Art Books
Vintage Art Books
We have a sizable selection of vintage and out-of-print Art Books for sale including 100 of the Worlds Most Beautiful Paintings, 7000 Years of Iranian Art, Airbrush Technique, American Art, Amphigorey Too by Edward Gorey, Arman Hammer Collection, Art Now, Art of Andrew Wyeth, Baroque and Rococo by Sacheverell Sitwell, Carving Large Birds by Bill Dehos and Patrick Spielman, Christies 1992 Contemporary Art Catalog, Colour Practice in Schools, Currier and Ives by Harry Peters, English Costume, Erotic Art by Muthesius Riemschneider, Faberge Imperial Eggs. Fantasy Art Techniques by Boris Vallejo, Impressionism, Journal of Netsuke Collectors Society, Londoners by Nancy Hellebrand, Looking Into Paintings by Norbert Lynton, Lost Wax Bronze Casting by Harry Jackson, Making It Happen signed by David Adickes, Marine Carving by Jay Hanna, Max Ernst art exhibition, Meaning in Children's Art, Natural History of Waterfowl signed by Frank Todd, Painting Around the World signed by Thurman Hewitt, Renior, Robot Sexy by Hajime Sorayama, Selected American Game Birds signed by David Hagerbaumer, Tibetan Thangka Painting by David and Janet Jackson, World of Salvidor Dali, World of Walter Anderson and many more! Out of print, signed, and vintage art books make sensational gifts!
Fantasy Art Techniques Boris Vallejo concept paintings book
Hard covered book titled FANTASY ART TECHNIQUES by Boris Vllejo, with foreword by Isaac Asimov, 1985, 127 pages more. Boris Vallejo discusses in depth the techniques of a personal style which has placed him among the leading international fantasy and science fiction artist of today. In this book he has produced more fabulous paintings. He describes how he creates them from the initial concept, through the subtlety of every stage of painting, specifying the media he uses, to their final form. Topics include: THE CONCEPT SEEING SKIN TONES THE MODELS & PHOTOGRAPHS less
$20.00 $15.00
getting started in watercolors brian ursual bagnall astrid hille book
Hard covered book titled GETTING STARTED IN WATERCOLORS by Brain and Ursual Bagnall, and Astrid Hille more. 1993. 63 pages. Spontaneous textures, vivid and transparent colors, and fluid brush strokes are just a few of the reasons why watercolor painting is so popular. Clear step by step instructions and 200 full color illustrations in this book will help you build a strong technical foundation, develop your own ideas and imagination, and experiment with new techniques in watercolors. It is in VG condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for any artist's less
$10.99 $8.24
greek and roman scultpure the university prints vintage book
Vintage hard covered book titled University Prints Series A GREEK AND ROMAN SCULPTURE more. 500 Plates Edited by Edmund von Mach, 1916, over 500 pages. The University Prints included in this volume cover the history of Greek sculpture from its beginning in pre-Greek forms, the so-called Mycenaean art, down through the period of Roman patronage to the time when the decline of the Roman culture began to pave the way for the emergence of a new race personality in art. This remarkable vintage book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. The less
$35.00 $26.25
henri matisse by frank milner beautiful full color prints art book
Hard covered book titled HENRI MATISSE by Frank Milner, 1996 more. Beautiful full color art prints. 128 pages. Book is in VG condition. The pages are clean and intact, binding is tight. Elegant art book! less
$12.00 $9.00
how to do paste ups and mechanicals s ralph maurellodrawings book
Soft covered book titled HOW TO DO PASTE-UPS AND MECHANICALS more. A Handbook on the Preparation of Art and Copy for Printing by S. Ralph Maurello, 1960. Chapters of step by step text, illustrated by 322 drawings and photos, cover all the basics and tricks of the trade in clear, simple and authoritative fashion: material and tools, cutting and trimming proofs and art, positioning and mounting and paste up procedures, cropping and scaling and photo-retouching, use of "cold type" and much more. This book belongs on the desk of every art student and teac less
$9.99 $7.49
how to do pasteups and mechanicals ralph maurello book
Hard covered book titled HOW TO DO PASTEUPS AND MECHANICALS. THE PREPARATION OF ART FOR REPRODUCTION by S Ralph Maurello more., Instructor and Executive Secretary, Newark School of Fine & Industrial Art, administrator, Old Mill Summer Art School, Elizabethtown, New York, 1960, 160 pages. Chapters include Basic Procedures Cutting & Trimming Pasteup Methods Scaling & Cropping Composites Use of Drafting and Drawing Instruments Photographs & Photostats Reproduction and Color Separations. Filled with illustrations and photographs. This book is in Good condition. Pages cl less
$15.00 $11.25
how to draw hands oliver senior shape form relation vintage art book
