Book: Ancient Sichuan (Chinese Han Dynasty and Earlier)
Published price £68.00. Our price £30.00
This fine book is the fully illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of 125 outstanding examples of Chinese bronze, jade and pottery objects dating from the 13th century BC to the 3rd century AD. It really is packed with information about the civilizations of this period in the Sichuan basin in the relatively isolated south-west of China...
Book: Dragon Sea - Vietnamese Hoi An Hoard - Hard Back 1st Edition
This book, "Dragon Sea", by Frank Pope is essentially the story of a 15th century shipwreck that came to be known as the "Hoi An Hoard"...
A pair of important books on Samurai, their history, fighting techniques, armour and weapons. The first book is "Secrets of the Samurai" published in 1973 by Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc. of Rutland, Vermont, USA. This book is a definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, illustrating in detail the weapons, tecfhniques, strategies and principles of combat that made the Japanese warriors a terrible foe...
A soft cover in excellent condition with very slight wear on the corners ( see photo). Possibly a first edition published in 1986 by the National Gallery of Art . 427pp.
The size of Ryokusho Book No.28, Speical Edition, 11 3/4" L x 9" W x 1/4"
Weight: 1 Lb 11 Ozs...
The size of Book: 13 3/4" L x 10 1/2" W x 1/4"
The Title of Book: Kakiemon
Total of Page: 99 pages, Total of Color Plates: 180 items...
Frederic Piguet 1270 BREITLING Electromechanical Movement. Cal. 1270, Thirty-Two (32) Jewels, SWISS. For Cartier Pasha and other Brands. Coil cost is $99.00 each and this movement has 5 coils. Cartier is asking $799 for this movement. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. INVEST IN HARD ASSETS, DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET. BUY SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME.
We have been selling vintage watches on E-Bay since 1998 as watchco1973 with 13,500 feed backs, 100% positive...
Fine Reference Book for Ancient Chinese Bronzes
Archaic Chinese Bronzes by Christian Deydier
This superbly produced book covers the first known Chinese bronzes through to and including those produced by the Shang Dynasty. It is very well researched and packed full of interesting background information as well as being extensively illustrated. Included are the relatively recent excavations from the Sichuan Culture site at Sanxingdui...
This is a unused crystal. OMEGA Steel Bezel insert CUSHION CRYSTAL Ref. 166.227 Cal. 1250. 31mm diameter and 3mm high. The Omega Horseshoe Logo is marked centered position on the surface. Genuine, authentic crystal only. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET. BUY SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME.
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Albert H Potter Pocket Chronometer 18k GOLD Hunting Case 1875. 90 grams, total weight. 56mm diameter; 17mm thick. Original case only. Mint condition, THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE...
New Reference Book: Classical Chinese Furniture – Marcus Flacks
Unlike other Asian cultures of the 17th and 18th centuries, the Chinese did not sit on the floor. The simple fact that the Manchu invaders imported highly flexible furniture from their yurts influenced the development of Chinese design and decorative arts. Within a few years of the Manchu invasion, Chinese craftsmen combined their highly refined design aesthetic with extraordinary exotic woods, veneers, and lacquer to create s...
A stated first edition published by Mitsuhana & Co., Japan in 1952 ( a new edition) . This is Volume I which contains 24 colored illustrations. There is no binding at the spine. Handbook included.
An unstated first edition published by Hamlyn London, 1970. The jacket has small tears but the book is fine. Illustrated with b&w and colored photos. 109 plates with descriptions.
Bulleting for Society for Japanese Arts: Andon, Shedding Light on Japanese Art. A wonderful resource on all aspects of Japanese art. ISSN: 0168-2997
Issues included: 13, 15, 16 (1983); 19 (1985); 21, 22, 24 (1986); 25, 27/28 (1987); 29 (1988)
Condition: shelf wear, staining and soiling, discoloration and abrasions.
