Norman Covert (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in original wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Complimentary copy from the author, with slip laid in. Light rubbing and toning overall. Photos upon request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) The history of Fort Detrick, Maryland, 1943-1993. Originally a US Army Air Corps airfield and base, it became the home of the biological warfare headquarters of the US Army and thereby, one of the most secret establishments in the USA. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: HQ Fort Detrick) (Pagination: xi + 117pp, 26 ills, index) (Condition: brown cloth, gilt titles, very good) UL-XXXXXX.

503 pp.; 29.8 x 22 cm.; sewn bound; black-and-white & color; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, May 8 - July 25, 1993. Traveled to the Royal Academy of Arts and the Saatchi Gallery, London, September 16 - December 12, 1993. Edited and with essays by Christos M. Joachimides, Norman Rosenthal, with co-ordinating editing by David Anfam. Additional essays by Brooks Adams, Richard Armstrong, John Beardsley, Neal Benezra, Achille Bonito Oliva, Arthur C. Danto, Abraham A. Davidson, Wolfgang Max Faust, Mary Emma Harris, Thomas Kellein, Donald Kuspit, Mary Lublin, Karal Ann Marling, Barbara Moore, Francis V. O'Connor, Stephen Polcari, Carter Ratcliff, Irving Sandler, Wieland Schmied, Peter Selz, Gail Stavitsky, and Douglas Tallack. Artists include Carl Andre, Richard Artschwager, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jonathan Borofsky, James Lee Byars, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Joseph Cornell, John Covert, Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning, Charles Demuth, Arthur Dove, Marcel Duchamp, Dan Flavin, Sam Francis, Robert Gober, Arshile Gorky, Dan Graham, Philip Guston, David Hammons, Keith Haring, Marsden Hartley, Eva Hesse, Gary Hill, Jenny Holzer, Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Mike Kelley, Ellsworth Kelly, Franz Kline, Jeff Koons, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mangold, Brice Marden, Agnes Martin, Robert Morris, Gerald Murphy, Bruce Nauman, Barnett Newman, Georgia O'Keeffe, Claes Oldenburg, Jackson Pollock, Martin Puryear, Robert Rauschenberg, Man Ray, Ad Reinhardt, James Rosenquist, Mark Rothko, Edward Ruscha, Robert Ryman, Julian Schnabel, Richard Serra, Charles Sheeler, Cindy Sherman, David Smith, Frank Stella, Clyfford Still, James Turrell, Cy Twombly, Bill Viola, Andy Warhol, and Lawrence Weiner. Includes exhibition checklist, a list of artists in the exhibition, biographies of the artists, selected bibliography, author biographies, and an index of names. Text in English. Good. 5.5 cm. dog-ear to bottom right corner of recto and 9.5 cm. crease to top right corner of recto with bumping of corners. Light yellowing of pages. Contents clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.

Hardcover. Bound in maroon cloth over boards with gold lettering on the front cover and spine. Covers are neat and tidy. Corners are square. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Images are printed in B&W. 125 pages. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Inscription is made out to a Lt. Gen. McCall, dated June 22, 1995. Stated revised edition: September 1994. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER; corners bumped; a couple of tiny spots on edges; o/w in very good condition. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. THIRD EDITION. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Rockwell, Norman (illustrator). First Edition. Features: Famous Normal Rockwell cover shows fireman sniffing cigar smoke; This is Germany Today - Thomas Kernan's eyewitness report on German morale and how Goebbels cunningly controls the mind of the nation - with photos (first of 2 articles); The Cost of Roosevelt's "Great Design" - Roosevelt is betting that Stalin can be induced to return Russia to the family of nations; Where There's a Yank, There's A Way - photo-illustrated article describes how GIs like Sgt. William J. Le Bleau, of Bend, Oregon, do various jobs to provide goods and services for their fellow troops; They Can Learn to Live Again - therapy for Vets with war neuroses; What You Can Believe About the Helicopter - photo-illustrated article by Col. H.F. Gregory; Life with Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse - color photo-illustrated article; Will There Be Enough Water? - eastern half of the country facing dwindling underground reserves; All the Boys Remember Maisie - Second Lieutenant Nurse Mayhall borrowed and begged for the same of a famous garden at Army General Hospital 105 in Queensland, Australia; Where is "Wrong-Way" Corrigan?; Dental or Mental, I Say It's Spinach. Short Stories: Old Dan Tucker Comes to Town; The Homemade Heart And If I Die; Heaven is a Foxhole; Boomerang (part 1 of 2); Devil on His Trail (part 3 of 8). Four-inch archival-tape repair to table of contents. Three-inch opening along top of coverfold. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this interesting issue.; Cover Art; Folio.