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John Berger's many books include Ways of Seeing, the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours, the Booker Prize–winning novel G., and To the Wedding.From the Hardcover edition.
Art Theory Books & Ephemera
Beauty
by Scruton, Roger
Oxford University Press, 2009. Early Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. VG+/VG+ 2nd print 2009 Oxford hardback, unclipped DJ. Light corner and spine-end bruising, a little edge-rubbing to jacket, VG+ bright and unmarked otherwise, no tears to jacket. Size: 5 x 0.75 x 7 inches. 223 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Art & Design; Art Theory; ISBN: 019955952X. ISBN/EAN: 9780199559527. Dewey Code: 111.85. The photos provided are of our own...
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Abstract Expressionism: Other Politics
by Gibson, Ann Eden
Yale University Press, 1997. Paperback. Pages clean with a few minor col. 8x0x10. Pages clean with a few minor color marks to paper fore-edge, binding tight, softcovers clean with bumping to right corners
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£39.58
The Sanity of Art: An Exposure of the Current Nonsense about Artists being Degenerate
by Bernard Shaw
London.: Constable and Company Ltd., 1911. First printing. . Hard with Dust Jacket. Very good in like dust jacket. 12mo.. Very good in like dust jacket.
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£12.00
Situation : an exhibition of British abstract painting
by Roger Coleman ; Gordon House
London: R.B.A. Galleries, 1960. Soft cover. Very Good. Catalogue of an important exhibition held at the Royal Society of British Artists (R.B.A. Galleries), London, September 1960. Introduction by Roger Coleman. Catalogue designed by Gordon House and printed by The Kynoch Press. Includes work by Ayres, Cohen, Denny, William Green, Ralph Rumney, Hoyland, Irwin, and Richard Smith amongst others. [20] : ill. ; 18 cm. Minimal shelf wear to cover, staples starting to rust, no inscriptions. Photographs...
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£115.00
Creative Camera, May 1973, number 107
by Colin Osman (editor) ; Marc Garanger ; Alexander Rodchenko ; Anton Guilio Bragaglia
London: Coo Press Ltd., 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes works by Marc Garanger ; Alexander Rodchenko ; Anton Guilio Bragaglia. Paginated pages 145-180, illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£10.95
A Joy Forever; being the substance (with additions) of two lectures on the political economy of art
by John Ruskin
London.: George Allen., 1907. 2nd Edition . Hard. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Good. Publishers full green calf. Gilt tooled. Spine toned. Endpapers toned. Contemporary ownership inscription neatly penned to free front endpaper. Top edge gilt. 274pp. 6".
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Arteria et communitas : Matthew Antrobus, David Gross, Paul Honeywill, Indra Khanna, Suzanne Riddoch, Tom Tullernaar, Martin Woolner : works by the Fellows of Exeter College of Art and Design, 1985-86
by Matthew Antrobus ; David Gross ; Paul Honeywill ; Indra Khanna ; Suzanne Riddoch ; Tom Tullernaar ; Martin Woolner
Exeter: Exeter College of Art & Design , 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Catalogue published to accompany an exhibition held at the Spacex Gallery/Exe Gallery, 28 June - 19 July 1986. 32 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Slight shelf wear to cover, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£11.95
Photography at MoMA : 1920 to 1960
by Quentin Bajac ; Lucy Gallun ; Roxana Marcoci ; Sarah Meister
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Contents: Foreword / Glenn D. Lowry -- Modern photography at MoMA / Quentin Bajac -- American modernism, 1920-1940. Experience with reality / Quentin Bajac -- The new photographer, 1920-1940. The new photographer : propositions for the future / Roxana Marcoci -- Surrealism and the everyday, 1920-1940. Photography between reality and dream / Pepper Stetler -- America and the documentary style, 1930-1950....
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£64.95
Creative Camera, April 1974, number 118
by Colin Osman (editor) ; Bill Owens ; Ralph Eugene Meatyard
London: Coo Press Ltd., 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes works by Bill Owens ; Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Paginated pages 109-144, illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£10.95
Creative Camera, January 1971, number 79
by Colin Osman (editor) ; Tony Ray-Jones ; Allen Dutton ; Ken Graves ; Minor White
London: Coo Press Ltd., 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes work by Tony Ray-Jones (6 pages of New Orlean portraits) ; Allen Dutton ; Ken Graves ; and Minor White on French primitive photography. Paginated pages 1-36, illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£19.95
Creative Camera, August 1975, number 134
by Colin Osman (editor) ; Edward Grazda ; Anders Petersen ; Ave Pildas ; Judy Steiner
London: Coo Press Ltd., 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes works by Edward Grazda ; Anders Petersen ; Ave Pildas ; Judy Steiner. Paginated pages 253-288, illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£10.95
Architectural Design, Volume XXIII, nos. 1-12, 1953
by Pidgeon, Monica ; Randell, B. C. ; Crosby, Theo (editors)
London: Standard Catalogue Co. Ltd., 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Key UK-based architectural journal of the period, aka 'AD'. Includes features on Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe, Plan 9, Eames, new Time-Life building in London, Goldfinger's Fletcher Warehouse in Birmingham, Golden Lane Estate, new flats in Pimlico. Hunstanton School by the Smithsons, and a special issue on small houses. Index to volume 23 bound in at front. 357 pages, illustrations,...
