FS: 2nd Miscellany of 25 NEW ARRIVALS, Sun., Sept 5, 1999.

[Acorn Books]

26. McCracken, Harold. THE CHARLES M. RUSSELL BOOK: The Life & Work of
the Cowboy Artist. 236 pgs with index. Color & black & white
reproductions. Brown cloth, without dust jacket. Folio. Garden City,
NY: Doubleday, 1957. Front leaves damped at top edge; remainder only
slightly rippled, unaffecting leaves; inked name neatly erased from
title page; otherwise, very good condition. Synopsis laid in. $35.00
[101760]

27. Nixon, Nicholas. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM ONE YEAR. Photos. Blue paper
wrapper, without dust jacket. Oblong octavo. Boston: Friends of
Photography, (1983). Very good condition. $22.50 [101756]

28. O'Neill, John (Editor). THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: EUROPE IN
THE AGE OF MONARCHY. 160 pgs with index. Color photos & reproductions
throughout; folding map at rear. Gilt-decorative aubergine
leatherette. All edges gilt. Quarto. NY: Franklin Library / MOMA,
(1987). Fine condition. $30.00 [101759]

29. O'Neill, John (Editor). THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: GREECE &
ROME. 158 pgs. Color photos & reproductions throughout; folding map at
rear. Gilt-decorative aubergine leatherette. All edges gilt. Quarto.
NY: Franklin Library / MOMA, (1987). Fine condition. $30.00 [101757]

30. O'Neill, John (Editor). THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: THE
RENAISSANCE IN ITALY & SPAIN. 160 pgs with index. Color photos &
reproductions throughout; folding map at rear. Gilt-decorative
aubergine leatherette. All edges gilt. Quarto. NY: Franklin Library /
MOMA, (1987). Fine condition. $30.00 [101758]

31. Palat, Valitut. LUONTAIS-HOIDOT [NATURAL REMEDIES]. 159 pgs with
index. Color photos & drawings. Pictorial blue & white boards. Quarto.
Helsinki: Reader's Digest, (1997). Mint-as new. Text in Finnish.
$15.00 [101783]

32. Palat, Valitut. PARANTAVA RUOKA [HEALING POWER OF FOOD]. 160 pgs
with index. Color photos throughout. Pictorial blue boards. Octavo.
Helsinki: Reader's Digest, (1997). Mint-as new. Text in Finnish.
$20.00 [101781]

33. Pike, Don. CALIFORNIA II. 192 pgs. Color photos. Cloth in
price-clipped, white pictoirial dust jacket lightly damped at bottom
of rear cover. Folio. Portland: Graphic Arts Center, (1977). 3rd
printing. Near fine condition with very good jacket in protective
mylar wrapper. $21.50 [101750]

34. Price, Mary & Vincent. A TREASURY OF GREAT RECIPES. 488 pgs with
index. Color photos; black & white text drawings. Decorative padded
fabricoid. Quarto. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, (1965). Back board lightly
spotted; otherwise, near fine condition. Famous Specialties of the
World's Foremost Restaurants Adapted for the American Kitchen. $75.00
[101749]

35. Price, Mary & Vincent. A TREASURY OF GREAT RECIPES. 488 pgs with
index. Color photos; black & white text drawings. Decorative padded
fabricoid. Quarto. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, (1965). Lower corner lightly
bumped; otherwise, near fine condition. Famous Specialties of the
World's Foremost Restaurants Adapted for the American Kitchen. $75.00
[101753]

36. Pritchett, V. S. LONDON PERCEIVED. 116 pgs with index. Color &
black & white photos by Evelyn Hofer. Cloth in price-clipped, lightly
chipped blue dust jacket. Quarto. NY: Harcourt, Brace, (1962). 1st
U.S. Edition [so stated]. Very good condition with like jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. London is revealed to the mind, the heart &
the eye with eloquence & character in this handsome volume. $32.50
[101799]

37. Ramade, Frederic. ILES DE CHARME DU LITTORAL FRANCAIS [ISLANDS OF
CHARMS OF THE COASTAL FRENCH]. 192 pgs with bibliography. Color photos
throughout. Pictorial blue boards, without dust jacket. Quarto. Paris:
Reader's Digest, (1997). Mint-as new. Text in French. $17.50 [101769]

38. Reid, Charles. CHARLES REID MASTER CLASS: PAINTING BY DESIGN. 143
pgs with index. Color & black & white drawings & paintings. Cloth in
price-clippd grey & red dust jacket. Quarto. NY: Watson-Guptill,
(1991). 1st Edition. Fine condition with near fine jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. Throughout the text, demonstrations &
assignments help readers recognize & solve specific problems & hone
visual & artistic skills. $45.00 [101765]

