Goya and the Impossible Revolution. Hardcover - 1976

New York, NY Random House: Pantheon Books, 1976. Hardcover First Edition USA [1976], so stated. First Edition USA [1976], so stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: The Book shows moderate shelving wear to the lower extremities; just a hint of wear to the upper corner tips; the front board is ever so slightly lifted; a faint wrinkle at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor, unobtrusive imperfections. The DJ shows some superficial scratches at the lower corner of the front panel; the price has been clipped; mild wear along the top edges of the panels. Rermains attractive. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.15 x 0.85 inches). ix, 194 pages. 198 duotone plates. Language: English. Weight: 19.4 ounces. Black cloth over boards with crimson titles at the backstrip and a crimson "Goya" across the front panel. Hardback with DJ. Goya (1746-1828), a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker, is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This book closely analyzes the Caprichos and Disasters of War, examining his satire and the how the contradictions between reason and unreason were a part of his time.