E.J. Hughes - Signed By E.J. Hughes by Thom, Ian M.; Hughes, E. (Edward) J. (John) (Signed) - 2002

Berlin : Gurlitt Verlag, 1922. Very Good. Studies and sketches of Paul Scheurich. Kit containing lithographs (matted). VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION numbered roman numeral III (three).approximately 14 1 / 4 x 11 3 / 4 in. Scheurich, draftsman, painter and sculptor, studied at the Academy in Berlin, from 1912. Very Good condition.

For consideration: These wall coverings could be framed for display.Newark, DE/ Scottsdale, AZ: Schumacher Co./ Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Frank Lloyd Wright: Wallcoverings (title from cover) (Wright). Trade catalogue.- Newark, DE/ Scottsdale, AZ. Schumacher Co./ Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. There are seventy pages that are numbered corresponding to listed samples. There are 17 unpaged samples which are borders that go along with the wallpaper samples. Then there are six interior scenes showing of the wallpaper and other Wright inspired designs. Then there are another eleven pages of textile designs for sheers, panels, prints, wovens, and rugs. Extremely rare to find a wright Catalog with actual samples. We did not find a date but it appears based on research that this is from the 1980's. Wright catalogs are EXTREMELY RARE. Condition:The book is in Very Good + condition. It measures 9 inches by 12 inches. The covers have minor edge wear. The contents are tightly bound and… Read More

Geneva: [Edwin Engelberts], 1958. First Edition, Limited to 106 numbered copies signed by Braque and Char - this one of 40 on Arches with original colour lithograph (‘Le Poète’) by Braque on the wrappers. The first six copies, also with a lithographed cover, were entirely printed on Japon nacré. The remaining 60 copies were unillustrated. A further 115 copies of the lithograph were separately issued. “Perhaps more than any other contemporary painter, Braque has been the subject of handsomely printed tributes to his art.” (The Artist and the Book) Char was a close friend and collaborator of Braque. He wrote more on Braque than any other painter, and Braque illustrated more works by Char than any other artist. All five of Char’s poems in hommage to Braque are printed here for the first time. The Artist & The Book 40. Mourlot 60. Vallier 131. oblong 8vo. [ff. 8]. lithographed wrs. printed in colour on Japon nacré (some wear to extremities, neat repair to head of spine)

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… Read More

Beautifully signature-bound in publisher's raw tan linen; front board & spine decoratively lettered; decorative endpapers. Generally, a very good or better set with signature satiric & anarchistic illustrations. One of the most important illustrated radical periodicals. Artists include but are not limited to: A. Roubille, Gustave-Henri Jossot, Konrad-Wagner, Valery Muller, Hermann-Paul, Leonetto Cappiello, Jules Cheret, Juan Gris, Jules-Alexandre Grun, Jossot, Frantisek Kupka, Paul Iribe, Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Orazi, Adrien Barrere, Poulbot, H. G. Ibels, Kees van Dongen, Armand Gallo, Ricardo Flores, and many others. Being a periodical that did not shy away from less attractive topics, they covered such topics as crime, economy, leisure and travel, politics, current events, international relations, religion, health and even the Press itself. Color and black and white illustrations copiously throughout. Vol. 1, 2, and 9: front board and spine are beginning to detach but are still sturdy. 10 1/4… Read More

Berlin : Gurlitt Verlag, 1922. Very Good. Studies and sketches of Paul Scheurich. Kit containing lithographs (matted). VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION numbered roman numeral III (three).approximately 14 1 / 4 x 11 3 / 4 in. Scheurich, draftsman, painter and sculptor, studied at the Academy in Berlin, from 1912. Very Good condition.

NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Frank Lloyd Wright. 2nd printing thus, sm. sq. 4to, maroon cloth, vg+ (shelfrub bottom edge, light bump at bottom of spine, sm. spot on top edge) in an exceptional near fine dj with the $6.00 price. This light gray dj is lightly sunned on the spine; it has been archivally restored, that is, professionally de-acidified, so that it will never darken again. Exceptionally bright and clean text pages. SIGNED in full on the title page (in the red square) by Frank Lloyd Wright and dated Nov. 9, 1948. 561 pp. This is the first complete edition of this book, with an entire section, 'Form', not in the 1932 Longman's edition.

For consideration: These wall coverings could be framed for display.Newark, DE/ Scottsdale, AZ: Schumacher Co./ Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Frank Lloyd Wright: Wallcoverings (title from cover) (Wright). Trade catalogue.- Newark, DE/ Scottsdale, AZ. Schumacher Co./ Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. There are seventy pages that are numbered corresponding to listed samples. There are 17 unpaged samples which are borders that go along with the wallpaper samples. Then there are six interior scenes showing of the wallpaper and other Wright inspired designs. Then there are another eleven pages of textile designs for sheers, panels, prints, wovens, and rugs. Extremely rare to find a wright Catalog with actual samples. We did not find a date but it appears based on research that this is from the 1980's. Wright catalogs are EXTREMELY RARE. Condition:The book is in Very Good + condition. It measures 9 inches by 12 inches. The covers have minor edge wear. The contents are tightly bound and… Read More

Geneva: [Edwin Engelberts], 1958. First Edition, Limited to 106 numbered copies signed by Braque and Char - this one of 40 on Arches with original colour lithograph (‘Le Poète’) by Braque on the wrappers. The first six copies, also with a lithographed cover, were entirely printed on Japon nacré. The remaining 60 copies were unillustrated. A further 115 copies of the lithograph were separately issued. “Perhaps more than any other contemporary painter, Braque has been the subject of handsomely printed tributes to his art.” (The Artist and the Book) Char was a close friend and collaborator of Braque. He wrote more on Braque than any other painter, and Braque illustrated more works by Char than any other artist. All five of Char’s poems in hommage to Braque are printed here for the first time. The Artist & The Book 40. Mourlot 60. Vallier 131. oblong 8vo. [ff. 8]. lithographed wrs. printed in colour on Japon nacré (some wear to extremities, neat repair to head of spine)

Executed in ink, pencil, gouache, and silver paint on wove paper. Unsigned, but with monogrammatic handstamp to lower left corner. With annotations in ink in Russian relative to various parts of the costume. 13.125" x 8.75" (332 x 222 mm.). Slightly worn and soiled; some edge tears and repairs; upper right corner with erasure resulting in minor paper loss. Korovine designed costumes for productions of Russian operas including Borodin's Prince Igor, Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko and Le Coq d'Or. "Konstantine Korovine is one of the most famous of Russia's twentieth-century stage designers ... [He] made his debut as a theatrical painter in 1885 when he executed the sets and costumes for the production of Snegurochka at Savva Mamontov's Private Opera (after Vasnetsov's designs) and, thereafter, he emerged rapidly as an independent stage designer - decorating, according to one souce, 80 operas, 37 ballets and 17 dramas during his lifetime. Korovine brought to the Russian stage a… Read More