EVOLUTIONS DE TERRE. ART MILITAIREEvolutionsEVOLUTIONS DE TERRE. ART MILITAIREEvolutions de Terre. Art Militaire from the Encyclopedie Diderot et d'Alembert , Guillame Le Blond, Paris: ca. 1780. Incomplete military manual from the Enlightenment encyclopedia.
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Unbound. Text pages 72-87 only. Total of sixty-three numbered plates, many folding, with 9,10,11 missing. Pages in good condition.
THE CHIMNEY-PIECE-MAKER'S DAILY ASSISTANTTheTHE CHIMNEY-PIECE-MAKER'S DAILY ASSISTANTThe Chimney-Piece-Maker's Daily Assistant , by John Crunden, Thomas Milton, and Placido Columbani, London: Henry Webley, 1766. 8vo.
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Front board detached but present, lacking frontispiece. Overall toning. 54 consecutively numbered plates, 33 is a fold-out page.
DESIGNS OF CHINESE BUILDINGS, FURNITURE...DesignsDESIGNS OF CHINESE BUILDINGS, FURNITURE...Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils , by Sir William Chambers, London: for the Author, Messrs. Dodsley, and others, 1757; 2o, with subscribers' list, text in English, twenty-one engraved, numbered plates by P. Fourdrinier (12), C. Grignon (3), E. Rooker (2), I. Fougeron (2), P. Sandby (1), and one unsigned, first edition. Chambers erected buildings in Kew Gardens, including the Pagoda, combining architecture with gardening, 21" x 14 1/2".
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Boards separated, foxing, wear to boards, losses to spine.
A NEW BOOK OF CYPHERS; MORE COMPLETE...AA NEW BOOK OF CYPHERS; MORE COMPLETE...A New Book of Cyphers; More Complete and Regular than Any yet Extant , by Colonel William Parsons, London: for the author, 1704, fifty numbered plates with six unnumbered at front and end. Provenance: (inscriptions) Thomas Cunningham, 1811; Fred R. Harrison, 1860.
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Contains several pages of builder's ledger accounts, beginning on front board and covering several pages verso, followed by several pages of manuscript practice. Last six pages verso contain manuscript practice and a poem. Front board detached but present, some foxing, toning.
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND BRASS FOUNDRY PATTERNBIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND BRASS FOUNDRY PATTERN BOOKBirmingham, England brass foundry pattern book, 18th c. , rare trade catalogue of hardware designs in brass, including drawer pulls, escutcheons, hinges, candle arms, and bosses, oblong quarto, 6 3/4" x 10 1/4".
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Lacking plates 40 and 43. Discoloration. Wear. 62 numbered plates of illustration. No title page.
RARE 1932 PORTFOLIO OF PUEBLO ART, LIMITEDRARE 1932 PORTFOLIO OF PUEBLO ART, LIMITED EDITION, PARTIAL CONTENTS (38 OF 50 PRINTS) "Pueblo Indian Painting. 50 Reproductions of Watercolor Paintings by Indian Artists of the New Mexican Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Sia." Publisher: C. Szwedzicki, Nice, France, 1932. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies signed by the publisher, of which this is #146. Contains 18-page introduction by Dr. Hartley Burr Alexander, the text in English and French and ONLY 38 0F 50 unbound numbered plates colored by the pochoir process on several different colors and weights of paper, heavy gray, tan and white stock, each captioned. Large folio, approx. 15" x 19 1/2". Wear and damage to portfolio, booklet and prints are good. In acid-free conservator's box.
RARE 1932 PORTFOLIO OF 50 PUEBLO POCHOIRRARE 1932 PORTFOLIO OF 50 PUEBLO POCHOIR PRINTS, LIMITED EDITION, COMPLETE "Pueblo Indian Painting. 50 Reproductions of Watercolor Paintings by Indian Artists of the New Mexican Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Sia." Publisher: C. Szwedzicki, Nice, France, 1932. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies signed by the publisher, of which this is #203. Contains 18-page introduction by Dr. Hartley Burr Alexander, the text in English and French and all 50 unbound numbered plates colored by the pochoir process on several different colors and weights of paper, heavy gray, tan and white stock, each captioned. Large folio, approx. 15" x 19 1/2". Minor wear to portfolio, booklet and prints are good. In acid-free conservator's box.
