Calder Alexander Introduction (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 288 pages, [12] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), portraits; 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. *** "Alexander Calder - artist, creator of stabile and mobile sculptures, marvelous juggler of form and space - needs no introduction. With the casual informality loved by his intimates, the man who changed the direction of art in our time tells the story of his life and work in his 1966 autobiography. In the new introduction for this edition, Jean Davidson, Calder's son-in-law, speaks of this innovative artist's life, revealing glimpses of the man, his art, and his sense of approaching death." Also from the rear cover: "The product is straight Calder, unpretentious, innocent, naively witty, filled with memories of good times, earthiness, bad puns and occasional swipes at past offenders - With its abundant store of pictures - both his works and the many people close to him - the book communicates something of his genius, which has been always to shape and thereby enrich the space through which his life has projected." - Publisher. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd ed. illustrations, xviii, index, 130, (4)p. Original white cloth. dj. 26 cm. Red jacket has modest edge wear. Some foxing on top edge of pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paris / New York: Galerie Furstenberg / André Emmerich c. 1955. 30 pages; 10 tipped-in color plates. "The edition of these tapestries is limited to the traditional seven weavings of each design. Every tapestry is created by the ancient hand process of Aubusson artisans. Once the edition of seven is completed, the cartoon will be destroyed and no more will be woven." Clean throughout. Back panel of the wrapper is creased across a corner; Corners of the front panel are lightly bruised. Price list loosely inserted. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. Small portfolio.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: Viking Press, New York, 1971. NEAR FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE mylar-protected, partially price-clipped dust-jacket. Previous owner's artistic embossed stamp at bottom of title page.Not remainder marked. First Edition, First Printing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Folio, approx 11 x 12 1/2 inches tall, 160 numbered pages, numerous photographic illustrations, a booklet containing a J.P. Sartre essay "Les Mobiles de Calder" tipped-in at page 94, publisher's gray woven cloth lettered in white, blue endpapers (minor crimps to a couple pages, barely detectable hint of bowing to covers, else very good). Pictorial dust jacket (dusting, small chip at spine, curling and some wear to edges, else good or better).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Qtyo.,164 pages, illustrated. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Heavy wear including loss to spine and boards and separated spine cover. Missing DJ. First edition, limited to 700 copies - in our rare books collection Oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Presentation copy by Calder to author and art historian Arnason. Inscribed, with Icelandic spelling of Arnason's name, in blue ink on the ffe by artist Calder to H. Harvard Arnason, who wrote the critical text, and Arnason's wife Elinor: "to Elinor and Hahvrarhd Arnaasonn Goda Knjda. Sandi Calder Hotel Stanhope Hope for lunch" H. Harvard Arnason (1909 - 1986) was Canadian-born of Icelandic immigrant parents. As an art-historian, educator and museum administrator, he served as executive at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC in the 1960s and authored many books; his "History of Modern Art" (1968) remains the authoritative textbook on the topic. Near fine in dustjacket.…