Modern Sculpture (part 3)
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MODERN SCULPTURE
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Part III - General Books:
(AUBERT #A6009)
AUBERT, MARCEL. La Sculpture Francaise au Moyen-Age. 431 pp.,
richly illus. in fine b&w photos, plans, drawings, indices of
locations, artists. Text in French. Large stout 4to, wrps,
pictorial jacket. Paris, Flammarion, 1947. V.G. in original
covers (scuffed, upper spine paper chipped, spine light
creasing, and small tear lower edge); interior very nice.
$40.00.
(BATTCOCK #A7534)
BATTCOCK, GREGORY, ed. Idea Art. 203 pp. anthology of critical
writing on conceptual art by Dore Ashton, Lucy Lippard, Joseph
Kosuth, Cheryl Bernstein, Jack Burnham Ursula Meyer, John
Perreault, Les Levine, Sol Lewitt, et al. Cover design by Milton
Glaser. 12mo, wrps. New York, E.P. Dutton, 1973. Near-fine.
(Neat owner name upper edge of flyleaf.) $22.50.
(BURNHAM #A5307)
BURNHAM, JACK. The Structure of Art. 195 pp., 45 illus.,
bibliog., index. A structuralist analysis of works of art from
Turner to Duchamp, Pollock to Warhol, using a dialectic drawn
from Saussure, Barthes, Chomsky, Piaget. 8vo, black cloth
stamped with silver, d.j. First ed. New York, Braziller, 1971.
Attractive owner bookplate on pastedown, else near-fine crisp
copy, in v.g. d.j. with wear along top edge and corners, two
short tears. $35.00.
(CASSON #A3279)
KASSON, JOY S. Marble Queens & Captives: Women in Nineteenth-
Century American Sculpture. 293 pp., 103 illus., notes,
bibliog., index. A combination of gender studies and social
history approach to the neo-classical idealization of women in
American Victorian era sculpture. 4to, cloth, d.j. First ed. New
Haven and London, Yale Univ. Press, 1990. New. (Pub. at $40).
$36.00.
(COLUMBUS #A3882)
COLUMBUS. Columbus Gallery of FIne Arts. Aspects of Irish Art.
113 pp. exhib. cat., approx. 135 b&w illus., 1 color coverplate.
More than 100 artists and craftspersons represented. Texts by
Denys Sutton, Edward McParland, Kurt Ticher, James White,
Terence de Vere White. Small 4to, wrps. 1974. Near-fine. $17.50.
(EMMERICH #A3544)
EMMERICH, ANDRE. Art Before Columbus. 256 pp., richly illus. in
b&w, bibliog., glossary, index. Photos by Lee Boltin. Large 8vo,
cloth, d.j., pictorial endpapers. First ed. New York, Simon and
Schuster, 1963. Near-fine/Near-fine. $27.50.
(FERBER #A1026)
GOOSEN, E.C., R. Goldwater and I. Sandler. FERBER, HARE, LASSAW,
Three American Sculptors. 75 pp., 30 b&w, 9 tipped-in color
plates. Three critical essays. 4to, wrps. First edition. New
York, Grove Press, 1959. Spine edge rubbed, else near-fine.
$45.00.
(FUSCO #A1705)
FUSCO, PETER and H. W. JANSON. The Romantics to Rodin: French
19th Century Sculpture from North American Collections. 368 pp.,
219 illus. scholarly catalogue entries. Useful reference work.
4to, wrps. L. A. County Museum of Art and New York, Braziller,
1980. Near-fine. $30.00.
(GAMWELL #A3693)
GAMWELL, LYNN and RICHARD WELLS, eds. Sigmund Freud and Art: His
Personal Collection of Antiquities. 192 pp., 100 illus. and
photos, most in full-page color. Texts by Peter Gay, L. Gamwell,
D. Kuspit, E.H. Spitz, M.S. Bergmann with appendix on Freud's
library of books related to antiquities. 4to, wrps. Binghamton,
SUNY and the Freud Museum, London, 1989. Very slight corner
scuffing, else new crisp copy. $22.45.
(Horizon #A6853)
Horizon. Vol. IX, No. 1 (Winter 1972). Includes: article on
CALDER by Curtis Cate with color illus.; Frederic V. Grunfeld
"The Great Moguls". 4to, papered bds., color illus. inset front
cover. V.G.+ (Light warp.) $7.00.
