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1930. 1930. 7 3/8 x 9 3/4” watercolor on paper, artist initials and date in lower right corner; very good. § Original watercolor painting from the American School, signed in initial. More
1930. 1930. 7 3/8 x 9 3/4” watercolor on paper, artist initials and date in lower right corner; very good. § Original watercolor painting from the American School, signed in initial. More
1947. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1947. 8vo, 309, [1]pp. plus color frontispiece and 24 plates in black and white. Original blue buckram stamped in gilt to backstrip, original cream illustrated and printed dust jacket, top edge blue; color frontispiece and 24 plates in black and white at the..... More
1954. Paris: Maeght, 1954. Folio, 2pp. of text, with 13 color lithographs and 4 pp. of b/w photos. Original decorated wrappers. § Entirely lithographed by Mourlot, this issue presents the native art of the Oyanas Indians in the village of Yanamale, in the south of French Guiana. The amazing photos..... More
2003. N.p. 2003 [and] 2002. Birth announcement, card folded twice to make 2pp. (215 x 280 mm), color-printed, fine condition. § Announcement of the the birth of the photographer's daughter Honey Constance Fuss, September 7, 2003 (6lb 2oz), illustrated with one of his iconic floating baby photographs. More
1975. London: Tate Gallery, 1975. 4to, 143pp. 8 color plates plus numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated wrappers. Light signs of wear. Very good. § A well illustrated catalogue of a great exhibition. More
1998. [New York:] Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 1998. Slim 4to, 12 unnumbered leaves. 7 reproductions of photographs by Fuss, of which 2 are tipped-in color, 1 is full-page b/w and 4 are half-page b/w. The three pages of text consist of title page, list of photographs, and colophon, all of which..... More
1949. New York: Chanticleer Press, Inc. 1949. 4to, 79pp. plus 106 pages of plates. Color frontispiece. Full red cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and backstrip. Illustrated dust-jacket with light chipping to edges. Very good. § First printing. More
1915. J. H. Hansen, Publisher: Cleveland, (c. 1915). Folio, original gray boards,white printed label on upper cover. Twenty color plates, each measuring approx. 7-1/4 x 5 inches (18.3 x 12.5 cm.), tipped onto stiff card mounts, numbered in the upper corners. A good copy of this scarce portfolio. § First..... More
1906. 1906. Original watercolor painting on paper, 9 3/4 x 12 5/8 inches. Signed and dated by Albert Guillaume, and inscribed, “Au Docteur Balzer un témoignage de reconnaissance et de bien vive sympathie.” Upper margin with publication notes, lower margin with lines of dialogue, presumably accompanying the illustration. Mounted on..... More
n.d. Original watercolor on card, 7 x 9.25 inches, signed by the artist; matted, very good. Paper guide with circular hole taped to reverse, annotated “could be published in either circular or rectangular shape”. § Charming watercolor clearly intended for an unidentified publication. It depicts two fairy-like children dressed in..... More
2000. Boston: David R. Godine, [2000]. 8vo, xi, 99, (1)pp. Original decorated cloth covered boards in gold, brown and yellow, lettered in brown to backstrip, original pictorial dust jacket lettered in orange and beige to top cover and backstrip; illustrated throughout by means of facsimiles within the text in black..... More
1956. London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1956. Large 4to, 24pp. with 10 tipped-in color plates. Stiff wrappers with illustrated dust-jacket (clipped). Some chipping to edges. Very good. § First UK edition. More
1883. 1883. Etching 12 x 18”, sandpaper and drypoint. Signed in pencil by Stephen Parrish at lower right corner. Very good. § First state, before Klackner added his name, address and copyright. Illustrated in Bruhn: American Etching, the 1880s. More
1926. Paris: published at the Abbaye by J. McMullin, 1926. Folio, 8pp. of text and 14 plates (woodcuts and lithographs) each signed by Simon in pencil. Original portfolio with ties, printed label on the upper, cover. § Limited to 125 copies. An odd production, well done and clearly expensive, on..... More
1915. [Plauen: Verlag Christian Stoll, Bucch, c. 1915]. Small folio, new black cloth portfolio, portion of original front board with with mounted title sheet newly mounted into cut-out on front board. Thirty leaves of decorative images and patterns, brightly colored by stencils, mounted on black leaves, each with a small..... More
1951. London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1951. 4to, 51pp. plus 64 full-page black and white plates. Full green cloth with gilt lettering set inside burgundy label along backstrip. Torn and chipped illustrated dust-jacket. Very good. § First edition of this work by the respected scholar Powell, who also published..... More
1876. New York: Johnson, Wilson & Co., 1876. 7” x 9” hand colored engraving, mounted. Some minor foxing, otherwise very good. § Engraved by James Smilie after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, depicting the aftermath of a battle, from the American Revolution, in which the British retreat down the road..... More
1988. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1988. Roy. 8vo, 138pp, with 8 plates. Original white quarter cloth, green silk cloth boards, dust-jacket, fine as issued. § Limited to 450 copies, publication Number 189 of the Book Club of California, printed by W. Thomas Taylor. Published at $95; prospectus..... More
1892. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1892. 2 vols., 8vo, Vol. I: xxi, 308pp; Vol. II: 284pp. 2 frontispieces (with tissue guards) and 21 illustrations. Original blue cloth with gilt edges and lettering to spine. Moderate foxing to title pages and throughout. Pages untrimmed. Very good. § First edition..... More
1916. London, Paris, New York: “The Studio” Ltd., [1916]. 8vo, x, 182pp. Original decorated brown cloth-covered boards, with paper label to backstrip; illustrated throughout from photographs, drawings, and paintings (8 in full-color). Damage to paper label, some marks to backstrip, bumping to corners, uniformly browned, two bookplates affixed to rear..... More