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Writer's Eye, A: Field Notes and Watercolors


Horgan, Paul

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 95 pages. Hardcover. Color illustrations throughout. Absolutely beautiful, pristine copy. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages and edges clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine straight. Looks nearly new and barely read. Presents 60 watercolors done as studies for three of Paul Horgan's books; drawings are accompanied by passages from his works and commentaries about the making of the paintings.

Record # 32293


Price: $15.00 

 

Writings on Early American Architecture: An Annotated List of Books and Articles on Architecture Constructed before 1860 in the Eastern Half of the United States.


Roos, Jr.,, Frank J.

Hardcover. Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio State University Press, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 271 pages. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering, lettering is faded on spine, bumped edges and fraying along spine, smudge on back cover. Previous owner's inscription on front flyleaf. Inside is bright and clean. A nice copy.

Record # 852592


Price: $30.00 

 

Wyeth at Kuerners


Wyeth, Betsy James

Softcover. Boston, Massachusetts, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1st, 1976, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 324 pages. Book by wife of Andrew Wyeth. Green cloth covers with gilt and titles and graphic decoration, color illustrated dust jacket, profusely illustrated with beautiful full page color and b&w plates of Wyeth's works and related illustrations, index of paintings and drawings. Light foxing to dust jacket front upper left corner and spine; otherwise book in excellent condition.

Record # 806054


Price: $100.00 

 

Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: American Pewter

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.

Record # 808469


Price: $16.00 

 

Yankee Doodle's Literary Sampler of Prose, Poetry, & Pictures: Being an Anthology of Diverse Works Published for the Edification and/or Entertainment of Young Readers in America Before 1900


Haviland, Virginia and Margaret N. Coughla

Hardcover. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 466 pages w/ index. Red cloth w/ embossed picture of a boy on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Color pictorial dust jacket is protected in myler cover. One brown strip of discoloring runs the width of the dj, presumably from tape. Clean, unmarked, tight copy of the collection of stories selected form the Rare Book Collections of the Library of Congress.

Record # 804037


Price: $51.00 

 

Yankee Stonecutters: The First American School of Sculpture 1800-1850


Gardner, Albert TenEyck

Hardcover. Free Port, New York, Books for Libraries Press, reprint, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Reprint of original 1945 copy. Main body of text discusses the sculptors themselves and how they were influenced by society. Followed by full color b&w plates. Also contains catalog of American sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Book well-bound, shows some dirt along edges of front cover and small white stain on back cover. The two top corners are slightly bent. Overall a strong clean copy.

Record # 805154


Price: $13.00 

Yanks Paint Brits - From Benjamin West to Nelson Shanks, From King George III to The Princess of WalesFeld, Stuart P./Gregory Hedberg/Hirschl & Adler Galleries
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Yanks Paint Brits - From Benjamin West to Nelson Shanks, From King George III to The Princess of Wales


Feld, Stuart P./Gregory Hedberg/Hirschl & Adler Galleries

Softcover. New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 40 pages. Softcover. Exhibition catalog. Full color and black & white illustrations. Light wear. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 613813


Price: $19.00 

 

Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Artist as Photographer


Riehlman, Franklin, Tom Wolf, and Bruce Weber

Softcover. West Palm Beach, Fla, Edith C. Blum Art Institute / Bard College / Norton Gallery, First, 1983, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 10.5"x8.5" catalog for exhibition at the Edith C. Blum Art Institute in 1983. 46 pages and additional plates. Essays by Franklin Riehlman, Tom Wolf, and Bruce Weber. 28 full-page b&w photographic plates by Kuniyoshi, in addition to some by others. 42 b&w Kuniyoshi drawings. Accompanied by text. Minors scuffs on back cover. Else in very good condition

Record # 806697


Price: $30.00 

 

Yazz: Navajo Painter


Wagner, Sallie R., J.J. Brody, and Beatien Yazz

Softcover. Flagstaff, AZ, Northland Press, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Beatien Yazz's life and work are examined by Sallie Wagern, long-time friend; J.J. Brody, director of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico; and Beatien Yazz himself. 76 pages; both color and black & white plates; cover in color. In very good condition.

Record # 806866


Price: $70.00 

 

Young America: A Folk-Art History


Lipman, Jean, Elizabeth V. Warren, Robert Bishop

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.

Record # 808302


Price: $30.00 

 

Young America: A Folk-Art History


Lipman, Jean

Hardcover. New York, 1st, September 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 199 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Folio. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 457667


Price: $31.00 

 

Young America: Children and Art


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Softcover. Sandwich MA, Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 101 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Essay by Lynette and Thomas Long. Exhibition catalog with color illustrated wrappers. Several pages with paper clip impressions in top margin, otherwise very good.

Record # 805587


Price: $32.00 

A City Upon A Hill: Views of Urban America 1820-1900 by: Sheehan, Susan
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A City Upon A Hill: Views of Urban America 1820-1900 by: Sheehan, Susan

Softcover. New York, Wunderlich & Company, Inc., 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog of views of urban America from 1820-1900. 44 black and white plates; introduction by Susan Sheehan. In very good condition; cover in color; a few smudges on back cover. Record # 401259
Price: $12.00 

A Fashion Survey: 19th Century American Women by: Cincinnati Art Museum
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A Fashion Survey: 19th Century American Women by: Cincinnati Art Museum

Softcover. Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition guide, published for children's use at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Purple and white stapled wrappers, illustrated throughout with 22 b&w plates. Slight rubbing to wrappers, otherwise a very clean, tight copy. Record # 808124
Price: $12.00 

A Fashion Survey: 19th Century American Women by: Cincinnati Art Museum
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A Fashion Survey: 19th Century American Women by: Cincinnati Art Museum

Softcover. Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition guide, published for children's use at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Purple and white stapled wrappers, illustrated throughout with 22 b&w plates. A very clean, tight copy. Record # 808123
Price: $12.00 

A Private Collection of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture by Artists Working in Woodstock, New York : Auction November 28, 1995 - Sale 7805 by: Christie's East
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A Private Collection of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture by Artists Working in Woodstock, New York : Auction November 28, 1995 - Sale 7805 by: Christie's East

Softcover. New York, Christie's East, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 54 lots, illustrated in color. Softcover with light wear to covers and spine else in very good condition. Record # 809519
Price: $12.00 

A Special Exhibition of American Paintings Priced Under $7500: Philadelphia Collection LI by: The Schwartz Gallery
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A Special Exhibition of American Paintings Priced Under $7500: Philadelphia Collection LI by: The Schwartz Gallery

Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, The Schwartz Gallery, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with gray covers, minor stains and marks, address sticker on back. Staple wrappers. 70 b/w plates with text on each artist. Tight, clean copy. Record # 808270
Price: $12.00 

A. H. Maurer 1868-1932  by: McCausland, Elizabeth, Illust. by: A. H. Maurer
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A. H. Maurer 1868-1932 by: McCausland, Elizabeth, Illust. by: A. H. Maurer

Softcover. Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, 1st, 1949, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalogue with 18 reproductions (1 color, 17 black/white). Near fine condition; only flaw is rubbing on the spine. Record # 604900
Price: $12.00 

Abraham Rattner: Watercolors by: Rattner, Abraham
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Abraham Rattner: Watercolors by: Rattner, Abraham

Softcover. New York, Kennedy Galleries, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Staple covers with b&w photographic illustration of artist's portrait, chronology, public collections,introduction by Martha Fleischman, 12 large full color plates, exhibition listing. A clean, tight copy. Record # 805930
Price: $12.00 

Acoma, The People of the White Rock by: L., H. (Harold L.) James
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Acoma, The People of the White Rock by: L., H. (Harold L.) James

Softcover. West Chester, Pa., Schiffer Pub., reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, West Chester, Pa., Schiffer Pub., reprint, 1988, 92 pages. Softcover. 92 pages. Extensive color photography throughout. Related articles laid in. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. . Acoma (N.M.)--Social life and customs pages. Record # 467205 Record # 467205
Price: $12.00 

Act of Optimism, An: Building Washington Cathedral by: Lewis, Deborah Hart
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Act of Optimism, An: Building Washington Cathedral by: Lewis, Deborah Hart

Softcover. Washington, D.C., The Octagon, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Light blue stapled covers with monotone illustration, introduction by Richard T. Feller, foreword by Herbert E. Striner, 7 full page b&w plates, checklist of objects on loan from Washington Cathedral, glossary. Record # 806403
Price: $12.00 

Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting by: Editor: Anbinder, Paul
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Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting by: Editor: Anbinder, Paul

Hardcover. NY, Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 332 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some minor staining and indentations on the rear. Red cloth covers underneath are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Beautiful full-color photography throughout. The Albany Institute is one of the nation's oldest cultural institutions, dating to 1791. This comprehensive overview of its American art and decorative-arts collections presents about 130 objects (of a total exceeding 20,000), each chosen for its national significance, artistic merit, and relevance to the Institute's mission: collecting and interpreting the art, history, and culture of New York State's Upper Hudson Valley from the late seventeenth century to the present. Chapters are devoted to Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures, Sculpture, Prints, Silver and Pewter Furniture, Stoves, Ceramics and Glass, Textiles, and Costumes. This is an oversize book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 33880
Price: $35.00 

Albert Bloch 1882-1961: An American Expressionist??" Paintings, Drawings, Prints by: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
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Albert Bloch 1882-1961: An American Expressionist??" Paintings, Drawings, Prints by: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

Softcover. Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with clean orange covers in pristine condition. Staple wrappers show minor rubbing, but are tight. Pages are clean and crisp. B/w plates of artist's work throughout, covering painting, drawing, and prints. 1 color plate at the front. 127 work listing. Biographic information at the back. 36 pages. Record # 807424
Price: $12.00 

Alice Adams by: Tarkington, Booth, Illust. by: Brown, Arthur William
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Alice Adams by: Tarkington, Booth, Illust. by: Brown, Arthur William

Hardcover. Garden City NY, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1st, 1921, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 434 pages, hardcover. Red cloth covers are in good condition, with some fading around the spine. The binding is quite loose, but still contiguous. B&W illustrations throughout. Alice Adams, daughter of middle-class parents, wants desperately to belong with the people of so called 'high society' who live in her town. Ultimately, her ambitions are tempered by the realities of her situation, which she learns to accept with grace and style. Alice's resiliency of spirit makes her one of Booth Tarkington's most compelling characters. Previous owner's signature is on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33796
Price: $15.00 


  
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