FS: Unusual Books on Art & Artists
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Arts Council of Great Britain.
Edvard Munch 1863 - 1944.
London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1974.
1st edition. Very good in illustrated wrappers. Edges and corners have slight
wear. A catalog of a 1974 exhibition of Munch's works that was shown in Munich,
London, and Paris. Includes illustrations in color and black and white.
Uncommon. $14.00
Atterbury, Paul, editor.
English Pottery and Porcelain: An Historical Survey.
New York: Universe Books, 1978.
1st edition thus. Very good oversized hardcover without dust jacket. Light
wear to edges of the boards and light scuffing on covers. Bumping on head and
heel of spine and slight fading of spine's lettering. 288 pages with
illustrations and index. A collection of articles previously published in The
Magazine ANTIQUES. Included are articles on English pottery 1650-1800, English
18th century porcelains, wedgwood ware, ceramic figures and portraits, blue
printed wares, and Victorian and later pottery and porcelain. $28.00
Blandy, Doug, and Kristin G. Congdon, editors.
Pluralistic Approaches to Art Criticism.
Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1991.
1st edition. Very good oversized hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light
wear to edges of boards and light foxing on the edges of the pages. Dj is
lightly scuffed and slightly worn on edges. 135 pages with illustrations, list
of contributors, endnotes after each essay, and references after each essay. A
collection of 14 essays on modern art and art criticism. The work is divided
into three parts: 1. "Changes and Extensions in Critical Approaches," 2.
"Valuing Diverse Critical Expressions," and 3. "Criticism that Asserts Life,
History and Human Rights." $25.00
Cameron, Dan, editor. (Faith Ringgold).
Dancing at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other Story
Quilts.
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1988.
1st edition. Very good oversized hardcover in very good dust jacket.
Ex-library with the usual flaws and marks associated with that condition and dj
is glued to covers on endpapers. Light wear to edges of boards and light
bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj is lightly worn along the edges and
lightly scuffed. 167 pages with illustrations, endnotes after each essay,
chronology, selected recent exhibitions listing, selected bibliography, list of
lenders to the exhibition, and index. An excellent book on Faith Ringgold's
art, especially her story quilts with mny color illustrations and seven essays
on Faith and her work. $20.00
Cavaliere, Barbara, and George R. N'Namdi, editors. (Edward Clark).
Edward Clark: For the Sake of the Search.
Belleville Lake, Michigan: Belleville Lake Press, 1997.
1st edition. Very good oversized hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light
wear on edges of boards. Dj is scuffed with water marks/streaks on back cover
and lightly rubbed along the spine. 128 pages with illustrations, checklist of
color plates, listing of exhibitions, bibliography, and public collections.
The art, life , and theory of the expressionist artist, Edward Clark. $45.00
Dale, Peter Allan.
In Pursuit of a Scientific Culture: Science, Art, and Society in the
Victorian Age.
Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1989.
1st paperback edition. Very good trade paperback. Light wear on edges with
light creasing on cover corners. Back upper corner has larger crease mark.
Covers are lightly scuffed. 338 pages with endnotes and index. An interesting
study on the growth of Positivism during the mid and late nineteenth century as
a replacement for Romanticism. $15.00
Davison, Nancy R.
American Sheet Music Illustration: Reflections of the Nineteenth Century.
William L. Clements Library: 1973.
1st printing. Very good in paper staple bound wrappers. Edges and corners of
cover have some wear. 24 p. w/illustrations. A short history of American sheet
music illustration and guide to an exhibition at the Museum of Art at the
University of Michigan. Scarce. $18.00
Dennis, James M.
Renegade Regionalists: The Modern Independence of Grant Wood, Thomas Hart
Benton, and John Steuart Curry.
Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1998.
1st paperback edition. Very good trade paperback. Wear to edges of covers,
light scuffing to covers, creases near lower edge of the front cover and back
upper corner. Remainder mark on bottom edges of pages. Author's signature on
the title page. 279 pages with illustrations, endnotes, and index. A study of
the modernist tendencies in the art work of "Regionalist" artists Grant Wood,
Thomas Hart Benton, and John Steuart Curry. $25.00
Duncan, Alastair contributing editor.
Encyclopedia of Art Deco.
Headline: 1988.
1st UK edition. Very good in very god dust jacket. lower right front corner
bumped. Dj has some shelf wear to edges & corners. Small tear at top back
corner. 192 p. w/many color & b&w illustrations, selcet bibliography, index. An
attractive reference overview of the design and decoration of Art Deco. Covers
painting, glass, textiles, architecture, sculpture, graphics, bookbinding,
metalwork, ceramics, and more. $20.00
Gaunt, William.
Flemish Cities: Their History and Art: Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.
Later printing. Good oversized hardcover in good price-clipped dust jacket.
Wear to edges of boards, light bumping to corners of the covers and on spine,
and light scuffing to covers. Dj is worn and rubbed along the edges with some
minor tears and a few small chips missing, small brown smudge near the heel of
the spine. and scuffed on the covers. Previous owner's book plate on half
title page. 160 pages with illustrations, bibliography, and index. A nice
pictorial book on the art and artists of the Flemish cities of Bruges, Ghent,
Brussels, and Antwerp from the late Medieval to the Baroque periods. Among the
artists in this book are Rubens, Jordaens, van Dyck, the van Eycks,
Brueghel, and Bosch. $20.00
Grabar, Oleg. The University of Michigan Museum of Art.
Sassanian Silver: Late Antique and Early Medieval Arts of Luxury from Iran.
Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1967.
1st edition. Good oversized paperback. Wear on edges of covers, scuffing and
scratching to covers, the spine and the are around it are faded. Light foxing
on page edges. 158 pages with illustrations, footnotes, and bibliography. A
catalogue of Sasanian silver items exhibited at the University of Michigan
Museum of Art in 1967 with a historical survey of the Sasanian empire and an
introduction to Sassanian silver artwork. $25.00
Gutmann, Joseph.
Images of the Jewish Past: An Introduction to Medieval Jewish Miniatures.
New York: Society of Jewish Bibliophiles, 1965.
1st edition. Very good oversized hardcover in brownish cloth without dust
jacket. Light wear to edges of the boards, light bumping to head and heel of
spine, moderate scuffing to covers, inch long tear in binding on the spine.
Foxing to edges of the pages, name of previous owner written on front pasted
down endpaper, last page has water stainmarks. 22 plates and bibliography with
introductory essay. An interesting examination of miniature illustrations in
Jewish books from the Middle Ages. $60.00
Mahsun, Carol Anne, editor.
Pop Art: The Critical Dialogue.
Ann Arbor, UMI Research Press, 1989.
1st edition. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear and
scuffing to edges of boards and panels themselves with light bumping to head
and heel of spine. Dj is lightly worn along the edges, lightly scuffed. 244
pages with illustrations and index. A collection of 21 essays by various
writers, critics, and artists on pop art "reflecting the full spectrum of
critical approaches to the pop art movement." (dj blurb). $60.00
Mino, Yutaka editor.
The Great Eastern Temple: Treasures of Japanese Buddhist Art from Todai-ji.
Chicago/Bloomington: Art Institute of Chicago/Indiana University Press, 1986.
1st edition. Very good in illustrated wrappers. Wrappers have some wear to
edges and corners. Former owner's name & address on endpaper. 180 p.
w/bibliography, illustrations, index. An attractive exhibition catalog covering
artifacts from one of the more important Buddhist temples in Japan. $20.00
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