Hardcover. Amherst, University of Massachusetts Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Fine, Dust Jacket: Fine, 157 pages. Color illustrated dust jacket, 9 color plates, numerous b&w illustrations. Book still sealed in original plastic, never opened; in excellent condition.
Hardcover. Boston, MA, New York Graphic Society, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. 219 b&w illustrations and 16 plates in full color. Light blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Copyright black line. Pictorial dust jacket with small tear to front cover, otherwise a very nice, clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. Seattle, The Henry Art Museum, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 179 pages. B&w and color illustrations throughout. Cream cloth, somewhat soiled. pictorial dust jacket with minor wrinkles on spine. A very nice, crisp and tight copy.
Hardcover. Flagstaff AZ, Northland Press, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 135 pages, color plates. Introduction by Harry Rand. SIGNED BY BETH AMES SWARTZ on the front fly leaf and dated March 24, 1984. Very good in bright, unclipped dust jacket.
Softcover. New York, Cooper Square Press, Reprint, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 285 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper excellent. Pages bright. Binding tight. Good clean copy, in great shape. Author mixes film and social history to renew our vision and to broaden our understanding of some of the best loved movies ever made and of the complex and dire circumstances in which they were born.
Hardcover. Rutland, VT, Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 56 pages. Red cloth covers, gilt titles, yellow dust jacket with graphic illustration, foreword by Rukmini Devi Arundale. Clean covers, chipping and light edgewear to dust jacket, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very neat, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Bloomsbury, 1st US, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 250 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. A candid literary memoir. Minor edgewear to dust jacket. Very slight soiling to dust jacket as well. Unmarked. A bright and tight copy.
Softcover. Montpelier, VT, Wood Art Gallery, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 63 pages. Perfect binding, color plate to wrappers, profusely illustrated with b&w plates, catalogue of the loan exhibition, essay by William C. Lipke, introduction by Charles Childs. Slight wear to wrappers; otherwise a very clean, tight exhibition catalog.
Softcover. Watkins Glen, NY, American life Foundation & Study Institute, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Classic Guidebooks to the Visual Arts. Textured brown stapled wrappers, gilt titles to front cover, numerous b&w illustrated figures throughout. Slight edgewear, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight copy.
Hardcover. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1st, 1917, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 207 pages. Volume of the Arundel Library of Great Masters. 20 tipped-in full-color plates, blue cloth covers with ornate gilt and black embossed titles and graphic border. Spine lightly faded, slight edgewear and rubbing to covers, previous owner
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Chilton Book Company, revised, enlarged edition, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 323 pages. Bright green cloth covers, purple laminate dust jacket, 8 pages of b&w photographs printed on glossy papers. Light rubbing to dust jacket, spine very slightly cocked, previous owner's signature to front endpaper, pages crisp and unmarked, clean covers; overall, a very clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NJ, Jason Aronson Inc., 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 411 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. A study on progressive communication of latent meanings. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket. Marking to lower edge text block. Dark toning to top text block. Bright and clean; a tight copy.
Softcover. Washington, D.C., Gallery of the Archives of American Art, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with brown covers, minor rubbing and edge wear. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 57 b/w plates, with 2 pages for each artist. One plate of the artist, and one of the document or photograph attributed to them. Text on each artist and/or statement from that artist. Preface on the Archives of American Art.
Softcover. Virginia, Virginia Museum, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Museum guide with brown and yellow covers, previous price sticker on the front and some rubbing. Staple wrappers. 50 b/w plates of pieces in all of the museum galleries. Guide divided by gallery. Supplement, inside front cover, provides a revised map and several more b/w plates and information on new areas. Text on each work. 72 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Hardcover. College Station, TX, Texas A&M University Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 124 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. A lyrical Jungian appreciation of the archetypal imagination. Number eight in the Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket. Mild age toning to text block. Light creasing to lower fore edge pages starting at notes section for ten pages. Unmarked. A tight copy.
Softcover. Newark, NJ, The Newark Museum, Vol. 1, N. 1, 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, First text in a series for the Newark Museum; b/w cover, plate on front, minor rubbing and sunning. Staple wrappers, some creases. 6 b/w plates of portraits and a landscape painting. Text on three specific portrait paintings. 16 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. New York, NY, The Museum of Modern Art, Vol. 25, No. 3, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of one print collection; b/w covers, minor creases and some rubbing, especially on back cover. Staple wrappers. 42 b/w plates of prints and drawings, divided into sections by region and style. Introduction on Abby Rockefeller's collection and the history of the print room at the Museum of Modern Art. 19 pages. Tight copy, clean interior.
Softcover. Doylestown, PA, The Bucks County Historical Society, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Guide to butter-making in Pennsylvania; yellow and green covers, minor rubbing. Staple wrappers. Numerous b/w plates of tools used in butter-making. Text on history, process, and decoration. Captions for each tool shown. Several line diagrams showing the butter-making process. 28 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Brunswick, ME, Media House/Harpswell Press, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Explanatory and instructional guide on woodburning; yellow covers,very minor rubbing. Paper wrappers. Numerous charts and line diagrams throughout, with a few historical photographic plates and line drawings. Divided by sections on the various functions and uses of wood as a heating tool. 96 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Des Moines, IA, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of kitchen antiques; white covers with color plate on front, minor rubbing and previous price sticker. Spiral wrappers. Previous owner sticker on first page, and discoloration from this on end paper. 24 color plates of kitchen tools, with text accompanying each plate and describing the antiques. Short introduction on changes in American kitchenware. 50 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Des Moines, IA, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of kitchen antiques; pink covers with color plate on front, minor rubbing. Paper wrappers. Previous owner sticker on front end paper. Price guide pamphlet inside front cover. 31 plates, 24 in color, of various houses' kitchens and the tools used. Half-page of text accompanies each plate. Short introduction on collecting kitchen antiques. 56 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Scotia, NY, Americana Review, 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of pages from old school texts; blue covers with minor rubbing and some discoloration. Staple wrappers. Numerous b/w plates from old texts, with bibliographic information included, are included. Introduction on collecting old American school books. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Corning, NY, Steuben, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of several collections of crystal work; blue covers with minor rubbing and scratching. Paper wrappers. 35 color plates, some with multiple pieces, from 9 collections. Brief text precedes each section. Old order form included. Purchase information at back. 32 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Memphis, TN, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Gallery catalog with brown covers, minor sunning and a few creases. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 53 b/w plates of prints from various artists and both of landscapes and people. 99 items listed. Essay on history and development of printing in the U.S. Short commentary quotes from artists at back.
