Search Results: Titles starting with C from Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.

Xeroxed black & white illus. throughout. Title-leaf, 39, [2] leaves, printed on rectos only. Small 4to, illus. to first leaf, staple-bound. Parma: C.D.O Communicazioni Visive, 1978. A rare mail art catalogue, the exhibition was held at the Nuova Galleria del Teatro in the Palazzo del Governatore Piazza Garibaldi; we find just one copy through WorldCat, in Italy. Romano Peli and Michaela Versari, founders of the Centro Documentazione Organizzazione (C.D.O.) based in Parma, have contributed two texts in Italian about mail art and the present exhibition. The group organized a series of mail art shows in the 70s and 80s. Dozens of artists from 26 countries are listed, including Vigo, Zabala, Duch, Bruscky, Deisler, Büchler, Kocman, R. Rehfeldt, R. Staeck, Groh, Crozier, Cavellini, Artists' Union, Szombathy, de Rook, Bzdok, Hompson, Zack, Cleveland, Banana, Gaglione, etc., etc. Many of their works are reproduced by Xerox in the catalogue. Near fine; minor discoloration to the first leaf. ❧ John… Read More

Printed in Chinese characters & Korean Hangul. Ten columns per page; variable number of characters per column. 152 folding leaves. Two vols. bound in one. Large 8vo (295 x 202mm., text block: 217 x 153 mm.), orig. yellow wrappers, new stitching. [Korea]: n.d., but ca. 1796. First edition and rare. The great rhyme books [issued in Korea] of the eighteenth century were Hwa-Dong jeongeum tongseok un-go [Examination of Rhymes in the Correct Pronunciation of China and the East [viz. Korea], with Comprehensive Explanations] from 1747, Samun seonghwi [Collected Sounds of the Three Rhymes] from 1751, and Eojeong Gyujang jeonun [Royally Commissioned Complete Rhymes of the Palace Library] from 1796. The first of these books was based on the expansion of Samun tonggo from the early eighteenth century. It innovated by supplying two kinds of sound glosses, one Chinese reading, drawing on Saseong tonghae, and one Korean reading. The book was reprinted in 1787 with a royal preface, and was thereafter bestowed on… Read More

56; 46; 71; 48 folding leaves. Four vols. of manuscript. Various 8vo formats, cont. semi-stiff wrappers (one lower wrapper rather defective). [China:]: 18th or 19th century. Collection of materials to help prepare for the Qing civil service examinations. The Chinese civilian administration of the Qing empire was carried out by six ministries and various court agencies in Beijing, which headed the regional and local governments of the provinces, prefectures, and counties of China proper. Officials who served in most of the posts in this civilian administration were recruited through a system of examinations. While success at the highest level of the examination system was realized by only a very select few, many classically educated males passed the lower-level examinations, which conferred social status but not, generally speaking, government office. The ubiquity of the exams in the educational trajectories of elite men meant that a voluminous literature with examination-related texts accrued and… Read More

Four vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers, orig. stitching. [China]: Privately Printed by Zhushen hejing zhai 竹深荷淨齋, 1859. An early edition, most likely the first, of this very rare manual on cursive script calligraphy, or cao shu. This script "received [its] final formulation during the Six Dynasties period" (Ledderose, Mi Fu, 7-8). Liang Minxian wrote in the Preface to our book that since the Han dynasty, calligraphers competent in the cursive script exceeded 200. Yet, "under our Dynasty, the learning of characters flourishes; only the cursive script remains little used." Liang thus wrote the present manual for readers to learn cursive script forms by juxtaposing them to the standard script forms. Liang Minxian (courtesy name Xigeng 西庚, style name Zhushen hejing zhai 竹深荷淨齋主人) is said to have been part of the private secretarial staff of He Shaoji 何紹基 (1799-1873), from whom he would have learned cursive script calligraphy. There were three editions of The Essentials of… Read More

Printed on both sides. Large card. Antwerp: Wide White Space, 1971. Announcement card for Andre's third solo exhibition with Wide White Space. The artist's handwriting, describing the sculpture, is reproduced on the reverse. "[Weathering Piece], which by its very definition was meant to be exposed to the elements, was exhibited on the floor of a covered terrace on the first floor of a gallery."-Wide White Space: Behind the Museum. In fine condition. ❧ Y. Pettitallot, ed., Wide White Space: Behind the Museum, 1966-1976 (1995) Exhibitions no. 44 (pictured).

