Formes et Couleurs: vingt planches en couleurs contenant soixante-sept motifs Decoratifs by Thomas, Aug.(uste) H.; Albert Levy, Editeur

Naples: Self-published., 1958. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Ink and gouache on paper.Titled, signed and dated 1958 by the artist. In contemporary gilt frame, 810x610mm, sheet withoiut margin 690x490. Un-examined out of frame. In very good condition. Born in Naples in 1933, Guido Biasi studied at the Artistic High School and at the College of Fine Arts in his hometown. In 1954 he became a member of Movimento di Pittura Nucleare (Nuclear Painting Movement) and in 1957 he signed the Abisola Marina Manifesto with Colucci, Piero Manzoni, Sordini and Verga. The following year he took part in the establishment of "Gruppo 58" - with Luca (Luigi Castellano), Del Pezzo, Di Bello and Fergola. He wrote down the manifesto of the group. From… Read More

280pp., illustrated, including 4 original etchings (with tissue guards) by Morison, Manet, & 2 Renoirs. Cloth with gilt foredge. Light foxing to endpapers and a few leaves (not affecting any of the prints). Bookplate indicating Librairie des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels, Louis de Meuleneere, Brussels. Near Fine.Please Note: Additional packing and insurance is required for this item. Please inquire.

RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUST (1841-1919) FEMME COUCHÉE (TOURNÉE À GAUCHE) Paris, Gazette des Beaux- Arts, 1906. Etching. From the 2nd edition published for Gazette des Beaux- Arts, XXXVII, 1907, facing P. 260. Stella 15, ii/ii. 5 1/2 x 7 3/4. (139mm x 199mm) In fine condition on watermarked paper. With full margins with the exception of a very small clipped right corner.

Set of 36 handcoloured lithographs after satirical illustrations by Jean-Gabriel Scheffer from What one says and what one thinks, Little Scenes of the World.An album of rare lithographs that depict comical scenes of daily life in Paris during the reign of King Charles X, in the Restoration era. Women in the voluminous puff-sleeved dresses and bonnets of the time, the men in elegant jackets and pants, lounging in restaurants, cafes, libraries, gardens and galleries.With title page and 36 hand-coloured plates lithographed and printed by Gihaut Frères in Paris (last six plates printed by Charles Tilt, London). These delightful satirical scenes mock the hypocrisies and annoyances of bourgeois society, in the same way as Thomas Rowlandson depicted the Miseries of Human Life in Regency England. The captions show what the characters say on the left, and what they really think on the right. Women flatter Plain Janes and ugly men, men flatter ugly women, a widow takes a new lover before her husband's… Read More

Boston: Houghton Osgood / Houghton, Mifflin, 1879. First edition. Hard cover. 2 volume matching set. Published Boston: Houghton Osgood / Houghton, Mifflin, 1879, 1880. 8vo., lxxxvii+386pp.+43pp. index; lviii+373pp.+43pp. index. Dark maroon cloth with gilt spine titles and cover design, beveled boards with black endpapers, all edges tinted red. Volume one has the 1879 imprint of Houghton Osgood on title page; volume two has 1880 imprint of Houghton, Mifflin. Some wear to the cloth at spine ends, bit or rub to cloth in a few spots, previous owner name on title page of volume one, else a fine, clean, crisp set. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

All text in French/langue francaise. Two items: Work by Toulet with copper plate engravings by David and separate portfolio of same engravings; both items with coordinated covers with original glassine dust jackets. 1st) Salmon color paper over thin card covers, black and red titles on front cover; black titles on spine; engraved print title page; 2-color text on title page and throughout; 16 engraved plates (13 full page - incl title page, tissue-guarded; 3 half page); wove paper, presumably 'old Japan' (vieux japon) paper. 2nd) White thin card cover, red titles on front cover; 16 prints enclosed: title page engraving (without text), 12 full page and 3 half page - printed 1 per page, 1 side only, showing intaglio platemarks; tissue-guarded (2 lacking); no text apart from front cover. Item 1 (book) is limited print 225 of which 25 are on old Japan paper and 200 are on Arches; this copy is No. 2. No indication of print numbers in item 2 (portfolio). Item 1: 4to, 148 pp, see, OCLC #64762731. Item 2:… Read More

