Metropolitan Seminars In Art (Twelve Volume Set & Three Volume Set) by John Canaday - 1959: Portfolio 1 - What Is A Painting? Portfolio 2 - Realism; Portfolio 3 - Expressionism; Portfolio 4 - Abstraction; Portfolio 5 - Composition As Pattern; Portfolio 6 - Composition As Structure; Portfolio 7 - Composition As Expression; Portfolio 8 - Fresco; P

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1958-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.5000 in x 12.6000 in x 9.7000 in.

Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1962. Black cloth boards are scuffed with rubbed edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1959. Blue & gray cloth boards are lightly scuffed. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1958. AH1 - DJ (onion skin) is fair with some tear on the spine (especially at the lower spine), discoloration, and shelf wear. Book is slightly cocked, has wear and tears on the lower spine with open tears (approx. 2.5" high), some wear on the top spine, some discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Portfolio 4 - Abstraction. Includes color prints (plates 37-48).. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Ace Books, 2006. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have only light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Sheet edges have light moisture exposure. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1958. AH1 - DJ (onion skin) is fair with some wear and tear on the spine and sides, some taped tears, open tear on the back bottom corner opposite the spine, discoloration, and shelf wear. Book has wear on the bottom spine, taped tear on the lower spine, wrinkling on some corners, some discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Portfolio 5 - Composition as Pattern. Includes color prints (plates 49-60).. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Metroplitan Museum of Art, January 1959. Hardcover. Poor. All Color Plates are accounted for.

U.S.A.: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1958. AH1 - DJ (onion skin) is poor with tear from the back bottom right side to the upper left side, some crease, wrinkling, chipping, big tear on the back lower left side, some tears on the bottom corners and spine, discoloration, and shelf wear. Book has wrinkling on some corners, some discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Portfolio 9 - Tempera and Oil. Includes color prints (plates 97-108).. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1959. Hard Cover - VG - No dust jacket if issued - Book is clean and tight with light wear - Illustrated - Includes 8 of 12 color plates.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

U.S.A.: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1958. AH1 - DJ (onion skin) is fair with some wear and tear on the top and bottom edges, some wrinkling and crease, some tear on the spine, discoloration, and shelf wear. Book is cocked, has tear on the front bottom left side, some wear on the top and bottom spine, some discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Portfolio 3 - Expressionism. Includes color prints (plates 25-36).. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine, edges and corner of the cover. There is some dog-earring on the right corner pages of the book. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "This is a history of the visual arts produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States. Such a book is difficult to title. A History of United States Art sounds awkward and logically might even be construed to exclude the arts of the colonial period. Thus, with apologies to our northern and southern neighbors, I use the title A History of American Art, knowing full well that the terms America and the United States are not synonymous...." - Preface from A History of American Art

Hingham, MA: Pierce Galleries, Inc., 2003. 204 heavyweight, glossy pages with color illustrations. From back: "An informative guide through the secretive art world; How to build a great art collection and investment portfolio; How to successfully gift, donate, loan and estate plan; Learning how to identify, examine and judge quality; Art world intrigue and scandal - the inside scoop; Cyberspace hazards and e-scams - buyer beware; Candid facts about forgers, fakes and fraud; Stolen art - thieves trafficking and recovery; Dealers, agents, appraisers, authenticators and experts; Greed, glamor (sic) and the art of the deal; Misrepresentations, recasts & reproductions; Auction contracts, fees and shady dealings; Warranties and verbal promises - who to trust; Security systems, fire alarms and self-defense; American painters' auction world records; The top 10 American paintings sold at auction." Light edgewear and slight curl to corners. We noted pink highlighting on at least three… Read More

Geneva, Switzerland: Galerie Gerald Cramer, 1962 Book. 4. Wraps. Very good. Rubbing to front and back cover. Pages clean. Plastic separating from spine. 55 p. Includes illustrations. With cover illustration by Henry Moore and listings for 270 pieces of illustration and sculpture. Approx. 6.5 by 8.5 inches null.

G K Hall, Boston, 1985. Apparent First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 272pp; More than 1500 annotated entries on the art made by native inhabitants of Mesoamerica in the 3000 years before the Spanish conquest in 1521; Embossed owners stamp on half-title page; I found a handful of checkmarks in the book; Otherwise pages are tight and clean; Cover is as new; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 081618562X. ISBN/EAN: 9780816185627. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 104211. . 9780816185627

Fernando Villaverde Ediciones, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by and presented to me in village of Riba-roja d'Ebre where the author resides. Many colour illustrations. No pagination. Some slight shelf wear. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders

New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Second Printing Before Publication. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. Pp. 390. Illustrated with b&w photo reproductions. Index. Bound in scarlet cloth with cover design (top hat, walking stick), gilt lettering stamped on spine. A Fine copy in price-clipped dust jacket. A very well preserved copy, with only slight chipping to fresh, bright dust jacket. Bookseller inventory.

RARE! Freetown: Sierra Leone Adult Education Association, January 1994. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Interior pristine. Securely bound with two clean staples. Rubbing to covers. 39 pages.

Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2

Auction Catalogue, Tuesday 15 April 1997. Christie's Amsterdam: African, Oceanic and Indonesian Art from the Van Lier Collection.
Amsterdam: Christie's Amsterdam, 1997. Softcover, measuring 8.25" x 10.50" in glossy photographic wraps, 98pp., photograph illustrations throughout. Staple binding, with slight tear on second leaf, otherwise in very good + condition. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Portland, OR: Collector's Press, Inc., 1998. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book is in FINE condition - bright boards & sound binding. Dust jacket is in FINE condition - bright, intact & whole. FOLCAS 12/21