Bulleting for Society for Japanese Arts: Andon, Shedding Light on Japanese Art. A wonderful resource on all aspects of Japanese art. ISSN: 0168-2997
Issues included: First Year (1981) 1-4; Second Year (1982) 5-7; No. 9-11 (1983).
Condition: shelf wear, staining and soiling. Issue one has extensive creases on back cover.
The slip cover has a couple of scuffs but the book inside is fine/as new. These sell for $400 everywhere else- my price is $200. A must have for aficionados/aficionadas of the QIngbai glaze.
Title: QINGBAI WARE : CHINESE PORCELAIN OF THE SONG...
Publisher: Percival David Foundation
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine.
Edition: First edition.
ISBN 10: 072860339X / ISBN 13: 9780728603394
Complete set of 16 volumes set. These sell for between $1000USD and $2000.USD online my price $600 Excellent condition. These will have to be sent in two shipments since combined weight exceeds the 30kg limit allowed by most countries- so EU countries only allow 20kg. Surface post would be aroubd $300. Depending where you live.
ISBN: 9787030202550
This unparalleled reference work offers an overview of ceramics from China. The 16 volumes are arranged by region and contain high quality i...
This book sells between $2400 new to $280. used. As this is in excellent condition I would describe as almost new. A few some scuffs on the edge of the dust cover.
ISBN-13: 9789627101161
ISBN-10: 9627101168
Author: KAO, Mayching, editor
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Published: 1990
This is a great “field guide” for East and Southeast Asia swords, probably the best (and possibly only one) ever written with text in Portuguese and English. Sell’s for $300 (if you can find one).
Gang Tie Wen Ming: Dong Ya Gu Bing Qi = Historia Do Aco Na Asia Oriental : Uma Visao Do Desenvolvimento Da Armaria = History Of Steel In East Asia : A View On the Development Of Weaponry
Macau: Macau Art Museum, 2007. An important monograph and catalogue of the use of steel in ea...
A Panorama of Ceramics in the Collection of the National Palace Museum : Chun Wares
Best book ever written on Jun stoneware, great close ups. In excellent condition, one scuff on upper right hand dust cover, with original box. These sell for $700- $900 on Amazon and the other usual suspects. My price only $300- such a deal!
ISBN-13: 9789575623630
ISBN-10: 9575623630
Author: YU, Pei-Chin
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: National Palace Museum
Published: 1999
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Rare book titled Tokuriki Tomikichirō Gashū 徳力富吉郎画集 (Tokuriki Tomikichirō Art Book), Published by Abe Publishing in 1984, and is 37 x 26 cm. Edition 504/1000. 221 pages. Book is in Japanese, with titles of artwork in English as well.
Book is showing representative works by famous Kyoto artist Tokuriki Tomikichiro. He was best known for his prints, but was originally trained as a painter.
Condition: minor shelf wear, primarily on slipcase, staining on slipcase.
Tokuriki Tom...
Sothebys sale catalog THE CORNELIUS V.S. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION OF NETSUKE that took place in NEW YORK on June 2, 1992. Soft covers, 341 lots illustrated. Excellent reference book.
New Reference Book: Chinese Monochrome Porcelain
"A Millennium of Monochromes: From the Great Tang to the High Qing. The Baur and the Zhuyuetang Collections" by
Peter Y.K. Lam; Monique Crick; Laure Schwartz-Arenales.
New and in publisher's original shrink wrap. Published price $100 / £80. Our price: £55.
Publication Date: 2019.
Binding: Hardcover.
391 printed pages. 200 examples of monochrome porcelain photographed in colour (including photographs of the marks) and describ...
Title of Book: 200 Jahre phantastische Malerei (German Title)
200 years of fantastic painting (English Title)
Author: Schmied, Wieland
Published by Berlin Rembrandt Verlag, 1973
All contents in German.
