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1. (Holy Bible). THE HOLY BIBLE, ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORIZED VERSION. Illustrated with chromo-lithographed. Glasgow, William Collins: 1863. Bound in heavy full black leather, with raised bands on the spine and blind-tooled leather covers. Spine title and decoration has been dulled, but is still legible. The hinges and text block are sound on this copy. Structurally one could not ask for better condition, nothing cracked, nothing loose, pages free from marking. A few of the illustrations and pages have soiled spots or smudges, but not serious. This is a beautifully illustrated edition, with many chromo-lithographed plates throughout. These are exquisitely printed and beautiful to behold. Truly a fine and desireable antiquarian printing of the Holy Bible. $350.00

2. Acker, Marian Francis. ETCHINGS OF OLD MOBILE. Mobile, Alabama, Private Printing: 1943. Light wear only to the binding. Very nice overall. Illustrated front cover. The dust jacket has some chips to the edges and some browning, but is also very nice. Overall a beautiful copy. $100.00

3. Amiranachvili, Chalva. L'ART DES CISELEURS GEORGIENS. Prague, Czechoslovakia, Grund: 1971. Slight shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn, else near VG dust jacket. In slipcase. $25.00

4. Beechhurst Press. MASTERPIECES OF THE PRADO MUSEUM. New York, Beechurst Press: 1951. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn, else VG dust jacket. D.j. also has some staining. $3.99

5. Biddle, George. BOARDMAN ROBINSON, NINETY THREE DRAWINGS. Introduction by George Biddle. Santa Fe, New Mexico, Rydal Press: 1937. Shelf wear to edges of spine and corners. Dust jacket has heavy chipping to edges and some soiling. $28.00

6. Bihalji-Merin, Oto. MODERN PRIMITIVES: MASTERS OF NAIVE PAINTING. New York, Harry Abrams: 1959. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Slight soiling to covers. $12.50

7. Blackburn, Henry-editor. GROSVENOR NOTES, 1881. An Illustrated Catalogue of the Summer Exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery. London, Chatto & Windus: 1881. 75 pages. Softbound covers. Some soiling to the binding. A few small chips to the paper at the spine edges. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $30.00

8. Blackburn, Henry-editor. ACADEMY NOTES, 1877. With143 Illustrations of the Principal Pictures at Burlington House. London, Chatto & Windus: 1877. 86 pages. Softbound covers. There is soiling and some chipping to paper covers. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $30.00

9. Blackburn, Henry-editor. ACADEMY NOTES, 1879. With146 Illustrations of the Principal Pictures at Burlington House. London, Chatto & Windus: 1879. 86 pages. Softbound covers. There is soiling and some chipping to paper covers. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $30.00

10. Brande, W. T.-Editor. BRANDE'S DICTIONARY OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART. New York, Harper & Brother: 1845. 1352 pages. Nicely rebound in brown cloth. Binding tight and contents are complete. $40.00

11. Brown, L.O. CRAYON TALKS. New York, Fleming H. Revell Company: 1941. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and some rubbing. Former owner's name. Some pencil scribbling inside. $3.50

12. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company. THE MAGAZINE OF ART ILLUSTRATED. Volume II (2). London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company: 288 pages. Leather spine and corners. Raised bands on the spine. There is some shelf wear to the leather, but overall a very nice fine binding. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $100.00

13. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company. THE MAGAZINE OF ART ILLUSTRATED. Volume III (3). London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company: 1879. 480 pages. Leather spine and corners. Raised bands on the spine. There is some shelf wear to the leather, but overall a very nice fine binding. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $100.00

14. Cave, Marie Elisabeth. DRAWING FROM MEMORY. THE CAVE METHOD FOR LEARNING TO DRAW FROM MEMORY. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1869. 134 pages. Green cloth covers show some wear to the edges. Corners are slightly bummed. There is some discoloration on the spine and back cover. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $80.00

15. Cave, Marie Elisabeth. COLOR. The Cave Method of Drawing for Students. Second Part. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1869. 1st Edition. 110 pages. Dark red cloth binding shows slight wear to spine edges and corners. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $200.00

16. Cleveland Museum Of Art. SELECTED WORKS: THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM 0FART. Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art: 1966. Some shelf wear, else near VG. Large coffee table sized book. Beautiful illustrations in color and black-and-white exhibiting the fine art collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. $15.00

17. Clint, Alfred. A GUIDE TO OIL PAINTING. Part II-Landscape From Nature. London, George Rowney & Company: 1875. 99 pages. Yellow softbound covers. Some soiling to the front and back covers and a couple of creases to the covers as well. This book has the signature of noted Utah and Mormon artist George M. Ottinger and was once in his personal library. George M. Ottinger spent was born in 1833 and his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $30.00

