Search Results: Art from Bazaar of Books

"AD 10: Tenth Annual of Advertising and Editorial Art." The Art Directors Club, Toronto. Toronto: [Burns & MacEachern, 1958]. unpaginated. numerous illus. ( some with colour). Hardcover, black cloth with yellow "X" on front cover and yellow title on spine (spine bumped, corners square, top edge foxed, back cover stained, front hinge beginning to crack, endpapers foxed some, some foxing in text incl. title page). dj. (toned & soiled, worn and tattered especially at the top of the spine). gift inscription on front free endpaper and signed by members of The Art Directors Club of Toronto, on two pages.
Very Good condition. (dustjacket in Good condition).
Size: 11 1/4" x 8" (28.5cm x 20.5cm).

"Archipenko: International Visionary." Edited by Donald H. Karshan. City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1969. First printing. A Retrospective Travelling Exhibition Organized by the International Art Program Smithsonian Institution. pp. 116, Bibliography. 4 colour plates and numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (stamp on title page, corners worn, covers & fore-edge soiled, interior clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 9 7/8" x 8 5/8" (25cm x 22cm).

"The Armand Hammer Collection" by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. [Los Angeles]: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, [1971]. This catalogue was produced for exhibitions held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art December 21, 1971-February 27, 1972; Royal Academy of Arts London June 24-July 24, 1972; National Gallery of Ireland Dublin August 9-October 1, 1972. unpaginated, over 100 illus. (many in colour). Paperback with cover depicting Vincent van Gogh's Hospital at Saint-Remy (some wear, noticeable on spine and scuffing of back cover, some darkening of text margins but unmarked interior).Very good condition.Size: 11" x 8 1/2" (28cm x 22cm).

"Art & Nature: An Illustrated Anthology of Nature Poetry" selected and introduced by Kate Farrell. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1992]. First edition. pp. 175, Index. 145 colour illus. Hardcover, green cloth with silver decoration on cover and silver title on spine (corners bent, spine bumped, scratches on back cover, bookplate on front free endpaper, interior is unmarked). d.w., clipped (some wear, upper front corner worn and small tear, scratches).Very good condition.Size: 7 3/8" x 7 7/8" (18.5cm x 20cm).

Artforum, Volume XXI No. 2, October, 1982. New York: Artforum International Magazines, Inc., 1982. pp. 96. Cover design: James Wines, "Highrise of Homes", 1982.Good condition: pages toned, price sticker on front cover, no marks.

Artforum Volume XXI No. 5, January 1983. New York: Artforum International Magazine, Inc., 1983. pp. 96. Cover: Barry Le Va, "During (Between Imagination and Actuality)," installation- particle board, fiberglass and stainless steel.Good condition: corners worn, crease on back corner, no marks.

Artforum Volume XXII No. 1, September 1983. Cover: Brice Marden, "Window Study II", 1983, ink and watercolor on paper, 48 x 47 1/2". Good condition: no marks, covers slightly worn.

"Britain's Kings and Queens" by Sir George Bellew. (Pride of Britain Books). London: Pitkin Pictorials Ltd., 1974. pp. 24. many colour illus. Softcover, illustrated, white title (heavy crease down middle of front & back covers, some wear especially to spine & corners, interior clean & unmarked).Good condition.Size: 9" x 7" (23cm x 18cm).

"British Painting" by Eric Newton. (British Life and Thought: No. 21). Revised edition. Published for The British Council. London: Longmans, Green and Co., [1948]. pp. 42, Bibliography. 19 b. & w. illus. Paperback (top & bottom of spine torn & frayed, covers foxed, front cover chipped, back cover creased, all edges foxed, interior foxed but otherwise unmarked).Good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (21.5cm x 14cm).

"Claude Monet 1840-1926 A Feast for the Eyes" by Karin Sagner-Duchting. Koln: Taschen, [1998]. English translation Karen Williams. pp. 220, Index. numerous illus. (many in colour). Hardcover, light blue boards with white title on front cover & spine (small dents to edges of front & back covers, dent to upper corner, front & back, some toning to margins, interior is clean & unmarked). dj. (bit worn at top & bottom of spine, and along edges, some toning on inside of dust jacket).
Very Good condition.
Size: 12" x 9 3/4" (30.5cm x 24.5cm).

"Contemporary Inuit Drawings" by Marion E. Jackson & Judith M. Nasby. Guelph, Ontario: Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, [1987]. pp. 118, Bibliography. 85 b. & w. illus. and 10 colour illus. Paperback (corners worn & bent, spine worn, covers scuffed & scratches, creases on back cover, interior clean and unmarked).Good condition.Size: 9" x 10" (23cm x 25cm).Catalogue to an exhibition at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario December 5, 1987-February 7, 1988, and travelling to: The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan February 16-March 20, 1988, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba April 10-June 19, 1988, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT. August-September, 1988, Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia November, 1988, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario March 9-April 30, 1989.

"Degas 1879- Paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture from around 100 years ago in the context of his earlier and later works." Catalogue by Ronald Pickvance. An exhibition organised by the National Galleries of Scotland and the Edinburgh Festival Society, in collaboration with the Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries. [Edinburgh]: The National Galleries of Scotland, 1979. pp. 88, Bibliography. 16 colour plates and many b. & w. illus. Paperback (covers soiled, some wear, interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 10 1/2" x 8 1/8" (26.5cm x 20.5cm).Exhibition held at the National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, 13 August to 30 September 1979 for the Edinburgh International Festival 1979.

"Drawings by Mervyn Peake." [London]: The Grey Walls Press, [1949]. (Introduction by Mervyn Peake). First published in 1949. pp. 11 + 62 b. & w. plates (some with colour). Hardcover, green/grey cloth with black title on spine (corners square, covers pretty clean but for a smudge to front lower corner, spine bumped & bottom a bit frayed, covers bowed outwards, top edge foxed, interior is clean & unmarked, though the paper throughout has darkened). d.w., unclipped (spine darkened, spine chipped some to both top & bottom, some wear and a few tiny tears, a large mark of foxing on upper corner, but several large portions of foxing are visible only on the inside of the dust jacket, also are a few marks on the covers).Very good condition (Dust jacket in good condition).Size: 9 7/8" x 7 1/2" (25cm x 19cm).The title page says "Drawings by Mervyn Peake." On the dust jacket and the book spine the title is "The Drawings of Mervyn Peake." The first issue had a gilt title on the spine. Other printings have black or… Read More

"Education of Vision." Edited by Gyorgy Kepes. London: Studio Vista, [1965]. Vision + Value Series. pp. 233. numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, purple boards, with gilt title on spine (some corners bent, spine bumped, top of spine faded, top & bottom edge stained & soiled, previous owner's signature on front free endpaper, otherwise interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (some wear, spine chipped a bit, jacket is darkened overall, especially to spine).Good+ condition.Size: 11" x 9" (28cm x 23cm).

"Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma" by Michael Peppiatt. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1997]. First American edition. pp. 366. Many b. & w. illustrations. Two pages of notes inserted. Hardcover, dark grey cloth with gilt title to cover and spine (spine is bumped, annotations & underlining in pen in text-see photo, notes in pen on front and back endpapers). dj., unclipped (a few creases, price sticker residue on front cover, price sticker on back cover, otherwise in very good condition). Size: 9 3/8" (23.5cm) x 6 1/2" (16.5cm).Good+ condition. (Dust jacket in Very Good- condition).Francis Bacon- one of the most original artists of the 20th Century. His painting both repels and attracts the viewer simultaneously. His works are unique and without comparison. This book is a portrait of both the man and the artist. His experiences are surely strongly connected with the images he created. Love him or hate him- there's no one like Francis Bacon.

"Giles: Fifty Years at Work" [text by William Feaver]. [London: The British Council, 1994]. Published for the exhibition Giles: A Cartoonist Goes to War! at the Belgian Centre for Cartoon Art, Brussels, 6 September-6 November, 1994. pp. 60. numerous b. & w. illus., some colour. Paperback (slight wear, esp. corners, interior unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 8 5/8" x 9 5/8" (22cm x 24.5cm).

"The Great Painters of China" by Max Loehr. [London]: Phaidon, [1980]. First edition. pp. 336, Index, Bibliography. 15 colour plates and numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (spine bumped & bit worn, corners rubbed & bit bent, some stains on back cover (grease?), pricing in pencil on front free endpaper, some toning to page margins, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (some slight creasing at top of front cover, little wear to top & bottom of spine, some toning on the inside of the jacket). Very Good condition. Size: 10 3/4" x 8" (27cm x 20.5cm). "This is the long-awaited account of Chinese painting by a leading scholar in Chinese art history, Professor Max Loehr. The product of an experience and understanding acquired in a lifetime, The Great Painters of China is one of the classics of the subject." (from the dustjacket)

"Guide to the Musee Rodin" by Catherine Chevillot (editor) and Christine Lancestremere. Translated by Pamela Hargreaves and Bronwyn Mahoney. [Paris]: Editions du musee Rodin, [2019]. pp. 224, Index, Bibliography and Glossary. text in English. numerous illus. (many in colour). Paperback (very little wear- some light scratches on back cover, interior is clean and unmarked).
Very Good condition.
Size: 9" x 6 3/4" (23cm x 17cm).

"Henri Matisse 1869-1954 Master of Colour" by Volkmar Essers. (Basic Art series). [Koln]: TASCHEN GmbH, [2016]. Originally published in 1987. pp. 96. numerous colour illus., plus a few b. & w. illus. Hardcover, white boards with black title on front and spine (corners square, interior clean and unmarked). illus. dj. (small smudge on lower front cover).
Very Good condition.
Size: 10 3/8" x 8 1/2" (26.5cm x 21.5cm).

"Henri Matisse" by Alexander Romm. Translated by Chen I. Wan. [Moscow]: Ogiz-Izogiz, 1937. pp. 74, Bibliography. colour frontis., 3 colour plates & 41 b. & w. illus. Card wrappers with attached pink cover (worn, loss to both top & bottom of spine, spine faded, piece at top of front cover missing, lower corner creased, front flap is detached & inserted, inscription & owner's signature on front free endpaper, all pages toned, interior is unmarked, wrappers detached from text block, dampstain in margin at top of illustration pages in rear and to colour plates, and dampstain to back wrapper).Good- condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 6" (21.5cm x 15.5cm).