Realism

Roosevelt, NJ, 1952. unbound. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Roosevelt, New Jersey, May 17, 1952, accompanied by the original stamped and postmarked and signed envelope. Written by the Social Realism artist to a friend requesting a rain-check for dinner: "Dear Mrs. Tishman, My wife and I would have loved to have dinner with you - thank you so much for asking us...Sincerely, Ben Shahn." Natural folds; near fine condition.<br/> <br/>

London: Merlin,. Hardback. 137pp. Translated from the German. Deals with the ideas of modernism, realism, and socialism in a study of the writing of Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, and others. Black cloth with gilt titles. Slightly faded to spine. Very good copy. . Hardcover. 1963.

New York: The Brooklyn Museum. 1988. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition - Glossy Card Covers. Illustrated with colour and black & white reproductions including two fold-outs. 245 pages. The informative and lavishly illustrated exhibition catalogue for the1988-89 exhibition of the same name. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Paperback Edition. Softcover.

Sydney: Art Exhibitions Australia Limited. 2009. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition - Card Wraps. Illustrated with colour plates. 339 pages. With an Essay by Lynne Seear. Exhibition catalogue for the Queensland Art Gallery exhibition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition (Australia). Softcover.

New York, 1929. Limited. unbound. Lithograph. Signed in pencil. Image measures 8" x 5.5". Sheet measures 16" x 11.75". Matted with archival corners.<br/> <br/> This print by Rockwell Kent depicts a woman washing her feet in a river, one leg in the water and the other bent up onto the shore. The background is lush with stylized foliage, and the woman appears to gaze contemplatively at the water in front of her. This image appeared in Kent's 1933... Read more about this item

New York: Harry N Abrams, Inc. 1967. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with colour and black & white reproductions. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 276 pages. An up-to-date treatment of the history of painting, focusing on the growth of creative vision over the past twenty centuries. . Reprint. Softcover.

London: Edward Arnold,. Paperback. 220pp. A study of the modern realistic novel, the sense that realism is under attack and a consideration of the realist novel and cinema. Very rubbed to all edges. Binding is sound. Good, sound copy. . Paperback. 1988.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition, 1992, hardcover with red cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 221pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with handsome boards and tight binding, previous owner's signature to half-title, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ near fine with mild rubbing.

Mile End, SA: Wakefield Press. 2016. Square Quarto Size [approx 26cm x 27cm]. Mint copy in a Mint Dustjacket. A New Book. Dustjacket protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with colour plates. 152 pages. his monograph, featuring over 120 of his artworks, traces the remarkable career of the painter Richard Maurovic. Described frequently as a super realist following in the footsteps of Jeffrey Smart, Maurovic has in fact drawn on a wide range of artistic influences from Piero della... Read more about this item

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1992. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Cloth in dust jacket, inscribed very fondly to a fellow colleague in the philosophy department at Bowdoin. Slightly used and musty, still very good. 221 pp.

Columbia, South Carolina: Camden House. 1995. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Inscribed by author [on title page] to the previous owner. Black & white illustrations. 243 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.