FS: Art related books
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“An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists”, W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich,
H. Baum, edited by Lewis S. Brown, 288 illustrations. NY, Dover, VG
w/illustrated wraps. $5.00 ppd US
Bazin, Conservateur-en-Chef of the Louvre, Translated by Francis Scarfe,”A
History of Art from Prehistoric Times to The Present”, NY, Bonanza, 668
illustrations. 1959. VG w/dj. DJ shows some wear. $14.00 ppd US
Boswell, Jr., Peyton, “Modern American Painting”, w/89 illustrations in
full color selected from the series on Contemporary American Artists
published in “Life”, NY, Dodd, Mead, 1948. No dj. Front board has some
white wear spots. Boards show a little wear around edges. Foxing inside
boards. 10 1/2 X 14 1/2 in size w/170 pages. $14.00 ppd US
Brooks, Leonard, “The Many Ways of Water and Color” Watercolor, Acrylic,
Casein, Gouache, Inks, Mixed Techniques, CT, North Light, 1979, 2nd prtg.
DJ shows a lot of wear. Top binding edge of dj is chipped and worn about
1”. There is 1 1/2” tear bottom front of dj and is creased. Outside
boards have foxing. $8.00 ppd US
Brooks, Leonard, “Painter’s Workshop” a Basic Course in Contemporary
Painting and Drawing, NY, Van Nostrand, 1969, 1st prtg. VG w/dj. DJ shows
a little wear around edges. Few foxing spots inside front board. 9 X 11
in size w/159 pages. A pin-up chart ofr the painter’s workshop was an
insertion, which is not present. Illustrated throughout book. Contents
include: Some Drawing Ways, Nautical Anatomy, Basic Techniques, Color, A
Group of International Contemporary Paintings and Drawings, A Schedule for
Painter’s Workshop, Today and Tomorrow. $10.00 ppd US
Colombo, Alfredo, “Modern European Painting”, NY, Castle, 1961. VG w/dj.
DJ has a plastic cover which is taped to book. Light foxing inside boards.
Book is 10 X 13 w/207 pages. 150 illustrations (most in color). $18.00
ppd US
Craven, Thomas, “A Treasury of Art Masterpieces - From the Renaissance to
the Present Day”, NY, Simon Schuster, 1958. DJ is poor. Book is vg.
Boards show some fading around edges. To/From written inside front board.
Illustrated throughout book. 327 pages. $18.00 ppd US
Crawford, Tad, "Legal Guide For The Visual Artist", The Professional's
Handbook, Revised and Expanded NY, Allworth, 1989. VG wraps. Notes and
numbers written on 1st page. Corners and edges of wraps show some wear.
Book includes: Copyright and moral rights, Sales of art by artist, gallery
or agent, Sales of reproduction rights, Taxation, Grants and public support
for the arts, Hobby losses and the IRS, Studios and leases, The artist as
collector, Estate planning, artists and museums, model contracts, artists'
organizations, Lawyers' groups to assist artists, State arts agencies.
$6.00 ppd US
Curtis, Roger W. and edited by Charles Movalli, “Color in Outdoor
Painting”, NY, Watson- Guptill, 1977, 2nd prtg. VG w/dj. DJ shows a
little wear at corners. Foxing page edges. There is a red marker dot
bottom page edges. Top back board edge has some wear. $10.00 ppd US
Daniels, Les, “Learning How to Paint In Oils”, Illustrated Step by Step on
TV Storyboard, NY, Doubleday, 1964, 1st ed. VG w/dj. DJ shows some wear
around edges. $10.00 ppd US
Davidson, Abraham A., “The Story of American Painting”, NY, Abrams, 1974.
DJ shows browning/soiling; and wear. DJ 1” chip back top and and top and
bottom binding side small chips. DJ is also taped to boards. Book pages
vg. 168 pages w/illustrations. Contents: The Beginnings of American
Painting, The History of America in Paintings, Notable American Portraits,
The American Natural landscape, Americans at Work and Play, The Visionary
Tradition, The American Urban Landscape, Nonopjective painting, Painting in
the 1960s. $14.00 ppd US
“Decorative Silhouettes of the Twenties for Designers and Craftsmen”,
selected and introduced by Jo Anne C. Day, NY, Dover, 1975. VG
w/illustrated wraps. $4.50 ppd US
Donahue, Bud, “The Language of Layout” For layout artists or aspiring
artists, this practical approach to layout design covers everything from
the tools of the trade to specific techniques, to help you create powerful
graphic expressions for communication, NJ, Prentice-Hill, 1978. VG
w/illustrated wraps. $5.00 ppd US
Fabri, Ralph, “Complete Guide to Flower Painting”, NY, Watson-Guptill,
1968. VG w/dj. DJ shows a little wear around edges. The copyright
information has black marker through it. 19 color plates, 74 drawings in
color, 45 monochrome illustrations. $10.00 ppd US
“Food and Drink” A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources,
Selected by Jim Harter, NY, Dover, 1979, VG w/illustrated wraps. $4.50 ppd
US
Ford, J., “Decorative Plant and Flower Studies for Artists and Craftsmen”,
NY, Dover, $4.50 ppd US
“Gilbert Stuart” Portraitist of the Young Republic 1755-1828, National
Gallery of Art, Washington, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design,
Providence, 1967, VG wraps. 115 pages. Pictures of paintings
w/description throughout book. $8.00 ppd US
Gombrich, E.H., “The Story of Art” w/370 illustrations, NY, Phaidon,1950,
1st ed. VG no dj. Foxing inside front and back board and page edges.
