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W.W. Norton & Co.,, 1967. Hardcover. Good. A few early pages contain light pencil notations. Compiled by the editors of Art in America. 256 pp., profusely illus., many in color. Contributors include (among others) Clement Greenberg, John C. Ewers, Garnett McCoy. Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich. Some small marks on back cover. No dust jacket ... more information

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Harper & Row,, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. An exploration of Western history through its creative works. 286 illustration, 48 in color. Unclipped dust jacket with some chipping. 359pp. Clean throughout. ... more information

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Houghton Mifflin/The Riverside Press,, 1965. Hardcover. Good. Clean, tight book. First American edition. Clipped dust jacket with chipping on jacket, and some pieces missing near spine. Light remainder mark on edge. Translated from the Italian by Florence Hammond. 305pp. The author first met Berenson in 1925 when as a young man he was sent to the Berenson villa on a secret mission and became a frequent guest. ... more information

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National Gallery Publications,, 1998. Paperback. Like New. Clean, tight book. Extensively illustrated. Title in National Gallery Pocket Guides series. 80pp. ... more information

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J. Paul Getty Museum,, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Collection of 10 postcards by 17th century artists. Includes (among others) Rubens, Goltzius, Saenredam, and Rembrandt ... more information

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MFA Publications,, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. Folk art from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Extensively illustrated. 110pp. ... more information

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Thomas Y. Crowell Co.,, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked text. Fifteen full color reproductions. Traces American art from its beginnings. Examines (among others) Gilbert Stuart, Washington Allston, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargeant and Jackson Pollock. Bibliography. Index. A few tears on dust jacket. ... more information

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J. Paul Getty Museum,, 2001. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Like New. Overview of exhibition and events commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the establishment of Christianity as Armenia's state religion. This exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum was (Sept 11-Dec 2, 2001) devoted to a rare Gospel book from the destroyed Armenian monastery at Gladzor. Descriptive text, 4 color reproductions, overview of related events. Clean throughout. ... more information

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Haarlem Holland,, 1984. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight book. Illustrated. 40pp. Text in Dutch and English. Artists include Maerten van Heemskerck, Jan van Scorel, Cornelis Cornelisz, Willem Claesz, Frans Hals, Constant, Keesverwey and others. ... more information

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Harvard Univ Press,, 1972. Oversized Paperback. Very Good. Catalog for exhibition at the Fogg Art Museum (April 19-June 18, 1972) Extensively illustrated in B/W. Artists include Thomas Hart Benton, William M. Chase, Winslow Homer, Rembradt Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Paul Revere, John Singer Sargeant and others. ... more information

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Harvard Univ Press,, 1955. Hardcover. Good. Clean text. Tight binding. Unclipped dust jacket is in poor condition, with clear plastic protective cover. Presents the idea that the plastic image, the icon, always precedes the idea. Index. B/W illustrations. 161pp. ... more information

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art,, 1972. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good. Clean, tight book. Black mark on cover. Lavishly illustrated. Map. Unpaginated. Discusses art in the New York Metropolitan Museum collection and provides an overview of Islamic art. ... more information

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Yale University Press,, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean throughout. Handsomely illustrated. Maps. Dust jacket. 344pp. Index. References. This richly illustrated book provides an unsurpassed overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries. The volume focuses special attention on the development of numerous regional centers of art in Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, Iraq, and Yemen, as well as the western and northeastern provinces of Iran. ... more information

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Italian State Tourist Department,, nd. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good. Extensively illustrated. Maps. Soft bend. Unpaginated. Clean text. Some scuffing and edge wear. ... more information

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College Art Association,, 2004. Paperback. Good. Volume 63, no 3. Theme of this issue is Art and Risk. 115pp. Crease on back cover. Clean throughout. Extensively illustrated. Articles by Patricia C. Phillips in conversation with Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, Alejandro Anreus on the paintings of Antoia Eiriz, Branislav Jakovjevic on Malevich, Roulet on Ana Mendieta and Carl Andre, and more. Reviews. ... more information

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The Barnes Foundation Press,, 1977. Paperback. Good. Vol. VIII, Autumn 1977, No. 2. Includes "E Pluribus Unum-cont'd: Part IV" by Violette de Mazia, "The Art of the Possible Might Possibly be Art" by Hon. Charles R. Weiner, "What's in a Frame?" by Violette de Mazia, "Corrigenda" by Violette de Mazia and more. B/W Plates: pp 89-225. Some soiling on cover. Clean text. Includes an undated newspaper clipping outlining how to visit the Barnes Foundation and basic... more information

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Brant Art Publications,, 2004. Oversized Paperback. Very Good. Clean throughout. Tight, uncreased spine. Articles include Sixty Ways of Looking at China and The Academy Strikes Back by Richard Vine; Mainland Dreams on Tape by Barbara Pollock; Young Beijung by Jonathan Napack; Shanghai Spring by Lisa Movine. Issue also inlcudes Catching up with [Lee] Bontecou by Michael Duncan, an article on John Currin by Raphael Rubinstein, Faye Hirsch on Julie Mehretu, Chakai Booker: Material Matters by Matthew guy Nich... more information

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Houghton Mifflin,, 1891. Hardcover. Good. Withdrawn from Elks Club library. Clean book. Bumped corners. Tight binding. No dust jacket. Chapters on Michel Angelo, Phidias, and the Elgin Marbles, The Art of Casting in Plaster Among the Ancient Greeks and Romans, A Conversation with Marcus Aurelius, and Distortions of the English Stage as Instanced in "Macbeth." Index. 295pp. Text of book followed by a 40 page catalogue of Houghton Mifflin publications. ... more information

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Art Treasures of the World,, 1955. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good. Clean and tight. 22pp. Well illustrated. ... more information

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Atheneum,, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Translated from the French by Patricia Southgate. A series of conversations with artists (Joan Miro, Saul Steinberg, Marc Chagall, Sam Francis, Barnett Newman, etc.) held at the Louvre. 244pp. Index. Dust jacket creased on inside flaps. ... more information

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