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(ANNAN, JAMES CRAIG).

Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures, Works of Art, and Decorative Objects, the Property of His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, K. T.

London. Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods. 1882. Five 'portions' in 1 vol. 4to. pp. 234. Title to ... (more)

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BAELZ COLLECTION. Croissant, Doris & Misako Wakabayashi.

Japanese Paintings in the Linden-Museum Stuttgart. A selection from the Baelz Collection.

Stuttgart. Linden-Museum & Kondasha. 1991 2 vols. 4to. pp. 366; 496. Includes 482 pages of reproductions including 30 colour plates. Two hardback volumes in slipcase. New.

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BAROCCI. Ruhwinkel, Staephanie.

Die Zeichnungen Federico Baroccis im Martin-von-Wagner-Museum Würzburg.

Weimar. VDG. 2010. 27.5 x 20.5cm. pp. 284. 5 colour plates and over 120 black & white illustrations. Hardback.

Vol. 3 of the catalogue of graphic work in the Martin-von-Wagner-Museum Würzburg.

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BARVARIAN STATE COLLECTIONS.
Soehner, Halldor.

Spanische Meister. Alte Pinakothek, Munchen.

Munich. Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen. 1963. 2 vols. 25 x 16cm. pp. 305; xiii. 130 illustrations on unnumbered pages. Cloth.

The catalogue of the Alte Pinakothek holdings of Spanish painting. The first volume of the catalogue of the Barvarian state's collections.

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BARVARIAN STATE COLLECTIONS. Kultzen, Rolf; Eikemeier, Peter.

Venezianische Gemälde des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts. Vollständiger Katalog. [Vol. 1 text, vol. 2 plates].

Munich. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen. 1971. 2 vols.24.5 x 16cm. pp. 268. 157 plates. Hardbacks. Vg.

The catalogue of the Alte Pinakothek holdings of early Venetian painting. The 9th. volume of the catalogue of the Barvarian state's collections.

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BAUR COLLECTION. Ayers, J. & Pierre -F Schneeberger & Marie-Therese Coullery & B.W. Robinson

The Baur Collection Geneva: Netsuke; Japanese Sword-Fittings and associated metalwork; Japanese Ceramics; Japanese Lacquer.

Geneva. Collections Baur. 1968-84. 4 vols. 4to. pp. 428; 444; 180; 195. Colour and monochrome illustrations, each with descriptive text on facing page (some on unnumbered pages). Publisher's cloth, dust jackets. A fine copy.

Complete set of the catalogue of the Japanese section of this impressive collection, apart from the later volumes on Japanese prints.

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CARRIERE.

Atelier Eugene Carriere. Catalogue de quatre-vingt-neuf oeuvres. Experts MM. Bernheim Jeune.

Paris. 8 Juin, 1906. 4to. Illustrated with hore-texte plates. Rebound in cloth with the damaged front wrapper preserved.

The catalogue contains texts and by Arsene Alexandre, Anatole France, Roger Marx and others.

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CECIL HIGGINS ART GALLERY. Joll, Evelyn.

Cecil Higgins Art Gallery. Watercolours and Drawings.

Bedford. The Gallery Trust. 2002. 4to. pp. 296. Illustrated throughout in colour. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine.

The illustrated catalogue of the Gallery's British watercolours and drawings.

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CONSUL SMITH. Vivian, Frances.

The Consul Smith Collection. Masterpieces of Italian Drawing from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Raphael to Canaletto.

Munich. Hirmer Verlag. 1989. 4to. pp. 200. Illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome. Cloth, dust jacket. Fine.

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ERLANGEN UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. Bock, Elfried.

Die Zeichnungen in der Universitatsbibliothek Erlangen.

Frankfurt. Prestel. 1929. 2 vols. 4to. pp. xx, 405 with 29 mounted illustrations to the text; 613 illustrations on 302 plates. Vellum-backed boards, fine.

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FRICK COLLECTION. Davidson, Bernice & Harry D.M. Grier

The Frick Collection. An illustrated catalogue. Volume 1. Paintings. American, British, Dutch, Flemish and German.

New York. The Frick Collection. 1968. 26.5 x 20.5cm. pp. xlii, 302. Illustrated throughout in monochrome and colour. Hardback, front hinge cracked, tear in back panel of dust jacket.

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ref: 38446

FROEHNER, W..

Terres Cuites d'Asie de la Collection Julien Greau.

Paris. 1886. 2 vols. Large 4to. pp. vi, xvi, 105. Illustrated with 120 phototypes (many tinted). Red half-calf, printed endpapers, t.e.g. Ex library. Classification numbers on spines, perforated stamps on title-page and one leaf, reference no. stamped on margins of four pages. Otherwise a very good set.

Greau was one of the foremost European collectors of the 19th century. This book details the Greek terra-cottas contained in his collection, the majority of the items are of Lydian and Phrygian origin.

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FURLOTTI, Barbara & Guido Rebechini

The Art and Architecture of Mantua. Eight centuries of patronage and collecting.

London. Thames & Hudson. 2008. 32.5 x 28.5cm. pp. 280. 214 illustrations, nearly all in colour. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine.

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GUTMANN COLECTION. Jones, E Alfred.

Catalogue of the Gutmann Collection of plate now the property of J. Pierpont Morgan.

London. Bemrose and Sons. 1907. 4to. pp. xxiii, 52, 53 Plates. Publisher's cloth. Fore edges of binding damp stained not affecting text. Slight browning to the first 2 leaves.

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HAMILTON PALACE SALE.

Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures, Works of Art, and Decorative Objects, the Property of His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, K. T.

London. Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods. 1882. Five 'portions' in 1 vol. 4to. pp. 234. Original publisher's scarlet cloth, title gilt to front board and spine, black endpapers.

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Fine Art Reference
Fine Art Reference

The Fine Art Reference section holds an extensive stock of rare, internationally published titles, both in and out of print. We focus on catalogues raisonnés and major monographs of British, American and European artists, covering all media, including paintings, prints, sculpture and drawings. We also stock more general reference books, sale & collections catalogues, and dictionaries & surveys.