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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