Painting of Central Asia (Treasures of Asia series)
Geneva: Skira, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover (cloth). Stock image shown. More
Art & Architecture
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Japan: The Art of Living (A Sourcebook of Japanese Style for the Western Home)
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1991. Shin Kimura (photos). First Edition, 3rd printing. Hardcover (Outsized). More
Disasters of War: Callot, Goya, Dix
London: The South Bank Centre, 1998. First Edition (presumed). Softcover. series of etchings from three artists are the subject of this dramatic book. Jacques Callot's Miseries of War, published in 1633; Goya's The Disasters of War, rendered between 1810 and 1820; and Otto Dix's War, last issued in 1924, are..... More
Buying and Understanding New Oriental Rugs
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. More
Creative Planning of Educational Facilities
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1969. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. More
Urban Portraits, New York 1986 - 1992
Oxford: Museum of Modern Art Oxford, 1992. Paperback (Outsized). Signed by the artist. Includes a large color slide (20 x 25 cm) of Jacklin's painting, Sun and Rain Over Sixth Avenue, in a clear plastic protective folder that is affixed to the binding between front cover and first page. Published..... More
'Views' a.k.a. 'The Quintessence of Dust'
Hong Kong: 2018. Digital Print. Medium: Graphite pencil on drawing paper. Following the successful launch of Hong Kong Noir (Blacksmith Books 2018), a collection of dark fictional stories set in various places in Hong Kong, Bleak House Books asked some local artists to pick their favorite stories from the book..... More
A Picture History of Archeology
London: Thames & Hudson, 1958. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Cloth. 310 illustrations in photogravure, 16 plates in full colour Translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. More
Imprint 18: The Annual Anthology of Women in Publishing Society Hong Kong
Hong Kong: WIPS Women In Publishing in Hong Kong, 2019. Paperback. Featuring the work of 53 writers and artists with a connection to Hong Kong, as well as the winning entry to our Short Story Competition for Young Writers. Each year, WiPS invites its members to submit examples of..... More
Then and Now: American Portraits of the Past Century from the National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C. National Portrait Gallery, 1987. First Edition. Softcover (Outsized). Book based on an exhibition which opened at the Hong Kong Museum of Art in Dec. 1987. More
Landscape Paintings by Kwangtung Masters During the Ming & Ch'ing Periods
Hong Kong: Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1973. Softcover. c/r page states: "ART GALLERY PUBLICATION NO. 6" In English and Chinese. The book published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Art Gallery, Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 29th June -..... More
The Art of William Steig
New York/ New Haven: The Jewish Museum/ Yale University Press, 2007. First Edition. Outsize Hardcover. Foreword by Maurice Sendak. With contributions by Robert Cottingham, Edward Sorel, Jeanne Steig and Maggie Steig. The definitive work on the career of the beloved New Yorker cartoonist and children’s book illustrator Known..... More
Portland Street at Night (砵蘭街之夜)
2018. Digital Print. Medium: Watercolor, acrylic, marker. Following the successful launch of Hong Kong Noir (Blacksmith Books 2018), a collection of dark fictional stories set in various places in Hong Kong, Bleak House Books asked some local artists to pick their favorite stories from the book and create cover art..... More
Modern Painting: Drawing & Sculpture (Collected by Emily and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.), Vol. IV
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Art Museums, 1988. Softcover. More
Modern Gardens and the Landscape
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1964. Joseph Bourke Del Valle (book design). First Edition (presumed). Softcover. More
The Basilica of the Frari, Venice
Padua: The Messenger, 1968. First Edition (presumed). Softcover. Translated from the Italian by Miss Adriana D'Este. More
Badge Button Pin
London: Laurence King Publishing, 2007. Softcover. Badges, buttons and pins have been around for over a century. Today they're everywhere: on lapels and bags all over the world and in the sketchbooks and on the screens of some of the hottest graphic designers, artists and illustrators. A badge can be..... More
Art of Native America: The Charles and Valeria Diker Collection
New York: The Metropolitan Musuem of Art, 2018. With contributions from Ned Blackhawk and Sylvia Yount. First Printing. Hardcover. Heavy item, extra handling fee for local delivery. A fresh exploration of Native American art that positions the work within the broader context of North American art history This landmark..... More
The Collector's Encyclopedia of Occupied Japan Collectibles (5th Series)
Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books, 1997. Revised. Softcover. More
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
London: Penguin Books, 2001. Reprint. Trade Paperback. A fascinating insight into the vibrant culture of Modernism, and the rich artistic world of Paris's Left Bank, Gertrude Stein's The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas includes an introduction by Thomas Fensch in Penguin Modern Classics. For Gertrude Stein and her wife..... More
Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs: Unabridged Reprints of Two Mission Furniture Catalogs: 'Craftsman Furniture Made by Gustav Stickley' and 'The Work of L. & J.G. Stickley'
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1979. Unabridged Reprint. Softcover. With a new introduction by David Cathers. Directly influenced by William Morris's Arts and Crafts Movement in England, the Stickley family created what is now known and prized as Craftsman style furniture. This chastely beautiful and functional furniture was..... More
Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection
Hong Kong: Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Hong Kong Museum of Art from 22 July to 11 September, 1994. More
Matisse: In 50 Works
London: Pavilion, 2019. First UK Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. This enthralling and comprehensive new book on Henri Matisse provides a fresh perspective for all students and art lovers interested in early twentieth-century art. Taking fifty of Matisse's most iconic works of art, expert John Cauman presents an accessible narrative about..... More
A Song for One or Two: Music and the Concept of Art in Early China
Ann Arbor, Michigan: Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, 1982. First Edition (presumed). Softcover. No. 42 in the Michigan Papers in Chinese Studies series. More
A View To Die For
2018. Digital Print. Medium: Acrylic on watercolour paper. Following the successful launch of Hong Kong Noir (Blacksmith Books 2018), a collection of dark fictional stories set in various places in Hong Kong, Bleak House Books asked some local artists to pick their favorite stories from the book and create cover..... More
