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Anyone Can Draw!

by Zaidenberg, Arthur

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Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Company, 1939. "A complete, practical course in art instruction." Introduction by Joseph Tchakin; critical commentary by George Gombarts. This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition. Tan linen spine with gilt line drawings on a blue band. Clean text; great drawings throughout. Large, heavy book (almost 4 pounds). Previous owner has taped one of his (presumed) drawings to the rear endpaper; several signatures (front paste-down, FFEP, and half-title). The dusjacket is complete; wear to the edges, with rubbing and chipping. In a plastic protector. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Arthur Zaidenberg.
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The Art Crowd

by Burnham, Sophy

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New York: David McKay Company, 1973. An "inside story" tell-all about the New York art scene, rather scholarly, footnoted. (Things probably haven't changed much since this was originally written.) This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Printing of the First Edition. Purple cloth binding, embossed with a Roy Lichtenstein briushstroke, gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 395 pages, indexed. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP, small bookstore sticker on the rear endpapers, else Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped, with just a bit of wrinkling, mostly confined to the rear panel. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Art Fakes in America

by Goodrich, David L.

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New York: Viking, 1973. An entertaining romp through the fraud, swindling, and chicanery unfortunately rampant in the world of art and money. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Dark blue cloth binding with silver lettering. Clean text; 246 pages, indexed. The dustjacket is unclipped, with a small chip to the lamination on the rear panel. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Art Now. An Introduction to the Theory of Modern Painting and Sculpture

by Read, Herbert

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London: Faber & Faber, 1968. Originally published in 1933, and considered an important and standard work on modern aesthetics. This is a Very Good copy of the new and enlarged edition (First Edition Thus).Illustrated with 196 plates, including four in colour. Gray cloth binding with black and red lettering on the spine. Text is clean; 144 pages, indexed, with the illustrations following. Some offset from the dustwrapper to the endpapers, and the gutters a bit weak. The dustwrapper is Good only, with several large chips. In an archival plastic protector. A serviceable copy of this famous book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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Bloomsday

by Field, Saul & Morton P. Levitt

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Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1972. Canadian master printmaker Saul Field created a "Bloomsday Suite" for exhibition in 1967, reflecting his fascination with James Joyce's "Ulysses." This beautiful book is based upon that endeavor, containing numerous illustrations. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition, which is LIMITED to 250 copies. Light green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 120 pages. SIGNED by Saul Field and Morton Levitt on the Title Page. Includied is an original engraving printed on Barcham green paper, also signed and numbered by the artist. Tiny hints of corner bumping, else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is showing some delamination of the acetate. The light green folder that protects the original print has a small spot on the front cover; the cloth-covered slipcase has some edgewear and light fading. A solid copy, and rather uncommon today.. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Limited. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.… Read More
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Brandenburger Tor Weltfrage (Brandenburg Gate Universal Question)
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Brandenburger Tor Weltfrage (Brandenburg Gate Universal Question)

by Immendorff, Jorg

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9780870706707
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0870706705
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New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1982. Immendorf (1945-2007), one of the best-known German artists of the late 20th century, was a painter, sculptor, and stage designer. This volume contains drawings, both color and black and white, along with a poem by A.R. Penck. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Iillustrated boards of thick cardboard. Unpaginated (about 75 pages). No dustjacket, as issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.
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Broadside Characters: Drawings By Jack.B. Yeats

Broadside Characters: Drawings By Jack.B. Yeats

by Yeats, Jack B.

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Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1971. Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) was the brother of Nobel Prizewinner William Butler. Here are eight drawings by the Irish artist dating from 1908-1913, issued here in a Fine Press edition of 300 copies. Blue cloth binding with a paper label, also one of his drawings. Published in Dublin in 1971, with the drawings hand-coloured, and an introduction by Anne Yeats. The pages are unopened. Hints only a some bumping, and several scattered spots on two pages. Lacking a dustwrapper; in an archival plastic protector. . Limited. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Estampas De La Revolucion Espanola 19 Julio De 1936 ["Drawings of the Spanish Revolution of...
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Estampas De La Revolucion Espanola 19 Julio De 1936 ["Drawings of the Spanish Revolution of July 19, 1936"]

by [Rey, Jose Luis Vila]

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Barcelona: Graphos Colectivizada, 1936. A beautifully-produced report/commemoration of the fierce fighting that broke out in Barcellona two days after the Fascist uprising against the Second Spanish Republic, which initiated the Spanish Civil War. In this engagement the Fascist military was defeated by various people's militias of poorly-armed peasants and workers. A vivid description can be found in "Man's Hope" by Andre Malraux (NY, 1938). The book consists of stunning artwork by "SIM" [Jose Luis Vila Rey]. First Edition. Large format (10.5" x 13.5") spiral-bound wraps. The text is in Spanish, French, and English. Unpaginated, but 59 pages. Produced by the "Confederacion Nacional del Trabadjo" [National Confederation of Labor] and the "Federscion Anarchista Iberica" [Spanish Anarchist Federation]. In Very Good, (Plus) condition. Edges are rubbed and there is a one-inch chip on the front cover where the printing has peeled. The text, with its… Read More
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Eventually Everything Connects

Eventually Everything Connects

by Lora, Loris

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London: Nobrow Press, 2014. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition [stated "This is a first edition"], an illustrated exploration that "...highlights the relationships and connections of creatives during a very innovative and exciting period in design." Some of the connections; Charlie Chaplin, Steve McQueen, Alan Lustig. The artwork, on both sides of the "page" folds out to over six feets. A pocket contains a fold-out poster.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Explosive Acts. Toulouse-Lautrec, Oscar Wilde, Felix Feneon, and the Art & Anarchy of the Fin...
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Explosive Acts. Toulouse-Lautrec, Oscar Wilde, Felix Feneon, and the Art & Anarchy of the Fin De Siecle

by Sweetman, David

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9780684811796
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0684811790
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New York, London, Sydney, Singapore: Simon & Schuster, 1999. The author has previously published biographies of Van Gogh, Mary Renault, and Gaugin. First published in England; this is a Fine copy of the First American Edition. White paper-covered boards with a red spine, silver lettering. Clean text: 512 pages, indexed. The dustjacket is unclipped and Fine; in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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Exposicion Antonio Frasconi. Grabados En Madera. Litographias. Libros Ilustrados 1962-1967
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Exposicion Antonio Frasconi. Grabados En Madera. Litographias. Libros Ilustrados 1962-1967

by Frasconi, Antonio

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Montevideo: Instituto General Electric, 1967. Exhibition catalog for a show of woodcuts, lithographs, and illustrated books by the famed printmaker Antonio Frasconi (1919-2013). White wraps; twelve pages, with six illustrated works within. Tipped into the first page opposite the Title is an original woodcut in a red ochre ink that is titled ("Autobiographia"), dated (1967), and SIGNED by the artist. Very Good (Minus) condition. Although bright and clean, the booklet suffers from some creasing.; however, this does not affect the original print, which could be removed and framed by itself. Frasconi's works have held their value.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (Minus)/Very Good (Minus). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Fifty Cariacatures By Max Beerbohm
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Fifty Cariacatures By Max Beerbohm

by Max Beerbohm

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New York: E.P. Dutton, 1913. Although Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872-1956) wrote essays and novels, he is best remembered for his witty caricatures of popular politicians and personalities of the day. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of his fifth book of drawings, the First American Edition. Bright green cloth binding, with one of Max's drawings reproduced and filled with gilt. Forty-eight halftone drawings are tipped onto heavy, stiff brown paper stock; the last two are line drawings on white paper. Some light staining to the front endpapers; corners are bumped, but not badly. The dustwrapper is only partially present, in the guise of its front panel (with the same drawing as on the front panel of the book) and the front flap only. These are held in place with the archival plastic protector. A lovely book, and rather uncommon. Also present are two contemporary newspaper clippings that were at one time laid-in. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth.… Read More
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Hogarth Illustrated and A Supplement to Hogarth Illustrated [Three Volumes]
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Hogarth Illustrated and A Supplement to Hogarth Illustrated [Three Volumes]

by Ireland, John

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London: J.N. Boydell and Company & G. And W. Nicol, 1806. John Ireland (1742-1808), an enthusiast of the artist, edited John Trusler's "Hogarth Moralised" (1768) to produce these works. First published in two volumes in 1793; a third supplemental volume came out in 1798. These are Very Good copies of the Third Edition (stated). Full leather binding, decorated with decorative both blind and gilt stampings. The spines are ruled and decorated in gilt, with titling in gilt within red and black compartments. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Volume One has a frontis portrait of Ireland and the half-title has Hogarth and his dog. the text is clean; cxxii, 237 pages. There are forty plates, including Garrick as Richard III. Volume Two is 379 pages, with forty-three plates.Volume Three is titled "A Supplement to Hogarth Illustrated; Compiled from His Original Manuscripts, in the Possession of John Ireland..." and "Published for the Author." Contains xxiv, 370 pages,… Read More
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Johnny Comet No.1

