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Getlein, Frank and Dorothy. BITE OF THE PRINT SATIRE AND IRONY IN WOODCUTS, ENGRAVINGS, ETCHINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, AND SERIGRAPHS
NY 1963 Potter. Large octavo, 272pp., illustrations, hardcover. VG, very faint yellow stain (almost invisible) at the top margin of most pages, in Good DJ. (a10191)
$29.00Daly, T. A.. CANZONI
Philadelphia 1907 4th edition. Catholic Standard. Hardcover. 12mo. Poetry, much in Italian-American dialect. 172pp., original etching by John Sloane as frontispiece--attractive city scene shows couple looking in jewelry store window, drawings in text by Sloan, cloth.Top edge gilt. VG plus. no dj. no ownership marks. (a10364)
$27.00Matisse.. ETCHINGS BY MATISSE
NY 1954 Museum of Modern Art. Sm.4to., 23pp., wraps. Good plus, minor discoloring on boards, no DJ. (a151)
$24.00 Ackley, Clifford . NANCY OUTSIDE IN JULY
NY 1983 1st ULAE. 4to., not paginaged (about 60pp., color and bw illus. by Jim Dine. Fine, no DJ. (a35120)
$35.00 Carbonati, Antonio . NAPOLI AQUEFORTI ORIGINALE
Firenze 1924/25. Giorgio & Piero Alinari, editors. No. 26/150. Folio, 4pp. (title page and short introduction), plus 8 original etchings of Naples, signed and numbered in pencil by Carbonati, loose in wraps (as issued) in linen folder. The etchings are bold and very attractive. A list of the views: Strada di Chiaia; Donn'Anna; Il Porto dell'Immacolatela Vecchia; Castel dell'Uovo; Piazza del Plebiscito; Piazzale della Torretta; Mergellina; Via Lavinaio. Each etching tipped at top edge inside folding mat.Two etchings are 3x2 inches, the remaining six etchings are 7x12--all matted on stock boards 12x17 inches. VG, inside folder flap heavily foxed, introduction foxed, folder lightly browned and lightly soiled, plates have a slight bit of foxing on a few margins, and a few tiny spots of foxing on two images. (a36299)
$550.00 Marryat, Captain . JACOB FAITHFUL
London 1896 Dent. Volume Fifth in the Novels of Captain Marryat, edited by R. Brimley Johnson. Number 404/750. 8vo., 429pp., 6 fine etchings drawn by W. Downing and etched by W. Wright-Nooth. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked, spine ends repaired, slight browning on all margin edges. (a37593)
$35.00Keppel, Frederick. JOSEPH PENNELL ETCHER, ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR
NY 1907. Reprinted from 'The Outlook' September 23rd, 1905. 16mo., 64pp., illus., very small wraps. Good, wraps a bit soiled and worn. (a41600)
$22.00 Mauroner, Fabio . LUCA CARLEVARIJS
Padova 1945. No. 12/300. In Italian. Sm.4to., 94pp. of text, 101 full page monochrome plates, boards. Good, tiny chip at heel of spine, corners worn, edges gently bumped. (a43249)
$50.00(masters of etching). MASTERS OF ETCHING - EIGHT DUST JACKETS
Eight Dust Jackets for books in this series. Frank Brangwyn (No. 1); Levon West (No. 24); Martin Lewis (No. 26); W. Russell Flint (No. 27); Joseph Pennell (No. 28); Frank Brangwyn (Second Series, No. 30); C.R.W. Nevinson (No. 31); Sir D.Y. Cameron (Second Volume, No. 33). The Dust Jackets are each Oblong 4to., and are in Good condition, with some light wear along edges, a few small closed tears on spines. Eight DJs only. (no books) (a47293)
$45.00 Dagley, R. . TAKINGS; OR, THE LIFE OF A COLLEGIAN. A POEM ILLUSTRATED BY TWENTY-SIX ETCHING FROM DESIGNS
London 1821 John Warren. Octavo, xxxix, (8), 184pp., 26 full color etchings, leather hardcover. Front board detached but present. Good, tiny light brown stain on lower left corner of initial 30 pages (not near textt), spine and corners worn. (a64714)
$275.00 Passeron, Roger . LA GRAVURE FRANCAISE AU XXe SIECLE
Paris 1970 1st Bibliotheque des Arts. In French. 4to., 180pp., mounted color plates, hardcover. Fine in VG plus DJ, spine slightly browned. In original plain cardboard boards. Good Box. No owner marks at all. (a66724)
$44.00 Wellenstein, Walter . DAS BUCH TOBIAS. MIT ZW�LF RADIERUNGEN VON WALTER WELLENSTEIN
Berlin 1925 1st Volksverband der Bucherfreunde Wegweiser Verlag GMBH. In German. Folio, 34pp., 12 etchings each signed in pencil by Wellenstein, 3/4 leather hardcover with deckled edges. Beautiful crayon drawing on front of old man. VG plus, just light wear. (a67474)
$240.00 Kaufman, Edwin and Kalman Kubinyi (etchers) . THERE ARE NUMBERLESS STEPS A GROUP OF ORIENTAL POEMS
Cleveland 1932 first edition. Published by Kaufman and Kubinyi. Limited to only 100 copies, this is copy No. 70. Forward by Jake Falstaff. Printed from the original copper plates on Van Gelder hand made paper. Falstaff: There will be both warmth and chill in the heart of every man who finds this book, because that is the nature of beauty. Octavo, 24 leaves (printed on rectos only), three engraved vignettes and 18 beautiful full page engravings, original black paper covered hardcover with brown cloth spine and two inch mounted engraving on front. VG, light edge wear, end papers a bit rubbed. In later removable glassine jacket. Scarce. Unusually fine and delicate engravings. (a68849)
$650.00 Laboureur, J. E. . J. E. LABOUREUR GRAVURES ORIGINALES 1896 - 1937
Paris1979. En vente a La bouquinerie de l'Institut. In French. Sm.4to., 310 works listed, monochrome illustrations, original printed wraps. Price list laid in. VG. (a69535)
$43.00Farren, R ( Robert). THE GRANTA AND THE CAM FROM BYRON'S POOL TO ELY, DRAWN AND ETCHED BY R. FARREN
Cambridge 1881 Macmillan. Folio, 33 of 36 full page etchings, light blue cloth. hardcover. Etchings No. 3, 14, and 21 have been removed). Owner bookplate. Near VG, etchings clean, spine worn and faded. (a69885)
$200.00 Pierre Vidal, etcher . PORTFOLIO OF 50 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY PIERRE VIDAL TO ILLUSTRATION DICTIONNAIRE HISTORIQUE, GEOGRAPHIQUE ET BIOGRAPHIEQUE DE MAINE-ET-LOIRE BY CELESTIN PORT
Paris (c. 1865) Durand, Lachese et Dobeau, editeurs. (Place, date, publisher and editor information is printed beneath the first etching.) 50 Fine etchings, signed and identified on each stone by Pierre Vidal. Etchings are unbound and housed in customized green cloth case. Case has title and library number on spine in gilt. Bookplate of Forbes Museum and each plate has Museum name stamp on back. Views are 9 x 11 inches (28 x 23 cm.) All are Fine or Near Fine, without foxing. Case VG plus, with label removed from one of the inside folding flaps. Presumably these were the plates to illustrate the two volumes of text by Celestin Port. There is no text with these etchings other than the book's title and author which are etched into the design of the first etching. (a70379)
$950.00 Neumann, J. B. . RODOLPHE BRESDIN
NY (1929). Art Lover Library First Volume. Large octavo, brief text, 48pp. of illustrations of work of this etcher and lithographer 1825-1885, stiff wraps with mounted printed label on front. VG, some cover wear. (a75301)
$38.00 Reed, Earl H. . ETCHING A PRACTICAL TREATISE
NY 1914 1st Putnam. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 148pp., illustrations, boards. VG. (a75618)
$26.00 (art) . VALUABLE ETCHINGS ARRANGED BY LOUIS A. WUERTH
NY 1934 Plaza Art Auction Galleries. Auction Catalogue. December 1934. Octavo, 40pp., illustrations, wraps. Prices in margin in pencil. Good, cover a bit chipped. (a81147)
$22.00 Hall, Virginius C. . GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM THE MISSOURI ARTIST
1940. Article at pp. 9-26, illustrations, in single complete issue of Print Collector's Quarterly, Vol. 27 No. 1, February 1940. Several additional articles in this issue as well. 12mo., original printed wraps. VG plus. (a82150a)
$35.00 Kurdian, H. . ARMENIAN WOODCUTS
1940. Article at pp. 69-88, illustrations, in single complete issue of Print Collector's Quarterly, Vol. 27 No. 1, February 1940. Several additional articles in this issue as well. 12mo., original printed wraps. VG plus. (a82150b)
$35.00 Meier, Henry . SOME ISRAHEL VAN MECKENEM PROBLEMS
1940. Article at pp.27-68, illustrations, in single complete issue of Print Collector's Quarterly, Vol. 27 No. 1, February 1940. Several additional articles in this issue as well. 12mo., original printed wraps. VG plus. (a82150c)