Softcover. Salem, MA, Essex Institute, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog with green covers, minor creases. Paper wrappers. 49 b/w plates of glass and ceramic works in the collection, with a half-page of text accompanying each work. Catalog is divided by region and type of work, with an introduction to each section. 64 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Chicago, University Of Chicago Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 97 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.
Softcover. Lincoln, MA, DeCordova Museum Press, 1st, Not given, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Text on Julian deCordova as an art collector; yellow covers, b/w plate, very minor rubbing. Staple wrappers. 16 b/w plates of art pieces and rooms in the collector's mansion. Text on the collector's life, travels, and acquired art. Chronology at back. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Carlisle, MA, Brock & Company, 1st, 1999, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of selection from an art dealer's collection; gray covers with silver gilt writing, very minor stain on back. Paper wrappers. 22 color plates of paintings by American artists, with various subjects and in various styles. Half-page text on artist and work accompanies each plate. Short foreword on the collection. 48 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Carlisle, MA, Brock & Company, 1st, 2004, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of new additions to an art dealer's collection; blue covers with silver gilt writing, very minor smudging. Small pen mark on title page. Paper wrappers. 22 color plates of American artist's paintings, in various styles and with various subjects. Half-page of text on each artist and work. Short introduction on the collection. 48 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Hanover, NH, Dartmouth College, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with mostly white covers, some rubbing and marking. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 14 b/w plates of contemporary wood sculpture by American artists, with text on each artist accompanying plates. Brief introduction on this art form.
Softcover. Akron, OH, Akron Art Museum, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with red covers, some sunning on edges and spine, minor rubbing. Previous owner's sticker on back end paper. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 40 color plates from various artists, with styles evolving from American abstractionism and pop-art. Brief text accompanies each artist. 42 items listed at back in catalog. Focus is on the idea of 'the image' in art. Introductory essay on the evolution of style in American art and an analysis of previous schools of art. 103 pages.
Softcover. Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Institution, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Exhibition catalog with red and yellow dust jacket, minor edge wear and rubbing; cover is orange with hardly any wear. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 40 plates, 5 in color, of modern and/or abstract painting and sculpture from various artists that marked the beginning of the abstract style in America. Text on each artist and listing of that artist's individual works.
Hardcover. Macon, GA, Mercer University Press, Reprint, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Former price sticker residue on dust jacket rear. Otherwise very clean, unmarked copy with some minor wear to dust jacket. Note from publisher lain in front end paper. Reprint of the original 1946 edition. Tight copy. Black and white images throughout.
Softcover. Wilmington, DE, The Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts, 1st, 1961, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with blue covers, minor creases. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 39 b/w plates of artist's paintings, drawings, and prints over the course of his lifetime. 151 items listed. Two essays on artist's life at front. 48 pages.
Softcover. Washington, D.C., International Exhibitions Foundation, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with green and tan covers, minor rubbing and sunning. Paper wrappers tight, pages generally clean and crisp though half-title has some foxing. 33 b/w plates of artist's prints, focusing on cityscapes and the human figure. Some of artist's comments included in the front. Life chronology after the plates. 67 pages.
Softcover. Washington. D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of 19th century American landscape painting; color plate front cover, white back, minor marking and rubbing. Paper wrappers. 19 plates, 13 in color. Three essays relating to landscape painting in addition to textual commentary on the plates. 48 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Tucson, AZ, University of Arizona, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with black covers, yellow and orange shapes on front; minor rubbing and scratching, previous price sticker on the back. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 49 b/w plates of various styles and forms of metalwork. Works in alphabetical order by artist. 236 items listed. Introduction on the development of metalwork as an art. 64 pages.
Softcover. New York, NY, Christie's East, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Auction catalog with glossy covers, red back and full color plate on front; minor scratching and rubbing. Staple wrappers, pages clean and crisp. 8 color plates of portrait paintings by American artists. Loose leaf page of 319 works with prices listed. Introduction to the Jay family as collectors, and text on each person in the portraits. Conditions of the auction and buyer information in front.
Softcover. Nashville, TN, Tennessee Historical Society, No. 3, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog for the Tennessee Historical Society; full color photographic plates on covers, very minor rubbing and a crease on back, as well as previous owner inscription on front. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Five separate sections on historical issues in the state, including city planning, several legal issues, and the place of Cherokee tradition. 11 b/w plates in various sections. 103 pages.
Softcover. Oakland, CA, The Oakland Museum, Art Museum, 1st, 1976, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with fully illustrated color covers; hardly any wear. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Transparent flyleaves with a flower design are also crisp. 34 plates, 4 in color, of artist's paintings inspired by and made during his time in Japan. 37 items listed. One b/w plate of artist is in the introduction, which discusses artist's connection to painting Japan and other artists' work on Japan. Brief text on artist's life at back, as well as chronology of this period in the artist's life. 48 pages.
Softcover. University Park, PA, Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with b/w covers, minor rubbing and sunning, slight stain on back. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 20 b/w plates of artist's drawings and prints on paper, with 62 works listed. Very short introduction to the exhibition. Essay after plates focuses on artist's development, his emphasis on landscape, and specific works. 81 pages.
Softcover. Portland, ME, Portland Museum of Art, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog commemorating the opening of the Charles Shipman Payson Building; white covers with b/w plate on front, minor rubbing and foxing. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 31 plates, 22 in color, of various paintings and sculptures included in the new building. Brief introductory text on the opening of the building, works housed there, and supporters of the building's construction.
Softcover. New York, NY, Bette Stoler Gallery, 1st, 1984, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Exhibition catalog with gray dust jacket, hardly any wear; actual cover has red color plate, also with little wear. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 17 plates, 3 in color, of artist's wood sculpture, often involving subtle religious elements. Introduction on artist's work and technique.
Softcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Art Gallery, Vol. 30, No. 3, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of the Yale University Art Gallery Pewter collection; b/w covers, minor rubbing and staining. Paper wrappers slightly worn but still tight. Pages clean and crisp. 55 b/w plates of pewter pieces, 200 items listed. Brief text on each piece accompanies each plate. Essay on pewter's history and craftsmanship in the U.S. 59 pages.
Softcover. Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers, b/w plate on front; some rubbing, minor marks. Staple wrappers tight, pages very stiff, clean and crisp. 17 b/w plates of portraiture sculpture, all contemporary but with varying subjects, styles, and media, and representing 17 separate artists. Preface discusses artistic movements in the U.S. and their influence on the pieces in the exhibition. Biographical notes on the artists at the back. 26 pages.
Softcover. Lewisburg, PA, Bucknell University, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with glossy white covers, color plate on front; some rubbing, especially on front. Staple wrappers are tight, pages are clean and crisp. Previous owner sticker on very last page. 39 plates, 4 in color, of American portraiture in both painting and sculpture, from various artists. All work is recent but in numerous artistic styles. 57 items, by artist, listed at back. Text runs throughout and discusses some specific artists and portraiture in the 20th century U. S. 48 pages.
Softcover. Buffalo, NY, Buffalo State College Foundation, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with tan covers, gilt gold title; very minor rubbing and sunning. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp, very slightly sunned at edges. Loose leaf page of corrections to catalog inside front cover. 45 b/w plates of portraits, in painting and sculpture, by various artists. 143 items listed. Brief text on each item describing significance or providing information on the artist. Introduction on the exhibition. 37 pages.
Softcover. Salem, MA, The Essex Institute, 1st, 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Quarterly catalog with gray covers, some sunning on edges, minor rubbing and edge wear. Paper wrappers. Several sections: first on cabinetmakers, second on portraits in the Essex Institute, and third on ship registries. A few b/w plates throughout, rest is text. Paginated from 323 to 459. Tight copy, clean interior.
Softcover. Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers, minor rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. B/w photograph of artist at front, with short introduction on his career. 3 b/w plates of abstract work, acrylic paintings incorporating mixed media. 18 items listed.
Softcover. Allentown, PA, Allentown Art Museum, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with glossy b/w covers, b/w plate on front; minor rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Separate brown paper used for text, while b/w plates are on glossy paper. 7 b/w plates of urban landscape paintings. 50 works listed. Essay on Sheeler's life and style in painting, with author's emphasis on the power of the artist's work. 23 pages.
Paperback. Allentown, PA, Allentown Art Museum, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with glossy b/w covers, b/w plate on front; minor rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Separate brown paper used for text, while b/w plates are on glossy paper. 7 b/w plates of urban landscape paintings. 50 works listed. Essay on Sheeler's life and style in painting, with author's emphasis on the power of the artist's work. 23 pages.
Softcover. University Park, PA, Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with b/w covers, plate on front; some rubbing and minor discoloration. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 20 b/w plates of artist's prints and drawings, focusing on the American landscape. 62 items listed. Essay on artist's life and his development through the various works on paper. Very short introduction on the stylistic importance of these works. 81 pages.
Softcover. Binghamton, NY, Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with b/w covers, photograph on front; minor rubbing. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 72 plates, 16 in color, of mainly paintings and drawings, with a few photographs. Chronology of artist's life precedes this. Short introduction on Bowers' development as an artist. 78 pages.
Softcover. Mount Vernon, VA, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1st, 1980, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Informational text on Mount Vernon, divided by seasons; full color photographic front cover, yellow back, glossy. Paper wrappers. Numerous color plates of Washington's house and extensive text; mix of quotes from Washington's diaries and author's descriptions. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. New York, NY, Educational Facilities Laboratories, Inc., 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of uses of old railroad stations; glossy white covers, minor scratches. Paper wrappers. Numerous b/w plates, in various cities, of railroad stations put to new use. Extensive text is divided by use of station and city. 59 pages. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Manchester, VT, Forward's Color Productions Inc., 1st, 1971, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of New Hampshire pottery; yellow covers with color plates, occasional minor scratches. Spiral wrappers tight; pages clean and crisp, stiff tagboard for plates. 21 color plates, each with multiple pieces of pottery. Plates and accompanying text is divided up by the type or use of the pottery. Text describes each piece of pottery. Introduction on the history of J.S. Taft Hampshire Pottery, with 2 b/w photographic plates of the inside of the company.
Softcover. New York, NY, The Jordan-Volpe Gallery, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with glossy silver covers and a color plate on the front. Some foxing and residue on front, minor rubbing and scratching. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp with glossy paper for pages with color plates. 7 full page color plates, with each including various pieces of Rookwood pottery, 30 in total. 7 b/w plates in the essay at the front, and 175 items listed at back. Essay discusses history and style of Rookwood Pottery Company in the early to mid 1900s. Number 0522 of 1500 copies. 71 pages.
Softcover. Syracuse, NY, Everson Museum of Art, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with pink covers, small color plate on front. Slight sunning and rubbing, minor wear to spine. Staple wrappers tight, pages glossy, clean and crisp. Fully illustrated endpapers and front flyleaf. 19 plates, 5 in color, of artist's pottery and ceramic work, with 89 items listed. Text divided into 3 sections: Grueby Pottery, Grueby Tiles, and Historical Narrative. 32 pages.
Softcover. New York, NY, The Smithsonian Institution, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of tile collection at Cooper-Hewitt Museum; black covers, color plates; some foxing and rubbing. Staple wrappers. 26 b/w plates of tiles at various points in history. Text on history, function, and design. 32 pages. Tight copy, clean interior.
Softcover. Hartford, CT, The Connecticut Historical Society, Vol. 36, No. 4, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog for the Connecticut Historical Society; b/w covers, minor rubbing. Staple wrappers. 42 b/w plates of engravings, some of those in the introduction along with text on history and various artists. 39 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Salem, MA, Peabody Museum, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with yellow and blue covers; minor rubbing. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 33 b/w plates of American painting and sculpture portraying New England culture and landscape. 87 items listed. Short introduction on the collection and the collectors.
