Category: Art

Bookish Beauty

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Stanley : 1909

Seller ID: 21671

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Very Good+

Postcard; Antique postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 inches, b/w real photo of beautiful lass with long black gown, black hat, black stole. ; Divided back. ; Very minor wear to tips. No marks or writing.
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I Am Fine and Dandy

By: Stanley

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Stanley : 1905

Seller ID: 21571

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Good+

Postcard; Standard postcard 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Color art with gilt highlights. ; Postallyused with 1c stamp, cancellationdate 1905. ; Very minor wear to tips. Message and address penciled on reverse, faded. Scarce.
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Mrs. Stone Shows an Ankle

By: Stanley

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Stanley : 1908

Seller ID: 21587

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Standard 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Color reproduction of painting. ; Divided back has cancelmark and small scar where stampwas removed. ; Very light edgewear. Message and address in pencil dated 1908 on reverse.
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Palette Beauty

By: Stanley

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Stanley : 1902

Seller ID: 21562

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Good+

Postcard; Standard postcard 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Color art. Color tinted. ; Postally used with 1c stamp, cancellation smeared but appears to be 1902. ; Moderate edgewear. Message and address (Flandreau, south Dakota) penned on reverse in a juvenile hand. Scarce.
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Reading Maya Art : A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Maya Painting and Sculpture

By: Stone, Andrea, and Marc Zender

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Thames & Hudson : 2011

Seller ID: 22291

ISBN-13: 9780500051689

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

248 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, 248 glossy pages, olive-green endpapers, glossary, 535 illustrations, many with monochrome highlights, all with detailed captions. ; From blurb: "Presented here for the first time is a compendium of one hundred hieroglyphs that are also the building blocks of ancient Maya painting and sculpture." Authors explain symbols and details such as ropes, mirrors, scaffolds, shields, skulls, much more. ; No defects to book. A touch of edgewear to jacket.
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Va Va Voom ! : Bombshells, Pin-Ups, Sexpots and Glamour Girls

By: Sullivan, Steve

Price: $14.00

Publisher: General Publishing Group : 1995

Seller ID: 22508

ISBN-13: 9781881649601

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

288 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Tall pink softcover, 288 glossy pages, index, appendix, over 200 "rare and classic" b/w photos, 21 photos in full color. ; Copyright 1995 by Rhino Records. Photos and bios of 100 women who became famous pin-up queens, strippers and glamour girls. ; Light exterior wear, mainly to tips. No other defects. From estate of a scholar.
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Yaxchilan : The Design of a Maya Ceremonial City

By: Tate, Carolyn E. ; Illustrated by Lee Clockman

Price: $18.00

Publisher: University of Texas Press : 1997

Seller ID: 22286

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

306 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, [xvi] + 306 pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, 3 appendixes, numerous tables, 342 b/w figures, diagrams, floorplans, photos, etc. ; Copyright 1992. This is 3rd printing, 1997. Photos by Lee Clockman and others. The first and only book to make in-depth study and analysis of the design, artworks, and architecture of the ancient Mayan city Yaxchilan. ; No defects to book apart from textblock slightly sagging under its own weight (we have placed book on its side). Jacket shows minor wear to crown, vintage barcode sticker on rear panel.
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Sex, Drugs and Violence in the Comics

By: Theakston, Greg

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Pure Imagination Publishing : 2008

Seller ID: 22491

ISBN-13: 9781566850421

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

160 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Tall softcover, glossy color illustrated covers, 160 unnumbered pages, 158 b/w illustrations, most full-page with multiple frames. ; History of adult comics from 1930s to present, with complete reproductions of 15 representative comicbooks from 1947 to 1970. ; Blurb: Hey! You! Put this down! You're not supposed to be looking at this kind of stuff! ; Book shows no marks, no defects. From estate of a scholar.
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Rock Art of the American Southwest

