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Piranesi, Giovani Battista . AN EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS
NY 1949 PIerpont Morgan Library. Ltd to 500 copies. 4to., 29pp., 15 plates, stiff paper wraps. VG. (a12235)
$25.00Craven, Thomas. UN TESORO DE PIEZAS MAGISTRALES DE ARTE DESDE EL RENACIMIENTO HASTA LOS DIAS ACTUALES EN TRES TOMOS 3 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
NY 1952 Simon and Schuster. 3 volumes in Spanish. Lg.4tos., 160 fullpage full color mounted plates, each with accompanying text, sixteen additional plates in Italian edition, cloth with color plates mounted on fronts. Near Fine, no DJs. 3 volume set. (a15255)
$99.00 Fantastichini, Piero . SALUIT A PRAGA (signed)
Roma 1994 Segrete. Testi di Ennery Taramelli. Modern italian sculptor. In Italian. Sm.4to., 93pp., monochrome and color illustrations, wraps. **Inscribed and SIGNED by Fantastichini. VG, corner creased, small stain on inside front cover. (a21369)
$65.00 Biasion, Renzo . FRANCESCO ROSSINI
Milan 1974. Folio, unpaginated (about 80 pages), plates. Modern Italian painter, text in Italian. Fine in Fine later glassine DJ. (a22990)
$85.00 (italy art) . IL RESTAURO METODO E PROGRAMMA MODELLI DI INTERVENTO DELLO STATO E DELLA REGIONE SUL PATRIMONIO ARTISTICO E CULTURALE
Bologna 1979 Instituto Per I Beni Culturali. Restoration of Italy's art treasures. In Italian. Octavo, 133pp., maps, photo illustrations. Near Fine. (a23223)
$30.00 (bologna) . IL PATRIMONIO ARTISTICO E ARCHITETTONICO DI BOLOGNA 1792
1979 Instituto per I Beni Artistici Culturali. Bologna Document 8. In Italian. Octavo, 209pp., wraps. Near Fine. (a23275)
$29.00 Salmi, Mario . ITALIAN MINIATURES
NY 1954 1st Harry Abrams. 4to., 214pp. mounted color frontispiece, many mounted color plates, hardcover. VG, cover a bit spotted and soiled, no DJ. (a23357)
$39.00 Salmi, Mario . SAN DOMENICO AND SAN FRANCESCO IN AREZZO
Roma 1954 Del Turco. Lg.8vo., 55pp., bw and color illus., stiff wraps. In English. Art and architecture in Arezzo. VG. (a23667)
$25.00 Quaglino, Piero . VERONESI
Ravenna 1983. Monograph on modern Italian artist, Luigi Veronesi. 8vo., 264pp., photo illus., wraps. Near Fine. (a24391)
$45.00 (alfio mongelli) . ALFIO MONGELLI
Rome 1988. Sculpture in metal. Exhibition Catalogue, Rome May 6-June 6 1988. 4to., 189pp., many color illustrations. Color pictorial dust jacket over stiff paper wraps. VG plus. No ownership marks. (a24395)
$39.00 Brizzi, Bruno . IL MUSEO PIGORINI
Rome 1976 Quasar. Primitive art. Hardcover. In Italian. Lg.4to., 425pp., illutrations (many in color), cloth. VG plus, slight foxing on fore-edges in VG DJ, lighty toned and rubbed. (a25142)
$110.00 Mengin, Urbain . BENOZZO GOZZOLI
Paris 1909 Plon. In French. Octavo, 168pp., illustrations, hardcover. VG, leaves beginning to brown around edges. (a27046)
$29.00Pope-Hennessy, John. THE STUDY AND CRITICISM OF ITALIAN SCULPTURE
NY 1980 Metropolitan Museum of Art. 4to., 270pp., photo illus. Fine in Fine DJ. (a27517)
$22.00 (rheumatism) . ATTI DEL X CONGRESSO DELLA LEGA INTERNAZIONALE CONTRO IL REUMATISMO VOLUME 1 - RELAZIONI
Roma Settembre 1961. Edizioni Minerva Medica. In Italian. Lg.8vo., 412pp., some photo illustrations, cloth. Owner signed. Good, some spot in text. (a28621)
$45.00 Papini, Giovanni . 12 OPERE DI ARDENGO SOFFICI
Milano 1945 Edizioni del Milione Milano. Folio (12x15 inche), 12 paintings illustrated with tipped-in color plates, wraps. Modern Italian art. Short text in Italian. Good, cover worn, a bit soiled, spotted, spine frayed. (a29571)
$45.00 Lucie-Smith, Edward . ARTE OGGI DALL-ESPRESSIONISMO ASTRATTO ALL'IPERREALISMO
