Barker albert w (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Quarto. Measuring 8.5" x 12". Screw bound paper wrappers with a paper label on the front wrapper. Contains eight sepia-toned or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between 5" x 7" and 8" x 10", with typed captions and additional ephemera. Slight waviness thus near fine with near fine photographs. A scrapbook documenting the 1929 National Small Sculpture Committee Soap Sculpture winners. The album includes information about the history of the Committee which held an annual event in New York which was said to be "an inspiring and stimulating event to all those connected to the arts." This specific collection of information and images is for Soap Sculptures and begins "soap sculpture is now in its sixth year as an important art and educational movement." Following the history portion is the entry blank from the 1929 exhibition with a list of the judges and the prizes that could be won. The scrapbook then features photos and captions of the art itself beginning with the first prize soap sculpture "Mermaid" by Bertha J. Hansen of Rutherford, N.J. A later section titled "Comments from the Press" which includes newspaper clippings describing the event. Also included is a small pamphlet about soap sculpture, typed messages from committee members, and a memo. An interesting archive pertaining to a little know niche of New York art in the 1920s.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK. 1926. Xxxviii, 191 pgs, 345 b/w illustrations, 19 bw plans and diagrams. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This seminal work by Gisela Richter explores the development, design, and craftsmanship of furniture in the ancient Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cultures. Drawing on archaeological findings, artistic depictions, and historical texts, Richter provides a comprehensive analysis of ancient furniture's aesthetics, functionality, and cultural significance. E-398; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 191 pages.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. 97-192, 126 [ads] pages. Profusely illustrated with detailed drawings and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Includes dozens of magnificently illustrated ads. Features: The Residence of Charles D. Blaney, Esq., Saratoga, California - Willis Polk & Co, Architects; The Art of the Middle Ages - Part I; The Destruction of Historic Buildings as Revealed by the Official French War Photographs - Part III - Parish Churches; The Memorial Quadrangle of Yale College - James Gamble Rogers, Architect; English Architectural Decoration - Part IV - text and measured drawings; The Small Country School House; Community Courts for Factory Workers; The Architect's Library - War Books of the Cathedrals - Part II - Verdun; Notes and Comments. Above-average wear. Lacking covers. Two small binding holes near spine. Last page of advertising loose but present. Not pretty but a worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Architecture, Charles D. Blaney, Saratoga California, Willis Polk & Co, Architects, Art of the Middle Ages, War Damage - France, Parish Churches; Memorial Quadrangle - Yale, James Gamble Rogers, English Architectural Decoration, The Small Country School. Illustrated by Eggers, Otto R. (illustrator).…