1995. Zuchowski, Tadeusz, ed. Between Renaissance and Classicism: European Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Museum in Poznan. Poznan: National Museum 1995. 115p, 43 ills. Good large paperbound. In English and Czech. ** A variety of 43 finished and preparatory drawings from several countries... More
1909. Venturi, Adolfo, et al. Collection of Objects of Art and Antiquities of Chev. Prof. Mariano Rocchi. Rome: "La Speranza" 1909. 51p, many ills. Good paperbound (soiled; spine reinforced with clear tape). ** Overview of the Rocchi collection, which was located on the Via Nazionale in Rome opposite the American..... More
1996. Smith, Elizabeth Bradford, et al. Medieval Art in America: Patterns of Collecting 1800-1940. Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, 1996. 243p, many ills. + 16p of color ills. Very good paperbound (back cover scuffed). ** Over a dozen chapters by various authors on the formation of medieval art..... More
1959. Michener, James A. Japanese Prints from the Early Masters to the Modern. Rutland, VT, and Tokyo: Tuttle, with the cooperation of the Honolulu Academy of Arts 1959. 2nd ptg. Notes on the prints by Richard Lane. 287p, 257 ills. (55 in color), some of them tipped in. Very good..... More
1974. Kahmen, Volker. Art History of Photography. NY: Viking 1974. 232p, 370 ills., some in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (chipped). ** Short cogent analysis of the work of major photographers in the context of the "aesthetic standards and social and economic conditions" of their times. From Daguerre..... More
Chamberlain, John. Judd, Don, et al. The Chinati Foundation / La Fundacion Chinati. Zurich: Bodmer + Weber 1987. N.p., many photos and line ills., some in color. Good paperbound (cover wear, soil). In English and Spanish. One of 3500 copies. ** Introduction to the collection of, and plans for, this..... More
1996. Harrison, Pegram. Frankenthaler: A Catalogue Raisonne Prints 1961-1994. NY: Abrams 1996. 510p, 376 ills. (306 in color), many of them large. Fine hardcover in very good d.j. ** Text, "Conversations with Prints," by Suzanne Boorsch, on Helen Frankenthaler's career as a printmaker. A beautiful, scupulously detailed book. Large and..... More
![The Glorious Nosebleed: Fifth Alphabet [1st ed. in d.j.]. Edward Gorey](/pictures/thumb/A6383.jpg?v=1582644963)
1974. Gorey, Edward. The Glorious Nosebleed: Fifth Alphabet. NY: Dodd, Mead, 1974. N.p., many ills. by Gorey. Very good hardcover in very good uncliped d.j. Very slight shelfwear and soil. ** First trade edition: Toledano A59c. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
1989. Glassie, Henry. The Spirit of Folk Art: The Girard Collection at the Museum of International Folk Art. NY: Abrams 1989. 276p, 345 large ills., 285 in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Presents 300 objects of all kinds from this New Mexico museum, from around the..... More
1992. Freeman, Brad, and Johanna Drucker. Otherspace: Martian Ty/opography. [Atlanta] Nexus Press and [NY] Interplanetary Productions 1992. N.p., many varied ills. printed in black and red. Fine hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** Adventures of astrophysicist Jane as she explores the surface of Mars. The long colophon describes the computerized..... More
![On Reading [1st ed. in d.j.]. Andre Kertesz](/pictures/thumb/A6183.jpg?v=1553603535)
1971. Kertesz, Andre. On Reading. NY: Grossman 1971. 1st ed. [64]p, ca. 60 pls. Fine hardcover in very good unclipped d.j. (slight shelf soil and edge wear, some light scratching, spine yellowed as usual). ** A book to lose yourself in, as are Kertesz's subjects lost in books. It never..... More
1991. Fessler, Ann. Art History Lesson. Baltimore [Author] 1991. [12]p, several ills. Very good stapled paperbound (light handling wear). ** Long before the #Metoo Movement, Fessler juxtaposed art historian H.W. Janson's commentary on Poussin's philosophy of art ("The highest aim of painting, [Poussin] believed, is to represent noble and serious..... More
![Secretariat [1st ed.]. Raymond G. Woolfe, Jr](/pictures/thumb/4653.jpg?v=1582748383)
