Catalogue of Chinese Art Objects Including Porcelains, Potteries, Jades, Bronzes and Cloisonne Enamels Collected By Edward R. Bacon by Getz, John - 1919

Milano: Giuseppe Bernardoni, 1853. Second Edition. Hardcover. Dark red half-morocco, leather label stamped in gilt to front cover, ornate gilt spine, marbled edges and marbled endpapers. A description of the architecture of the Carthusian monastery of Pavia. Seventy copper engravings, eight of which are double spreads. Heavy wear to corners and along the spine on front panel, stains to fore and top edge (not affecting the plates), scattered foxing throughout. A good copy. ; Folio.

Paris: Gazettedes Beaux- Arts. Very Good. 1924-27. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Catalogue De L'oeuvre Grave. Introduction de F. Courboin. Tissue protected Etched & engraved plate illustrations. Tome #1, 1924, 1 to 299 illustrations; Tome #2, 1927, 300 to 652; Tome #3, 1927, 653 to 1428. Nicely bound in clean red buckram cloth. Bright gilt title on spines. Texts tight, clean & intact. Some uncut pages. Deckle page edges. Callot a master of techniques has produced images in a wide variety of subjects. French text. Covers have a slight inward bow. A few light flecks of foxing. Rare Section ; Etching & Engraved Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Paradou Writing Ltd., London, 2006 Book. New. Hardcover. English text; Title and captions in English and Chinese; Hardcover (cloth in slipcase); limited edition of 1000 copies, 2 volumes, 614 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 27 x 37 cm; 6.5 Kg; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; The Meiyintang collection represents one of the finest private collections of Chinese ceramics ever assembled. Volume Three of the collection catalogue, consisting of two books in a slip case, discusses and illustrates nearly 600 Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic period to the Yuan (1279-1368), many of which are today on display in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich. Volume Four, also consisting of two books in a slip case, covers China's porcelain production from the Yuan to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) with some 250 entries. This collection is now dispersed. The 1994 publication of Volumes One and Two of the catalogue, which presented earlier acquisitions, is currently out of print..

London: W. M. Thompson, 1882. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Walton, Elijah. The illustrations are particularly attractive to alpine enthusiasts since they include mountain backgrounds by the famous alpine artist. Very scarce. 5th edition (same contents & size as first edition but different colored binding), 335mm tall x 241mm, viii + 12 chromolithograph plates each mounted on thick stock paper (blank verso), each followed by a page of descriptive text (blank versos), each chromolithograph page is preceded by a thin blank protective page. Complete with all pages and plates. NOT ex-library, previous owner name penned to the first blank protective page (blank page before first illustrated plate). AEG, original blue cloth covers, rebacked with new navy cloth spine with gilt lettering (Walton's books almost always fall apart and need rebacking), new EPs, highly gilt decorated patterns front cover, matching patterns in blind on rear cover,… Read More

Hardcover : pp. x (1, blank), 120 plates as called for : Blue cloth boards with gilt blocked border and title : top edge dye (yellow) : textured dustwrapper : small square bookseller sticker on front of jacket under the word "Woman" and again on the foot of the front pastedown near the gutter : in blue custom made clamshell box The dust wrapper is lightly scuffed and soiled and with a 3cm vertical tear at the head of the spine; boards and top edge dye a trifle faded.First printed in Germany in 1925 this collection of sepia tone photographs features women from around the world. More than twenty six nationalities are represented along with a few "mixed race" examples.

1730 1st ed Illustrated FOLIO Bible Overton EXQUISITE ART Theatrum PassionisJohn and Henry Overton were English print-sellers at the beginning of the 18th-century. Little is known of their lives, particularly John. However, the engravings that are known to exist, printed by Henry, are considered exceedingly rare and desirable works of art.'Theatrum Passionis' is an early 18th-century collection of engravings published by Overton, each of which depicts the life of Jesus and notable New Testament stories involving Jesus. In addition to the engravings, this work is a complete New Testament Bible, with annotations of each book.Curiously, this work is a complete oddity. Research yields no clues to its origins, nor is it in any notable references. A remarkable, unique piece with impressive illustrations!Item number: #5479 Price: $950OVERTON, John & Henry.Theatrum passionis or figures of the life and death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus ChristLondon: printed collered and sold by H. Overton, [ca. 1730]Details:… Read More

Dr. George Vajna & Co, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Frances Shires' English translation of Sly Mike: A Hungarian Story. Beautifully bound in white buckram with red-stamped title and hand cross-stitched embroidery design to front panel. Includes 10 hand-colored etchings printed by hand-press. Limited edition of 250 copies, this being #138. Signed in blue ink on limitation page by artists Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. Printed in Hungary. An exquisitely charming and beautiful book, now rare in commerce and libraries. 48 unnumbered pages. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Clean, unmarked copy with no visible shelf wear and slight bumping to head of spine panel. Hinges sturdy. A remarkably presentable copy of an 83-year-old book, nearly flawless. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

1885 FASHION Journal des Demoiselles French Victorian Costume Clothing ART

In the 19th-century in Paris, numerous fashion magazines and journals circulated throughout France. In fact, French, Victorian-era fashion set the stage for what would become perhaps the most famous era of fashion and clothing styles. Magazines such as the 'Journal des Demoiselles' provided exquisite, color engravings of dresses, hats, accessories, furniture, and much more. This 19th-century collection of 36 engravings is beautifully bound and considerably rare!
Item number: #18038
Price: $795
periodical
Journal des Demoiselles
Paris: 1885.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 36 color engravings
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.75in X 7.5in (27cm x 19.5cm)
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1841 Herculaneum & Pompeii ART Paintings Sculptures VESUVIUS 6v SET 718 PLATES!
Henri Roux and Louis Barre's "Herculanum and Pompeii" is a rare, fascinating 19th-century history of the antiquities of the Italian cities Herculaneum and Pompeii which were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79A.D. This work is devoted to the study of the paintings and bronze statues found in the ruins documenting each notable piece of art discovered.
This impressive set contains more than 700 illustrations – easily one of the most heavily 19th-century illustrated works of Vesuvian history.
Item number: #20092
Price: $950
BARRE, Louis; Henri Roux
Herculanum und Pompeji : Vollständige Sammlung der daselbst entdeckten, zum Theil noch unedirten Malereien, Mosaiken und Bronzen
Hamburg : Meissner, 1841.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumes
o 718 plates
· Language: German
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 6.75in (26cm x 17cm)
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Istanbul: Ertuğ & Kocabıyık Publications, 1999. As New. Hardcover. Hardbound in Japanese cloth and presented in a slipcase. First edition. Crown folio; 33x43 cm. (image volume), 25x43 cm. (text volume). In English. (2 volumes set): 204 p., 87 p. Colour ills.; including 140 color plates, four gatefolds and 14 additional detail plates of the carpets (image volume) / including four gatefolds and fourteen detail plates of the carpets (text volume). Ertuğ & Kocabıyık Publications provided funding for the conservation of one hundred and forty unique Turkish carpets, nearly all of which were hitherto unknown and some of which were taken out of the storage rooms of the museum for the first time. The oldest pieces in the group date back to the 16th century. The items in this stellar collection, chosen by a group of internationally-recognized specialists, were selected from among 1,000 carpets. The authors of the text are Professor Walter Denny and Dr Nazan Ölçer. Nil Rüter from the Berlin Islamic Arts… Read More