(JAMES #A5059)
JAMES, THURSTON. The Prop Builder's Molding and Casting
Handbook. 236 pp., over 450 illus., glossary, list of vendors,
index. A comprehensive guide to the use of more than 30 molding
and casting materials; section on designing and building a
vacuum forming machine. 4to, wrps. White Hall, Betterway, 1989.
V.G.+. Right edge and lower corners rubbed, else crisp clean
copy. (Pub. at $19.95). $16.00.
(KAMON #A3813)
KAMON, YASUO, ed. Modern Art of Japan Since 1950: Sculpture. 215
pp., approx. 133 full-page color plates, over 60 b&w illus.,
dual-lang. text in English/Japanese. Folio, cloth, d.j., papered
slipcase. Keishosha, 1985. Fine/Fine in near-fine+ slipcase.
$130.00.
(KAPROW #A7079)
KAPROW, ALLAN. Assemblage, Environments & Happenings. 341 pp.,
approx. 300 photos, text and design by Kaprow with Fluxus group,
including Lebel, Vostell, George Brecht, Dewey, Kiznak, Dine and
others. An invaluable documentary record of happenings and
performance pieces. Stout sq. 4to, self wrps. Multi-colored
papers. New York, Abrams, n.d. (1965). Owner name f.e.p., touch
of rubbing spine extrems., else near-fine. $100.00.
(KIRBY #A2768)
KIRBY, MICHAEL. The Art of Time: Essays on the Avant-Garde. 255
pp. Essays on theater, dance, sculpture, uses of film, kinesis.
8vo, wrps. First ed. (Original) New York, Dutton, 1969. Spine
creased, else tight near-fine. $30.00.
(LONDON #A1156)
LONDON. Hayward Gallery. The Condition of Sculpture. A selection
of recent sculpture by younger British and foreign artists. 100
pp., well illus. Intro. by William Tucker. Important reference
on abstract sculpture of the mid-70s (41 sculptors represented.)
4to, wrps. 1975. Very slight fading to spine, else near-fine.
$45.00.
(LOS ANGELES #A1157)
LOS ANGELES. County Museum of Art. American Sculpture of the
Sixties. 259 pp. important exhib. cat., well illus. Intro. by
Maurice Tuchman with critical essays by Alloway, Ashton,
Coplans, Greenberg, Kozloff, Lippard, Rose, Sandler et al,
artists' statements, bibliogs. Includes: Chamberlain, Conner,
Flavin, Oldenburg, Rauschenberg, Sugarman, et al. 4to, wrps.
1967. Spine creased, covers somewhat scuffed, else clean, crisp
v.g.+ copy. $65.00.
(LOS ANGELES #A1340)
LOS ANGELES. County Museum of Art. German Expressionist
Sculpture. 224 pp. exhib. cat., over 175 illus., 12 in color.
Essay by Stephanie Barron, contemporaneous writings by Daubler,
Einstein, Heise, Hening, de Marsalle, Osborn, Sauerlandt. A
major text on this topic. Large 4to, wrps. 1984. Very slight
rubbing along cover edges, else fine. $75.00.
(NEW YORK #A3318)
NEW YORK. Holly Solomon Gallery. CHAMBERLAIN, HARRIS, MATTA-
CLARK, OPPENHEIM, SERRA, SMITHSON, WEINER. Unpaginated (24 pp.),
9 b&w illus. Essay by John Yau. Small square 8vo, stapled wrps.
1991. Fine. $10.00.
(NEW YORK #A3508)
NEW YORK. Marlborough Gallery. Figure: Contemporary Sculpture.
18 pp. exhib. cat., 9 full-page color plates of work by
Abakanowicz, Davies, Grooms, Leiro, Marisol, Mason, Segal,
Surls, Valdes -- all variations of Pop Art. 4to, stapled stiff
wrps. 1993. Near-fine. $2.50.
(NEW YORK #A3868)
NEW YORK. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Treasures of Early Irish
Art 1500 B.C. to 1500 A.D. 221 pp. exhib. cat., illus. Includes:
metalwork, book illuminations, jewelry, crosses, etc.
