Kenner Robert Smith Glenn (17 results)

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Color Reproductions (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. no remainder mark on the bottom or top. Ruley, Ellis - Artist (illustrator).

Hardcover. 108p., 10.25x10.25 inches, preface, foreword, introduction, essay, b&w photos of the artist and the period, color plates of the works, very good first edition boards in dj. African American primitivist painter (1882-1959).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good hardcover copy with dustjacket exhibition catalog, preface by Barbara A. Hudson, foreword by Robert Farris Thompson, introduction by Gerard C. Wertkin, art study essay by Stacy Hollander and Lee Kogan of The Museum of American Folk Art. 108 pp, with 4/C and B/W illustrations and a B/W photo of the artist. Cover title is: "Discovering Ellis Ruley The Story of an American Outsider Artist".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No markings. Preface by Barbara A. Hudson. Foreowrd by Robert Farris Thompson. Introduction by Gerard C. Wertkin. Art study essays by Stacy Holander and Lee Kogan of The Museum of American Folk Art.

Hardcover. 108p., 10.25x10.25 inches, personal inscription to a friend & signed by Glenn Robert Smith on the endpaper, preface, foreword, introduction, essay, b&w photos of the artist and the period, color plates of the works, very good first edition boards in dj. African American primitivist painter (1882-1959).…

hardcover. Condition: fine. near fine. First. With b/w photos and color illustrations. 108 pages. Oblong 4to, off-white glossy boards, d.w. New York: Museum of American Folk Art, (1993). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, spine lightly sunned with minor wear to ends. Ellis Ruley (illustrator).…

Condition: FINE. First printing. The story of a self-taught African American artist who lived in Norwich, Connecticut from 1882 until his mysterious death in 1959, and also the story of the collector, Glenn Smith, who happened upon one of Ruley's paintings, and spent years tracking down his story, and some o f his other works, to produce this book. Illustrated with photographs related to Ruley's life and with beautiful full-color reproductions of his paintings. Large format. Fine in fine dust jacket. …

First Edition. Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This offering is an older copy of Discovering Ellis Ruley - The Story of an American Outsider Artist written by Glenn Robert Smith with Robert Kenner. The book was published by Crown Publishers Inc. in 1993 and is a stated First Edition with the requisite number line. The book is NOT an ex-library copy - and both the book and the dust jacket are in very good + condition. It is 10" by 10" and has 108 glossy pages with a Table of Contents - a Preface - a Foreword - an Introduction - The Story of Ellis Ruley and . . . 62 full color plates of his works. "It is rare that a talent such as Ellis Ruley's remains a secret for so long. And - like so many artists throughout history - Ruley did not live to see his work acknowledged by the public." Thank you. Ellis Ruley (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1993. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (lightly rubbed). NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with 62 full page, full color paintings by Ruley and with numerous b/w photos documenting his life. Bound in the original pale gray boards, stamped in black. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "The first published record of the work, life, and mysterious death of Ellis Ruley. Includes all of his 62 known works, plus an introduction by the director of the Museum of American Folk Art. Full color and black-and-white photographs." Oversize Hardcover. 10" wide by 10.25" tall. This large book may require extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Ruley, Ellis (paintings by). 108pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Ruley, Ellis (paintings by) (illustrator).…

Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Out-of-print. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 108 pages including 62 full page color reproductions of the artist work. The fascinating and passionate story of a self-taught African-American artist who was the son of a runaway slave who very little is known about, who the authors try to put together his life.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4to pp. 108, color and b/w illustrations. book.

Crown Publishers, New York. 1993. First edition. Square 4to hardback with DW. Illustrated. A lovely copy with slightly soiled boards in a worn wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 108 pp. ; illustrated ; 62 color plates ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 0517590700 :; 9780517590706 LCCN: 92-40230 ; LC: ND237.R729; Dewey: 759.13 ; OCLC: 27068076 ; by Glenn Robert Smith with Robert Kenner ; preface by Barbara A. Hudson ; foreword by Robert Farris Thompson ; introduction by Gerard C. Wertkin ; art study essay by Stacy Hollander and Lee Kogan of the Museum of American Folk Art. ; white boards with black lettering in color pictorial dustjacket ; dustjacket spine su nned ; ".[T]he fascinating and passionate story of this gifted self-taught African-American artist.lived in Norwich, Connecticut.owned a small house in an all-white neighborhood.and was found quite suspiciously dead on the road in front of h is house on January 16, 1959. Though many questions about Ruley were answered, just as many still remained.The book discusses Ruley's painting methods and his sources of inspiration. For example, he used common house paint as his medium and posterboard as his canvas, painting in a tiny room at the back of his house while he looked out on the animals in the woods.It is rare that a talent such as Ellis Ruley's remains a secret for so long.today his paintings are recognized as important w orks of outsider art by major collectors and museums across the country.all of his sixty-two known works [are] together for the first time."--dustjacket ; "The first published record of the work, life, and mysterious death of Ellis Ruley. Includes all of his 62 known works, plus an introduction by the director of the Museum of American Folk Art.Full color and black-and-white photographs." ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some rubbing/creasing of DJ edges, still a nice copy. Author's gift inscription on FFEP reads "To my good friends Jim & Carol -- You're the best in MY BOOK. Oops, I forgot to mention it within.Love Ya!!! Glenn Robert Smith". Collectible copy. 26 x 26 cm., BW photos, full page color plates, 108 pages, ISBN 0517590700. Ellis Ruley (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s). Book.…