Art Biography and Reference

Rembrandt by Annemarie Vels Heijn

From GoodOldBooks

An excellent, all be it brief, biography of Rembrandt with most of the book being given over to color plates of his paintings and short discussions of them. There are 127 pages and almost 60 of them are full page color plates.

The book is in near fine in a very good dust jacket. There is an inscription written in ink on the end paper which reads 'From Amsterdam May 1977'.

The book is one of The Little Art Book series. It was translated into English from Dutch and published in 1977 by Knorr and Hirth Verlag GMBH of West Germany.

50% of this sale will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.

This book will be shipped by Media Mail with in the USA. 

Elsewhere by First Class International.  

        

$5.00 USD + post.    

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Quilting

Quilts and Coverlets by Jean Ray Laury

From GoodOldBooks

Subtitled A Contemporary Approach.

Sold but we have other books on quilting.

History and Architecture - Illustrated

The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Charles Rudy

From GoodOldBooks

This is a comprehensive book which covers both the history and the architecture of the northern Spanish cathedrals. This includes information concerning the bishops, rulers and others identified with them. There are 398 pages including the index.

The book has a cream cover with with a beautiful red and gold impressed design on the front and on the spine. The cream on the spine is slightly grayed. There is a paper split which covers the hinge in the front. However, the cover is still tightly attached. The pages are obviously cut by hand and some pages were not cut as smoothly as they should have been. There are 31 illustration plus the frontispiece, each with their own protective tissue.

The book was published in 1906, by L. C. Page of Boston.


25% of this sale will be donated to Doctors Without Borders and Heifer International.

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Everywhere else I ship Priority International.

$20.00 USD + post.

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Chinese Art Refference

Encyclopedia of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives

From GoodOldBooks

Written by C. A. S. Williams and published in 1960 by the Julian Press of New York.

This is an excellent reference book for the artist and for anyone else who is interested in Chinese art and culture.The 468 pages include a comprehensive index and numerous illustrations (the list of illustrations in the front of the book covers almost 4 pages).

The book is in very good condition. The dust jacket has a number of tiny little tears along the edges and some shelf wear.

50% of this sale will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.

I use Media Mail within the USA.
Everywhere else I ship Priority International.    

$15.00 USD + post.

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Our New Shop: GoodOldBooks

We're back and we have opened a new shop on the ETSY site. So far we only have a few books in it but that will change within the next week.

We will be specializing in art and craft related books: how-tos, reference, biographies of artists, collections of their work, art and antique auction catalogs, and anything else that comes along that we think might interest someone who makes or enjoys art and crafts. Once in a while we will list non-related books just for the sake of variety.

So, come on over to Etsy and have a look around at GoodOldBooks.

Off on a Search

We will not be putting up any Weekly Specials in February. We have inventory and other things we have to do. (One of those things is to move an entire bookcase which I'm not looking forward to doing.) We will be back as soon as possible. I'll pop in here every once-in-a-while and keep you posted.

Meanwhile you might like to check out this web site: Etsy Freethinkers They have a new great recipe posted every Thursday.

Weekly Specials

ART

The Story of Spanish Painting by Charles H. Caffin; published by The Century Co., New York in 1910. The covers shows some shelf wear but the book is clean and tight. It is an excellent history of Spanish painting and has some black and white photos of paintings. 203 pages, including the index. 

$12.00  This week $6.00  = shipping.

HISTORY

Pictorial History of the Second World War, Volume II ; published by Wm. H. Wise and Co, New York, in 1944. This book is a photographic record of all theaters of action chronologically arranged. The first chapter is the story of the third year of the war; the second chapter is the picture history; the third chapter is the story of the fourth year and the forth and last chapter is the picture history of the fourth year. There are 504 pages; the book starts on page 519 and goes to 1023. It covers the period of September 1941 to September 1944. 

The spine cover is loose along the front side and is ragged at the top (check the photo). There is the name of the first owner and the bookplate of the second owner in the front of the book.

This is a book that should be in the collection of any WW II buff.

$15.00  This week $8.00 + shipping.

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg; published by Harper and Row, New York, in 1980. This is a marked First Edition. There is a small tear at the edge of the Dust Jacket , the book itself is in fine condition. 

$35.00   This week $18.00 + shipping.

