Search Results: Titles starting with V from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Budapest: Vadnai Gallery, 2002. 1 volume (unpaged), colour illustrations, portraits; 28 cm. Text in Hungarian and English. Firm binding, clean inside copy. A review of seven exhibitions at the Vadnai Gallery in Budapest during 2002 featuring works by: Bak Imre - Trombitas Tamas, Bullas Jozsef, Gabor Aron, Cseke Szilard, Bikacsi Daniela - Galhidy Peter, Wolsky Andras, Mata Attila.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc., 2001. vi, 89 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "Show your patriotism by displaying this nostalgic volume on your bookshelf! Hundreds of superb black & white photographs recall the patriotism of the 1940s through dynamic images of Pearl Harbor, vintage postcards, war bonds, banners, banks, and Victory Garden items. This wonderful new volume highlights the heady days of WWII by featuring yesteryear's toys, advertisements, posters, stamps and more! This classic book of collectibles is just what Uncle Sam ordered!" - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Budapest: Muveloesi Miniszterium, 1987. Pictorial boards, 278 pages, illustrations; 30 cm. Text in Hungarian and English. Exhibition held 3 September to 18 October 1987, Mucsarnok, Palace of Exhibitions, Budapest. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Previous owner's bookplate/inside front cover. Light edgewear to boards, minor dust spotting/edges, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1959. Cloth, 271 pages, illustrations; 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine a little frayed at the crown. age toning. A solid copy, lacking the DJ. CONTENTS: Mother and daughter; In flight; Friendship; Lovers and the artist; The curse; Threshold of revolution; "Unholy trinity"; Fruits of success; The wasp.. . Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. 8vo.

New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1988. 8 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Pattern and Decoration artist.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. ..

Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers; Contemporary Soviet Artists Ser., 1988. 26 pages, 47 plates, illustrations (all colour); 20 cm. Translated from the Russian. Tight, clean copy. A monograph on Russian artist Valery Vatenin (1933-1977). Leningrad school.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

New York: Bronx Museum of the Arts, 2005. 175 pages, colour illustrations; 22 x 30 cm. Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Bronx Museum of the Arts from October 30, 2003 to March 14, 2004; Museo de Arte Contempora neo de Monterrey from May 19 to August 8, 2004; and the exhibition Valeska Soares: Walk On By at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, May 25 to September 6, 2006. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Silver reflective boards unavoidably lightly rubbed. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Preface, by Marysol Nieves; Creativity and Sin, by Marysol Nieves; Afterthought Guide, by Valeska Soares; Vanishing Points, by Vik Muniz; Historias, by Adriano Pedrosa; Picturing Paradise, by Tobias Ostrander; Invention, Memory, Dream, by Moacir Dos Anjos; Dancers in the Dark, by Douglas Fogle; "Which dreamed it", by Cuauhtemoc Medina; Swirl, by Valeska Soares; Walk on by, by Shirley Madill; A Conversation Between Valeska Soares and Vik… Read More

Santa Barbara, CA and Phoenix, AZ: Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Phoenix Art Museum, 2017. Cloth, 183 pages, colour illustrations; 35 cm. Edition of 2500 copies. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Valeska Soares: Any Moment Now, organized by Julie Joyce and Vanessa Davidson, and presented at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, September 17 to December 31, 2017, and the Phoenix Art Museum, March 24 to July 15, 2018. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. Collectible.

Hong Kong: Polyspring, 1992. 112 pages, colour illustrations; 25 x 26 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Wraps nicked on the back cover. Stated First Edition: July 1992. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Burial associated with Qin shi huang, Emperor of China.. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong. Guidebook.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2000. 224 pages, illustrations (chiefly color), map; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Smudge/foreedge. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS:The astonishing discovery of the Valley of the Golden Mummies in Bahariya Oasis, deep in the Western Desert of Egypt, is considered perhaps the most spectacular Egyptian archeological discovery since that of Tutankhamun's tomb. This vast site was uncovered by accident, when a donkey stumbled into the opening of one of the many underground tombs of a 2,000-year-old cemetery believed to cover approximately two square miles. Never before have so many mummies been discovered at a single site: multi-chambered tombs dating from the Roman period in Egypt held rows of mummies, many adorned with gilded masks and painted cases, others wrapped in linen. Whole families were found placed together. Jewelry, pottery, amulets, and other artifacts were… Read More

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994. Cloth, 293 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. Exploring the Tombs of the Pharaohs.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo.

Milan: Electa, 1997. [53] pages, illustrations (some colour), plans; 24 cm. English Edition. At head of title: Soprintendenza archaeologica di Roma. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2000. Cloth, 224 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 31 cm. Near fine. Gently browsed, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS:The astonishing discovery of the Valley of the Golden Mummies in Bahariya Oasis, deep in the Western Desert of Egypt, is considered perhaps the most spectacular Egyptian archeological discovery since that of Tutankhamun's tomb. This vast site was uncovered by accident, when a donkey stumbled into the opening of one of the many underground tombs of a 2,000-year-old cemetery believed to cover approximately two square miles. Never before have so many mummies been discovered at a single site: multi-chambered tombs dating from the Roman period in Egypt held rows of mummies, many adorned with gilded masks and painted cases, others wrapped in linen. Whole families were found placed together. Jewelry, pottery,… Read More

New York: Arbor House, 1983. Cloth, 369 pages, [24] pages of plates, illustrations; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. Hollywood producer, married to Elizabeth Taylor.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

London: Allen Lane; Penguin, 1972. Cloth, 112 pages, illustrations, portraits; 23 cm. Art in Context Series. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top right corner lightly bumped. Expected browning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Princeton, NJ: Art Museum, Princeton University, 1979. 177 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Exhibition held April 7 to May 20, 1979, Art Museum, Princeton University. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong.

Washington D.C. and Hanover, NH: National Gallery of Art; Studies in the History of Art; University Press of New England, 1994. Cloth, 372 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Proceedings of the symposium "Van Dyck 350," sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts and the Department of Art History, University of Maryland at College Park, 8-9 February 1991. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with a scratch on the front cover, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Young Anthony: Archival Discoveries Relating to Van Dyck's Early Career, by Katlijne van der Stighelen; Van Dyck's Authorship Excluded: The Sketchbook at Chatsworth, by Justus Muller Hofstede; Van Dyck's Relationship to Rubens, by Julius S. Held; Ritratti di Genovesi di Rubens e di van Dyck: contesto ed identificazioni, by Piero Boccardo; Per una storia del costume genovese nel primo quarto del Seicento, by Marzia… Read More

London: Phaidon Press, 1969. x, 63 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Light edgewear to wraps. Clean inside copy, age toning. Another copy available. . 3rd. Paperback. Good. 8vo.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990. 391 pages, [40] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Light foxing/endpapers, age toning. Stated First American Edition. Dust jacket with a corner crease/front flap. Another copy available. "A biography of the Dutch artist describing his spiritual beliefs, failed love affairs, and the madness that finally consumed him." - Publisher. CONTENTS: A portrait; pt. 1. 1853-1880. Funeral procession through the cornfields; A blank canvas; Breakdown; Pray, my soul; Under a sulphur sun; pt. 2. 1880-1892. Theo; The potato eaters; Dark green, with black, with fiery red; The yellow house; Accompanied like a dangerous beast; Epilogue: Two gravestones.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Beaux Arts Editions; Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1986. Pictorial boards, 385 pages, illustrations (some colour); 34 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket with a slightly faded spine. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio.