The Shock Of the New

by Hughes, Robert

The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes is a vividly illustrated guide to a hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-garde. Rich with prose that makes it a joy to read (even if you think you hate modern art), Hughes gives an amazing primer to the new art.  This book contains over 250 color photos.

Reviews

Review this book!

Available Copies

The Shock Of The New.

The Shock Of The New.

by HUGHES, Robert

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First U.S. edition / First printing.
Published
1981.
Binding
Ivory cloth.
ISBN 10
0394513789
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Edmonds, Washington, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£80.30

Show Details

Description:
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First U.S. edition / First printing. Ivory cloth. Very fine in price clipped, fine dust jacket. The breakthrough book for Hughes. A stunning reappraisal of 20th Century Art, which changed the way we look at art.
Item Price
£80.30
The Shock of the New.
More Photos

The Shock of the New.

by HUGHES, Robert.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Published
1980.
Binding
White paper-covered boards.
ISBN 10
0563177802
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Edmonds, Washington, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£120.45

Show Details

Description:
London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980. First edition / First printing. White paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. The breakthrough book for Hughes. A stunning reappraisal of 20th Century Art, which changed the way we look at art.
Item Price
£120.45
No image available

The Shock Of The New: Art And The Century Of Change

by Robert Hughes

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
Updated and Enlarged Edition
Published
1991
Binding
Softcover
ISBN 10
0500275823
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mona Vale, New South Wales, AUS
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£14.65

Show Details

Description:
Thames & Hudson, UK, 1991. Updated and Enlarged Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Size: Large 8vo ( 9 to 11 inches). Item Type: Book. Binding tight, spine fine. Minor marks and wear to book. ISBN: 0500275823. ISBN/EAN: 9780500275825. **Heavy Book. A Postage surcharge may be requested. Contact us BEFORE ordering for a quote.… Read more about this item
Item Price
£14.65
No image available

The Shock of the New

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1980
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0563177802
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mordialloc, Australian Capital Territory, AUS
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£91.56

Show Details

Description:
London: ABC, 1980, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. excellent
Item Price
£91.56
The Shock of the New; Art and the Century of Change; Updated and Enlarged Edition

The Shock of the New; Art and the Century of Change; Updated and Enlarged Edition

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0500275823
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£33.73

Show Details

Description:
London: Thames & Hudson [0-500-27582-3] 1992, 2nd printing. (4to paperback) 444pp. Very good. Black & white and color photographs and illustrations, bibliography, index. There is a previous owner's name on the half-title page. (Art, Art, Modern Art).
Item Price
£33.73
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0500275823
Quantity Available
1
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£5.50

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Very Good.
Item Price
£5.50
No image available

The Shock of the New

by Robert Hughes

Condition
Used - Fair
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0563177802
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Running Springs, California, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£17.65

Show Details

Description:
Hardcover. Fair. British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 8 ½ x 11 ”. 423 pp. Fair in a good dust jacket. Creases and open and closed tears along the edges of the dust jacket. Previous owner’s name in ink on the front pastedown. Contains pencil marks throughout the text. The binding is solid.
Item Price
£17.65
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardback
ISBN 10
0563177802
Quantity Available
1
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£15.14

Show Details

Description:
Hardback. Very Good.
Item Price
£15.14
The Shock of the New

The Shock of the New

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1981
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394513789
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Skyway, Washington, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£24.09

Show Details

Description:
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. 2nd printing. Tight and unmarked, with prior owner's name inked on half title page. VG/VG. Full cloth binding. 423pp. Dust jacket is rubbed at tips, with short tear near spine head; offered now in a new mylar cover. Heavy book: NO international or priority orders.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very… Read more about this item
Item Price
£24.09
THE SHOCK OF THE NEW

THE SHOCK OF THE NEW

by Robert Hughes

Condition
Used - Very good
Jacket Condition
very good
Edition
first american edition
Published
1981
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394513789
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Blue Hill, Maine, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£24.09

Show Details

Description:
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. first american edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 8 x 11 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean, minimal wear, upper text edge slightly foxed. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not clipped, clean, a few chips. Art. Stax.
Item Price
£24.09
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Very good +
Edition
Later printing
Published
1993
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0500275823
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Montmorillon, FRA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£10.00

Show Details

Description:
London: Thames and Hudson, 1993. Later printing. Paperback. Very good +. New and Enlarged Edition. 4to (276 x 203mm). Pp 444 with illustrations in colour (269) and b&w throughout. Previous owner's initials neatly in ink on the half-title else a clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers.
Item Price
£10.00
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0500275823
Quantity Available
1
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£5.50

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Good.
Item Price
£5.50
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Very good+
Jacket Condition
Very good+
Edition
First edition
Published
1980
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0563177802
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£20.08

Show Details

Description:
London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. White cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto [8.25" x 11"], illustrated in color and b&w. Book has mild bumps to corners, gentle toning and wear to edges of boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ gently toned, rubbed and edgeworn.
Item Price
£20.08
No image available

The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art, Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall

by Robert Hughes

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
first American edition
Published
1981
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394513789
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£23.25

Show Details

Description:
first American edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; tight bind; clean cloth cover, bright gilt titling; dj has no tears, no creases; flap price present MS
Item Price
£23.25
No image available

The Shock of the New

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good DJ
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1981
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394513789
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Morganton, North Carolina, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£28.33

Show Details

Description:
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover. 1981. 1st Edition. 4to 423pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. B&W and Color Illustrations. DJ price clipped Authoratative account of the hundred-year history of modern art .
Item Price
£28.33
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Hardback
ISBN 10
0563177802
Quantity Available
1
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£15.14

Show Details

Description:
Hardback. Acceptable.
Item Price
£15.14
The Shock of the New; The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art, Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall

The Shock of the New; The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art, Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall

by Robert Hughes

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First American Ediiton
Published
1981
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394513789
Quantity Available
1
Seller
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£24.09

Show Details

Description:
Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First American Ediiton. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 28.5 x 20.5 cm. Quarto. 423 pages. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Some foxing to foredges.
Item Price
£24.09
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Updated and Enlarged Edition
Published
1992
Binding
Softcover
ISBN 10
0500275823
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Berry, New South Wales, AUS
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£20.93

Show Details

Description:
Thames & Hudson, London, 1992. Updated and Enlarged Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Size: 10"-12" Tall. Previous owner's name in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 0500275823. ISBN/EAN: 9780500275825. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45812. . 9780500275825
Item Price
£20.93
The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art: Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, It's Fall

The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art: Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, It's Fall

by Hughes, Robert

Condition
Used - Good
Published
1990
Binding
Soft Cover
ISBN 10
0070311277
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£6.02

Show Details

Description:
McGraw-Hill Companies, 1990. Soft Cover. Good. Good with clean unmarked interior. Moderately heavy wear to edges, corners creased
Item Price
£6.02
No image available

The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art, Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall

by Robert Hughes

Condition
Used - Collectible (VG)
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
January 1981
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394513789
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£40.15

Show Details

Description:
Alfred A. Knopf, January 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible (VG)/Very Good. First. VG/VG. unpriced clipped jacket with some tears to the lower rear spine. Now protected in Brodart jacket. Ex-libris sticker of original owner in ffep. clipped NYT reviews of the book and the show at MOMA it catalogues laid in.
Item Price
£40.15