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The Kentucky Painter: From the Frontier Era to the Great War
by Jones, Arthur F. and Bruce Weber
[Lexington, Ky.]: University of Kentucky Art Museum, 1981. Softcover. VG. Color illus. wraps. 151 pp. 6 color, 77 bw repros. Issued in conjunction with a 1981 exhibition. With essays by Arthur F. Jones and Bruce Weber. Lists 117 works by 71 artists, some of whom were native to Kentucky, and others who were visitors or were active there for periods of their career. Illustrations and biographical essays are provided for each artist. An important source of information.
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$29.97
Nature Observed, Nature Interpreted: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Drawings & Watercolors from the National Academy of Design and Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
by Amory, Dita; Marilyn Symmes
NY: National Academy of Design, 1995. Softcover. VG very faint semi-circular stain on cover.. Color illustrated wraps. 168 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Catalogue of 86 works, many pictured in color, with 17 bw supporting figures. WIth works by Alfred Agate, William Bennett, Frederic Church, Owen Hanks, William Haseltine, Thomas Moran, William Richards and Francis H. Smith. Includes two essays: A Tale of Two Collections and Drawing from Nature: Sight and Insight as well as the catalogue.
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$20.00
Gene Davis / Tadasky: Time, Dimension, and Color Exposed
by Lenz, Emily
New York: D. Wigmore Fine Art, n/d. Softcover. NF. Color-illus. black wraps with white lettering. 35 pp. with 2 bw photos and color images throughout. Gallery catalogue from the exhibition of both artists' work. With a title essay by Lenz, vibrantly-colored works by Tadasky and Davis (side-by-side) and professional bios of both artists. A unique presentation of their work.
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$20.00
Fanzini Goes to the Movies (1974)
by Baylin, John Jack (ed.), Ray Johnson, John Dowd, Vince Aletti, Jay Kinney, Robert Cumming, A. A. Bronson, et al
Garden Bay, Canada: Fanzini, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 120pp, printed wrappers. Deliriously packed art magazine from 1974, lots of collage and mail-art work (including an enigmatical Ray Johnson page). Light wear to the fragile wrappers (small closed tear at base of spine) and some outer soil, no markings.
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$100.00
20th Annual Exhibition of The American Water Color Society, Illustrated Catalogue (inc. N.Y. Etching Club Exhibition)
by NY: National Academy of Design, until Feb.26, 1887
1887. Good- (wraps highly scuffed & smudged w/ water-staining; foxing. tears & rubs to edges. corners rubbed. tanning to interior). Wraps. appx. 120 pp. numerous line engravings. Catalogue lists 656 works, many of which are reproduced by line engraving. Includes names and adresses, along with numbered catalogue entries, for each artist at rear. Rare.
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$75.00
Artists USA, 1970-71: The Buyers Guide to Contemporary Art
by Lightman, Paul (publisher)
Philadelphia: Artists/USA, 1970. Hardcover. VG. Blue cloth. 239 pp. 100's of bw and color repros. An enormous work listing hundreds of artists, with bw and color illustrations of work by each. Lists exhibitions and awards, representing galleries (if any), collections and, sometimes, prices. Most repros are in color. This is a very valuable reference for contemporary 20th century American art. Also has a geographical listing in the rear.
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$20.00
Sloan's Constructive Architecture; A Guide to the Practical Builder and Mechanic. In Which Is Contained A Series Of Designs For Domes, Roofs And Spires, etc..
by Sloan, Samuel
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1866. Second edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's cloth with front cover gilt decoration bright and clean. Very good. 148 pages. 30 x 24 cm. Sixty-six plates, most of which are colored lithographs, and one, a large fold-out [uncolored]. Glossary. Geometrical Definitions. The second edition is identical to the first, published in 1859. KARPEL B295. "Before this work appeared in 1859, the standards for carpentry and building construction were largely set by foreign...
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$625.00
31st Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, 1856
by NY: NAD, 1856
NY: Sackett & Cobb, 1856. Softcover. VG, some soiling, chipping with minor loss on front cover, pencil notes on front cover upper left, other minor writing rear cover lacking. Green Wraps. 29 pp. Catalogue lists 288 paintings and sculptures. In addition to listing the works in the exhibition, there is a list of contributing members with addresses.
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$50.00
The Art of the Old West
by Rossi, Paul
Very light wear in like dust jacket. See photos bx95
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$25.00
The Renaissance of Western Art
by Ward Johanna Walsh & James
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Mint,1974. Bound in brown leatherette. 144 pages of western art, filled with color full page plates. Very light edge wear, some bubbling to cloth covered boards, binding defect,, foot of spine lightly bumped. cl/over
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$15.00
American Craft June July 1991
by American Craft Council
NY: American Craft Council. 1991 First Edition Crafts and Art Magazine 96 pages Illustrated.Very good with light wear. See Photos mag bx 7
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$10.00
Alison Brady
by Alison Brady
From the library of Brady's first NY gallerist, signed by the author. The gallerist was also a painter, and accordingly the cover shows traces of paint and dust. Otherwise a fine copy. Ships from Mexico City, always by Fedex, DHL or UPS. Siranda Librería Anticuaria - we specialize in rare and oop books on the arts, music and literature in many languages. Inquiries welcome
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$280.00
The Great American Pin-Up
by Martignette, Charles G. & Meisel, Louis K
Hohenzollernring: Taschen. 2011. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy in 'as new' condition. Illustrated with colour art reproductions & black and white photographs. Text in English, German and French. Includes an Index of Artists. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. 280 pages. A...