Verona 1976 first edition. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Hardcover. In Italian. 4to., 502pp., many color illustrations, cloth. Near Fine (tiny bump on lower bottom board tip) in VG DJ. (a29623)
$34.00 Galleria Blu . 20 X 20 ITALIA-CANADA II 23.4.79 - 19.5.79
Milano. Catalogue for avant garde art show in Italy. Parallel text in Italian and in English. 4to., illus., wraps. VG. (a30329)
$40.00 (music) . ICONOGRAFIA MUSICALE A MARTINA FRANCA
Marangi c. 1983 Gruppo Umanesimo della Pietra. In Italian. Octavo, 129pp., color and monochrome illustrations, hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a32659)
$44.00 Borrelli, Gennaro . NAPOLI STAGIONE DELL'ANIMA
Napoli 1976 Fausto. Author's artistic celebration of Naples. 8vo., 159pp., color and monochrome illustrations, wraps. VG. (a33232)
$45.00 Pisani, Vettor . VIGINIA ART THEATRUM (MUSEO DELLA CATASTROFE)
Milan 1988 1st Charta. Edited by Giuliana Setari. 8vo., 158pp., color and monotone illus., wraps. In English and in Italian. VG. (a33466)
$45.00 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 Pallucchini, Rodolfo . GIOVANNI BELLINI CATALOGO ILLUSTRATO DELLA MOSTRA
Venezia 1949 Alfieri Editore. Palazzo Ducale Venezia 12 Giugno - 5 Ottobre 1949. In Italian. Small octavo, 240pp., many monochrome photo illustrations, wraps. Good, light wear. (a36489)
$29.00 (exhibition catalogue) . TAKE OVER
Milan 1990. Exhibit catalogue. Show appeared in Milan, Oct 1990 at Luciano Inga-Pin; Los Angeles Nov 1990 Krygier Landau Gallery and NY Dicembre 1990 Gallery Night. Text with illustrations. 33 illustrated boards (medium heavy stock) in folding paper case: A cura di Manuela Gandini and Loredana Parmesani. Absolute Pliti8k. Lart in Space. Libero Acerb. Carlo Buzzi, Marco Cingolani, Alessandro Giana, Natura-l-mente. VG . (a36519)
$50.00 Sala, Alberico . FRANCESCONI
n.p. n.d. (c.1985). 4to., 50pp., color plates of paintings by Walter Francesconi, with text in Italian by Sala, pictorial wraps. Good plus, light wear, small bump at center of top edge of front cover, light cover wear. (a37432)
$39.00 Sperone, Gian Enzo (introduction) . GIANNI DESSI
Rome 1991. Text in English and Italian. 4to., 10pp., 25 plates (22 printed on rectos only, 24 in color, one foldout), stiff wraps. Good, some light soiling on wraps; text Fine. (a37434)
$25.00 Russoli, F. and Guido Gregorietti . LA PINACOTECA POLDI PEZZOLI
Milan 1955. Text in Italian, notes and captions in Italian, English, German and French. 4to., 293pp., plates. VG in Good DJ, one or two small closed tears, some wear and light chipping at top corner and head of spine. (a38338)
$65.00 Basile, Franco . L'IDENTITA DEL GENIO DA RENOIR A PICASSO
Bologna 1995 Edizioni Galleria Marescalchi. In Italian. 8vo., 167pp., printed boards. VG. (a38368)
$43.00 Solimano, Sandra (editor) . BEPPE DELLEPIANE METAFORE, METONIMIE, TRASMUTAZIONI
Genova 1998. Text in Italian and English. 4to., 159pp., color plates, wraps. Copy letter signed by Solimano laid in (not about this book). VG, light soiling. (a38522)
$34.00 Hulten, Pontus . FUTURISMO & FUTURISMI
Milano 1986 1st Bompiani. Lg.4to., 638pp., illus., boards. Near Fine, very slight bumping of one front corenr in VG DJ. (a40207)
$200.00 Corgnati, Martina (preface) . LUIGI CARBONI
Turin 1988 Galleria Alberto Weber. Preface and introduction in Italian and English, caprions in Italian. 4to., 95pp., full page color plates printed on rectos only, stiff wraps. Cover Good with light soiling; internally near Fine. No ownership marks. (a40984)
$25.00(italian art). CONTATTO ARTE/CITTA
Milan 1973 first edition. La Nuova Foglio editrice. In Italian. Hardcover. 4to., about 90pp., illus., photos, plates (some foldout), boards. Good, top right corner slightly bumped, in Good DJ, head of spine chipped, some chipping and wear at corners and on edges. Binding secure; occasional very light foxing. no owner marks. (a40993)