Softcover. Santa Fe, NM, Museum of New Mexico, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of New Mexican folklife and art; b/w covers, minor rubbing and folded corner on back. Accordion fold-out printing, with 18 b/w plates on one side, along with proverbs, and text on art and life in colonial, Spanish New Mexico on the other side. Pages are clean and crisp, very stiff.
Softcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Red textured covers, slight rubbing and scratching, minor sunning. Paper wrappers tight, pages generally clean and crisp, with slight smudge on front flyleaf. Generous introduction on American colonial painting and English influence on this, as well as looking at Belknap's collection of paintings. 32 b/w plates from collection, with information on the mezzotint in each. 39 pages.
Softcover. RI, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, 1st, Not given, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of various Rhode Island folk artists; pink and gray covers, very minor rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Extensive introduction on folk art communities and styles, with 57 b/w plates. Text on each artist, with artist's picture, follows. Pocket in back endpaper has 9 color plates. 40 pages.
Softcover. Lincoln, MA, De Cordova Museum, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with black covers, color plate on front; minor rubbing and smudging. Staple wrappers tight, though spine shows minor wear. Pages clean and crisp. 17 b/w plates of folk sculpture, divided by type or use of sculpture. 88 items listed. Brief introductions to each section, and introduction on the collection and the collectors at the front.
Softcover. New York, NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of collection of American folk art; brown and white covers; sunning and minor rubbing and creasing. Pen mark on title page. Staple wrappers. 24 color glued-in plates of mainly paintings and sculpture, with extensive text. Tight copy, with a clean interior.
Hardcover. New York, Alfred A.Knopf, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 501 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Later essays and criticism by John Updike. Light rubbing to dust jacket.Red toning to top text block. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.
Softcover. Memphis, TN, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of the collection of Art Today works at Brooks Memorial Art Gallery; b/w covers with minor rubbing. Paper wrappers. 25 works in painting, print, sculpture, and architecture from various artists, each with text on artist. Introduction on contemporary art. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Bloomsbury Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 329 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. A narrative of adventure and discovery. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.
Softcover. Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1st, 1974, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with yellow covers, b/w plate on front; hardly any wear. Staple wrappers are tight. Pages clean and crisp with exception of last two, which are pressed together. 84 b/w plates of stoneware in exhibition, accompanied by catalog listings. 10 other b/w photographic plates in the essay on Indiana stoneware at front; history, techniques, and various artists discussed. Glossary of terms in back. 48 pages.
Softcover. Doylestown, PA, The Bucks County Historical Society, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, White and red cover; slight rubbing. Staple wrappers. Numerous b/w plates of ceramic pieces and line drawings. Text on history and the tools and processes used. 20 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. New York, NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black covers with color plates; minor rubbing. Previous price sticker on front end paper. Staple wrappers. Numerous color plates of American art in advertising, posters, billboards, cards, etc... Text on some of the pieces. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Corning, NY, The Corning Museum of Glass, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black covers; minor rubbing and scratching. Staple wrappers. 30 color plates of various works of pressed glass. Text on pressing process in the U.S. and Europe. Full listing of 30 works in back. 48 pages. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. New York, NY, Kennedy Galleries, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with green covers, color plate on front; minor rubbing and scratching. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 36 plates, 6 in color, of art objects used as gifts; sculpture, drawing, painting, portfolios all included. Various artists. 16 pages.
Softcover. New York, NY, Kennedy Galleries, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with dark illustrated covers; very slight warping. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 62 color plates of painting and sculpture by American artists, some of which are exhibited for the first time. Numerous artistic styles. Short introduction on some of the artists.
Softcover. Salem, MA, Essex Institute, 1st, 1976, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, One in a series on historical Massachusetts houses; red covers with b/w plate on front; minor wear to spine. Postcard of house inside front cover. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 11 b/w plates of house and town, extensive text on history and architecture. 34 pages.
Softcover. New York, Seagull Books, Reprint, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 512 pages. Softcover. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Black and white images throughout. Few figures in cinema history are as towering as Russian filmmaker and theorist Sergei Mikhailovitch Eisenstein (1898
Softcover. Salem, MA, Essex Institute, 1st, 1976, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, One in a series on historical Massachusetts houses; red covers with b/w plate on front; hardly any wear to covers. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Postcard of house inside front cover. 8 b/w plates of house and blueprints, extensive text on history and architecture. 31 pages.
Softcover. Salem, MA, Essex Institute, 1st, 1976, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, One in a series on historical Massachusetts Houses; yellow covers with b/w plate on front; almost no wear to covers. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Postcard of the house inside front cover. 8 b/w plates of house, with extensive text on architecture, history, design and inventory of items in the house. 34 pages.
Softcover. New York, NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with fully illustrated front cover, white back. Minor scratching. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Previous price sticker on front end paper. Numerous plates, some in color, of work in various media: painting, sculpture, drawing, textiles, furniture, etc... Works are divided by time period and media. Text on the works accompanies each plate. Short foreward about cover plate, painting by Peter Paul Rubens. 79 pages.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, The Schwartz Gallery, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with purple covers, color plate on front; minor rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp though they stick slightly in the corners. 37 beautiful color plates from American and European artists, with text on each artist.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, The Schwartz Gallery, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with yellow and black covers, illustrated; minor rubbing and scratching. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Invitation to exhibition inside front cover. 49 color plates of paintings from various artists, in various styles, with text on each artist.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, The Schwartz Gallery, 1st, 1994, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with red covers and continuous color plate front to back. Minor rubbing and marking. Paper wrappers are tight, pages clean and crisp. Loose-leaf price list inside of front cover. 51 beautiful color plates, including covers, of paintings from American artists, of various subjects and in various styles, but with a focus on realism. Lengthy text on each artist.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers, color plates on front and back. Very minor rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 37 plates, 9 in color including covers, of various styles of paintings from various artists, with a focus on landscape and still-life. Text on each artist with each plate.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog, white covers, color plates on front and back. Minor foxing and scratches. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 49 plates, 21 in color including covers, of paintings from various American artists, with text on each artist.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, The Schwartz Gallery, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with brown covers and color plate on front. Minor rubbing and edge wear. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Brochure in the center of catalog. 71 b/w plates of paintings from various artists and in various styles, with text on the artist along with plates.
