DÉCORATIONS PEINTES POUR DEVANTURES ET INTÉRIEURS DE MAGASINS. de GUÉDY, HENRY - 1900

Kodansha International Ltd, Tokyo, 1980 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket - as issued. In splicase.); Used books. The 11 volume set is in good condition with minor scuffs and signs of wear in the slipcases and hardcover cloths. The spines are slightly faded as usual (volume 11 - Metropolitan Museum is slightly more faded then the other volumes). Volume 5 (British Museum) and volume 9 (Freer Gallery of Art) show minor wear marks on the top of the slipcase. Far Eastern Ceramics is in very good condition showing minor signs of shelf wear, namely some marks on the front and back cover. The ribbon bookmark is slightly scuffed on the bottom. The interior of all volumes is as new.; A milestone in international ceramic documentation, this series is a brilliant presentation of the oriental ceramics collections of the world's major museums. Originally published by Kodansha in 1975 as a limited deluxe 12 volume set, this critically acclaimed and now scarce masterpiece… Leer más

Day and Son. Lithographers to the Queen. London. Published April 2nd 1860. 1860. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.6 x 8.1 inches). Illustrated with a total of 102 fine full page Chromolithograhic plates; Half title, title page, 99 numbered plates - each with a tissue paper guard, and the colophon leaf. 104 pp of text, printed in black within decorative red borders. A fine copy in a beautiful designer binding by The Ashley Bindery, of Somerset. Stamped to the rear inner board- 19 AB 81. Full black morocco with multi colour design of two boxed lines in brown morocco across both boards and the spine, with tan, green and red design within each box. The spine is also lettered in gilt. Wood effect endpapers. All edges gilt. Housed in a felt lines chemise with the same wood effect paper on the boards and a black morocco spine, lettered in gilt and with one of the red designs onlaid between the title and authors. This then fits into a felt lined slip case covered with the wood effect paper. A fine and beautiful… Leer más

Set of elephant-folio plates only from Ernst Ewald's important review of European interior design.144 (of 160) huge, 48x32cm chromolithographic plates (35 double page 48x64cm with two plate numbers), many finished with gold, plus b/w plate 77a (lacking plates: 2, 3, 22, 44, 52, 53 in Vol. I, and 63, 64, 74-80 in Vol. II).Extra plate of friezes from Ernest Bodin's Manuel de Peintures, Paris, 1874.With 12 pages of German text in Vol. I, and 15 pages in Vol. II.Chromolithographed by Ernst Wasmuth after designs by Ernst Ewald, Moritz Meurer, Adolf Rettelbusch, Paul Klinka, Richard Hendorf, R. Wolffenstein, A.J. Balcke, etc.The spectacular plates depict walls and ceilings from ancient Pompeii to the Renaissance, from the Baroque and Rococo to Art Nouveau. The buildings include Versailles, the Palace of Fontainebleau and the Louvre, the Vatican and the Villa Madama, the Ducal Palace (Mantua), Uffizi Gallery (Florence), church of Saint Nicolas (Palermo), the Germania (Berlin), Fugger Houses (Augsburg),… Leer más

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; VOLUMES I, II and III, 3 hardcover volumes in slipcase; 1204 pages; 927 colour illustrations, 20 black and white illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm cm; 12 kg; ISBN: 9780955743238; Published by Jorge Welsh Books, 2011.; Limited edition of 900 numbered copies - 500 in English and 400 in Portuguese.; VOLUME IV: Hardcover in slipcase; 504 pages with 404 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.7 kg; ISBN: 9780993506857, Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, 2019.; Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.; VOLUME V: Hardcover in slipcase; 256 pages with 309 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 2,9 kg; ISBN: 9781838216313; Limited edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; VOLUME VI: Hardcover in slipcase; 392 pages; 312 colour illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.1 kg; Limited Edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision is the… Leer más

Kodansha Ltd., Japan , 1987 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Japanese text. Hardcover leather deluxe edition (2 Volumes in slipcase - inside a carton box); 26.5 x 37 cm without slipcase. Slipcase 28.5 x 39.5 x 10 cm; 9 Kg.; Volume I - ISBN 4062008130, 278 pages.; Volume 2 -ISBN 4062008149, 248 pages.: Colour and black and white illustrations throughout..; As new, with minor handling signs. The carton boxes show some handling signs.; LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 688. SCARCE AND VERY HARD TO FIND.; Japanese edition of Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul: A Complete Catalogue, which was published in 3 VOLUMES in English by Philip Wilson Publishers, London for Sotheby's Publications in 1986. The Japanese edition was supervised by Rakuji Hasebe and condensed in 2 volumes. The Japanese edition includes a few colour illustrations that were not included in the English edition. The texts included in the Japanese edition were carefully selected and adapted… Leer más

