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USA: Art Digest Co.. Very Good. 1982. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Featured Artists: Lois Polansky; Kenneth Noland; Walter Robinson; Abe Ajay; Nancy Brett; Donald Sandstrom; Red Grooms; Phyllis Bramson, Stanley Boxer; Dan Christensen; Thomas Cole; Gary Bower; Bram Van Velde; Pat Adams; Theodora Gavenchak; Daniel Maffia; Jonathan Thomas; Olga Sheirr; Dan Rodan; Mark Jackson; Dorothy… Read more about this item

USA: Mitchell Studios. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1889741078 . Signed and briefly inscribed by Dean Mitchell upon illustrated front free endpaper. "Dean observes 'I paint ordinary people because I am ordinary.' But there are no ordinary people in his work. His perceptive eye finds the richness of spirit in… Read more about this item

Edmonton: FTP. Very Good. 2013. First Edition. Paperback. 0991691806 . Signed and inscribed by author atop dedication page. "This easy-to-navigate book is divided by era and style: Victorian, Edwardian, Arts and Crafts, and Modernism. Each era is categorized according to rooms, followed by elements of style, so you can hone in on exactly what … Read more about this item

Edmonton, Alberta: M.H.K.C.B. Sign Shop. Good. 1921. First Edition. Poster. A humorous depiction of the boomtown days of Skagway, Alaska in the 1920s. Prominent features include a Y.P. & Y.R.R. [White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad] train in foreground, behind which runs the main street of Skagway, beyond which lies a mountain range. Funny captions… Read more about this item

Sidney, British Columbia: Gray's Publishing. Good. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888260253 . "Sarain Stump (1945-1974), Indigenous name Sock-a-jaw-wu, had little formal education and was encouraged to learn from his Shoshone-Cree elders. Moving to an Alberta ranch in 1964, he began the poems and drawings for [this book]. He promoted traditional Indigenous values and sought to… Read more about this item

Salt Lake City, Utah: Gibbs Smith Publisher. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1586857835 . Calligraphically signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. "Captures the unsurpassed beauty of this gem along the California coast with reproductions of over 300 postcards. Presents the history of the Monterey Peninsula and the… Read more about this item

Rieuewihr, France: Musee Hansi. Fine. 2000. First Edition. Poster. Adorable Musee Hansi/Hansi Museum advertising poster permanently mounted upon rigid pressboard. Features charming colour Hansi illustration of embarassed young boy surrounded by dancing Alsatian girls in full local regalia. Artist, Jean-Jacques Waltz (1873-1951) aka Hansi was a French, Alsatian illustrator of postcards, posters and books… Read more about this item

Poland: Moniatowicz Foto Studio. Very Good. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 8387732710 . Beautifully illustrated with a profusion of reproductions of vintage Boleslawiec postcards in color, black and white, and sepia-tone dating back to 1894. 143 pages. Considerable supporting text in English and Polish. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy… Read more about this item

Toronto, Ontario: Art Gallery of Ontario. 1988. Paperback. 0919777562 . Catalogue to an exhibition [contributed by unnamed donors] held at the Art Gallery of Ontario, May 14 - July 10, 1988, and travelling to other galleries. Contents are divided into: Pre-Confederation Canada; The Confederation Generation; The French Academic Tradition; The Early Modern Tradition; The Group… Read more about this item

Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0824827643 . "From the early twentieth century until the Communist takeover in 1949, Shanghai commercial artists created thousands of colorful posters and black-and-white advertisements that formed an essential part of modern life in the city. This visually appealing and richly… Read more about this item

Poland: Moniatowicz Foto Studio. Very Good. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 8387732931 . Beautifully illustrated with a profusion of reproductions of vintage Boleslawiec postcards in color, black and white, and sepia-tone. 143 pages. Considerable supporting text in English and Polish. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this attractive work.… Read more about this item

Canada: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Fair. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. Signed and dated by artist upon title page. Catalogue for an exhibition organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, March 3 - April 16, 1972, Musee du Quebec May 31 - July 9, 1972, and The Vancouver Art Gallery August 8 - September 17,… Read more about this item

USA: Billboard Publications, Inc.. Good. 1988. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Hugh Mandelert; Painting in Giverny; Paint and Mystery; The Watercolor Page - Robert Reynolds; Woody Gwyn; 1988 Directory of Art Schools and Workshops; Profile of Jerry Griffith; and more. 98 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to… Read more about this item

Ontario, Canada: McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Good. 1990. First Edition. Paperback. 0772967393 . Published in conjunction with an exhibition held across Canada from May 4, 1990 through August 18, 1991 celebrating the hundredth birthday of Franklin Carmichael. "The first comprehensive retrospective of Carmichael's career in forty-three years. This catalogue and the accompanying exhibition explore… Read more about this item

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771597487 . Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. "Vividly pictures Kurelek's emergence from the maelstrom of his life as one of Canada's most successful artists." - dust jacket. 338 pages. Index. Reference notes. Over 90 black-and-white… Read more about this item

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Good, dust jacket only. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802017347 . "In the 1840's Paul Kane travelled the far reaches of the North American West, from the Great Lakes along the fur-trade routes to the coast, sketching a visual record of the Indian cultures of that vast area. With the publication of… Read more about this item

Vancouver, British Columbia: The University of British Columbia Press. 1986. Paperback. 0774802642 . Signed, without inscription, by Doreen Jensen upon first leaf. "The button blanket is eye-catching, prestigious and treasured - one of the most spectacular embellishments fo the Indian culture of the Northwest Coast and a unique form of graphic and narrative art. This… Read more about this item

Canada: Vanwell Publishing Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 1551250136 . "From national insignia, squadron markings and number/letter combinations nose art evolved into more personalized artwork, and individual pilots began sporting colourful, even outrageous schemes. Stephen Fochuk has devoted himself to a study of Canadian Air Force history, and has in this… Read more about this item

Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press. Good. 2002. First Edition. Paperback. 1552380645 . "A retrospective of the art and life of Frederick R. McDonald, one of Alberta's most exciting First Nations artists working today, and a celebration of a rich Cree heritage." - back cover. "Captures the essence of the bush economy in the homelands of… Read more about this item

USA: Harmony Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0517530473 . "A sumptous presentation of the extraordinary life and work of Alberto Vargas - the artist who brought six decades of heaven to America. This collection of over 200 illustrations, over 60 in full color, portrays the evolution of Vargas's vision… Read more about this item