18. Dombrowski, Ernst Von-translated by Norma & Garold Davis. CHILDREN: SKETCHES, STORIES, AND THOUGHTS ABOUT CHILDREN. Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University: 1976. 91 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips. $45.00

19. Duchesse De Rohan Douairiere. LE CHANT DU CYGNE. POESIES, 1914-1920. With watercolor illustrations by the author. Paris, France, Calmann-Levy: 1922. 162 pages. Large Heavy paper covers, with beautiful watercolor illustration on front cover by the poetess and artist. The front hinge is pulling away slightly from the text block and there are a couple of the initial pages loosening, but still attached to the binding. Text block is sound. Some pages are uncut at the top. This large book contains poems and 11 beautiful watercolor illustrations by the author. The pages are heavy stock. A beautiful book. Measures 15 inches tall by just over 11 inches wide. $125.00

20. Evans, Joan. ART IN MEDIAEVAL FRANCE, 987-1498. London, Oxford University Press: 1948. 317 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $30.00

21. Finlay, Ian. CELTIC ART: AN INTRODUCTION. London, Faber and Faber: 1973. $2.00 refund when you purchase this book! I will put $2.00 cash inside the front cover of the book upon mailing. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with a few small chips and tears to edges. $15.00

22. Gallagher, Edward Joseph, Jr. THE GALLAGHER MEMORIAL COLLECTION: PAINTINGS, WATERCOLORS, DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE. Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona Museum of Art: 200 pages. Slight soiling to front covers of the book. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has library label on spine and some wear to the edges. Ja $10.00

23. Gardner, Albert Teneyck. AMERICAN SCULPTURE: A CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1965. Ex-library, with internal stamps and ink marks on spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Binding is tight. $4.95

24. Gudiol, Jose. DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS EL GRECO, 1541-1614. New York, Viking: 1973. Shelf wear, else VG in dust jacket with slight chipping to edges. $27.50

25. Hatton, Thomas. HINTS FOR SKETCHING IN WATER-COLOUR FROM NATURE. London, Winsor and Newton: 1863. Softbound covers. Wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Soiling to the covers. A few creases to the paper on the covers. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $30.00

26. Herbert, Kevin. ANCIENT ART IN BOWDOIN COLLEGE: A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE WARREN AND OTHER COLLECTIONS. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press: 1964. There is some shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a chip to the bottom of the jacket. There is an ink stamp that says "surplus library material", but really no ex-library markings. A nice and clean copy. $9.95

27. Hicks, G.E. A GUIDE TO FIGURE DRAWING. London, George Rowney and Company: 1869. 47 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Soiling to the covers. Text block is cracking, but still holding together. Softbound covers. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $65.00

28. Horne, Alice Merrill. DEVOTEES AND THEIR SHRINES: A HAND BOOK OF UTAH ART. Salt Lake City, Deseret News: 1914. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Very scarce publication. Gives biographies and histories of many Utah artists and architects. $75.00

29. Hurlimann, Bettina. CHILDREN'S PORTRAITS: THE WORLD OF THE CHILD IN EUROPEAN PAINTING. New York, Thames and Hudson: 1950. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn, else near VG dust jacket. $9.75

30. Jones, Harvey L. MATHEWS: MASTERPIECES OF THE CALIFORNIA DECORATIVE STYLE. Santa Barbara, Peregrine Smith: 1980. 127 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A couple of small stained spots to the covers. Spine is rubbed a bit. $20.00

31. Knowlton, Helen Mary. HINTS FOR PUPILS IN DRAWING AND PAINTING. Boston & New York, Houghton Mifflin and Co: 1887. 32 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners bumped. Some stains to the edges of the front cover and some of the page edges. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $75.00

32. Koller, E.L. BLACK-AND-WHITE TECHNIQUE. With 152 illustrations. Scranton, PA, International Textbook Co. : 1925. Wear to spine and corners, else near VG. Slightly cocked spine. This is volume #160 in the series "International Library of Technology". $12.50

33. Lambourne, Alfred. A PLAYHOUSE. BEING A SKETCH IN THREE SHORT LETTERS. Salt Lake, Privately Printed: 1915. 64 pages. There is shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Some soiling to the binding. There are also some pencil scribble marks on the front cover. Some of the pages have fingerprint smudges in the margins. The binding is tight. This is a nice LDS art book, in that it contains illustrations by LDS artists George M. Ottinger, James T. Harwood, Lee Greene Richards, and Mahonri M. Young. $20.00

