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2000ref. 187221Milano Milan Italy: The Estate of Norman Bluhm / Mazzotta 2000. Paperback. Good bump & creasing to lower spine w/ slight tear. mild scuff/abrasion to lower textblock. lower pg gutters w/ have crimp/crease from spine bump. textblock firm. Color illus. wraps; French flaps 134 pp.; 18 bw figures; 72 color plates. Bright and clean. Text is provided in both English and Italian. Considers the life and work of American abstract expressionist Norman Bluhm 1921-1999. With essays by James Harithas Luigi Sansone and Raphael Rubinstein. Covers paintings from his entire career from 1947-1998. Includes biography exhibition history bibliography and many colorful examples of his work. The Estate of Norman Bluhm / Mazzotta paperback books
2012ref. 187972Mexico: National Institute of Fine Arts 2012. Paperback. VG. Spanish Language text. Color illustrated wraps. 283 pages: numerous illustrations. exhibition exhibited at the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo as of November 15 2012. National Institute of Fine Arts paperback books
2005ref. 188486Ostfildern Germany: Hatje Cantz 2005. Hardcover. VG spine ends bumped. corners have small bumps & creases. dustjacket has edge-wear w/ some creasing creasing to spine ends. oversized square white boards w/ dark silver printing. 124 pgs w/ 51 color & bw illustrations. yellow & grey illustrated dustjacket w/ dark silver printing. text in German and English. Wolfgang Laib's extraordinarily concentrated installations are touching in an immediate and fundamental way perhaps because they also address various levels of early childhood consciousness. Beeswax tunnels are redolent with an overwhelming scent of sweet honey and pollen; powdery piles of pollen are such a luminous yellow that you want to put your hands in them and play. Visitors to the installations are opened up become aware of the energetic presence of the natural materials shown and are prepared for a spiritual and intellectual encounter with the work's symbolic content. This retrospective monograph establishes the unique position and great power of Laib's work.--Amazon. Hatje Cantz hardcover books
1997ref. 183081Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1997. Hardcover. VG. Ilustrated glossy dj; blue board covers. xvi 352 pages : illustrations maps. "Based on author's doctoral dissertation work reconstructs and analyzes the making of the financial empire of the conquerer of Peru and his brothers. Painstaking study examines and elucidates multiple aspects of both the economic and sociopolitical history of the Perus and Spain in the 16th century"--Handbook of Latin American Studies v. 58. Contents: 1. Before the conquest -- 2. Capitulación grants and controls -- 3. Francisco Pizarro Governor of Peru 1532-1541 -- 4. The Pizarro estate under its guardians 1541-1553 -- 5. Hernando Pizarro and Doña Francisca : marriage estate unification -- 6. The personnel -- 7. The Andean world and the conquerors -- 8. The estate of Francisco Pizarro and his children -- 9. The estate of the Pizarro brothers -- 10. Conclusion and epilogue. Includes bibliographical references pages 309-340 and index. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
2018ref. 183625Basel: Switerland 2018. Softcover. VG covers show some wear along bottom edge. Illustrated card covers. 171 pages : illustrations chiefly color portraits. This volume published for a retrospective at the Fondation Beyeler gathers around 50 key paintings from all phases of this legendary artist's career. It commences with the monumental masterpiece Passage du Commerce-Saint-André 1952-54 in which Balthus' intensive study of the dimensions of space and time and their relationship to figure and object is especially apparent. Contents: Developing a visual idiom : Early works -- Provocation and transgression : Balthus's first exhibition at the Galerie Pierre -- Representation and intimacy : Balthus's portraits from the 1930s -- The years in Champrovent and Fribourg : Works from the first half of the 1940s -- Return to Paris : Works from the second half of the 1940s -- From the studio in Paris to the Château de Chassy : Works from the 1950s -- Frome Rome to Rossinière : Late works -- Short texts by Raphaël Christine Burger Yves Guignard Michiko Kono and Juan Ãngel López-Manzanares -- "Time mastered : Isn't that perhaps the best definition of art" : Aspects of time in Balthus's work / Raphaël Bouvier -- Between sensuality dignity and grace : The female figure in Balthus's work / Michiko Kono -- "The throbbing tragedy of a drama of the flesh" : Balthus and Antonin Artraud's theatre of cruelty / Juan Ãngel López-Manzanares -- Thérèse time and again : Balthus's paintings of girls / Beate Söntgen -- Transgression and purity : Balthus's precarious equilibrium / Olivier Berggruen -- A secret passage into eternity : Passage du Cmmerce-Saint-André / Wim Wenders -- Balthasar Klossowski de Rola : Biography. Switerland paperback books
