Artist: Miss (Charlotte Caroline) Sowerby Publisher: E.G. Henderson & Son, (1857-1859), London, England

Dimensions: approx. 14.5" tall by 10.25" wide.

A beautiful hand-colored Zincograph etching by one of the most talented 19th century female botanical artist, Charlotte Caroline Sowerby.

This etching is from the "vary rare" ILLUSTRATED BOUQUET, 1857-64. Only one complete book has been discovered in the last 25 years.

This is a plate, #41 (XLI), and book was published by E. G...

Lorenzo Ghiberti: A two volume hardbound set, by Richard Krautheimer, Princeton University Press, published 1970, ISBN 0-691-03820-1, almost like new with very slight soiling and slight wear to dust jackets, 137 black and white plates, 146 illustrations, 334 pages of text.

Khmer Art in Reserve, original owner here, dust scratches on paper cover. In French and English. Buyer pays for packing & shipping.

Eight original copies of Macbeth Gallery’s Art Portfolios from Nov 1926, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct & Nov 1927, and May 1928. Published by Macbeth Gallery, 15 East 57th Street. Each 5.5x8.5 portfolio generally has 12 separate pages illustrated with black and white images of art new to the gallery along with a brief description of the artwork, artist profile and price. These are held in cardstock folio covers. Excellent condition...

Three original copies of Macbeth Gallery’s Art Notes from Jan 1927 (#84), June 1927 (#85, The 35th Anniversary Number) and Nov 1929 (#87). Published by Macbeth Gallery, 15 East 57th Street. Each 5x7 pamphlet has about 30 pages and is profusely illustrated with black and white images of gallery art along with essays on art and artist profiles. These are bound in gray soft covers. Excellent condition, pages are tight and covers have minor cover edge discoloration and bumped corners...

The Complete Etchings, Abrams Publishers, 1963, hard cover, First Edition, almost new condition, 307 Gravure Plates, 42 Pages of text, 10" X 13", Library of Congress Catalog Card # 63-19567.

Painter and Courtier, by Johnathan Brown, 1986, Yale University Press, used, like new, ISBN 0-300-3466-0 10" X 13", hardbound, 322 pgs, superb color and black and white illustrations.

Used, almost new, hardbound with dust jacket, 687 pgs, color and black and white, 1987, Lawrence Gowing-author, Stewart, Tabor and Chang Publishers, New York, 9 3/4" X 11 3/8" ISBN 1-55670-007-5

Superb art book, hard bound with original dust jacket, used, like new condition, 1st U.S. edition, published by Rizzoli International, 1984, 10" X 13", author, Pierre Schneider, ISBN 0-8478-0546-8

"Hamada Potter" by Bernard Leach. 1975 First Edition, Kodansha. Hadmade paper bound hard cover with original plastic dust cover. The book is bound with hand-laid paper from Fukui Prefecture coated with pine resin sizing. The titling on the cover and spine was silk-screened with natural Japanese lacquer by Wajima Craft, with the held of the lacquer artists Keisuke Ichinaka and Isaburou Kado. The image is Hamada's signature broken sugar cane motif which adorned so many of his pots...

"Yoshitoshi: The Splendid Decadent. The Last Master of Ukiyo-e" by Shinichi Sehi, translated by Alfred Birmbaum. 1985 First Edition, Kodansha. Clothbound Hardcover with original dust jacket. Condition - New. 157 pages, over 60 color plates and 80 B/W prints. "That Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was an artist of rare talent can hardly be disputed. That he was, moreover, the last great master of Ukiyo-e prints is becoming more widely recognized...

"Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints in the Spencer Museum of Art" by Roger Keyes. 1984 First Edition, Kodansha. Clothbound Hardcover with Original Dust Jacket. Condition - New. 199 pages, 60 color plates, 186 B/W reproductions, entries on 268 images, and a comprehensive bibliography. "Keyes focuses on the collaboration between artists and poets...

"Tsujigahana: The Flower of Japanese Textile Art" by Toshiko Ito. 1985 First Edition. Clothbound Hardcover with original dust jacket. Condition-New. 202 pages, numerous color plates. "In this book, not only is the beauty of tsujigahana spectacularly reproduced for those making their first acquaintance with the subject, but a Japanese scholar at the leading edge of research casts a penetrating light on te background, technique, and chronology of the art."

"Kosode: 16th-19th Century Textiles from the Nomura Collection" by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum, with essays by Monica Bethe and Margot Paul, edited by Naomi Noble Richard and Margot Paul. 1984 First Edition, Japan Society and Kodansha. Clothbound Harcover with original dust jacket. Condition - new. 234 pages...

"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. "The harmony, repose, and rhythm that one senses in the mood of the tearoom have their palatable echos in every...