Search Results: Art & Design from Alkahest Books

Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, (1949). softcover. Very good. Softcover (approx. 7 1/2 " wide by 10" tall) 103 [1] pages. Black and white illustrations. Some tanning on spine and rear cover. Typed notes from former owner attached to inside of rear covers. 092715C

Santa Fe: School of American Research Press, (1992). .. softcover. near fine. With a catalog of the School of American Research Collection. Includes both black and white and color illustrations. undex. xii [2] 241 pages. Oversize softcover (approx. 8 3/8" wide by 10" tall), Small scuff on rear cover, else fine. Native American, Indian Art. 102416A

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, (c. 1972),, 1972. Soft cover. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, (c. 1972),, 1972. Soft cover. Pages 240,quarto, softcover. Includes 244 illustrations, 40 in color; notes, selected bibliography. Fine condition. 051705A ISBN: 0-87070-227-0

New York, the Amrican Federation of Arts. (c. 1969),, 1969. Soft cover. near very good. 159 pages, approx. 8 1/2 x 9 1/2" softcover. Foreword by John Walker, Director, National Gallery of Art; Preface by Lloyd Goodrich, Advisory Director, Whitney Museum of American Art, Introduction by Albert Ten Eyck Gardner. Includes 55 plates in color, 56 in black and white, notes on the artists. There is a little browning at cover edges, small dampstain on top edge of rear cover, near Very Good. 061507A

Mexico City: Trilce Ediciones. hardcover. Fine. Di Rosa, Herve. Octavo, unpaginated. Color art. Text in Spanish, French, English. With slipcase

Paris: Berggruen & Cie, 1955. softcover. Very good. Arp, Jean. Catalogue of Arp Collages. Card covers, (approx. 4 1/8" wide by 8 3/4" tall) 23 pages. 16 reproductions. Short essay by Arp. Text in French. Light soil on rear cover.Typographie: Union. Phototype et Pochoirs: Jacomet. Scarce booklet. 020207A

New York: HarperPerennial, (1992). First printing. softcover. Fine. 63 pages, includes black and white and color illustrations. Approx. 7 7/8 in. wide by 9 7/8 in. tall (20 by 25 cm). 051705A-Z

Santa Barbara: Surfrider Foundation, 2010. limited edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. Squarish quarto (approx. 9 5/8" by 10 1/2") yellow cloth covers. Essay : Art As An Onramp to Coastal Protection. Art for the Oceans: An Exercise in Three Acts by Scott Hulet. Art is divided into three sections: 2005, 2007, 2009. Surf board art as well as other art with an ocean theme. 81 [2] pages. With a translucent dust jacket. Limited edition, No. 0563. 051517A

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1939. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1939. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, vi [4], 231 pages. Includes index. Spine a bit darkened, former owner name on front free endpaper, else Very Good. No dust jacket. 121809A

Boston: L.C. Page & Co., 1912. first edition. hardcover. Very good. Octavo, dark green cloth cover with elaborate pictorial design in silver, gold, red, black, and blue that includes a coat of arms. Top edge gilt. Black and white illustrations; index. xvi + 324 pages. A little light spotting on a few page edges - only in margin, does not affect text or images. Former owner name on a page in the index, and small stamped price on rear endpaper. 061508E

German Handicraft Association, n. d.. Soft cover. Pages 72, oblong 8vo softcover. Very Good condition. Includes black and white plates. An exhibition organized by the German Handicraft Association in co-operation with the Institute for Foreign Relations under the auspices of the Cultural Division of the Department of State, Bonn. Includes sections on Pottery; Metal: Jewelry; Metal: Silverware; Glass: Blown; Textiles; Wood; Metal: Wrought Iron; Basketry; Book binding; Toys. 051705A

New York, The Museum of Modern Art. (c. 1956),, 1956. Soft cover. fine. 34 pages, softcover. Catalogue of an exhibition. Includes 25 black and white, and 2 color reproductions of Balthus work; selected bibliography. Fine condition. 010608A

London: Waddington Galleries, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Catalog of an exhibition September 16 to October 1998. Photographs of Barry Flanagan in his studio by Gautier Deblonde. Other photography by Prudence Cuming Associates and Saverio Truglia, courtesy of Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago. 25 plates, most in color. Includes biographical details, catalogue, listing of solo exhibitions, selected group exhibitions, and listing of Flanagan works in public collections. Two cover corners lightly bumped, else Very Good. Dust jacket very good. 051705A

Beverly Hills: Hillcrest Press, (1985). first edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. Quarto, (approx. 8 3/4" wide by 11 3/16" tall) tan cloth covers with gilt titles, 133 pages. 400 color illustrations. Includes lists of label artists and lithographers. Index. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. 051517A "In the seventy years from the 1880's to the mid-1950's millions of colorful paper labels were used by California citrus growers to identify and advertise the wooden boxes of oranges they shipped throughout the United States. These labels provide a social history, a history of commercial art, and a history of California business." -- from the dust jacket.

Beverly Hills: Hillcrest Press, (1985). first edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. Quarto, (approx. 8 3/4" wide by 11 3/16" tall) tan cloth covers with gilt titles, 133 pages. 400 color illustrations. Includes lists of label artists and lithographers. Index. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. 051517A "In the seventy years from the 1880's to the mid-1950's millions of colorful paper labels were used by California citrus growers to identify and advertise the wooden boxes of oranges they shipped throughout the United States. These labels provide a social history, a history of commercial art, and a history of California business." -- from the dust jacket.

London, Hamet Gallery, 1972. Soft cover. Pages 23,8 x 9 in. Includes black and white illustrations. Also includes biographical note, principal one man exhibitions, group exhibitions, bibliography and notes by the artist. 051705A

New Haven and London: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution in association with Yale University Press, (1998). first printing. hardcover. Fine/Fine. Quarto, xiii [1] 306 pages, red cloth covers. Lavishly illustrated in both color and black and white. Tri-fold exhibition brochure from National Gallery laid in. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Adiitional inscription by the author on a note paper-clipped to front endpaper (leaving a light paper clip indent on the endpaper). 021210D This over-size book may incur additional charges for expedited or international shipping.

Glasgow: William MacClellan, 1955-1959. 2nd and 3rd printings. softcover. near fine. Bain, George. Six Elementary Text Books on the Methods of Construction of the Pictish School of Celtic Art. Softcover booklets measure approximately 9" wide by 5 5/8" tall. Each booklet has between 11 -13 pages of text and14 black and white plates. They are housed in a plain white cardboard portfolio with ties. The titles are: 1. Knotwork Borders, 2.Knotwork Panels, 3. Spirals, 4. Key Patterns, 5. Lettering, 6. Zoomorphics. There is a sealed white evelope attached to the inside of the "Lettering" booklet, but it does appear to contain anything. A beautiful little set demonstrating the intricacies of constructing Celtic art. 110504A

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (c. 1977). hardcover. Fine/near very good. Cezanne, Paul. Quarto, brown cloth covers, 416 pages. Many black and white and color illustrations. Catalog by John Rewald. Essays by Theodore Reff, Lawrence Gowing, Liliane Brion-Guerry, John Rewald, F. Novotny, Genevieve Monnier, Douglas Druick, George Heard Hamilton, William Rubin. Dust jacket spine sunned, small closed tear on front panel, else Very Good. This oversize book will incur additional charges for expedited or international shipping. 122615B

Evanston, Northwestern University Press, 1968,, 1968. Hardcover. xviii + 267, quarto, hardcover. Some light underlining in "notes" section in rear, else Very Good. 041407A