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!
painters and personality sam a lewisohn vintage art book
Hard covered vintage book titled PAINTERS & PERSONALITY A Collector's View of Modern Art by Sam A more. Lewisohn, 1943 Revised Edition, 323 pages, 140 illustrations. Sections include: INDIVIDUALITY IN ART VIGNETTES SELECTED ESSAYS Just a few of the many artists include: RENOIR GIORGIONE DA VINCI CEZANNE MANET DEGAS MATISSE RYDER VAN GOGH PICASSO and many more! This book is in VG condition, pages intact and the binding is tight. The cover is chipped and lightly soiled. A mus less
$17.99 $13.49
pierre bonnard john rewald paintings drawings watercolors art book
Hard covered book titled PIERRE BONNARD by John Rewald, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1948, 5 color plates, 109 black & white illustrations, 152 pages, cloth bound more. Bonnard's book illustrations, painting, watercolors, gouaches, drawings and prints are illustrated here by 114 excellent reproductions, of which 5 are in color. The text is accompanied by a chronology and an extensive bibliography. This vintage book is in VG condition, pages intact, and the binding is tight. Light foxing on the dust jacket and on the end papers. Would make a wonderful addition to any art library. less
$20.00 $15.00
professional airbrushing by tom stimpson art book
Hard covered book titled PROFESSIONAL AIRBRUSHING by Tom Stimpson of Aircraft 1990, 144 pages more. Through the work of one of the top artists' agencies Professional Airbrushing takes you into the world of the professional airbrush artist and illustrates the styles, techniques and tricks of the trade used to produce images that are featured throughout the printed media all over the world. Featured artists include: RICHARD DUCKETT MARK WILKINSON NEAL ROE JOHN BRETTONER TOM STIMPSON PETER HOLT CHRIS FOSS This book is in VG condit less
$9.99 $7.49
quick picks art for architects illustrators tanaka fujita book
Soft covered book titled QUICK PICKS COPYRIGHT FREE ART FOR ARCHITECTS & ILLUSTRATORS Miscellany by Eisuke Tanaka and Miyako Fujita, 1991 more. 160 pages. Visual presentation is one of the most important elements in architecture, industrial products, landscape designs and land development projects. This book is a new style of design source book that provides copy-free illustrations of scenarios needed for such presentations. It is divided into 4 parts: people, plants, transportation and miscellany. It is in Good condition, pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A corner on the front cover that is slightly tattered an less
$60.00 $45.00
renoir paintings drawings prints sculpture museum vintage art book
Soft covered book titled PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture Los Angeles County Museum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, July 14-August 21, 1955, San Francisco Museum of Art, civic Center, San Francisco, September 1-October 2, 1955, published by the Los Angeles County Museum, 1955, 76 pages more. This book is in VG condition, with the pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. There is a small tear of about a quarter of an inch on a couple of pages at the inner edge that does not affect the illustrations or the text. A must have for your art collection! less
$50.00 $37.50
schiwetz legacy tribute texas paintings e m buck art book
Hard covered book titled THE SCHIWETZ LEGACY AN ARTIST'S TRIBUTE TO TEXAS, 1910-1971 Pictures by E more.M. "Buck" Schiwetz, 1972, 96 plates, 144 pages. Filled with the beautiful painting, drawings, etchings, and lithographs of Buck Schiwetz, this sensational book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Front and back cover are soiled. Don't miss the opportunity to add it to your art library / collection! less
$25.00 $18.75
selected american game birds by david hagerbaumer signed book
Hard covered book titled SELECTED AMERICAN GAME BIRDS by David Hagerbaumer, Third Printing, 1980 more. Signed by author. Here are twenty-six of David Hagerbaumer's exquisite original watercolors, representing twenty nine bird species, with the entire text executed in decorated calligraphy by Sam Lehamn. These original paintings were executed solely for this book and will never be otherwise reproduced. The book is signed by David Hagerbaumer. It is in VG condition, pages are intact, and the binding is tight. It is beautifully bound and gold stamped. The dust jacket creased, faded, and less
$89.99 $67.49
sonia kaye marvins portrait collection houston museum fine art book
Soft covered book titled THE SONIA & KAYE MARVINS PORTRAIT COLLECTION, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1986, 24 pages more. Included are portraits of famous subjects by equally famous photographers, such as Richard Avedo'ts portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Yousuf Karsh's portrait of Pablo Casals. There are intimate family scenes of the photographers' spouses and children by Baron Adolf de Meyer, Heinrich Huhn, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't miss the opportunity to add it to your library! less
$35.99 $26.99
southwestern indian art ray manley jewelry book