Hard covered book titled HOW TO DRAW HANDS by Oliver Senior more. 1945, 63 pages. Topics include: IN RELATION TO THE HEAD & FIGURE SHAPE, FORM & STRUCTURE ACTION & FORESHORTENING AGE, SEX, CHARACTER A STUDY OF A HAND This vintage book is in VG condition. The pages, yellowed from age, are intact and the binding is tight. A must have for any art library! less
$20.99 $15.74
impressionism and post marina bessonova paintings art book
Hard covered book titled IMPRESSIONISM AND POST IMPRESSIONISM more. The Hermitage, Leningrad, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington with introductions by Marina Bessonova and William James Williams, Park Lane, New York, in association with Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc./New York, Aurora Art Publishers/ Leningrad, 1989, 336 pages, cloth bound, with gold lettering, dust jacket. ISBN: 051766562x Presented in this elegant book are 277 paintings in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Pushk less
$42.00 $31.50
impressionism pierre courthion monet homer gogh paintings art book
Hard covered book titled IMPRESSIONISM by Pierre Courthion more. Translated by John Shepley. 1977, navy blue cloth bound, Printed and bound in Japan, 160 pages.Topics include: IMPRESSIONISM SELECTED GRAPHIC WORKS CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS Color Plates: MANET WHISTLER HOMER BOUDIN MONET PISSARRO CEZANNE GUILLAUMIN DEGAS RENOIT SISLEY MORISOT CASSATT BAZILLE LIEBERMANN GAUGUIN GOGH SEURAT SIGNAC PRENDERGAST BONNARDThis book is in Good condition, pages intact less
$16.00 $12.00
instructions for lettering practice sheets ray hobein book
Soft covered booklet titled INSTRUCTIONS FOR LETTERING WITH PRACTICE SHEETS by Ray B more. Hobein, Aid No. 3, Vertical Upper and Lower Case Gothic Letters, 1963, 48 pages. This vintage book is in VG++ condition, pages clean and intact. A must have for any graphics library! less
$15.00 $11.25
jansons story of painting dora jane and hw janson art book
Hard covered book titled JANSON'S STORY OF PAINTING From Cave Painting to Modern Times more. by H.W. Janson and Dora Jane Janson, 1984, 176 pages, 140 illustrations including 86 plates in full color. This elegant book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact and the binding is tight. A must have for any art library! less
$20.00 $15.00
journal of netsuke collectors society vol 2 no 3 ivory carvings book
Soft covered magazine titled JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NETSUKE COLLECTORS SOCIETY, Vol more. 2, No. 3, 1974, 56 pages. ivory carvings book. Articles include: Ojime, A Few Notes of Inro, Netsuke, A Sculptor's Point of View by George Weil, Highlights from the Mansanao Sketchbook, Photographing Your Collection, Nanka's Map Netsuke, and much more. Also shown photographed in color and in black & white are exquisite pieces of ivory. This sensational collector's magazine is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A mus less
$50.00 $37.50
klee norbert lynton vintage spring art book
Hard covered book titled KLEE A Spring Art Book by Norbert Lynton, London, 1967 more. 50 pages. This vintage book is filled with the art of Paul Klee, 1879-1940, and a biography of his life. Some of the pictures are in color and some are black & white. The book is in VG condition. Pages are intact and the binding is tight. The spine is slightly faded, and the pages are lightly toned with age. Would make a nice addition for your library. less
$14.00 $10.50
leonardo da vinci antonia vallentin pursuit of perfection vintage book
Hard covered book titled LEONARDO DA VINCI The Tragic Pursuit of Perfection, by Antonia Vallentin,1938 more. 34 plates and illustrations. 561 pages. This vintage book is in VG condition. The pages are clean and intact and the binding is tight. A previous owners name inside front cover. less
$25.00 $18.75
londoners nancy hellebrand photograph art book
Hard covered book titled LONDONERS Photographs by Nancy Hellebrand, 1974, 48 pages more. First Edition. Fascinating black & white photographs of people in London. It is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. An inscription to a former owner on the cover page. less
$40.00 $30.00
looking into paintings by norbert lynton rare art book
Soft covered book titled LOOKING INTO PAINTINGS by Norbert Lynton, Alistair Smith, Robert Cumming and Diane Collinson, is association with faber & faber and Channel 4 Television Company Limited, 1985, 45 color plates, 107 black & white illustrations, 302 pages more. This book is divided into three parts according to the four main genres. The first part by Professor Lynton is on narrative or history painting; the second by Alistair Smith on portrait painting; and the third by Robert Cumming on landscape and still life painting. Many of the diverse traditions and techniques in painting between the Renaissance and the present day are described and analyzed, and the overall historical context in which artists worked is constantly emphasized. A section on t less
$65.99 $49.49