Hardcover. Ames, Iowa State College Press, 1st, 1951, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 125 pages. Hardcover. Black & white illustrations. Areas of light discoloration to upper areas of cloth covers. Dust jacket with darkening, and chipping along edges - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, unmarked pages.
Softcover. Richmond, CA, William Stout Publishers, First Edition, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover full color exhibition catalog that details 30 original pieces of furniture designed by Southern California modernist architect, R. M. Schindler. Clean copy sealed in publisher's original shrink wrap.
Softcover. New Yorik, Rachel Selekman, First Edition, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 66 pages. Softcover. Full page, full color illustrations throughout. Front cover photograph of The Lovers, watering can pieces & roses, silicone sealent, epoxy, wire mesh, buckram and steel, 2010. Features essays by Margaret Matthews-Berenson and Sue Scott. Clean & unmarked pages throughout.
Softcover. New York, Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1st, 1987, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 12 pages. Exhibition catalog. Full color examples of works by Rackstraw Downes. Light foxing/darkening along page edges and covers. 2 closed tears at top edge of wrap cover. Good reference copy.
Hardcover. Kansas City, MO, frank Glenn Publishing Co., 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 274 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Black cover boards, gilt title to spine and front cover. Pages and edges have a touch of tanning from age, otherwise pages unmarked. Binding tight, spine straight. Dust jacket unclipped, has tanning and agewear (see image), still quite good for its age. "This book explores boldly into a racket which has been well protected by the critical and buying habits of American universities, museums, foundations and by the vanities of men in high social places.
Softcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, Reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 256 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper has a touch of tanning and a little age wear (see image). Pages clean, binding tight. A little soil to edges. In very good shape. Examines the life and works of the artist, the organization of his studio, the market he supplied, the patrons he served, and the status he enjoyed.
Hardcover. New York, National Academy of Design, 1st, 2000, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 304 pages. b&w and color illustrations throughout. Gives insight to the art world between 1826 and 1925 and the critics and artists of that era. Folio. Dark red cloth, gilt lettering to spine. This copy is in beautiful shape. minimal bump to spine otherwise in near fine condition.
Softcover. Washington, D. C., Archives of American Art, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 120 pages. Softcover. Magazine format. Ex-museum library copy with stamp at top right corner of second page. Full color and black & white illustrations. Clean, unmarked text. Light wear.
Softcover. NY, New York Graphic Society, Ltd., 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. 29 artists. 156 pages. 8 color plates, 105 B&W prints. pictorial cover with wear to spine and covers. Soiling to top edge. Otherwise, a clean, tight copy. Overall, a clean, tight copy.
Softcover. NY, New York Graphic Society, Ltd., 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. 29 artists. 156 pages. 8 color plates, 105 B&W plates. Pictorial stiff wrapper with light wear to spine and covers. Lower right hand corner of front cover slightly folded. Soiling to top edge. Otherwise, a clean, tight copy.
Softcover. New York, George Braziller, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 84 pages. Softcover with light wear to edges. Light creases to spine & top front corner. Beautiful bright full color & bw illustrations. Clean & unmarked pages throughout.
Hardcover. New York, Harper & Bros, 1st, 1896, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 280 pages, with 17 plates by Frederic Remington. Previous owner's rubber stamp on front end paper. Red cloth w/ decorated gilt lettering. Front edge frayed 3/4", 3 light spots. Some separation on lower spine on front end papers
Softcover. New York, Semiotext(e), 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 202 pages. ISBN label on back cover bottom. Very light yellowing to front cover and edges. Very small soil stain bottom gutter pg 93-103. Clean inside. Set in post-9/11 New York City, Story about female twenty-something, Reena, written by a large collective of writers and artists that bills itself as The Bernadette Corporation.
Hardcover. New York, Bullfinch Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 232 pages. Full pages of 145 duotone and 30 color photographs. Includes essays by Anne Hollander, Diane Johnson, Ann Lauterbach, and Charles Simic. Introduction by Ellen Handy. Brief biographical entries on artists starting on page 307. Large format.
Softcover. Newport Beach, Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1st, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Softcover. Introduction by Thomas H. Garver. Illustrated in full color and black & white. Covers with moderate wear. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 750 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Dust jacket edge wear and one inch closed tear to top edge. Otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Due to size and weight, additional postage required for international shipping.
Hardcover. London, Phaidon Press, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 386 pages. Hardcover. 282 b/w illustrations. Gilt title and decoration on front board and spine. Board covered in brown fabric. Dust jacket has a bit of age wear but still in good shape, covered in protective plastic. Very clean inside. From the front flap: "After an introductory chapter on Rembrandt's life, four chapters are devoted in turn to his portraits, landscapes, Biblical scenes and genre-painting, thus enabling the reader to concentrate on the specific problems peculiar to each type of subject. The two final chapters contain a discussion of Rembrandt's place among his contemporaries and a study of his style and technique."
Softcover. New York, The American Federation of Arts, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. 16 full color reproductions of family members in Colonial costumes. Intact and very clean.
Hardcover. Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 98 pages. Hardcover. color and b/w illustrations throughout. Blue covers, some chipping. Pages and edges clean, but have a touch of tanning from age. Previous owner's name in pen on front endpaper. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear. "Contains 56 posters in black and white and 16 in full color, 17 film stills and other illustrations, a bibliography, and an index which includes biographical sketches of the artists."
Softcover. Houston, TX, Museum of Fine Arts, First Thus, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 24 pages. Softcover accordian bound with only light marginal wear to edges. Full color illustrations throughout. Clean & unmarked copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1st, 1892, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 143 pages. Black & white illustrations by various artists, including Harriet Roosevelt Richards and E. H. Garrett. Tear to middle of front end paper. Lower part of front hinge cracked. Edgewear. Spine and corners worn. Some soiling to covers.
Hardcover. Poughkeepsie, New York, Artists and Writers Guild, Inc., 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 76 pages. Pictorial boards have minor edge wear. Pages lightly tanned, hinge starting. Illustrated with full color plates by Cicely M. Barker.