Art from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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John Bewick, Engraver on Wood (1760-1795)
by Tattersfield, Nigel
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$20.00
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London and new Castle : The British library & Oak Knoll, 2001. Book. Illus. by profuse Bewick wood engravings and other illustrations. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine red cloth with a fine dust jacket with the slightest wrinkle along the top. This is the American first edition, but it was printed in… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
A General History of Quadrupeds
by Bewick, Thomas (illustrator)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Stated 8th Edition
- Published
- 1824
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$250.00
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Newcaastle Upon Tyne, London and York: Bewick and Son; Longman and Co., and Wilson and Sons, 1824. Book. Illus. by Roughly 300 T.Bewick Woodcuts. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Stated 8th Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A new full red morocco leather binding in exceptional condition. The paper is fine, with no stains, no browning and no foxing.… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
Life in America, 2 volumes
by Davidson, Marshall B.
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$15.00
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1951. Book. Illus. by profuse paintings, engravings and photos . Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A cultural, artistic history of our country with profuse illustrations , compiled from the collections of the etropolitan Museum of Art and other sources by the author, who was Editor of Pubications at the Museum… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
The Life and Works of Gilbert Stuart
by Mason, George C.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1879
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$250.00
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. Book. Illus. by Photos and steel engravings of tn Stuart portraits, including the Athaeneum Washington. Near Fine. 3/4 Leather. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quite a remarkable copy, in 3/4 deep red morocco, gilt double lines along the edges, raised bands on the spine, gilt art deco flowers in… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
Shan Chai Ch'i T'u Lu (Shan Zhai Yi Qi Tu Lu) , 3 volumes
by Jung Keng (Rong Geng) (1894-1983)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1936
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$4,000.00
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Peiping, China: Harvard-Yenching Institute, 1936. Book. Illus. by 175 illustrations. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Limited edition of 200 copies, bound in string tied Chinese style with blue paper covers , all fine in three volumes. Inside no foxing or stains or prior owner marks. Preserved in the original blue… Read more about this item Item Price
$4,000.00
Reimei Kyokai Art Collection
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9784947619037
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$15.00
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Kyoto: Reimei Kyokai, 1987. Book. Illus. by fine Japanese art and objects in color. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Light grey hardcover with silver titles on the front board and the unfaded spine. Text in Japanese and English. No edgewear. no damage or scuffs to the dust jacket. The slipcase… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Masters of the Crafts
by Peter Weinrich (introduction), George F. MacDonald (foreword)
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780660107882
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$18.00
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Hull, Quebec, Canada: Canadian Museum of Civilizatioon , 1989. Book. Illus. by Color and black/white of the artists and theirfine craft work. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 'A fine record of the recipients of the Saidye Bronfinan award for excellence in the Crafts between 1977 and 1986. lFine, full page color illustrations… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
The Oeb's Excellencie, a Pictorial History of Western Calligraphy
by Whalley, Joyce Irene
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Ed.
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780800862824
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$22.00
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New York: Taplinger, 1982. Book. Illus. by profuse illustrations of calligraphy from the Roman alphabet. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy in the original pictorial soft cover, no edgewear, no prior owner marks, no staining or browning. Beautifully illustrated, fine calligraphy whether you are interested in the historical detail… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
Japanese Temples - Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens and Architecture
by Kidder, J. Edward
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1964
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$44.00
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New York: Harry Abrams, 1964. Book. Illus. by profuse photos by Tatsuzo Sato, Shihachi Fujimoto and others. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Commentaries and images of famous temples - Horyuji , Yakushiji, Todaiji, Toshodaiji, Taimadera, Muroji, Byodoin,, Chusonji, Joruriji, Jingohi and Kozanji, Kenchoji and Engakuji, Saihoji NS eYOnji, KinkKUJI ns FinkKUJI, sirokuji. … Read more about this item Item Price
$44.00
Kyffin, a Celebration by the Fellow and Licentiates of Designer Bookbinders
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2008
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$30.00
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London: Designer Bookbinders, 2008. Book. Illus. by color photos of fine design bindings. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy in white card covers, immaculate inside and out. This is a celebration of the Welsh painter, Kyffin Williams. A book of his watercolors was bound by 13 leading binders of… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
New Directions in Bookbinding
by Smith, Philip
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First U.S.