By: Thybony, Scott; Illustrated by Fred Hirschmann

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company : 1994

Seller ID: 22140

ISBN-13: 9781558681637

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

128 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Square hardcover, brown leatherette boards, 128 glossy pages, 120 full-page full-color photos with text and captions. ; Photos by Fred Hirschmann. Rock art from Texas to California shown in great detail, with concise text describing possible interpretations of the figures. ; Small spot to copyright page. Otherwise book and jacket show no defects.
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Life and Art of Jerome Tiger, the : War to Peace, Death to Life

By: Tiger, Peggy, and Molly Babcock

Price: $64.00

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press : 1980

Seller ID: 24000

ISBN-13: 9780806116563

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket

286 pages; Folio (12.25") 31 cm; Large heavy hardcover, black spine, turquoise cloth and endpapers, [xvi] + 286 glossy pages, 2 indexes, 2 appendixes, many b/w photos and illustrations, over 500 illustrations in full color. ; Written by Jerome's widow and close family friend. Foreword by Paul A. Rossi. Additional chapters by Jean Snodgrass, Phil Harris, Arthur Silberman, Woody Crumbo, Jean Tarpley, Nettie Wheeler and others. ; The amazing artworks and life story of Jerome Richard Tiger (1941-1967) a Muscogee Creek-Seminole painter from Oklahoma who worked in oil, watercolor, tempera and other ...
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Skaneateles Lake : A Celebration of Light

By: Tobin, Dave; Illustrated by John Francis McCarthy

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Finger Lakes Photography : 2001

Seller ID: 24155

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

80 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Large oblong hardcover, about 10 x 13 inches, dark red-brown boards, [x] + 70 glossy pages, several historical b/w photos, 63 stunning full-color photos, most full page, with captions. Front endpaper SIGNED in a large ornate hand by photographer. ; Photos by John Francis McCarthy. Introduction by Dave Tobin. Foreword by Kihm Winship. "A work in progress for 20 years. With images of snowbound winter days, peaceful summer mornings, band concerts in the park, antique boats, sail boat races, spectacular panoramas, this book is a photographic celebration of one of the mos...
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Celebrate the Creative Talents of International Ford Designers and Sculptors : The Evening Palette, an International Art Exhibition

By: Torno, Janet E.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Ford Motor Company : 1999

Seller ID: 23726

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

52 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Black oblong softcover, 5.5 x 10 inches, 52 unnumbered glossy pages, full-color illustrations of 86 incredible works of art, being "evening" or off-duty artworks of 48 Ford designers and sculptors, with brief commentary by each artist. Includes paintings, drawings, photos, sculpture, carving, jewelry, etc. A wide variety of topics including 22 showing automobiles or other vehicles, some nudes. ; Published by Design Studios, a division of Ford Motor Company. Introduction by J. Mays. Graphic design by Emily Ewing. Exhibition held at Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, ...
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Prehispanic Art of Mexico : Pre-Spanish Art of Mexico

By: Torres Bodet, Jaime

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia : 1946

Seller ID: 23464

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

116 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Softcover, stiff brown covers, 116 pages including 12 pages of English text, 112 plates; color illustration on front, b/w map of Native American cultural regions on rear, 1 color plate, 263 artworks shown in photogravures (b/w photos) with captions in Spanish and English. ; Copyright 1933. This is 2nd edition, 1946. Edited and published by Secretary of Public Education, National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico City. ; Topics include: Ancient and archaic architecure, pyramids, ruins, stone carvings, pottery, jewelry, etc, of Huaxtec, Maya, Mixtec, Nahu...
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Reveries

By: Ullman

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Ullman Manufacturing Company : 1899

Seller ID: 21563

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Good+

Postcard; Postcard. Standard size 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Color art. ; Ullman 591. Dated 1899. Postally used with 1c stamp, cancellation date 1906. ; Moderate edgewear. Message penned on front in space designated. Address penned on reverse. Scarce.
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Warrior Artists : Historic Cheyenne and Kiowa Indian Ledger Art, Drawn by Making Medicine and Zotom

