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Subject: American Art (Cody, W., Inv # 14888)
(Abrams). THE WEST OF BUFFALO BILL: FRONTIER ART, INDIAN CRAFTS,
MEMORABILIA FROM THE BUFFALO BILL HISTORICAL CENTER. Abrams, n.d.
(==cloth==). very good with yellowing dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: American Art (Museum of Fine Arts, Inv # 14912)
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). FRONTIER AMERICA: THE FAR WEST.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1975 (==cloth==). Fine in very good
dust jacket. $40.00.
Subject: American Art (Russell, C., Inv # 14883)
Renner, Fredric. CHARLES M. RUSSELL: PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND
SCULPTURE IN THE AMON G. CARTER COLLECTION. U. of Texas, 1966
(==cloth==). Liner notes taped inside front cover and fly.
Owner's name stamped
on title page. Original edition. very good, no dust jacket.
$65.00.
Subject: American Art (Russell, C., Inv # 14857)
Renner, Ginger. LIMITLESS SKY: THE WORK OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL.
Northland Press/rockwell Museum, 1986 (==cloth==). very good with
dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: American Art (Trenton, P., Inv # 14881)
Trenton, Patricia. INDEPENDENT SPIRITS: WOMEN PAINTERS OF THE
AMERICAN WEST, 1890-1945. University of California/Autry Museum
of Western Heritage, 1995 (new ==paper==). $26.96.
Subject: American Art (Vischer, E., Inv # 14911)
Vischer, E. EDWARD VISCHER'S DRAWINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS.
Book Club of California, 1982 (==cloth==). very good, no dust
jacket. $90.00.
Subject: Ancient Art (Jones, J., Inv # 6189)
Jones, Joseph. ABSTRACT OF THE CATALOGUE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
COLLECTION OF JOSEPH JONES, M.D. Searcy and Pfaff, 1901
(==paper==). Pamphlet very good. With insert of an article by the
doctor about
spontaneous combustion. $25.00.
Subject: Archeology/Anthropology (Adams, R., Inv # 16552)
Adams, Richard. CERAMICS OF ALTER DE SACRIFICIOS. Peabody Museum,
1971 (==paper==). very good. $35.00.
Subject: Architecture (Clay Products Institute, Inv # 15226)
(Clay Products Institute of California). EARTHQUAKES AND BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION: A REVIEW OF AUTHORITATIVE ENGINEERING DATA AND
RECORDS OF EXPERIENCE. Clay Products Institute of California,
1929 (==boards==). Good, no dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: Art History (Corrin, L., Inv # 4474)
Corrin, Lisa G. MINING THE MUSEUM: AN INSTALLATION BY FRED
WILSON. New Press: NYC (The Contemporary), 1994 (new ==cloth==).
"Illustrates the complicity of museum practices in upholding -
perhaps inadvertantly - racism." With curious cutouts and
interesting photos. Fine with dust jacket. $40.50.
Subject: Art History (Hoopes, D., Inv # 5475)
Hoopes, Donelson F. THE AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISTS. Watson-Guptill,
1972 (==cloth==). Fourth printing, 1981. very good, with dust
jacket. $50.00.
Subject: Art History (MacAgy, J., Inv # 6011)
MacAgy, Jermayne. ILLUSIONISM and TROMPE L'OEIL: AN IDEA
ILLUSTRATED BY AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE
LEGION OF HONOR. California Palace of Legion of Honor, 1949
(==boards==). exhibition catalog. Curious production with cut-out
cover. very good. $25.00.
Subject: Art History (Weigle, M., Inv # 8583)
Weigle, Marta, ed. HISPANIC ARTS and ETHNOHISTORY IN THE
SOUTHWEST. Ancient City Press, 1983 (==cloth==). New papers
inspired by the work of E. Boyd. Fine in fine dust jacket.
$100.00.
Subject: Art Monograph (Inness, G., Inv # 2412)
Cikovsky, Nicolai. GEORGE INNESS. Abrams, 1993 (new ==cloth==).
$36.00.
Subject: Art Monograph (Phillips, B., Inv # 7310)
Schimmel, Julian and Robert R. White. BERT GEER PHILLIPS AND THE
TAOS ART COLONY. University of New Mexico, 1994 (new ==cloth==).
Survey of the Taos Art Colony. Fine with dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: Art Monograph (Putnam, A., Inv # 15238)
Heyneman, Julie Helen. ARTHUR PUTNAM: SCULPTOR. Johnck and
Seeger, 1932 (==leather==). Some foxing. very good, no dust
jacket. $175.00.
Subject: Art Monograph (Rockwell, N., Inv # 5811)
Buechner, Thomas S. NORMAN ROCKWELL: ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR.
Abrams, 1970 (==cloth==). Comprehensive survey; fine, with dust
jacket. $125.00.
Subject: Art Monograph (Russell, C., Inv # 16568)
Russell, Charles M. PEN AND INK DRAWINGS. Trail's End Publishing,
1946 (==boards==). Book 1 only. Cover soiled, else very good.