Soft covered book titled Ray Manley's SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS Revised Edition, Third Printing, 1975, 96 pages more. Topics include: SOUTHWEST INDIAN SILVERWORK INDIAN JEWELRY TURQUOISE IS A LOVE CONTEMPORARY PUEBLO INDIAN POTTERY BASKETS NAVAJO WEAVING CONTEMPORARY NAVAJO WEAVING AS AN ART FORM HOW TO BUY A RUG HOPI KACHINAS HOPI KACHINA FEATHER CONTROVERSY INDIAN PAINTING This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Would make a wonderful addition to any library. less
$20.00 $15.00
spirit of native america indian art kachina pipes dress book
Soft covered book titled THE SPIRIT OF NATIVE AMERICA Beauty and Mysticism in American Indian Art by Anna Lee Walters, 1989, 120 pages, elegant full color and black & white photographs, high quality paper more. Topics include: ABOUT INDIANNESS THE SPIRIT SEEKERS THE SPIRITUAL & COMMONPLACE ARE ONE CLOTHING & JEWELRY A COSMOS OF SPIRITS RELIGION & CEREMONY WARFARE and more. Some of the color photographs include: SIOUX BUCKSKIN DRESS 1885 MICMAC BIRCH BARK CHEST 1850 CRADLEBOARDS SIOUX SADDLEBAGS CHEYENNE MOCCASINS CROW FRINGED BUCKSKIN SHIRT HOPI KACHINA DOLLS BANDOLIER SHOULDER less
$15.99 $11.99
ten centuries that shaped the west herbert hoffmann art book
Hard covered book titled TEN CENTURIES THAT SHAPED THE WEST Greek and Roman Art in Texas Collections by Herbert Hoffmann, Institute for the Arts, Rive University, Houston, Texas, 502 pages, 1971 more. cloth bound. Topics include: MARBLES & MOSAICS BRONZES TERRA COTTAS VASES BONE, JEWELRY, GLASS, AND OTHER This book is in VG++ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for any art library! less
$26.00 $19.50
the art of graphic persuasion george burtt book
Hard covered book titled PUTTING YOURSELF ACROSS WITH THE ART OF GRAPHIC PERSUASION by George Burtt, 1972 more. 242 pages. This book provides all the easy ways to use tested and proven art methods that add forceful, persuasive power to all your written communications. Regardless of your present talent or training, you'll discover how to make and use effortless, innocent little drawings and pictures that are so powerful, people who see them will take notice and follow your lead eagerly. This incredible book is in VG condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Previous owner's n less
$11.99 $8.99
the clip art book gerard quinn over 5000 illustrations designs book
Hard covered book titled THE CLIP ART BOOK A Compilation of More Than 5,000 Illustrations and Designs Research and Introduction by Gerard Quinn, 1994, 383 pages more. This book has more than 5,000 images of every mood and character from the grotesque to the decorative, from the factual to the fantastic, and from the comic to the absurd. From Japanese woodcuts to American advertising in the twentieth century, every page is packed with visual images. Also represented are the illustrators whose work enlivened the writings of Dickens, the brothers Grimm, and Lewis Carroll; and there is work by Bewick, Blake, Grandville, Beardsley, Durer and Lear. Top less
$18.00 $13.50
the evolution of modern sculpture by a m hammacher book
Hard covered book titled THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN SCULPTURE Tradition and Innovation By A more. M. Hammacher, 404 illustrations with 27 in color, 383 pages, with dust jacket, cloth bound, silver lettering, a very heavy book. Chapters include: FROM MICHELANGELO TO RODIN RODIN, BOURDELLE, MAILLOL, AND ROSSO: THEIR SOURCES IN EARLIER EUROPEAN ART THE PAINTER-SCULPTORS: THEIR SOURCES IN ARCHAIC & PRIMITIVE ART DUCHAMP-VILLON, BOCCIONI, BRANCUSI THE THRESHOLD OF CUBISM CUBISM IN SCULPTURE THE COMPLEX WORLD OF THE CONSTRUCTIVISTS ARTURO MARTINI: THE STRUGGLE less
$49.99 $37.49
the many ways of seeing pleasures of art janet moore book
Hard covered book titled THE MANY WAYS OF SEEING, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PLEASURES OF ART by Janet Gaylord Moore, 1968, 141 pages more. In this beautiful book, an artist who has lived with and enjoyed art for many years discusses with great perception and clarity the ways of viewing great paintings and other works of art, both in and out of museums. Line, form, color, and texture are lucidly explained, and the reader is encouraged to try many fascinating techniques for himself, making prints and collages, pen and ink drawing, sculpture, photography, painting, as well as to explore art in nature and in the world around him. Thi less
$20.00 $15.00
the painters craft ralph mayer artists materials vintage art book
Hard covered book titled THE PAINTER'S CRAFT An Introduction to Artists' Materials by Ralph Mayer, D more. Van Nostrand Company, 1948, 218 pages. The frontispiece illustrates points brought out in several parts of the text concerning the color effects of pigments and the extent to which they are influenced by various circumstances. The swatches were made with actual pigments ground in an oil-resin vehicle and printed by the silk screen process. Consequently they are real paint films of appreciable thickness and they display actual color, opacity, and gloss effects instead of the approximation less
$22.00 $16.50