January SALE! All books $100 and under are 30% off for the month of January in the folloowing subjects:
Browse Art Books on Sale
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This sale excludes artists' books, private press, and items sold on consignment.
Karl Flothmann, 1953. Paperback. May 1953 (Number 80) .Very good in off-white side stapled paper wrappers. About National Socialism. Text is bright. Crease along center where it had been folded. 16 pages. German. in wraps. GER3/2042. Very Good. More
Leipzig: Volk Und Buch Verlag, 1948. Softcover. Scarce. Scholar Germann writes about the foundations of African culture and art. In light green wrappers with title on spine. Fading to spine and wrapper edges, light browning to pages but still very good. In German. 5 x 7 inches. 132 pages. African Art. ART/010517. Very Good. More
circa 1930. Hardcover. A book of 60 caricatures. No stated printer or date. Bound in red cloth with gilt title to front cover. Front endpaper and title page present but detached. These two pages (and the rear free endpage) are printed on a different paper stock than the caricatures and they are a bit brittle and browned. Interior hinges are a little fragile. The illustration pages are clean, but a little browned along the margins. In red dust jacket titled in gilt on front panel. Minor chipping to edges of jacket and few small holes to spine panel. Spine of jacket is a little faded. Unpaginated [60 pages.] Art. ART01/011900. Very Good / Very Good. More
Stuttgart: Ernst Battenberg Verlag, 1963. Hardcover. 4to. In German. This title examines the usage of color in culture and life. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to front board and decorative black and gilt title to spine. Minor scuffing/soiling to front board. Pristine interior with bright text. Filled with tipped-in color plates. Plates range from images of nature to reproductions of artwork. Tight binding. 275 pp. ART/081904. Very Good Plus. More
Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1969. Paperback. Excerpt taken from Sonderdruck aus zu Begriff und Problem der Renaissance. Very good in white paper wrappers with blue cloth spine and title to front cover in black. Thin octavo. Presentation copy with inscription on front cover. Paperclip rust marking on front cover across signature and to first few pages of text. Insides are clean and bright (except for paperclip marking). German. 59 pages numbered 335 to 394. German Art. GER/2073. Very Good. More
Frankfurt: Literarische Anstalt Rütten & Loening, 1919. Hardcover. Bound in quarter black leather over cream and black paisley-designed paper boards in very good plus condition. Gilt title and designs on spine, slightly chipped at top. Rubbing and wear to hinges and spine. Minor browning to edges of boards and edges of pages. Illustrated. Interior clean and bright. 240 pages. German. GER/1073. Very Good +. More
Leipzig: Verlag von E.A. Seemann, 1922. Hardcover. Third edition. Very good in dark tan cloth with green and black lettering on spine and front cover. Dark stain (about 2 wide) along upper-quarter of spine, spilling onto front hinge area. Binding a bit loose but hinges are tight and binding is secure. A few smudge marks to covers and interior, but clean overall. illustrated throughout. 543 pages, index; dimensions: 12 x 10. Art. GER206110. Very Good. More
Leipzig: Verlag von G.U. Seemann, circa 1920. Paperback. Includes eight color reproductions of Dutch painter Gerard ter Borch (1617 - 1681)'s works and a brief introduction by Karl Schwarz. A very good, paperback volume of the artist's work. Brown paper wrappers with decorative embossing in black and green and tipped-in circular image of a woman with a lyre. A few small chips and short tears to edges of wrappers. Clean and bright. 8 high quality tipped-in color images and an introduction. 8 pages of text plus 8 plates mounted on thick cardstock. Size: Thin Folio. Art. GER/7102. Very Good. More
Höchstadt: Mens-verlag, 1947. Hardcover. SCARCE. Very good in light-blue paper covered boards with beige title to front board and spine. Light stamp to rear board as well and a few small spots of light soiling. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations and directions to make hats, shoes, and bags. 80 pages. German language. GER1/2052. Very Good. More
Berlin: Im Verlag von Julius Bard, nd. Hardcover. with 31 illustrations. Bound in white cloth with elaborate blue and red decoration to front board and spine. Titled in black on spine and front cover reads "Giorgio Vasari. Künstler der Renaissance." Light wear to edges of boards and a few spots of foxing to hinges. Slight browning to spine. Each chapter begins with a decorative initial. Illustrated. Clean and bright. 444 pages. In German. GER209171. Very Good. More
Honnef Rhein: Hans Peters Verlag, 1961. Hardcover. Very good in grey cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Minor wear to corners. Clean, bright interior filled with 146 black and white illustrations. There are a few fold-out illustrations and 6 in full color. In grey dust jacket with white title to spine and front panel. Large closed tear to front panel of jacket and minor wear to edges. Size: quarto. 146 pages. German. GER2/2222. Very Good / Very Good. More