Alexandra Grave (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pages very lightly toned (age tanned). A very few pages also show slight foxing (tan spotting). Front and back covers just slightly soiled but with some rubbing to the front cover and light foxing to the back cover. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Introduction"; "What is Folk Art: A scholar examines one of the most ambiguous terms in art criticism" by Alfred Frankenstein; "Unschooled but not Unskilled: A selection of artists from the Whitney Museum's new show, 'American Folk Painters of Three Centuries'" by Gene K. Garrison; "Whirligiggery: Among the most delightful of all folk sculpture is the whirligig" by Marjorie Weinman; "The Lure of the Decoy: The carvers of Connecticut created wooden works of art, and their charm goes beyond their practical purpose" by Alexandra Grave and Dixon Merkt; "How High can the Market Go?: Demand is outpacing supply--and prices are going up, up, up" by Richard Blodgett; "Art Nouveau Jewelry: Out of the late 19th century art rebellion called Art Nouveau come gems to suit every collector's purse" by Vivienne Becker; "Far from 'Roughing It': Mark Twain's Connecticut home--now open to the public--was opulently Victorian, complete with decor by Tiffany" by Stephanie Kraft; "Beauty in Balance: The artful pottery of Adelaide Alsop Robineau"; by Garth Clark; "Auto-Age Sculptures: Car mascots from the 1920s and '30s were artfully done sculptures; even Lalique designed some" by Michael Goldman; "California Arts & Crafts: One of the finest houses in California is the Greene brothers' Gamble House in Pasadena" by Charles Lockwood; ".And in New York: Ward Wellington Ward created houses in an East Coast Arts and Crafts Style" by Cleota Reed; "Fire, Theft, Acts of God: The ins and outs of insuring your collection" by Karin Lipson; "Tidings: East Meets West in Baltimore.and short takes on the offbeat"; "Letters"; "The Market: Americanamania.and reports on other auctions and trends"; "Acquisitions: What's new at the museums?"; "Chronicler: Upcoming auctions, exhibitions, and events; "Books: The Chromo Culture, American Art Nouveau, Faberge"; "Museums: Looking backward at Lexington.and reviews of other new shows.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. 1st Edition. This is a Near fine copy of the first edition. This copy is inscribed by the author on the title page. The intrior of the book is very fine. The covers have a dusty look. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover with dustjacket, 100 pages; very good condition; light rubbing to dj; tiny bit of foxing to top edge of a few pages; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition, trade paperback, limited to 3000 copies, has very slight bumps to spine ends and corners, some very slight edgewear, faint rubbing with a few slight smudges, and a hint of sunning to spine, otherwise a solid VG+ copy.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. Ivory paper covered boards, with lower front cover illustration. Covers and binding very slightly foxed, also slight foxing to first and final leaves (adjacent to flyleaves), with former owner's signature inside front cover, otherwise as issued. Color pictorial dust jacket shows closed 2" L-shaped tear along top front edge, with foxing to front cover (most prominent on upper portion), short closed tear along top rear edge, now in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum. The Catalogue lists 293 items including paintings, quilts, decoys, needlework, scrimshaw, gravestone rubbings, pottery, stenciled decoration, trade signs, toys, and more with notes on selected items. IWith a a Foreword by William Ferris and an afterword by Joseph S. MacLaughlin.

Paperback. Condition: Good +/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White/Color Illus. & Photos (illustrator). Art Resources of Connecticut. Good +/NO DUSTJACKET. 1979. . Paperback. An Exhibition . 4to., 104 pp., cover some shelf wear, corners bumped and creased, spine lightly sunned, otherwise quite good; pages clean and unmarked. .

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 104 pages. Exhibition catalog. Mostly black-and-white plates, with a few color plates in front. Light shelf-wear and soiling on covers. A little creasing on rear cover. Minor soiling to fore edge. A few scratches on all edges. Good, tight copy. Record # 856439.

Softcover. Condition: VG with foxing to covers. Wraps. 104 pp. 15 color, 108 bw plates. Catalogue lists 293 items, including paintings, quilts, decoys, needlework, scrimshaw and every other imaginable item. A wonderful exhibit. The items are organized by group, and short essays accompany these groups. Published to accompany an exhibition held at The Wedsworth from Sept. 25 to Nov. 18, 1979, four other locations.

First edition. Near fine in pictorial dust jacket. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum. The Catalogue lists 293 items including; paintings, quilts, decoys, needlework, scrimshaw, gravestone rubbings, pottery, stenciled decoration, trade signs, toys, and more with notes on selected items. Includes a Foreword by William Ferris and an afterword by Joseph S. MacLaughlin. The much less common hardcover issue.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hartford, Connecticut: Art Resources of Connecticut, 1979. First edition, 1979. Well-illustrated hardcover catalogue from a 1979 exhibition of Connecticut folk art, with examples in both color and in black and white. White hardcover, 100 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Near fine condition with tight binding, very clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket also near fine and in mylar protector. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hbk 4to 104pp illustr in color and bw dj slightly shelfworn with two small closed tears and a sticker shadow now in protective sleeve otherwise an excellent clean tight unmarked copy.

3000 Exemplare, 31 cm, 104 Seiten, mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, illustrierter Pappband, Original-Schutzumschlag. Schutzumschlag berieben und leicht gerändert, oberes Kapital etwas gestaucht, umfangreiche private Widmung auf Schmutztitel, gute Erhaltung. Sprache: Englisch.