By: Viola, Herman J.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1998

Seller ID: 23492

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

125 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Large oblong hardcover, marbled endpapers, 125 glossy pages, 13 historical b/w photos, 55 full-color full-page reproductions of original artworks, with detailed captions. ; 1st printing, May, 1998, stated. Additional material written by Joseph D. Horse Capture and George P. Horse Capture. ; The Red River War of 1874-1875, surrender and aftermath, as chronicled in stunning color art by Making Medicine (contemporary Cheyenne artist) and Zotom. ; No defects to book or jacket.
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Dekarativiya Prikladnoye Mastastva Belarusi, XII - XVIII Stagoddzia : Decorative Applied Art of Belarus, 12th to 17th Centuries

By: Visotskaya, Natasha Fedorova

Price: $36.00

Publisher: Belarus : 1984

Seller ID: 20993

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

236 pages; 4to (11.5") 30 cm; RUSSIAN text throughout, with captions in Russian, English, French, German, Spanish. Tall hardcover, brown cloth, 236 glossy pages, about 150 museum-worthy antique items shown in high-quality full-color photos, wih detailed text. ; Decorative art of Belarus, aka Byelorussia, aka Ruthenia, aka White Russia, of the 12th to 17th centuries. Includes jewelry, ceramics, intricate embroidery, ceremonial chalices, icons, waistbands, more. ; No defects to book. Jacket has one small closed tear to (unprinted) rear panel. Scarce.
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Best Regards to You : Write Soon

By: Vykort

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Vykort : 1906

Seller ID: 21561

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Good+

Standard postcard 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Real photo pinup-style. Color tinted. ; Postally used with two 5-ore Sverige (Sweden) stamps cancellation date 1906.; Light edgewear. Message penned on front in a tiny hand. Reverse addressed. Scarce.
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Dear Regards to You : From Gustaf

By: Vykort

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Vykort : 1906

Seller ID: 21560

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Good+

Postcard; Standard 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Real photo pinup-style. Color tinted. ; Postally used with 10-ore Sverige (Sweden) stamp cancellation date 1906.; Light edgewear. Message penned on front in a tiny hand. Reverse addressed. Scarce.
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Historic Hopi Ceramics : The Thomas V. Keam Collection of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University

By: Wade, Edwin L., and Lea S. McChesney

Price: $124.00

Publisher: Peabody Museum Press : 1981

Seller ID: 23556

ISBN-13: 9780873657983

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

603 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall thick blue-gray softcover, [xii] + 603 pages, bibliography, over 2000 artifacts shown in b/w photos, arranged by type, each with details including size, shape, method of decoration, symbology of design, etc. ; A truly magnificent collection of museum-quality antiquities of the Hopi peoples of Arizona. ; Front cover shows small wrinkle, small closed tear, a touch of smudging. Spine very slightly faded. Otherwise book shows little sign of use.
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After the Buffalo Were Gone : The Louis Warren Hill, Sr., Collection of Indian Art

By: Walton, Ann Thorson, with John C. Ewers and Royal B. Hassrick

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Northwest Area Foundation : 1985

Seller ID: 23491

ISBN-13: 9780961518509

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

254 pages; 4to (10.5") 27 cm; Tall bloack softcover, 254 glossy pages, bibliography, 2 small maps, 353 artifacts shown in high-quality b/w photos, plus 66 full-color photos, all with detailed captions. ; Photos by David John Oakes. Drawings by Anne Hassrick Morales and Patricia Hemmis Osthus. Co-published by Indian Arts & Crafts Board of US Department of the Interior, and, Science Museum of Minnesota. ; Topics include: Shirts, leggings, moccasins, headdresses, pouches, backrests and other tipi furnishings, tools, horse gear, weapons, pipes, religious objects and more. ; Lower rear tip lightly ...
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Category: Art