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The cover has light edgewear and surface scuffing, binding is tight. Textblock pages are clean; includes many black&white and full color reproductions of the 1984 Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition.This visionary artist is known for his passionate watercolors of nature scenes executed with a not often used "dry brush" technique. He has been described as "the mystic, cryptic painter of transcendental landscapes, trees with telekinetic halos, and haunted houses emanating ectoplasmic auras." Included are designs made when he was employed at the H.M. Birge wallpaper company.
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Very Rare. No DJ, the cloth-covered boards are lightly tanned, soiled and have surface and edgewear; the spine is lightly frayed. The binding is tight but the book is slightly shelf cocked. The deckle-edged textblock pages are tanned with age but clean of marks, a previous bookseller's label is on the back cover pastedown, B&W illustrations throughout, some are full page including the frontispiece.
The tale of Martin, who walks a bit further from his house every day until he reaches a mystical land full of talkative animals, friendly gnomes, and mist people. The author was an Anglo-Argentine naturalist and ornithologist, he is considered a national treasure in Argentina.

The dustjacket, clothbound covers and spine are clean and show light use. The binding is intact, textblock pages are clean, there is a black marker cross on the front free endpaper and bottom corner cut from copyright page, no text is cut out. Fully illustrated in color with B/W reproductions some double-paged plates.
This book covers a wide range of superb art from the world's most precious Book of Hours manuscripts, it is an historical survey and includes commentary by the author. Because these Medieval manuscripts were produced by hand for clergy and the lay person, no two are alike, modest or magnificent they have something individual to reveal; many are reproduced in this edition with richness and variety.
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Stiff paper boards show some edge wear, the perfect binding is tight and the text block pages are clear of marks. Includes an Index. archival B&W photography and 80 full color photographs throughout.
Paraphrased from the book's cover: This Color History chronicles the motor's engineering, and its application in motorcycle military service, racing adventures, and sales success. Complete with a review of company records including images from the factory's historical archive, as well as eyewitness accounts with original and correctly restored side valve Harley Davidsons most built and sold from 1929 to 1973.
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This perfect bound soft-cover book is in its stiff white wrappers which show wear and are slightly soiled. The binding is tight and the text block has a dime sized wet stain top near spine, larger wet stain bottom near spine; the pages are clear of marks. Includes 25 B&W full page plates with title, date, size printed on rectos throughout, a preface by gallery director Faustino Quintanilla, an Introduction, a Biography, and a simple "How To Make a Woodcut" instruction page.
The artist was a master printmaker, it was his prime artistic expression since 1973; in this quite scarce exhibition catalog one sees woodcuts with much attention to foliage. He was a Professor Emeritus of Art and Design at the College, one of the founders of the Queensborough Art Gallery, and one of the designers of the A.S. Degree in Visual and Performing Arts.
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Boxed set of case, book and portfolio are in excellent condition—clothbound bookcover shows no wear, binding is tight, textblock pages are clean of marks. The book Includes B&W photographs and illustrations throughout including frontispiece; also notes, biographies of the author and illustrator, and bibliography. Portfolio includes 10 unbound sepia-tone illustrations.
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Cover has surface, edge and spine wear, it has front cover top and bottom corner creases. The text block is slightly cockled, the pages are clean of marks. Includes extensive B&W and color photographs and bibliographical references; a Price List with 67 listed pieces is laid in.
Exhibition publication for the Kurland-Zabar/David Rago Arts & Crafts 1994 show. Considers the life and art of the "Mad Potter of Biloxi" who worked at the turn of the century but whose creations were hidden until the 1970s. Presented were 100 vases, his finest, quirkiest works--all but two had never been displayed before.

No DJ. This book cover and binding are in fine condition; the textblock pages are lightly tanned but crisp and clean of marks. There are full-page and double-page full-color illustrations throughout including frontispiece.
The pictures that surround the traditional tales in this out-of-print book are like paintings. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.

Soft cover shows some edge and surface wear and loss of laminate, the perfect binding is tight. The text block pages are clear of marks except for a wetstain on upper right corner of one page. Includes B&W photos, many full- and double-paged; excerpts from the photographer's diary Carla van Splunteren (Translator), and an Afterward by Richard Avedon (Editor).
This book is a photographic diary that documents the changes in the 20th century famously recorded by one man of the people and the world around him during the years 1901 to 1962.
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Soft-cover sleeve with light surface scuffing; light wear on edges and spine. Printed folio shows light wear. 43 Loose B&W leaves printed on heavy gloss stock clean and unmarked with moderate tanning.
1967 Exhibition related publication, un-numbered edition of 2000 printed. These plates, according to Goodreads "elucidate the principles which determine the formal and spatial structure of eight public buildings and complexes in India, ranging from an 11th-century Hindu temple and reservoir to a 16th-century Mughal city and citadel."
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No DJ, paper covered boards show no wear, the binding is tight, the text block pages are clear of marks. English Text; includes B&W photographs and diagrams throughout, also includes Contents, Preface, and List of Contributors.
From the back cover:" Topics such as the role of Catholicism in American history, the position of the church in a multi-ethnic society, the attention between Catholicism and Americanism, Catholicism in art literature and the media, and the history and future prospects of Catholic schools are approached in the essay is collected in this volume from the perspectives of various academic disciplines."