2009ref. 183800Versailles: Établissement public du musée et du domaine national de Versailles 2009. Softcover. VG light shelfwear to wraps and block. Burgundy and gray wraps with French flaps illustrated on front spine and rear white and burgundy lettering; 319 pp; color portrait frontispiece; illustrated throughout in color. Text in French with one contribution in Italian. Festschrift presented to Pierre Arizzoli-Clémentel on the occasion of his retirement from the Établissement public du musée et du domaine national de Versailles on 22 July 2009. Includes bibliographical references. Établissement public du musée et du domaine national de Versailles paperback books
1988ref. 186524New York: Abrams 1988. Hardcover. VG slipcase has slight wear and rubbing. Covers clean. Pages clean and tight. Red cloth slipcase gilt lettering Red cloth covers gilt lettering. 76 57ab that is114 pages : color illustrations facsimiles ; 34 cm. Text in Hebrew and English. Dating from the mid-fourteenth century and made in Catalonia Spain the Rylands Haggadah is a facsimilie of the masterpiece of medieval art considered one of the most important Hebrew manuscripts in the John Rylands Library. Haggadot the word means telling tells the story of Exodus the flight of the Jews from Egypt with the text typically recited during the annual feast of Passover.The Rylands Haggadah is illustrated with a series of wonderfully vivid miniatures showing the plagues visited upon the Pharaoh and his people and the parting of the Red Sea to allow the Israelites to escape. Includes a commentary and a cycle of poems in English and in Hebrew. Abrams hardcover books
1978ref. 182218New York: Doubleday & Co 1978. Limited & signed edition. Hardcover. VG spine sunned. light scuffs & scratch to cloth. tight binding. clean interior. slipcase has shelf & edge-wear to lower panel w/ small chip; label scuffed & marked. blue cloth w/ silver cover & spine printing. illustrated pastedowns & endapers. 177 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. color print laid-in. blue/grey marbled paper slipcase w/ white title label. This is copy 258 of 300. Raphael Soyer's hand-numbered and signed print is laid-in print is tanned to edge. Tightly bound; appears only the first few pages have been read. A sharp lovely copy. Doubleday & Co hardcover books
1918ref. 176373Paris: H. Laurens 1918. Limited 550 copies printed. Paperback. Fair only sold as reading copies and reference copies ONLY. Covers chipped or torn with loss text is complete not pretty to look at in original wraps very loose. NOT returnable due to weight. Beige cloth with mounted title from original paper wraps on cover spine and rear panel. xii 519 pages with approximately 500 illustrations. Text is in French. Edited by É. Chavannes after the death of the translator./ Originally published in 4 collections or series 1st ser. in 1679; 2d and 3d in 1701; and 4th in 1818 The plan of the work was developed by Shen Xinyou from an album prepared by Li Liu-fang and the first three series were edited by with the help of Li Yu who also contributed the introduction to the 1st ser. Wang Gai and his brothers Wang Shi and Wang Nie were chiefly responsible for preparing the commentaries and reproducing the plates from famous masters. The 4th ser. was largely the work of Ding Gao./ Contains the first three series. Limited to 550 copies. "Translation and commentary by Raphael Petrucci augmented by a preface a biographical dictionary of painters and a vocabulary of technical terms; illustrated with about five hundred engravings." Shipping weight is 17 pounds. H. Laurens paperback books
1969ref. 176845New York: Maecenas Press Random House 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good foxing to upper block light wear to boards pages are otherwise clean dust jacket has overall wear and small tears SIGNED BY ARTIST ON TITLE PAGE. Tan cloth with gilt lettering black spine with gilt lettering red dust jacket with color illustration on front bw illustration on back mylar cover 116 pp. 15 color 29 bw repros. "Self-revealment is an honest and poignant glimpse nto the life emotions and artistic philosophy of one of America's foremost and most beloved painters."- dust jacket. Maecenas Press Random House hardcover books
