SMITH, Thomas. The Art of Drawing in its Various Branches, exemplified in a course of twenty-eight progressive lessons, calculated to afford those who are unacquainted with the art, the means of acquiring a competent knowledge without the aid of a master; being the only work of the kind in which...
Item nr. 144851
Price: $1,500.00
HUNDERTPFUND, Libertat. The art of painting restored to its simplest and surest principles, translated from the German. xi, 122, [ii] pp. Illustrated with 23 plates of which 3 are engraved and printed on thin cards (one each of a palette and brushes), 20 in colour lithography and a large folding...
Item nr. 143604
Price: $1,500.00
PETZOLD, Eduard. Beiträge zur Landschafts-Gärtnerei. Zur Farbenlehre. ix, [1], 68 pp. Illustrated with ten numbered diagrams of which seven were coloured by a contemporary hand on four plates. Small 4to., 220 x 170 mm, bound in early black boards, gilt lettering on red paper spine label and initials in lower...
Item nr. 153808
Price: $7,500.00
JAPANESE ORNAMENTAL WOODBLOCK PRINTS. Bijutsu Kai. Collection of Pictures Regarding Colour Designs for Japanese Textiles Costumes. Five parts in one volume. Five folding plates and 18 full-page coloured woodblock prints per section, for a total of 95 original illustrations. 8vo., 232 x 160 mm, bound in Japanese accordion style with...
Item nr. 142126
Price: $7,500.00
MAYRHOFFER, Johann Nepomuk. Anleitung zur Blumen-Zeichnung. 2 ff. Illustrated with 14 full-page lithographs of flowers. Oblong 4to., 240 x 380 mm, bound in old blue wrappers, preserved in green half-morocco folding case. Munich: Im Verlag der lithographischen Kunst-Anstalt bey der Feyertags-Schule, 1816.
Extremely rare early example of German lithography. "Mayrhoffer's flowers...
Item nr. 55630
Price: $1,750.00
BARTOLI, Cosimo. Del modo di misurare le distantie, le superficie, i corpi, le piante, le provincie, le prospettive, & tutte le altre cose terrene, che possono occorrere a gli huomini, Secondo le uere regole d'Euclide, & de gli altri piu lodati scrittori. [4], 141, [3] ff. Illustrated with 163 woodcut...
Item nr. 149988
Price: $7,500.00
[ZANETTI, Anton Maria and Marco BOSCHINI]. Della pittura veneziana trattato in cui osservasi l'ordine del Busching, e si conserva la dottrina, e le definizioni del Zanetti... Two volumes. viii, 145 (i.e., 245), [3, including final blank] pp.; 256 (i.e., 272) pp. Each volume illustrated with an engraved frontispiece. 8vo., 165...
Item nr. 150406
Price: $1,850.00
DAAE, Dr. A. Die Farbenblindheit. 9 pp. Illustrated with a wool diagnostic test of 70 dyed wool samples, and a lithographed Snellen chart inserted at front. 8vo., 220 x 144 mm, pamphlet loose in publisher's brown cloth folder incorporating wool sample chart into rear board. Berlin: P. Dörffel, [1878].
Third Edition...
Item nr. 160124
Price: $1,500.00
MEYNIER, Johann Heinrich. Die Kunst zu Tuschen und mit Wasserfarben: sowohl in Miniatur, als in Gouache und in Aberlischer-oder Aquarell-Manier, Landschaften, Porträte, und andere Gegenstände zu mahlen: nebst Vorausgeschickten Bemerkungen über die Kunst zu zeichnen. xvi, 301, [3] pp. Illustrated with 8 leaves of plates, of which 2 are folding...
Item nr. 144007
Price: $2,500.00
ANDRE, George G. The Draughtsman's Handbook of Plan and Map Drawing, including instructions for the preparation of engineering, architectural, and mechanical drawings. With numerous illustrations and coloured examples. xii, 150 pp. with [2] pp.of advertisements. Illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations and 33 photo-litho & lithographic plates, of which 15 are...
Item nr. 143973
Price: $495.00
BANCROFT, Edward. Experimental Researches concerning the Philosophy of permanent Colours; and the best Means of producing them by Dyeing, Calico Printing, &c. Two volumes. xlv, [3], 401; [4], 394 pp. 8vo., 210 x 125 mm, bound in contemporary calf. Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1814.
First American and Best Edition, reprinted from the...
Item nr. 142410
Price: $975.00
FACON-ZEITUNG. Facon-Zeitung fuer Toepfer, Fayance=, Steingut=, Topfwaren= und Offen=Fabrikanten. Monatliche Mustersammlung der modernsten und gschmackvollsten Formen von Topf= und Fayance=Geschirren, Oefen, Ofentafeln und Ornamenten aller Art. Year One through Year Three (all published). Illustrated with 108 plates, of which 87 are coloured lithographs, some with added gilt and/or hand-coloured highlights...
Item nr. 126740
Price: $5,000.00
GYOSAI, Kawanabe. Gyosai Gadan. Two parts in 4 volumes. Xylographically printed and illustrated throughout, including many double-page woodcut illustrations. 4to., 178 x 257 mm, bound in original woodblock wrappers with paper labels, sewn Japanese-style, together in original blue shitzu box with coloured woodblock label on front cover. [Tokyo]: Iwamoto Shun...
