Why, What, How: Essential Product Information de Sutnar, Ladislav - 1942

Fine Condition, Autograph Guaranteed Authentic. Signed by Illustrator. Unbound. SIGNED by Artist Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld on Front of Envelope, First Day of Issue FDC Stamped Envelope

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publication LTD, New Jersey and Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, New York, 1976 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text.; Hardcover (3 volumes with dust jacket in slipcase). Top edges gilt.; 34 x 25.5 cm.; 8.3 Kg.; 1034 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets and slipcase. Interior in very good condition.; Limited edition of 2,000 copies of which this is 793.; Among the arts of Japan, the colour print continues to exercise the strongest appeal to us in the West. The main reason for the present widespread and growing interest is the powerful design combined with the beauty of the colour harmonies of the prints. But there are also other reasons; they depict a Japan of the past now almost vanished, its culture, mores, annual events, legends and its history; and they also show the influence of the Japanese print on the evolution of modern Western art. In the last few years the most important event in the world of… Leer más

artemágica, Lisboa Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese and English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25 x 32 cm.; 9 Kg; 1312 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 4 VOLUMES, VOL I-ISBN 978-989-605-034-4, Lisbon 2007, 263 pages; VOL II-ISBN 978-989-605-052-8, Lisbon 2008, pages 264 to 712; VOL III-ISBN 978-989-605-058-0, Lisbon 2009, pages 713 to 1000; VOL IV-ISBN 978-989-605-062-7, Lisbon 2010, pages 1001 to 1312; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets. Interior with minor signs of wear. Bottom of first pages on volume 3 slightly bent.; Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 Years of Trade, a multi-volume publication, is the long-awaited, comprehensive study of Chinese porcelain made specifically for the Portuguese market. Encompassing five centuries and first in its scope, this bilingual work, written in Portuguese and English, relates the history of Portugal's trade with China, through a complete documentation of the pieces of porcelain that were specially… Leer más

French Text. Montreal: Editions La Fregate, 1976. Hardcover; 147 pages. LIMITED EDITION, of which this copy is In a very good slipcase. Bound in thick cloth with a geometric design of red, orange, and pink. Gilt titles on a brown cloth label on spine. Multi-coloured silk ribbon bound in. Light pink endpapers, clean. Deckle fore-edge. The pages are bright, crisp, and clean. With numerous black and white reproductions of Masson paintings, and around 50 full-colour tipped-in plates. The slipcase is covered with brown faux-cloth. 10 3/4 x 12.

Paris: Cornette De Saint Cyr Auction Catalogs, 2013. Paperback. Very Good/no dj's as issued. Paperbacks Fine VERY RARE - A full set of all 5 catalogs of the massive sale of drawings and paintings by Foujita Tsuguhara or Leonard Fujita from the estate of Foujita's widow Kimiyo over 5 sales in 3 years in Paris. With almost 3000 images of Foujita's works. Descriptions in French. Much more than just auction catalogs, they show Foujitas style of working as the catalogs contain numerous drawings and sketches as preparation for paintings or later works. Very good condition First editions thick quartos, a total of 1314 pages, weighs 12.4 lb. Might require extra shipping. IN FRENCH.

Norway 1999. Presenting the second volume in Bergendahl’s massive compendium on Norway’s primary contribution to medieval art, its stave churches. This volume includes exhaustive information regarding the origin, production, and interpretation of the ornate woodwork on the stave churches. The second section presents nearly 560 plates depicting examples of this unique and intriguing art form., English, Year1999, Illust. B/W279, Illust. Color, ISBN 8200127443, Code 3954. Hardbound w/ jacket, Most in Pristine Condition. Some of the jackets are slightly damaged., Bibl. Index. Pages 335, Size 12”x 8 1/2”

New York: Scribner and Welford, 1890 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. COMPLETE with 21 plates as called for. Half title, xv [1] 131pp in a library binding, showing bumped corners. BINDING AND HINGES TIGHT. No library marks on the plates ( ink stain on the back of one plate with slight bleed through).

13, Rue Saint-Georges, Paris: Publie sous la direction de JEAN GUIFFREY, Conservateur au Musee du Louvre par L' ILLUSTRATION 0 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ecole Italienne (Primitifs), Italienne (XVI au XVIII siecle), Flamande, Hollandaise, Allemande, Espagnole, Anglaise, Francaise (XIV au XVI siecle), Francais (XVII siecle), Francaise (XVIII siecle), Francaise (XIX siecle-1" partie), Francaise (XIX siecle-2 partie), Francaise (XIX siecle-3 partie). Light brown cover with oval black center, light brown title and cream colored spine. 2 Book set with 13 volumes included. About 11-3/4 x 8. Undated circa 1920? Two heavy thick volumes with black & white illustrations throughout and color frontis. Nice condition with secure bindings, clean pages, lightly rubbed covers and few small spine end cloth tear/frays. Text in French. THESE TWO BOOKS WEIGH OVER TEN POUNDS AND WILL NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY UNLESS FIRST CONTACTED ON SHIPPING PRICE! .

Printed by Douglas Pepler, Ditchling, Sussex. 1918. 16 pp Catalogue plus invite to private view. (6.3 x 4.8 inches). Illustrated with 6 wood engravings. Contains a foreword by Pepler plus a list of the items in the exhibition, three with hand written notes, including prices for the items. Printed on Caslon O. F white paper, sewn. Loosely inserted is a hand printed invite to the private preview on Sunday may 5th, 2.30-6pm. (one sheet, 10.9 x 3.8 inches, folded once). A scarce survivor, even more so with the preview invite. --Evan Gill. Bibliography of Eric Gill. No. 364 , the preview invite is not recorded in the bibliography.

South Coast Land Company, Los Angeles, 1922; oblong octavo (6" x 9"), 24 pages. Beautifully illustrated South Coast Land Company real estate sales booklet designed to entice wealthy buyers into purchasing 1/4 to 1/2 acre lots in spectacular Del Mar, California. Twenty full-page b&w photographs of the sights and attractions of 1920’s Del Mar, including Los Baños Plunge, Stratford Inn, The Palisades, Serpentine Drive, Santa Fe Depot, Pleasure Pier, Cave Of The Winds, Torrey Pines, and the recently completed homes of a number of influential residents, such as C.A. Canfield, oil tycoon and business partner of Edward Doheny; H.W. Keller, prominent land developer and partner in South Coast Land Co.; Ed. Fletcher, noted San Diego businessman, land developer, and California State Senator; Wm. G. Kerckhoff, lumber and power magnate, notable philanthropist, and partner with Henry Huntington in Pacific Light & Electric; and O.N. Chafee. No printed publication date (circa 1922). Fine, in marvelous… Leer más