"Antique Boxes" by Clarke & O'Kelly

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Contemporary: item #265715

"Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society 1700-1880"

by Antigone Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly

Published by Schiffer Publications

A must for any box collector, this new publication is well researched and lavishly illustrated and includes good close-ups of a wide variet... Click for details

Images of Floating World Japanese Woodblock Lane

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Fine Art Pre 1980: item #265526
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Full title, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print, Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-E" by Richard Lane. This is an indispensible classic on woodblock prints. Lots of color plates show the history of these "floating world pictures". The illustrated dictionary section includes Hiroshige's complete "100 Views of Edo" and "53 Stations of the Tokaido" in thumbnails plus publisher and censor seals, signatures and crests. ... Click for details

The Artists of Washington, D.C. by Virgil McMahan

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Fine Art Pre 2000: item #265295

We have a limited number of copies of the "Artists of Washington, D.C., 1796-1996" from the estate of Virgil McMahan. Published privately, this is the best biographical dictionary available on Washington area artists. Extensively researched, and illustrated with b/w photos of the author's own collection of paintings, it provides information on more than two thousand artists born before 1900. Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 240 pages

Wichman Japonism: The Japanese Influence Western Art

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Fine Art Pre 1990: item #264808
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A large folio sized book on the Japanese influence over Western art during the last 2 centuries. Full title "Japonisme: The Japanese Influence on Western Art", by Siegfried Wichmann. Published in New York, Park Lane, 1985; ISBN:0517479761 . Hard Cover with unclipped dust jacket, 12" by 15". Near fine condition.

Text reinforced by pictures on nearly every page make comparisons. See examples here, including the exa... Click for details

A Signed Book by Colette

Traditional Collectibles: Books Pre 1930: item #264797
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Sept Dialogues de Betes

by Colette Willy

Printed in Paris, 1927, inscribed and signed

Now quarterbound in black leather with gilt and raised spine, marbled boards and endpapers and gilt top edge, several pages uncut.

An Account of Russia as it was in the Year 1710

Traditional Collectibles: Books Pre 1800: item #264788
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An Account of Russia as it was in the Year 1710

by Lord Charles Whitworth

,Printed at Horace Walpole's Strawberry-Hill Press in 1758, small 8vo, first Edition, Errata Leaf at rear, Full polished calf, boards re-attached, repair to top 1/2" of spine, edges rubbed, otherwise v.g. A very nice copy of an early Strawberry-Hill book

Sharaku Enigmatic Ukiyo-e Master Woodblock

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Fine Art Pre 1990: item #260760
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A beautiful slim volume on Sharaku by Muneshige Narazaki, published by Kodansha in 1983, lst edition. The title says it all. The book has beautiful plates on every page. And it has a full series of all Sharaku's prints in black & white at the end. A slim and authorative volume.

About 10.5" x 14" near oban size; 46 glossy pages. Near mint condition with gorgeous jacket all intact and unclipped. ... Click for details

The Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References New: item #260331
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The Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins: A Complete Guide to the History, Types and Values of Roman Imperial Coinage. By David Van Meter, Ph.D. Highlights of this Popular Numismatic Reference: 8,160 coin types and major varieties are catalogued in attentive detail. No other one-volume or even two-volume reference offers as thorough a catalogue of Roman coinage! Over 1,000 quality photographs of Roman Imperial Coins permit you to appreciate more than ever the artistry and lore of Roman coins! ... Click for details

Yoshitoshi's 36 Ghosts by Stevenson Woodblock

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Contemporary: item #260310
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A favorite book by John Stevenson about Yoshitoshi's magnificent woodblocks of famous Japanese ghost tales. Full title "YOSHITOSHI'S THIRTY-SIX GHOSTS". Published by Weatherhill 1983, ISBN:0834801892, lst edition, hardbound with beautiful unclipped dust jacket, 14.5" by 10.5", 92 pages. Book is in near fine condition.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) had a short life as a very popular artist during the Meiji era. ... Click for details

"The Water Fowl of the World" - Jean Delacour

Traditional Collectibles: Books Pre 1960: item #196318

This fine book contains 16 plates in color by Peter Scott and 33 distribution maps. Four-Volume Set. Country Life Limited, London, 1954. Excellent condition.