Johnny Comet No.1

by DePaolo, Peter

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Ann Arbor: Edwin Aprill, Jr., 1967. Frank Frazetta (1928-2010) is perhaps the most renowned fantasy and science fiction artists, famed for his cover illustrations of Robert E. Howard's novels. He had an early career as a comic book artist. This reproduces one of the strips from 1952. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition, which is LIMITED to one thousand copies. Large format paperbound with Frazetta artwork on the covers. Clean text; very faint floodmark on the cover; else, a Fine copy. . Limited. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Frank Frazetta. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The New Order. A Current History Book
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The New Order. A Current History Book

by Szyk, Arthur

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941. Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), a Polish Jew (later American citizen) became one of the most renowned illustrators of the Twentieth Century. A superior draftsman, his work often resembles that of a Medieval miniaturist - as in his version of the Haggadah, published in 1940. The rise of fascism had long alarmed him, and one year later came this book of "cartoons" mocking the Axis through brilliant caricature. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Foreward by J.J. Horowitz; Introduction by Roger W. Straus, Jr. Light-olive cloth binding with black titling on the front cover. Clean text; unpaginated (41).Thirty black-and-white illustrations; eight more, and the Title Page, are in colour. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP, else a Fine copy, the best Quercus has seen. The dustjacket is complete, unclipped. Some light edgewear; generally very bright, though rubbed and darkened at the margins; two small tears on the rear panel. In an archival plastic… Read More
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Paint the Wind. Illustrated with Paintings By Beatien Yazz

by Hanum, Alberta

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New York: Viking, 1958. A continuation of Hanum's book "Spin a Silver Dollar," which told the story of Jimmy Toddy (Beatien Yazz), an artistic prodigy. Beautifully illustrated with eight full color paintings bythe Navajo artist. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Brown marbled paper-covered boards with a tan linen spine. Clean text; 206 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped; a very light bit of soiling on the spine, else Fine. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Beatien Yazz (Jimmy Toddy).
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Paris Without End. On French Art Since World War I

by Perl, Jed

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First Edition.
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780865473133
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San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988. Essays on the prime-movers of 20th-Century modernism; the author's first book. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine; fifty illustrations. Clean text; 146 pages. The dustjacket is also Fine; in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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The Queen's Garland. Being Chosen Lyrics of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth, Selected & Arranged By Fitz Roy Carrington

by Carrington, Fitz Roy (Editor)

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New York: R.H. Russell, 1898. Fitz Roy Carrington (1869-1954), editor, curator, lecturer on Fine Art Prints, prepared several lovely editions such as this. Here is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Vellum binding with gilt decorative emblems on the front cover. Clean text; 103 pages, with lovely illustrations and an "archaic" feel. Gift inscription on the FFEP; some scattered spotting throughout. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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The Ransom of Russian Art
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The Ransom of Russian Art

by McPhee, John

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9780374246822
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0374246823
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New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1994. Expanded from a long "New Yorker" article, McPhee investigates the underground world of Soviet dissident art. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Red cloth binding with black lettering on the spine.Clean and fresh text; 181 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped, also Fine. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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The Stones of Venice. Volume the First. The Foundations

by Ruskin, John

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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1884. Ruskin (1819-1900) was the premier art critic of the Victorian era. This is Volume One only of what was issued as a three-volume set, one of his most famous works. Green decorative cloth binding; lettering and decorations stamped in gilt. Clean text; 434 pages, with Appendices. There is a newspaper clipping laid-in to page 5 of the Preface, which has offset. Period previous-owned signature on the second free endpaper. A very nice little volume, mildly bumped and with minimal rubbing Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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