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664 pp, 10 ½" x 7 ½", includes 400+ wood engravings, end papers foxed and light foxing throughout. This is an updated and expanded edition of the original work published in 1838. This is an in-depth work on the history and techniques of wood engraving.
A Treatise On Wood Engraving Historical And Practical [Second Edition]
Chatto, William Andrew
New York: J.W. Bouton, 1861.
Price: $250.00
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Approximately 250 pp, 12 ½" x 9 ½", copy is in excellent condition with some edge wear and cracked hinges, includes a profusion of full-paged colored plates and illustrations, textured endpapers. This is an important source of mid-1950's French design and graphics, scarce.
Caractere Noel An Neuf Vous Souhaite Une Sante Ferme Des Travaux Heureux Et Le Sentiment Des Realites Visibles Et Invisibles
Compagnie Francaise d'Editions, 1959.
Price: $225.00
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128 pp, 11" x 8", copy is in near-MINT condition, profusely illustrated in color, very scarce. This art technique book focuses on David Curtis's approach to all aspects of painting in oils.
A Light Touch: Successful Painting In Oils
Curtis, David
David & Charles, 1997.
Price: $150.00
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227 pp, 9" x 7", copy is in MINT condition, profusely illustrated with bw line drawings throughout. This is one of the clearest books ever published on the techique of making neon tubes.
Neon Principles: The Art of Shaping Light With Neon
Caba, Randall L.
Neon Press, 1992.
Price: $145.00
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128 pp, 8 ½" x 11", copy is in near-MINT condition, profusely illustrated in color, very scarce. This art technique book focuses on Douglas Purdon's techniques for painting in oils, and includes a gallery of his wonderful paintings.
Color Secrets for Glowing Oil Paintings
Purdon, Douglas
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: North Light Books, 1998.
Price: $125.00
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11" x 14 ½", 166 pp, copy along with color chart with calipers are all in excellent condition, illustrated with many colorplates, SIGNED by McDonald on the inside of the cover, very scarce signed.
How to Use Color [SIGNED]
McDonald, Sterling B.
Follett Publishing, 1940.
Price: $125.00
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1987 - 1991, includes the first 15 issues of this early computer graphics magazine - complete run of issues 1.1 through 5.2. All issues are original and in excellent condition with the exception of Volume 2.2 which is a reprint. Scarce as a complete set.
Verbum Journal of Personal Computer Aesthetics [15 Issues, Volume 1.1 Thru 5.2]
Various
Verbum Magazine,
Price: $100.00
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144 pp, 11 ¼" x 8 ¾", copy is in MINT condition, profusely illustrated in color. This exceptional art technique book focuses on Liz Donovan's techniques for infusing her still lifes with the sparkle, color, and movement of sunlight.
Painting Sunlit Still Lifes in Watercolor
Donovan, Liz
Cincinnati, OH: North Light, 1997.
Price: $95.00
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12 ¼" x 9 ¼", 144 pp, includes 96 color illustrations, copy is in MINT condition. This beautiful art technique book is a sampler of the work of 96 of North America's finest wildlife painters in all media along with a brief commentary on the work by each artist.
The Best Of Wildlife Art
Wolf, Rachel R. (editor)
Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 1997.
Price: $90.00
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11" x 8 ½", 128 pp, copy is in MINT condition, profusely illustrated in color, very scarce. This is a very popular and well-presented art technique book focusing on painting many types of buildings and barns.
Keys To Painting Buildings And Barns In All Mediums
Wolf, Rachel
Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 1999.
Price: $85.00
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8 ½" x 11 ¼", 136 pp, includes many bw and color illustrations, copy is in MINT condition. This beautiful and scarce watercolor art technique book focuses entirely on techniques for "visioneering" - painting the way you want a scene to appear.
Painting Your Vision In Watercolor
Wade, Robert A.
Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 1993.
Price: $85.00
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8 ½" x 11 ¼", 136 pp, includes many bw and color illustrations, dust jacket protected by mylar sleeve, copy is in MINT condition. This beautiful watercolor art technique book focuses on how to make your watercolors look polished, confident, and commanding.
Make Your Watercolors Look Professional
Katchen, Carole
Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 1995.
Price: $80.00
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144 pp, 8 ½" x 11 ¼", profusely illustrated with 175 color plates and 50 bw illustrations, dust jacket spine is lightly sunned and is protected by a mylar sleeve, copy is in exceptional condition. This book contains thirty-three self-contained lessons and detailed step-by-step demonstrations to help master the elements of color, composition, and light.
Color, Composition and Light in the Landscape
Schaeffer, S. Allyn
New York: Watson-Guptill, 1986.
Price: $75.00
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128 pp, 8 ¼" x 11 ¼", profusely illustrated with color plates throughout, dust jacket spine is lightly sunned and is protected by a mylar sleeve, copy is in exceptional condition. This book contains Ray Smith's insights and lessons on making watercolor paintings that are not dull and muddy, but bright and full of life.
Fresh Watercolour : Bring Light and Life to Your Painting [Watercolor]
Smith, Ray C.
Newton Abbot, Devon, United Ki: David & Charles Publishers, 1991.
Price: $75.00
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13" x 10", 187 pp, one of 3000 copies, copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket is lightly aged and has some edge chipping on back, profusely illustrated in bw and color. This is a wonderful book about the craft of making wood engraving and woodcuts written by Hans Alexander Mueller, who was one of Lynd Ward's principal instructors. The book contains many sequential series as the individual colors of a color print are applied.
Woodcuts & Wood Engravings: How I Make Them
Mueller, Hans Alexander
New York: Pynson Printers, 1939.
Price: $75.00
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138 pp, 8 ½" x 11", copy is in near-MINT condition, dust jacket spine is lightly sunned, profusely illustrated in color throughout. This book focuses on how to create beautiful effects on light and color in your pastel paintings.
Capturing Light and Color with Pastel
Dawson, Doug
Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 1991.
Price: $75.00
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1992 - 1998, includes 22 early issues of this computer graphics magazine. All issues are original and in excellent condition. The issues include Volume 1 - issues 2, 3, & 4; Volume 2 - issues 3, 4, & 5; Volume 3 - issues 1 thru 6; Volume 4 - issues 2, 3, & 4; Volume 5 - issues 4, 5, & 6; Volume 7 - issues 1, 2, 3, & 4(? - no issue number).
Computer Artist Magazine [22 Early Issues]
Various
PennWell Publishing,
Price: $75.00
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1991 - 1993, includes 24 consecutive issues spaning July 1991 thru June 1993, all copies are in excellent condition.
Art in America Magazine [24 Consecutive Issues - July 1991 thru June 1993]
Various
Brant Art Publications,
Price: $75.00
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136 pp, 8 ¾" x 11", copy is in MINT condition, profusely illustrated in color. This art technique book presents Kurt Anderson's classical oil painting approach.
Realistic Oil Painting Techniques
Anderson, Kurt
Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 1995.
Price: $65.00
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120 pp, 8 ½" x 11", copy is in near-MINT condition. profusely illustrated. This book focuses on Eric Wiegardt's techniques for working with watercolors which center on working with transitional degrees of wetness to create paintings with an endless variety of beautiful edges.
Watercolor Free and Easy
Wiegardt, Eric
Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 1996.
Price: $65.00
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