Farbige Decorationen vom XV-XIX Jarhhundert; Erst Und Zweiter Band (Two Volumes) by Ewald, Ernst - 1889

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

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Boldly Signed by Rem Koolhaas on a large sheet (6" x 8") of archival Arches paper, laid into the book First edition / First printing. Pink paper-covered boards. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with light wear to the edges, an outstanding copy of a scarce title. Rem Koolhaas is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 2000.

24 etched plates by Antoine Cardon after various artists, (16) pp. text within typographical borders. Cont. brocade wrappers, lightly rubbed, spine-ends bumped. First and only edition. A remarkable work which describes and illustrates 24 ice sculptures which had been erected in the streets and squares of Antwerp in January 1772. The text gives full details of the sculptures, the location, dimensions, subject and the name of the sculptor. The plates are all printed on thick paper and the subjects are mostly drawn from classical mythology. The artists are all members of the Antwerp academy, and the work is dedicated to Charles Alexandre, Duc de Lorraine de Bar, who was also patron of the academy. An uncut copy.

Chromolithogr. title with a proscenium with view of a theatre building, 23 interior views of theatres, opera houses, muscial halls, of one arena and one circus all in chromolithography and with seatnumbering. Front and rear paste-downs with printed tables with price lists. Publisher's blue cloth, richly gilt front cover. Oblong-folio (355 x 275 mm). Covers slightly soiled, exremeties rubbed. Not in SMPK, Ornamentale Vorlagenwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts. A rare and highly interesting work regarding interior designs and various entrance fees of Paris theatres, opera houses and muscial halls, which of course is a mark for their prestige. The following theatres are shown on the plates: 1. Opéra. 2. Italiens. 3. Opéra-comique. 4. Lyrique. 5. Francais. 6. Odéon. 7. Gymnase. 8. Ambigue-Comiques. 9. Porte-Saint-Martin. 10. Variétés. 11. Vaudeville. 12. Châtelet. 13. Gaîté. 14. Palais-Royal. 15. Folies-Dramatiques. 16. Cluny. 17. Bouffes-Parisiens. 18. Menus-Plaisirs. 19. Athénée. 20. Folies-Marigny.… Read More

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… Read More

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

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Boldly Signed by Rem Koolhaas on a large sheet (6" x 8") of archival Arches paper, laid into the book First edition / First printing. Pink paper-covered boards. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with light wear to the edges, an outstanding copy of a scarce title. Rem Koolhaas is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 2000.

24 etched plates by Antoine Cardon after various artists, (16) pp. text within typographical borders. Cont. brocade wrappers, lightly rubbed, spine-ends bumped. First and only edition. A remarkable work which describes and illustrates 24 ice sculptures which had been erected in the streets and squares of Antwerp in January 1772. The text gives full details of the sculptures, the location, dimensions, subject and the name of the sculptor. The plates are all printed on thick paper and the subjects are mostly drawn from classical mythology. The artists are all members of the Antwerp academy, and the work is dedicated to Charles Alexandre, Duc de Lorraine de Bar, who was also patron of the academy. An uncut copy.

Chromolithogr. title with a proscenium with view of a theatre building, 23 interior views of theatres, opera houses, muscial halls, of one arena and one circus all in chromolithography and with seatnumbering. Front and rear paste-downs with printed tables with price lists. Publisher's blue cloth, richly gilt front cover. Oblong-folio (355 x 275 mm). Covers slightly soiled, exremeties rubbed. Not in SMPK, Ornamentale Vorlagenwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts. A rare and highly interesting work regarding interior designs and various entrance fees of Paris theatres, opera houses and muscial halls, which of course is a mark for their prestige. The following theatres are shown on the plates: 1. Opéra. 2. Italiens. 3. Opéra-comique. 4. Lyrique. 5. Francais. 6. Odéon. 7. Gymnase. 8. Ambigue-Comiques. 9. Porte-Saint-Martin. 10. Variétés. 11. Vaudeville. 12. Châtelet. 13. Gaîté. 14. Palais-Royal. 15. Folies-Dramatiques. 16. Cluny. 17. Bouffes-Parisiens. 18. Menus-Plaisirs. 19. Athénée. 20. Folies-Marigny.… Read More

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… Read More