Search Results: Titles starting with C from Cedar Tree Antiques

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1977. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket, as issued. Sylvain Sauvage. Full grey-brown leather with gilt ornaments on front & back cover, gilt title & ornaments to spine, with 2 raised bands, orange ribbon page marker and orange moire endpapers. Quarto, 9 ¾" tall. Smyth sewn binding, all edges gilt, no markings or bookplates. Pages are bright and fresh, textblock is tight.There is a tiny bit of missing gilding on the lower part of the fore edge. A handsome book in Fine condition. Collector's edition. Suitable as a gift. This book is from the Easton Press'"The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" collection. First thus. Translated by Richard Aldington "Candide" is a satire first published in 1759. It is the story of a young man leading a sheltered life, being schooled in optimism by his mentor Professor Pangloss. The protagonist loses his sheltered life, experiences hardships, and becomes disillusioned. Life leads him to a philosophy of pragmatism.

Audio Book (DVD). Fine. Harry Matthew Kidd (1899-1964) was an American modernist painter. This painting titled "Coal Elevators" is Art Deco in style, and recalls the period in which the artist lived in Pennsylvania, a coal mining state. One of Harry Kidd's paintings was included in the 1929 watercolor exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. A native of Detroit, Kidd attended public schools in El Paso, Texas before moving to Germantown, Pennsylvania, where in 1914 he was attending high school at the outbreak of World War I. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served in England where he reportedly painted the portrait of General Hugh Montague Trenchard, afterward marshal of the Royal Air Force, Viscount Trenchard. After the war, Kidd returned to the United States to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. An Academy scholarship enabled him to study and travel in Europe, including a period on Majorca (1927-29). He returned to El Paso in 1933 for… Read More

London: Sotheby's, 2007. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sotheby's saleL07313. 297 lots comprised of fine early and later furniture, textiles, tapestries, old masters paintings, works of art, ceramics and decorative art from the Castle of Castagneto Po near Turin, and from other French residences. Alberto Bruni Tedeschi (1915-1996) was a composer of Italian classical music and opera, and art collector. He was the father of Nicolas Sarkozy's wife. Light rubbing to front lower right corner and slight crease to front top right corner and at hinge, otherwise fine. No markings. Heavy volume. Extra shipping will be calculated upon purchase.

London: Christie's, 2011. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Christie's sale #8012: LYONS DEMESNE, THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE DR. TONY RYAN. Thomas Ryan (1936-2007) was an Irish billionaire, philanthropist and businessman who co-founded the Ryanair airline. 450 lots comprised of furniture, sculpture, fine art, and decorative objects. Very good condition. There is a 3/4" closed tear affecting top front cover and pages 1-13. Light wear to corners. Pages are fresh and bright with no markings, binding is tight.

New York: Sotheby's, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sotheby's sale #7285: THE COLLECTION OF ALBERTO PINTO. Alberto Pinto (1943-2012) was a photographer and interior designer. 680 lots comprised of silver & plate, ceramics, fine art, furniture, lighting, bronzes, tapestries, glass. Condition is very good+ with light wear to corners. Pages are fresh and bright with no markings, binding tight.

New York: Sotheby's, 2012. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sotheby's sale #N08891: THE COLLECTION OF SUZANNE SAPERSTINE - FLEUR DE LYS. Saperstine is a socialite, and former owner of the Westside manor known as Fleur de Lys. Formerly married to David Saperstine (Metro Networks) 310 lots comprised of furniture and decorations.Catalog is in very good condition with wear to corners. Small paper label on front cover. Pages fresh and bright with no markings, binding tight.

Paris: Sotheby's, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sotheby's sale #PF5001, two volumes in slipcase. COLLECTION DU BARON DE REDE PROVENANT DE L'HOTEL LAMBERT. Alexis, Baron de Redé (1922-2004), was a prominent French banker, aristocrat, aesthete, collector, and socialite. Furniture, art objects, paintings, books, gold objects, porcelain, glassware, jewelry, textiles and memorabilia. 908 lots. Heavy volumes. Extra shipping will be calculated upon purchase.

New York: Sotheby's, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sotheby's sale #7479: THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. SAUL P. STEINBERG. Saul Steinberg (1939-2012) was an American businessman and financier. 293 lots comprised of fine furniture, fine art, and decorative objects. Hardcover. Dust jack is very good, with light wear to corners. Covers and textblock are near fine. Pages are fresh and bright with no markings, binding tight.

London: Matthew Gillyflower & James Partridge, 1693. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. THE COMPLEAT GARD'NER, OR, DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATING AND RIGHT ORDERING OF FRUIT-GARDENS AND KITCHEN-GARDENS: WITH DIVERS REFLECTIONS ON SEVERAL PARTS OF HUSBANDRY, IN SIX BOOKS. By Jean de La Quintinie, translated by John Evelyn, printed for Matthew Gillyflower and James Partridge, published in London in 1693. This folio edition (31.5 cm x 19 cm) is the first English edition, bound in full leather with five raised bands to the spine. Copper engraved frontispiece of Jean de La Quintinie, with title page printed in red and black. Jean de La Quintinie (1626-1688) was a lawyer, gardener and agronomist who served France's King Louis XIV. On a trip to Italy he was impressed by the gardens he saw, and became fascinated by horticulture. There are 12 leaves of plates, two of which are fold-out. The first fold-out, opposite page 1 of volume I, is a map entitled… Read More

No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. A large (17"x12") cibachrome print by Hans Hammarskiöld, Utan titel (untitled). Signed on the back by the photographer. Hammarskiöld was born in 1925 in Stockholm. His breakthrough as a professional photographer came in the 1950s when he worked all over the world. In 1955 his work, along with that of his wife Caroline Hebbe, was selected by Edward Steichen for the world-touring Museum of Modern Art exhibition and book "The Family of Man", seen by 9 million visitors. For some years he was employed by the British Vogue. Hammarskiöld was the last surviving member of the group Tio fotografer (Ten Photographers), which formed in 1958 and was influential in Swedish photography for decades as the illustrations agency Tiofoto. Cibachrome (also known as Ilfachrome) is a dye destruction positive-to-positive photographic process used for the reproduction of film transparencies on photographic paper. The prints are made on a stable polyester base… Read More