Best.-Nr. A9781840647563Paperback / softback. New. Social Evolution Economic Development and Culture brings together Ronald Dore's key writings for the first time making his work accessible across a wide range of social science disciplines. paperback
Best.-Nr. 0939512157.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1349213330.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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Best.-Nr. 0260383899.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0484304240.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1362068497.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 228066Armitano. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Hardcover; small square 4to. N.D. nor place of publication. Signed gift inscription by the publisher. Brown cloth bright and clean interior. Many colour reproductions some folding and some interesting transparent plates. In an illustrated jacket bumped/chipped edges with some shelfwear especially to back. NF/VG- Armitano hardcover
1985Best.-Nr. 129753New York: Pantheon Books 1985. First stated. Softcover. VG several creases on cover one on spine. Silver wraps. xii 302 pp. "A sequel to Goldwater and Treves's classic Artists on Art . lets us see modern art through the eyes of those who created it. Ashton brings together statements by over two hundred of the foremost modern artists from all over the Western world describing their views of art and their own work. Their words range in date from the turn of the century till today and shed light on the major movements of the era from Dada to Pop expressionism to minimalism."--Back cover. Pantheon Books paperback books
1957Best.-Nr. 87782New York: André Emmerich Gallery 1957. First Edition. Laid in materials: three invitation cards including one for this gallery exhibit John Levee's exhibit on gouaches and Lee Boltin's Pre-Columbian Objects exhibit; four André Emmerich Gallery pamphlets including the Pre-Columbian Sculpture exhibit Adolph Gottlieb's artwork John Levee's art exhibit on gouaches and the artwork of Theodoros Stamos; one signed postcard to Dr. E.M. Mendelson from André Emmerich inviting him to see the new gallery; one illustrated gallery poster on Pre-Columbian Art / Mexico Central America Peru 1000BC - AD 1500 / Stone Pottery Textiles Jade and Gold; one pamphlet on A Seminar on the Art of the Ancient Cultures of the Americas. Quarto 27.5cm; orange paper-covered boards stamped in black in spine and covers; 67-408pp; black-and-white photographic halftone illustrations throughout. Lightly spine-faded with light shelf-wear and soil and modest rubbing to board edges; Very Good. This is Volume II in a continuing series of publications with this text published in conjunction with its art exhibition of the same title in May 1967 and prefaced by the gallerist. 87782. André Emmerich Gallery unknown books
1966Best.-Nr. 85143New York: Edizione d'Arte "Felix" a curra di Giuseppe Massani 1966. Publisher's pictorial stapled paper pamphlet and LP record laid in. Folio 42.5cm; red moire silk-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; pictorial endpapers; n.p.; black-and-white illustrations to frontispiece and throughout text. Two tiny nicks to front cover silk trace foxing to edges of textblock and tiny marginal soil to "We Drifted O'er." plate; Very Good. In publisher's black paper-covered slipcase with titling stamped in gilt on cover blue title label on spine and light shelf-soil; Very Good. Coleridge's long poem explores marine life during an extended sea voyage with Doré's engravings throughout. Side 1 of LP recording includes Sir Ralph Richardson's reading of Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and Side 2 includes Richardson's readings of Colridge's "Kubla Khan" "Frost at Midnight" "The Lime-Tree Bower My Prison" and "Dejection: An Ode" all directed by Howard Sackler. 85143. Edizione d'Arte "Felix" a curra di Giuseppe Massani unknown books
1888Best.-Nr. 287477Paris: Maison Quantin - Compagnie Generale d'Impression et d'Edition 1888. Hardcover. 109p. profuse b&w reproductions in a variety of media plus the promised five color lithos simple colorwork not layered as called for hardbound in 11x8 inch dark red morocco over marbled green boards beautifully tooled spine with raised bands devices and titling gilt abraded joints pervasive light foxing within terminal signature is detached but not damaged badly broken hinges with casing nearly detached from textblock. Professional attentions would benefit item and its readership otherwise just be cautious when going through. The V. Hugo singleton is a curiosity quite a ferocious style; the Daumier are splendid; all inclusions are worthwhile and unusual. As is. Maison Quantin - Compagnie Generale d'Impression et d'Edition hardcover books
1974Best.-Nr. 1657New York: Viking 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An attractive copy of the 1974 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright price-intact Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo oblong 140 pgs. Very minor light offsetting to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Viking hardcover books
1999Best.-Nr. 15127St. Louis Missouri: Museum of Contemporary Religious Art Saint Louis University 1999. Cloth. Fine. INSCRIBED BY BERNARD MAISNER on the half-title. A tight copy to boot of the catalogue based on the November 1998-June 1999 exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Religious Art Saint Louis University. Solid and VG in its light-brown cloth with light offsetting to the front panel. Quarto crisp color reproductions thruout. Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, Saint Louis University unknown books
1871Best.-Nr. 263400Nottingham: Printed for Private Circulation 1871. Hardcover. Good. xx. 640pp. Sixty-nine plates illustrated by Gustave Doré. Decorative burgundy cloth stamped in gilt blind ruled. Scattered foxing owner's bookplate on front pastedown front hinge cracked light pink dampstain on bottom edges of preliminary pages extremities modestly worn a good only copy. Printed for Private Circulation hardcover books