39. Reid, Charles. PORTRAIT PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR. 156 pgs.
Illustrated. Cloth in price-clipped brown & white dust jacket. Oblong
octavo. NY: Watson-Guptill, (1973). 2nd printing. Fine condition with
near fine jacket in protective mylar wrapper. The author guides the
reader through a complete, step-by-step tour of the watercolor
materials & methods needed to create expressive, masterful portraits.
$21.50 [101779]

40. Roberts-Jones, Philippe & Francoise. PIETER BRUEGEL DE OUDERE. 351
pgs with bibliography & index. Color & black & white reproductions.
Cloth in white & black dust jacket. Folio. Snoeck-Ducaju: Pandora,
(1997). Mint-as new. Text in Dutch. $50.00 [101767]

41. Schipper, Liana Perola. SEGREDOS DO MUNDO ANIMAL [SECRETS OF THE
ANIMAL WORLD]. 429 pgs with index. Color photos. Cloth in green &
white dust jacket. Quarto. Brazil: Reader's Digest, (1998). Mint-as
new. Text in Portugeuse. $20.00 [101768]

42. Schmidt-Gorg, Joseph and Hans Schmidt (Editors). LUDWIG VAN
BEETHOVEN. 276 pgs with index. Gorgeous color & black & white plates
throughout. Red cloth, without jacket. Square quarto. Bonn:
Beethoven-Archiv, (1970). Bicentennial Edition. Spine lightly sunned;
otherwise, very good+ condition. $25.00 [101761]

43. Serpieri, Paolo Eleuteri. MORBUS GRAVUS I. Color erotic cartoon
illustrations throughout. Blue boards, without dust jacket, as issued.
Quarto. Northampton: Kitchen Sink, (1993). Fine condition. The comic
from the pages of "Heavy Metal magazine"! $21.50 [101793]

44. Serpieri, Paolo Eleuteri. MORBUS GRAVUS II. Color erotic cartoon
illustrations throughout. Brown boards, without dust jacket, as
issued. Quarto. Northampton: Kitchen Sink, (1993). Fine condition. The
comic from the pages of "Heavy Metal magazine"! $21.50 [101794]

45. Silverman, Burt. BREAKING THE RULES OF WATERCOLOR. 143 pgs with
index. Color & black & white reproductions throughout. Yellow paper
wrappers, without dust jacket. Quarto. NY: Watson-Guptill, (1991). 1st
Edition. Very good condition. A leading realist painter demonstrates
"impossible" watercolor techniques for portraits, figures &
landscapes. $15.00 [101789]

46. Smith, Stan. HET COMPLEET AQUARELBOEK [COMPLETE WATERCOLOUR
COURSE]. 160 pgs with index. Photos & reproductions throughout. Blue
paper wrappers. Quarto. London: Collins & Brown, (1995). 1st Edition.
Mint-as new. Text in Dutch. $15.00 [101784]

47. Spillman, Ronald. CAT'S WHISKERS. Photos. Cloth in chipped,
price-clipped orange dust jacket. Octavo. Garden City, NY: Doubleday,
(1963). 1st Edition. Very good condition with good+ jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. $16.50 [101746]

48. Thomson, Richard. CAMILLE PISSARRO. 127 pgs with bibliography.
Color & black & white reproductions. Cloth in white & red dust jacket.
Octavo. NY: Herbert Press, (1990). Fine condition with like jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. This book, based on a 1990 touring
exhibition organized by the British South Bank Centre, surveys his
work in all media. New 1999 @ $30.00. Our price: $18.00 [101751]

49. Walker, Edward D. TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR. 175 pgs with index.
Illustrated. Cloth in chipped, price-clipped yellow & blue dust
jacket. Quarto. Cincinnati: Northern Light, (1985). 1st Edition. Very
good condition with good+ jacket in protective mylar wrapper. How to
use the direct method to achieve radiantly clear color & translucency
in your paintings. $16.50 [101778]

50. Watson, Aldren A. HAND BOOKBINDING: A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION. 160
pgs with index. Drawings throughout. Cloth in price-clipped blue dust
jacket. Quarto. NY: Macmillan, (1986). 1st Edition. Fine condition
with near fine jacket in protective mylar wrapper. In a concisely
written text the author describes, step-by-step, the method used in
traditional hand bookbinding. $35.00 [101792]

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