American Art Prints, Printmaking and Reproductions

with an emphasis on representational art

Books on Printmaking

Berkoff, Marshall R. , ed. Currier & Ives: The New Best Fifty, American Historical Print Collectors Society, 1991

 

Braun, Robert, Identifying Audubon Bird Prints: Originals, States, Editions, Restrikes, and Facsimiles and Reproductions. American Historical Print Collectors Society, 2001.

 

Braun, Robert and Nancy, An Audubon Concordance: Migration Through the Plate Numbers. American Historical Print Collectors Society, 1999.

 

Brown, Jay, Collectors Guide to Early Twentieth Century American Prints, Collector Books; ISBN: 1574320343, Paperback - 224 pages (August 1998)

 

Cahn, Joshua Binion, ed. What is an Original Print? Principles Recommended by the Print Council of America. New York: Print Council of America, 1964.

 

Carl, William P.,Currier, William T: Currier's Price Guide to American and European Prints at Auction: Current Price Ranges on the Original Prints of over 2600 American and European Artists, Currier Pubns, ISBN: 0935277196, Paperback 3rd/Rev edition (March 1995)

 

Currier & Ives: A Catalogue Raisonné: A Comprehensive Catalogue of the Lithographs of Nathaniel Currier, James Merrit Ives, and Charles Currier, including Ephemera Associated with the Firm, 1834-1907. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1984.

 

Gascoigne, Bamber: How to Identify Prints : A Complete Guide to Manual and Mechanical Processes from Woodcut to Ink Jet, Hames & Hudson; ISBN: 050023454X, Hardcover, (September 1995)

 

Complete Guide to Art Prints: How to Identify, Invest & Care for Your Collection, The, Krause Publications; ISBN: 0873417046, Paperback - 160 pages Limited edition (February 1999)

 

Gleeson, Janet: Miller's Collecting Prints & Posters, Antique Collectors Club; ISBN: 1857327268, Hardcover - 160 pages (November 1997)

 

Griffiths, Antony. Prints and Printmaking: An Introduction to the History and Techniques. London: British Museum, 1980.

 

Kiehl, David, American art posters of the 1890s in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including the Leonard A. Lauder collection; essays by Phillip Dennis Cate, Nancy Finlay, and David W. Kiehl. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Distributed by Abrams, c1987.

 

Lane, Christopher W., Cresswell, Donald H., Cades, Carolyn, Genga, Richard: A Guide To Collecting Antique Historical Prints, Philadelphia Print Shop Ltd; ISBN: 0963692429, Paperback - 46 pages 0 edition (September 1, 1995)

 

Lang, Gladys Engel, Lang, Kurt,, Etched in Memory, published by University of Illinois Press on November 1, 2001. Contains several pages describing printmaking techniques with a focus on etching in America.

 

Nadeau, Luis. Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic and Photomechanical Processes. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada: 1994.

 

Riggs, Timothy. The Print Council Index to Oeuvre-Catalogues of Prints by European and American Artists. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus International Publications, 1983. (For an updated online version see www.printcouncil.org .)

 

Ross, John, and Clare Romano. The Complete Screenprint and Lithograph: The Art and Technique of the Screen Print, the Lithograph, Photographic Techniques, Care of Prints, the Dealer and the Edition, Collecting Prints, Print Workshop, Sources and Charts. New York: Free Press, 1974.

 

Stauffer, David McNeely, and Mantle Fielding. American Engravers upon Copper and Steel. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Books, 1994.

 

Steiner, Bill. Audubon Art Prints: A Collector's Guide to Every Edition. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 2003.

 

Turner, Silvie. Print Collecting. New York: Lyons & Burford, 1996.

 

Watrous, James. American Printmaking: A Century of American Printmaking, 1880­1980. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1984.

 

Wood, James Playsted, Magazines in the United States. New York, The Ronald Press Company, 1949.

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