Art

Hardcover. London, White House Editions, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 312 pages. b&w and color photos throughout. Beautifully illustrating the art of the Circus, with thematically arranged chapters. Rare. Folio. Red cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Original slip case decorated by Fred Fowle. Minor wear to slip case opening edge, still very good copy, DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. Salt Lake City, Peregrine Smith, Inc, 1st US, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 218 pages. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine, color illustrated dust jacket, 256 b&w plates, some in color. Light wear to dust jacket; overall a tight, clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, D.T. Valentine, N/A, 1856, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, B&w lithographic print of New York street scene for a proposed pedestrian overpass on Broadway, allowing horse-drawn vehicles to pass underneath. Image size 9 1/2" X 6 1/2", with matte 10 X 12". Two vertical creases where it was once folded. Matte has light soiling.

Hardcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 344 pages. As the 1970s wind down, the last two recurring Peanuts characters have fallen into place: Snoopy's brother Spike and the youngest Van Pelt sibling, Rerun. But that doesn't mean Schulz's creativity has diminished. For instance, in an epic five-week sequence, when Charlie Brown, found guilty by the EPA of biting the Kite-Eating tree, he goes on the lam and ends up coaching the "Goose Eggs," a group of diminutive baseball players, Austin, Ruby, Leland, and -did you know there was a second Black Peanuts character, aside from Franklin?-Milo. Also: a tennis-playing Snoopy ends up reluctantly teamed with the extreme Type "A" athlete Molly Volley... who then reappears later in the book, nowfacing off against her nemesis, "Crybaby" Boobie. All in addition to the usual cast of beloved characters.

Hardcover. New York, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 206 pages, b&w illustrations. White cloth spine, red boards. Pictorial dust jacket. For-edge rough cut. Light wear to edges and covers, slight bump to lower edge of spine, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.

Hardcover. Marina del Rey, CA, Graystone Books, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Printing limited to 5000 copies. 113 pages. B&w and sepia photographs throughout. Sepia photo plate on front of ivory cloth cover. Light soiling and rubbing to back cover. Light edgewear to cover. Else a nice, clean copy. A collection of images by De Meyer of his wife Olga who was rumored to be the daughter of Edward VII.

Softcover. Minneapolis, MN, Zenith Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 144 pages. Softcover. Very clean, unmarked copy still in publishers shrink-wrap. The Marines of Operation Iraqi Freedom highlights the human side of war, the day-in-the-life of U.S. Marines stationed in that volatile region. Dramatic, harrowing, and simply unbelievable images of the marines of Operation Iraqi Freedom, personal letters, and stories of coping with the pain of separation from their families and the horrors of war. Russ Bryant's photography chronicles every aspect of the daily lives of these marines: lazy camels amble by a cargo drop; blinding sandstorms threaten to blow away tents, supplies, and marines alike; Scud missile attack sirens send marines scuttling to their bunkers; sniper fire crisscrosses marine convoys moving into Iraq; tanks and bombs topple the portraits of Saddam that seem to loom over every Iraqi village; shelled-out tanks, armored vehicles, and even busses litter the road on the way to Baghdad; medical personnel attend to fallen marines and prisoners alike; the occasional silent interlude allows time for prayer and remembrance.

1933, Book: Very Good, Color art of woman in profile wearing headscarf playing the accordian by Herbert Paus. 9 X 12", small label. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale School of Architecture/Norton, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 194 pages illustrated in color and b&w. The fifth in a series documenting the Edward P. Bass Visiting Fellowship in Architecture at Yale, this book chronicles the collaboration of Fellow Chuck Atwood, the former vice chairman of Harrah's board of directors, with Davenport Visiting Professor David M. Schwarz, assisted by Brook Denison and Darin Cook. Focusing on Las Vegas's lack of pedestrianism, they asked the students to investigate vital urban sites around the world and then apply theses lessons learned to the automobile-centric Strip. The students met with Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Harrah's CEO Gary Loveman, and private-equity managers David Bonderman and Marc Rowman as they devised ways to transform the world's premiere themed playground into a livable and pedestrian-oriented city. Documents the development of plans for a campus of resorts on the Las Vegas Strip by a studio of ten Yale students. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Exhibition catalog. Hardcover, 331 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Remainder mark on bottom edge, otherwise like new.

Hardcover. New York, Gallery Books, 1st US, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 390 pages, illustrated throughout in color. INSCRIBED BY YOSHIDA on half title page. Large, very heavy book. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy.

