Text by Marc Chagall (21 results)

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 95 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Profusely illustrated. *** "Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is widely regarded as epitomizing the 'painter as poet'. The worldwide admiration he commanded remains unparalleled by any artist of the 20th century. Chagall's paintings, steeped in mythology and mysticism, portray colourful dreams and tales that are deeply rooted in his Russian Jewish origins. The memories and yearning they evoke recall his native Vitebsk, and the great events that mark the life of ordinary people: birth, love, marriage and death. They tell of a world full of everyday miracles, in the room of lovers, on the streets of Vitebsk, beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Heaven and earth seem to meet in a topsy-turvy world in which whimsical figures of people and animals float through the air with gravity-defying serenity. This art album presents Chagall's work. The book covers the five stages of the artist's life and work - Russia : the early years 1887-1910; the Paris years 1910-1914; war and revolution in Russia 1914-1923; France and America 1923-1948; and the late work 1948-1985. It also includes a chronology of Chagall's life." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Russia: the early years, 1887-1910; The Paris years, 1910-1914; War and revolution in Russia, 1914-1923; France and America; The late work, 1948-1985; Marc Chagall, 1887-1985: a chronology. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd. Cloth, 122 pages, mounted colour illustrations; 19 cm. The Taste of Our Time Series. First published 1956. New edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket toned. *** CONTENTS: Chronological Survey; Lines of Approach; The Background; 1907-1910; The Shock of Paris; 1910-1914; The Return to Russia; 1914-1922; Hopes and Fears; 1923-1938; Face to Face with Tragedy; 1938-1947; Autonomy of Color and Touch; 1947-1956; Bibliography; Index of Names; List of Colorplates. Size: 12mo. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. "First Revised Edition, 1967;" xix and 111 p., immaculate and unmarked plus many beautiful plates, most in color; binding firm, but cracked between pp. xvi-xvii; red boards fine, though slightly faded at upper edge--they have been well protected by valiant efforts of a d.j. that has suffered much chipping and two closed tears at margins while protecting the volume. Old book aroma gratis. Unclipped and clean but has suff.…

Paperback. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 10 x 12 inches. Color illustrations. Text in French. Condition of the book is Very Good+; looks new on all points. Original clear plastic dust jacket with red printing is Very Good; very light surface wear. STK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 5 x 9 in. Paper boards, color plates. Text in French. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers rubbed, all else like new. Art. Stax.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. Cloth, 267 pages, illustrations (some colour); 34 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First U.K. Edition. Dust jacket, worn at extremities, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Profusely illustrated. Size: Folio. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York.: Braziller., 1967. 1st. revised., red cloth., VG/G.Sl.shelfwear to bk. DJ surface soil, sl water damage, Translated from the French by Elaine Desautels.Symbolizing the 12 ancient tribes of Israel,outstanding 20th Century art. t, Illus, every page., Art. Color. Jewel tones. Design. Hadassah. Sacerdotal raiments. …

Cloth. Condition: VG/G. First Revised. New York, NY: George Braziller. VG/G. (1967). First Revised. Cloth. 4to., 118 pp., DJ rubbed, yellowed, edges frayed . Color, Black & White Plates (illustrator).

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. First Revised. New York, NY: George Braziller. G/G. (1967). First Revised. Cloth w/DJ. 4to., 118 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, toen and chipped, . Color, Black & White Plates (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Size of binding: 10 5/8 in. x 14 1/8 in. 150 pp. Illustrations (most in color) throughout. Grey textured cloth with gilt titling on front cover and on spine. In a multi-colored paper wrapper which is entire. Very light shelf wear to bottom edge of DJ's spine. In a blue slipcase which shows rubbing along one edge of the spine and a crack at the top of the spine. A fine book, a fine wrapper, a very good slipcase. Weight is 4 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. First Edition. 155p., 11x14 inches, original color lithograph of two dancers and a goat created by Chagall for this edition and pulled on the presses of Fernand Mourlot, + 68 reproductions in full color, previous owner bookplate on the front free endpaper, the book in very good condition bound in gray cloth and gilt titles, dust jacket is present but the front panel has a closed diagonal tear running halfway down the cover repaired with tape on both front and back, and it has heavy chipping at the head of the spine. Slipcase missing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing, 1950. Slight wear and chipping to protected dust jacket designed by Marc Chagall, slight tanning at edges. Interior pages clean, tipped-in plates from the manuscript of the Duke of Bourgogne in the Bibliotheque de L'Arsenal, alongside b&w illustrations by Chagall illustrating Boccacio's Tales from the Decameron. An elegant presentation. Text is in French. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall.…

