Art History from THE BOOK VAULT

Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1921. 2 Volumes: 10.25" X 8" in tan hard covers with gilt titles. EX-LIBRARY with all the usual paraphernalia - "discard" stamps on edges, etc. Rear hinge Vol. 2 just starting to crack; neat tape reinforced spines. Scuffed and worn; Both volumes clean and unmarked - rather solid, actually. Just not pretty: FAIR PLUS… Read more about this item

P.F. Collier & Son, Publishers, New York, 1904. 16.375" X 11.5" in illustrated boards with brown clot spine. Covers are heavily scuffed and soiled; text block has pulled away from the covers, but everything is present; Owner's name etc. at top right corner of flyleaf; Contents OK: FAIR MINUS condition. Black and white illustrations, except for "centerfold" which is in… Read more about this item

Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County, 1963. 10" X 7" in illustrated heavy paper covers with staple binding. Moderate soil, esp. on back cover. Name and 2 ink stamps on title page; abrasion near top of page, probably from sticker removal: GOOD. This is a nearly 60 year old exhibition catalog filled with crystal-clear photos of ancient Etruscan artifacts.… Read more about this item

Ekdotike Athenon S.A., 1975. 12.125" X 9.625" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers.EX-MUSEUM REF. LIBRARY. Edge of spine abraded; wear at top and bottom edges; significant shelf wear: GOOD condition. Contents excellent. Lots of large format color photos of archaeological sites and artifacts. 56pp.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

IBM Corporation, Endicott, NY, 1968. 13.25" X 9.75" in cream colored cloth with gilt titles. Clean, tight, unmarked; front endpaper rumpled. This is not damage, but is original to the book: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. Jacket - some soil, curled and worn at edges: just GOOD. Beautiful tipped-in color plates. This is #2925 of a limited edition of… Read more about this item

Presses Universitaires de France, 1985. 7" X 4.5" in heavy paper covers. Minor shelf wear, but clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD condition. 126pp. [CB067] FRENCH TEXT ONLY.. 4th Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, 2009. 12" X 9.5" in very heavy glossy card stock. Minor shelf wear, but clean, tight, unmarked: NEAR FINE condition. 122pp. Gorgeous illustrations. [BC025]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Sperling & Kupfer Di H. Betz & Co. Milano, 1928. 12.625" X 9.875" in black cloth with gilt titles. Damage at top of spine; s little wear at the bottom; Front and back hinges cracking, but still intact; contents very nice: GOOD MINUS condition. 36pp of text in ITALIAN ONLY. The Rest of the book (200+ pages) is made up… Read more about this item

Sotheby's, New York, 2007. 11.625" X 9" in glossy, illustrated heavy paper covers. A little shelf wear; crease across the very tip of the lower corner front cover; crease across top corner back cover; old price erasure top corner title page: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Filled with gorgeous illustrations. 431pp. [BD064]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Copernic, 1980. 10" X 9.125" in white hard covers. Clean, tight, unmarked - a whisker away from "like new." I rate this book as FINE PLUS or better. Jacket edges curling upward slightly. Otherwise, clean, minor shelf wear, no chips or tears: NEAR FINE. 107pp. FRENCH TEXT ONLY.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

Regenbogen Verlag Klaus Stromer], 2000. 8.5" X 4.625" in glossy white heavy paper covers. LIKE NEW inside and out. Appears never to have been read. 119pp. [BD008]. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, 1999. 10.25" X 9.75" in light gray cloth with dark gray titles. Bump upper back corner. Otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked - like new: NEAR FINE condition overall. Jacket shows a bit of curling and creasing along top edge: NEAR FINE. Gorgeous full-color (and B&W] illustrations throughout. 303pp. [CC093]. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

H. N. Abrams, 1971. 8.5" X 6.125" in hard covers. EX-LIBRARY with all the usual library paraphernalia [and then some]. Just "GOOD" condition. Text seems excellent. Tight and without marginal notes etc. Typical themes are presented in dictionary form with plenty of illustrations. Useful information. 252pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good.

Pearson, Inc. / Pentice-Hall, 2002. 12" X 9" in black cloth with sliver titles. Clean, tight, square and unmarked - LIKE NEW inside and out. Comes in a FINE slipcase. Minor wear; old price sticker on back. 768pp. [CB071]. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket.

Art Services Intl, 1994. 8.5" X 10.75" in glossy heavy paper covers. Minor shelf wear, esp. back cover: NEAR FINE or better condition. 206pp. Many Black and white illustrations. This is a large exhibition catalog with a great deal of information about this print maker.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1969. 11" X 8.5" in heavy paper covers. Moderate shelf wear: GOOD condition. B&W illustrations throughout + a great deal of biographical and explanatory material. 96pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft Athenaion M.B.H., Potsdam, 1929. 11.375" X 9.125" in black boards with a light gray cloth spine and gilt titles. Spine slightly darkened; very minor wear; clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. Nicely illustrated. Some illustrations are photos tipped in on black craft-type paper pages. 269pp. [BC025]. GERMAN TEXT ONLY. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

SOTHEBY'S, Inc. New York, 2007. 11.625" X 9" in handsomely illustrated heavy paper covers. Wear at foot of spine and a little at corners; old price top corner of title page; clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Filled with gorgeous photos of important artwork. 368pp. [BD064]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

E.P. Dutton and Company, New York, 1972. 9.5" X 8.25" in colorfully illustrated heavy paper covers. Shelf and edge wear; old price erasures on flyleaf. Otherwise tight, clean and unmarked: VERY GOOD. Nicely illustrated throughout. 224pp. [BB054]. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Philadelphia Museum of Art in association with Prestel, 1988. 11" X 8.75" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers: FINE condition. Beautifully illustrated. 177pp. [BB054]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.