34. Lucas, E. V. LEONARDO DA VINCI: LITTLE BOOKS ON GREAT MASTERS. London, Methuen: 1927. Shelf wear, else VG in dust jacket with slight chipping to edges. $20.00

35. MacFall, Haldane. AUBREY BEARDSLEY: THE CLOWN, THE HARLEQUIN, THE PEIRROT OF HIS AGE. New York, Simon and Schuster: 1927. Some wear to spine and corners. A few stained spots and slight discoloration on the cover. $12.25

36. Mathis, George. AN INTRODUCTION TO PENCIL SKETCHING. (The Fine Art of Pencil Sketching). Coloma, California, Friday House: 1972. Spiral bound large softcovers. Cover edges have creases from being folded. Slight soiling to the covers. $45.00

37. Murray, Alexander. 60 ART LESSONS. Racine, WI, Educational Supply Company: 1935. This is a series of sheets housed in a green slipcase. The slipcase is quite worn and is coming apart. The lessons are printed on each side of the sheet, so there are 60 lessons on 30 sheets. All are present. $30.00

38. Ottinger, George M. Artist's Notebook and art journal for noted Utah artist George M. Ottinger. Ca. 1880's. Salt Lake, 1880. Bound in tan calfskin leather. The covers are stained at the top and there is wear and rubbing to the corners and spine edges. This is a notebook of art skills, coloring techniques, and painting tips that was the personal property of noted Utah artist George M. Ottinger. The notebook came with a collection of books from the personal library of Ottinger. The book contains 38 pages of hand-written notes on color mixing, painting landscape scenery, and similar items. There are also 6 loose sheets of paper with notes by Ottinger. At the front of the book is inserted a letterhead with notes by Ottinger. The letterhead is for the Volunteer Veteran Fireman's Association of Salt Lake City, with George M. Ottinge listed as president of the association. This is a remarkable historical relic for Utah art and Salt Lake City history. George M. Ottinger spent was born in 1833 and his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $1500.00

39. Owens, William A. IMPRESSIONS OF THE BIG THICKET. Austin, Texas, University of Texas: 1973. 112 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips. $6.00

40. Peron, Eva. EL ARTE GLORIFICA A EVA PERON. Cordoba, Argentina, Munidipalidad De Cordoba: 1953. 420 pages. Shelf wear to spine and corners. Corners are bumped. Binding tight. Text in Spanish. Signed as a presentation copy from the mayor of Cordoba, Dr. Leonardo Obied. $45.00

41. Powell, Nicolas. THE DRAWINGS OF HENRY FUSELI. London, Faber and Faber Ltd: Ex-library, with internal stamps and label on spine. $9.00

42. Puyvelde, Leo Van. THE FLEMISH DRAWINGS IN THE COLLECTION OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING AT WINDSOR CASTLE. New York, Oxford University Press: 1942. VG in slightly worn, else VG dust jacket. $9.50

43. Richter, Emil H. PRINTS: A BRIEF REVIEW OF THEIR TECHNIQUE AND HISTORY. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin: 1914. Slight shelf wear. Clean and tight. Slight fading to spine title. $20.00

44. Riggs, Arthur Stanley. VELAZQUEZ: PAINTER OF TRUTH AND PRISONER OF THE KING. New York, Bobbs-Merrill: 1947. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges. $6.15

45. Sandmel, Samuel. AFTER THE GHETTO: JEWS IN WESTERN CULTURE, ART, AND INTELLECT. Syracuse, New York, Syracuse University Press: 1974. 20 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear and light soiling. $8.65

46. Smith, Alma Gilbert. MAXFIELD PARRISH: MASTER OF MAKE-BELIEVE. London, Philip Wilson Publishers: 2005. 136 pages. VG in large softbound covers. Beautiful full color illustrations. $3.00

47. Smith, Marian W. THE ARTIST IN TRIBAL SOCIETY: PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM HELD AT THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. New York, Free Press of Glencoe: 1961. Ex-library, with internal stamps and label on spine. $7.50

48. Staff, I.C.S. PERSPECTIVE AND FREEHAND DRAWING. Scranton, PA, International Textbook Company: 1935. 104 pages. 1935 edition. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. $7.00

49. Tabora, Roy Gonzalez. TABORA: AN ARTIST'S PERSPECTIVE. Haleiwa, Hawaii, Tabora Studio: 2001. 298 pages. $3.00 refund when you purchase this book! I will put $3.00 cash inside the front cover of the book upon mailing. VG in lightly worn dust jacket else very good dust jacket. $65.00