2019ref. 172537Paris: Perrotin 2019. Hardcover. VG. Navy boards with orange stamped lettering. 413 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "Perrotin's large hardcover Yearbook presents the gallery's activities across its six international locations over the course of 2018 bringing together exhibition views conversations with the artists photographs of workshops and events and additional exclusive content" -- Les Presses du réel website. Perrotin hardcover books
2019ref. 172648Madrid: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza 2019. Paperback. VG. Color-illustrated wraps with lavender lettering. 180 pp. Mainly color illustations. Text in Spanish. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza Madrid 19 February - 26 May 2019. Previously held at Fondation Beyeler Riehen/Basel 2 September 2018 - 1 January 2019. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza paperback books
1918ref. 173971Paris: H. Laurens 1918. Limited 428 / 550 copies printed. Hardcover. VG covers are somewhat soiled but sturdy. Contents clean with two old repairs to inner tears on the first three leaves not bad. Beige cloth with mounted title from original paper wraps on cover spine and rear panel. xii 519 pages with approximately 500 illustrations. Text is in French. Edited by É. Chavannes after the death of the translator./ Originally published in 4 collections or series 1st ser. in 1679; 2d and 3d in 1701; and 4th in 1818 The plan of the work was developed by Shen Xinyou from an album prepared by Li Liu-fang and the first three series were edited by with the help of Li Yu who also contributed the introduction to the 1st ser. Wang Gai and his brothers Wang Shi and Wang Nie were chiefly responsible for preparing the commentaries and reproducing the plates from famous masters. The 4th ser. was largely the work of Ding Gao./ Contains the first three series. Limited to 550 copies this being number 428. "Translation and commentary by Raphael Petrucci augmented by a preface a biographical dictionary of painters and a vocabulary of technical terms; illustrated with about five hundred engravings." Shipping weight is 17 pounds. H. Laurens hardcover books
1977ref. 169740Madrid: Fundacion Juan March 1977. Paperback. G moderate wear to wraps at edges and corners some scuffing and soiling front cover bowed light and infrequent interior foxing. White and color-illustrated wraps with black spine lettering. 46 pp. Color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from September to November 1977. Text in Spanish. Fundacion Juan March paperback books
1990ref. 164432Amsterdam: Pulitzer Art Gallery 1990. Softcover. VG. Neon orange softcover with white lettering. 16 pp. Color illustrations. Catalogue of a traveling exhibition from July 1989- February 1990. Pulitzer Art Gallery paperback books
1979ref. 162197Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone 1979. Hardcover. G DJ is missing a small chunk on front cover; book is only lightly aged overall otherwise. Caramel cloth white and color illus. dust jacket 512 pp. BW and color illus. Text is in Spanish. Consists of dozens of articles representing 25 years of art criticism regarding Latin American art. Includes some illustrations. #757 of 2000 copies. Uncommon. Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone hardcover books
2004ref. 158225Lawrenceville N. J.: The Abud Family Foundation for the Arts 2004. Softcover. VG- clean and tight with a hint of shelf wear. Glossy color-illus. staped wraps with b/w lettering. 24 pp. with color illus. throughout and 1 sepia photograph of the artist. Catalogue from the exhibition held April to May 2004. Sigueiros 1897-1974 was a Mexican artist known for his mural painting. Vivid color illustrations! The Abud Family Foundation for the Arts paperback books
2016ref. 156430New York: Cheim & Read 2016. Hardcover. VG. Color wraps. 44 pp. profusely illustrated in color. On title page: J Lasker. Issued in conjunction with a 2016 exhibition of artwork by American artist Jonathan Lasker b. 1948. With an essay by Raphael Rubinstein and many full-color examples. A large-format catalogue oversized. Cheim & Read hardcover books
