Art and Illusion, a study in the psychology of pictorial representation by Gombrich, E. H

Phaidon Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: The Folio Society. VG : in very good condition with rubbed yellow illustrated slipcase. Ringmark on slipcase. 2000. First FS Edition. Blue/silver hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). xiv, 386pp. With 320 b/w illustrations. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

London & Dulverton: Phaidon, 2010. Paperback, 25 cm, 386 pp. Ills.: black and white illustrations. Cond.: goed / good. ISBN: 9780714842080. .

Washington: Pantheon, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Washington, Pantheon, 1960. Quarto; quarter contrasting cloth a little bumped; a very good copy. With the contemporary ownership signature of [Professor] Heinz Kent. The Bollingen Series 35, Number 5.

(Washington, 1961): Pantheon Books/Bollingen Series. Quarto. Second edition revised. 466pp. index. The A. W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts 1956 National Gallery of Art Washington. Bollingen Series XXXV 5. The A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts for 1956. This work contains 300 textual illustrations in half-tone and line, of which 18 are in color with notes and index. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over brown cloth stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt. A near fine copy in a very good unclipped dust jacket.

London: Phaidon, 1962. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Reprint (New Edition). Hardback in dustwrapper. 25.5 × 18cm, 388pp. E. H. Gombrich is widely considered to be one of the most influential art historians of the twentieth century, and Art and Illusion is generally agreed to be his most important book. Bridging science and the humanities, this classic work examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of modern theories of information and learning in visual perception. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, Gombrich reexamines ideas about the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. In testing his arguments, he ranges over the history of art, from the ancient Greeks, Leonardo, and Rembrandt to the impressionists and the cubists. But the triumphant originality of Art and Illusion is that Gombrich is less concerned with the artists than with the psychological experience of the viewers of their work. Condition: The book… Read More

LONDON: PHAIDON PRESS, 1962. NEW EDITION . Soft cover. Fine/Very Good. New Edition, 1962 of this classic groundbreaking work. Fine, lightly rubbe book in VG rubbed dustwrapper, with minor nicks. Clean and presentable. 5 cm closed tear to top of rear panel. Minor loss to rear panel at spine approx 1.5cm x .5 cm. Nice copy, overall.

London: The Folio Society, 2000. Editorial / Hard Cover. Como Novo / As New/Comme Neuf/Slip Case / As new. In-8º(250x174). 1 Vol. de XIV-386 pp. Ilustrado.

Phaldon. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0714815500 . Binding solid. Pages unmarked and barely aged. Ex-owner name. Includes extra, detached copy of pp 259-262 -- without explanation. Cloth cover has a little wear to corners and spine tips, but otherwise fine. Dustjacket is worn at edges, but otherwise glossy. Front flap is clipped at bottom corner; I'd say it was price-clipped but the price is still there. ; 388 pages .

Its a beautiful book with clean thick glossy pages and color images throughout. The cloth binding is a bit loose in the back and the dust jacket is broken into several pieces but is included.