$35.00 Dodgson, Campbell . EARLY WOODCUTS IN THE GUILDHALL LIBRARY
1936, Article at pp. 243-260, illustrations, in single complete issue of Print Collector's Quarterly, Vol. 23 No. 4 April 1936. Several additional articles as well. 12mo., original printed wraps. VG plus. (a82152a)
$34.00 Sawicka, Stanislawa . JAN ZIARNKO
1936, Article at pp. 279-302, illustrations, in single complete issue of Print Collector's Quarterly, Vol. 23 No. 4 April 1936. Several additional articles as well. 12mo., original printed wraps. VG plus. (a82152b)
$34.00 Roger-Marx, Claude . MANET
1936, Article at pp. 303-322, illustrations, in single complete issue of Print Collector's Quarterly, Vol. 23 No. 4 April 1936. Several additional articles as well. 12mo., original printed wraps. VG plus. (a82152c)
$34.00 Plowman, George T. . ETCHING & OTHER GRAPHIC ARTS AN ILLUSTRATED TREATISE
London 1915 first edition John Lane. Hardcover. Small octavo, 154pp., original frontis etching by Plowman (with tissue guard), cloth. Owner signed on top of title page. Another owner signature on end paper. Tiny circular bookplate. VG. (a83365)
$39.00 Munz, Ludwig (editor) . REMBRANDT'S ETCHING REPRODUCTIONS OF THE WHOLE ORIGINAL ETCHED WORK VOLUME ONE (OF TWO)
London 1952 first edition Phaidon. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 338pp., illustrations, black cloth. Slight residue of pocket at rear, no spine numbers. Stamp on endpapers and on fore-edges. Good Plus, no DJ. Volume 1 (of 2) only. (a83404)
$35.00 Meseck, Felix . DAS MARCHEN AUS OFTERDINGEN 11 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY MESECK IN FOLDER
c. 1922. Marees Gesellschaft. Sechsundzwangzigster druck. Handdrucke exemplar Nr. 61. Folio folder, 14-1/2 x 10- 3/4 inches; 37 x 27 cm, with cloth spine and paper covered boards. Mounted printed rectangular label on front. No title page or text. Eleven original etchings (Radierungen) by Meseck, German Impressionist, who lived 1883 to 1955. Eight of the etchings are signed on the lower right corner in pencil by Meseck, three are unsigned but by Meseck. Each etching has a tissue guard and matting, but matting boards are toned. Etchings are in Fine condition. Etchings are laid in a Good Folder, somewhat worn. Eleven etchings in folder. (a83546)
$950.00 Adler, Elmer et al . COLOPHON FEBRUARY 1930 PART ONE
New York 1930 first edition Colophon. Limited to 2000 copies. Hardcover. 4to. , many illustrations and some tipped in fascimile items, boards. Laid in: two pieces of original promotional literature about the Colophon series. This issue features a surface-inked etching by A. R. Stavenitz printed from the original plate; article by H. L. Mencken, article by E. W. Kemble on illustrations for Huck Finn; articles by William McFee, Sherwood Anderson and others. VG in Good, original glassine jacket, lightly worn. (a85949)
$79.00 Adler, Elmer et al . COLOPHON FEBRUARY 1930 PART TWO
New York 1930 first edition. Hardcover. Limited to 2000 copies. Hardcover 4to. ,any illustrations and some tipped in fascimile items, boards. Laid in: one piece of original promotional literature about the Colophon series. This issue features unpublished drawing by Rockwell Kent, several signed and dated line engravings by Stephen Gooden, articles on Poe, Dickens and Frost and more. Near Fine with Good original plain tissue-paper dust jacket, a bit worn. (a85950)
$79.00 Adler, Elmer et al . COLOPHON FEBRUARY 1931 PART SEVEN
New York September 1931 first edition Colophon. Hardcover. Limited to 3000 copies. 4to., many illustrations, boards. This issue features: articles by David A. Randall, George S. Hellman, Dard Hunter, James Branch Cabell and George Bernard Shaw. It also has a wood engraving by Thomas Nason. Laid in: two pieces of original promotional literature about the Colophon series. Near Fine. no ownership marks; two pieces of promo lit laid in. no dj. (a85951)
$75.00 Wilde, Oszkar; Komjati Wanyerka Gyula (illustrator) (Oscar Wilde) . A READINGI FEGYHAZ BALLADAJA
