Books - Art from Yesterday's Books & Paper

Hudson Hills Press, 1991, 1st edition stated, Signed/Inscribed by Artist, 163 pages, oversize - 9 1/4" x 12", with 138 color plates. (Inscribed to Lindsay and David Morgenthaler, major philanthropists in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.) Hardcover with dust jacket, both in near fine condition (dust jacket is price clipped). "Here is the full range of Safer's work, from the… Read more about this item

Cassa di Risparmi e Depositi di Prato, 1981, First Edition, 349 pages, 7 1/2" x 10 1/4", with numerous color plates (some full page) & B&W illustrations. For Contents, see photo #4. Softcover book with dust jacket, both in very good condition.

Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, HB/No DJ as issued; Good Condition (light cover wear; top front corner area worn; other corners chipped - interior pages in very good condition); 1979, 1st Edition, 168 pages, 9" x 10 3/4"; profiles the work of 15 Lithuanian artists, with examples of their work in color; Index. Recognizes Lithuanian contributions made to the international field… Read more about this item

Bangkok, Thailand; Self-published, 1998, 1st Edition, 180 pages, oversize - 10" x 13", with 130 color illustrations based on four themes: (1) Temples and Pagodas; (2) Marketplaces; (3) Festivals; (4) Scenery. This is a hardcover book with dust jacket, both in excellent / near fine condition.

Universe Publishing, 1995. Paperback, Very Good+. 288 pages, 12"x12", with numerous color and B&W illustrations.

Santa Fe, NM: Freesoul Art Studio. Softcover/Bound with plastic see-through covers, Very Good+, 1984, Signed & Dated by Author, 31 pages but with subpages (total 47 one-sided pages); 8 1/2"x11", typewritten format, with photocopied illustrations. Per Title Page: "A Preview of the Book in Preparation for Publication (Some Chapters Incomplete, Some Not Included)".Plus laid in: 1988 Business Week article with… Read more about this item

NY: Watson-Guptill Publications. Hardcover/DJ; Like New/Like New; 1990, 1st Edition/6th Printing, Signed by Maxine Masterfield AWS (American Watercolor Society) on front endpaper; 144 pages, 8 1/4"x11", with 120 color plates & 50 B&W illustrations; Index. This book was purchased new by Seller while on vacation in Sarasota, Florida at a booksigning

Harry N. Abrams in assoc. with the American Craft Museum. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine/Near Fine, 1995, 1st Edition, 304 pgs, with 257 illustrations including 90 plates in color; Catalogue of the Exhibition; Selected Bibliography; Index. Includes Ceramics, Glass, Metals, Textiles, Wood & General Crafts. Plus: laid in small brochure from exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art, 1991, titled "Design 1935-1965:… Read more about this item

NY: Phaidon Press. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine/VG (light edge wear); 1964, 1st Edition; (10),303 pages; 4to; includes Furniture, Textiles, Sevres Porcelains & other objects; illustrated in detail with 270 color & B&W photos & paintings; Bibliography. (Note: weight over 4 lbs unpacked).

NY: Universe Books. Hardcover/Dust Jacket, Very Good+/Good (edge wear with small tears; several taped tears; price clipped); 1964, 1st U.S. Edition, 364 pages, 10"x13", with 59 color & 120 B&W plates; Bibliographical Notes. For complete Contents see photo 3. (Extra shipping required - books weighs 6lbs 15oz)

CT: New York Graphic Society, 1974. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine/VG+; 1st Printing, stated; 168,(8) pages; 4to; with 72 color & 40 B&W illustrations by Robert McCall.

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1976. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine/VG+ (light edgewear); 1st U.S. Ed; 232pp; oblong 4to; definitive monograph on artist's contemporary sculpture; "When he was unable to afford conventional materials, he focused his attention on society's discarded industrial products--scrap-iron, wire, old automobiles, and household appliances--and learned to forge a totally unexpected beauty out of the most mundane objects"; 201 illustrations,… Read more about this item

NY: Phaidon, Hardcover/No DJ, VG (light edge wear; remainder stripe bottom edge; small spot side edge); Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, Part IX of XXVI Parts; 1971, 1st Edition, x,386 pages text, 146 pages plates; illustrated with 200 B&W plates. An Illustrated Catalogue Raisonne of the work of Peter Paul Rubens based on the material assembled by the late Dr. Ludwig… Read more about this item

NY: Doubleday & Co. Hardcover/DJ, Very Good+ (1/2" nick on front spine area)/DJ-Good+ (minor edge wear; 2" taped closed tear; price clipped); 1985, 1st Edition, 192 pages, 8 1/2"x11"; profiles the work of 17 Canadian artists, with examples of their work in color; Bibliography. Recognizes Canadian contributions made to the international field of stained glass as an art form.

NY: Harry N. Abrams. Hardcover/DJ; VG (small spot front gutter; prev owner small inscription; some tissue guards loose and/or missing)/DJ-VG; 1978, 1st Edition, xx,292 pages; oblong 4to; a collection of "photomicrographs", images photographed through the lens of a microscope; 238 illustrations including 93 in full color; Bibliography.

NY: Macmillan. Hardcover/DJ, Near Fine/Near Fine; 1985. 1st Edition/1st Printing; 300 pages, 8 3/4"x11", 422 color & B&W illustrations with descriptive text; Maps; Bibliography. "This book displays two millennia of Buddhist history through more than 400 of its most important pieces of art" including paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, pottery, manuscripts, masks, images, textiles, etc.

London/NY: Phaidon. Hardcover/DJ; X-Library with usual but neat markings o/w VG (light soil bottom corner edge)/DJ-VG (mylar taped on; spine label); 1972, 1st Edition; 496 pgs; 4to; 254 illustrations including 112 in color; Bibliographies after each chapter.

Harry N. Abrams. Softcover; VG (light edgewear; small corner creases on cover; remainder mark); 1986. 1st Edition, 160 pages; interviews with 85 artists; B&W photo of each by Harvey Stein.

London/NY: Cassell and Company/Charles Scribner's Sons. Hardcover/DJ; Very Good (spine sunned & covers faded, mostly at perimeters; gold lettering bright); DJ-VG (darkened); 1929. Presumed 1st Edition; xv,80 pages text, plus plates; illustrated with 4 color & 82 half-tone plates; top edges gilt; some pages uncut.

CA: Legacy Press, 1995. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine/Near Fine (lightly rubbed); SIGNED by Author; Limited First Edition, #394 of 1,000 copies; 192 pages; oblong 4to; the Artist's view of "The Spirit of A Nation Founded Under God" including Political History, The American West, Various Wars, Profiles of American Courage, etc; with over 200 illustrations in color & B&W.