The size of Book : 11 1/8" L x 9 1/8" W x 2 1/8" Thick
Weight of Book : 6 Pounds
Year of publication: 1973
Binding: Hardcover
Total page: 475 pages / 219 ills. Black and White (40 of them in colour)
nice example linen with embossing.
Conditi...
La Peinture américaine. De la période coloniale à nos jours.
(The American Painting. From the colonial period to our days.)
The size of Book : 13 5/8 " x 10 1/8" x 1 3/8" Thick.
bibliographic details
Title:. The American Painting. From the colonial period to our days
Publisher: Edizioni d'Arte Albert Skira,, Geneve
Year of publication: 1969
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
ASIN: B004Z51DPC
Publisher: Skira (January 1, 1969)...
An oversized paperback edition published in 1981 by Boscobel Restoration Inc. and Harry Abrams. Text by Berry B. Tracy with painting documentation by Mary Black. 215 illustrations~166 plates in full color. In very good condition.
Claes Oldenberg by Barbara Rose [publisher: Museum of Modern Art, New York]
Softcover Cream vinyl wrappers with teal lettering. Pink and brown decorated endpapers. 221 pp. Fully illus [46] in color, many other bw. The famous "soft cover" catalog for the MoMA exhibition, September 25 - November 23, 1969. Accompanied by a 16-page checklist, laid in. VG+ Two clipped endpapers, Vinyl foam wraps beginning to pull away from endpapers.
Book: Concubines and Courtesans: Women in Chinese Erotic Art (F. M. Bertholet).
This dazzling array of exquisite and intimate art from one of the world's most renowned collectors covers more than three centuries of Chinese erotic art. This opulently illustrated volume offers a wide-ranging examination of erotic artefacts from the end of the Ming Dynasty, around 1600, to the heyday of Shanghai in the 1920s. It includes luxurious reproductions of prints, watercolours, oil paintings, ivory carv...
An exhibition catalog entitled “Japan and the Art of War, 1863-1945: Japanese Military Art and Artifacts from the Mitchell Wolfon, Jr. Study Centre” that accompanied “Japan and the Art of War, 1863-1945” that took place at Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, from November 9, 2009-March 15, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The catalog was published in 500 copies.
Authors: Lea Nickless, Philip Gebauer and James A. Findlay.
Publisher: Bienes Museum of the Modern Book and Mitchell Wolfson, ...
A set of three, ART ACROSS AMERICA, published 1990 by the noted authority on American Art, William Gerdts. The handsome volumes measure 13" by 11 1/4" by 1 1/2". The work is noted for information on lesser-known regional artists, on whom information is otherwise scarce. Many art books discuss California art, or Hudson River art, or New Mexico art; but few discuss the art scene in the Dakotas, Arkansas, Nebraska, and West Virginia. That is the strength of this set, which is lavishly illustrat...
A stated second printing written by Diane Chalmers Johnson and published by Harry Abrams NY ( 1981). This coffee table book includes 394 illustrations with 41 full color plates. There is a spot on the bottom textblock and the pastedown in the back is showing some wear but the book is intact. The jacket shows light wear with a small crease on the inside corner jacket.
Ca 1967 A highly collectible coffee table book published by Harry Abrams, NYC and printed in Japan. Possibly a first edition since there is no publishing date.
The book is very slightly cocked and the pages have toning. The jacket has light wear with two small tears at the bottom and top of the spine. The red linen boards are fine. 104 hand tipped plates. 178pp.
A large softcover written by Jane Kallir and published by Harry Abrams NY in 1997. Full page colored photos. In excellent condition. 55pp.
A clean fresh copy of the attractive book "Masters of Light/Plein-Air Painting in California 1890-1930, published 2002, by the Irvine Museum. This First Edition (stated) copy is signed by both Joan Irvine Smith, and Jean Stern, two figures featuring prominently in the promotion of California plein-air paintings in the past thirty or so years. Smith, who passed away in 2019, was a socialite and philanthropist, with deep roots to Southern California (as in, the Irvine Ranch); Stern, an art histo...