TWO ROYAL DOULTON NUMBERED PLATESTwoTWO ROYAL DOULTON NUMBERED PLATESTwo framed Royal Doulton numbered plates designed by James B Woods, one is numbered 1478, the other is numbered 946, Judaica subjects, plates measure 11 1/4 inches in diameter, overall framed measurements 25 1/2 x 14 inches. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
TWO ROYAL DOULTON NUMBERED PLATESToTWO ROYAL DOULTON NUMBERED PLATESTo Royal Doulton limited edition plates designed by James B Woods, One is numbered 372, the other is numbered 526, both with judaica subjects, plates measure 10 1/4 inches in diameter, overall framed measurements 25 1/2 x 14 inches. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
2 INSTRUCTIVE PICTURE BOOKS QUADRAPEDS2 INSTRUCTIVE PICTURE BOOKS QUADRAPEDS & SKETCHESLot of 4 books. The Instructive Picture Book Sketches From Nature or Pictures of Animal & Vegetable Life in All Lands, with 23 of 24 numbered plates (46/48 total images), plate XXIV missing, second edition, 1877, Edward Stanford, London; The Instructive Picture Book Quadrapeds, fourth edition, 1878, Edward Stanford, London, with 58/60 numbered plates, plates LIX and LX missing, . With The Picture Alphabet, McLoughlin Bros, New York; and The Story of Reynard the Fox, with six illustrations, Willis P. Hazard, Philadelphia, 1852. All as is, including fraying, wear and tears to spines, Picture Alphabet with tears to covers and pages, Instructive Picture Books and Reynard all with warping and discoloration to covers, corners bumped and chipped on all, foxing and discoloration to pages on all, Reynard covers separating.
From the estate of Maurice Binder. Born in 1918, Maurice Binder was an American film title designer, best known for his work on 14 James Bond films, including Dr. No. He died in 1991 at the age of 72.
FERNAND LEGER, DESSINS DE GUERRE & LAFERNAND LEGER, DESSINS DE GUERRE & LA FIGURE Includes: La Figure dans L'Oeuvre de Leger. Louis Carre, 1952, edition of 1000, 6 color lithographs and numerous b&w, softcover in original printed glassine wrapper, 10.75"h x 7.5"w; with, Douglas Cooper. Fernand Leger Dessins de Guerre 1915-1916. Berggruen & Cie, 1956, #432/650, text booklet and 44 numbered plates, inscribed on the colophon by Cooper, in printed paper folder and clear acetate slipcase, 10.25"h x 7.5"w
Early 18th C. (1720) ''Grand EscalierEarly 18th C. (1720) ''Grand Escalier du Chateau de Versailles'' folio with engravings by Surugue (1695-1769) after Lebrun and Chevotet numerous large engravings with numbered plates up to 24 (some numbers repeated some plates without numbers) sheet size 21'' h. x 15 1/2'' w.; along with Albion Gallery 1844 Annual with selected engravings from teh New-York Albion sheet size 20 1/2'' h. x 15 1/2'' w.; and a folio with engravings of the frescoes in the Piccolo mini Library.
12 vols. Shaw, George. General Zoology.12 vols. Shaw, George. General Zoology. London, 1800-1809. Vols. I-III, V-VII, parts 1 & 2 of each; Mammalia, Amphibia, Pisces, Insects, Birds. 8vo, contemp. calf; worn & desiccated, a few covers detached. With vignette title, 2 unnumbered plates & 762 copper-engraved plates. Internally generally clean, scattered light foxing. Ex-library - markings on spines & endpapers only. Bdgs. not uniform.