Saints and Sacred Matter: The Cult of Relics in Byzantium and Beyond
HAHN, Cynthia & KLEIN, Holger Illustrated in color & b/w. 368 pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks, (2015). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Symposia and Colloquia.- $60
- $60
The Dogs of the British Islands, Being A Series of Articles on the Points of Theor Various Breeds
WALSH, J.H. 51 fine black & white full page illustrations. Tall 8vo, rebound in older 1/2 black morocco, marbled boards, a bit rubbed at the edges. London: Horace Cox, 1882. Fourth Edition. A very good(+) copy, internally clean.- $450
- $450
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
MONTGOMERY, David R. Illustrated in black and white. 285 pages. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (2007). Small damp stain on rear board and light spotting on outer page edges, still a very good(+) in a near fine dust wrapper.- $15
- $15
A Casual View of America: The Home Letters of Salomon De Rothschild, 1859-1861
ROTHSCHILD, Salonon & DIAMOND, Sigmund editor & translator 136 pages. Slim 8vo, cream cloth, d.w. (rubbed and a bit rough at the edges). Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1961. First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Scarce.- $400
- $400
Testaments of Israel: Words of Yesterday, Images of Today
WAGNER, John Foreword by Professor Markham J. Geller. Extensively illustrated with photographs. 174 pages, large, oblong folio, blue cloth, d.w.; some minor scuffing to dust wrapper. London: Photo Publishing Company, (1988). Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author on title page.- $23
- $23
Hector Guimart: Architect Designer, 1867 – 1942
VIGNE, Georges Photography by Felipe Ferre. More than 100 illustrations, including many color photographs. 396 pages, folio, blue cloth, d.w.; some red pen markings on lower outer foredge, not effecting text. New York: Delano Greenridge, (2003). But for the pen markings a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.- $60
- $60
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire
PETSOPOULOS, Yanni, ed Extensively illustrated, with many full-page color plates. 224 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (some taping of minor tears). New York: Abbeville, (1982). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.- $50
- $50
Untitled (Crossword)
EISENHAUER, Lette Etching with aquatint. Signed in pencil in lower left, artist's proof. Image measures 5 5/8" x 4 1/4" Playful crossword puzzle, by the fluxus artist, the only female to be included in the rare series. From "The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde, Volume 5: America Discovered." Printed by Atelier Georges Leblanc, Paris. MoMA 324.1967.16. Lette Lou Eisenhauer (born 1935) was an American visual and performance artist known for her free-spirited Fluxus performances during the 1960s.- $450
- $450
Ikat: Patterns from Indonesia, Malaysia and India
PEPIN PRESS Filled with color photographs of patterned textiles. 128 pages, square 8vo, pictorial wrappers; minor fold to upper rear corner. Amsterdam: The Pepin Press, (2004). A near fine copy with the accompanying CD in envelope inside rear cover.- $26
- $26
De Horologiis in Arte. L’Horloge et la Montre a Travers les Ages, d’apres les Documents du Temps
CHAPUIS, Alfred 212 illustrations, 2 in color. [iv], 154 pages. Slim 4to, gilt-stamped teal cloth, white printed d.w. (yellowed at edges). Lausanne: Scriptar, 1954. A fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. Scarce. A cultural historical study using illustrations of clocks and watches in art, including famous paintings and engravings.- $150
- $150