Search Results: Aesthetics from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Phaidon Publishers, Inc. , 1971. Paperback Second Edition (1971). First published in this form in 1963. Second Edition (1971). First published in this form in 1963. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; the price has been neatly blocked out at the upper corner of the front panel; the upper front corner shows some mild creases; the binding leans ever so slightly but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.75 x 7 x 0.65 inches). xii, 252 pages. 135 duotone plates. Language: English. Weight: 20.2 ounces. Trade Paperback.

Charlottesville, VA University Press of Virginia, 1992. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. First Edition Thus, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of spine lean; about half the pages very mildly bumped at the lower corner. Binding square and secure; text clean. No longer pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 284pp. University Press Paperback. This is Turner's first expression of his idea of natural classicism. These essays together lay the groundwork for everything that is to come in Turner's philosophical excursions. Why are poems broken up into line lengths in every language in every culture throughout human history and pre-history? And why are those line lengths always around 3 seconds in length when recited? Perhaps because the human short-term memory slot is 3 seconds in duration. Poetic forms are thus no accident, but part of our very nature, of our very… Read More

New York, NY Columbia University Press, 1955. Hardcover First Edition (1955), Second Printing (1965). Very Good+: shows the mildest rubbing to the panels and a thin dark line across the upper front panel; a bit dark dampstaning to the upper outside edge and top edge of the rear panel and to the tinted top edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a couple of unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 0.75 inches). 210 pages. Notes. Index. Language: English. Weight: 16 ounces. Rust-red cloth with emblossed Columbia University Logo at the front panel and gilt titles at the… Read More

London, UK Norton: Wriiters and Readers Publishing Cooperative Society, 1984. Paperback First Edition Thus (1984), First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus (1984), First Printing, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: former owner's name at the upper corner of the front endpaper; and this is a REMAINDER, showing a rubber-stamped star at the bottom edge of the text block; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches). 102 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5.6 ounces. Trade Paperback. Booker Prize-winning author John Berger reveals the ties between love and absence,… Read More

Washington DC Island Press: Shearwater, 1993. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of slight spine lean; minimal wear to the lower extremities; foxing at the outside edges; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; unclipped. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 288pp. Hardback with DJ. Tuan, a geography professor and author ("Topophilia"), persuasively argues that aesthetics is "not merely a dimension or aspect of culture, but its emotional-aspirational core, both its drive and its goal." His analysis progresses from the individual and the physical world as accessed through sense experience to complex human creations of beauty in various media. Tuan also examines social contributions to aesthetics, especially as found in four disparate cultures:… Read More

Mahwah, NJ Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1996. Paperback First Edition [1996]; First Printing indicated. SEVEN PAGES EARLY IN THE TEXT SHOW UNDERLINING AND MARGIN LINES, Else, Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing to the panels; a couple of stains at the bottom edge of the text block and a couple of very faint, very superficial scuffs at the front panel. The binding leans ever so slightly off square, but remains perfeclty secure. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Not quite pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.9 inches). xvii, 322 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 4 ounces. First Edition [1996]; First Printing indicated. Academic Press Paperback.

London, UK ICA: Institute of Contemporary Arts: Philosophical Forum Books, 1991. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; first few pages slightly riffled at the upper corner tip; mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 223pp. Trade Paperback.

Beckenham, Kent, Great Britain Croom Helm, 1985. Hardcover First Edition [1985], unstated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use: the book's glue seems very slightly week; else, no discernible wear or flaws at all; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows a some sunning to the peach-toned background field of the backstrip and across the top edge of the front panel; unclipped. Overall, virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 165 pages. First Edition [1985], unstated. Hardback with DJ. 

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1966. Paperback First Edition [1966]; unstated, in accordance with UCP's customary practice at the time of publication. Shows scattered, sparse UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA IN INK. Else, Good+: shows indications of moderate use: light shelving wear to the lower extremities; mild overall rubbing to the panels and the faintest soiling; several pages have been dog-eared; former owner's name, date, place at the front free endpaper; the binding leans slightly. but remains secure. A functional reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moiderate wear and a few minor flaws - and of course the pen work. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.5 x 7 x .1.2 inches). viii, 369 pages. Frontispiece Color Plate by Picasso. Else illustrated in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 35.2 ounces. First Edition [1966]; unstated, in accordance with UCP's customary practice at the time of publication. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Indianapolis, IN Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1960. Paperback First Edition Thus (1960), Fourteenth Printing (1981). Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; very mild rubbing, mainly to the rear panel. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.55 inches). xviii, 213 pages. Introduction by Vincent Tomas. Translated from the Russian by Almyer Maude. Language: English. Weight: 9 ounces. Library of Liberal Arts Series. First Edition Thus (1960), Fourteenth Printing (1981). Academic Press Paperback.