Art Criticism
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Still Looking
by John Updike
John Updike was born in 1932, in Shillington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard College in 1954 and spent a year in Oxford, England, at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From 1955 to 1957 he was a member of the staff of The New Yorker and since 1957 has lived in Massachusetts. He is the author of more than fifty books, including collections of short stories, poems, and criticism. His novels have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and...
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Art Criticism Books & Ephemera
Too Jewish? Challenging Traditional Identities
by Kneeblatt, Norman L (Editor)
NY: Jewish Museum, 1996. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. 187 pages. 29 x 22 cm. Illustrated in color and black and white. Bibliography.
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£16.19
Frank Stella An Illustrated Biography; Foreword by William Rubin & Afterword by Richard Meier
by Guberman, Sidney
New York: Rizzoli, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. orig. black cloth lettered in blind. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Stella, Frank. 247 pages. 30.5 x 24 cm. The author investigates the technical complexity of his work. There are nearly 100 of Stella's paintings and prints illustrated, most are colored. Notes. Bibliography and Index,
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£80.93
Anecdotes Of Painters Who Have Resided Or Been Born In England; With Critical Remarks On Their Productions
by Edwards, Edward
London: Leigh And Sotheby, 1808. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards. Very good. 327 pages. 4to, 29 x 23 cm. Two lithographs by Gainsborough, one in color, and a host of engravings. Index of the Names of the Painters. The author, an historical painter was employed by Boydell to make drawings from the old masters for his publications, and the Society of Antiquaries for the same purpose. "He published in 1808 (this title), intended as a supplement to...
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£283.26
Kalamono's Self Instructor for the Ukelele and the Ukelele-Banjo
New York: William J. Smith, 1916. Book. Good. Stapled Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. covers with edgewear, a few closed tears, and water stains. cover attached, although one of three staples has pulled away. original store sticker to front cover. 31pp..
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£35.61
Charles Conder
by [CONDER, Charles] HOFF, Ursula
Melbourne: Lansdowne Australian Art Library, 1972. First Edition. Renowned art historian Ursula Hoff provides detailed biographical information about this enigmatic bohemian artist in a splendidly illustrated monograph. Includes a newspaper clipping of its review from 'The Age'. First edition. Quarto, original green papered boards, profusely illustrated in colour and black & white; back board a little scratched, a nice clean fine copy with the dust-jacket.
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£29.07
Kennerschaft: Erinnerungen Eines Kunstkritikers.
by De Groot, C. Hofstede
Berlin, Germany: Grote, 1931.. 4to. 50 pp., Very Good In Wraps with small tears & some scribbling in text block. Illustrations. Auf Deutsch. First Edition.
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£40.46
Noa Noa Voyage To Tahiti
by Gauguin, Paul
New York: Reynal, 1960. Hardcover. Orig. decorated sandlewood cloth. Near fine in spine darkened, very good dust wrapper. 36 pages in text. 30 x 23 cm. Illustrated with fascimiles of all the water-colors. Translated from the original manuscripts by Jonathan Griffin. Postscript by Jean Loize.
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£44.51
Roy Shifrin in an interview with John Davis
by Shifrin, Roy
Barcelona: Ediciones Danae, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 99 pages. Copiously illustrated with photographs in black and white and color. Signed presentation copy.
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£24.28
The Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism. Volume 20 No. 3. (Summer, 1962)
by Munro, Thomas (editor)
The American Society for Aesthetics, Baltimore, 1962. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). issued in Summer, 1962, title & contents printed in red on a cream cover, a red crayon line has been drawn through the titles on the front cover, 139 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; Painting; Art Criticism; Sculpture & Ceramics. Inventory No: ART00035. .
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£6.00
New Electronic Pattern Book
Tokyo: Silver Knitting Institute, 1988. Book. Very Good. Stapled Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. in Japanese and English. 70pp..
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£14.16
Color on Color, Tools of the Trade 2
by Hirasuna, Delphine
Seattle: Simpson Paper, 1994. Book. Very Good. Spiral, Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. spiral wire binding with paper covers. examples of color papers and inks, presented in unique printing constructions. bumps to spine extremeties..
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£28.33
Making Your Own Paper
by Marianne Saddington
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1992-01-09. Paperback. Very Good. IN STOCK - Softcover from private collection, a few underlines and markings in pen - very light shelfwear - mailed within 2 working daysWe do not ship to all countries. Please contact us about shipping charges before ordering from outside of the U.S.A. Thank you.