1904, Book: Very Good, Color art of a Gibson Girl dressed as a Revolutionary soldier by Charles Dana Gibson. 8 X 10 1/2", very good. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Softcover. NY, McGraw-Hill , 3rd pr., 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 205 pages. 191 b&w figures. An in-depth look at the history of ornamental ironwork and ironworkers in American architecture. Well illustrated with many photos. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Clarkson N. Potter, inc., 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 246 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Dust jacket unclipped. Just a little yellowing to dust jacket flaps, otherwise very clean inside and out. In very good condition.

Softcover. NY, Frank Tousey, 1st, 1909, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Stapled wraps in color, worn, chipping, short tears to margin, chipping of cover but not affecting image. Cover art is bright. Owner's name written in ink above masthead. 30 pages, cheap pulp paper. Offered for cover art.

Hardcover. US, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 247 pages, illustrations in color and b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Lucian Freud, perhaps the world's leading portrait painter, spent seven months painting a portrait of the art critic Martin Gayford. Gayford describes the process chronologically, from the day he arrived for the first sitting through to his meeting with the couple who bought the finished painting, and he vividly conveys what it is like to be on the inside of the process of creating a work of art. As Freud completes his portrait of Gayford, so the art critic produces his own portrait of the artist, giving a rare insight into Freud's working practice. Through their wide-ranging conversations, the reader learns not only about Freud's choice of models, lighting, setting, pose, and colors, but also about his likes and dislikes, his encounters and experiences, and the ways in which he approaches his relationship with each portrait subject. Gayford records Freud's observations on the work of Michelangelo, Vermeer, Titian, Chardin, Goya, van Gogh, Mondrian, and his great contemporary Francis Bacon. The book is full of revealing anecdotes about the people Freud has met in the course of his long career, including Max Ernst, Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore, George Orwell, W. H. Auden, Greta Garbo, and his grandfather Sigmund Freud.

Hardcover. Giles , 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with a color illustration label, 64 pages. Marking the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt van Rijn, this fourth volume in the Frick Diptych series offers fresh insight into one of the artist's most romantic and enigmatic portraits-The Polish Rider. This painting has been on view at The Frick Collection since the museum opened to the public in December 1935, and has inspired countless theories about its subject, meaning and history. An illuminating essay by Xavier F. Salomon, the Frick's Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, addresses the many questions of provenance, attribution, and historical and artistic context. In a creative, vibrant piece, New York based author and illustrator Maira Kalman, captures the elusive nature of the painting; an imaginary musing about Rembrandt, being Polish, a traveller, and her enduring fascination with the Frick. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st , 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. The story of Pierre Matisse, his father, Henri Matisse, his gallery in NY and the European artists he introduced to America. 415 pages. Color, black & white illust. Dj price clipped.

Hardcover. Slovenia, SAF Comics, 1st English Ed,, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glazed boards, 58 pages illustrated in color.

Hardcover. New York , Metropolitan Books, 1st US, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 191 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Over the past decade, Joe Sacco has increasingly turned to short-form comics journalism to report from conflict zones around the world. Collected here for the first time, Sacco's darkly funny, revealing reportage confirms his standing as one of the foremost war correspondents working today. Journalism takes readers from the smuggling tunnels of Gaza to war crimes trials in The Hague, from the lives of India's "untouchables" to the ordeal of Saharan refugees washed up on the shores of Malta. And in pieces never published before in the United States, Sacco confronts the misery and absurdity of the war in Iraq, including the darkest chapter in recent American history-the torture of detainees.

Softcover. Houston, TX, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Exhibition catalog. 93 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. White stiff wrappers, black/red titles. Light wear to edges and spine, front cover slightly sunned, small tear to spine, else a very nice, clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Koln, Taschen, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 460 pages, without dustjacket, as issued. Clean, bright copy with hundreds of nudes and scantily-clad women in color and b&w photographs and illustrations.

Hardcover. Paris, Casterman, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 48 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Laminated cover boards. FRENCH TEXT. Clean, tight copy with comics drawings by Gilles Chaillet.

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press , 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two volumes in a cloth slipcase, 336, 356 pages. Illustrated throughout with color and b&w plates. The Ailsa Mellon Bruce Studies in American Art, published for the National Gallery of Art. Some soiling and browning to the white cloth part of the two-color covers. No dust jackets issued, nice rust-color slipcase. Overall very good.

