Search Results: Art from 64 Books

First edition, fine condition stapled wraps, clean and unmarked, 32 pp color comics, 7.5" x 6.1".

VG- condition hardcover with strongly bumped top corners, else clean and unmarked. Black and white illustrations, 62 pp. Introduction by the author, foreword by Michael Moynihan.

Signed by the author on the ffep. VG+ condition quarto hardcover with lightly bumped corners. Illustrated with many color photos, 84 pp.
"...although he came from a rural family and is not university educated, his drive was diverted to art rather than to amassing great wealth. Over the past decade, Thompson has executed around 600 paintings, and two separate versions of the remarkable Revelation murals (one 300 feet long and the other 175 feet in length). He has developed an unmistakable style which owes much to the lack of normal control of his arms and legs caused by his illness. He mixes his acrylic paints right on the canvases spread out on the floor, and paints very quickly. The wavy, unsteady execution of the images and the plentiful lettering around them is due to his physical impairment and he accepts that otherwise they would lack their dynamic excitement and childlike charm..."-Raw Vision Magazine

VG- condition quarto hardcover no dustjacket as issued. Slightly soiled edges and boards, with a small stain on the bottom edge.
Has the signature of Jack Jackson (Jaxon) on the ffep, along with a laid-in blank page with the letterhead of The Rip Off Review of Western Culture. Jaxon was a co-founder of Rip Off Press, so this book is possibly from his personal library.
An outstandingly well-illustrated tribute to 20th century comic art capturing the insights of ten leading international authorities on the subject. The text is in English, German, and French. Profusely illustrated, with color foldout sections.

Hardcover with heavily bumped and frayed corners, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with color photos, 9.25" x 9.75", 48 pp.
The genesis of a chess table and pieces, from its origin as an ancient tree to its end as a custom-built piece of art. Tri-lingual: English, German and Arabic.

Near fine condition hardcover no dustjacket, clean and unmarked, 151 pp.
At the time of Marshall McLuhan's death in 1980, his was a major voice in our understanding on media and society. And yet, few analyses of his impact have been written. In clarifying McLuhan, Neill provides a critical, yet sympathetic assessment of McLuhan's work and impact. While the author dismisses McLuhan's basic theory that the medium is the message, he points to McLuhan's importance, and argues for a re-examination of McLuhan as an artist and a poet.

Limited edition #235/1000, VG condition oblong quarto softcover, rounded and curled corners, slight bump to foot of spine, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with color photos, insert sticker, 96 pp.
Published post-Hurricane Katrina as a showcase of the talents and determination of New Orleans Artists. Includes work in a variety of media.

Very good condition hardcover in like dustjacket, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with color photographs, 96 pp. In Medieval and Renaissance Europe, where life expectancy was under 40 and the Catholic Church taught that, after dying, the soul faced a terrifying and uncertain onward journey, death was a major cultural preoccupation. This fascinating book sets out the beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife in a mainly Catholic Europe, and explores how these shaped attitudes to the visual arts.Explaining Medieval and Renaissance concepts of the afterlife, indulgences, purgatory, and salvation, this volume reveals how people of every background commissioned devotional works and wore protective amulets, built tombs, and went on pilgrimages – all to improve their soul's chances after death. Fully illustrated with images from a wide range of media including sculpture, jewelry, and painting, this is a unique look at the art of death.

VG condition quarto hardcover. Signed and inscribed on page 5 by artist Despina Meimaroglou and contributor Helen C. Frederick. Full color illustrations, with several fold-out pages, English and Greek text, 117 pp.

VG- condition cardboard covers, rubbed corners and edges, bumped corners. Exhibition catalog illustrated with color photos, 8.3" x 10.3", 60 pp.

Very good condition oblong quarto hardcover with a significant bump on fore-edge, in very good dustjacket, clean and unmarked. Limited edition of 1000 copies, illustrated with black and white drawings, approx. 12" x 14", 94 pp. Erotic drawings by Vlady Kibalchich Rusakov (1920-2005); poetry by David Huerta. Spanish language.

Fine condition quarto softcover, clean and unmarked. English and Bulgarian language. Illustrated with many color and black and white photographs, 116 pp. Retrospective of the Bulgarian/Armenian/American artist (1951-2009) with contributions by various authors.

Signed, inscribed and dated by the author on interior page. Glossy boards hardcover no dustjacket with bumped corners. Ships same day or next business day.

Fine condition quarto hardcover, signed on the title page by the author. Limited edition of 100, illustrated with color photographs, 88 pp.

Very good condition quarto hardcover with slight rubbing and bumps to front cover fore-edge. Exhibition catalog illustrated with many color photographs, 120 pp. Greek and English language.

VG- condition quarto softcover, stress marks on spine from bending near head of spine, text clean and unmarked. Exhibition catalog illustrated with b&w photos, 52 pp.

Mazda Motor Corp. Near Fine 1986. Softcover. Laid in introductory sheet from Mazda President. ; 102 pp .

Signed and inscribed by the author on the ffep with a cartoon drawing. Good condition hardcover with strongly bumped bottom corners and bottom edge. Stated first edition, full number line. Illustrated with color and black and white drawings, 32 pp.

VG- condition softcover, creased spine that lays flat at one point, text unmarked. French language text, gatefold covers, illustrated with color and black and white photographs and drawings, 191 pp.

VG condition softcover, clean and unmarked. Japanese language, with many color illustrations, 72 pp.