Constantine Larsen (57 results)

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Purchase pre-owned books for prompt service and customer satisfaction.

Large Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Color And B&W Illustration (illustrator). 1st Printing. First printing. Rear cover bumped. 1980 Large Softcover. 272 pp. 13 3/4 x 10 1/8. Color and black & white photographs throughout. A history of an art movement with an analysis and techniques. "This sweeping survey of Art Fabric works, objects, and activity in the important decade of the 1970's is a roaring statement of artistic truth. The relative youth of this movement is reflected in the vigor of the works presented. Yet their technical maturity and aesthetic soundness and honesty reflect a tradition of great antiquity. Far more than just a valuable documentation of the art fabric movement, this book is a statement of love for this medium by authors who are major forces in the art fabric world and sets a standard for art in any medium.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tight, unmarked copy showing light wear. 272pp. Large book: NO international orders. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, 1st prntg. white cloth boards, clean & bright, bndg firm, bottom front tip a bit bumped, all else fine, Unclipped color photo illus dj, no creases or tears, appears unread; no interior marks, light blue eps, color photo illus throughout txt, 192 pp. 10'x 11.5". 3lbs. Larsen's textile designs & what has inspired them.

FIRST EDITION. THE ART FABRIC: MAINSTREAM, Von Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1981, first edition, faint tide line to the lower right corner of the front cover, else just about fine in near fine dust-wrapper with some clear tape reinforcement. Contains 64 pages of full color reproductions and hundreds more stunning black & white photographs. A history of an art movement with an analysis of materials and techniques.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Uncommon staple-bound textile / fabric art catalog from 1969. Text by Mildred Constantine and Jack Lenor Larsen. Black-and-white plates. Some consistent rubbing and scuffs to wraps, no notable damage, bump to lower corner. No interior marks. Surveys many notable artists, including Albers, Jagoda Buic, Sheila Hicks, Magdalena Abakanowivz, Olga de Amaral.

in-folio, 272 p., fully illustrated, illustrated paperback. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

New York zj, 272 pp, richly illustrated by B&W and color photos, hardback with dust jacket, good shape, 0442216386, (code O-135).

Softcover. BW pictorial stapled wraps; Unpaginated, 48 pp.; 37 bw figures. From an exhibition of wall hangings held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Features works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Anni Albers, Sheila Hicks, Ed Rossbach, Lenore Tawney, Susan Weitzman, and others; Introduction by the authors. VG- (Light wear to extremities).

Second Printing. Large hardcover in jacket, quite good with slight wear, slight toning, edge wear and several tears to jacket. Illustrated.

Hardcover. First edition. 35.5 x 27 cm. 294pp. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Extensively illustrated, some in color. Bibliography, glossary. Toning to the dust jacket and a little toning to the page edges. Chipping to jacket spine. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Tokyo 1972, 295 pp, hardback with dust jacket, B&W and color photos, good shape, 0442216343, (code O-135).

Softcover staple-bound, 48 pages; good condition, moderate rubbing to covers with many small creases at spine edge; no internal marks. Includes: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Anni Albers, Sheila Hicks, Ed Rossbach, Lenore Tawnwy and many others.

Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 3.85.

First edition Includes Lenore Tawney, Ed Rossbach . Fine and bright beige boards in near fine illustrated dustjacket with crisp bright text. Profusely illustrated text. Quite dynamic with many full page photograph of weavings and fabrics in color. Many of the weavers are women and often well known.

Softcover. First edition. Quarto; 1st edition; G+; Paperback; Spine, grey with purple print; Cover has light shelfwear, but is clean and bright; Text block has slight tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; 272 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w, some color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. 1344996. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. No date. Clean fabric mesh type cloth on boards with purple titles. Edges: very light foxings. Clean contents. Colour & b/w illustrations. Binding is As New albeit a very slight bowing to front board. 294p Dj: mild rubbing & scratches. Couple of tiny chips to foot of spine. Large & heavy book 355 x 275m / just over 2 kgs.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.

[0-442-21638-6] 1980, 1st printing. (Folio hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 272pp. Black & white and color photographs, glossary, notes, bibliography, biographies, index. The lower part of the pages near the back of the book are rippled, and the dust jacket is price-clipped. (Art, Fibrework, Modern Art--20th Century).

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Very Good oversize 272pp., col. & b/w pls., bibliog., index,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Frontispiece is full colour photo. B/w and colour phtos within text. 294 pages. Purple endppers. Grey cloth covered with purple gilted titles on spine. Corners are NOT bumped. Book is heavy. Inside pages are clean and white. DJ is worn with small tears on edge of spine, colour is faded. VG/G Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Book.

New York, s.d. [circa], 1980. Folio, cloth, dustjacket. 272pp. Front., many col. & plain plates, text-ills. & figures, glossary, reference notes, bibliography, extensive biography of textile-artists & designers involved, photocredits, index. Splendid work. MINT COPY.

Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 4.35.

Softcover. Condition: Good. 293 pp. text very well illustrated in color and b&w. Wrappers.

New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, s.d.[circa], 1972. Folio, cloth, dustjacket. 294pp. col. front., many col. plates, ills., plain plates, text-ills. & figures, glossary of terms, bibliography, photocredits. Art fabrics by a variety of modern artists, woven on the Loom, free of the Loom or produced by knotting, knitting, crochet, or other techniques. A splendid publication. Fine copy. (some minor tears in dustjacket skilfully restored with clear acid-free tape).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 272 p. Illustrated with 64 pages of full-color reproductions and hundreds of black-and-white photographs. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, [1981]. First edition. Important survey of the Art Fabric Movement, chronicling it from its beginning with the tapestries commissioned in the British Isles by William Morris in the 1870s and following it through the seminal Bauhaus era to the extraordinary developments of the 1970s. Constantine and Larsen cover the major exhibitions, the expansion of materials and techniques, the flowering of dimensional forms, the new Classicism, and Art Fabric in architecture as well as in environment, landscape, and theatre. Inscribed by Larsen on the front flyleaf. Original natural linen binding, with red titles. Some mild edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. Inscribed by Author.

Hardcover. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (very light wear at spine tips) dust jacket (in mylar). 294 pps. First edition (number line begins with "2").

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 272 pages. Index. Glossary. Prosusely illustrated with black and white, and colour photography. "This sweeping survey of Art Fabric works, objects, and activity in the important decade of the 1970's is a roaring statement of artistic truth. The relative youth of this movement is reflected in the vigor of the works presented. Yet their technical maturity and aesthetic soundness and honesty reflect a tradition of great antiquity. Far more than just a valuable documentation of the art fabric movement, this book is a statement of love for this medium by authors who are major forces in the art fabric world and sets a standard for art in any mediuml" - from front flap. Blank white address labels over ink stamp on each side of first blank leaf. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this treasured work. 13.75" x 10.25". 1.8.kg.