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The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change
by Hughes, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good+/Very good+
- ISBN 10
- 0563177802
- ISBN 13
- 9780563177807
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. White cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto [8.25" x 11"], illustrated in color and b&w. Book has mild bumps to corners, gentle toning and wear to edges of boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ gently toned, rubbed and edgeworn.
Synopsis
The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes is a vividly illustrated guide to a hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-garde. Rich with prose that makes it a joy to read (even if you think you hate modern art), Hughes gives an amazing primer to the new art. This book contains over 250 color photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Common Crow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B58819
- Title
- The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change
- Author
- Hughes, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0563177802
- ISBN 13
- 9780563177807
- Publisher
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Art History & Theory
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About the Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Common Crow Books
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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