Search Results: Art from Collettes Books

Uncommon copy of official catalog associated with two 1997 exhibits: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff (Feb 13-March 11) and the Society for Contemporary Crafts in Pittsburgh (April 4-June 21). Very Good, with tight binding, bright covers, and unmarked text. Light edge wear and rubs to covers. With color plates of items and brief bios of artists. Printed maroon wraps, unpaginated, 23.5 cm. [z1]

Scare copy of official catalog from an exhibit of ancient glass dating from the 1st through 5th Cent. A.D. at the Ball State University Art Gallery, circa late 1970s. Good, with tight staple binding and unmarked text. Some edge wear, rubs, scuffs to covers, small label on front, lower fore text block bumped. Pages and illos are still fairly bright given age. Well illustrated with 39 b/w figs. in text and 6 color plates, plus brief descriptions of objects. With a Forward by William F. Ball and a short Introduction to Roman Glass. Pictorial wraps (softcover), unpaged (approx. 56 pp.), 19.5 cm. [z1]

Exhibition catalog for "Life in Philadelphia" oil painting exhibit at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1940. Scarce copy in Good+ overall condition with tight binding, fairly bright covers and unmarked text. The bulletin celebrated the opening of the art exhibit "Life in Philadelphia," which was the inaugural exhibit at the Oriental Wing of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1940. Contains numerous black and white reproduction of the art work at the exhibit, with a catalogue of oil paintings. Also includes a Forward by Henry Clifford, "A Note on the Iconography of Philadelphia" by Boies Penrose, and a preface to an unfinished novel by Owen Wister, author of The Virginian. In addition, this copy contains a laid-in list of publications of the City History Society of Philadelphia--probably also from 1940, and a typed/copied memorial to a Mr. Harry A. Palmer from his service at the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia; both pieces in Very Good condition. The catalog itself is in Good+ condition.… Read More

Uncommon copy in Good condition with clean, unmarked text. Some edge wear, scuffs, smudges, and rubs to covers, sunning to cover margins, sticker on inside front. Pages are fairly bright given age. Official catalog to accompany an exhibition of art and objects prior to the Christian era at the Paul Klapper Library, Queen's College, Flushing, NY, Feb. 10-March 7, 1958. Well illustrated with b/w photos of many objects, with brief descriptions. Pictorial wrappers (softcover), 63 pp, inc. Introduction by Assist. Professor of Art Edith Porada; 23 cm. [z2]

Issue devoted to various aspects of art forgery, including a lead article by Director Thomas Hoving. Good, with tight binding. Some edge wear, rubs, and sunning to covers, faded inked name on front, corners bumped, inked notation in text. Includes seven articles, four of which were originally presented at a series of seminars at the Museum in 1967. Well illustrated with b/w photos. Printed red wraps (softcover), pp 241-276, 25 cm. [z4]