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2013K17NS1078Prahlad Bubbar Gallery London 2013. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. Extra Large 4to. in gilt embossed and colour printed stiff card covers 92pp on thick art paper colour plates etc. PLUS loosely inserted Private view invitation card and Gallery press release for this exhibition __CONDITION : NEW copy. . __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Prahlad Bubbar Gallery, London paperback
2009K17NS1470Lab Gallery / Curcioprojects New York 2009. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. 8vo in colour printed stiff card covers 127pp on thick art paper colour plates etc. On the live in-situ painting at LAB Gallery done in shifts by the two artists __CONDITION : A well preserved AS NEW unmarked and unread copy. . __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Lab Gallery / Curcioprojects, New York paperback
2013T202722Form Content / S1 Artspace Sheffield 2013. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. 8vo in white linen covered boards black lettering to spine and front cover unpaginated approx. 200pp photos on stiff art paper PLUS 40pp booklet with texts and two colour photos from the project printed on stiff card 11cm x 15 cm approx all loosely inserted __CONDITION : NEW unread and unmarked copy. . __To see more of our Photo books type DbbPHOTO in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Form Content / S1 Artspace, Sheffield hardcover
2014TH250109Tornado Editions Brussels 2014. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. Heavy 4to. in colour printed thick boards 196pp on thick art paper mainly colour plates brief texts in English Flemish and French __CONDITION : NEW unread and unmarked copy. . To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Tornado Editions, Brussels hardcover
1995T1903421National Museum of Photography Film & Television London 1995. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. Large landscape 4to. in colour printed stiff card covers 104pp on glossy art paper plates in colour and b/w etc __CONDITION : A well preserved FINE very clean and tight copy slight sunning to front cover. . __To see more of our Photography books type DbbPHOTO in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, London paperback
1985211141Santa Barbara CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1985. 120 pages illustrations some colour; 28 cm. Edition of 3000 copies. Exhibition held at Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara California and other institutions June 29 1985 through May 18 1986. Firm binding clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps age toning. Known for his expressionist paintings and book illustrations Rockwell Kent was also a lifelong Communist. CONTENTS: Lenders to the Exhibition; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Rockwell Kent The Restless by Fridolf Johnson; Rockwell Kent: Accents on the Positive by Richard V. West; "An Enkindled Eye": The Paintings of Rockwell Kent by Richard V. West; Select Bibliography; List of Color Plates; Catalogue Entries. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Collectible. Santa Barbara Museum of Art Paperback
2002088692Boston New York London: Little Brown and Company 2002. Cloth 160 pages colour illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding clean inside copy. Stated First North American Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A large-format coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Cheech Marin well known for his three decades of work as a comedian actor director and musician has long championed Chicano artists and been a collector of their work. This breakthrough publication will be available in both hardcover and paperback formats. The exhibition features Marin's collection of over 30 artists' work and their paintings that depict Hispanic culture religion and politics with brilliant color and emotion. Incisive essays by leading scholars describe the origins of Chicano art. In the same way that Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo redefined our understanding and appreciation of Mexican art Chicano artists such as Gronk Patssi Valdez and Carlos Almaraz are putting Chicano art on the cutting edge of contemporary art. / CHEECH MARIN is the recipient of the 1999 National Council of La Raza Kraft Foods Alma Community Service Award and the 2000 Imagen Foundation's Creative Achievement Award. A performer for 30 years most recently in Nash Bridges and formerly of Cheech and Chong fame Marin holds the world's largest private collection of Chicano art. He resides in California." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Introduction by Cheech Marin; Chicano art: culture myth and sensibility by Max Benvidez; Mestiza aesthetics and Chicana painterly visions by Tere Romo; Aztlan in Tejas: Chicano/Chicana art from the third coast by Constance Cortez; The plates by commentaries by Cheech Marin; Biographies of the artists. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible. Little, Brown and Company Hardcover
