Search Results: Biography from Exquisite Corpse, Booksellers

Harcourt Brace, Inc., New York, 2001. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 292 pp., B&W illustrations throughout. Stated first edition. Includes essays, interviews, acknowledgments, and index. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover..

Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, 1991. Book. Fine Condition. Wrappers. Second Printing.. 397 pp., 162 illus. both in B&W and color. Slight yellowing to the edges, consistent with age, otherwise fine..

Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich, Inc. New York, 1974. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition.. 232 pages. Some soiling, rubbing and wear to the cover and edges. A word in ink on the front, inside flap of the jacket along with a small tear to the edge. Text in English. First Edition. Illustrations in color and black and white. Hardcover, bound in pale gray cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dust-jacket. A wonderfully personal account of a life well lived among the creative, rich, and famous. Index..

Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2014. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 208 pages 160 illustrations in color. Foreword by Ben Schneiderman. Preface by Manuel Lima. Illustrated boards. Notes and Index..

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 299 pp., 16 illustrations some in color. A touch of foxing to the top edge. Previous owner's stamp to the top right-hand corner of the ffep, (A very small letter "R" surrounded by a square--kind of Bloomsbury-ish), otherwise fine. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover..

Phaidon Press, Ltd. Oxford, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 141 pp., many B&W illus. throughout. Some tanning to the endpapers, both front and back. A bit of wear to the top and bottom edges, otherwise fine..

MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 1995. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 486 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. Tight, sharp, bright, and clean condition. Essentially as new. Bound in dark colored cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Many illustrations and photographs in both black and white and color. Engagingly told..

Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., London, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Second Edition.. 429 pages with 124 black and white illustrations. Near fine condition except for a two inch tear to page 51. A touch of discoloration to the cover and inside flaps of the dustjacket cover now protected with a mylar cover. Second Edition. Chronological Table. Bibliography and Index..

Renn Publications, Paris, 1990. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 238 pages 146 illustrations 100 in color. Text is in French and English. Edited by Ann Hindry. Preface by Ann Hindry. List of Illustrations..

McGill-Queen's University Press, Kingston, Ontario, 1972. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 266 pp. Some shelfwear, chipping & scuffing to the dustjacket cover. This is an annotated critical edition, including variorum notes. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover..

Peuser S.A., Buenos Aires, 1946. Book. Near Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. 280 pages. Text in Spanish. Later binding in maroon colored leather on spine and corners of boards which, in turn, are covered in marblized paper. Upper right corner is bumped, with some wear to the edges and extremities. Some evidence of sunning to the marblized paper covered boards. Many of the pages remain uncut and unread. Binding is solid and secure, and most attractive. Interior is clean and clear of observable markings..

Kunstmuseum Basel The Tate Gallery, London, 1987. Book. Fine Condition. Wrappers. 231 pp., many illustrations some in color. Slight scuffing to the bottom edge, otherwise fine. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Kunstmuseum, Basel 22 November 1987-17 January 1988. Text is in German and English..

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. New York, 1995. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. First Edition.. 252 pp., 59 illus. in color. Slight wear to the dustjacket cover, otherwise fine..

Thames & Hudson, London New York, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 496 pp., 400 illustratons 17 in color. First edition. Minor wear to the edges, otherwise fine. Grey-blue cloth with silver letters to the covers. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover..

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia PA, 1996. Book. Fine Condition. Wrappers. 215 pp., many illus. 78 in full color. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC September 22, 1996-January 26, 1997 and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia PA March 2-May 11, 1997..

Compagnie Les Gueux, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. 48 pages. Paperback exhibition catalogue that serves as a fairly authoritative listing of publications by the author. Bound in stiff illustrated paper covers. Text in French. Minor wear to the edges from shelving with associated rubbing to the covers. Still, a tight binding and clean, unmarked interior. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held from July 9-26, 1987. Illustrated with black and white photographs as well as facsimile reproductions of autograph works by the author..

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2016. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. First Edition. 366 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Notes. Index..

Yale University Press, New Haven, 2000. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 394 pages with 59 illustrations 24 in color. Notes and Index. Twenty-five years after his death, Porter remains highly regarded within the art world but little known outside it. This absorbing biography will give him the public recognition he so richly deserves..

Pantheon Books, Inc. New York, 1975. Ex-Library. Fair. Cloth. 128 pp., 94 B&W illustrations. First American edition. Typical ex-library edition, with the usual library problems (removal of pocket, rubberstamped, black markngs, etc. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover, though mylar has been glued to the boards..

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1999. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 416 pp., B&W illustrations throughout. A bit of creasing to the front inside flap of the dustjacket cover, otherwise fine. Stated first edition. Includes notes, family tree, list of illustrations and index. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover..