Softcover. New York, NY, Hirschl & Adler Contemporaries, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with gray covers, color plate on front; minor rubbing, scratches. Staple wrappers. 13 plates, 8 in color, of landscape painting from various artists. Half-page of text on each artist, focusing on the artist's other exhibitions. Tight, clean copy. Record # 808527
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts/Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 2 exhibition catalogues sharing a back cover. Both feature numerous black/white illustrations from a variety of contemporary American artists. Includes biographical notes on each artist. Very good condition, only visible wear on the edges of the covers. Record # 804663
Softcover. Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University of Art Museum, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Exhibition catalog. Perfect binding, wrappers illustrated completely in b&w, introduction and artists' biographies by Alma Eikerman, profusely illustrated with large full-page b&w plates. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very clean, tight catalog. Record # 807738
Hardcover. New York, Art Digest Inc., 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 159 pages. B/W illustrations and color plates. Foreword by Joseph James Atkinson. Some foxing on pages and endpapers. Dust jacket scuffed with minor tear on bottom edge. Record # 802332
Softcover. Ithaca, NY, The Office of University Publications, Cornell University, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with orange covers, minor scratches and some edge wear. Paper wrappers tight. Mark on title page, but otherwise pages are clean and crisp. Loose-leaf listing of works not included in specific exhibitions inside front cover, and another loose-leaf listing of contemporary craftspeople inside back cover. 91 b/w plates of American hand-crafts, divided by material: wood, fiber, metal, ceramics, leather, and other. 342 items listed. Introduction on history of hand-crafts in America. 55 pages. Record # 808191
Hardcover. NY, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 240 pages. Dust jacket has some scratches, but is still in very good condition overall. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains 131 full-color photographs of artwork throughout. This book is the catalogue of the Hess Collection, a private museum on the site of a winery of the same name in California's Napa Valley. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy Record # 34263
Softcover. La Jolla, CA, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with fully illustrated front cover, white back; minor rubbing and creasing. Staple wrappers. Previous price inscription on title page. 18 plates, 6 in color, of artist's paintings of American culture and daily life. Introduction on artist's life and works. Tight, clean copy. Record # 808476
Softcover. Paris, Henri Laurens, Editeur, 1st (?), 1925, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: Poor, Guidebook about "L'Eglise de Brou" a famous church in France. 40 gravures, 1 plan of the church and artwork within. Cover nearly detached. Internally Very Good. Previous owner's note (neatly 1 1/2 lines) on half title. 2 contemporary sepia postcards of paintings of historical figures associated with De Brou (the duke and duchess of Savoie, Philibert Le Beau and Marguerite d'Autriche laid-in. Frontis is a floorplan of the chruch. Part of series, "Petites Monographies des Grands Edifices de la France. French language. Record # 125619
Softcover. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania/ Institute of Contemporary Art, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 38 pages, 14 b&w illustrations featuring the work of 14 Philadephia artists. Exhibition catalog with stapled wrappers. Record # 900334
Softcover. London, Phaidon , 3rd pr., 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 736 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Mix of B&W and full color photography and illustrations throughout. Purple markings are present on the top edge. Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Throughout the book the author's focus is on the individual architect, and on the qualities that give outstanding buildings their lasting value. Oversize book available for domestic shipping only. Clean copy. Record # 33821
Softcover. New York, Museum of Contemporary Crafts of the American Crafts Council, The, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 31 pages. Exhibition catalog. White glossy stapled wrappers, introductory statement by Robert Kehlmann, over 20 color and b&w plates, biographies, exhibition checklist. Mild rubbing to wrappers, pages clean and unbent; a very clean, tight copy. Record # 807739
Softcover. New York, Hudson River Museum, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 55 pages. White wrappers with color illustration, perfect binding, illustrated with dozens of full-color and b&w plates. Slight rubbing to wrappers, small crease in spine near top; otherwise, a very clean, tight catalog. Record # 807728
Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 284 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains more than 100 B&W and full-color photographs and illustrations throughout. This wide-ranging book is the first to explore the visual culture of Russia over the entire span of Russian history, from ancient Kiev to contemporary, post-Soviet society. The book examines the ways that Russians have represented themselves visually and used visual images in social and political contexts. Expert contributors discuss images and objects from all over the Russian/Soviet empire, including consumer goods, architectural monuments, religious icons, portraits, news and art photography, popular prints, films, folk art, and more. Clean copy. Record # 33975
Softcover. London, Sotheby's, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 122 pages. Auction catalog profusely illustrated with color plates by various artists. Record # 803516
Softcover. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania/ Institute of Contemporary Art, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages, 13 b&w illustrations featuring the work of 8 Philadephia artists. Exhibition catalog with stapled wrappers. Record # 900333
Softcover. Asheville, NC, Lark Books,, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 132 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Black pictorial stiff wrappers. Light wear to edges and spine, else a very nice, tight, clean copy. Record # 605971
Softcover. New York, NY, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1988, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with green covers, a few very minor scratches. Staple wrappers. 26 plates, 16 in color, of contemporary paintings representing daily landscapes and people. Short preface on the exhibition, and foreword by the artist. Tight, clean copy. Record # 808464
Softcover. Greenwich, Connecticut, Bruce Museum, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Stapled wrappers, front wrapper completely illustrated in color, introduction by Henry Vasquez, essay by Dorothy M. Kosinski,16 full page color plates, catalogue of exhibition with biographical notes. Mild rubbing to covers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight catalog. Record # 807948
Softcover. Smithsonian Institution Press, National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 69 pages. Exhibition catalog. Blue wrappers with color illustration, perfect binding, statement by Charles C. Eldredge, 16 full page color plates, numerous b&w plates. Light rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight catalog. Record # 807868
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