1978124562Houston TX: Contemporary Arts Museum 1978. 116 pages chiefly illustrations some colour; 28 cm 1 audio disc approximately 22 min.: analog 33 1/3 rpm; 9 in. Exhibition held at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Texas December 17 1977 to February 25 1978. Firm binding clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps age toning. Vinyl record is present in sleeve. CONTENTS of accompanying sound disc: Side 1. The collector/art mob by Terry Allen 2:02; Writing on rocks across the U.S.A. by Terry Allen 2:46; Tape bow song for Juanita by Laurie Anderson 3:08; Kings meditations I VII IX by Eleanor Antin 3:12; Side 2. Dad knew about wine by Ed McGowin 3:16; Theme from a major hit by Dennis Oppenheim 2:56; Cadillac piece by Jim Roche 5:46. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Contemporary Arts Museum Paperback
2001The Greeks ptg<p><strong>The Greeks</strong> <strong>ptg</strong> Schoon Peter Sander Paarlberg.essays transl. from the Dutch<strong>. </strong><strong>Greek gods and heroes in the age of Rubens and Rembrandt. </strong>Athens: Archeologische School der Nederlanden te Athene<strong> </strong>Dordrecht:Dordrechts MuseumAthens: National Gallery/ Athens: Archeologische School der Nederlanden te Athene Dordrecht: Dordrechts Museum 2001 392 pages illus colored bib. large heavy book 9 ½" x 11". 7 pounds. Very good copy of paperback. Beautiful illustrations. <strong>$74.50 Box fr</strong></p><p>Summary:Myths and historic events from Greek antiquity appealed to many Dutch and Flemish artists from the 16th and 17th century. For anyone with an interest in mythology and Dutch painting this catalogue is a 'must'</p><p><u>Notes General:</u></p><p><em>Uitg. t.g.v. en tevens catalogus bij de gelijknamige tentoonstelling gehouden van 28 sept. 2000 - 8 jan. 2001 in de National Gallery/Alexandros Soutzos Museum en het Netherlands Institute te Athene en van 3 febr. - 8 mei 2001 in het Dordrechts Museum te Dordrecht.</em></p><p>Genre:</p><p>Exhibition catalogs.</p><p>Exhibitions.</p><p>Expositions.</p><p><u>Subject Headings:</u></p><p>Art Dutch</p><p>Art Flemish</p><p>Gods Greek in art</p><p>Heroes in art</p><p>Mythology Greek in art</p><p>Exhibition catalogs</p><p>Mythology Greek in art—Exhibitions</p><p>Gods Greek in art—Exhibitions</p><p>Heroes in art—Exhibitions</p><p>Art Dutch—Exhibitions—16th century</p><p>Art Dutch—Exhibitions—17th century</p><p>Art Flemish—Exhibitions—16th century</p><p>Art Flemish—Exhibitions—17th century</p><p>Mythologie grecque dans l'art—Expositions</p><p>Dieux grecs dans l'art—Expositions</p><p>HeÌros dans l'art—Expositions</p><p>Art flamand—Expositions—16e sieÌ€cle</p><p>Art flamand—Expositions—17e sieÌ€cle</p><p>ISBN 10: 9053565132 / ISBN 13: 9789053565131</p> Archeologische School der Nederlanden te Athene National Gallery/Dordrechts Museum paperback
1969006700Boston MA: Massachusetts Historical Society 1969. 131 3 pag First edition. Smibert was an eighteenth century British portrait artist who studied for a t in Italy and later settled in New England. His notebook begins in 1709 with itenary of his journey from Edenburgh to London and includes listings of tho whose portraits he painted. This edition includes a facsimile and a transcript of the complete manuscript. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Massachusetts Historical Society hardcover
1985stela214London: Tate Gallery in association with Thames and Hudson 1985. 1985. 4to. pp. 246. profusely illus. in colour & b/w including 21 foldout illus. biblio. wrs. Exhibition Catalogue. Second Impression. Soft cover. Fine. [London]: Tate Gallery in association with Thames and Hudson, [1985]. Paperback
2000ACHalARC61Edinburgh: The Fruitmarket Gallery 2000. 2000. 8vo. pp. 96. profusely illus. in colour. biblio. wrs. Published in conjunction with an exhibition. Limited to 1000 printed copies. Soft cover. Fine. Edinburgh: The Fruitmarket Gallery, [2000]. Paperback
1995AOlSI; O30San Diego: Installation Gallery 1995. 1995. 4to. pp. 178. English & Spanish text. profusely illus. in colour & b/w. wrs. edges bumped. Exhibition Catalogue. Soft cover. Fine. [San Diego]: Installation Gallery, [1995]. Paperback
1863003349Boston: William H. Hill Jr. 1863 Book. Illus. by Uncredited Engravings. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original blindstamped purple cloth on boards with gilt spine decoration and lettering. Dull and dusty overall but securely bound and clean inside except for previous owner's name in pencil and two small name stamps. Eight admonitions and a question with an engraving beside each Never be Down-Hearted Be Cheerful Do it Well Be Orderly Be in Time Be Humble Make a Good Use of It Be Considerate and Is it Honest Advice all of us could "make a good use of." 93 pp. William H. Hill, Jr. hardcover
1994153765Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia 1994. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia between November 30 1993 and February 21 1994.<br /> <br /> Very Good plus in illustrated card wrappers with French flaps. Some creasing to front and rear wrappers. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia unknown
198522055<p>New York:: Viking Press 1985. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine copy with two tiny indents to one board corner in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. This collection of Ms. David's writings addresses such subjects as Norman Douglas in Antibes and Capri Christmas preparations in Spain the origins of the canned sardine industry at Nantes the debauchery of mayonnaise in Britain the story of her own cookery writing career and much more on white truffles wild hopshoot risottos and happenings during rain-drenched seaside holidays.</p> Viking Press, hardcover
