In Pursuit of Beauty by Burke Bolger - 1986-09-09

Rizzoli, 1986-10-15. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Rizzoli, 1986. Hardcover. G+/G (shelf & edge-wear to covers & corners. spot of dampstaining to cover w/ dampstaining to lower edge; does not affect interior. textblock detached from spine, though firm w/ pgs intact. front hinge lightly rattled. small, square adhesive sticker residue to cover endpaper. pgs lightly edge-toned; appear to be clean w/ instances of ink ghosting from opposing illustrations/pgs. dustjacket worn at edges & corners; spine stained; covers scuffed & scratched). Crimson cloth, cream & color illus. dust jacket, 511 pp. 94 color, 426 bw illus. A monumental exhibition catalogue. Essays written by: Roger B. Stein (Artifact as Ideology: The Aesthetic Movement in Its American Cultural Context); Catherine Lynn (Decorating Surfaces: Aesthetic Delight, Theoretical Dilemma) and (Surface Ornament: Wallpapers, Carpets, Textiles and Embroidery); Marilynn Johnson (The Artful Interior) and (Art Furniture: Wedding The Beautiful To The Useful); Alice C.… Read More

The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2650grams, ISBN:0847807681

Rizzoli International Publications. Very Good. 0847807681. 1986, bright clean copy, no markings, with dustjacket, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1986. Hardcover.

New York: Rizzoli, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition. Hardcover. 12 1/4'' x 10''. 511pp. Aesthetic movement of the 1870s and 1880s in the United States.

Rizzoli, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 250mm x 315mm. Jacket has light general wear and no tears. Book very clean. Binding tight.511pp HEAVY BOOK - ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE..

New York : Metropolitan Museum Of Art : Rizzoli, 1986. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 511 pages; Description: 511 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. Bibliography: p. 488-502. Subjects: Art, American --19th century --Eclecticism in art --United States --Arts and crafts movement --Influence --Exhibitions. Summary: This monumental work is the first book to consider fully the Aesthetic movement of the 1870s and 1880s in the United States in the light of its British precedents and its affinities with Gothic, oriental, and classical act. Published to coincide with a major loan exhibition opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in October 1986, In Pursuit of Beauty contains twelve richly illustrated essays by nine distinguished scholars in the fields of American art and American studies. The authors discuss the impact of the… Read More

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Rizzoli, 1986. 511 pages; numerous illustrations in color and b&w; text from 11 contributors. One of the most beautiful, most thorough, and most sought exhibition catalogues of the Met. Clean, tight and bright; nearly fine.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 12" x 9 1/2".

Rizzoli, 1986-10-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Rizzoli, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Ink gift inscription to flyleaf otherwise a clean and tight copy in a clean dust jacket.