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£74.95
Roger Fry's Journey : From the Primitives to the Post-Impressionists (Watson Gordon lecture ; 2006)
by Elam, Caroline
Edinburgh : National Galleries Of Scotland, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. In association with The University of Edinburgh and VARIE." 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm. First edition, first printing. Green printed boards, minimal shelf wear, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£10.95
AA Files 63, 2011
by Architectural Association (Great Britain). School of Architecture ; Thomas Weaver (editor)
London: Architectural Association, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Includes essays on John Winter, the Suburbanist, fashion models, stripes, and Margate sands. [120] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Slight shelf wear to cover, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£11.95
Robert Longo Talking About The Sword of the Pig
by Robert Longo ; Richard Francis
London: Patrons of New Art, The Friends of The Tate Gallery, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Interview with Robert Longo by Richard Francis on Tate Gallery's acquisition of Longo's 'The Sword of the Pig,' in 1983. 15 pages, illustrations. Minimal shelf wear, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£10.95
Creative Camera, May 1975, number 131
by Colin Osman (editor) ; Edward Miller ; Jack Yates ; Anthony Barboza ; Lloyd Philips
London: Coo Press Ltd., 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes works by Edward Miller ; Jack Yates ; Anthony Barboza ; Lloyd Philips. Paginated pages 145-180, illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges, staples starting to rust, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£10.95
Mary Kelly
by Mary Kelly Project ; Melissa Castegnetto ; Marina Vishmidt ; Jackie White ; Chloe Stewart ; Gunvor Nelson
London: Mary Kelly Project, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 'Mary Kelly' was an artist-led project that attempted to articulate the politics of site and self through a radical engagement with cinema. In this instance 'Mary Kelly' was used as a collective name. Includes essays by Melissa Castegnetto, Marina Vishmidt, Jackie White, Chloe Stewart, and an interview with Gunvor Nelson. 27 pages, illustrations. First edition, first printing. Slight shelf wear...
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Creative Camera, October 1974, number 124
by Colin Osman (editor) ; Nancy Hellebrand ; Tony Ray-Jones ; P.H. Emerson
London: Coo Press Ltd., 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes works by Nancy Hellebrand ; Tony Ray-Jones (America 1971) ; P.H. Emerson. Paginated pages 325-360, illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£11.95
Creative Camera, May 1972, number 95
by Colin Osman (editor) ; Chris Steele-Perkins
London: Coo Press Ltd., 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes works by Chris Steele-Perkins and images from 'New Photography USA' and 'Personal Views 1850-1970'. Paginated pages 145-180, illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£10.95
Creative Camera, July 1972, number 97
by Colin Osman (editor) ; Colin Curwood ; Felix H. Man ; Andre Gelpke ; Florence Henri ; Guy Borremans
London: Coo Press Ltd., 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes works by Colin Curwood ; Felix H. Man ; Andre Gelpke ; Florence Henri ; Guy Borremans. Paginated pages 217-252, illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£10.95
The New Architecture and the Bauhaus
by Gropius, Walter ; P. Morton Shand (translator) ; Joseph Hudnut
New York ; London: Museum of Modern Art ; Faber & Faber, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Influential book about modern architecture and the Bauhaus. Translated from the German by P.Morton Shand, with a preface by Joseph Hudnut. Undated, 1936 date comes from date of preface by Hudnut (December 16, 1936). 80 p.,[16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. Yellow cloth boards, shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, binding a little shaken. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched...
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The Art of England 3/4 leather
by John Ruskin
George Allen, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages clean with light toning, t. Pages clean with light toning, text block solidly bound, leather and marble boards show heavy edge wear, splitting to front hinge, tape to top of spine
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£31.48
Blood: Art, Power, Politics and Pathology
by Bradburne, James M
Prestel, Munich, Germany, 2002. First Edition. Hardback. Collectable - Very Good Condition/Very Good. Near Fine/VG 1st edition 2002 Prestel hardback, unclipped DJ, profusely illustrated high quality edition, an acclaimed resource. Superficial creasing and waviness mainly along rear edges of jacket, near fine bright and unmarked otherwise. Size: 254\nx 311.15\nx 25.4mm. 280 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Art Theory; ISBN: 3791326007. ISBN/EAN:...
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Beauty and the Beasts: On Museums, Art, the Law, and the Market
by Weil, Stephen E
Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1983. paperback. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. 8x5x0. Clean pages, tight binding, clean gloss soft boards
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£10.84
Le Corbusier and the tragic view of architecture (The Architect and society)
by Jencks, Charles
London: Allen Lane, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Well-illustrated critical study on influential architect. 198 pages : illustrations, plans ; 23 cm. First edition, first printing. Oatmeal cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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£38.95