British Folk Art by James Ayres - 1977-05-01

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1977 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 144 pp, foreword, introduction, Methods and Materials; Ecce Signum; The Travellers; Ships and the Mariner; The Pictorial Arts; Inside the Home; Domestic Crafts; Craft Industries; index with color and b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1977. "The informative text surveys both main categories of folk art, which can be classified according to its producers: it includes the work of those, usually men, who earned their living by it and whose technique was proficient, but it also covers the efforts of amateurs, often women, whose vision could be sophisticated but whose creations, though demanding dexterity, did not require the skills or secrets that only years of apprenticeship could proivde.... [Yet], in the vigour of their work and the inventiveness of their use of materials, the folk artists had qualities which were often lacking in their academic counterparts. This… Read More

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1977. minimal library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex Library.

Hardback. Like New.

Barrie & Jenkins, 1977. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:0214202690

London : Barrie and Jenkins, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 144 pages, [12] leaves of color plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. Subjects; Primitivism in art. British folk art 1600-1900. Folk art, British. Folk art Great Britain History. Folk art Great Britain.

Barrie & Jenkins, 1977-05-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read with some wear but still very useable. With Dust Cover.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.