1979Best.-Nr. 72269Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library 1979. Franklin Library Limited Edition. Leather Bound. Very Good. Gustave Doré. 772pp. Octavo 24 cm Full dark green leather with raised bands. Gilt stamped title on spine. Elaborate gilt stamped designs on the spine and covers. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Silk ribbon page-marker. Text in English. Endpapers subtly discolored along the edges. Previous owner's circular blind embossed stamp is present on many of the preliminary and terminal pages and on several of the pages throughout the text as well-otherwise this is a nice clean and sharp copy. The comic masterwork by the French Renaissance humanist physician monk and satirist François Rabelais c. 1483-1553. With the illustrations of Gustave Doré. Published exclusively for subscribers to the 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books of the Western World. The Franklin Library unknown books
1979Best.-Nr. D20957Boston: Little Brown and Company 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Publisher's cloth in DJ. Inscribed and by the author. Provenance: Although there is no bookplate or signature to signify it this book is from the library of George Cosmatos director and screenwriter sold at Sotheby's 23 March 2005. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1949Best.-Nr. 6030791949. "Dore" in dark blue fountain pen ink on pictorial engraved Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Culver City California Office of Dore Schary Vice-President in charge of production letterhead January 5 1949. 7 1/4" x 10 1/2"; 1 page recto only. Very good. To Mr. Emmet Lavery 1075 Casiano Road Los Angeles 24 California Interesting letter from Schary reporting that MGM has QUO VADIS under production and is unable to consider filming Lowery's script BOLIVAR. We find no record that the script was filmed. Provenance: from the estate of literary agent H.N. Swanie Swanson. Schary 1905-1980 born August 31 1905 Newark New Jersey; died July 7 1980 New York New York; American writer/producer of films; winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for "Boys' Town" 1938; producer at MGM 1941-1945; head of production at RKO 1945-48; head of production at MGM 1948-1956; independent producer thereafter. Swanson 1900-91 one of the nation's most famous literary agents; known in the industry as "Swanie"; wrote and produced a handful of films after David O. Selznick saw his work in College Humor; he opened an office on Sunset Boulevard in 1934 and at one time his clients included Raymond Chandler William Faulkner James M. Cain Ayn Rand Cornell Woolrich Budd Schulberg S.J. Perelman John O'Hara and Elmore Leonard; some of the scripts Swanson sold included "The Postman Always Rings Twice" "The Big Sleep" "Old Yeller" "Butterfield 8" and "The Mosquito Coast.". Soft cover. Very Good. paperback books
1997Best.-Nr. 215663Lee Massachusetts and New York New York: Council for Creative Projects / the University of Washington Press 1997. Softcover. VG. Inscribed to a prominent NY gallery owner by Tobi Kahn. Two copies of the exhibition announcement card laid in front. Spring green & color illus. wraps 80 pp. color illus. Issued in conjunction with a series of 1997-1999 exhibitions featuring these works by American artist Tobi Kahn b. 1952. With essays by Peter Selz Dore Ashton and Michael Brenson a chronology an exhibition history a collections history a selected bibliography and many color examples of Kahn's work. Council for Creative Projects / the University of Washington Press paperback books
Best.-Nr. 1396754652.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 331651New York: Dover Publications 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Owner name inked on FEP. 2 inch closed tear on front panel side edge. Large section of page 61 cut out.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 136 pages. Dover Publications unknown
1869Best.-Nr. 44645London: T. Nelson and Sons. Very Good-. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. 12mo; 215 pages; Former owner's name neatly on ffep "1870" otherwise clean and secure in original purple cloth binding with decorative stamping in blind to boards and in gilt at spine; spine faded and rubbed worn at ends strip of fading along two edges of front board; slight lean. All twenty full page plates by Dore present and clean; attractive head and tail pieces as well. Translated from the French of Jean-Bernard Mary-Lafon 1812–1884; translator not named. "Of the illustrations by M. Gustave Dore. it is almost unnecessary to say that on the whole they are worthy of his fertile and vigorous genius which is never so happy as when dealing with the scenes and creations of a romantic fantasy." . 1869. T. Nelson and Sons hardcover
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Best.-Nr. B9783385388444Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1962Best.-Nr. 28037Caracas & New York: Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas and the Museum of Modern Art 1962. 1962. Very good. - Small quarto 8 inches high by 8-7/8 inches wide. Softcover bound in black wraps titled in black white and red. The covers are slightly rubbed and creased with a small piece rubbed away from the top corner of the front cover. 24 pages on creamy white stock with text in English and Spanish. Illustrated with reproductions of artwork by major modern artists. Additionally there are 12 inserted half-pages printed on glossy stock as issued with text in Spanish and illustrated with portraits of the artists. Very good. Together with a 12-page catalog bound in matching black self-wraps listing 80 works on exhibit at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas. The exhibition under the direction of Miguel Arroyo C. contained several works by James Brooks Charles Cajori Nicholas Carone Edward Corbett Burgoyne Diller Helen Frankenthaler Sonia Gechtoff Fritz Glarner Arshile Gorky Stephen Greene Philip Guston Hans Hofmann Jasper Johns John Kacere Franz Kline Willem de Kooning Nicholas Marsicano Robert Motherwell Jackson Pollock Robert Rauschenberg William Ronald Ludwig Sander Miriam Schapiro Mark Tobey Jack Tworkov Esteban Vicente Jean Xceron and Adja Yunkers. SCARCE. Caracas & New York: Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas and the Museum of Modern Art, [1962]. paperback