Hardcover. New York, George Braziller, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 250 pages. Black cloth covers, laminate black dust jacket with orange and green titles. Previous owner's inscription to top corner of front endpaper, slight rubbing to dust jacket, clean covers, pages crisp and unmarked, tight binding.
Softcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Laminate wrappers completely illustrated in color, perfect binding, profusely illustrated with b&w plates, foreword by Thomas P. F. Hoving, preface by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, essays by multiple authors. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked, stiff binding; a very clean, tight copy in great condition.
Hardcover. New York, Hudson Hills Press/Museum of American Folk Art, 1st, 1986, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 199 pages. Bright cream cloth covers, red and blue stamped pictorial of eagle with flag and laurel, stamped titles to spine, laminate dust jacket completely illustrated in color, 293 illustrations including 207 in full color. Slight edgewear to dust jacket, covers extremely clean, pages crisp and unmarked, stiff binding; an extremely clean, tight copy in excellent condition.
Hardcover. San Francisco, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Foundation, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 125 pages. Black cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, gray dust jacket with illustration, 156 b&w plates. Rubbing and light edgewear to dust jacket, light foxing to inside of dust jacket, previous owner's signature to front endpaper corner, embossed stamp to front endpaper and title pages, pages crisp and otherwise unmarked, tight binding; overall, a very clean, tight copy in great condition.
Softcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 322 pages. Perfect binding, color illustration to covers, profusely illustrated with color and sepia plates, foreword by Thomas P. F. Hoving, preface by Dudley T. Easby, Jr. Rubbing to covers, otherwise a very clean, tight copy.
Paperback. New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press , 1st wraps, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 440 pages. Paperback. Black & white photographs and diagrams.
Hardcover. 1st, September 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 304 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to dust jacket, else a very neat, tight copy.
Hardcover. 1st US, September 26, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 308 pages, b&w photos. Light wear to dust jacket, else a very nice, tight copy
Hardcover. Guilford, CT, The Lyons Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 492 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Cream cover boards, black quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Light remainder mark on bottom edge. Pages clean and unmarked. In beautiful condition. A look at the life of the sports journalist and fiction writer.
Hardcover. Rochester, NY, BOA Editions, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 201 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Selected poems of A. Poulin, Jr. Edited, with an introduction, by Michael Walters. Mild soiling to title page. Unmarked. A bright and tight copy.
Hardcover. Boston, 1st, 1987, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 99 pages. Light wear to dust jacket, else a very neat, tight copy in clear mylar cover.
Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 62 b&w pages, plus ads. Two complete golden age comic strip reprints from 1949 and 1956. Clean, very good.
Hardcover. 1st US, June 12, 2007, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 458 pages, b&w illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, pictorial dust jacket. Lovely copy. Like new.
Hardcover. New York, Harcourt, Brace & World Inc., 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 614 pages, hardcover. Philosophy of art criticism. Color frontispiece. Slight soiling and edgewear to boards. Bumping to spine. Light fading and spotting to front endpapers; stamping to preliminary page. Previous owner's inscription to front endpapers. Light age-toning to text block. A tight copy.
Hardcover. Garden City, N.Y., 2nd printing, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 259 pages. Biography by Issac Bashevis Singer, winner of the Nobel Prize for Litterature. Paintings and drawings by Raphael Soyer. Slight yellowing to pictorial dust jacket, else a lovely copy in clear mylar cover.
Hardcover. London, Smith Elder & Co, 1878, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 212 pages. Marbled endpapers and covers. with leather corners and spine. Raised bands on spine. Gilt top edge. Some light yellowing to edges of pages. Wear to spine and corners. Edgewear.
Softcover. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 148 pages. An examination of modern portraiture in painting, drawing, & sculpture of various artists. Softcover with slight edgewear. Staining to bottom of front wrapper. Shelf wear to front wrapper and sun fading to spine. Otherwise clean copy. Color and black & white illustrations throughout.
Hardcover. Advertising, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 190 pages, illustrated throughout with 200 recent examples of logo redesigns in color. Purple cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Remaindermark to bottom edge, minimal wear to pictorial dust jacket, else like new.
Hardcover. New York, 1st, 1988, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 247 pages. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, pictorial dust jacket. Slight wear and a few small tears to jacket, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, N.Y., 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, pictorial dust jacket. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. slight wear to jacket, else a very neat, tight, clean copy.
Hardcover. Portland, Or., 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 495 pages. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Slight wear and rubbing to edges, else a very neat, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, 1st, 1997, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 449 pages. SIGNED BY AUSTER on bookplate. Minor wear to dust jacket in protective brodart cover, else like new.
Hardcover. Washington DC, Smithsonian Books, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 298 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Black spine with blue lettering. Some minor shelfwear to dust jacket front, Otherwise tight copy. Black and white images throughout.
Softcover. New Orleans, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 118 pages, b&w and color illustrations throughout. Green pictorial stiff wrappers. Minor wrinkle and soiling to back cover near spine, else like new.
Softcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. 149 pages, illustrated throughout with plates in triotone and color. Displays a quite unknown collection of Cassat's work. Pictorial stiff wrappers. A beautiful copy. Like new in shrinkwrap.
Hardcover. Arcadia, CA, Graphics Group , 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Unpaginated, illustrated with over 100 plates in color and b&w. White/red pictorial boards with red title to spine. White pictorial dust jacket with some damp-stains and wear to covers and a small closed tear to upper edge of front cover. Overall a nice, tight copy.
Hardcover. Columbia, SC, University of South Carolina Press, 1st, 1984, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 149 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Black cloth, silver lettering to spine. Black pictorial dust jacket with light wear and slight wrinkling to upper edges. Overall a very nice, tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Washington, DC, Corcoran Gallery of Art, reprint, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Reprint of the 1956 edition. 62 pages. White stiff wrappers with light wear and staining to spine and cover. Overall a nice, tight copy.
Softcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum Of Art, 1st, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 244 pages illustrated throughout in b&w. Brown pictorial wrappers with wear to spine and edges, and some tape residue to front cover from price-sticker. Overall a nice, clean copy.
Softcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 211 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Blue stiff wrappers with small stains to covers and light wear, otherwise a very nice, tight copy.
Softcover. Corning, Rockwell Corning Museum, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 79 pages, numerous illustrations in color and b&w. Brown stiff wrappers with gilt titles to front and spine. Small tear to spine and front cover, otherwise a very nice, clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Watson-Guptill, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 144 pages, 135 plates in full color. An excellent instructional book focusing on conveying mood and a sense of place in your paintings. Gray cloth with gilt title to spine. Pictorial dust jacket with light wear to edges and spine. Corners slightly bumped, otherwise a tight, clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Abingdon Pres, 1st, 1914, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 240 pages. Green cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, top edge gilt, profusely illustrated with b&w photographic plates. Slight rubbing to cover edges, stiff binding, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Viking Press, 1st, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 149 pages. Dark brown marbled boards, tan cloth spine with gilt titles, color-illustrated dust jacket with mylar protective covering, full-color color frontispiece, numerous b&w illustrations by Rudolf Freund. Price-clipped, frontispiece and following page stuck together, otherwise pages crisp and unmarked, stiff binding; a very clean, tight copy in great condition.
Hardcover. New York, Charles E. Merrill Co, reprint, 1911, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 514 pages. SIGNED BY ABERNETHY ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Green cloth covers, gilt stamped titles to spine, stamped borders, b&w illustrations throughout. Slight edgewear to covers, pages crisp and unmarked, tight binding; a very clean, neat copy in great condition.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwarz & Son, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Stapled wrappers, 36 color and b&w plates with accompanying descriptions, laid-in price list with some neat ink notations. Very slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very neat, tight catalog.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Schwarz, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Auction catalog. Stapled wrappers with color illustration, 100 color and b&w plates with accompanying descriptions and prices. Mailing label addressed to previous owner on rear cover, extremely slight edgewear, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight catalog.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, The Schwartz Gallery, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with fully illustrated front cover, gray back. Warped, with very minor scratches. Staple wrappers. 59 color plates, including cover, of American and European paintings, focusing on realism. Text on each artist. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers and color plates. Minor rubbing, slightly bent on edges. Staple wrappers tight; pages unmarked, slightly bent on edges. 34 plates including covers, 22 in color, of American and European paintings of various styles, with emphasis on realism. Text on each artist.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, 1st, 1985, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with b/w illustrated covers; very minor rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 82 b/w plates including covers of American paintings; many landscapes but of various styles and from various artists. Text on each artist.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers, b/w plates; minor rubbing, few indentations which are on some pages as well. Staple wrappers. 63 b/w plates, including covers, of American paintings in various styles from various artists. Text on each artist. Tight, clean copy.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with red covers, b/w plates; minor rubbing and scratches. Staple wrappers. 62 b/w plates, including covers, of American painting in various styles and from various artists. Text on each artist. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with black covers, b/w plates; minor rubbing. Staple wrappers; 82 b/w plates, 100 listed including covers, of American painting in various styles. Text on each artist. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with b/w illustrated covers, minor sunning. Staple wrappers tight; pages clean and crisp. Invitation to exhibition included inside front cover. 80 b/w plates, including covers, of American paintings. Mainly landscapes, but including various styles and artists. Brief text on each artist.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with b/w illustrated covers; slight foxing and staining. Pages unmarked, minor indentations. Staple wrappers tight. 58 b/w plates of American paintings including covers, brief text on each artist.
Softcover. Norfolk, VA, The Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog with white covers, minor rubbing and sunning; staple wrappers. 48 b/w plates, American painting, mainly portraits. Lengthy introduction on American naive painting. Clean, tight copy. 68 pages.
Softcover. New York, NY, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog, illustrated covers, clean. Staple wrappers and pages tight and clean, minor rubbing. 36 color plates, landscape and portrait paintings from American artists, with artist biographies at back. Lengthy introduction on American painting.
Softcover. New York, NY, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1973, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with red covers, minor indentations, minor edge wear. Paper wrappers tight; pages glossy, clean and crisp. 52 plates, 32 in color, of paintings and some sculpture from various 20th century American artists. Several pages and examples of work for each artist. Brief introduction on the exhibition.
Softcover. New York, NEW YORK, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with black covers and gilt gold lettering. Very minor rubbing and light scratches. Staple wrappers tight; pages glossy, clean and crisp. 11 beautiful color plates of the same number of artists' work, one per two pages, with text about the artist accompanying the plate, along with information about other exhibitions with the artists' work. All paintings are from Americans in the 18th through 20th century.
Softcover. Danbury, New Hampshire, Addison House, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 215 pages. Tan laminate wrappers with color illustration, perfect binding, profusely illustrated with lovely color and b&w plates. Light rubbing and edgewear to wrappers, previous owner's signature to bottom corner of front endpaper; otherwise a very neat, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Pandick Press, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 152 pages. INSCRIBED BY SCOTT ON TITLE PAGE. Illustrated boards, b&w illustrations by Scott. Rubbing and light edgewear to covers, very slight foxing to page block ends, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very neat, tight copy in great condition.
Softcover. New York, Museum of Contemporary Crafts of the American Crafts Council/Finch College Museum of Art, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 36 pages. Exhibition catalog. Copper stapled wrappers, profusely illustrated with b&w plates, essays by Robert H. Luck and Paul J. Smith, complete catalogue. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; overall a very clean, tight catalog.
Softcover. Amherst, Massachusetts, Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, 1st, 1992, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 22 pages. Dark green stapled wrappers, lovely large color plate pasted to front, preface by Frederick D. Hill, essay by Charles C. Eldredge, 21 full color plates, checklist of the exhibition. Letter from director of Mead Art Museum laid-in. Clean wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight catalog in excellent condition.