Ex-Library, cover is a bit curled, slightly soiled and scuffed with some edgewear and bent corners. The binding is tight, the textblock pages are clean of marks besides library numbers and stamps. There is a wetstain on the first flyleaf top corner and a crease on the bottom of pg 63/64.
This rare book is a collection of provocative, critical and autobiographical essays on photography. The author, a photography critic, struggles to find what is and what lies behind any photograph. He recalls family members through the frozen reality of pictures taken at different times. He offers a compact history of the Polaroid, and informative remarks on noted photographic travel journals. And he ponders the differences between visual erotica and pornography; his own occasional role as model causes ambivalence.

Clothbound, surface, edges, corners, and spine show wear. Binding is slightly loose and shelf-cocked; deckle-edged textblock pages are free of marks. Contains over 50 tissue covered color illustrations and B&W photos.
The contents of this book cover: Baalbec, the Town of the Sun; The Spell of Damascus; From Nazareth to Jerusalem; From Jericho to Bethlehem. The color plates are of high quality, includes photos of ancient sites taken over 110 years ago.
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Paper boards are discolored with age and have light surface and edge wear, the spine has been tape-repaired, some bent corners have been taped. The perfect binding is tight but cracked at page 48 and 49, text block pages are tanned with age and clear of marks except for a pencil notation on page 49.
Part one: "The Real World", addresses many diverse topics such as space, to inert gases, to the past, to the Mind of God. Part two: "Man", addresses such topics as destiny, faith, creation, money, and The Revelations. A Third Part: "The Tribulation"—trials and the Earth's healing. From the book's back cover: "This book tends to divide readers neatly into those who scoff and those who are fascinated."

DJ shows some wear with a few ½" tears to top and bottom front cover near spine and small wetstain. Cloth-covered boards show no wear besides 2 very small dents on the top spine and lightly bumped lower front and back corners. Binding is tight, textblock pages are clean of marks. Includes a Contents and B&W photographs on chapter title pages.
This book offers an entertaining and informed view of the popular culture of the 1980s; it is part of the series Culture and the Moving Image, edited by Robert Sklar. Included are collections of movie reviews written for The Village Voice, as well as a number of essays and film-festival reports. The author uses film criticism as a form of social commentary in the context of the other New York visual arts--painting, photography, comics, video, and TV.

The DJ is in a protective sleeve; it has surface wear and edge chipping, it is soiled and toned with age. The cloth hardcover has an area of surface wear on upper front near spine, otherwise in fine condition. The binding is tight, text block pages are clear of marks. 21 Fairy Tales accompanied with full-color illustrations throughout, including the frontispiece. A previous owner's signature is on first flyleaf.
From the book's DJ: "Gentle tomtes and malicious trolls, knights in search of princesses, elks and bears and other creatures of the deep northern forests stream through this enchanted world." And, the illustrator's work "reflects his knowledge of historic costumes, architecture and heraldry, and also his close familiarity with the Swedish landscape, the dark forests carpeted with moss and mushrooms, the tarns, the mountains and the lichen-covered boulders.

No DJ, cloth covered boards are soiled and wet stained with some surface, edge and corner wear; the spine is toned and frayed at top and bottom with a small cloth tear. The binding is tight, the text block edges have some light foxing, pages are clear of marks there is a previous bookseller's sticker on the front pastedown.
From Goodreads: "The author wrote more than 140 books on ghosts, the afterlife, witchcraft, extraterrestrial beings, and other phenomena associated with the realm he called "the other side". He taught parapsychology at the New York Institute of Technology" …"(he) is the guy Dan Ackroyd researched when working on the original Ghostbusters screenplay".

DJ with small tape-repaired tear on upper front flap and surface ink marks; previous book seller's scan label on back. Slightly shelf cocked but the binding is tight, the seven last pages and endpaper are bent; text block pages are clear of marks. Includes 500 color photographs, Bibliographical References and Index. Magazine article about "Cell Phonies" laid in. A guide to exploring the structures of our modern industrial world--what they are and why they're there, some so familiar we hardly notice them, and facilities that have transformed our landscape. According to the book's writeup: "Covering agriculture, resources, energy, communication, transportation, manufacturing, and waste, this is the "Book of Everything" for the industrial landscape." and "… a compelling and clear guide for those who want to explore and understand this mysterious world we've made for ourselves." Overweight, oversized or overseas (including Canada and Mexico) shipments almost always cost more. You will be contacted as… Read More

No DJ, the cover shows slight wear at top and bottom spine and corners, there is a faint discoloration on front cover. The binding is tight and textblock pages are crisp and clean of markings. There are B&W line drawings throughout, including the frontispiece.
An historic novel by an English judge and politician; the author is famous for this semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School for the younger sons of the English gentry.