unknown_binding. Condition: Used-Very Good. First English language edition. Cloth, dj., 4to., illus. A littel edgewear to dj., esp. at corners. Internally, very sound. With two original lithographs (dust wrapper and frontispiece).

Hardcover. Condition: g+ to vg. First limited edition. 1/500. Quarto. 200, [6]pp. Uncut. Modern half tan cloth over marbled paper covered boards with silver lettering on title label. Top edge red. Frontispiece. First edition of this rare Chagall illustrated title. Number 142 of 500 copies printed on Velin de Rives. This work is splendidly illustrated throughout with 92 striking illustrations after drawings by Chagall, many full-page. Lower margin of the first six leaves water-stained (not affecting text). Text in French. Binding in overall very good, interior in good+ to very good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. Folio, 210pp., illustrated. A very good copy in the publisher's grey cloth, gently bumped at the corners. In a very good dust jacket with some corner wear, and the original clear outer dust jacket, which has a large piece missing from the front panel, else complete. This is the true first edition, whcih includes two bound-in lithographs executed by Chagall. This French issue, textually identical to the New York issue, appears to be differentiated by the grey cloth binding and the "Andre Sauret" imprint on the jacket spine. It seems to be significantly scarcer in commerce than the American issue. A stunningly beautiful book, one of Chagall's great achievements.…

Condition: Good. First American edition. Folio. 26 x 35.7 cm. Fully illustrated by Chagall with ninety-six black-and-white reproductions and twenty-four color lithographs on wove paper. Illustrated paper over boards, with cloth spine and dust jacket; loss in lower right corner and extremities of dust-jacklet. Lithographs are clean. Bookplate of Renée L. Gelman, M.D."This double number of VERVE contains the drawings made by Chagall in 1958 and 1959 on biblical themes which in general he had not dealt with in his illustrations for the bible reproduced in VERVE 33/34. The present work comprises 96 reproductions in black and white and 24 lithographs in color, as well as a cover specially designed for this volume. The heliogravure in black and white by the master printers DRAEGER Frères and the lithography in color by Mourlot Frères." Cramer 42. Mourlot 230-277. Sorlier 75.…

First edition of this work by the famed artist. Folio, original red cloth. With two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jerusalem Windows illustrates and chronicles the creation of twelve stained glass windows, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel, designed by Chagall for the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center Synagogue in Jerusalem.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. near fine. First edition. Folio. 212 + 6pgs. Light grey cloth with color dj and clear plastic dj cover. Text in German. Printed in France. Contains 2 original color lithographs by Chagall, printed by Mourlot Freres.Also 36 other color lithographs after Chagall and numerous other illustrations. This documents the 12 stained glass windows designed by Chagall for the Hadassah-Hebrew Medical Center in Jerusalem representing the 12 tribes of Israel. A beautiful book. Chagall (illustrator).…

First edition. Folio, original red cloth. With two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Contains the rarely seen original slipcase, also present is the original blue ribbon. The rear panel of the acetate shows some wear. Jerusalem Windows illustrates and chronicles the creation of twelve stained glass windows, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel, designed by Chagall for the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center Synagogue in Jerusalem.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good with very good dust jacket in a clear plastic jacket. Plastic jacket has a one inch chip at top of spine and has a thin black stain along bottom front edge. Dust jacket is worn at top of spine and top corners. 211 pages. 4to size. …