Softcover. Washington, D.C., American Institute of Architects Foundation, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with silver covers; minor rubbing and scratching. Staple wrappers tight. Pages clean and crisp, though very slightly bent in corner. 44 b/w plates of chairs from a century of design, shown in chronological order. Introduction discusses form versus function and chairs as art versus architecture.
Softcover. Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg Art Museum, 1st, 1985, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white glossy covers, b/w photographic plates. Covers very clean, only very slight rubbing. Staple wrappers tight; pages glossy, clean and crisp. 18 b/w photographic plates of chairs in the exhibition, all of different styles and from various historical periods. 48 items listed. Extensive introduction on chair style and discoveries, as well as concerns. 31 pages.
Softcover. Morristown, NJ, Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers, b/w photographic plate. Minor rubbing and smudging, bent corner. Staple wrappers tight. Pages generally clean and crisp, title page has slight rubbing. 50 b/w plates of chairs made for American children, from various time periods and in various styles. Information on the artist and specific design included. 71 items listed. Short introduction on the history of chairmaking for children.
Softcover. New York, NY, Brooke Alexander, Inc., 1st, 1979, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of new prints in the gallery. Blue covers with minor rubbing. Paper wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Loose-left paper with print prices inside of front cover. 112 b/w plates of prints of various styles: lithograph, woodcut, silkscreen and others. Styles range from realist to abstract. Every two pages is the work of a different artist. Very brief information at front on buying the prints.
Softcover. Boston, MA, Childs Gallery, 1st, Unknown, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of works from one gallery. Glossy white covers with color plates on front and back. Light scratches. Staple wrappers tight, pages glossy, clean and crisp. Numerous small b/w plates of paintings, furniture, and other decorative art related to colonies. Catalog is divided up by historical period or subject. Brief explanations of each work provide some historical information.
Softcover. Boston, MA, Childs Gallery, 1st, Unknown, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of works from one gallery. Glossy white covers with color plates on front and back. Light scratches. Staple wrappers tight, pages glossy, clean and crisp. Numerous small b/w plates of paintings, furniture, and other decorative art related to colonies. Catalog is divided up by historical period or subject. Brief explanations of each work provide some historical information.
Softcover. New York, NY, J.N. Bartfield Galleries, 1st, Unknown, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of works from one gallery. Fully illustrated covers, minor rubbing and occasional marks. Front cover is by O.C. Seltzer. Staple wrappers tight. Pages glossy, clean and crisp, with 47 plates of painting and sculpture on the American west, with 35 of those in color. No text. 32 pages.
Hardcover. London, Clifton Books, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, A collection of essays on Joyce by notable Irish writers: Edna O'Brien, Monk Gibbon, Benedict Kiely, others. 259 pages. Hardcover with torn dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with tape repair to dust jacket.
Hardcover. London, A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 48 pages. Cream boards, red cloth spine and red titles, white dust jacket with color illustration, 48 full-page color plates. Divided into two parts: Part I, Fabrics-Rugs-Embroidery, and Part II, Ceramics-Wood-Metal and Other Materials. Slight rubbing to dust jacket, with light chipping and edgewear, small piece of tape to front dust jacket panel, clean boards, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very clean, tight copy in great condition.
Softcover. New York, Grey Art Gallery and Study Center, New York University Faculty of Arts and Science, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. White stapled wrappers, essays by Bonnie Janowsky, 38 full-page b&w plates including illustration to front, catalogue. Extremely slight rubbing to covers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight catalog.
Hardcover. New York, Clarkson N. Potter Inc., 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 239 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Presents the work of nine of today's figurative painters: Lennart Anderson, William Bailey, Jack Beal, Jane Freilicher, Alex Katz, Louisa Mattiasdottir, Philip Pearlstein, Wayne Thiebaud, and Neil Welliver. Forward by Robert Hughes. Faint age toning and spotting to text block. Edgewear and light rubbing to dust jacket. Mild shelf wear to boards. Unmarked. A bright and tight copy.
Softcover. University Park, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical Association, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 76 pages. Pennsylvania History Studies: No. 13. White wrappers with color and b&w illustration, perfect binding, profusely illustrated with b&w photography by Mark Dorfman. Light rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight copy.
Softcover. Santa Fe, New Mexico, Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of New Mexico, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Dark purple stapled wrappers, illustrated throughout with b&w plates. Light rubbing to wrappers, previous seller's price sticker to top right corner of front; otherwise a very clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Iowa/Missouri/Ohio, Gallery of Art, University of Northern Iowa/St. Louis Art Museum/Contemporary Arts Center, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 56 pages. Exhibition catalog. White wrappers, perfect binding, profusely illustrated with full-page color and b&w plates. Slight discoloration to top edge of covers, light rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very clean, tight copy.
Softcover. New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Front wrapper completely illustrated in color, perfect binding, foreword by Andrew Crispo, profusely illustrated with large color and b&w plates, essay by Elearnore Price Mather, catalogue to exhibition. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very neat, tight copy.
Softcover. New York, Kennedy Galleries, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Stapled gray wrappers with black graphic illustration, foreword by Lawrence A. Fleischman, index, 71 b&w plates, chronology and biographical notes. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight catalog.
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 167 pages. Black wrappers, perfect binding, profusely illustrated with b&w plates, guide organized by regions. Timeline of historic art periods laid-in. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very clean, tight catalog.
Softcover. Ohio, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 30 pages. Exhibition catalog. Stapled wrappers illustrated in b&w, preface by Marjorie Talalay, 25 color and b&w plates, essay by Ricardo Barreto, biographical notes, exhibition checklist. Clean wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight catalog.
Softcover. New York, Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1st, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. White wrappers, perfect binding, introduction by J. Baker, 10 full-page color plates including illustration to front, checklist of exhibition, biographical notes. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight catalogue.
Softcover. New York, NY, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with green covers, color plate on front. Minor scratches and rubbing. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. Various newspaper clippings on exhibition inside of front cover. 49 plates, 19 in color, of American folk art in painting, sculpture, and textile works. 63 works listed. 44 pages.
