Die Italienischen Buchdrucker- und Verlegerzeichen bis 1525 by Kristeller, Paul O., 1863-1931 - 1893 / 2000

Editions Albert Skira, Paris, 1939; First Edition; tall quarto (11 1/4" x 15 1/4"). Large portfolio of selections from the works of Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Camille Pissarro. An entry in the "XIX Century Masterpieces Of French Painting," series printed in Paris in conjunction with French and European Publications, Inc., New York. Authoritative eleven-page English language introduction by Pierre Francastel, containing one in-text tipped-in plate, is followed by 13 beautiful full-page laid-in color plates tipped onto heavy card stock, suitable for framing. Printed in Switzerland. Very Good Plus, tiny chip of the paper covering in the blank area at the uppermost extremity of the spine panel, not affecting titles or graphics. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp. All plates brilliant and Fine.

Graphis Arte Editions, Livorno, 1993; First Edition in English; Limited to 1000 copies; quarto, 275 pages; blue cloth; gilt titles; illustrated. Definitive catalogue raisonné of the graphic work of Marino Marini (1901-1980), the culmination of twenty years of research by Giorgio and Guido Guastalla resulting in considerable changes to the previous cataloguing, ordering, and dating of the artist’s works. Illustrated with over 435 reproductions in color and b&w, quite a number full-page. Exhaustive catalogue at the back with photo, date, and technical data for every graphic work in Marini’s oeuvre. Includes eight previously unpublished works. Foreword by the authors, preface by Marina Marini, the artist’s wife, and eight-page introductory critical essay by renowned Italian art critic Mario de Micheli. Translation to English from the original Italian supervised by Leslie J. Sachs. Finely published and printed on Brilliant Garda Matt paper from the Garda Mill, by Grafiche Favillini in Livorno,… Read More

Les Editions Du Chene, Paris, 1946; First Edition; tall quarto (11" x 15"). Large portfolio album with four pages of commentary on the works of Paul Cezanne by Pierre-Marie Auzas accompanied by 16 beautiful individual full-page laid-in color plates tipped onto heavy card stock, removable for framing. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp and bright. All plates brilliant and Fine. Text in French.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1969; First Edition; 4to, 217 pages. The life and work of Richard Lindner, with analytical text by Dore Ashton accompanied by 187 photographic reproductions of Lindner’s art, including 52 tipped-in plates in full color. Beautifully bound in bright red silk with dramatic cover design in gold. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has two small (1/2") closed edge tears.

NY: Lyle Stuart, 1882. First American edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Macmillan, 1882. Folio, 9" x 12 3/4", xvi+384pp., illustrated with plates, most are full-page, tissue-guarded. Brown cloth with leather backstrip. Backstrip gone, covers attached loosely with original binder's cloth bands. Moisture indications to top of boards flyleafs and scattered throughout text block. First 20 sheets, last 10 (including 2 plates) with color bleed stain from the boards, pages uncut. Text and plates clean. Sold as fair. . 1st. Hard. Fair. Folio.

Editions Albert Skira, Paris, 1939; First Edition; tall quarto (11 1/4" x 15 1/4"). Large portfolio of selections from the works of Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Camille Pissarro. An entry in the "XIX Century Masterpieces Of French Painting," series printed in Paris in conjunction with French and European Publications, Inc., New York. Authoritative eleven-page English language introduction by Pierre Francastel, containing one in-text tipped-in plate, is followed by 13 beautiful full-page laid-in color plates tipped onto heavy card stock, suitable for framing. Printed in Switzerland. Very Good Plus, tiny chip of the paper covering in the blank area at the uppermost extremity of the spine panel, not affecting titles or graphics. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp. All plates brilliant and Fine.

Graphis Arte Editions, Livorno, 1993; First Edition in English; Limited to 1000 copies; quarto, 275 pages; blue cloth; gilt titles; illustrated. Definitive catalogue raisonné of the graphic work of Marino Marini (1901-1980), the culmination of twenty years of research by Giorgio and Guido Guastalla resulting in considerable changes to the previous cataloguing, ordering, and dating of the artist’s works. Illustrated with over 435 reproductions in color and b&w, quite a number full-page. Exhaustive catalogue at the back with photo, date, and technical data for every graphic work in Marini’s oeuvre. Includes eight previously unpublished works. Foreword by the authors, preface by Marina Marini, the artist’s wife, and eight-page introductory critical essay by renowned Italian art critic Mario de Micheli. Translation to English from the original Italian supervised by Leslie J. Sachs. Finely published and printed on Brilliant Garda Matt paper from the Garda Mill, by Grafiche Favillini in Livorno,… Read More

Les Editions Du Chene, Paris, 1946; First Edition; tall quarto (11" x 15"). Large portfolio album with four pages of commentary on the works of Paul Cezanne by Pierre-Marie Auzas accompanied by 16 beautiful individual full-page laid-in color plates tipped onto heavy card stock, removable for framing. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp and bright. All plates brilliant and Fine. Text in French.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1969; First Edition; 4to, 217 pages. The life and work of Richard Lindner, with analytical text by Dore Ashton accompanied by 187 photographic reproductions of Lindner’s art, including 52 tipped-in plates in full color. Beautifully bound in bright red silk with dramatic cover design in gold. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has two small (1/2") closed edge tears.

NY: Lyle Stuart, 1882. First American edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Macmillan, 1882. Folio, 9" x 12 3/4", xvi+384pp., illustrated with plates, most are full-page, tissue-guarded. Brown cloth with leather backstrip. Backstrip gone, covers attached loosely with original binder's cloth bands. Moisture indications to top of boards flyleafs and scattered throughout text block. First 20 sheets, last 10 (including 2 plates) with color bleed stain from the boards, pages uncut. Text and plates clean. Sold as fair. . 1st. Hard. Fair. Folio.