A copy of the hardback book, with dust jacket, "Robert Bateman an Artist in Nature", 1990, hand signed by the artist in ink. Bateman (born 1930), beyond being an extremely talented Canadian artist, is a significant figure in conservation and preservation circles. For decades, he has created art, many of the profits derived therefrom donated to conservation-related causes. In the 1970's and early 1980's Bateman began to attract attention and from that time has become well-known in the wildlife...
A hardcover published in 1994 that highlights holloware, jewelry and cutlery exhibited at the Kolding Museum. There are B&W photos along with an extensive appendix noting the pieces, dimensions,etc.along with a chronology. The cover shows very light wear with minor creasing at the top of the back spine - the book itself is in excellent condition.
Written in Danish and German. 231pp.
A stated first edition hard cover published in 1998 by Swanstock - An Image Bank Company. In very good condition. No dust jacket. 168pp.
A copy of the hard cover book "VASARELY", by Gaston Diehl, published 1976 by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, printed in Hungary that year. The book was translated from the French by Eileen B. Hennessy. Condition is typical used; acceptable; cover soiling, pages 7-8 are completely loose, with others nearby loose but still attached. The book describes the evolution of the fascinating art of Victor Vasarely, known as one of the so-called Op Art practitioners, though obviously as we see herein,...
A HAND SIGNED copy of the 1990 soft cover book by Martha Kingsbury, University of Washington art history professor, "George Tsutakawa", describing the life journey of one of the treasured artists of the Northwest School at mid century. Tsutakawa signed in marker on the title page, adding "Seattle 1990". The book, 11" by 9" and approximately 160 pages, includes black and white and color photographs illustrating Tsutakawa's life and work. That work included woodcut prints, watercolors, painting...
A copy of the 1982 book "Wright Morris/Photographs & Words", this being one of 500 copies of the first edition, signed by the photographer. The book measures 12" by 9 3/4". There is no dust jacket. The book is in good but not mint condition. There is normal wear to the covers, including a small stain above "WRIGHT", and a slightly musty smell, the book having perhaps been in a damp location at some point. It is filled with the black and white photographs of humble architecture and landscape...
"Revelations of New England Architecture ~ People and their Homes " written by Jill Grossman with photographs by Curt Bruce.
Published by Grossman ( div. of Viking Press) in 1975,this hard cover features black and white photos of various styles of antique New England homes. The jacket is quite worn, the paste down has some tanning and the title page has foxing otherwise the book is in nice,tight condition. An excellent resource.
A revised soft cover edition featuring the works of Yousef Karsh. Published by the Museum of Fine Arts, the book includes B&W photos as well as subject descriptions. The cover shows light wear otherwise fine. 208pp.
Published in 1977 by Barron's,Woodbury, NY... an illustrated hard cover with dustjacket. The jacket shows light wear, and there is some tanning along the border however the book itself is fine. No script. 102 pps.
An oversized soft cover published by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1995. The cover shows very light wear otherwise the book is fine. 240pp including index.
Published in 2007 by the Institute, this heavy soft cover edition features some 300 works of art in full color. Like new. 328pp.
A hard cover with no dust jacket published is 1979 by the Smithsonian Institution. The cover shows light wear with mild tanning at the front left corner and there is an old price written in pencil on the front free paper. Many counties and time periods are referenced. A glossary is also included. Slightly musty. 126pp.
A signed inscribed copy of the book "courant continu", featuring the art photography of museum-level creative photographer RALPH GIBSON (1939-). The 13 1/2" by 9 3/4" book is complete with dust jacket. Photos are mostly in black and white but also in color. Gibson is an American art photographer known for his images featuring surreal juxtaposition and also erotic and mysterious undertones (as per Wikipedia). He was an assistant to Dorothea Lange in the early 1960's and worked with Robert Fra...