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$45.43
A Noble Tradition Revisited: The Contemporary American Still Life
by Henry, Gerrit
New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1999. Softcover. New. BASEMENT. Black & color illus. wraps. 36 pp. 11 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2000 exhibition. With an essay by Gerrit Henry. Lists works by James Aponiovich, Colleen Cox, Guy Diehl, Jeanne Duval, Martha Mayer Erlebacher, Karen Horn, David Ligare, Jim McVicker, Al Proom, Jeffrey Ripple, Skip Steinworth, and Amy Weiskopf. Include nice bio info for each of the artists.
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$20.00
Notes in Hand
by Oldenburg, Claes
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1971. Pocket-size paperback reproducing 50 pages from the artist's notebooks, with some commentary, introduction, bibliography. As new in shrinkwrap, as pictured; minor wear to corners. . Paperback. As New. 4¼" by 5¾".
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$25.00
But Were They Good Likenesses
by Miele, Frank and Colleen Cowles Heslip
New York: Hirschl & Adler Folk, 1989. Softcover. VG-, small white sticker front cover. Color wraps. 43 pp. Numerous color & bw plates. Includes an introduction by Frank J. Miele, an essay by Colleen Cowles Heslip, "A Correct Likeness", and several illustrated in-depth comparisons between paintings by untrained folk artists and photographs of the same subject. A very interesting catalogue, published to accompany the exhibition held from January 14 to February 25, 1989.
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$29.97
A Portfolio of Drawings by William Dixon Based on the Novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs
by Dixon, William
Philadelphia: Oswald Train: Pubisher 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Chalker and Owings report a print run of 500 copies [but incorrectly describe the illustrations as laid in loose, given that every copy that I have seen has been bound as follows]. Very oversize [about 11.25" x 16.25"] gray pictorial wrappers, sadde-stapled, unpaginated [printed rectos only]. Collects a frontispiece pencil portrait of Edgar Rice Burroughs, 10 numbered plates based on his works; plus a 1 page commentary on the...
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$20.00
Watercolors from The Abstract Expressionist Era
by Weschler, Jeffrey
Katonah, NY: Katonah Museum of Art, 1990. Paperback. VG (light scuffs, marks to wraps. rubbing to corners. foxing to opening vellum fly-leaf). Cream wraps with deckled edge, color illustration and red lettering on covers. Approx [24] pp. 4 color, 15 bw plates. Catalogue of an exhibition held April 1 to June 3, 1990. Includes works by Baziotes, Crampton, Frankenthaler, Francis, Gottlieb, Gorky, Hofmann, Kamrowski, Motherwell, Newman, Ossorio, Pepi, Pollock, Pousette-Dart, Reinhardt, Rosenberg, Rothko,...
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$20.00
James Turrell Eclipse.
by TURRELL, James. With a text by Richard Bright and CD by Paul Schutze
London and Ostfildern, Germany: Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art and Hatje Cantz Publishers, 1999. First edition / First printing. Illustrated boards. Very fine in fine mylar dust jacket, with extremely light rubbing.
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$100.00
El Arte Colonial en San Luis Potosi
by De La Maza, Francisco
Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1985. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. Dust jacket shows wear along edges. Pages show tanning but otherwise clean.. Red cloth over boards with black title block on spine with gilt lettering. Orange and color-illustrated dust jacket with cream spine and back, black lettering. 91 pp text + color frontispiece + 103 plates, only 1 in color. Colonial Art in San Luis Potosi. Text in Spanish.
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$33.00
The Beauties of Modern Architecture
by Lafever, Minard
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1835. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary quarter black roan and midnight blue speckled boards Very good. Lafever, Minard. 139 pages in text. 27 x 18 cm. Forty-eight engraved plates. The rare first edition. This monograph consists of a section entitled "Architectural History" extracted from Elmes's DICTIONARY, a glossary of names and terms used in architecture from the ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITTANICA, and a series of elegantly drawn and engraved designs for doors, windows, and...
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$595.00
Arts in America: A Bibliography
by Karpel, Bernard (editor)
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979. Hardcover. Good+ (wear to cloth; may be ex-library). Blue cloth. The standard set of reference volumes, invaluable for the quantity of information they contain. The four volume set contains the following sub-headings: Vol 1: Art of The Native Americans; Architecture; Decorative Arts; Design; Sculpture; Art of The West. Vol 2: Painting and Graphic Arts (Sections H-M). Vol 3: Photography; Film; Theater; Dance; Music; Serials and Periodicals;...
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$44.00
Wondrous Strange: The Wyeth Tradition
by Bruni, Stephen T.; Betsy James Wyeth; Theodore F. Wolff; Christopher Crosman
Boston: Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown & Company, 1998. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Cloth. 168 pages. Chapter with an essay devoted to each Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, and James Wyeth. Color plates throughout. Dust jacket has a small crease (1/4") at the upper fore-edge corner of the front panel.
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$30.00
Peindre l'Amerique: Les artistes du Nouveau Monde, 1830-1900
by Hauptman, William
Lausanne, Switzerland: Fondation de l'Hermitage / La Bibliotheque des Arts, 2014. Softcover. As New. Aqua & color illus. wraps, French flaps, 184 pp., many BW & color illus. Text is in French. Issued in conjunction with a 2014 exhibition of a variety of artwork portraying the landscapes and people of America as the New World. Includes paintings, photographs, and Native American portraits. With illustrated essays by William Hauptman, Corinne Currat, and Dominique Hoeltschi. Quite a nice selection, with...
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$32.00
Orpheus, How Queer
by Geffen, Malka (on Joe Brainard)
n.p.: n.p, n.d. (ca. 2001). 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Square 12mo, 10 leaves (printed one-side), stapled wrappers. Rare (no copies in WorldCat) and seemingly self-published suite of poems dedicated to and inspired by (and concerning) Joe Brainard, presumably from around the time of the Brainard retrospective at BAMPFA. Unmarked copy, just about as new.
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$100.00