ART

American Painting: First Flowering of Our Wilderness by James Thomas Flexner; published by Houghton Mufflin Company, Boston, in 1947. No dust jacket and the spine is sunned but the book in in excellent condition. 

This is a very readable history of the beginnings of painting in America during the Colonial period.

$15.00  This Week $8.00 + shipping.

These books are half price plus shipping until Midnight, Sunday, January 30. You may pay with your PayPal account. Shipping within the USA is $3.50 for the first book and $1.00 for each additional book. If you want the book shipped elsewhere in the world, please contact us for the cost at GoodOldBooks@hotmail.com   Thank you.

Weekly Specials

These books are half price until Midnight, Sunday, January 16. You may pay with your PayPal account.

JUVENILE

Shapes by Miriam Schlein; published by William Scott, Inc.,  New York, in 1952. The charming illustrations are by Sam Berman.

All the various shapes that a child can draw with a crayon are described here. This book was probably written with a child of 4 or 5 years of age in mind.

Hard Cover, no Dust Jacket, First Edition, in good condition with some slight scuffing on the edges. The inside is very clean. There are 30 pages in the book but they are un-numbered.

$20.00 This week $10.00 + shipping.

ART

Encyclopedia of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives by C. A. S. Williams; published by The Julian Press, Inc., New York in 1960.

An excellent reference book for both the artist and the collector of Chinese Art. 468 pages which include  drawings and photographs.

Hard Cover, with Dust Jacket, First Edition Thus. This is a reprint of the 1932 classic work originally titled Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives, published by Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., Shanghai. The book is in very good conditions; the dust jacket is a bit ragged on the edges and has a few small chips.

$35.00 This week $20.00 + shipping.

ADVENTURE

Arctic Adventure by Peter Freuchen; published by Halcyon House, New York, in 1938. 

This is an autobiography of the Danish explorer Peter Freuchen and describes his adventures in Greenland. Included are numerous photographs and maps. For more information, Wikipedia has a good write up Freuchen.   467 pages.

Hard Cover, no Dust Jacket, First American Edition, in fine condition.

$15.00 This week $8.00 + shipping.

SCIENCE FICTION

Majestic by Whitley Strieber; published by G. P. Putnam's, New York, in 1989.

A great yarn based on events that  may have happened around Roswell, New Mexico.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, book in fine condition, dust jacket in near fine. First American Edition.

$12.00  This week $5.00 + shipping.

Shipping within the USA is $3.50 for the first book and $1.50 for each additional book. If you want the book shipped elsewhere please contact us for the cost. Thank you.

Weekly Specials

These books are half price until Midnight, Sunday, January 9. You may pay with your PayPal account.

Shipping within the USA is $3.50 for the first book and $1.50 for each additional book. If you want the book shipped elsewhere please contact us for the cost. Thank you.

ART

British Contemporary Painters with an introduction by Andrew C. Ritchie.  Published by the Albright Art Gallery (now Albright-Knox), Buffalo, NY, in 1946.

Thirteen contemporary artists are included in the book with brief bios, their photos and over 50 plates depicting their art work.

Hard Cover, No Dust Jacket, in good condition. The front board is slightly warped and has a few small stains. The top and spine are slightly sunned and the prior owner's name is written on the end page. There is also a notation in another hand that the book was "Bought at auction May 1962." 97 pages over 60 plates.

$8.00 This week $4.00 + shipping.

SCIENCE FICTION

Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, New York, in 1976.

A good yarn from an old master set in 2276.

Hard Cover, Dust Jacket, in fine/good condition.

$8.00 This week $4.00 + shipping.

SHORT STORIES

Droll Stories (Contes Drolatiques) by Honore De Balzac. Unknown publisher, London, in 1874. First Edition Thus.

Little gems translated into English and illustrated by Gustave Dore.

Hard Cover, No Dust Jacket, in poor condition but still a good reading copy. Cover has worn corners and is a bit ragged at the top and bottom of the spine. Cover has been reattached to the book block.

$35.00 This week $18.00 + shipping.

BIOGRAPHY

Zelda by Nancy Milford. Published bu Harper and Row, New York, in  1970. Book Club Edition.

F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre, a larger than life couple. Many have written about him but this is her story.

Hard Cover, Dust Jacket; in very good/poor condition.

$6.00 This week $3.00 + shipping.