Atlantic Monthly / Little Brown, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed and inscribed by Man Ray with an original drawing of his trademark floating eye and face. This copy is inscribed on the half title to Frank Goodman, 'one of the last of the old-time Broadway press agents, a star handler and headline hustler' (New York Times). The drawing and inscription are on the half title. The inscription, which is bordered by and incorporates the drawing, reads 'For Mr. Frank Goodman Man Ray April 2, 1963'. The floating eye is above Ray's signature, and the nose and mouth extend beneath the inscription. CONDITION: Nice copy in the original black cloth in gilt and copper, in first issue jacket complete with $7.95 price (slight surface wear to jacket with wrinkle at top; book has been recased with new endpapers; some light staining to top and bottom edges of text). Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky 1890-1976), American painter, photographer, and conceptual artist active in France, a leading… Read More

Roma: Antonio de Rossi, 1730. First Edition — Primera edición. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 250x190mm. (9¾x7½").. Roma, Antonio de Rossi, 1730-1736. 2 volúmenes. En 4º (250 x 190)mm. -I: (24), 330, (6) pp. -II: (16), 560, (6) pp. Portadillas y portadas en ambos volúmenes impresas en rojo y negro. Numerosas iniciales grabadas en madera. Encuadernación de la época en holandesa piel color oliva con puntas, tejuelo en las lomeras y decoración dorada. Primera edición de este apreciado trabajo que contiene una biografía de artistas italianos desde el siglo XVII, excluyendo a las personas vivas, siendo Bernini la única omisión notable. La primera gran obra de la historiografía artística italiana del siglo dieciocho. Hay un cambio interesante de énfasis entre el primer y el segundo volumen. En el primero, Pascoli alaba la modernidad y el genio y admira la fecundidad del siglo XVII, mientras que en el segundo advierte sobre los peligros de la imaginación y recomienda seguir a los antiguos. El… Read More

Vol. 1 nos. 1-6; Vol. 2 nos. 1-4 (all published). Milano, Editore "Ed. 912. Edizioni di cultura contemporanea". Together 10 numbers in 9 (no. 3-4 is a double issue, printed and bound as "tête-bèche" with a cover for each issue). Unbound in the original wrappers, some very light dust-soilage, otherwise in good to excellent condition. Number 6 with the screw.. Art magazine pulished by "Ed.912, focusing on contemporary avant-garde art and art movements in or related to Italy. With important Fluxus issue.Published in English with parallel Italian text. Daniela Palazzoli Dirretore responsabile / Editor. Comitato editoriale / Editorial council: Germano Celant, Mario Diacono,Daniela Palazzoli, Tommasso Trin . Richly illustrated issues varying in length from 32 - 126 pages. Contributions by and features on: Bruno Munari (letter, in No. 1), Kounellis, Schifano, Enrico Baj, Dan Flavin, Jon Phetteplace, Gianni Emilio Simonetti, Lamberto Pignotti, Concert Fluxus (in no 2), Arman,… Read More

Very good copy of this rare suite of fashion plates by the prolific Louis-Marie Lanté
With 39 (of 47) hand-coloured fashion plates showing the elegant costumes of Parisian female workers and tradeswomen of the 1820s
No title page or text as usual.
It's likely that Lanté drew these women in the streets and stores of Paris as they went about their work. A student dancer strikes a pose, a presser irons lace cloth on a table, an art student carries a box of oil paints, and a sutler to the National Guard offers a dram. There is a maid, laundrywoman, chambermaid, servant and nanny. There are many modistes: a fashionable embroiderer, knitter, seamstress, straw-hat maker, dressmaker, milliner, cobbler, hair braider, cosmetic seller and a shopgirl. There are also many itinerant tradeswomen including a florist, crockery seller, oyster shucker, haberdasher, dairywoman and plaisir (sweet) seller offering their wares.
According to Rene Colas, "This is one of the most interesting series drawn by Lanté. The last… Read More