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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

x, 204 pages. Hardcover: H 26.25cm x L 19cm. Dust jacket in older rubbed mylar protector. Dark green boards with bright gilt stamping to spine. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Laid-in at front endpapers is a brochure for the Steamship William G. Mather Museum. ISBN 0898310342.…

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

199 pages. Hardcover: H 31.25cm x L 23.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; tear and creasing at rear panel's lower left; slight scuffing at edges. Blue cloth with bright white stamping to spine. Impression of removed paper clip at top of pages 23-26; interior pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.75 pounds (1.7 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810918692.…

First edition. 432 pages. Hardcover: H 28.75cm x L 22.75cm. Dark gray dust jacket lightly rubbed. Dark gray cloth with gilt stamped spine lettering. Touch of soiling to fore-edge. Interior leaves are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A near fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Two Forewords, the first by Philippe de Montebello, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art with the second by Pierre Rosenberg of the Academie Francaise and President and Director of the Musee du Louvre; 427 illustrations including 61 in full color; Chronology; Literature Cited (bibliography); Index. Excellent monograph on the renowned French neoclassical sculptor Augustin Pajou. Features two essays by Curator James David Draper and Curator Guilhem Scherf and a catalogue of 151 objects with interesting rear sections reviewing Pajou's signatures and providing an annotated critical reputation. Published as the catalog for an exhibition held at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, France from October 20, 1997 to January 19, 1998 and continuing at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art from February 26 to May 24, 1998. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {Art-Shelf#2} ISBN 0870998404.…

112 pages. Paperback: H 28cm x L 21.75cm. Gray paper covers rubbed; slight scuffing at edges; shallow stain at rear cover's top center with last several leaves faintly affected and diminishing inward. Interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. With color and b/w illustrations, Foreword by Phillippe de Montebello, Acknowledgements, Introduction by George Bisacca and Laurence B. Kanter; Catalogue by Timothy J. Newbery and Laurence B. Kanter (with six sections: "Pre-Renaissance Frames; "Tabernacle Frames; "Gallery Frames;" Tondi;" "Cassetta Frames;" and "Renaissance-Style Frames"), Glossary, and Selected Bibliography. ISBN 0870995898.…

xii, 361 pages. Paperback: H 30.5cm x L 23cm. Mild curling to book. A few stains as well as mild soiling and foxing to text block edges. Glossy paper covers lightly rubbed with some creasing at corners. Foxing and light moisture staining to half-title; small light fore-edge margin stain to rear free endpaper; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) from June 4 to September 6, 1998, the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery (Birmingham, England) from October 17, 1998 to January 17, 1999, and the Musee d'Orsay (Paris, France) from March 1 to June 6, 1999. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.5 pounds (2 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0870998595.…

First edition. 432 pages. Hardcover: H 28.75cm x L 22.75cm. Dark gray dust jacket. Dark gray cloth. An as new copy which remains in the publisher's original shrink-wrap. Two Forewords, the first by Philippe de Montebello, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art with the second by Pierre Rosenberg of the Academie Francaise and President and Director of the Musee du Louvre; 427 illustrations including 61 in full color; Chronology; Literature Cited (bibliography); Index. Excellent monograph on the renowned French neoclassical sculptor Augustin Pajou. Features two essays by Curator James David Draper and Curator Guilhem Scherf and a catalogue of 151 objects with interesting rear sections reviewing Pajou's signatures and providing an annotated critical reputation. Published as the catalog for an exhibition held at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, France from October 20, 1997 to January 19, 1998 and continuing at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art from February 26 to May 24, 1998. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0870998404.…

147 pages. Large hardcover: H 33.75cm x L 26.25cm. Dust jacket. Cloth boards. An as new copy which remains in the publisher's original shrink-wrap. Catalog of an exhibition of artwork by Robert Delaunay (1885-1941) organized by Mark Rosenthal and held at the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin from November 7, 1997 to January 4, 1998 and at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City from January 16 to April 25, 1998. With an essay by Matthew Drutt. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.25 pounds (1.9 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810969068.…

147 pages. Large hardcover: H 33.75cm x L 26.25cm. Dust jacket. Cloth boards. An as new copy which remains in the publisher's original shrink-wrap. Catalog of an exhibition of artwork by Robert Delaunay (1885-1941) organized by Mark Rosenthal and held at the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin from November 7, 1997 to January 4, 1998 and at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City from January 16 to April 25, 1998. With an essay by Matthew Drutt. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.25 pounds (1.9 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810969068.…

