European Artists

NY: Harper, 1927. First edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Harper, 1927, first printing. 8vo., xxxi+580pp. Original dark blue cloth with gilt titles. Very good, clean, crisp. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Venice: Arsenale Editrice, 1994. Signed on the title page by Lino Tagliapietra, dated 14.06.08 and placed as Tacoma. First edition / First printing. White paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The earliest monograph on Lino as a solo glass artist.

Cellulose inset cover medallion of Bernhardt as La Princesse Lointaine (after Mucha) enveloped by poppies on wood-veneered boards. Twenty-eight fin-de-siecle celebrities, each in photograph (by Nadar, Boyer, et al.) surrounded by colored art nouveau motifs (by Habert-Dys, Orazi and Fraikin) and facsimiles of autographed script. Included are Victorien Sardou, Sarah Bernhardt, François Coppée, Mme Edmond Adam, Anatole France, Mme la Duchesse D'Uzès, Jules Lemaître, Mme Réjane, Jules Claretie, Mme Segond-Weber, Jean Richepin, Marthe Brandès, Coquelin aîné, Jeanne Granier, Jules Massenet, Aïno Ackté, Mounet-Sully, Jane Hading, J-L.Gérôme, Jane Hatto, Antonin Mercié, Marie Delna, Luc-Olivier Merson, Sibyl-Sanderson, F.-A. Bartholdi, Carrère-Xanrof, Alfred Capus & Ranavalo Manjaka III (the ex-queen of Madagascar). Also contains fourteen stunning hors-texte chromolithographed Leonetto Cappiello caricatures of Sarah Bernhardt, Francois Coppee, Jules Lemaitre, Madame Rejane,… Read More

Seattle: William Traver Gallery, 2004. Signed by the artist. First edition / First printing. Bright neon orange lucite cover, chipboard rear cover with white stiff paper spine. Very fine. Issued without dust jacket, a clear mylar jacket is supplied. A unique and lovely binding, this catalog was also issued in wrappers, the special binding is significantly less common.

Salzburg: Verlag Galerie Welz. 320pp, 104 color plates. 1st Ed. German text. Cloth, orig. glassine protector. Lrg. thick 4to. Small chip on the external spine hinge. Near Fine condition in partly faded, chipped board slipcase. Rare.
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Paris: Claude Duthuit, 1983. 2 Volumes. Folio. 700pp., 800+ illus. Catalogue raisonné of Matisse's engravings. Orange Cloth. As New, without d.j. Rare.
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Giampaolo Daddi, 1984. Hardcover. Used- Good condition. Book is in Italian. Book shows shelf wear. Three stains on the bottom left near the picture on the front cover. Three faded lines on the top right on the front cover. Small stain on the far right side near the spine on the back cover. Inscription in black marker on the front fly leaf. Light discoloration along the edges of all pages. No further markings on the inside of the book. Book is overweight and shipping costs may increase. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Paris: Galerie Lahumiere , 1981. Original exhibition poster featuring Auguste Herbin's "Mer" 1945, a silkscreen which measures 25" x 19" within the larger poster, 28 1/4" x 37". An exhibition at this famous Paris gallery that featured the works of Geometric Abstarct artists, including Bauduin, Claisse, Dewasne, Herbin, D'Imbleval, Kowalski, Marcoussis, Magnelli, Poliakoff, Vasarely, and Villon. Near Fine, faint creases. A poster well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 28 1/4" x 37".

Complete set of 8 volumes with 640 handcolored engravings of French costumes from the 5th to 19th century, from the reign of Clovis I to Louis-Philippe.Illustrated with all 640 handcolored plates by Leopold Massard (1812-1889), grandson of the famous engraver Jean Massard. Plates finely coloured by hand, with many finished in gold. The illustrations copied from authentic images on statues, bas-reliefs, tomb effigies, paintings, murals, miniatures, drawings, and prints. Vol. 1, 187pp of text, 80 plates, 5th to 12th century; Vol. 2, 172pp, 80 plates 13th century; Vol 3, 217pp, 80 plates 14th century; Vol. 4, 202pp, 80 plates 15th century; Vol. 5, 256pp, 80 plates 16th century; Vol. 6, 202pp, 80 plates 17th century; Vol. 7, 214pp, 80 plates 18th century; and Vol. 8, 221pp, 80 plates, early 19th century. Subjects include many kings and queens, nobles, famous historical figures, knights, ladies, soldiers, peasants and workers.Condition: Cloth bindings discolored and starting to fray, sporadic foxing to… Read More

Babar and Father Christmas (Babar et le Pare Noel). By Jean DeBrunhoff. Childrens Book. Random House 1st Edition, 1940 FIRST EDITION. In RARE original, unclipped dust jacket that shows price 1.00/1.00. Used. Very Good/Good. A nice clean copy. Please see our photos.

London and Paris: Fisher, Son & Co. No date, circa 1840. No author, text attributed to G.N. Wright. Vol. I 80, 40 pp. with 48 engraved full-page plates and engraved title page, Vol.II, paginated 41-60, 48, 24, 24 pp., with 38 full-page plates and engraved title page, 88 engravings in all, both architectural and landscape views, with accompanying historical and descriptive text . Bound by E. Paul, Bookbinder, Southampton, their small binders tickets front paste downs, in contemporary half black morocco over black moire silk boards, the backs with gilt floral decorations, plain yellow end papers. Very Good Plus, some spots of browning to plates, mainly marginal, small chips to morocco bottom ends of spines, light rubbing at the tips. A handsome set with exquisite plates that are known for the characters in period costumes, and the places as they existed in that time. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Koln: Taschen, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 2 volumes bound in cream cloth with mounted illustration in matching slipcase. The Jazz volume is a facsimile of the 1947 edition. Printed on 38 loose folded sheets in paper wrapper. Color plates and text in black & white. The Cut-Outs volume is illustrated with color plates (some folding) and black & white photographs. 334 pp. 39,5 x 29,5 cm. A very fine set, almost as new in original publishers shipping box. Very heavy set, may require extra postage. .

Paris: Draeger, 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Original pictorial boards. Inside clean and bright, no marks or inscriptions. In original gold, solid foil dustjacket designed by Dali. Black and white illustrations and color plates. Text in French. Very fine copy. 321 pp. 31x22 cm. Very heavy book, may require extra postage. .

Moscow: German & Russian Art Association , 1995. SCARCE color offset exhibition poster, 33" h x 23 1/4" w, for Tomi Ungerer's 1995 Moscow show. Printed by Artograph / Compad, Munich. Near Fine, faint creases. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 33" h x 23 1/4" W.

Tampere, Finland: Tampere Art Museum, 1986. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. First Printing. An incredibly rare item of Moomins memorabilia. In 1986 Tove Jansson and her life-partner, the artist Tuulikki Pietilä, donated a huge collection of Moomins-related artwork to Tampere Art Museum, Finland. The collection comprised over 1000 drawings and paintings and 38 three-dimensional tableaux. The collection was first displayed in The Moomins exhibition at Tampere Art Museum along with other original sketches and book illustrations by Jansson. The tableaux were miniature Moomin-themed dioramas crafted by Jansson, Tuulikki Pietilä and their friend, Pentti Eistola. The donation also comprised other works of art by Jansson as well as archival Moomins-related material. An exhibition catalogue was, of course, published to mark the occasion and we are pleased to be able to offer for sale a particularly significant example. Printed in the Finnish language, the catalogue comprises 72 pages with text… Read More