$45.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Bell, L., Inv # 11906)
Bell, Lilian A. PAPYRUS, TAPA, AMATE and RICE PAPER: PAPERMAKING
IN AFRICA, THE PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA and SOUTHEAST ASIA.
Lilaceae Press, 1985 (new ==paper==). second revised ed. $22.00.
Subject: Book Arts (Bell, L., Inv # 11907)
Bell, Lilian A. PAPYRUS, TAPA, AMATE and RICE PAPER: PAPERMAKING
IN AFRICA, THE PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA and SOUTHEAST ASIA.
Lilaceae Press, 1985 (new ==paper==). second revised ed. $22.00.
Subject: carpets and textiles (Kent, K., Inv # 16366)
Kent, Kate Peck. TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL
SOCIETY. American Philosophical Society, 1957 (==paper==). Vol.
47, Pt. 3. The cultivation and weaving of cotton in the
prehistoric southwestern United States. Scarce. very good.
$75.00.
Subject: Carpets and Textiles (Rodee, M., Inv # 16659)
Rodee, Marian. OLD NAVAJO RUGS: THEIR DEVELOPMENT FROM 1900 TO
1940; WITH KEYS TO THEIR IDENTIFICATION. New Mexico, 1981
(==cloth==). very good, with dust jacket. $25.00.
Subject: carpets and textiles (Schevill, M., Inv # 6754)
Schevill, Margot Blum. MAYAN TEXTILES OF GUATEMALA: THE GUSTRAVUS
A. EISEN COLLECTION, 1902. Texas, 1993 (new ==paper==). $26.95.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Barquist, D., Inv # 4640)
Barquist, David L. AMERICAN TABLES AND LOOKING GLASSES IN THE
MABEL BRADY GARVAN and OTHER COLLECTIONS AT YALE UNIVERSITY.
Yale, 1992 (new ==cloth==). Well illustrated survey. Fine with
dust jacket. $58.50.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Bishop, R., Inv # 5295)
Bishop, Robert and Patricia Coblentz. AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS:
360 YEARS OF CREATIVE DESIGN. Abrams, 1982 (==cloth==). Weighty
volume on the topic; some excellent color plates and much
text. very good, with dust jacket. $95.00.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Brazer, E., Inv # 5289)
Brazer, Esther Stevens. EARLY AMERICAN DECORATION: A
COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE. Pond-Ekberg Company: Springfield, MA,
1947 (==cloth==). Second Edition. Fancy printing in good
condition. With dust jacket. $125.00.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Clement, A., Inv # 4381)
Clement, Arthur W. OUR PIONEER POTTERS. privately printed, 1947
(==cloth==). One of 5000 copies. very good in slipcase. $65.00.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Heckscher, M., Inv # 5247)
Heckscher, Morrison H. and Leslie Greene Bowman. AMERICAN ROCOCO,
1750-1775: ELEGANCE IN ORNAMENT. Abrams, 1992 (new ==cloth==).
exhibition catalog: Los Angles County Museum, Museum of Modern
Arts;. very good, with
dust jacket. $54.00.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Kardon, J., Inv # 4951)
Kardon, Janet, ed. THE IDEAL HOME: THE HISTORY OF
TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN CRAFT. Abrams, 1993 (new ==cloth==).
exhibition catalog: American Craft Museum. Fine, with dust
jacket. $44.55.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Kauffman, H., Inv # 4414)
Kauffman, Henry J. THE COLONIAL SILVERSMITH: HIS TECHNIQUES and
HIS PRODUCTS. Thomas Nelson, 1969 (==cloth==). very good with
dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Palmer, A., Inv # 4943)
Palmer, Arlene. GLASS IN EARLY AMERICA: SELECTIONS FROM THE HENRY
FRANCIS DU PONT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM. Norton, 1993 (new ==cloth==).
Fine, with dust jacket. $76.50.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Prime, A., Inv # 4407)
Prime, Alfred Coxe. THE ARTS and CRAFTS IN PHILADELPHIA, MARYLAND
AND SOUTH CAROLINA 1721-11785 GLEANINGS FROM NEWSPAPERS COLLEDTED
BY A.C.P. Walpole Society, 1929 (==cloth==). Inscribed by the
widow of the compiler; 1/500 copies. Finely
printed at The Wayside Press. Some folding to publications
page of
The Walpole Society preceding colophon; otherwise very good.
$125.00.
Subject: Decorative Arts (Rieman, T., Inv # 5250)
Rieman, Timothy D and Jean M. Burks. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SHAKER
FURNITURE. Abrams, 1993 (new ==cloth==). Thorough survey, with
excellent photographs. Fine, with dust jacket. $67.50.
Subject: design and graphics (Andersen, T., Inv # 15072)
Andersen, Timothy, Eudorah Moore and Robert Winter. CALIFORNIA
DESIGN 1910. Peregrine Smith, 1980 (==cloth==). very good with
dust jacket. $40.00.
Subject: Gardening/horticulture (Andre, E., Inv # 12247)
Andre, Edouard. BROMELIACEAE ANDREANAE: AN ACCOUNTING OF HIS
EXPLORATIONS and COLLECTIONS IN COLUMBIA, ECUADOR and VENEZUELA.
