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Photo of "Goethe et Bettina correspondance inedite ..."
[GOETHE], ARNIM, Bettina von. Goethe et Bettina correspondance inedite de Goethe et de Mme Bettina d'Arnim. Traduit de l'allemand par Seb. Albin. Paris. Au Comptoir des Imprimeurs Unis, 1843. First French editon. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. [2], xvi, 348, [4], 364pp. Recent navy morocco backed mottled boards. Minor wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, title-page laid-down due to tearing, loss to bottom corner of p.195-6, second half-title with repaired tear, some minor browning thought overall clean. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 13989
Photo of "Guicciardini's account of the ancient ..."
GUICCIARDINI, Lodovico. [PINKERTON, John?]. Guicciardini's account of the ancient flemish school of painting. Translated from his description of the netherlands, published in italian at antwerp, 1567. With a preface, by the translator. London. Printed for I. Herbert, 1795. Second English edition. Quarto. xv, [1], 36pp. With half-title. Uncut in original paper-backed marbled paper wrappers, with evidence of being disbound from a larger volume, with some loss and stitching to spine. Some browning and spotting internally. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14794
Photo of "João carlos: um artista do ..."
AUGUSTO, Artur. João carlos: um artista do livro. Lisboa. Edições Gleba, 1944. Limited edition. 4vo. 28pp. Original publisher's card wraps printed in black and tan. Top edge untrimmed, 16 full page woodcuts, bright and clean throughout. With the artist's presentation inscription 'To Cyril Kenney, friendly and sincerely, João Carlos, Lisboa 1957' to half-title. One of two hundred and fifty-three copies, this numbered 211. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 30075
Photo of "L'arco di costantino o della ..."
BERENSON, Bernard. L'arco di costantino o della decadenza della forma. Milano. Electa Editrice, [1952]. First edition. 8vo. 74pp, [16]. With 80 monochrome photographic plates. Original publisher's grey paper boards, lettered in black, dustwrapper. Upper board nearly detached, slight dust-soiling and chipping to dustwrapper. Upper hinge exposed, lightly browned. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'To Mason Hammond / with the affectionate / friendship / of / Bernard Berenson / (?) / Dec. 29 / 1952'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14538
Photo of "L'art chrétien primitif et l'art ..."
DIEHL, Charles. L'art chrétien primitif et l'art byzantin . Paris et Bruxelles. G. Van Oest, 1928. 4to. 61, [LXIV]. Contemporary half red morocco, red cloth boards, lettered and tooled in gilt. Top edge gilt, vivid marbled endpapers. A little scuffed and marked, though bright save a little foxing throughout. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30758
Photo of "Life and letters of William ..."
LANDSEER, Thomas. Life and letters of William Bewick (artist). London. Hurst and Blackett, 1871. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 300; vii, [1], 262, [2], 16pp. With a half-title to each volume, and engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I, and a 16pp. publisher's catalogue to Vol. II. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Quire F of Vol. I detached from text block, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed in pencil to ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 11674
Photo of "Lucio Fontana"
CIRLOT, Juan Eduardo.. Lucio Fontana. Barcelona. Editorial Gustavo Gili, [1966]. Small 4to. 59pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in pink, with original publisher's photographic dustwrapper. Boards sharp, wrapper a little nicked and marked. Presentation inscription to FFEP: 'For Sir Laurence Olivier with my greatest admiration.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31209
Photo of "Manuel de relieur, dans toutes ..."
LENORMAND, [Louis-Sébastien]. Manuel de relieur, dans toutes ses parties; précédé des arts de l'assembleur, du satineur, de la plieuse, de la brocheuse, et suivi des arts du marbreur sur tranches, du doreur sur tranches et sur cuir. Paris. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1831. Deuxiéme édition, revue, corrigée et considérablement augmentée.. 12mo. [6], viii, 286pp. With a half-title and three folding engraved plates. Without the terminal publisher's 36pp advertisement catalogue found in some copies. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper board detached, loss to spine. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. With 28pp of manuscript notes (and a double-page table) in a single hand to rear. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 16435
Photo of "Memoirs of an Aesthete 1939-1969"
ACTON, Harold. Memoirs of an Aesthete 1939-1969. New York. The Viking Press, 1970. First American edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's black cloth-backed purple paper boards, dustwrapper. A very good copy with only slightest of chipping to unclipped dustwrapper. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'For Mason and Florence / with all best wishes for / Christmas and the New Year / ever affectionately / Harold / 19 December 1973.' More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14541
Photo of "Mr. whistler's "ten o'clock""
[WHISTLER, James McNeill]. Mr. whistler's "ten o'clock". London. [Chatto and Windus], 1888. First edition. 29pp, [3].

[Bound with:] WHISTLER, J. A. MacNeill. Whistler v. Ruskin: art & art critics. London. Chatto & Windus, [1878]. Sixth edition. 17pp, [1].

[And:] WHISTLER, James A. McNeill. Wilde v Whistler: an acrimonious correspondence on art between Oscar Wilde and James A McNeill Whistler. London. Privately printed, 1906. First edition. 20pp.

Small quarto. Recent brown cloth-backed drab paper boards, lettered in gilt, original publisher's ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 18647
Photo of "Notes by Mr. Ruskin on ..."
RUSKIN, John. Notes by Mr. Ruskin on his Drawings by the late J. M. W. Turner, R.A. Exhibited at the Fine Art Society's Galleries, 148, New Bond Street, March, 1878. Also An Appendix containing a list of the Engraved Works of J. M. W. Turner exhibited at the same. [London]. [Printed by John C. Wilkins], [1878]. First edition. 8vo. 101pp, [1].

[Bound with:] RUSKIN, John. Notes by Mr. Ruskin on his Drawings by the late J. M. W. Turner, R.A. Exhibited at the Fine Art Society's Galleries, 148, New Bond Street, March, 1878... [London]. [Printed by John C. Wilkins], [1878]. Second edition. 111pp, [7].

8vo. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, vellum boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28712
Photo of "Notices sur les graveurs qui ..."
[BAVEREL, Jean-Pierre]. Notices sur les graveurs qui nous ont laissé des estampes marquées de monogrammes, chiffres, rébus, lettres initiales, etc., avec une description de leurs plus beaux ouvrages et des planches en taille-douce, contenant toutes les marques dont ils se sont servis : suivies d'une table qui en donne l'explication. Besançon. De l'Imprimerie de Taulin-Dessirier, 1807-08 First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xv, [1], 360, lix, [1]; [3], 6-322pp. With five engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-pieces. Rubbed, joints starting, spines dulled. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23277