, and Jones, William C

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Title
Otto Perry: Master Railroad Photographer. Biography by R.H. Kindig
Author
Albi, Charles, and Jones, William C
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Golden, Colorado: Coilorado Railroad Museum [1982] First edition. Cloth. Quarto. Fine in lightly edgeworn very good d.j.
The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus

The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus by Allison, Dale C.

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The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus
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Allison, Dale C.
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780802862624
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Very good
Description
Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2009. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 119pp+ indices. Very good in publisher's wraps.
A Technique for Producing Ideas
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A Technique for Producing Ideas by Young, James Webb; Bernbach (foreword), William

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A Technique for Producing Ideas
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Young, James Webb; Bernbach (foreword), William
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781515307976
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Fine
Description
2016. Fine. Young, James Webb. A Technique for Producing Ideas. Bernbach (foreword), William. Lexington, KY: NP, 2016. 36pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine.

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