Big Bridge Press/Twowindows Press, 1983 (==leather==). Translated
by Michael Rothenberg. Illustrated with full page bandw
plates. very good+ in acetate dust jacket. $85.00.
Subject: History/Exploration (Collins, J., Inv # 10883)
Collins, John O. THE PANAMA GUIDE. I.C.C. Press, 1912
(==cloth==). History and geography of Panama with maps and
charts. Cover
scuffed, else very good. $35.00.
Subject: history/exploration (Duncan, J., Inv # 13998)
Duncan, John M. TRAVELS THROUGH PART OF THE UNITED STATES AND
CANADA IN 1818 AND 1819. Hurst, Robinson and Co./London, 1823
(==leather==). Two volumes. both volumes good-very good; spine
crowns chipped and small
piece missing from vol. 1. Howes D570. $200.00.
Subject: History/exploration (Fletcher, J., Inv # 11384)
Fletcher, James and D. P. Kidder. BRAZIL AND THE BRAZILIANS
PORTRAYED IN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCHES. Little, Brown
and Co., 1867 (==cloth==). Illustrated. With one fold-out map.
Cover shelfworn. Corners
bumped. Good+. $100.00.
Subject: History/exploration (Hassaurek, F., Inv # 11411)
Hassaurek, F. FOUR YEARS AMONG SPANISH-AMERICANS. Hurd and
Houghton, 1868 (==cloth==). Discoloration of waxed endpapers.
Cover lightly shelfworn and
bumped, else very good. $40.00.
Subject: history/exploration (Pisani, F., Inv # 13999)
Pisani, Ferri. LETTRES SUR LES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE. Librairie
De L. Hachette/Paris, 1862 (==leather==). Presentation copy from
the author. Near fine. Howes F95. $250.00.
Subject: history/exploration (Stuart, J., Inv # 13992)
Stuart, James. THREE YEARS IN NORTH AMERICA. Robert Cadell,
Edinburgh, 1833 (==leather==). Third edition, revised in two
volumes. A good set; portion of
spine label on one vol. is missing; recent bookplates in each
vol.; otherwise a handsome set. Howes S1106. $150.00.
Subject: History/exploration (Van Doren, C., Inv # 3648)
Van Doren, Carl. THE GREAT REHEARSAL. Viking, 1948 (==cloth==).
The story of the making and ratifying of the Constitution. A
signed first edition, limited to 380 copies. Fine in
slipcase. $50.00.
Subject: Illustrated/Children's (Ellsworth, H, Inv # 15394)
Ellsworth, Helen. THE BLUE JAYS IN THE SIERRAS. Century Co., 1918
(==cloth==). Prsentation ffep from "The Blue Jays", signed by
author on title
page. Juvenile fiction, photo illustrated. very good copy in
dust jacket. $45.00.
Subject: Literature (Stevenson, R., Inv # 3004)
Stevenson, Robert Louis. SAN FRANCISCO: A MODERN COSMOPOLIS. Book
Club of Calif., 1963 (==cloth==). Limited edition. very good
copy: spine slightly worn and faded; back
cover partially discolored. $60.00.
Subject: Maps/Cartography (Roggeveen, A., Inv # 8567)
Roggeveen, Arent and Jacob Robijn. THE BURNING FEN, THE SECOND
PART. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971 (==cloth==). A pilot for the
West African and Brazillian coast. Facsimile of
1685 prints. Folio. Fine in fine dust jacket. $125.00.
Subject: photography (Billeter, E., Inv # 7311)
Billeter, Erika. CANTO A LA REALIDAD: FOTOGRAFIA LATINOAMERICANA
1860-1993. Lunwerg: Madrid, 1993 (new ==cloth==). Historic survey
of Latin American photography. Fine, with dust jacket. $85.00.
Subject: photography (Frank, R., Inv # 15845)
Frank, Robert and Werner Bischof and Pierre Verger. FROM INCAS TO
INDIOS. Universe Books, 1956 (==cloth==). Near fine in dust
jacket. $100.00.
Subject: Photography (Hanle, F., Inv # 17321)
Knapp, P.E. THE CARIBBEAN: A JOURNEY WITH PICTURES. Studio
Crowell, 1957 (==cloth==). With photographs by Fritz Henle.
$35.00.
Subject: photography (Jackson, W., Inv # 12822)
Jackson, William H. PICTURE MAKER OF THE OLD WEST. Scribners,
1947 (==cloth==). 1st ed. With 393 photographs, sketches and
paintings by Jackson.
very good in chipped dust jacket. $100.00.
Subject: photography (Sheeler, C., Inv # 7465)
Stebbins, Theodore E. and Norman Keyes. CHARLES SHEELER: THE
PHOTOGRAPHS. New York Graphic Society, 1987 (==cloth==). Fine,
with dust jacket. $65.00.
Subject: Photography (Verger, P., Inv # 17196)
Valcarcel, Luis. INDIANS OF PERU. Pocahontas Press, 1950
(==cloth==). Photographs by Pierre Verger. $50.00.
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