Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, The Schwartz Gallery, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with black covers, color plate on front. Very minor rubbing; staple wrappers tight. Pages clean and crisp. Price list for paintings inside title page. 42 color plates of mainly painting, some sculpture, from American artists, in various styles but focusing on realism. Text on each artist. Record # 808271
Softcover. New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages, 14 b&w and color illustrations. The five artists highlighted are: Ellen Adler, Seaver Leslie, Paula North, Darragh Park, Jane Ritchie. Catalog includes a statement by each artist. In very good condition, top of both covers somewhat faded. Well-bound in blue staple covers and an unmarked, clean catalog. Record # 807987
Hardcover. San Diego, CA, Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 168 pages, hardcover. Gray cloth covers with gilt text are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photography throughout. This book was published to accompany San Diego's first international Arts Festival, entitled "Treasures of Soviet Art and Culture". The exhibition represented the most extensive display of the arts and people of the Soviet Union ever presented in the United States. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34332
Softcover. Baltimore, Maryland, Maryland Historical Society, rep, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Catalogue to accompany an exhibition of paintings by the Peale family by the Maryland Historical Society. 187 pages with illustrated (black/white) entries for 11 artists. Book is in good condition, some light wear to the spine, front cover somewhat bent. Record # 805290
Softcover. NY, Shelter Harbor Press, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a definitive look at how geometry changed the world of art forever. It follows the artists of the renaissance, whose search for perspective and visual depth led them to the study of geometry. This compelling volume uses engaging text, compelling historical accounts and beautiful illustrations to immerse readers in the fundamental renaissance forms which, although conceived over five-hundred years ago, still have the capacity to awe and inspire us with their beauty. Clean copy. Record # 34337
Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 17 pages of text, followed by an unpaginated section with over 150 illustrations, hardcover. Dust jacket, orange cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and some full-color photography throughout. This book focuses on the Gates of Paradise in Florence, detailing how Ghiberti revolutionized Renaissance art through deep perspective, 10-panel Old Testament narratives, gilded bronze casting, and workshop collaboration. Clean copy. Record # 34405
Hardcover. Surrey, U.K., AAPPL Artist' and Photographers' Press Ltd., 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 112 pages, hardcover. Covers and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains beautiful full-color illustrations throughout. This collection by one of the most celebrated creators of fantasy art features a padded hardcover and silver-gilt edged pages. Sudworth's alluring paintings showcase her passion for all things dark, romantic, and strange. The artist provides illuminating commentary, and evocative poems from such writers as Shakespeare and Byron enhance the pictures' meanings. Clean copy. Record # 34172
Softcover. Kentucky, University of Kentucky Art Gallery, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. White stapled covers with gray monotone illustrations, preface by Edward W. Rannells,16 b&w plates by various artists, biographies. Light wear to covers; a clean, tight copy. Record # 805858
Hardcover. NY, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1st thus, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 189 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Originally appearing in 1956, this work is considered the most comprehensive illustrated guide to collectible color plate flower books ever published. This Revised & Expanded Edition includes new title entries, bringing the total to over 750 full-color illustrations, plus an appendix detailing printing techniques. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's signature is present on the front end page in light pencil, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34181
Softcover. Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University Art Museum, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Gray stapled covers with black line illustration and red titles, full page b&w frontispiece, preface by Thomas T. Solley, essay by Claus Cluver, 15 b&w plates throughout, catalog organized alphabetically by artists, biographical notes. Slight rubbing to wrappers; a very clean, tight copy. Record # 806165
Softcover. New York, Museum of Modern Art , 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Softcover. Illustrated in full color and black & white. Light wear. Clean, unmarked. Record # 612657
Softcover. Chicago, IL, Galleries Maurice Sternberg, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with tan covers, front with color plate. Light scratching and rubbing, sunning on edges. Small pen inscription on front. Staple wrappers tight. Letter from publisher included inside of front cover. Pages clean and crisp. 121 plates, 45 in color, of paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures from American artists. All works are part of the publishing gallery. Listing of artists at front. Record # 807998
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. Williamstown, Massachusetts, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1st, 1981, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Selected works from the collection of the paintings at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. 97 pages with 43 illustrated entries. 13 black/white plates and 30 color plates. Near fine condition, no visible signs of wear. Record # 805545
Softcover. Middletown, Wesleyan University, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 28 pages. 2 black & white illustrations with related critical text. Clean, tight copy. Record # 608004
Softcover. New York, Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog of American Impressionist paintings. Introduction by Robert R. Preato, curator for the exhibition. 25 pages: includes biographical sketches of artists. Cover in color. Very good condition. Record # 806135
Hardcover. NY, Frederic Fairchild Sherman, 1st, 1919, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 135 pages, hardcover. Gray cloth covers are bumped at the spine and corners, still in good condition overall. Interior pages have deckled edges, some pages are uncut, and light foxing is present. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations throughout. This book is a series of essays describing the lives and careers of 14 artists. One of only 500 copies printed in December, 1919. Author's inscription reads: "To my dear friend, with my affectionate regards, Martin Birnbaum Christmas 1919." Clean copy. Record # 33932
Hardcover. NY, Abradale Press Harry N. Abrams, Reprint, 2000, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 283 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is bumped, with some chips and closed tears. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W and full color photography present throughout. This book covers the life and work of Pollock, the complex, tragic, and immeasurably influential figure in modern art. This is a large-form book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Inscription by previous owner on the title page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33955
Hardcover. Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 229 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor bumping to the bottom edge. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. In this strikingly beautiful book, leading Vermeer scholars examine the life and works of the seventeenth-century Dutch master, analyzing his evolution from a painter of religious and mythological images to an artist who explored the psychological nuances of human endeavor. This is a large-form book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's inscription on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33943
Softcover. Richmond, VA, Sydney and Lewis Foundation, 1st, 1981, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibiton catalog. 79 pages. 69 color photographs, sculptures, and art. Spotting to both covers and some soiling. Cracked binding at front cover. Overall, a nice, tight copy. Record # 850239
Hardcover. Paris, Francr, Chuokoron-sha, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 136 pages, hardcover, in original slip case. Slip case is in fair condition, with a few tears. The clear plastic dust jacket is in poor condition, as the top is quite damaged. Cream covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography of artwork throughout. This book is read right to left, with mostly Japanese text. Illustration captions are also presented in English. This is a large format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner inscribed the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34073
Hardcover. Barcelona, Spain, LOFT Publications (FKG), 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 171 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some bumping along the top edge, but is still in very good condition overall. Black cloth covers with gilt text are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. Contains text in 6 languages throughout. This book is an instructional manual designed to teach up-and-coming artists new drawing techniques. This is an extra-large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34310
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
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