THE ART IN PAINTING by Albert C. Barnes - 1990

No jacket. Old price on the fep. Pages unmarked.

Short tears around the edges of the jacket. Former owner's name on the front endpaper. Pages unmarked.

Small tear to the jacket at the base of the spine. Solid. Pages and endpapers unmarked.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1937. Third Revised and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. G+/Fair. Dust jacket is heavily tanned, shows aging, stains, and wear. End papers have some staining, owner's writing. Minor damp stains on bottom edge of a few pages. Very minor pencil marks throughout, overall generally clean.. Tan cloth with black title block on spine. Yellow dust jacket with brown lettering. xx; 522 pp. 122 BW illustrations. "This book sets forth a method by which an understanding and appreciation of paintings may be secured. It is the fruit of a daily association with paintings which has lasted many years, and of an equally extended study of psychology, esthetics, and the principles of education and scientific methods." -- dj flap.

This is the paperback (1990) edition published by the Barnes Foundation Press. TEXT BLOCK UNMARKED! NOT ex library, NO USED stickers & NO sticker residue! From a private collection. Packed carefully with cardboard for extra protection during shipment. 1990, fifth printing. Great copy, tight binding, has some light wear from shelf storage and reading; cover edges have very light rubbing, back cover has a small crease near bottom fore edge corner. Top fore edge corner of some pages has very light moisture damage. Clean Pages; TEXT is CLEAN: NO underlining, highlighting, or writing. Page edges are free of remainder marks; NO sun fading, and page ends are free of foxing. Book is ready to go & ships FAST in new, protective mailer with cardboard* with tracking with Amazon electronic shipping label (based in the Northeast U.S.). *New or clean recycled cardboard will be used internally/externally to protect book from drops, dings, creases, and bumps during shipment. Thanks for supporting a small family… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1937. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 122 Illustrations. Xx, 522 Pp. First Printing (1937) Of The Third, Revised Edition (1937), No Additional Printing Noted. Beige Cloth, Yellow Dust Jacket Printed In Maroon And Priced $6.00. The Book Is Lightly Used, No Damage But Private Library Pocket Of A Hollywood Producer. The Dj Is Complete, Browned On Spine And At Edges, 1/2" Tears At Top Corners Of Front Panel, Some Foxing. With "The Barnes Foundation" Eight Page Brochure, And A 1959 Letter From Violette De Mazia, Director Of Education, Art Department, The Barnes Foundation, On Letterhead, Discussing Scheduling Of A Visit By The Recipient In 1960.

Merion Station, PA: The Barnes Foundation Press, 1997. Paperback. VG- (rubbing & scuffing to wraps. spine ends & edges rubbed. corners rubbed. black scuffing to textblock fore-edge w/ instances of fine remnants to pg edges.). aqua wraps w/ orange printing. 522 pgs w/ 122 bw illustrations. Remains very tightly bound; likely unread. 1997 Sixth Printing.

London: Cape, 1937. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback in original cloth 530pp., frontis., b/w plates, index, Originally published in the US in 1926, this is the first British edition. Boards a little rubbed o/w a nice copy. Scarce

Merion Station, PA: The Barnes Foundation Press, 1976. Near Fine, slight spine lean, in Near Fine dust jacket, light soiling. An immaculate copy of this classic text written by the collector who, between 1912 and 1951, amassed one of the world’s greatest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, and early modern paintings. . Fourth Printing. Cloth. Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.