To/From inscription on first page. Underlining periodically throughout
book. $10.00 ppd US
Kafka, Francis J., “Batik, Tie Dyeing, Stenciling, Silk Screen, Block
Printing” The hand decoration of fabrics, NY, Dover, VG w/illustrated
wraps. Pictures and illustrations throughout book. $4.00 ppd US
Larkin, Oliver W., “Art and Life In America”, NY, Rinehart, September 1950,
2nd prtg. No dj. Boards show some wear and back top binding side cloth is
torn about 2”. 547 pages. B&W illustrations throughout book. Contents:
The Colonial Arts 1600-1790; Self-Conscious Republic 1790-1830, Democratic
Vistas 1830-1870, Between Two SPanics 1870-1900, Progressivism, Culture,
and War 1900-1930, New Horizons 1930-1945. $12.00 ppd US
“The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley”, NY, Dover, 1967. VG w/illustrated
wraps. 174 plates with 2 in color. $6.00 ppd US
Lehner, Ernst, “Symbols Signs & Signets”, a Pictorial Treasury with over
1,350 illustrations, NY, Dover, 1969. VG w/illustrated wraps. $5.00 ppd
US
“Lenin Price Winers, Soviet Stars, Soviet Fine Arts”, Translated from
Russian to English, Soviet Union, 1970 First prtg. DJ has tear in the
middle of the back side. DJ has soiling. Ribbon bookmark is frayed at
edge. Approx. 5 X 7 in size with 265 pages. Pages in fine condition. This
books is devoted to outstanding Soviet artists and sculptors awarded the
Lenin Prize over the period 1957 to 1966. There are pictures and
illustrations throughout book. $10.00 ppd US
“Masters of Naive Art” A History and Worldwide Survey, by Oto
Bihalji-Merin, Translated by Russell M. Stockman, NY, McGraw-Hill. There
is no date. 10X13 in size w/304 pages. DJ shows some wear around edges.
The dj has two 1” taped tears bottom front; a 1” taped tear top front and
1/4” tear top front; and 1/4” tear top back. 389 illustrations w/204 in
color. $18.00 ppd US
“Masterpieces of Drawing, Diamond Jubilee Exhibition 1950-1951”,
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Each page has a black and white picture of a
piece of art and description of the piece. Wraps show wear and soiling.
Writing of numbers on front wrap (small). $5.00 ppd US
“Metropolitan Zoo”, Text by Joseph Bell, Design by Alvin Grossman, NY,
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY Abrams Publisher, 1985. VG w/dj. 112
pages. 150 illustrations, 111 in color. $14.00 ppd US
“Music, A Pictorial Archive of Woodcuts & Engravings”, selected by Jim
Harter, 841 copyright-free illustrations for artists and designers, NY,
Dover, 1980. VG w/illustrated wraps. $6.50 ppd US
“Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Book”, NY, Abrams, 1977. VG w/dj. DJ is a
clear plastic w/green and black lettering and then the board of book is
illustrated. Some of the black lettering shows a little wear. 9 X 11 w/222
pages. $18.00 ppd US
O’Brien, James F. “Design by Accident”, How to create design and pattern by
accidental effects complete instructions for artists and designers, More
than 240 illustrations. NY, Dover, 1968, VG w/illustrated wraps. $6.00
ppd US
Snyder, John, “Commercial Artist’s Handbook”, NY, Watson-Guptill, 1974, 2nd
prtg. VG w/dj.
$10.00 ppd US
Stolpe, Hjalmar, “Amazon Indian Designs” from Brazilian and Guianan Wood
Carvings, edited by Theodore Menten, 190 designs, NY, Dover, 1974. VG
w/illustrated wraps. $6.50 ppd US
“The Story of Art and Music”, The bookshelf for boys and girls, NJ,
University Society, 1985. 400 pages. Pictures and illustrations throughout
book. Illustrated boards. Shows some soiling and wear. $10.00 ppd US
Sullivan, Michael, “The Arts of China” w/235 illustrations, 14 in color,
and 34 diagrams and maps, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1973.
Wraps - bottom front corner is turned and back bottom corner is creased.
Some foxing page edges. $8.00 ppd US
Thomas, David (Text and Notes by), “Manet/Monet/Seurat”, NY, Tudor, 1970.
DJ has a 4” tear on back and shows some wear around edges. . Pages 64
through 69 have corner crease, otherwise pages are in vg condition. Light
soiling around edges. The book is approx. 7 X 7 with 132 pages. There are
92 color reproductions of these three painters from the 1860’s and early
1870’s. $10.00 ppd US
Toney, Anthony, “Creative Painting and Drawing”, NY, Dover, Illustrated
with reproductions of the artist’s work,1966, Vg w/illustrated wraps. Some
foxing inside front and back wraps. $4.50 ppd US
“200 Decorative Title-Pages”, edited by Alexander Nesbitt, NY, Dover, 1964.
Vg w/illustrated wraps. $5.00 ppd US