79 engraved plates. xi, 79, [1] pp. Large 4to, cont. sheep, flat spine gilt. London: I. & J. Taylor, 1797. First edition and a nice copy from Schloss Tetschner, with the private library's attractive stamp on verso of title. Nicholson (1765-1844), architectural writer and mathematician, "was probably the most prolific communicator on the technical aspects of architecture in the first half of the nineteenth century and his influence should not be underestimated. He wrote at least twenty-seven books and two collaborations, which all went into many reprints and which were still being republished and updated by others well after his death...Furthermore his was one of the leading intellects concerning technical architectural matters and remains to this day essential reading on the period."-ODNB. The magnificent Tetschner library was purchased in 1934 by H.P. Kraus in Prague. Bound-in at the end is a four-page folio Taylor catalogue of publications, which does not seem to… Read More

16 engraved plates. Title leaf. 8vo, orig. blue wrappers bound in later cloth-backed marbled boards, uncut. London: Printed for I. & J. Taylor, n.d. [but early 1790s]. First edition, later issue. Wallis (fl. 1771-73), who described himself as an architect, is known only as the author of three pattern-books. When the present book was first issued, it was accompanied by one leaf of Taylor ads. As copies were sold off over a period of many years, a new title-page was printed to accompany the already printed plates with the Taylors' new address ("Nearly opposite Great Turn-Stile, Holborn"), along with the most recently printed Taylor catalogue. This copy is accompanied by a 16-page Taylor catalogue datable to about 1800 (they were now located at No. 59 High Holborn). Nice copy. Bookplate of Edmond L. Lincoln. ❧ Harris, British Architectural Books and Writers 1556-1785, no. 902.

Audiocassette tape, printed labels on side A & B, housed in a plastic case. Orig. red paper pictorial liner. Amsterdam: Time Based Arts, 1984. Rare audiocassette of a Carrión sound work; unrecorded by WorldCat. It was originally recorded in June 1983, and then issued through Time Based Arts the following year. "Trios & Boleros (1983) was produced as a part of a series by a number of artists, writers and composers. The Dutch public broadcasting company VPRO allocated broadcast time to individual, unrelated productions under the umbrella title of 'Art on the Radio, the Radio as Art'. No mathematical text analysis here: Ulises narrates the history of the bolero, defining the classic form, identifying the origins and greatest interpreters. He notes the impact of Cuban and Caribbean music on the genre... "The lecture is delivered against the musical background provided by these artists whose music filled his home...The program closes with the lyrics 'Caminemos, tal vez veremos después (Walk on,… Read More

Several black & white illus. 63, [9] pp. of index. 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. New York: n.d. [ca. 1980].<br /> <P> Herlin's rare sixth catalogue, the first issued from his 68 Thompson Street location. It offers an outstanding selection of exhibition catalogues, books, posters, announcements, and periodicals (491 items total). We note the following listings: Flavin's Pink and Gold exhibition catalogue (no. 122, $35); a signed copy of LeWitt's 49 three-part variations using three different kinds of cubes (no. 241, $85); along with materials related to Josef Albers, Jackie Ferrara, Robert Indiana, Donald Judd, Louise Nevelson, etc. With a useful index in-fine.<br /> <P> In excellent condition. WorldCat notes copies at Cornell and the Smithsonian.<br /> <P> ❧ Wikipedia (contributed by Herlin himself).

Four vols. 8vo, orig. polished mottled green calf (a little rubbed), single gilt fillet round sides, flat spine gilt, orange leather lettering piece on spine, crown stamped in gilt at head of spine [Vol. I], orig. fine brown sheep maroquiné, single gilt fillet round sides, flat spine gilt, orange leather lettering piece on spine, crowns stamped in gilt at head & foot of spine, a.e.g. [Vol III], orig. boards [ Vols. II & IV]. Munich: 1832-33-48-72. The first catalogue issued, with its three supplements, of the maps and plans in the Bavarian Army Library, founded in 1822. This was one of the most important collections of maps of the period. Very fine and pretty set from the Wittelsbach library of the dukes and kings of Bavaria.

One finely engraved head-piece. 4 p.l., LXXX pp. 8vo, attractive early 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards, flat spine gilt, orange & green morocco lettering pieces on spines. [Venice, ca. 1776]. [bound with]: (PINELLI, Maffeo). Catalogo di Quadri raccolti dal fu Signor Maffeo Pinelli, ed ora posti in vendita in Venezia 1785. viii, 125 pp., one blank leaf. 8vo. [Venice: July 1785]. [bound with]: (GRIMANI COLLECTION). [Drop-title on p. 3]: Pitture e Scolture nel Palazzo di Casa Grimani a S.ta Maria Formosa. Engraved frontis. Titles & text in double columns in Italian & French. 13 pp. 8vo. [Venice: ca. 1790]. A fascinating sammelband of three very rare privately printed catalogues of important Venetian art collections, the first two of which were dispersed in the late 18th century. This volume was bound for Girolami Caratti of Udine, art enthusiast and book collector extraordinaire. Caratti is an elusive figure but we know that he corresponded… Read More

xiv, 415 pp.; xiv, one leaf, 333, lxxvii, [1] pp. Two vols. 8vo, cont. marbled boards (minor wear & foxing), uncut, orange & green morocco lettering pieces on spines. Pisa: N. Capurro, 1821. First edition of "the catalogue of the vast library on archaeology and art history collected by Cicognara, himself a notable art historian. It is tantamount to a bibliography of the pre-1820 literature on these subjects, owing to the detailed bibliographical and critical notes to the 4,800 works, and is still frequently consulted and quoted."-Grolier Club, Bibliography, 121. In 1824, Cicognara (1767-1834), sold the entire library to Pope Leo XII, who incorporated it into the Vatican Library. Very good uncut set. From the library of Helmuth Domizlaff, the great German bookseller, with his discrete small stamp on each title.

60 pp. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, upper cover gilt with crown. [London: J. Davy & Sons], 1908. The enlarged edition (1st ed.: 1864) of the catalogue of this famous collection. The collection was largely formed by the 2nd Lord Northwick (1769-1859), a prodigious art collector and connoisseur, who was active in the art market for over a half-century, amassing over 1400 pictures. Living on the Continent during his younger years, including a transformative period of eight years in Rome, he developed a profound knowledge of fine art. In 1800, he succeeded his father as second Baron Northwick and proceeded to devote himself entirely to collecting. "He acquired pictures of all schools, especially Italian pictures from all periods, Flemish pictures, and contemporary British paintings. His pioneering interest was in Italian pictures of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. So extensive did his collection become that he built a special picture gallery at Northwick Park in 1832, and… Read More

Par Michel Huber [& continued by Jean Gottlob Stimmel from the 4th vol.]. Five vols. bound in seven. 8vo, not quite uniform cont. marbled boards (a little worn & rubbed, occasional foxing), pale blue lettering pieces on spines. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, [1802]-03-05-10-10. The main series of auction catalogues of the most important collection of art formed in Leipzig in the 18th century. Winckler (1731-95), was a wealthy merchant and banker. Following his formal education, he made a European tour in Britain, Holland, and Switzerland and became intensely interested in art. Winckler started collecting prints and soon began buying paintings and drawings; in 1768 he issued a catalogue of his holdings. But he continued to acquire and by the time of his death, Winckler's collection had more than 1300 paintings (including important examples by Dürer, Holbein, Titian, and Rembrandt), nearly 2500 drawings, more than 80,000 prints, and a library of 6842 volumes. His sons… Read More

viii, 175 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece on spine. Paris: Bénard, 1806. The uncommon sale catalogue of an exceptional print collection formed in Belgium. Wolfgang Guillaume, the third duc d'Ursel (?1730-1804), a Belgian general and husband of Flore d'Arenberg, focused his collecting on prints of paintings engraved by the painters themselves. The catalogue is arranged by school and within that by painter. We find engravings by Albani, Carracci, Maratti, Titian, Dürer, Hollar, Berghem, van Leyden, Rembrandt, Callot, Coypel, etc. The catalogue thoroughly describes 948 lots of prints and drawings, many of which are large group lots, with the more considerable collections divided into numerous subsections for greater clarity. Lots 907-948 detail the duke's books of prints and views, auction catalogues, dictionaries, and other important art historical texts. Nice copy, with occasional annotations in… Read More

30 pp. 8vo (206 x 132 mm.), orig. wrappers, stitched as issued. Paris: Méraut & Roux, 1815. A very scarce auction catalogue of art belonging to a Colonel Trauchot. It describes 81 paintings, drawings, and prints. Roux, this sale's expert, provides lengthy notes and measurements for each painting. Nice copy. &#10087; Lugt 8788.

1 p.l., 21 pp. 8vo (201 x 129 mm.), late 19th-cent. morocco-backed marbled boards (spine a little rubbed), title on spine. Paris: Constantin & Chariot, 1815.<br /> <P> An interesting copy of this rare auction catalogue, with a number of marginal notes and all prices in a contemporary hand. The annotator has also added "de Mr. Le Comte Français" on the title-page. This note contradicts the Avertissement in which Constantin writes that this collection was assembled by an anonymous artist over the course of several trips abroad.<br /> <P> Constantin (1755-1816) was one of the leading French art dealers of the period, from the 1790s until his death. His clients included Empress Joséphine and Johann Friedrich Städel, whose collection established the Städel Museum. The former even named Constantin as her personal curator of paintings, and he compiled the printed catalogue of pictures at Malmaison, published in… Read More

4 p.l., 175 pp. 8vo, modern marbled paper over boards, red morocco lettering-piece on spine. [Anvers]: J. Grange, [1785]. A rare sale catalogue offering 524 paintings. Knyff (1713-84), a Belgian noble, possessed an exceptional collection of Italian, Dutch, and French works including Rubens' "Christ and the Adulterous Woman" (no. 176: "Ce Morceau paraît être le fruit d'un pinceau plus qu'humain."). Each lot is described, some at great length, with commentary on technique and provenance along with measurements. Due to the size of the collection, the viewing was held in the deceased's home and the catalogue is divided by room. Very good copy. &#10087; Lugt 3923.

xx (i.e. xxiv), [2], 448, 59 pp. 8vo, cont. mottled calf, spine nicely gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Pissot & Gogue, 1763. An important sale catalogue of the library of the Maison Professe des Jesuites of Paris, founded in 1580. This library was comprised of many donations, the most notable being that of Pierre Daniel Huet (1630-1721), bishop of Avranches and scholar. Huet, whose scholarship was very well-known, made considerable scientific researches as well as classical studies; he edited the famous Delphin series of the Latin classics in about sixty volumes. Huet formed a great library of books and MSS. which he donated to this Jesuit house upon his death. When the Jesuits were expelled from France in 1762, the entire library of the house was offered for sale by auction. However, Huet's books were withdrawn before the sale due to the terms of his donation and were given by his heir to the Royal Library in 1765. This was one of the best and most complete Jesuit… Read More

viii, 104, 7 pp. 8vo (213 x 138 mm.), modern cloth-backed marbled boards, red sheep lettering-piece on spine. Paris: Coutellier & Regnault-Delalande, 1820. An uncommon auction catalogue describing the artist's vast collection of prints, paintings, and drawings, with the printed price-list bound-in at the end. Pallière (1761-1820), born in Bordeaux, studied under Vincent and exhibited portraits at the Paris Salons from 1798 to 1804. This is an especially large catalogue published by the expert Regnault-Delalande (1762-1824), with 378 lots. Lots 1-288 & 367-78 consist of prints and large groups of prints by contemporary and Old Master artists. Regnault-Delalande has prepared particularly informative descriptions that note the state, provenance, and rarity. This is followed with paintings by Claude, Pallière, Rembrandt, Vincent, Greuze, Le Brun, Nanteuil, and drawings by Guercino, Bouchardon, Glauber, Lairesse, Moitte, Nicolle, Suvée, Vincent, etc. Lot 367 is… Read More