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£5.84
REPRODUCING ALASKA'S ABORIGINAL ART : Reprinted from THE HUMBLE WAY, Vol XI (11), No 1
by Matthews, Downs
Houston, TX: Humble Oil, 1972. Vol XI (11), No 1, 1972 . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. 7 pages XI of 1972. Aboriginal art of the Alaskan Chilkat art of the Tlingits.12-piece collection. Reproduction of masks housed in Russian museums. Art work selected by Carl Heinmiller, and reproduced by craftsman schooled at the institution of Natives of Alaska Indian Arts, Inc. Project funded by Humble Oil & Refining Company. Outstanding recovery of cultural heritage in mythology and...
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£27.92
Photography: Essays & Images Illustrated Readings in the History of Photography
by Newhall, Beaumont (Editor)
New York: MOMA, 1980. Second edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray basket weave cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 328 pages. 28 x 20 cm. A selection of 190 photographs illustrate Beaumont's text. Index.
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£32.37
The Flowering of the Italian Renaissance
by Chastel, Andre
New York: Odyssey, 1965. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. crimson cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper.. 384 pages. 312 illustrations, many in full-color. Glossary - Index. Bibliography. Maps. Translated by Jonathan Griffin. The author's purpose was "to bring to the fore certain facts that seem illuminating, such as the polarity of Padua and Urbino, the vogue for marquetry, the innovationsin the design of villas and the popularity of the alterpiece.
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£36.42
Jan Steen
by Schmidt-Degener, Frederick & H.E. Van Gelder
London: John Lane, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. orange cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper. Steen, Jan. 82 pages. 32 x 24 cm. Forty full-page plates with tissue guards. Translated by G.J. Renier. FREITAG 9126. Fresh, very bright copy: plates and text, corners slightly bumped, bookplate.
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£72.84
European Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Artists born in or Before 1865. A Summary Catalogue
by Baetjer, Katharine
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth. Near fine in near fine slipcase. 3 vols. 535 pp. Volume I: Text, with a note to the catalogue and an Index. Volume II: Illustrations, four on each page, covering Italian, Spanish (including Portuguese), Icons, Russian, British and German (including Austrian, Czech,Danish, Hungarian, Swedish and Swiss) paintings. Volume III: Illustrations, four on each page, covering Flemish (including Dutch and Portuguese) Dutch,...
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£40.46
Surrealism
by Levy, Julien
The Black Sun Press, 1936. First Edition, 1st Printing limited to 1500 copies. . Hardcover. . Binding is tape reinforced along spine, hinges, and all board edges. Binding still sound./Home made dust jacket. . B&W Illustrations Signed by author - To Carlton! Julien Levy. Inscription on front free end paper - Carl The surrealist embrace, like the carnal While it endures For bids all lapse into the miseries of the world (-Andre Breton) x.n.m.h summer 65. Printed in black and purple on white, green,...
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£323.72
XXe Siecle Nouvelle Series * XXX11 Annee * No. 35 * December 1970
by Paris. Societe Internationale D'Art XXe Siecle
Paris: XXe Siecle, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated boards. Fine. Approx. 180 pages. 31 x 25 cm. Two full page original lithographs: Marino Marini and D'Anna-Eva Bergman -- both in color. Front cover illustrated by Man Ray. Plus. a plethora of black and white and color plates. Articles on Matisse, Miro, Marini, Poliakoff et al. Text in French. Bright, very clean copy.
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£238.74
Art:21; Art in the Twenty-First Century
by (no author)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001. A tight, clean copy in bright dust jacket. Color and black & white; introduction by Susan Sollins; essays by Thelma Golden, Lynn M. Herbert, Robert Storr and Katy Siegel; 216pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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£22.26
The Roots & Routes of Art in the 20th Century
by Cone, Michele
New York: Horizon, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. light beige cloth. Fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper. 252 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Bibliography. Index of Names in the text. A narrative guide-map to the key moments of avant-garde art and activity in the 20th century, surveying the movements and the intellectual ferment which formed them.
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£24.28
Tom Roberts
by SPATE, Virginia
Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1972. First Edition. Well illustrated monograph by a renowned expert on Tom Roberts. From the Australian Art Library Series. Quarto, plates in colour and black & white; original black papered boards, near-fine copy in a mildly sunned dust-jacket along spine.
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£34.36
The History of Postmodern Architecture
by Klotz, Heinrich
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1988. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. rust cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 461 pages. Folio, more than 500 illustrations, ninety-six in color. Translated by Radka Donnell. Bibliography. Index. The first standard work on thepostmodern architecture of the past 25 years by a leading European architectural critic.
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£52.60
At The End Of The Century One Hundred Years Of Architecture
by Koshalek, Richard & Elizabeth A.T. Smith
New York: Abrams, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper.. 336 pages. Small folio. Abundantly illustrated in color and black and white. Exhibition organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Articles by experts. Bibliography. Index.
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£36.42
Treatise on Paint
by Maimeri, Gianni
Umberto Allemandi, 2011-02-16. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Very good. Light shelf wear to boards and dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by author on front end page. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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£31.55
