1848. Kress von Kressenstein, Carl (Freiherr). Der Reuter und sein Pferd: Ein kavalleristisches Fragment. Vienna: Carl Gerold 1848. 108p + 1 lithographed pl. Fair paperbound: disbound (no covers, gatherings loosening); dogeared. In German. ** Principles of military training and riding, from groundwork through travers. Reference copy. Can be sent outside..... More
1936. Becker, Friedrich. The Breed of the Racehorse: Its Developments and Transformations. London: British Bloodstock Agency [1936]. 267p + 1 pl., 1 folding chart. Good paperbound (dampstain to bottom of back cover and last few pages); overall sturdy and clean. ** An expert discusses maternal versus paternal influence, inbreeding and..... More
1970. Wurster, Robert Michael. Harold Persico Paris. Brussels: Galerie Withofs 1970. Ca. 40p, many ills. by the artist originally in various media; some artist's statements. Very good paperbound in original acetate d.j. (covers soiled, lightly dented from poor storage). ** An oval is diecut through the covers and pages, revealing..... More
1966. Nordland, Gerald. Josef Albers: The American Years [with 3 original silkscreens]. Washington, DC: Washington Gallery of Modern Art 1965. 48p, many black-and-white ills. + 3 original mounted color silkscreens. Good paperbound (covers soiled, outer pages and some margins foxed). Internally overall very good, and the silkscreens are fine and..... More
Grace Borgenicht Gallery; Arts Club of Chicago. Wolf Kahn: 5 assorted exhibition catalogues. Arts Club of Chicago: Wolf Kahn, 10 Years of Landscape Painting (1981, front cover stained). Grace Borgenicht Gallery: Wolf Kahn (1974), Wolf Kahn Paintings and Pastels (1981), Wolf Kahn Pen Pencil and Pastel 1946-1986 (1986), Wolf Kahn..... More
1954. Duthuit, Georges. A Painter of Awakening: Jean-Paul Riopelle. NY: Pierre Matisse Gallery 1954. One sheet, folded twice to make 4 panels including color cover. Unfolded, ca. 21 x 18 inches. Fair: browned, torn at creases and edges, tack holes in corners. The previous owner (an artist) apparently made some..... More
1967. Duskin, Alvin, et al. Sixteen San Francisco Artists Present Alvin Duskin's Vote on High-Rise Coloring Book. San Francisco: Alvin Duskin / San Francisco Opposition 1967. N.p., many line ills. Large paperbound (covers soiled and a little chipped); internally very good. ** One of activist Duskin's many progressive campaigns, this..... More
1889. Art Institute of Chicago; American Art Association. Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin: Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue. Plus: First and Second Appendixes. Chicago, 1889. 3 items: 80p with many ills.; 14p, 35p. Very good stapled paperbounds (Second Appendix covers are soiled and sunned). Owner's small ink stamp on two..... More
1950. Holtzman, Harry, ed. Transformation: Arts Communication Environment: A World Review. NY: Wittenborn, Schultz, 1950-1952. Nos. 1-3, all published. 176p, many photos and line ills. Rebound in buckram by a private owner (not ex-library); original wrappers bound in. Scrape to cover of issue 1; else overall very good. ** Drawing..... More
1973. Ballerini, Luigi, ed. Italian Visual Poetry 1912-1972. NY: Finch College Museum / Istituto Italiano di Cultura 1973. 78p, many ills. and diagrams, some in color. Good to very good paperbound (covers soiled). Comb binding is intact and secure. ** Extensive exhibition catalogue, with a wealth of information: checklist of..... More
1989. Schwarz, Dieter. Lawrence Weiner Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonne. Cologne: Walther Konig 1989. 205p, many ills., some in color. Very good hardcover; no d.j. (as issued). Would be fine except the bottom rear cover corner is bumped and the bottom rear cover edge is rubbed for ca. 1 inch. Text..... More
2007. Alvarez, Jose (commissariat); various authors. Anselm Kiefer Grand Palais: Monumenta 2007. Issue of Art Absolument (hors serie). Paris, 2007. Ca. 64p, many large color photos. Very good paperbound (lower corner of front cover very slightly dogeared). ** Documents the exhibition "Anselm Kiefer: Sternenfall (Chute d'Etoiles)," which included books, paintings..... More
1999. Colville, Georgiana. Scandaleusement d'elles: Trente-quatre femmes surrealistes. Paris: Jean-Michel Place 1999. 320p, many full-page pls., many in color. Very good paperbound. In French. ** Major compilation of 34 women surrealist painters, sculptors, writers, photographers, and filmmakers. The chapter for each artist gives a chronology and selected bibliography, handwriting sample..... More