Kodansha International Ltd, Tokyo, 1980 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket - as issued. In splicase.); Used books. The 11 volume set is in good condition with minor scuffs and signs of wear in the slipcases and hardcover cloths. The spines are slightly faded as usual (volume 11 - Metropolitan Museum is slightly more faded then the other volumes). Volume 5 (British Museum) and volume 9 (Freer Gallery of Art) show minor wear marks on the top of the slipcase. Far Eastern Ceramics is in very good condition showing minor signs of shelf wear, namely some marks on the front and back cover. The ribbon bookmark is slightly scuffed on the bottom. The interior of all volumes is as new.; A milestone in international ceramic documentation, this series is a brilliant presentation of the oriental ceramics collections of the world's major museums. Originally published by Kodansha in 1975 as a limited deluxe 12 volume set, this critically acclaimed and now scarce masterpiece… Leer más

Day and Son. Lithographers to the Queen. London. Published April 2nd 1860. 1860. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.6 x 8.1 inches). Illustrated with a total of 102 fine full page Chromolithograhic plates; Half title, title page, 99 numbered plates - each with a tissue paper guard, and the colophon leaf. 104 pp of text, printed in black within decorative red borders. A fine copy in a beautiful designer binding by The Ashley Bindery, of Somerset. Stamped to the rear inner board- 19 AB 81. Full black morocco with multi colour design of two boxed lines in brown morocco across both boards and the spine, with tan, green and red design within each box. The spine is also lettered in gilt. Wood effect endpapers. All edges gilt. Housed in a felt lines chemise with the same wood effect paper on the boards and a black morocco spine, lettered in gilt and with one of the red designs onlaid between the title and authors. This then fits into a felt lined slip case covered with the wood effect paper. A fine and beautiful… Leer más

Set of elephant-folio plates only from Ernst Ewald's important review of European interior design.144 (of 160) huge, 48x32cm chromolithographic plates (35 double page 48x64cm with two plate numbers), many finished with gold, plus b/w plate 77a (lacking plates: 2, 3, 22, 44, 52, 53 in Vol. I, and 63, 64, 74-80 in Vol. II).Extra plate of friezes from Ernest Bodin's Manuel de Peintures, Paris, 1874.With 12 pages of German text in Vol. I, and 15 pages in Vol. II.Chromolithographed by Ernst Wasmuth after designs by Ernst Ewald, Moritz Meurer, Adolf Rettelbusch, Paul Klinka, Richard Hendorf, R. Wolffenstein, A.J. Balcke, etc.The spectacular plates depict walls and ceilings from ancient Pompeii to the Renaissance, from the Baroque and Rococo to Art Nouveau. The buildings include Versailles, the Palace of Fontainebleau and the Louvre, the Vatican and the Villa Madama, the Ducal Palace (Mantua), Uffizi Gallery (Florence), church of Saint Nicolas (Palermo), the Germania (Berlin), Fugger Houses (Augsburg),… Leer más

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; VOLUMES I, II and III, 3 hardcover volumes in slipcase; 1204 pages; 927 colour illustrations, 20 black and white illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm cm; 12 kg; ISBN: 9780955743238; Published by Jorge Welsh Books, 2011.; Limited edition of 900 numbered copies - 500 in English and 400 in Portuguese.; VOLUME IV: Hardcover in slipcase; 504 pages with 404 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.7 kg; ISBN: 9780993506857, Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, 2019.; Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.; VOLUME V: Hardcover in slipcase; 256 pages with 309 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 2,9 kg; ISBN: 9781838216313; Limited edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; VOLUME VI: Hardcover in slipcase; 392 pages; 312 colour illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.1 kg; Limited Edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision is the… Leer más

Kodansha Ltd., Japan , 1987 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Japanese text. Hardcover leather deluxe edition (2 Volumes in slipcase - inside a carton box); 26.5 x 37 cm without slipcase. Slipcase 28.5 x 39.5 x 10 cm; 9 Kg.; Volume I - ISBN 4062008130, 278 pages.; Volume 2 -ISBN 4062008149, 248 pages.: Colour and black and white illustrations throughout..; As new, with minor handling signs. The carton boxes show some handling signs.; LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 688. SCARCE AND VERY HARD TO FIND.; Japanese edition of Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul: A Complete Catalogue, which was published in 3 VOLUMES in English by Philip Wilson Publishers, London for Sotheby's Publications in 1986. The Japanese edition was supervised by Rakuji Hasebe and condensed in 2 volumes. The Japanese edition includes a few colour illustrations that were not included in the English edition. The texts included in the Japanese edition were carefully selected and adapted… Leer más