$29.00 Schiavo, Armando . RIFLESSI DEGLIA STATUTI LEUCIANI NELL'URBANISTICA DI FERDINANDOPLI
Caserta 1986. In Italian. 4to., 58pp. plus monochrome photo plates, stiff wraps. Unopened. Fine. (a41127)
$40.00 Marino, Pietro . SILVO DODARO
Milan 1986 1st. I Pugliesi Dell'Arte V. Editrice d'Arte Moderna. Copy #34. 4to., 44pp. of text in Italian plus 60 color plates, boards. VG in Good DJ, some wear and chipping. (a41612)
$50.00 Paparoni, Demetrio . ALJOFRE BARROCO
Citta di Noto 1981. In English and Italian. Sm.4to., about 100pp., monochrome illustrations, wraps. VG, rear wrap and a few final pages have slight water stain on outer margin. (a42771)
$35.00Chiesa, Francesco. MONUMENTI STORICI DEL TICINO II
Lugano 1962 Corner Banca. Copy No. 316 of 2000. Volume 2 of woodcuts by Aldo Patocchi illustrating Ticino. Hardcover. Sm.Folio., text plus woodcuts, cloth. VG light discoloration on boards, no DJ. Volume 2 only. (a4307)
$49.00 (venice) . CRONOGRAFIA IL TEMPO E LA MEMORIA NELLA SOCIETA CONTEMPORANEA
Venice 1980. In Italian. La Biennale di Venezia, Settori Progetti Speciale. 4to., 103pp., monochrome photo illus., stiff wraps. VG. (a43187)
$40.00Fonti, Daniela. LA SCANDALOSA NOJA DEL MONDO UN QUADRO E QUARNATA DISEGNI DI LUIGI GALLI (1822-1900)
Inverno 1980-81 Galleria Carlo Virgilio. Lg.8vo., 33pp., plus 10 monochrome plates, color frontis, wraps. Near Fine. clean and bright. (a45419)
$25.00 Orienti, Sandra . SINISCA
Roma 1974 Carlo Bestetti. first edition. Oblong 4to. wraps, numerous monochrome and color illustrations of Sinisca's painting, wraps. Brief biography in English and Italian. Good, wraps worn and rubbed, 2 inch closed tear on rear wrap. Rare. (a45428)
$65.00 Blum, Andre . MANTEGNA
Paris c. 1925 Laurens. In French. Octavo, 127pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, light wear. (a45783)
$25.00Bulliet, C. J.. MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN ART INFORMALLY DISCUSSED BY C. J. BULLIET
1939. Loaned by the Royal Italian Government and exhitibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. Works by Fra Angelico, Caravaggio, Bronzino, Mantegna, etc. 4to., 28 works photo illustrated and discusse, wraps. Good, top corner of front chipped. (a46812)
$29.00 Nicolai, Georg Herrmann . THE ORNAMENT OF THE ITALIAN ART OF THE XV CENTURY
n.d. This edition in English. The German edition was published in 1888. 4to., one page table listing captions, 100 full-page photo illustrations (on rectos only, collated complete), loose as issued in stringbound cloth binder. Photos are of architecture and architectural details. Photos VG binder Fairly Good with some wear and soiling on binder. Binder lacks cloth ties and missing cloth inside rear lower corner. Excellent quality photo illustrations of borders, friezes, plasterwork, trims, all sorts of architectural details. (a48096)
$125.00 (gallery) . LA GALLERIA GIORGIO FRANCHETTI ALLA CA' D'ORO GUIDA-CATALOGO
Venezia 1948 Ferrari. In Italian. 12mo., 192pp., illustrations, wraps. VG. (a52089)
$45.00 Fasolo, Giulio . GUIDA DEL MUSEO CIVICO DI VICENZA
Vicenza 1940 Tipografia Commerciale. In Italian. 8vo., 187pp., illustrations, wraps. Good. (a52090)
$45.00 Causa, Raffaello . ACQUISIZIONI 1960-1975
Napoli 1975 1st Societa' Editrice Napoletana. Soprintendenza alle Gallerie Della Campania. In Italian. Sm.4to., 273pp., monochrome photo illustrations, wraps. VG. (a53119)
$45.00 (Italian art) . LETTERE INTIME DI ARTISTI SENESI (1852 - 1883 )