Photographs by Lee Boltin. 4to, wrps 1977. V.G.+. $22.00.
(NEW YORK #A6630)
NEW YORK. Museum of Modern Art. Five American Sculptors: CALDER,
FLANNAGAN, LACHAISE, NADELMAN, LIPCHITZ. This text is a
compilation reprinting of five important one-person sculpture
exhibition catalogues at MOMA from 1935-51. Excellent reference.
Small 4to, cloth, d.j. New York, Arno, 1969. Fine/Near-fine.
$35.00.
(NEW YORK #A3759)
NEW YORK. Museum of Modern Art. The New Japanese Painting and
Sculpture. 116 pp., approx. 115 illus., 13 in color, short
biogs. of the 47 artists represented in the exhibition. Essay by
William S. Lieberman. Small square 4to, stiff wrps. 1966. V.g.
Spine edge scuffed, small tear foot of spine. $22.50.
(NEW YORK #A3752)
NEW YORK. Museum of Modern Art. The Package. 39 pp. exhib. cat.
of 142 items, 56 illus. Design of the 1950's. Small 4to, stapled
wrps. 1959. V.G. $17.00.
(NEW YORK #A5345)
NEW YORK. Sotheby Parke Bernet. Animalier and Other 19th Century
Bronzes. From the Collection of the Late Geraldine Rockefeller
Dodge. Sales Catalogue listing 144 works, approx. 70 illus., 1
color cover plate of a gilt bronze and enameled figure set with
precious stones by L. Gerome. Includes numerous equestrian
pieces, American and European portrait busts, as well as
animalier work. Small sq. 4to, stapled wrps. February 20, 1976.
V.G.+. $17.00.
(READ #A6889)
READ, HERBERT. The Origins of Form in Art. 207 pp., 61 illus.,
notes, list of illus., index. 8vo, cloth, d.j. New York, Horizon
Press, 1965. V.G.-/V.G. Slightly musty. Short marginal ink marks
on approx. 9 pp. $14.75.
(READ #A3893)
READ, HERBERT. Art and Society. 282 pp., 101 b&w illus., chapter
notes, index. Square 8vo, cloth. No d.j. New York, MacMillan,
1937. A few spots on half-title page, else near-fine. $35.00.
(RICKEY #A1248)
RICKEY, GEORGE. Constructivism. Origins and Evolution. 305 pp.
well illustrated. Square 4to, cloth, d.j. New York, Braziller,
1967. Some wear to top edge and spine of d.j., else near-fine in
v.g.+ d.j. $100.00.
(ROOD #A3541)
ROOD, JOHN. Sculpture in Wood. 179 pp., 133 b&w illus., 1 color
plate, appendix, index. Tall 8vo, cloth. Minneapolis, Univ. of
Minnesota Press, 1950. Missing d.j. Neat owner signature, minor
wear to corners and ends of spine, else clean tight v.g. $24.00.
(SYRACUSE #A1287)
SYRACUSE. Everson Museum of Art. New Works in Clay III. 80 pp.,
29 b&w illus., 17 colorplates. Square 4to, wrps. 1981. Top
corner bumped, else v.g.+. $12.50.
(TUCKER, WILLIAM #A1291)
TUCKER, WILLIAM. Early Modern Sculpture. 174 pp. include 155
monochrome plates. 4to, cloth, d.j. New York, Oxford University
Press, 1974. V.g.+ in near-fine d.j. (price clipped). $75.00.
(WASHINGTON #A6108)
WASHINGTON, D.C. National Gallery of Art. Exhibition of Japanese
Painting and Sculpture. 201 pp. exhib. cat. Massive exhibition
of 91 major works including many of Japan's greatest treasures.
4to, stiff wrps. 1953. V.G. (Light dampstaining rear cover;
spine creased with tiny chip lower spine extremity.) $7.50.
(WASSING #A4358)
WASSING, Rene S. African Art: Its Background and Traditions. 285
pp, 120 b&w illus. and 24 color plates, appendix, bibliog.,
maps, index. Photographs by Hans Hinz. From the library of poet
and Abstract Expressionist painter Alfonso OSSORIO and bearing
his elaborate signature on the front flyleaf. Large 4to, cloth,
d.j. Leon Amiel, 1968. Mint condition. $65.00.
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