Third printing (first published 1995). 365 pages. Hardcover: H 31cm x L 23.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed, some bumping and slight wear along edges with negligibly shallow chip at spine heel. Blue cloth with vibrant silver stamping spine lettering; slight scuffing at spine heel. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Silver in America, 1840-1940, A Century of Splendor" organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and held from November 6, 1994 to January 29, 1995. Publisher's descriptive summary: "This volume explores the history and development of the American silver industry. It chronicles the work of firms such as Tiffany, Gorham, Meridan Britannia, and Reed and Barton, along with that of makers such as Whiting, Wendt, Wood and Hughs, Scheibler, and Gale." Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.25 pounds (2.38 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810931990.…

224 pages. Hardcover: H 25.25cm x L 27.5cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with slight bumping at edges; small surface ding/scratch at front panel's center fore-edge margin. Pale green cloth; negligible ding to front board's center fore-edge margin. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art from May 28 to August 30, 1998. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.5 pounds (2 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810968274. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Abrams (Distributor), 2012. Quarto. Paperback. Book is like new.

xvi, 479 pages. Hardcover: H 31.25cm x L 23.5cm. Dust jacket rubbed with a few bumping a edges; short tear at spine head. Green cloth with bright gilt stamping to spine. Faint staining at lower fore-edge and bottom edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition "Corot" held at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris from February 27 to May 27, 1996, at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa from June 21 to September 22, 1996, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from October 22, 1996 to January 19, 1997. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 6.75 pounds (3.06 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0870997696.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. dj. Dustjacket. LCC: 2002102069.

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided upon copyright page). 344 pages. Hardcover: H 31.75cm x L 23.5cm. Dust jacket has slight scuffing at tips of flap folds, two slender horizontal ripples near top of rear panel. Light brown cloth. Touch of foxing to top edge. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Published as the accompanying catalogue for an exhibition held at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais from September 23, 1997 to January 5, 1998 and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from March 10 to June 7, 1998. An uncommon English language monograph regarding French painter Pierre Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823) whose allegorical paintings fall within both the Romantic and Neoclassical schools. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {C#2} ISBN 0810965208.…

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1st edition. Fine printed board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 p.: col. ill.; 29 cm. Notes; "Conceived for the exhibition 'Medusa. The African sculpture of enchantment' at the Muse?e d'ethnographie de Gene?ve (Switzerland) from 14th November 2008 to 30th December 2009." -- T.p. verso. "Ville de Gene?ve, De?partement de la Culture." Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239). Summary; This is a comprehensive introduction to African art and to the enchanting powers of masks and sculptures. Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function of these objects was not merely to symbolize a person or thing, but to incarnate a magical power that could act on people and the world during religious and medicinal rituals. Mysterious and exceptionally crafted, these masks and sculptures are deciphered by African art specialist Boris Wastiau, who examines their symbolism and ritual usage, and explores the connection between the material and spiritual. Against a backdrop of allegories are more than 100 beautifully photographed works from the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva; "Medusa" is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to African art. Subjects; Muse?e d'ethnographie de la ville de Gene?ve - Exhibitions. Sculpture, African - Exhibitions. Masks, African - Exhibitions. Art and mythology - Exhibitions. Ethnological museums and collections - Switzerland. RELIGION. AFRICA [Geography]. Art. Mythology. Exhibition Catalogues. Photographs. Pictorial Works. Art of indigenous peoples; Sculpture. ART / African. 1.3 Kg. …

Condition: good. A good reading copy. May contain markings or be a withdrawn library copy.

1st edition. Fine printed board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 p.: col. ill.; 29 cm. Notes; "Conceived for the exhibition 'Medusa. The African sculpture of enchantment' at the Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (Switzerland) from 14th November 2008 to 30th December 2009." -- T.p. verso. "Ville de Genève, Département de la Culture." Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239). Summary; This is a comprehensive introduction to African art and to the enchanting powers of masks and sculptures. Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function of these objects was not merely to symbolize a person or thing, but to incarnate a magical power that could act on people and the world during religious and medicinal rituals. Mysterious and exceptionally crafted, these masks and sculptures are deciphered by African art specialist Boris Wastiau, who examines their symbolism and ritual usage, and explores the connection between the material and spiritual. Against a backdrop of allegories are more than 100 beautifully photographed works from the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva; "Medusa" is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to African art. Subjects; Musée d'ethnographie de la ville de Genève - Exhibitions. Sculpture, African - Exhibitions. Masks, African - Exhibitions. Art and mythology - Exhibitions. Ethnological museums and collections - Switzerland. RELIGION. AFRICA [Geography]. Art. Mythology. Exhibition Catalogues. Photographs. Pictorial Works. Art of indigenous peoples; Sculpture. ART / African. 1.3 Kg. …