198229124New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1982. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a small tear to the rear panel. In these widely praised essays Calvino reflects on literature as process the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Written between 1966 and 1982 these 31 essays are divided into two parts. The first 11 essays deal with theoretical questions such as the relation of philosophy and literature definitions of genres comedy eroticism fantasy and levels of reality in literature; the rest are introductions to or appreciations of specific works and authors mostly classics The Odyssey Ovid Candide Stendhal Balzac though there are also pieces on Montale Saul Steinberg Barthes and Marianne Moore. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, unknown
202128397<p>Essays Didion Joan. Let Me Tell You What I Mean. New York: Knopf 2021. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. These twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000 never before gathered together offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary figure. Didion touches on topics ranging from newspapers "the problem is not so much whether one trusts the news as to whether one finds it" to the fantasy of San Simeon to not getting into Stanford. In "Why I Write" Didion ponders the act of writing: "I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking what I'm looking at what I see and what it means."</p> Knopf, hardcover
200229187<p>New York:: Knopf 2002. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Tests of Time brings us fourteen witty and elegant essays by novelist and literary critic William H. Gass "the finest prose stylist in America" Steven Moore Washington Post. Whether he's exploring the nature of narrative the extent and cost of political influences on writers or the relationships between the stories we tell and the moral judgments we make Gass is always erudite entertaining and enlightening.</p> Knopf, hardcover
198928454<p>New York:: Knopf 1989. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine bright unclipped dust jacket. The Outermost Dream brings together essays and reviews by William Maxwell one of America's foremost writers and editors. Maxwell chose deliberately to focus on biography memoir diaries and correspondence when reviewing books: In reading his reviews we are struck by Maxwell's skill in choosing the one particular the haunting moment that further illuminates our understanding of the power of an individual life. His discernment is equally telling whether writing about literary luminaries such as Virginia Woolf Lord Byron E.B. White Isak Dinesen or delving into the diaries of an unknown Victorian curate with vivid dreams of murder and mayhem.</p> Knopf, hardcover
1989168722Sewickley PA: International Images 1989. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Illustrated with 13 color plates. <br /> <br /> Near Fine in saddle-stapled wrappers. International Images unknown
199229433New York:: Ecco Press 1992. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight hardcover copy in a Fine dust jacket. In Dime-Store Alchemy the poet Charles Simic explores the surrealist art of Joseph Cornell through prose poems and essays creating a literary equivalent to Cornell's mysterious shadow boxes. Simic reflects on Cornell's use of found objects chance and the commonplace to create magic interweaving biography art history and personal meditation on beauty and imagination. The book is praised for its evocative dreamlike quality mirroring the enchanting and enigmatic nature of Cornell's work. Ecco Press, hardcover
198729114Harrisburg :: Stackpole Books 1987. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light sunning to the extremities. This is Rick Bass's second book. This copy is inscribed by Bass. The thirteen personal essays in this collection addresses Bass's love for the natural world and his search for the solace that that world provides him. Collectively they tell us much about the relationship between the wildness in ourself and the daily lives we live. Stackpole Books , unknown
198625402Ann Arbor::: University of Michigan Press 1986. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in grey cloth boards without dust jacket as Issued. This collection brings together fifteen of poet Tess Gallagher's essays on poetry writing and fellow poets. University of Michigan Press, hardcover
200227159<p>New York:: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2002. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine copy with a small dent to the lower of the front board in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Whether autobiographical topical or specifically literary these writings circle the central preoccupying questions of Seamus Heaney's career: "How should a poet properly live and write What is his relationship to be to his own voice his own place his literary heritage and the contemporary world" This collection includes Heaney's finest lectures and a rich variety of pieces not previously collected in volume form ranging from short newspaper articles to radio commentaries. In its soundings of a wide range of poets -- Irish and British American and Eastern European predecessors and contemporaries -- Finders Keepers is as its title indicates "an announcement of both excitement and possession."</p> Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, hardcover