Softcover. Los Angeles, Getty Conservation Institute, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 138 pages illustrated in color. As the Roman Empire expanded its African settlements in the early centuries of the common era, thousands of mosaic floor pavements were fashioned to adorn the townhouses and rural estates of the African upper classes. Between the second and sixth centuries, mosaic art blossomed, particularly in Africa Proconsularis, the region comprising modern Tunisia. In contrast to the official art of imperial Rome, mosaics generally expressed the worldviews of private citizens. These artworks are remarkable for the intricate beauty of their polychromatic geometric and floral designs, as well as for figural scenes depicting the interests and activities of the patrons who commissioned them--scenes of daily life, athletic contests, gladiator spectacles, and classical literature and mythology.Abundantly illustrated throughout, Tunisian Mosaics: Treasures from Roman Africa offers the general reader a lively introduction to this extraordinary ancient art. Initial chapters survey the historical background of Roman Africa and discuss the development of mosaic art in the Mediterranean. Subsequent chapters profile Tunisia's major mosaic sites and tour the collections of important museums. A final chapter surveys current initiatives to preserve this heritage for future generations. Clean copy.

Softcover. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Large softcover, 287 pages, b&w and color illustrations throughout. A very clean, tight copy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Centre, New York. Illustrated card covers with long inside flaps, minimal wear. An exhaustive compilation of the best graphic work of Steinberg covering his life in advertising, graphic design and fine arts.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 70 pages of b&w Little Orphan Annie strips: (9/3/45- 2/9/46). Clean, very good.

Softcover. NJ, Montclair Art Museum, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 90 pages. 85 illustrations (41 color). Checklist of 54 exhibits, including 34 works by Bierstadt (28 paintings and oil sketches, 3 sketchbooks, 1 chromolithograph, and 2 stereographs). Foreword by Patterson Sims; Introduction, "The Return of History: America Rediscovers Albert Bierstadt" by Linda S. Ferber; "The Story of the 'Plainfield Bierstadts': Shifting Perspectives, Changing Times" by Diane P. Fischer; "Autumn in the Sierras: A Remote Location Revealed" by John Zielenski; "A Cherokee Artist Looks at The Landing of Columbus at San Salvador" by Kay Walkingstick; chronology; bibliography.

Softcover. Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 287 pages. FRENCH TEXT. Illustrated in b&w, some color. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. US, Harry N Abrams, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 336 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. INSCRIBED BY ARTIST on half title page. Light shelf-wear and sun-fade to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Essay by Paul J. Karlstrom. With 365 illustrations including 260 plates in full color.

Softcover. Zurich, Graphis Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, English, German and French text. B&w and color illustrations. Very good. Subjects include Igarishi, Nygaard, and early tourism posters.

Hardcover. New York, PBC Internation Inc, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color pictures throughout. Light edgewear on cover boards, otherwise clean, tight copy. Fabulous reference for collectors and anyone interested in the many award winning artists who illustrate children's books. A short biography of each selected 80 illustrators.

Hardcover. London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, Reprint, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 250 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Tope edge dyed. Original bookstore's price stamp on front flyleaf. Green cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine. Pages unmarked. Spine straight. "The handling of pigments in oil, tempera, watercolor & in mural painting, the preparation of grounds & canvas, & the prevention of discoloration, together with the theories of light & color applied to the making of pictures, all described in a practical & non-technical manner."

Hardcover. Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 71 pages. Illustrated throughout in color. Essay by Kevin J. Avery. "The wide variety of selections from Frederic Edwin Church's collection of his own paintings shows the master in all phases of his career, in sketches and finished paintings, depicting the breadth of his subjects and the high technical skills that established him as an eminent and influential artist in his own time. As works he held on to or reacquired and kept in his house during his lifetime, they embody the heart of his artistic vision and convey a deeply personal slant. As pictures he hung and lived with at Olana, they tell the larger story of that extraordinary place and are as illuminating when seen in context as on their own."

Hardcover. San Rafael, CA, Neff-Kane, 1st Edition, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 196 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations and color photographs throughout. Binding tight. Spine straight. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear at top and bottom of spine and small tear at top of back cover (see image). Pages and edges clean and unmarked. Black endpapers. Cover boards bound in silver cloth, red gilt title on spine. Conrad's special genius--his ability to convey a powerful message in the black and white of line and mass--has delighted readers for years. Also included are pictures of some his most famous bronze sculptures.

Hardcover. US, Getty Publications, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with dust jacket. Like new still in publisher's shrink wrap.

Softcover. Raleigh NC, TwoMorrows, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Softcover, staoled, 80 pages. Issue devoted to Edmond Hamilton, science fiction author. "Writer of Two Worlds" by Glen Cadigan. Iiiustrated in color and b&w. Clean copy.

Softcover. Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, 1st, 1995, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 118 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. INSCRIBED BY CHOTNER TO JOHN (WILMERDING) on title page. Softcover exhibition catalog in like new condition.

Softcover. Seattle, WA, Fantagraphics Books, 3rd Edition, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper very good. Pages clean and unmarked. Light shelf wear to bottom edge. Binding tight. Love and Rockets Collection Book 5.