Budapest 1921 first edition Dante Konyvkiado. Forditotta Toth Arpad. Copy No. 144 of 200. Poetry of Oscar Wilde - the Ballad of Reading Gaol - illustrated with 8 original full page etchings with tissue guards, each signed in pencil beneath image by artist Komjati Wanyerka Gyula. Hardcover. Small folio, 83p., 3/4 vellum with black papercovered boards and gilt spine lettering. VG, light wear, some rubbing on edges, light wear on spine ends. Internally Near Fine, some tissues wrinkled. No ownership marks. Scarce. (a87267)
$850.00 Mauroner, Fabio . CATALOGUE OF THE ETCHINGS OF GIANFRANCESCO COSTA
1940. Article on pp. 487-496 with illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, December 1940. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88286b)
$35.00 Whitmore, Elizabeth . ALBERT W. BARKER: POET AND LITHOGRAPHER
1940. Article on pp. 275-300 with illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, October 1940. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88287a)
$35.00 Groschwitz, Gustave von . GRAPHIC ART OF THE ARGENTINE
1940. Article on pp. 301-320 with illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, October 1940. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88287b)
$35.00 (Van Meckenem, Israhel) Carrington, Fitzroy . AFTER A LOST ORIGINAL - TWELVE SCENES FROM DAILY LIFE ENGRAVED BY ISRAHEL VAN MECKENEM
1940. Article on pp. 321-336 with illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, October 1940. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88287c)
$35.00 Hofer, Philip . GOYA'S AQUATINT SERIES LA TAUROMAQUIA
1940. Article on pp. 337-364 with illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, October 1940. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88287d)
$35.00 Stechow, Wolfgang . REMBRANDT'S PRESENTATION IN THE DARK MANNER
1940. Article on pp. 365-380 with illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, October 1940. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88287e)
$35.00Rienaecker, Victor. ROWLANDSON PRINTS
1932, Article on pp. 11-30 with illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, January 1932. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88289a)
$35.00Reid, Forrest. THE LINE ENGRAVINGS OF STEPHEN GOODEN
1932, Article on pp. 51-74 with illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, January 1932. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88289b)
$35.00 Meier, Henry . THE ORIGIN OF THE PRINTING AND ROLLER AND PRESS PART ONE
1941. Article on pp. 9-56 with Illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, February 1941. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. Good, light cover wear. No ownership marks. (a88291)
$35.00 Servolini, Luigi . UGO DA CARPI
1939. Article on pp. 31-50 with Illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, February 1939. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus. No ownership marks. (a88294a)
$35.00 Wright, Harold J. L. . ARTHUR BRISCOE A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF HIS LATER ETCHINGS
1939. Article on pp. 97-103 with Illustrations in one complete issue of The Print Collector's Quarterly, February 1939. Other articles in issue as well. 12mo., wraps. VG plus. No ownership marks. (a88294b)
$35.00 Meadows, Kenny . ETCHINGS TO THE ILLUSTRATED SHAKSPERE
London no date (19thc) Wm. S. Orr and Co. Amen Corner. 4to. Hardcover. Original green cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt bust of Shakespeare on front panel and flaming oil urn on rear panel. 34 full page engraved plates, each with tissue and accompanying text page. Good, some cover wear; hinges not cracked in or out; text mostly clean, just occasional light spots ;plates all VG with just two have tiny water stain in top margin only. Owner signed (Florence M Ford, Jan 18, 1890.) (a90161)
$110.00Focillon, Henri (introduction). REMBRANDT PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND ETCHINGS
NY 1967 3rd Phaidon. Catalogue and Notes by Ludwig Goldscheider. Hardcover 4to., 207pp., 128 plates, 35 in color, hardcover. Fine in VG++ (no tears, no chips) DJ. (f100)
$27.00