A clean, fresh copy of the 1983 hard cover book "Winners/My Thirty Years in Sports", hand signed and inscribed to the previous owners, by the famous late American artist of all things sports, LEROY NEIMAN (1921-2012). The 13 1/4" by 10 1/4" handsome, lavishly illustrated book is really one of the finest Neiman books, nicely organized by sport, with many paintings and drawings illustrated, most shown in color. There is no dust jacket. Only the lightest dust and soiling on the cloth covers. A ...
A hard cover book with dust jacket, "HANS ERNI", 1979, Zurich, by Walter Ruegg, edited by Ernst Scheidegger, featuring a comprehensive look at the life and work of the only recently deceased important Swiss modernist artist, HANS ERNI (1909-2015). The book contains an original soft pencil drawing of a young nude female, dedicated by the artist "Cordially to Lennye", dated 14 Juillet 2002, and signed Erni. A second original pencil drawing on a separate sheet tucked into the book, of one of Erni...
This is the 1929 tome, measuring about 13" by 11", published by Mitchell Kennerley of New York, listing the total of then known graphic works by the major American painter Arthur Bowen Davies (1862-1928), compiled by Frederic Newlin Price. Price wrote in the front "For Dano (sp.?) Lorini (sp.?) ---with the best wishes and and (sic.) delightful confidence in the hope for art in America Frederic Newlin Price". This is a very useful book for those attempting to collect the graphic works of Da...
Offered is the complete artist reference set, this particular edition consisting of 8 volumes, formally titled "Dictionnaire de Peintres", the now famous, almost iconic creation of French artist E. Charles Benezit. The single word "Benezit" is in common, casual use today by those in the art community who discuss where an artist is "listed". The internet and all its resources notwithstanding, "Benezit" remains an old classic standby reference work. The first edition was published in 1949. It ...
An example of the 1928 book by Waldemar George, titled "GROMAIRE", featuring images of the work of the French social realist artist Marcel Gromaire (1892-1971). The book was printed in Paris at the height of the Roaring Twenties, in an edition of only 560 examples, of which this is number 115. The work is part of a series, the first six volumes about other prominent and upcoming artists of the era, including Moise Kisling, Othon Friesz, Marcel Gromaire, Marc Chagall, Giorgio de Chirico, and Ts...
Published by the John Carter Brown Library in 1996,this book is one of 1500 copies. Rare manuscripts and books are illustrated. There is a black line along the bottom textblock; the cover is fine. No dustjacket. 147pp.
"Birds in Paradise" is the catalogue printed for the special exhibition of the same name at Van Cleef's L'Ecole, School of Jewelry Arts in 2019. The exhibition focused on jewelry inspired by birds and was drawn from two private collections and Van Cleef's heritage collection. The catalogue is printed entirely in color and features illustrations of about 100 jewels, as well as drawings and other source material for their design. It's completed with a series of scholarly essays. The catalogue was ...
An auction catalog from Sotheby's,
New York. The cover shows some wear and smudging on the back and bottom spine, and there is a pencil mark and imprint of a gallery name on the title page. The lots (360) are featured in B+W. Estimates are noted.
A soft cover catalog which show some wear at the spine. There were 217 lots in the auction including Medieval Works of Art, Renaissance Bronzes, Italian Maiolica, Ivories and Wood Carvings along with Renaissance Jewellery from the collection of the late Arturo Lopez-Wilshaw. No final tally sheet.
An oversized softcover published in 1993 by Benedikt Taschen and printed in Germany. Most of the 91 plates are in color. A chronology is listed in the back. The cover shows light wear. 96pp.
A soft cover book written by Lois Wasserspring and published in 2000 by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. In fine condition, the book highlights several artists. 131pp. Like new.
A soft cover with jacket published by Galerie Enrico Navarra circa 1989 and written in French. Chagall's paintings, sculptures, temperas and works on paper are featured.A biography summarizes his life and work. The cover has a slight crease at the top corner. 92pp.
Four hundred lots are noted in this auction catalog along with a final tally sheet.Furniture, clocks rugs, etc.