EPITOME OF DESIRE: The Story of the Nashers of Texas and One of the World's Greatest Sculpture Collections Created by Their Passion and Obsession for the Best by Wilson, Robert A - 2004

University of Texas Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Texas Press, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Robert A. Wilson, 2004. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Dustjacket has light wear and a couple of scratches in lower right front corner. Cover has light wear. Stated first edition.

Texas, USA: The Ray Nasher Sculpture Garden, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Fine. Octavo. Signed by the author and Ray Nasher (collector). Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop, a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2004 ISBN 0-292-70286-8 Octavo (8.5 in. by 6.75 in.); 98pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright..

The story of Patsy and Raymond Nasher and their world class collection of contemporary sculpture which is shown at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas, as well at the NorthPark shopping mall, which they own. The book has 98 pages of text a few photos of the Nashers and another 50, or so, plates of the sculpture collection. Laid in is an invitation to the book publishing at the Sculpture Center. The author was the director of Dallas Public T V station KERA during its formative years. His wife is well known photographer Laura Wilson, and his sons, Andrew, Owen and Luke are actors. The author has signed on the front flyleaf "Best Wishes, Bob Wilson"

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The Ray Nasher Sculpture Garden, Dallas, Texas. 2004. Hardcover. 0292702868 . Stated first edition. Signed by author on title page. HC, Univ. of Texas Press, 2004. Dust jacket has a small ink mark near upper front corner and some slight scuffing on back. DJ is in very good condition. No writing in book (other than author's signature). Book is in very good plus condition.; 8.56 X 6.70 X 0.72 inches; 174 pages .

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2004. Cloth, x, 98 pages, [64] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 22 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author Robert A. Wilson & collector Ray Nasher on the title page. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket. with a creased front flap, protected in a mylar cover. "This is an American story that reminds us of the possibilities our nation offers. It's the story of the son of a Russian immigrant, Ray Nasher, who was born in Boston, lived in a three-decker house, and graduated from that great democratizer, Boston Latin School. It's the story of his entrepreneurial success in Texas and his marriage to Patsy and their creation, over the course of more than forty years, of one of the greatest sculpture collections of the twentieth century. It's also the story of how that sculpture collection and the Nashers were courted by the most powerful art institutions and their directors--the National Gallery and its director, the late Carter Brown, the… Read More

The Ray Nasher Sculpture Garden, Dallas, Texas. 2004. Hardcover. 0292702868 . Stated first edition. Signed by author on title page. HC published in 2004. DJ has slight edge wear and is in very good condition. Book is in fine condition.; 8.56 X 6.70 X 0.72 inches; 174 pages .