Search Results: Contemporary Art from Black Cat Hill Books

London, UK Clive Holloway Books, 1989. Hardcover First Edition (1989), so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR/ARTIST. First Edition (1989), so stated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: several tiny stains at the top of the edge of the text block and a small spot at the upper fore-edge; a small smudge at the middle of the front pastedown endpaper; the binding is very slightly cocked; minimal shelving wear to the bottom edge of the boards; a thin dampstain runs along the top edge of the text pages and there is a faint crinkliness to the pages at that point; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor cosmetic flaws and other imperfections. Not far from "As… Read More

St. Louis, MO St. Louis Art Museum, 1991. Paperback First Edition (1991), unstated. Good in Wraps: shows indications of considerable use: moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and significant soiling, and faint creasing to the panels; the binding is slightly cocked but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A sturdy copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.5 x 9 x 0.3 inches). 95 pages. Illustrated with ten color plates and and numerous illustrations in black & white. Edited by Mary Ann Steiner. Foreward by James D. Burke. Language: English. Weight: 17.5 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. Based on an exhibit at the St. Louis Art Museum, this book includes color photos of the five paintings in the narrative cycle with photos of some of the 80 preparatory studies and detailed descriptions and the… Read More

Lecco, Italy Published on Behalf of the People's Bank of Lecco, 1983. Paperback First Edition [1983], unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing to the wrapper covers; a tiny, stray pen mark near the outside edge of the front panel and an even tinier spot of soil near the upper front corner; "University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara" rubber stamped at the front endpaper. Binding square and secure; text clean. A Handsome copy: Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 32pp. 15 Full-page Full-Color Plates. Portrait of the Artist inside the front cover. First Edition [1983], unstated. Paperback: Heavy Cardstock Pictorial Wraps. Catalogue from an Exhibition of the Artists Works, May 30 - June 29, 1986.

Newton Abbot, Devon, UK David & Charles, 1993. Hardcover First Edition [1993], so stated. First Edition [1993], so stated. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Pristine: Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is also flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 4to. (9.75 x 10.85 x 0.65 inches). 128 pages. Profusely illustrated, almost entirely with plates in color and with a smattering of black & white drawings. Decorated Endpapers. Weight: 2 pounds, 0.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Pamela Kay is known for her regular appearances in national painting magazines and the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibitions. She first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the age of 19, and her popular appeal is such that, in the years when a prize was awarded by the Royal Watercolour Society to the… Read More

San Francisco, CA Imperialton Group Publishing, 2002. Paperback Presumed First Ed, but unstated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Presumed First Ed, but unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows two very small scuffs, one at bottom edge front panel, the other at head of backstrip; binding shows slight spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to edges. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club. NOT Ex-Library. PBK: Heavy Cardstock Wraps. Introduction in English by Zhao Ruichun. A Collection of Jun Pei Cui's contemporary Improvisations, referrring to tradtional Chinese calligraphic seals. Gatefold Wraps: Heavy Card Wraps. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

London, UK John Murray Publishers, 1985. Hardcover First Edition (1985), so stated. First Edition (1985), so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of careful use: a tiny nick at the bottom edge of the front panel; minimal shelving wear along the bottom edge of the boards; the binding leans ever so slightly, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing some minor flaws. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing and very faint soiling to the rear panel, and the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.35 x 7.9 x 0.55 inches). 56 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pounds. 0.7 ounces. Hardback with DJ. 

Cambridge, UK Harper & Row: Icon Editions, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. First Edition [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use: The book shows just a hint of spine lean, a couple of barely discernible smudges at the outside edges of the text pages; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows only very mild rubbing; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.25 x 1.2 inches). xiv, 258 pages. 44 black & white illustrations. Notes. 29 essays. 1 pound, 5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Topics include Duchamp, the Spiral Jetty, Eva Hesse, Laurie Anderson, Jonathan Borofsky, Video Art, Julian Schnabel, Warhol, and more.

Bologna, Italy Editrice Missionaria Italiana, 1988. Hardcover Near Fine: shows only mild rubbing to the lamination of the coveres; a hint of age-toning to the endpapers and much less to the slick-paper pages of the text; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. (8 x 8.35 x 0.55 inches). 173 pages. Profusely illustrated with color plates by the artist. Language: English and Italian. Weight: 19.3 ounces. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards.

Mexico City, Mexico Nacional Financiera, 1994. Hardcover First Edition (1994), unstated. Limited to 1500 copies. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only a minute soil spot near the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound; showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; unclipped. Attractive and intact. Not far from "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Squarish 4to. (11.65 x 10.25 x 0.85 inches). 150 pages. Illustrated with duotone drawings by Josel and paintings in color by Kuiz Lopez and Pablo Szmulewickz. Edited by Mauricio… Read More

New York, NY Kodansha International , 1986. Hardcover First Edition (1986); so stated. First Edition (1986); so stated. Good in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows some dampstaining to the upper corner of the text pages, which has imparted a bit of "crinkliness" to that corner of the pages and some waviness to same; else only a hint soiling to the top edge of the text block and some light sunning to the top edge of the blue-green toned cloth over boards; a small spot of soil to the bottom edge of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing however a serious flaw. Corners sharp. The DJ shows some scuffing to the head of the backstrip and the backstrip also shows some faint sunning (the white titles thereon are unaffect, bold and clearly legible); else… Read More

Scottsdale, AZ FFCA Publishing Company, 1993. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows Fenn Galleries sticker at lower front free endpaper; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing at the corner tips and the upper outside edge front panel; unclipped, but retains former bookseller or gallery price sticker at upper corner front flap; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. 77pp. Fleischer Museum: The Perimeter Center. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Verso, 1989. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. First Edition Thus [1989], so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities with a little faint creasing near the lower corners; some faint scuffing and discoloration near the upper front corner; overall mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 164pp. Published in association with the Latin America Bureau. (Critical Studies in Latin American and Iberian Culture Series). Academic Press Paperback. Among the few (and rarely up-to-date) books that seriously address the arts in Latin America, this is especially interesting because of its interdisciplinary approach. The authors examine some key issues affecting artistic production, among them geography and changing borders, politics, the colonial past,… Read More

Paris, France Francois Bruneau: Galerie Epona , 1997. Paperback Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches). 12 pages. Language: English & French. Weight: 3.3 ounces. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.

Greenwich, CT New York Graphic Society, 1971. Hardcover First Edition [1971], so stated. First Edition [1971], so stated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of very light use: the top edge and the front and rear end papers show faint foxing; faint signs of exposure to water at the front free endpaper only, causing the slightest wavines; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing and barely discernible soiling; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large, squarish 4to. 120 Black & White photographic illustrations, 14 in color, plus 15 illustrations in text. Greco's life and work as a sculptor and artist, creator of the famous bronze doors for Orvieto Cathedral. Hardback with DJ.

Memmingen, Germany Edition Curt Visel, 1987. Hardcover Limited Edition, Number 198 of 1000. Limited Edition, Number 198 of 1000. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows very light shelving wear to the lower extremities and the mildest rubbing to the rear panel; very superficial bumping to the lower corner tips; a couple of tiny spots to the top edge of the text block; a short, faint line of soiling or perhaps a scrape at the upper front panel; the binding leans very slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Squarish 8vo. (8.8 x 7.85 x 0.7 inches). Edited by Curt Visel. Foreward… Read More

White Stone, VA Brandylane Publishers, 1999. Hardcover First Edition [1999], unstated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. First Edition [1999], unstated. Fine: flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no imperfections. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Square 8vo.(9.3 x 9.25 x 0.5 inches). xviii, 65 pages. Profusely illustrated with lovely watercolors from nature by Judy Witt. Language; English. Weight: 20.4 ounces. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards: No DJ 'as issued'. A collection of writings, watercolors, drawings and sculpture by husband and wife artists Jack and Judy Witt. Together, they reveal how a mystical place in the Virginia mountains… Read More

Secaucus, NJ Wellfleet Press, 1989. Hardcover Reprint Edition (1989). Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use; a hint of shelving wear to the lower extremities; a faint toning to the upper front panel; the binding leans ever so slightly, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws only. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Close to "As New". The DJ shows light wear to the upper extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. Folio (12.45 x 10.45 x 1 inches). 160 pages. Language: English. Weight: 3 pounds, 3.1 ounces. Reprint Edition (1989).… Read More

Paris, France Editions Filipacchi, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988], unstated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show only minor indications of use. Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows short, closed tear at top front hinge; remains unclipped. Overall, still close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT an Ex-Library copy. Folio. 123pp. First Edition [1988], unstated. Hardback with DJ. Johnson feels a close affinity to the surrealists. But his work, while surrealist in inspiration is photo-realist in technique. Like the photo-realists, Guy Johnson meticulously translates photos, often old ones, into paint on canvas, always introducing into his composition a disturbing element - sometimes funny, often disquieting even macabre. 

San Francisco, CA Chronicle Books, 1992. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book's binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows moderate rubbing; just a touch of wear to corner tips; impression of handwriting at front panel; price intact; mylar-protected. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club. NOT Ex-Library. 4to. 95pp. 60+ color photos; interview and critique. Hardback with DJ. The horses, created between 1973 and 1991, are composed of corroded scraps of painted metal, sticks, mud, wood, slate and other media.

Bucharest, Romania Editura Meridiane, 1976. Hardcover First Edition [1976], unstated. First Edition [1976], unstated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. Book shows light wear to extremities, with a one-inch closed tear at the top of the rear panel; very slight spine lean; text pages lightly tanned, except for the substantial section of plates, which was printed on slick paper; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing; one-inch closed tear at the top of the rear panel; moderate wear to extremities; price intact at the lower inside rear flap; mylar-protected. Oblong 8vo. Text in Romanian. Photography by Radu Braun. 32pp of text; 64 plates in color and black & White. Decorated Endpapers. Black paper over boards with white titles. Hardback with DJ. Ion Pacea (1924–1999) was a painter and an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.