Paperback. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 207 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 27 cm. Text in French and English. Exhibition catalogue, Martigny (CH), Fondation Bernard et Caroline de Watteville, 2009-2010 "Fondation Bernard et Caroline de Watteville." Summary:Spanning all religious influences in the Himalayan region - Hindu and Buddhist, animist and shamanic - and covering the area from Ladakh to Indian Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tibet, this book deals with the subject of the Himalayan mask.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Book is in fine condition. 286pp with colour and b/w photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Balenciaga is one of todayâ??s leading luxury brands. This book presents the man behind the label, the sophisticated, elegant Basque Cristàbal Balenciaga (1895â??1972). Set against stunning photographs of his gorgeous clothes, Miren Arzalluzâ??s in-depth study reveals the roots of Balenciagaâ??s Parisian success, unveiling his formative experiences and achievements in Spain against the backdrop of his social and cultural heritage. In extraordinary detail, she examines how and where his garments were made, and why some were cutting-edge while others appear conservative. Arzalluz reveals the importance of family and friends as well as patrons and employees in establishing Balenciagaâ??s reputation, and his sensitivity to the economic and political environment in which he worked.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg (1883 - 1931) is perhaps best known as a prime mover in De Stijl, the Dutch artistic movement that demanded an extreme simplicity and abstraction in both architecture and painting. Here, for the first time, the true extent of his influence is explored, demonstrating that it reached far beyond Holland, throughout Europe, into Russia and beyond. Inspired initially by the writings of Kandinsky on art and later by his friendship with Mondrian, van Doesburg evolved a distinctive style of abstract painting. He also experimented with and contributed to fields as diverse as film, typography, graphic design, music, and architecture.Accompanying a major touring exhibition, this book examines van Doesburg's pivotal role in the development of modernism and his relationships with and influence upon a constellation of artists who spanned a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines. They included Jean Arp, El Lissitsky, Piet Mondrian, Láslzà Moholy-Nagy, Man Ray, Gerrit Rietveld, Kurt Schwitters, and Tristan Tzara, among others, and their work is both illustrated and discussed alongside van Doesburg's.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Vincent van Gogh (1853?1890) is one of the greatest figures in Western art. Revered for his bold, expressionist paintings, he is also admired as a prodigious and eloquent letter writer. His correspondence displays a remarkable literary gift and an ability to communicate his ideas and feelings about nature, art, and life in direct, emotive language. Illustrated with works of art and letters that demonstrate Van Goghâs abiding preoccupations--the role of color in painting, the cycles of nature, and friendship, for example--this fascinating book explores the correspondence as a self-portrait of the artist and the man. The letter-sketches that Van Gogh used to describe completed works or those in progress are reproduced here alongside the finished paintings or drawings, providing a unique insight into his artistic development. Drawing on new and extensive research, leading authorities on Van Gogh reveal how the letters enhance and shape our view of this modern master.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. British painter Chris Ofili (b. 1968) is one of the most remarkable artists of his generation. This vibrantly illustrated survey, which accompanies a major Tate exhibiÂtion, sheds new light on Ofiliâs inspiration and technique. Ofiliâs paintings often refer to his Nigerian heritage and the wider African-American and Afro-Caribbean experiÂence. He uses a range of materials in his works, including sequins, glitter, map pins, and his trademark, varnished elephant dung. Because of this, Ofiliâs painting The Holy Virgin Mary was declared âblasphemousâ by former New York City mayor Rudy Guiliani when it arrived at the Brooklyn Museum in 1999 for the Sensation exhibition. An outstanding artist whose work garners attention worldwide, Ofili was closely involved with the preparation of this volume.…

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In a sustained burst of daring creativity before World War I, sculptors Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), Eric Gill (1882-1940), and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) revolutionized modern British sculpture. In this compelling study, celebrated critic Richard Cork provides an in-depth examination of the artistsâ influences and works, exploring the idea of wildness that lay at the center of their artistic creed. Reaching beyond the classical canon to gain inspiration from what Gaudier-Brzeska called âthe barbaric peoples of the earth (for whom we have sympathy and admiration),â the three artists produced bold, sexually explicit work that shocked viewers and ignited controversy. Spectacular examples of these sculptures illustrate Corkâs text, including Epsteinâs masterpiece, Rock Drill, and Gaudier-Brzeskaâs monumental bust of Ezra Pound. With new research on the artists, Wild Thing is an essential reference for lovers of modern sculpture.…