Lewellyn Howland III was a man of parts – literary agent, editor, maritime historian, bibliographer, author, journalist, philanthropist, yachtsman, bookseller and, unbeknownst to many, art dealer. In fact, it’s my guess that, using his excellent eye and social connections, he made as much money selling paintings and prints as he did selling old and rare books. This list is a selection of books and pamphlets from Louie’s art reference library – mostly, but not exclusively, studies of 18th-20th century marine artists.
As with earlier lists of his literary and maritime history reference collections, this listing is a mere selection of titles from his shelves. I’d estimate that his art reference library, in total, contains two or three times as many books as are listed here. So, feast your eyes… and if anyone is interested in acquiring a top-notch collection of art reference books (branching off into photography and domestic architecture) let me know pronto, and we’ll back the truck up to the library doors.
We suggest email orders – to tenpound@tenpound.com, or through the “Contact” tab on our website. These electronic messages are time stamped and readily answered. Telephone communication is a little less certain, but may be attempted by dialing 978 283 5299.
These are mostly big, heavy books. So, because they’re priced at a fraction of their typical retail values, I’m going to have to charge postage on orders from this list – $7.50 for the first book, $5 for each additional title, or at cost for larger orders.
Anderson, Nancy K., Thomas P Bruhn, Joni L Kinsey, and Anne Morand.
Thomas Moran.
Yale University Press, ( (1997)), New Haven
4to. 398 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41907
Price: $35
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Aronson, Julie.
Eternal Summer: The Art of Edward Henry Potthast.
Cincinnati Art Museum, ( (2013)), (London)
4to. 240 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41957
Price: $35
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Baker, Nicholas J.
The Artistic Legacy of John Prentiss Benson.
(John Benson Book), ( (2003)), (Pocasset, MA)
ix, 276 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41967
Price: $20
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Baker, Nicholas J. and Margaret M. Betts.
John Prentiss Benson. American Marine Artist.
(Baker Marine Publications), ( (2008)), (Concord, NH)
Oblong 4to. 136 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41925
Price: $50
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(Berthier, Marc P. G.)
Marc P.G. Berthier. Aquarelles Inédites sur l’Eau et au Bord de l’Eau.
Gallimard, ( (1988)), Oblong folio. Unpaginated - about 150 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41899
Price: $75
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Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
Winslow Homer at Prouts Neck.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, ( 1966), (Brunswick, ME)
Oblong 4to. Unpaginated. About 75 pp. with 47 b/w plates.
Item #:41953
Price: $25
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Boyle, Richard J.; Bruce W. Chambers and William H. Gerdts.
Willard Metcalf (1858-1925). Yankee Impressionist.
Spanierman Gallery, ( (2003)), New York
4to. 151 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41915
Price: $25
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Bracker, Jörgen.
Maler der See. Marinemalerei in Dreihundert Jahren…
Samlung Peter Tamm, ( 1980), Herford : Koehler
335, (1) pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41924
Price: $26
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Brown, Elizabeth.
Albert Pinkham Ryder.
National Museum of American Art, ( (1990)), Washington DC
4to. viii, 344 pp. Color and b/w plates
Item #:41918
Price: $35
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Buchholz, Karsten.
Ship Portrait Artists.
Buchholz Art Information Systems, ( !997), Hamburg, Germany
4to. 160 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41958
Price: $150
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Butlin, Martin; Evelyn Joll.
The Paintings of J. M. W. Turner.
Yale University Press, ( 1984), New Haven
Two 4to volumes. xlii, (1), 354; xvi, 572 color and b/w plates.
Item #:41973
Price: $150
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Cadbury, Warder H ; Henry F Marsh.
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. Artist in the Adirondacks.
University of Delaware Press, ( (1986)), Newark
4to. 344 pp. b/w plates.
Item #:41889
Price: $50
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Carr, Frank G.G.
Leslie A. Wilcox.
F. Lewis, ( (1977)Leigh-on-Sea, ENG), Leigh-on-Sea, UK
4to, 47 pp. plus color and b/w plates.
Item #:41934
Price: $25
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Carr, Gerald.
Olana Landscapes: The World of Frederic E. Church.
Rizzoli, ( (1989)), New York
Oblong 4to. x, 181 pp. Color plates.
Item #:41911
Price: $30
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Chamberlain, Narcissa Gallatly, and Jane Field Kingsland.
The Prints of Samuel Chamberlain, N.A.
Boston Public Library, ( 1984), (Boston)
4to. (2), 364, (1) b/w plates.
Item #:41943
Price: $30
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Chamberlain, Samuel.
Etched in Sunlight.
Boston Public Library, ( 1968), Boston
4to. x, (2), 227, (1) pp. b/w plates.
Item #:41942
Price: $30
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Chancellor, Rita and Austin Hawkins.
John Chancellor’s Classic Maritime Paintings.
David & Charles, ( (1992)), (Devon, UK)
Oblong folio. 80 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41984
Price: $35
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Chancellor, Rita and Austin Hawkins.
The Maritime Paintings of John Chancellor.
David & Charles, ( (1990)), London
Oblong folio. 80 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41983
Price: $35
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Chotner, Deborah, Lisa N Peters, Kathleen A. Pyne.
John Twachtman : Connecticut Landscapes.
National Gallery of Art, ( (1989)), New York
Square 4to. 118 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Item #:41901
Price: $35
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