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Pelikan Maria, Text Translator; Introduction By Haftmann, Werner.
Master Watercolors of the Twentieth Century
New York, Harry N. Abrams,
1965, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Jacket: Very Good, Twelve of the 20th centuries greatest artists uniquely represented with 12 watercolors loose in window mat frames, to enable closer examination by reader; with 12 drawing plates in between paintings. Two extra loose frames to rear of book in slip pocket. Artists: Paul Cezzanne, Mill on the Stream; Picasso, Circus Family with Monkey; Paul Signac, Tuna Boats; August Macke, Fashion; Oskar Koloschka, Pheasant; Emil Nolde, Big Breaker; Raoul Dufy, The Harbor of Collioure; Lyonel Feininger, The Barque, II; Henry Moore, Reclining Figure; Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, The Moon in the Village; Paul Klee, Nocturnal Flowers; Marc Chagall, Gilliflowers. Essays on each artist. Bound in white linen with tipped in color Chagall print. Black spine, mildly sunned at ends, gilt lettering. Plastic clear DJ with black lettering and names of artists. Chipped to spine ends, lower hinge area, 3 inch closed tear.
(Century, Watercolorists, Watercolors, Painting, Art, Paul, Cezzanne, Picasso, Paul, Signac, August, Macke, Oskar, Koloschka, Emil, Nolde, Raoul, Dufy, Lyonel, Feininger, Henry, Moore, Karl, Schmidt-Rottluff, Paul, Klee, Marc, Chagall, Fauvists, Modern, Art, Abstract, Art, Expressionist, Painting) Cat No. 1240.
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30.00
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Beck, Simone, Bertholle Louisette And Child, Julia.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
New York, Alfred A Knopf,
1966, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, French cooking for the American cook; cooking techniques include such fundamentals as how to saute a piece of meat so that it browns without losing its juices; how to add egg yolks to hot souce without curdling, etc. Defining ingredients, measures, cutting, wines. With chapters of recipes on: sauces; eggs; entrees and luncheon dishes; fish; poultry; meat; vegetables; cold buffet (aspics, molded mousses, pates and terrines, etc.); desserts and cakes. Various illustrations throughout. White cloth, red title panel and decorations. 1 1/2 by same round stain to upper corner, few small stains to left corner, pages end spattered. Contents very clean, solidly bound. 11th print, one of the most popular cookbooks of it's time and today. 40th Anniversary Edition still in print. sm 4 to, 684 pages
(Childs, French, Cooking, Mastering, French, Cooking, Vintage, Cookbooks, French, Cooking, Techniques, French, Recipes) Cat No. 2051.
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22.50
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Harper, George McLean.
Masters of French Literature
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons,
1901, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Essays on the essentials of French literary history, from the 11th to 18th century. Containing chapters on: The place of French Literature; The Golden Age of French Drama; The revolutionary Analysis - Saint Simon and Montesquieu- Voltaire; Victor Hugo; Sainte-Beuve; Balzac. Brown cloth boards, gilt title panel to spine, faded to edges, previous onwers name to f.e.p. All else very clean, tightly bound. sm 8 vo, 316 pages. Harper was a Professor at Princeton University
(Of, French, Literature, Voltaire, Pascal, Moliere, Alexandre, Dumas, Emile, Zola) Cat No. 2101.
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20.00
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Langley, John Prentice.
Masters of the Air-Lanes or Round the World in Fourteen Days
New York, Barse & Co,
1928, Hard Cover,
Condition: Good Plus, Boys series, illustrated by John M. Foster, frontispiece 3 additional illustrations. Blue illustrated boards & spine, spine darkend, upper spine end chipped, lower bumped, light fraying. Corners bumped, childs name stamp to front & rear pastedown. Text clean, binding tight. sm 8 vo, 209 p
(Series, Books, Childrens, Books, Juvenile, Vintage, Childrens, Books, Vintage, Airplane, Stories, John, M., Foster) Cat No. 484m.
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8.50
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Bell, Eric Temple.
Mathematics: Queen and Servant of Science
New York, Mcgraw Hill,
1951, 2nd Print ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Good Plus, The story of the development of Mathematics, from the geometry of Euclid to the developments up to 1951. He clearly presents in an informal manner: how it affects our lives; great mathematicians responsible for its development; theories, etc. Blue cloth boards and spine, mild fading. DJ not price clipped, blue, considerable wear to edges, closed tears, few small chips and rubbing. 437 p, sm 8vo, 2nd Print.
(Science, Development, Of, Geometry, Great, Mathematicians, Mathmatical, Theory) Cat No. 1415.
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12.00
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