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Atlanta and New York: High Museum of Art; Rizzoli, 2010. Cloth, 144 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 x 32 cm. Principal photography by Peter Harholdt. Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 21 to June 20, 2010. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Oblong.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. Cloth, 204 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 x 27 cm. First published, 1968. Revised. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: The contribution of portrait painting; The folk art tradition; The contribution of history painting; The Hudson River School: first generation; The Hudson River School: second generation; The inheritance of French Romantic painting; The Dutch marine tradition; English-American artists; Independents; The establishing of a style; The style established; Wind, sail, and steam; The great age; Toward new directions; Notes.. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong.

New York: Beaux Arts Editions, 2005. Cloth, 240 pages, colour illustrations; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. Collectible.

Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1992. Cloth, 160 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. Cloth, 204 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 x 27 cm. First published, 1968. Revised. A very good copy with a few scattered pencil marks. Age toning. Fine DJ. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: The contribution of portrait painting; The folk art tradition; The contribution of history painting; The Hudson River School: first generation; The Hudson River School: second generation; The inheritance of French Romantic painting; The Dutch marine tradition; English-American artists; Independents; The establishing of a style; The style established; Wind, sail, and steam; The great age; Toward new directions; Notes.. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong.

Los Angeles: Historical Society of Southern California, 1996. 158 pages, illustrations, maps; 23 cm. This publication is the first in the series by the Historical Society of Southern California celebrating the Sesquicentennial of California, 1846-1850. Tight, clean copy.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1980. Cloth, 192 pages, illustrations, maps; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1990. 144 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Published simultaneously in London by Calmann & King as: Underground Art. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Oxnard, CA: Mullin Automotive Museum, 2014. xi, 84 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits; 28 x 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "The Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California is a glorious testament to French design in the 20th century. The collections include all manner of French cars - be they touring or competition, and the greatest marques, including Delahaye, Delage, Voisin, Hispano Suiza, Peugeot, and Talbot Lago. But the Mullin Museum holds a special place for the artistry and talents of the Bugatti family. the cars of Ettore and Jean Bugatti, to the fanciful furniture of Carlo Bugatti, and the sculpture of Rembrandt, the tribute is as breath-taking as it is historically significant. The Art of Bugatti: Mullin Automotive Museum, highlights the vision of Peter and Merle Mullin as it presents some 29 cars, artwork, furniture and family artifacts in this tribute to the great… Read More

Brooklyn, NY: PowerHouse Books, 2019. Pictorial boards, 349 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "For 20 years, Supreme's skateboard collaborations have represented an iconic intersection between art and skate culture, ultimately birthing an entire culture of skateboard art. This book features original images of all decks, including ultra-rare and un-released pieces such as the "LV" Cease-and-Desist series, the "Japan-only Jesus", and the Louis Vuitton x Supreme trunk, from the world's only complete collection, as well as "in-the-field" shots from noted photographers including Los Angeles-based @baariksgallery and Johannesburg's I See A Different You. Exploring the history of Supreme's artistic collaborations, from pieces with now-legendary contemporary artists including Kaws, Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami, Christopher… Read More

New York: Hill and Wang; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. xvii, 251 pages, illustrations, map; 22 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "The story of the Erie Canal - the 363-mile 'artificial river' built to connect the Atlantic seaboard to the Great Lakes - offers a rich perspective on the tumultuous era between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Completed in 1825 as part of the nation's larger transportation revolution, the Canal opened the Midwest to commerce and settlement, helped make New York City the nation's greatest port, and accelerated the pace of American industrial and economic change. The history of the Canal's impact on the nation's economy has been told skillfully by other historians, and Carol Sheriff considers instead the human dimension of the revolutionary changes that the Canal helped set off: widespread geographic mobility; rapid environmental… Read More

New York: Rutledge Books, 1976. Cloth, 192 pages, illustrations; 41 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, slightly scuffed/back cover, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "With illustrations & descriptions of mercantile and manufacturing establishments, machinery, works of art, mechanism, trade-marks, etc. etc." Centennial reprint. Profusely illustrated.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Elephant Folio.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1992. Cloth, 96 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 x 33 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong.

New York and Newport News, VA: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, in association with the Mariners' Museum, 1997. 175 pages, colour illustrations; 22 x 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lower right corners lightly bumped, dust spotting/top edge. Remainder mark/tail edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "Much of what we know about how steamboats looked between about 1835 and 1900 comes from the meticulously detailed paintings of John and James Bard, twin brothers who were born in New York City in 1815, coincidentally the same year that Robert Fulton died. The Bard brothers taught themselves to paint, turning out their first joint work at the age of twelve, and they became the greatest chroniclers of the steamboat era. Working for owners, captains, boat builders - anyone who would commission a ship's portrait - John and James Bard turned out thousands of stunning paintings that have long been treasured by… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. Cloth, 271 pages, illustrations; 32 cm. Conceived, compiled, and designed by Michel Mohrt and Guy Feinstein. Illustrations originally published in: Paquebots: Le temps des traversees, by Michel Mohrt. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Flyleaf & top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated with 331 photographs.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

New York: Dorset Press, 1987. Cloth, 271 pages, illustrations; 32 cm. Conceived, compiled, and designed by Michel Mohrt and Guy Feinstein. Illustrations originally published in: Paquebots: Le temps des traversees, by Michel Mohrt. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. 1st thus. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated with 331 photographs. CONTENTS: A ship buff; The building of a great ship; The great circle; Wartime interludes; The wake of an era; Some notable passenger ships; Index of ship names.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1990. Pictorial boards, 1 volume (unpaged), colour illustrations; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Endpapers lightly soiled. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.

Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts, 1980. Cloth, 152 pages, chiefly illustrations; 23 x 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. First printing. Dust jacket with light edgewear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong.

New York: MetroBooks, 1999. Cloth, 120 pages, colour illustrations; 30 x 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks International, 2004. Cloth, 239 pages, colour illustrations; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "When a motorcycle has been built from the ground up, stripped of anything not needed for speed, power, and striking looks, and draped in rich colors and chrome, it has been transformed into a chopper. What was once considered an outlaw ride has now become a luxury item and a mainstream obsession. In Choppers: Heavy Metal Art, author and biker Mike Seate explores the many styles of choppers and bobbers and the builders behind them. The book is divided into several sections based on style or type of chopper, with each section devoted to the builders who follow a similar style and philosophy. Some builders are established names in their field, while others are up-and-comers rocking the chopper world with their far-out ideas and new spins… Read More