Hardcover. Dark Horse, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 199 pages. As part of the Dark Horse Archives series, all Shmoo newspaper strip appearances and storylines are being collected for the first time ever in a deluxe, oversized hardcover .In addition to every weekly and Sunday Shmoo newspaper appearance from 1948 to 1976, this collection also features rare Al Capp photographs and Shmoo illustrations from its marketing heyday.

Softcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 426 pages plus 322 b&w plates in rear of book. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean and bright.

Hardcover. NY, Prestel, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, still in publisher'd shrinkwrap. This volume, on a unique and wide-ranging collection of figural sculptures from sub-Saharan Africa, examines not only each distinctive piece, but also how these works of art express value systems and cultural relationships both inside and outside Africa. The Richard H. Scheller Collection, presented in this book and on display at the de Young in San Francisco, offers a diverse portrait of sub-Saharan African sculpture. More than 100 distinct ethnic groups from more than 20 present-day countries are represented by works of art spanning several centuries and encompassing a broad array of styles. These objects represent ancestors, express community values, and serve religious and ceremonial purposes. Beautifully photographed in natural light, the sculptures range in style from classic and iconic to rare and unusual. The geographical breadth of the collection and the variations in the depictions will allow readers to explore both the histories and formal qualities of the genre. Texts by leading scholars enhance the understanding of 122 objects, alongside essays on major sculptures and themes. Writings on the scientific testing of pieces and the process of photographing the works round out this volume that expands our understanding of African figurative art.

Softcover. Zurich, Graphis Press, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, English, German and French text. B&w and color illustrations. Very good.

Hardcover. NY, PictureBox, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 226 pages. Color illustrations. Overspray is the conclusive account of the rise of airbrush art, and of the equally bright and glossy Los Angeles culture alongside which it came to prominence in the 1970s. Inspired by surf graphics, psychadelia and the slick shine of Hollywood, a generation of young artists began to make every lip and palm tree glisten, and every record cover shine. Fueled by a combination of intense demand, sleepless nights and brutal competition, the four men at the center of L.A.'s airbrush art market--Charles E. White III, Peter Palombi, Dave Willardson and Peter Lloyd-embarked on careers encompassing work for Playboy, Levi's, the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and major studio films including American Graffiti and Tron. Together, their work came to define the look of illustrative graphics for a generation of viewers. This book tells the story of these four artists for the first time through hundreds of images of the artists' best and best-known work, unseen production roughs, documentary photographs and other ephemera. Viewed now, their surreal, funny and utterly slick imagery seems all the more fantastic-combining technical precision with wild flights of imagination that bring to mind the work of some of today's top artists, from Takashi Murakami to Matthew Barney. Essay by Mike Salisbury, acclaimed designer of everything from Disney logos to Jurassic Park ad campaigns to Sassy magazine.

Softcover. Lewiston ME, Bates College, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover exhibition catalog, 40 pages illustrated in color. A twenty year retrospective, May 20-August 26, 1990, Museum of Art, Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Middletown Conn. , Wesleyan University Press, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 283 pages, 94 black/white illustrations. Study of American artists influenced by Dada and their relationship with American avant-garde. Orange cloth, gilt lettering to spine. A very nice, tight, clean copy.

Softcover. Long Beach CA, Tony Raiola, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 56 pages illustrated in b&w by Falk. Clean, bright copy.

New Orleans LA, Wesson Oil, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "Snowdrift frying is quick frying-", art by Rene Clarke. 11 X 13 1/2", very good. Woman's Home Companion Sept. 1929. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Softcover. NY, Penguin Books, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 512 pages. In The Sartorialist: Closer, Scott Schuman looks deeper and with great breadth at human style, and the way it is expressed across the world. Always reacting to an inspirational moment, the images in his new book continue to reflect Scott's unique sensibility and vision.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 244 pages illustrated in color. Scholarly essays accompany this monograph on the Japanese-American artist. In publisher's shrinkwrap. Published to coincide with a series of major exhibitions extending beyond 2007, Ascending Chaos is the first major retrospective of Japanese-American artist Masami Teraoka's prolific and acclaimed work thus far. In Teraoka's paintings which have evolved from his wry mimicry of Japanese woodblock prints to much larger and complex canvasses reminiscent of Bosch and Brueghel the political and the personal collide in a riot of sexually frank tableaux. Populated by geishas and goddesses, priests, and politicians, and prominent contemporary figures, these paintings are the spectacular next phase of a wildly inventive career. With essays by renowned art critics who discuss how Teraoka's work inventively marries east and west, sex and religion, Ascending Chaos is a critical overview of this cultural trickster.