Siena 1908. In Italian. Extract from the Bulletino Senese di Storia Patria. Lg.8vo., 261pp., illustrations, wraps. Inscribed and signed by the compilator to R. (Robert) Langton Douglas, the noted art critc and writer. The wraps of this scarce item have been taped along the spine. The tape enters the main part of the front wrap at the left margin, and at the top left edge. The wraps are soiled and the rear wrap (colophon) is chipped (with some taping at edges as well). The leaves and illustrations are in very nice condition. A scarce item with an important association that could use a careful restoration. Sold as described. (a53766)
$250.00 (italian art) . GIOVANI INCISORI ITALIANI; GIOVANI INCISORI ITALIANI II TRIENNALE
Genova 1992, 1995. In Italian. 2 catalogues. Square octavos, about 70pp., about 95pp., monochrome illustrations, original illustrated wraps, VG plus. No ownership marks. Two separate catalogues. (a54666)
$39.00 Vighi, Roberto . THE NEW MUSEUM OF VILLA GIULA
Rome 1955. In English. 8vo., 72pp., 80 monochrome plates, original illustrated wraps. Good, some chipping at heel of spine, wraps lightly worn, (a54782)
$30.00 Giglioli, Odoardo H. . DISEGNI DI GEMITO - 40 RIPRODUZIONI MONOCROME ED A COLORI
Firenze 1944 1st Centro Italiano Editoriale Librario. Lg.4to., 14pp. of text in Italian plus 40 full page reproduction, 1/2 cloth and paper covered boards. VG, light yellowing around edges of plates, light cover wear and soiling. (a63205)
$100.00 Mascherpa, Giorgio . PITTORI LOMBARDI DELL' 800
Milano 1965 1st Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura. Artists shown: Francesco Hayez, Angelo Inganni, Giovanni Carnovali, Domenico Induno, Tranquilo Cremona, Daniele Ranzoni, Mose Bianchi, Filippo Carcano, Eugenio Gignous, Giovanni Segantini, Emilio Longoni and Emilio Gola. Lg.4to., brief introduction in Italian, 12 full page color mounted plates, padded color cover with transparent slipcase which has title printed in white on it. Book is Fine; slipcase is near Good with some chipping and wear. (a63206)
$55.00 Giani, Renato . REMO BRINDISI
Milano 1955 1st Edizioni del Centro Culturale di San Fedele.Copy No. 808 of 1000. 4to, about 40pp., color and monochrome illustrations, original stiff wraps with DJ. A few owner blind stamps. VG Plus, slight amount of yellowing along top edge of pages, in Good DJ, some browning, slight residue of tape at head of spine, top edge a bit worn. (a63597)
$44.00Mauclair, Camaille and J.-F. Bouchor. NAPLES ET SON GOLFE TRENTE PLANCHES EN COULEUR D'APR�S LES TABLEAUX DU PEINTRE, ORNEMENTATIONS DE DAVID BURNAND
Paris 1928. In French. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 171pp., 30 mounted color plates, original cloth with spine label. VG, light soiling on covers, light foxing, corners gently bumped. (a64160)
$29.00Valsecchi, Marco (introduction) (Albrecht Durer). ALBRECHT DURER PICCOLA PASSIONE 37 XILOGRAFIE
1964 1st Cerastico Editore in Milano. Nota introducttiva di Marco Valsecchi. Copy No. 901 of 1000. In Italian. Hardcover. Square octavo, illustrations, original cloth. VG plus, light bumping at head of spine and lower corner, in VG DJ (no tears, no chips, no stains on dj.) no owner marks. Binding secure; text clean. (a64938)
$40.00 van Os, H. W. . VECCHIETTA AND THE SACRISTY OF THE SIENA HOSPITAL CHURCH - A STUDY IN RENAISSANCE RELIGIOUS SYMBOLISM
s'-Gravenhage 1974 1st Kunsthistorische Studien van het Nederlands. In English. 4to., 109pp., 59 photo plates, hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ, slight wrinkling on dj. (a68159)
$29.00 Guerra, Cesare . ORE DI LETTURA NEI DISEGNI DEL '900 MANTOVANO
Mantova 1999 Centro culturale Gino Baratta. Cavicchini, Facciotto, Guindani, Lomini, Lucchini, Marini, Nodari, Nodari Pesenti, Scaravelli, Semeghini. In Italian. Octavo, 63pp., illustrations, original printed wraps. VG. (a68450)
$30.00 Malvasia, Carlo Cesare . VITE DI PITTORI BOLOGNESI