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780442277888
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$98.00
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New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1974. Book. Illus. by profuse color & black/white illustrations, plus profuse drawings. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Still an important book in the evolution of design, artistic book binding. Smith was revolutionary and still of great influence in his native England as well as in the U.S. An… Read more about this item Item Price
$98.00
The Book Beautiful and The Binding as Art
by Garvey, Eleanor (introduction) and Peter A. Wick (bibliographical descriptions
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1983
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$60.00
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New York and Boston: John F. Fleming and Priscilla Juvelis, 1983. Book. Illus. by 39 tipped on color full page plates of illustrations and bindings. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paul Bonet was a master binder, early in the French era of modern painting. His first important patron was Carlos Scherrer of Argentina… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
Drawings of the Holbein Family
by Schilling, Edmund (edited and plates chosen)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1939
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$9.00
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New York: The Art ook Publications, 1939. Book. Illus. by 61 plates, mostly full page. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original hardback, with a Holbein drawings of a man in black hat with brown hair on the front cover. No edgewear, slight soiling on the boards. The book was badly… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
Robin Hood: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads, 2 volumes
by Ritson, Joseph
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1832
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$600.00
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London: William Pickering, 1832. Book. Illus. by 58 fine Bewich woodcuts made for this 2 volume set, mostly by John Bewick. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Extant Relative to That Celebrated Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of His Life". Fine inside, with no foxing or browning. Printed by Whittingham… Read more about this item Item Price
$600.00
Artists of the Book in Boston, 1890-1910
by Finlay, Nancy
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$15.00
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Cambridge, Mass: Houghton Library, Harvard University, 1985. Book. Illus. by color frontispiece and about 100 in black & white. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Fine grey soft cover, impeccable condition inside and out. No wear, no rubs, no smudges, no prior owner marks. mIncludes a list of the artists' monograms. Boston arts, including book arts, were flourishing… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Treasures of the Castle of Good Hope
by Fehr , William
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$30.00
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cAPE tOWN: Board of Trustees Castle Art Collectiont, 1966. Book. Illus. by 225 illustrations. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original white cloth with color painting on front cover and no edge wear, no rubs, protected in a plastic sleeve. Inside , fine with nobrowning or stains and no prior owner marks.… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Turkish Ceramics
by Oz, Tahsin
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$20.00
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Istanbul: Turkish Press, Broadcasting and tourist Department Book. Illus. by 75 plates, 144 drawings of which 85 are colored, a few photos. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original red cloth spine, brown simulated leather boards with a bright gilt title on the front. Some edgewear, mostly at the corners. Inside,… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
China's Imperial Past
by Hucker, Charles O.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780804708876
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$8.00
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Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press, 1975. Book. Illus. by \7 maps and a few illustrations. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A bit of edgewear, almost a near fine copy , and "as new " inside, with no prior owner marks.k Dust jacket is nicke d on the corners and edges,… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.00
The Life and Works of Thomas Bewick
by Thomson, David Croal
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1882
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$195.00
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London: The Art Journal Office, 1882. Book. Illus. by frontispiece engraving of Bewick and 100 Bewick woodcuts. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original publisher brown cloth with a lighter brown panel on the front cover that includes the title and a Bewick bird on a branch. Corners bumped, spine ends worn, spine darkened… Read more about this item Item Price
$195.00
Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and kk Drawings, all 4 vol.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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$350.00
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London: Sotheby, 1974. Book. Illus. by Profuse, some folding and some in color. Volume 4 all in color. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Title continued, "from the Henri Vever Collection". All four volumes from auctions in 1974, 1974, 1977 and 1997. Grey cloth with no edge wear, no prior owner marks,… Read more about this item Item Price
$350.00
