Embattled Critic

NY: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, (1962.) 1st edition. Signed and inscribed to noted librarian Emerson Greenaway, then the director of the Philadelphia Free Library. Essays by the controversial art critic for The New York Times who questioned abstract expressionism and other movements of the era. Includes brief observations on Dali, Max Ernst, Magritte, Calder, Rothko, and other artists. 237 pp.,… Read more about this item

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Unclipped dust jacket with chipping. Contains essays by a former New York Times critic analyzing individual painters and sculptors, movements and schools, the role of museums, critics, and collectors. Black and white illustrations. Measures 5.75x 8.25 inches. 238p.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. Fine with some offsetting on the front end papers in near fine, lightly soiled dustwrapper.

The Noonday Press, 1962. Paperback. Good. Unmarked text. Contains essays by a former New York Times critic analyzing individual painters and sculptors, movements and schools, the role of museums, critics, and collectors. 238p.

NY: Farrar Straus and Cudahy. NF. 1962. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Stated first printing. A near fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket. There is a brown spot at the edges of the bottom page block near the spine. No t a remainder mark. Dust spotting to the edges of the upper page block . The jacket is dust soiled… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962. Cloth, 238 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Stated First Printing. Age toning, edges & endpapers lightly soiled. Includes reviews from the New York Times, where Canaday upset the abstract expressionist apple-cart. The "embattled critic" infuriated many people in the art community and the Times was deluged with letters calling for… Read more about this item

Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Good paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear and rubbing. Creases on spine. Minor corner bump.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

NY: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, Noonday Press, 1962. Illustrated throughout with B&W art reproductions. Black cloth boards, bright silver lettering, mostly clean, some shelf wear at extremities [fraying]. Textblock pages clean, unmarked, binding sound and square, age discoloration at endpapers and feps. PO's gift inscription at fep and 2 digit number at half title page. Media Mail, Priority & most… Read more about this item

Farrar. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1962. Hard Cover. (I374) .

Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012-04-28. Paperback. Good.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.