All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Pre 1980 item #1442702
"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.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1980 item #1028707
The Bodhisattva Collection
Free with any Rose Medallion purchase or other Chinese Export pieces
A very good reference book that covers various Chinese export wares, but which is especially useful for Chinese Rose Medallion collectors. While the book is somewhat lacking in that most of the photos are black and white and not in color, the book is still very important as an encyclopedic guide to all the myriad of shapes and forms within the Rose Medallion genre...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1980 item #1362561
A stated first American Edition published by Clarkson N. Potter in 1974. A history of both candles and candlesticks starting from the 11th century. The jacket shows light wear. 117 b&w photos~120pp.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1980 item #1121921 (stock #ALib32)
Schuster, Felicia and Cecilia Wolseley, Vases of the sea. Far Eastern porcelain and other treasures. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1974. Hard cover binding with dust jacket.
Book on vases from China and from Japan made of porcelain, bronze, jade and cloisonne, and also a chapter on ivory and on lacquer. Numerous color illustrations.
Few unimportant traces of usage on the dust jacket, all in all in near new condition.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1980 item #1327366
A first edition hard cover with jacket written by Garth Clark and Margie Hughto and published by E.P. Dutton in 1979.The green pictorial jacket that shows wear along the top with a small tear. The book is in mint condition with only a small pencil price notation on the front free paper.Illustrated with black and white and colored photos throughout. 371pp.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1980 item #1054543
A small paperback published in 1971 by Forlag in Oslo. B&W and color photos. Includes many artists (Munthe, Munch, Heydahl, etc.)Light wear on the cover and a small brown stain on page 72~otherwise in very good condition. 71pp.+
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1980 item #1471150 (stock #04375)
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...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1980 item #1067522
The Gregorian Collection- Antique Oriental Rugs of the Great Silk Route from Chinese Turkestan to Anatolia. Softcover published in 1979 by Brandeis University/ Rose Art Museum. Exhibition catalog (3/29-5/6)~27 color + 6 B&W photos.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1980 item #1489316 (stock #1-1426)
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...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1980 item #1240793
Paperback catalog published by Rhode Island School of Design that accompanied a museum exhibit that took place between March 31, 1977 - May 8, 1977. The cover shows some wear but the book itself is fine.Black and white illustrations. 244 pgs.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1980 item #1312930
A catalog written by William Ezelle Jones and published in 1977 by the Los Angeles County Museum. The cover shows minor paper loss at the edges and there is a pen mark on the back free paper otherwise the book is fine. Forty four examples featured in B&W or colored photos. Hallmarks included...122pp
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1980 item #1484182
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.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1980 item #1430203
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.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Pre 1980 item #1352741
A large coffee table book written by Desmond Eyles and Richard Dennis and published by Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd.,Stoke on Trent 1978. Minor spotting on the first page but otherwise in good condition. Colored photos with production numbers and in some cases, artists are noted.432pp
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1980 item #1176071 (stock #B-8)
"Kaiseki: Zen Tastes in Japanese Cooking" by Kaichi Tsuji. 1972 First Edition, Kodansha. 207 pages. COlor & B/W plates, plus original wood block prints by Masakazu Kuwata. Introduction by Soshitsu Sen (grandmaster of Urasenke School of Chanoyu,) Foreward by Nobel Prize novelist Yasunari Kawabata. Clothbund Hardvover. Book Condition-New, but 2 cm tear on original paper dust jacket...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Pre 1980 item #1399709 (stock #WN197)
Galerie Hafner
$420.00
shipping included
A beautiful limited reference book containing the collection of the Baur Museum in Geneva, Switzerland of "Chinese Jades and Other Hardstones", written by Pierre F. Schneeberger. Hardback with 22 color, 105 b.& w. photo plates, 26 illustrations. Brown cloth with dustjacket, printed 1976 in a limited numbered edition of 1600, this is No. 19. Condition: clean, dust jacket with little wear and yellowing. Dimension: c. 28.8 cm x 24 cm x 2.8 cm, 2 kg.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1980 item #174542
This is the Excellent ART BOOK: HIS LIFE, ART AND LETTERS by Barbara E. White, 1984. 311p; Folio size 10 3/4" X 14"; 391 illustrations incl. 125 in full Color & some FOLDOUTS; condition is NF. jpgs give more info pertaining to RENOIR and this well-known Book
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Pre 1980 item #1424988
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.