Art and Illusion, a Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation

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.: Folio Society. As New. 2000. Hardcover. Light foxing to bottom edge. Slip case foxed and mildly rubbed all around. A fine copy in a very good slip case. ; 320 Illustrations. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (xiv,386) pages .

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 .

Phaidon Press . Papeback. New. pp. 412

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.

1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG/G, rare dj has many small tears and chips, creases, 1st edn, Paul Rand dj design with price of $10.00 on flap, 4to, 466pps w/index, ill, a classic analysis.

London: Phaidon Press, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine-/Near Fine+. First Printing of this path-breaking work in the psychology of perception that influenced thinkers as diverse as Carlo Ginzburg, Nelson Goodman, and Umberto Eco. Thick royal 8vo (254 x 187mm): xxxi,[1],466pp, with 319 illustrations, some folding and in color. Publisher's original scarlet linen, spine lettered in gold within black title black, beige dust jacket printed in red and black and priced 70s. Printed on heavy coated stock. About Fine, tightly bound, clean and bright throughout; Near Fine or better jacket with faint spotting to upper cover panel, closed tear along bottom spine panel fold with degree or two of lightening to red lettering. No. 35 in the Bollingen series. Arntzen R1. Originally given as the A. W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts, at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D. C., in 1956. "Considered a classic by all who seek for a meeting ground between science and the humanities, Art and Illusion… Read More