Item nr. 151893
Price: $8,750.00
MITTERMEIER, L.L. Handbuch der Zeichnen- und Malerkunst. Enthaltend die verschiedenen Methoden, selbst ohne vorgehenden Unterricht im Zeichnen und ohne natürliche Anlage treu nach der Natur und nach Originalgemälden zu zeichnen, das Ganze der Pastell-, Elfenbein-und Miniatur-, Oel-, Glas-, Porzellan- und Staffiroder Gebäudemalerei so wie auch das Lithochromiren, das Restauriren und...
Item nr. 147361
Price: $2,250.00
VREDEMAN DE VRIES, Hans. Hortorvm Viridariorvmque elegantes & multiplicis formae...delineatae a Iohanne Vredmanno Frisio. Contents include engraved title with and architectural border followed by 28 engraved plates by Philips Galle after Hans Vredeman de Vries. Antwerp: Philips Galle, 1583. BOUND AFTER:
VITRUVIUS POLLIO, Marcus. Vitruuius Des aller namhafftigisten vnnd Hocherfarnesten Romischen...
Item nr. 164704
Price: $25,000.00
CASTEL, Louis B. L'Optique des Couleurs, Fondée Sur Les Simples Observations, & Tournée Surtout À La Pratique De La Peinture, De La Teinture & Des Autres Arts Coloristes. [2], xviij, 487, [9] pp. Illustrated with 2 leaves of plates. 12mo., 165 x 92 mm, bound in contemporary speckled calf, gilt...
Item nr. 147167
Price: $2,500.00
BOSCHINI, Marco. La Carta del Navegar Pitoresco. [20], 680, [10] pp. Illustrated with an engraved allegorical frontispiece, an engraved portrait, and 25 full-page engravings. Small 4to., 211 x 145 mm, bound in French early eighteenth-century full red morocco, gilt-tooled spine. In Venetia: Per li Baba, 1660.
First Edition, an important work...
Item nr. 144815
Price: $9,750.00
MANESSON MALLET, Alain. La geometrie pratique, divisee en quatre livres... 4 volumes. [26], 346, [2]; [12], 338; [14] 360; [12], 282 pp. Illustrated with engraved portrait of Louis the XIV, an engraved portrait of the author followed by 494 engraved full page plates plus numerous in text tables and diagrams....
Item nr. 158506
Price: $9,500.00
BARBARO, Daniel. La Pratica della Perspettiva di Monsignor Daniel Barbaro Eletto Patriarca D'Aquileia, Opera molto utile a Pittori, a Scultori, & ad Architetti. [2], 196, [12] pp. Illustrated with over 200 woodcut diagrams and illustrations of which over 20 are full-page and one double-page. Folio, 300 x 204 mm, bound...
Item nr. 151063
Price: $17,500.00
VENICE. BOSCHINI, Marco. Le minere della pittura. [36], 572, [4] pp., including seven full-page engravings. 12mo., 160 x 90 mm, bound in contemporary carta rustica, with later manuscript author and title on spine. In Venezia: Appresso Francesco Nicolini, 1664.
First Edition of this seminal guide to public works of art in...
Item nr. 150416
Price: $5,850.00
LIPP, G.J. Practische Anweisung zur Ausführung der Farben-Arbeiten für Maler, Lackirer, Tischler, Maurer u.a.m., als: wie ein Oel-Anstrich schön zu halten ist; wiedie Farben und Firnisse behandelt werden müssen; wie das Bleiweiß auf die feinste Art, ohne es zu reiben oder zu mahlen, und zwar tatsächlich 3 bis 4 Centner...
Item nr. 147192
Price: $1,750.00
VASARI, Giorgio. Ragionamenti del Sig. Cavaliere Giorgio Vasari. Sopra le inventioni da lui dipinte in Firenze nel Palazzo di loro Altezze Serenissime. Insieme con la inventione della Pittura da lui cominciata nella Cupola. [8], 186, [18] pp. Illustrated with the Giunta printing device with initial "F" on title-page and, in...
Item nr. 150554
Price: $7,500.00
HASERICK, Ernest C. The Secrets of the Art of dyeing Wool, Cotton, and Linen, including bleaching and coloring Wool and Cotton Hosiery and Random-yarns. A Treatise based on Economy and Practice. [8], 131, [1] pp., plus xxxvi, [1] leaves with 323 mounted fabric samples of wool, cotton, linen, and yarn...
Item nr. 157067
Price: $2,500.00
ISE, Sadatsune and Nobumitsu KURIHARA. Tazuna Zushiki [Horse Rein/Bridle Designs]. 4 leaves preface and 7 leaves illustrated with colour woodcuts. 8vo., bound in publisher's patterned boards with title-label on top cover, preserved in a Japanese chitsu folding case. Japan, ca. 1834.
An attractive collection of coloured woodcut designs for the...
Item nr. 123599
Price: $1,750.00
BOUTET, Claude. Traite De Mignature pour apprendre aisement a peindre sans maitre. Avec le secret de faire les plus belles couleurs, l'or bruni & l'or en coquille. Frontispiece, [14], 269, [19] pp. Illustrated with 2 leaves of plates. 8vo., bound in contemporary boards. The Hague: Louis and Henry van Dole...
Item nr. 147182
Price: $2,500.00