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New York: The Golden Press, 1961 xviii, 383 p. illus. (part col.) maps. 29 cm. Series: The Arts of Mankind. Bibliography: p. 341-359. Contents: Part One. I. The Assyrians and the Iron Age. II. From the Khabur to the Tigris III. The Eclipse of the Assyrians IV. Babylonians and neo-Babylonians. The Return to the Sources. V. From the Achaemenians to the Death of Alexander the Great. Part Two discusses Mesopotamian Techniques, Literature and Music. With 491 illustrations (111 in color) VG+ condition in like d... more information

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[St. Louis, Mo.]: Saint Louis Art Museum in association with H.N. Abrams, New York, 1990 192 p. : 85 illustrations, including 50 plates in full color; 26 cm. Notes. Index. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Feb. 22-May 13, 1990, and at the National Gallery of Art, June 15-Sept. 30, 1990. With contributions by Paul C. Nagel, Barbara Groseclose, Elizabeth Johns, Michael Edward Shapiro and John Wilmerding. NF condition in like dustjacket. OVERSIZED.. Cloth. ... more information

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London : J.M. Dent ; New York: National Gallery Publications ; [Chicago, Ill.] : Art Institute of Chicago ; [New Haven, Conn.] : Distributed by Yale University Press, 1996 324 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. Catalog accompanying an exhibition at the National Gallery, London, May 22-Aug. 26, 1996 and at the Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 28, 1996-Jan. 5, 1997. Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-317) and index. OVERSIZED.. Soft Cover. Like New. ... more information

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Berkeley, CA: University of Califonia Press, 2007 xi, 219 pp. Illustrations, endnotes, bibliography, index. A scholarly study of the representation of India in Western popular culture from the mid-19th century until the present.. First Edition. Paperback. New. 23 x 15 cm. ... more information

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Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993 xvi, 261 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: "Sociologist Halle toured 160 homes in and around New York City: a selection of affluent townhouses, rowhouses in a blue-collar neighborhood, and suburban houses. He walked through living rooms and dens, inventoried the works on display, and talked to homeowners about the art around them. The result is a portrait of the uses of art and its meanings for those who buy and live wi... more information

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Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1997 As new in near fine dustjacket. This lovely, beautifully-written book on folk art (especially, ceramics) in Bangladesh has been out-of-print for several years. Heavily illustrated. 511 pp. Color plates, B&W illustrations, map, glossary, endnotes, bibliography, index. CONDITION: Minor shelf rubbing only to dustjacket. OVERSIZED.. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 25 x 19 cm. ... more information

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London: South Bank Centre, 1992 320 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Menil Collection, Houston, and the Art Institute of Chicago, 1992-93. Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-320). OVERSIZED.. Soft Cover. Like New. ... more information

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Beograd (Belgrade): Narodni muzej, 1972 25 pp. 12 leaves of plates (color facsimiles tipped in), bibliography. Text in both Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic) and French; English summary. A short study of the ornamental initials in the "Miroslavljevo Jevandelje" (Miroslav's Gospel; written for Miroslav, Prince of Hum, circa 1190 AD), one of the oldest and best-preserved Serbian books in Cyrillic characters. CONDITION: Sewn binding. Light overall wear.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 21 x 18 cm. ... more information

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New York: Thames and Hudson ; Chicago : Art Institute of Chicago, 1995 282 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Catalog of an exhibition, "Claude Monet: 1840-1926", organized and held at the Art Institute of Chicago, July 22-Nov. 26, 1995. Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273) and index. With 278 illustrations, 226 in color.. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. ... more information

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New York: Weatherhill, 1992. 236 pp. Color and black-and-white illustrations, bibliography, index. A finely produced reprint edition (now also out-of-print) of the original published by Kodansha International in 1981. An important reference book as well as providing a fascinating, comprehensive look into the life, training, techniques, and designs of a celebrated modern master carver of netsuke (small, carved wood or ivory toggles or buckles used by the Japanese to attach pouches to kimono belts). According... more information

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New York: W.W. Norton, 2004 630 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-604) and index. OVERSIZED.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. ... more information

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Los Angeles, Ca: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995 192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Exhibition catalog. Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191). VG+ condition. Softcover. Previous owner's name writ small on copyright page. OVERSIZED.. Paperback. Very Good. ... more information

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New York: Bramhall House, 1966 xxiv, 244 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. Index. Bibliography: p. 233-240. With 86 plates in full color. 146 illustrations in black and white.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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Boston: Printed for the Trustees, 1931 x, 447 p. front., illus. (incl. ports.) 24 cm. Includes bibliographies. [Printed by D.B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston] Green cloth. No dustjacket. VG condition ( spine-sunned spine and light scuffing of boards; Vestige of erased number and rubmark to top edge.). First Edition.. Cloth. ... more information

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Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1995 x, 250 p., [7] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Series: SUNY series, the margins of literature. Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-243) and index. NF condition.. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Like New. ... more information

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New York: Touchstone Publishers, 1965 80 p. 14 tipped in color plates, many b&w illustrations; 33 cm. Text in French, English, and German. No slipcase, no original lithograph as called for in colophon. NF condition in clear mylar dustjacket.. Hard Cover. ... more information

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New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1998 599 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 564-579) and index. The author, (great-granddaughter of Henry Clay Frick) is able to draw on family memories and unprecedented access to family letters and private diaries at the Frick archives to paint an insider's portrait of the world famous art collector as well as provide insight into the creation of the Frick art collections. With approx. 300 pictures (200 in full color). NF condit... more information

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New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1998 599 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 564-579) and index. The author, (great-granddaughter of Henry Clay Frick) is able to draw on family memories and unprecedented access to family letters and private diaries at the Frick archives to paint an insider's portrait of the world famous art collector as well as provide insight into the creation of the Frick art collections. With approx. 300 pictures (200 in full color). OVERSIZED... more information

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Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1989 xiv, 184 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Kariel offers a pessimistic meditation on the postmodern art and aesthetics that have emerged in reaction to the oppressive structures of our society and that represent, he feels, a desperate effort to revive that which is deadened by technology and instrumentalism. VG+ in a slightly edgeworn dustjacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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New York: Bollingen Foundation Distr. By Pantheon Books, 1964 Part Two of the Sixth Volume of the A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. 583 pages. Illustrated, col. plates, col. maps (part fold.), plans. 26 cm. Bibliography. Index. VG+ condition in like dustjacket. OVERSIZED.. Bollingen Series: 35. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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