Softcover. Marion, MA, The Channings, 1st, 1975, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Collection of drawings and text on various samplers from the 17th century onward. Purple covers, minor sunning and small previous price mark, but otherwise very clean. Staple wrappers tight. Pages clean and crisp, whole work very nice and tight. Numerous line drawings and occasional photographs of sampler design. Extensive text on history and individual samplers. Index of artists included. 58 pages.
Hardcover. London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1st, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 95 pages. Illustrated throughout in b&w and color. Book slightly deformed, bent toward the front on right side. Some blue ink markings throughout text, otherwise in good condition. Dust jacket clean, but shows evidence of scratching/rubbing. Overall, a tight copy.
Softcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 238 pages. Illustrated profusely in b&w and some color. An exhibition sponsored by the government of the Republic of Greece and the Musee du Louvre. Pages clean and unmarked. Some rubbing/scratching, and minor edge-wear to covers, otherwise a tight and clean copy.
Softcover. Chicago, IL, Galleries Maurice Sternberg, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Gallery catalog with gold covers, rubbing and minor scratching. Small stain on front. Spine shows some wear, but staple wrappers are still tight. Pages clean and crisp. Gallery collection is divided up into four sections: European, American, Modern, and Sculptors, and each section is further divided by artists. 231 plates, 64 in color, of various styles and from a range of well-known artists from the 19th and 20th centuries
Softcover. New York, NY, Smithsonian Institution, 1st, 1982, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Catalog of architectural drawings represented in the Cooper-Hewitt collection. Yellow covers with color plates on front, minor rubbing and creases. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp. 30 b/w plates of drawings from various time periods and of various styles. Extensive text on the history of these drawings and architectural drawing in general. 32 pages.
Softcover. New York, NY, Smithsonian Institution, 1st, 1982, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Handbook of columns in the Cooper-Hewitt collection. White covers with b/w plate on front, very light scratching. Staple wrappers tight, pages clean and crisp with 42 b/w plates of works that relate to columns: paintings, sculpture, drawings. Essay on history and place of columns in art. 32 pages.
Softcover. Boston, MA, Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc., 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Collection of paintings from one gallery in Boston, illustrated covers with color plates. Slight rubbing and light scratches. Spine shows some wear but staple binding is tight. Pages clean and crisp. 47 plates, 5 in color, of paintings chosen from the gallery's stock. Most paintings in realistic style, with many artists represented and various subjects. Brief information on each artist below the plate. Short introduction on creating the catalog. 47 pages.
Softcover. New York, Janet Marqusee Fine arts, 1st, 1995, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 23 pages, 29 illustrations (mostly in color). Includes biographical descriptions of artists. In near fine condition, some minor scratching to covers, otherwise a tight, clean catalog.
Softcover. New York , Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 34 full-page illustrations, in b&w and color. Includes short introduction. Full color illustrations on both covers. In very good condition. A bit of edge-wear to spine, otherwise a tight, clean catalog.
Softcover. New York, Janet Marqusee Fine Arts, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 23 pages. 22 full color illustrations. Includes biographical descriptions of the various artists. In very good condition, some sunning and scratching to covers, otherwise a tight, clean catalog.
Softcover. Washington, D.C., Taggart & Jorgensen Gallery, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 60 pages, 64 illustrations in color. In very good condition, with scratching and rubbing to covers. Pages clean. Very brightly colored pages. Full color illustration on front cover, with white titling. Overall, a clean catalog. Includes some biographical notes about artists.
Softcover. Huntington, NY, Heckscher Museum, 1970-1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Set of Parts 1 through 11, 28 pages, 24 pages, 35 pages, 20 pages, 20 pages, 20 pages, 17 pages, 24 pages, 16 pages, 24 pages, and 15 pages, respectively. Illustrated in b&w. In very good condition overall, some volumes have stains and scratches to staple covers. Pages generally neat, a great set.
Softcover. Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 10 pages, illustrated with 7 b&w photographs. Gray staple covers with red lettering. Small crease to bottom right corner and minimal rubbing to covers. Pages clean and unmarked.
Softcover. Gloucester, MA, Cape Ann Historical Association, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 23 pages. Illustrated profusely in b&w, paintings of the Cape Ann area of Massachusetts. Includes foreword and introduction, along with biographical essays about each artists showcased. In very good condition. White staple covers with full color illustration on front cover. Crease to front cover, tear to spine, and some edge-wear to the covers, otherwise a near catalog.
Softcover. Cragsmoor, NY, Cragsmoor Free Library, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 36 pages, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Includes introduction by Barbara Ball Buff. Works by artists depicting the area around the Shawangunk Mountains in New York. White staple colors, with full color illustration on front cover. In very good condition, no marks to pages. A small amount of foxing to spine, otherwise a neat catalog.
Softcover. Newark, NJ, The Newark Museum, 1st, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages. Catalog, includes some b&w illustrations. Essay introduction by William H. Gerdts. List of artists alphabetized. In very good condition, bound with blue staple colors with green lettering. Pages clean and unmarked. A few creases to cover, otherwise a neat copy.
Softcover. New York, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Red stapled wrappers, 7 full page b&w plates, biographical notes on featured artists. Light rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a neat, tight catalog.
Softcover. Houston, TX, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Gray textured stapled wrappers, foreword by Charles V. Hooks, essay by Peter Paone,11 illustrated plates, biographical notes, exhibition checklist. Top edge of front wrapper lightly discolored, wrappers very clean, pages crisp and unmarked; a neat, tight copy of catalog.
Softcover. Los Angeles, California, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Auction catalog. Perfect binding, color illustrated plate to front cover, profusely illustrated with color and b&w plates with accompanying descriptions, price list laid-in. Very slight wear to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked, stiff binding.
Softcover. Evanstown, Illinois, Terra Museum of Modern Art, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Exhibition catalog. Tan stapled wrappers with large color plate to front, foreword by Ronald McKnight Melvin, essay by Linda Nochlin, 81 large color plates including illustration to front. Light rubbing to covers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight catalog, in great condition.
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