1974. Woolfe, Raymond G., Jr. Secretariat. Radnor, PA: Chilton 1974. 187p, many photos by the author, many in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. Green spot on jacket is due to a color printing error. Photo is cropped. ** The first edition of this handsome tribute; race charts printed..... More
1940. Waring, Mrs. J.W. (publisher). The Official Horse Show Blue Book / The Equine Hall of Fame: Vol. 33. NY, 1940. 384p, many photos + several sepia pls. Also ads for stables and riding apparel, though the luxury ads from the 1920s have disappeared. Good bright hardcover (would be very..... More
1948. Martindale, Meredith. Tip Top. Philadelphia: International Printing Co., 1948. 45p, 11 pls. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (back creased, spotted). Neatly signed by Martindale in ink on the title page. ** Written by an 11-year-old Philadelphia girl and handsomely printed courtesy of her proud grandfather; with a preface..... More
2000. Libby, Frederick. Horses Don't Fly: A Memoir of World War I. NY: Arcade 2000. 274p + 8p of photos. Very good hardcover (top corner of front endpaper clipped off) in good d.j. ** Libby grew up ranching and rodeoing in Colorado, then joined the Canadian flying corps in World..... More
2006. Coolmore America. Stallions 2007. [Versailles, KY: Ashford Stud, ca. 2006]. 76p, many color photos. Very good paperbound. ** Presents Coolmore's 17 Thoroughbred stallions at stud in the U.S. for 2007, each with race and get records. Cover photos of Giant's Causeway, "the best young sire in the world," and..... More
1829. [Clark, Bracy, ed.]. The Farrier and Naturalist; or, Horseman's Chronicle. London: Simpkin and Marshall 1829. Vol. 2, nos. 13-35 (complete). 392p + index, several line ills. Good hardcover (old quarter leather, marbled boards; rubbed). Front cover tender and will probably come off. Binding otherwise sound. ** An early veterinary..... More
Herring. Beckett, Oliver. J.F. Herring & Sons. London: J.A. Allen 1981. 176p, many ills. + 24 color pls. Very good hardcover (corners lightly bumped) in very good d.j. ** First study of the life and works of this family of 19th-century English sporting artists, famous for their horse racing paintings..... More
1919. American Trotting Register Association. Wallace's Year-Book of Trotting and Pacing in 1918. Chicago 1919. 661p, no ills. Good sturdy hardcover. No d.j., as issued. ** "Containing full summaries of all trotting and pacing performances of the year, in which any heat was trotted in 2:30 or better, or paced..... More
![Crazy Quilt: The Story of a Piebald Pony [1930s, d.j.]. Paul Brown](/pictures/thumb/14774.jpg?v=1581542344)
1934. Brown, Paul. Crazy Quilt: The Story of a Piebald Pony. NY: Scribner 1934 (early but not 1st ptg.). [88]p, many line ills. by Brown. Very good hardcover (cover edges shelf-rubbed) in fair d.j. (rather torn, stained; some tears taped). The jacket is unclipped; the book's original price was $2.00..... More
1925. Molier, E. Le Cirque: L'Equitation et l'Athletisme. Paris: Baudiniere 1925. Preface by Armand Massard. 78p, many line ills. by various artists + many photos on 16 pls. (printed in reddish sepia). Good paperbound (original pictorial covers: lightly stained, spine tips chipped and mended). In French. ** History of the..... More
1995. Bartabas, ed. (Cirque Zingaro, various authors). Four Cirque Zingaro Souvenir Books: "Chimere" (in French, 1995), "Eclipse" (French, 1998), "Triptyk" (English, 2000), and "Loungta" (English, 2003). Variously paged, each with many color photos. Very good paperbounds. ** Re-live, or enjoy for the first time, the remarkable equestrian performances of the..... More
1979. Mellon, Paul, introd. John Skeaping RA. Saratoga Springs, NY: National Museum of Racing 1979. N.p., ca. 30 color photos. Large good paperbound (lightly shelfworn due to size). ** Catalogue of an exhibition of bronze sculptures by the renowned British equestrian artist. Chiefly Thoroughbreds and other horses; a few dogs..... More
![First Class Polo: Tactics and Match Play [1928 1st ed.]. R. L. Ricketts](/pictures/thumb/13193.jpg?v=1581542405)
1928. Ricketts, R.L. First Class Polo: Tactics and Match Play. Aldershot: Gale & Polden 1928. 1st ed. vii, 42p + 10 pls. (1 photo of the Alwar team and 9 diagrams, most printed in red and black). Very good hardcover (lightly stained; corners lightly bumped). No d.j. (as issued?). Scattered..... More