1925. Rapin, Henri. La Sculpture Decorative a l'Exposition des Arts Decoratifs de 1925. Paris: Ch. Moreau 1925. 4p text + many detailed photos on 32 loose pls. (complete). Board portfolio printed in a striking Art Deco geometrical design (top sunned, else very good, with ties). Plates are very good and..... More
![Paul Brown Calendar 1946 [signed, with 4 pencil sketches]. Brooks Brothers](/pictures/thumb/14828.jpg?v=1600107824)
1945. Brooks Brothers. Paul Brown Calendar 1946. [NY 1945]. [13 leaves], 12 ills. Ca. 11 x 15 inches, vertical. Original board covers printed in red and black, plastic comb bound, original cloth ties. Covers lightly shelfworn; occasional penciling to calendar dates, occasional marginal stains. No. 901 of 1000 numbered and..... More
![VVV: Poetry, Plastic Arts [etc.]: Number One 1942. David Hare, ed](/pictures/thumb/A6551.jpg?v=1600107833)
1942. Hare, David, ed. VVV: Poetry, Plastic Arts, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology: Number One. NY: VVV 1942. 72p, many line ills. and photos. Very good paperbound (title page and last page foxed; covers sunned on edges and spine). ** The first of four issues of this short-lived Surrealist magazine. Cover by..... More
Broadway and Seventh Avenue Rail Road, New York City. Archive for 1871-1908; Employee Ledger Book for 1886-87. ** Well over 100 assorted letters, documents, billheads, requests for maintenance of the ways, lawsuit documentation, deeds, bills for services, contracts, and more ephemeral material directly relating to this streetcar line, spanning the..... More
![Lithographs and Wall Drawings [Nova Scotia College 1972]. Sol LeWitt](/pictures/thumb/A6543.jpg?v=1600107831)
1972. LeWitt, Sol. Lithographs and Wall Drawings. Halifax: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design 1972. [8]p, 4 pls. Good paperbound (cover soil, margins dampstained). Outer margins are cropped from second photo. ** Published to accompany a suite of 10 lithographs (edition of 25), this brochure contains LeWitt's instructions for..... More
![Clever Hans [card game no. 390 1/2, in box with rules]. McLoughlin Brothers](/pictures/thumb/A6456.jpg?v=1600107828)
1905. McLoughlin Brothers. Clever Hans. NY, 1905. Card game no. 390 1/2 with 24 cards printed in color--complete. Overall very good. In fair stained original box with mounted color illustration; sheet of rules laid in. ** Six cards show six different comic scenes of a circus performer applying horse tamer..... More
![The Silver Fox [H.M. Brock cover]. E. OE. Somerville, Martin Ross](/pictures/thumb/16981.jpg?v=1599226120)
Somerville, E.OE., and Martin Ross. The Silver Fox. London: Nelson, n.d. [1st pub. 1897]; this edition probably from the 19-teens. 286p + 2p of publisher's ads. Very good hardcover; no d.j. (if issued?). ** Short foxhunting romance, one of the publisher's reissues of popular novels. The mounted color plate on..... More
1857. Herbert, Henry William. Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British Provinces of North America [also known as The Horse of America]. NY: Stringer & Townsend 1857. 2 vols.: 552p, 576p, many line ills. + 14 engraved pls. total ("portraits of celebrated horses") + 2 engraved..... More
1882. Hawkins, R. Waterhouse. The Artistic Anatomy of the Horse. London: Winsor and Newton, n.d. [1870s-80s], 6th ed. (1st pub. 1865). 78p, 24 wood-engraved ills. by the author + 54p of publisher's ads for artists' supplies. Fair but sound paperbound (spine reinforced; covers soiled, a little torn, and marginally dampstained;..... More
1731. Gibson, W[illiam]. The True Method of Dieting Horses [etc.]. London: Printed for John Osborn and Tho. Longman 1731. 3rd corrected ed. (1st pub. 1722). 236p, no ills. Good sturdy hardcover (contemporary leather, rubbed). Upper parts of pages dampstained throughout; else nice. ** On feeding, care (the "Pernicious Customs" of..... More
1801. [Astley, Philip]. Astley's System of Equestrian Education, exhibiting the beauties and defects of the horse; with serious and important advice, on its general excellence, preserving it in health, grooming, &c. London: Printed by T. Burton, 1801. 3rd ed. (1st pub. the same year). xvi, 197p + frontispiece silhouette portrait..... More
1948. Alsop, Reese Fell. George and His Horse, Bill. NY: Dodd, Mead, 1950. 4th ptg. (1st pub. 1948). 164p, many line ills. by Paul Brown. Good hardcover. Ex-library, in library buckram and with all marks. Scattered stains. Binding very sturdy. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page..... More
