(Art Journal). THE ART JOURNAL. Illustrated Catalogue. The Industry of All Nations 1851. ... George Virtue 1851.
1st Ed. 4to. xxvi + 328pp. + xvi + viii + viii + viii + xxii. Profusely ills. Age toning, hinges taped, half leather with marbled boards, some wear and surface loss, rebacked in calf with gilt ruled raised band and blind motifs with gilt lettered label.
£75.00 [ref: 288043]

(Oberhuber). Gnann, Achim und Widauer, Heinz. FESTSCHFRIT FÜR KONRAD OBERHUBER. Electa 2000.
1st Ed. 4to. 484pp. Profusely ills. including 2 colour. Very good in sl. rubbed d/w.
From the Library of Luke Hermann with an ALS from Oberhuber. Luke John Herrmann (1932–2016) British art historian who was an expert on the art of J. M. W. Turner. Konrad Johannes Oberhuber (1935–2007) curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Oberhuber is known for being the individual who first raised suspicion about subsequently renowned art forger Eric Hebborn when he noticed distinct similarities in style and types of paper used for two works supposedly by two different artists.
£25.00 [ref: 293762]

(Totill, Richard Compiler). A VERY PROPER TREATISE, WHEREIN IS BRIEFLY SETT FOR THE ARTE OF LIMMING which teacheth the order in drawing & tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes and imagery, & the maner how to make sundry sises or grounds to laye siluer or golde vppon, and how siluer or golde shalbe layed or limmed vppon the sise, & the waye to temper golde [and] siluer and other mettales and diuerse kyndes of colours to write or to limme withall vppon velym, parchement or paper, & howe to lay them vpon the worke which thou entendest to make, & howe to vernish yt when thou hast done, with diuerse other thinges very mete & necessary to be knowne to all such gentlemenne, and other persones as doe delite in limming, painting or in tricking of armes in their right colors, & therfor a worke very mete to be adioined to the bookes of armes, neuer put in printe before this time. In Flete strete within temple Barre at the signe of the Hande & starre by Richard Tottill 1573.
First Edition. XII leaves. Decorative initial letter. Two hand drawn coat of arms to tail of title with sm. hole with loss, early manuscript index to verso of title page, early notations to rear table, sm. closed tear to fore-edge of Fol. V, upper leading corner curled with sl. loss to last leaf, some browning and soiling, modern marbled e.ps., rebound in full modern calf with double gilt rule to edges of boards, gilt lettering to spine spelling the Authors name as ‘Tottell’ , very minor marking.
Limming Moule 24; STC (2nd ed.) 24252; ESTC S111439 ‘At foot of title: Cum priuilegio. Running title reads: The arte of limming.’ ‘The earliest English printed book on painting and is an orderly treatise describing some of the techniques of the illuminator ... It was popular in the late sixteenth century English, bring reprinted at least five time before 1605,’ ... apart from its technical and historical value, the book is good to read, its vigorous prose part of the bright springtime of the English Language.’ Michael Gullick in his introduction to the modern reprint (included with this item).
£8,500.00 [ref: 291571]

(Weiss). THE WEISS GALLERY. 30 Years 1986-2016. Introduction by Mark Weiss. Karen Hearn 2016.
1st Ed. Slim Slim 4to. 106pp. Numerous ports. throughout in colour. Very good in d/w.
£25.00 [ref: 287045]

Baker, Naomi. PLAIN UGLY. The unattractive body in early modern culture. Manchester University Press 2010.
1st Ed. [x] + 260pp. 22 b/w. ills. Very good in d/w.
£25.00 [ref: 287643]

Bell, Sir Charles. THE ANATOMY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EXPRESSION As Connected with the Fine Arts. George Bell and Sons 1877.
7th Ed., Revised. Sm. 8vo. [xii] + 254pp. 20 plates, several text ills. Some light marginal age toning, marbled e.ps., prize bookplate, full dark brown dec. blind embossed morocco with gilt armorial device to upper board, minor rubbing to edges, joints rubbed, raised bands blind motifs and dulled gilt title to spine, a.e.red.
£35.00 [ref: 291463]

Board of Education South Kensington. CATALOGUE OF PRINTS. I. Modern Etchings of the Foreign Schools in the National Art Library Victoria and Albert Museum. [With]: II. Modern Etchings and Aquatints of the British and American schools in the National Art Library Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Printed for His Majesty’s Stationary Office 1903-6.
2 catalogues in 1. 275pp. + [i] + 364pp. Original printed limp card wrapps. bound in, rebound together in half brown calf with cloth covered boards, some minor soiling, corners scuffed and sl. worn, upper joint cracked with upper board detached, gilt lettered spine rubbed and chipped with vertical crack down spine, wear to head and tail of spine, t.e.g.
Ex.-libris Harold J.L. Wright (Keeper of Drawings at the British Museum).
£40.00 [ref: 287782]

Comment, Bernard. THE PAINTED PANORAMA. Translated from the French by Anne-Marie Glasheen. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers 2000.
US Ed. 4to. 272pp. 320 ills. with 230 in colour including 7 gatefolds. Good in very sl. chipped d/w.
£25.00 [ref: 292112]

Gentili, Augusto; Barcham, William and Linda Whiteley. PAINTINGS IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Introduction by Neil MacGregor. Little, Brown and Company 2000.
1st English Ed. Thick 4to. 623pp. + [i]. Profusely illus. with more than 550 colour ills. Very good in d/w.
£35.00 [ref: 290958]

Grant, Colonel Maurice H. FLOWER PAINTING Through Four Centuries. A descriptive catalogue of the collection formed by Major the Honourable Henry Rogers Broughton. Included A Dictionary of Flower Painters From the XVIth to the XIXth Century. F. Lewis Leigh on Sea 1952.
1st Ed. 4to. 85pp. 49 plates including 9 tipped in colour. Light browning, gilt lettered navy blue cloth.
No. 487 of a Limited Edition of 500 Copies.
£25.00 [ref: 293809]