Art

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1989. This mammoth 1989 edition is in Very Fine condition, and comes with a Fine dust jacket, which has a tiny tear. (Click on photo.) The book is bound in blue cloth with bright die-stamped gilt titles and border. Originally published in 1984 on the occasion of Dali's eightieth birthday, this is the most sumptuous book on the painter ever produced. It includes more than 1,110 illustrations, including 672 plates in full color. Written by Dali's close friend, the art historian Robert Descharnes, the book was translated from the French by Eleanor R. Morse. In addition to the vast number of Dali's artwork shown, Decharnes' text captures Dali's life and world, and all those who inhabited it, with accompaning period black-and-white photographs. The book measures 10 3/4 by 14 1/2 inches and includes 455 pages. Due to the book's hefty 12-pound shipping weight, the domestic Media Mail shipping cost will be adjusted to total $11.50, which will… Read More

Ithaca, NY: Cornell U., 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Thomas Gainsborough. 1sts, 4tos in green cloth, vg+ (spine tails lightly bumped, divet and smudge to top edge of v1) in vg+ djs (edgewear) in vg slipcase (light scratching, light fading). 620 pp. total. Please be aware that shipping this item will require extra charges above our standard rate.

London: Phaidon Press Limited. 1963. Quarto Size. Both volumes are in Very Good condition in Very Good [price-clipped] Dustjackets. Both DJs have some age-toning to spine. Slipcase is very good condition but does have some marks with light discolouration to the top edge. Volume 1 contains the Artist lists with Black and White Plates [1-590]. Volume 2 is primarily black and White Plates [591-1478]. Volume 2 also contains a Topographical Index. A very handsome set. . A revised edition of Berenson's work which is a major reference for those interested in Renaissance painting. This edition includes more plates and the illustrations arranged in chronological and systematic manner. . 1st thus. Hardback.

New York: Norton, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Michele M. Penhall photos. First Edition stated with complete number line starting at 1; INSCRIBED by Prince, Mead, and Penhall on half-title page; 4to, green cloth; vg (boards bowed; shelfworn; spine ends and bottom corners worn) in vg- dj (edges worn, bumped, and creased; tear to top edge of front panel near spine); 180pp incl. index. Prince's residence, sometimes known as 'The Spaceship House,' is a favorite drive-by site on a tour of Albuquerque.

Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose, 1997. Livre. Très bon. Couverture souple. Ed. originale. In-4. Paris, Maisonneuve et Larose / Archimbaud, 1997. In-4, 127 pp., nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs à pleine ou double page, broché, broché, couverture grise à rabats imprimée en rouge et noir et illustrée en noir. Edition originale. L'un des 150 exemplaires sur Rives tradition ivoire, seul grand papier (n° 54). Quelques fines taches sur la couverture, sans réelle gravité, pour le reste parfait..

Propoganda Offices C N T & F A I, 1937. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Previous owners inscriptions: No. Book Condition: Good. Some minor spotting mainly to first couple of pages and rear couple. Jacket condition: No jacket. Published: 1937. 1st Edition: Unstated. Description: Images of paintings depicting images of the Spanish Civil War, with explanatory text in Spanish, French and English. Hardcover cardboard, oblong ,with no DJ, Pictorial Cover, with spiral spine. Evocative collection of propaganda paintings depicting scenes & figures from the Spanish Civil War. The reproductions of the paintings with the artist's signature on each piece are printed so well on heavier stock paper as to almost appear not to be printed copies. The artist "Sim" is apparently a pseudonym for Jose Luis Rey Vila. Printed in Spain. From the introduction: "This album is the artistic essence of a great and pure movement of the masses. A movement towards emancipation of a kind that is worthy of… Read More

First edition. Interesting former owners name Leandros Viky in greek. With 8,000 keywords, 650 fig. In the text and 64 boards, including 32 in color (Mit 8000 Stichwörtern, 650 Abb. im Text und 64 Tafeln, davon 32 in Farbe).

Cet ouvrage a ete realise a l'occasion de l'exposition STEPHANE PENCREAC'H - PEINTURE ETC... a la Galerie Beaubourg, d'avril a juin 2002.A very good+ paperback catalogue, 1st edition, ex-library with stamps, stickers & markings bump on bottom corner back cover.Un miroir qui vole en éclats, dispersant çà et là le souvenir d'une étreinte. Un pêcheur occupé à traquer d'insaisissables poissons au-dessus d'une eau pourpre. Une main armée d'un couteau surgissant du néant rouge... Partout, des figures monstrueuses, des enfants dont le corps est celui d'un centaure, des cyclopes qui scrutent d'un oeil torve. On peinerait à chercher une thématique aux derniers tableaux et dessins de Stéphane Penréac'h tant ils semblent refuser la facilité d'un sujet fédérateur. Ce qui importe, c'est la logique formelle auxquels ils répondent : entaille de la toile, déformation du châssis, vrais faux reflets dans de faux vrais miroirs, ombres peintes et ombres réelles dues à l'ouverture de la toile,… Read More

France: The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Through Trianon Press, 1960. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Fine, unread copy, in a fine jacket.Still in publisher's original slipcase, which is toned, and worn at extremities. Large, overweight volume will require extra postage..

Fine copy with dark blue cloth boards with gilt printing on the cover and spine. Slight bumping on the corners and top of the spine. The dust cover is clipped and two tears have been taped from the inside. The binding is intact and secure. The text block is clear and unmarked with mild age toning. Gift inscription Christmas 1953 on front end paper. 642 pp

Kuszczynski, n. Hardcover. 838808092X. Very Good. Very Good.

Phaidon, y. 2005. Hardcover. 714845450. Good. Phaidon, 2005. Very Good. dj well bumped , textt very good

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Beaux Arts Editions. 320 : color illustrations; 34 cm. Illustrated cover. Dust jacket repeats cover design. Grey endpapers. A beautiful coffee table book about the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, which displays art in a wide variety of media produced between 1848 and 1914. Heavily illustrated with color photographs of paintings, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, decorative arts, and architecture. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; clean and bright.

Faber & Faber, 2013-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x8x0. Lovely copy. Text is clean and unmarked, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Hard Cover. Dust jacket is clean and bright, light edge/shelf wear. A currently OOP (out of print), uncommon, or hard to find book. First edition, First Printing, Full Print Line Displayed. 2013. Faber & Faber. Ships in box, quickly and with care.

Brand New Book, Shrinkwrapped, in Good Condition, having Small, Light Bumps to the Corners but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. No Remainder Mark.
Book Description:

The Gallery of Alexander VII has over 150 color illustrations, mostly plates, including many double-page spreads. The contents include a short history of the Quirinale Palace and a description of its treasures; Alexander VII, Pietro da Cortona, and Napoleon, an essay by Louis Godart; The Gallery: The Art as described by Rosella Vodret; An Iconographic Programme, an essay by Giorgio Leone; The Restoration of the Gallery, an essay by Vodret and Leone; and a history of the gallery by Francesco Colalucci.