2000ref. 156516Milano Milan Italy: The Estate of Norman Bluhm / Mazzotta 2000. Paperback. VG rubbing to front covers. Color illus. wraps; French flaps 134 pp.; 18 bw figures; 72 color plates. Bright beatuiful & clean. Text is provided in both English and Italian. Considers the life and work of American abstract expressionist Norman Bluhm 1921-1999. With essays by James Harithas Luigi Sansone and Raphael Rubinstein. Covers paintings from his entire career from 1947-1998. Includes biography exhibition history bibliography and many colorful examples of his work. The Estate of Norman Bluhm / Mazzotta paperback books
1969ref. 1016New York: Maecenas Press Random House 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good foxing to upper block light wear to boards pages are otherwise clean dust jacket has overall wear and small tears. Tan cloth with gilt lettering black spine with gilt lettering red dust jacket with color illustration on front bw illustration on back 116 pp. 15 color 29 bw repros. "Self-revealment is an honest and poignant glimpse nto the life emotions and artistic philosophy of one of America's foremost and most beloved painters."- dust jacket. Maecenas Press Random House hardcover books
1980ref. 17906Schenectady NY: Schenectady Museum 1980. Softcover. VG some mild exterior wear. Grey wraps. 45 pp. 4 color numerous bw plates. Published to accompany the exhibition held in Schenectady NY: Schenectady Museum Jan. 12 to Apr. 6 1980. Schenectady Museum paperback books
1977ref. 5528Washington DC: New Republic Books 1977. Hardcover. VG/VG wear to extremities of dustjacket. Blue cloth with light bluish color pictorial dustjacket. 316 pp. 39 bw plates. INSCRIBED by Soyer to Will and Elena Barnet with a very detailed drawing of a woman's torso on the ffep under the inscription by Soyer. Includes Soyer's thoughts on European art he saw while on tour; conversations with people like Edward Hopper Jack Levine Leonard Baskin and Henry Moore. New Republic Books hardcover books
2015ref. 154630Madrid: Rosendo Naseiro 2015. Hardcover. VG. Gray cloth with color illus. laid on front cover 44 pp. color & BW illus. Text is in Spanish and English. Considers one specific still life painting "Bodegon con cesta de melocotones y plato de peras y manzanas" Still Life of a Basket of Peaches and a Plate of Pears and Apples found in the collection of Spanish businessman Rosendo Naseiro of Madrid. It has been attributed to the work of Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. But could he have painted it An interesting detailed analysis that includes close-up views. Scarce. Rosendo Naseiro hardcover books
1997ref. 31706Boston: Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery School of the Museum of Fine Arts 1997. Softcover. VG. Navy paper wraps. 35 pp. 11 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1997 exhibition of work by American painter and printmaker Terry Winters b. 1949. With essays by Lelia Amalfitano and Raphael Rubinstein. Includes 11 example of Winters' work. One of 1500 copies. Uncommon. Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts paperback books
2009ref. 152288New York: The New Press 2009. First. Hardcover. NF/NF. Dark mauve cloth/boards with gilt lettering on spine. White/tan illus. dj. 594 pp. with 44 bw figures. Washington Franklin Jefferson Hamilton Adams and Madison—together they are best known as an intimate cadre of daring brilliant men credited with our nation’s founding. But does this group tell the whole story In his widely praised new history of the roots of American patriotism celebrated author Ray Raphael expands the historical canvas to reveal an entire generation of patriots who pushed for independence fought a war and set the United States on its course—giving us "an evangelizing introduction to the American Revolution" Booklist. Called “entertaining yet informative” by Library Journal Founders brings to life seven historical figures whose stories anchor a sweeping yet intimate history of the Founding Era from the beginnings of unrest in 1761 through the passage of the Bill of Rights thirty years later. Here we follow the intertwined lives of George Washington and a private soldier in his army. America’s richest merchant who rescued the nation from bankruptcy goes head to head with a peripatetic revolutionary who incited rebellion in seven states. Rounding out the company is a richly nuanced cast that includes a common village blacksmith a conservative slave owner with an abolitionist son and Mercy Otis Warren the most politically engaged woman of the time. - from the dj flap. The New Press hardcover books