50. Thompson, Langdon, S. MANUAL OF DRAWING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE REGENTS' EXAMINATION IN DRAWING. Boston, D. C. Heath & Company: 1896. Wear to spine and extremities. Some fading to binding. Soiling to binding. $20.00

51. Townsend, J. Benjamin. 100. The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, 1862-1962. Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery: 1962. 144 pages. Ex-library, with library label on dust jacket spine. Shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has some wear to the edges. $17.50

52. Tuckerman, Henry T. BOOK OF THE ARTISTS: AMERICAN ARTIST LIFE: COMPRISING BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES OF AMERICAN ARTISTS: PRECEDED BY AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE...NOTABLE PICTURES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. New York, G.P. Putnam: 1867. 639 pages. Brown cloth binding. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners, but overall near very good condition. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and tightly bound. This copy was the personal copy of George M. Ottinger, and is signed by him. Ottinger was born in 1833 and spent his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $125.00

53. Twining, Henry. ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF PAINTING: A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TREATISE. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans: 1849. 443 pages. 1849 first edition. Beautifully bound in 1/2 brown leather, with marbled paper over board covers. The spine and corners are leatherbound. There is slight shelf wear to the spine edges and the corners. The binding is tight and all illustrations are present. This copy has the ink signature of George M. Ottinger. Ottinger was born in 1833 and his early years in Pennsylvania and New York. At the age of 16, he ran away and joined the crew of a whaling ship, and by the age of 20 had traveled around the world. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1861 and emigrated to Utah. He became the first art instructor at the University of Deseret and later president of the Deseret Academy in 1863. He was the first fire chief in Salt Lake City. As well as being a prolific artist, he for a time partnered with C.R. Savage in his photography business. Ottinger is one of the most prominent 19th-century Utah artists. He is noted for his landscape and historical scene paintings. $400.00

54. Vanderwalker, F.N. THE MIXING OF COLORS AND PAINTS: DESCRIPTION, PROPERTIES, THEORY, HARMONY AND MANAGEMENT OF COLORS. Chicago, Frederick J. Drake: 1924. 1924 edition. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some fading to spine. Includes folding color sample page inside book with color samples. $4.25

55. Winckelmann, John. THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT ART. Volumes III & IV (3 & 4) bound together in one volume. Boston, James R. Osgood & Company: 1880. 507 pages. This is volumes 3 & 4 only bound together of the set. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. The corners are worn through slightly. The binding and hinges are tight. Pages are slightly browned around the edges, but are clean. With numerous illustrated plates throughout the book. $100.00

56. Winsor & Newton. This is a book of 4 art instruction pamphlets on the art of landscape and oil painting in water-colours. These were published in the 1850's and are bound together in a 1/2 red leather binding. The pamphlets are listed and described below. London, Winsor & Newton: 1856. Bound in beautiful 1/2 red leather, with marbled paper over boards. There is some shelf wear to the edges of the spine and corners and slight rubbing to the raised bands on the spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. This was the copy of Utah artist George M. Ottinger, with his pencil signature inside the front cover. Rowbotham. #1-THE ART OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN WATER-COLOURS. 1856. 47 pages. #2- LIST OF COLOURS AND MATERIALS FOR DRAWING AND WATER-COLOUR PAINTING MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY WINSOR AND NEWTON. 32 pages. #3-(Winsor & Newton). THE ART OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN OIL COLOURS. 1856. 64 pages. #4-#2- LIST OF COLOURS AND MATERIALS FOR DRAWING AND WATER-COLOUR PAINTING MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY WINSOR AND NEWTON. 24 pages. Different pagination than #2 above. $150.00

57. Witt, R. C. ONE HUNDRED MASTERPIECES OF PAINTING. London, Methuen: 1936. 194 pages. Some wear to spine and corners. Small paint stain to the middle of the spine. $10.00

58. Yokohama Museum of Art. CATALOGUE OF COLLECTIONS, YOKOHAMA MUSEUM OF ART. Volumes I & 2. Two-volume set complete. Yokohama, Japan, Yokoham Museum of Art: 1989. Two volume set. Large glossy softcover bindings. Slight wear to bindings. Ex-library labels on the spines, but overal light library wear to both volumes. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of photographs of artwork and art objects in the Yokohama Museum of Art. A beautiful and important Japanese art reference book. $55.00

59. Zschokke, Peter. KUNSTWERKE DES NEUNZEHNTEN JAHRHUNDERTS AUS BASLER PRIVATBESITZ. Basel, Holbein-Verlag: 1944. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips & tears to edges. $15.00

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