Spencer Robin Editor (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Blue cloth-effect paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Lightly rubbed spine extremities, a tiny bit of surface paper loss at bottom front corner, otherwise as issued. 378 pp., illus. w/ color, b&w plates. Lacks dust jacket. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

Fine blue cloth quarto lettered in gold in a Very Good + to Near Fine dust jacket with modest rub wear & a short closed tear top front corner & bottom rear corner. Bright, snug & unmarked first printing originally published at $75. Additional shipping fees may apply for this large tome.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Folio. Color plates and B&W illustrations. Condition: minor wear to book and DJ; else VG/VG. 378 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Beau Arts Edition/378 Pages/Because of the size of the book it will require extra shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine jacket - looks about new with no markings and slightest of wear. This is the large format edition: 13 1/4 T by 10" W by 1 1/2 inches thick. This price will include the cost of extra shipping via USPS media mail.

Hardcover. Blue cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, color illus. dust jacket, 378 pp., many BW and color illus. Considers the life and work of American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), and tells the story as it has never been told before. "Explores Whistler's relation to the introduction of Impressionism, of modern-day subject matter, and of influences from the turn-of-the-century Symbolist movement into the mainstream of British art. Whistler spoke out against the creation of art as a commodity, and as a soulless imitation of nature. Yet he shrewdly recognized the economic realities of his day and, even though his misty nocturnal paintings seemed insubstantial, unfinished, and subversive to many, he made a success of his own notoriety." (dj) A substantial tome. VG (Ex-gallery owned, with label mark on spine, few interior marks, slight notice only of any use, quite clean.).

Condition: Good. fo. 378 pp. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles. Near fine. DJ: NF. Color plates. Features works by and biography of James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Blue cloth-effect paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Slight shelf wear with a bit of rubbing along edges, nearly as issued. 378 pp., illus. w/ color, b&w plates. Color illus. dust jacket has been laminated, shows light sunning along spine panel and several edges, some scratches to rear panel, lightly sunned spine panel. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Wings Books, 1991. Hardback, d/j, 4to, 378pp, illust. Gift message, d/j a little bumped. A fair copy. 0517057735/2.7us . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Dark blue cloth with gilt titles. No inscriptions. Unclipped jacket is even faded on spine else very good. Colour plates throughout. Large format book. 378pp Will incur extra postage. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Blue cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, color illus. dust jacket, 378 pp., many BW and color illus. Considers the life and work of American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), and tells the story as it has never been told before. "Explores Whistler's relation to the introduction of Impressionism, of modern-day subject matter, and of influences from the turn-of-the-century Symbolist movement into the mainstream of British art. Whistler spoke out against the creation of art as a commodity, and as a soulless imitation of nature. Yet he shrewdly recognized the economic realities of his day and, even though his misty nocturnal paintings seemed insubstantial, unfinished, and subversive to many, he made a success of his own notoriety." (dj) A substantial tome. VG, small tear to top of dustjacket at spine.

First edition. 4to. 378 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good copy. (93907g).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 197 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1989 First Edition/Printing direct from the original publisher's warehouse with book and jacket in As New condition. Big, heavy oversized folio so some extra postage will probably apply. A beautiful 'coffee table' book.

Hardback. Condition: Very good. First Edition. 25 x 26cm 366pp very good hardback in dust jacket, some minor wear to head of jacket.Boards slightly splayed. Born in 1924, the distinguished sculptor Sir Eduardo Paolozzi is one of the most significant and influential artists of the second half of the 20th century. This text gathers together interviews with Paolozzi and statements by him, together with a selection of his writings, including autobiography, poems, letters, and extracts from novels which have never been published before. It is a source book for the many media in which Paolozzi has worked and also includes writings which reflect on many of the major cultural and social issues of the 20th century which still continue to exercise artists and art historians at the beginning of the 21st century. He speaks revealingly of his Scottish childhood and the divided culture he grew up in; of Paris immediately after World War II and the importance of Surrealism to his art; his part in the formation of the Independent Group which led to the development of Pop Art in Britain; of art education and teaching, including the Royal College of Art and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, where he was Professor of Sculpture for 10 years.A heavy book, may need extra postage.

Condition: fine. 1st Edition. 378pp. Folio with blue cloth boards and gilt lettering on front and spine. Dust jacker has some minor rubbing, a bit of wear along edges and one closed tear on front. 119 full colour and 112 B&W illustrations, with several fold-outs. fine An impressive retrospective on the famous artist by Whistler scholar Robin Spencer. Includes writings by famous figures such as Oscar Wilde, Ezra Pound and Gustav Klimt, and beautiful full page colour reproductions of many of his most well known pieces.