Bologna 1961 Commissione per I Testi di Lingua. A Cura di Adriana Arfelli. Scelta di curiosita Lietterarie inedite or rare dal secolo XIII al XIX. In Italian. Octavo, 183pp., hardcover. Laid in: two page ink manuscript letter signed by Adriana Arfelli. Near Fine, no DJ. (a69627)
$140.00Siqueiros, David Alfaro. DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS E IL MURALISMO MESSICANO
Firenze 1977. first edition. Mosra antologica promossa dalla Regione Toscana e dal Museo de'Arte Moderna di Citta del Messico. In Italian. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 106pp., monochrome and color illustrations, hardcover. Good plus, top corner bumped (both text and cover) In Fairly Good DJ, worn and frayed. (a70537)
$59.00 (books) . LA BIBLIOTECA DI EUGENIO DE BEAUHARNAIS VICERE D'ITALIA
Mialn 1935. Vendita all'asta 20-22 Novembre, Milano, 1935. Libreria Antiquaria Ulrico Hoepli. In Italian. Tall 4to., 58pp., 32 mounted monochrome plates, original mounted color plate on front of original printed jakcet over plain original wraps. Good, text lightly browned, corners of a few leaves chipped, in Fair DJ, splitting at all edges. Price list laid in but right edge of price list is chipped away removing prices in final column. (a78279)
$35.00 Borgiotti, Mario and Paul Nicholls . MARIO PUCCINI E ULVI LIEGI NEL LIRISMO DELLA TAVOLOZZA LABRONICA
Milano 1969 1st Edizione d'Arte Sant'Ambrogio. In Italian and English. Hardcover. Folio, 85 tipped-in color illustrations, original cloth. Large lush art book. Fine in VG DJ, slight browning along top edge and light stain along length of right edge of front. Jacket has mounted color illustration, and is protected in a removable clear glassine cover. (a79563)
$260.00 Sartori, Antonio . IL P FRANCESO PERUZZO (1771-1847)
1970, Article in Italian at pp. 311-356 in single issue of Il Santo Revista. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a79999a)
$25.00 Gasparotto, Cesira . CONTENUTO STORICO DEGLI AFFRESCHI ANTONIANI DELLA CAPPELLA DEL BEATO LUCA
1970, Article in Italian at pp. 297-310 with 6 full page photo plates, in single issue of Il Santo Revista. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a79999b)
$25.00 Rava, Aldo . G. B. PIAZZETTA
Firenze 1921 1st Istituto di Edizioni Artistiche. Venician late 17th, early 18thc, genre painter. In Italian. Hardcover. 4to., 76pp. of text, 136pp. of plates, 3/4 pink leather with violet cloth boards and gilt decorated spine with raised. G, leather rubbed, light toning in text. (a80764)
$60.00 Funi, Achille . 12 OERE DI ACHILLE FUNI PRESENTATE DA PIERO TORRIANO
Milano 1946 2nd Edizioni del Milione. Short text in Italian. Lg.4to., 12 fullcolor full page mounted illustrations, two small color mounted illustrations and one text illustrations, original wraps.. Owner signed. Good plus, light toning on text paper, light wear and small bit of staining on cover. (a80930)
$39.00 Frieze, Henry Simmons . GIOVANNI DUPRE, WITH TWO DIALOGUES ON ART FORM THE ITALIAN OF AUGUSTO CONTI
London 1886 2nd Sampson Low. Hardcover. Small octavo, blue cloth. Good plus, light wear, (a82298)
$39.00 Papini, Giovanni . PRIMO CONTI
Firenze 1947 First edition Arnaud Editore. In Italian. Lg.4to., brief text with 32 paintings illustrated, pictorial wraps. Near Fine. (a83014)
$75.00 Mussa, Italo . BRUNO CECCOBELLI
Rome 1987. In Italian. Lg.8vo., 88pp., color illus., stiff wraps. VG, light soiling. (k1187)
$35.00 Perrella, Cristiana and Luca Beatrice . LOOP ENRICO T. DE PARIS
Turin 1995. In Italian. 4to., 55pp., color and moncohrome plates, stiff wraps. VG. (k1201)
$40.00 (Mantegazza, Tinin) . LE TENDE AL MARE DI TININ MANTEGAZZA
1999. In Italian. Sq.8vo., 60pp., color plates, wraps. Good, light wear. (k1204)
$30.00