Search Results: Ceramics from Pistil Books Online

Bologna: Grafis edizioni D'arte, 1978. Oversize Hardback. Near Fine/Good. XL. A clean, unmarked copy. Previous owner's name (Victor Brosz, retired Dean of Fine Arts, University of Calgary who was later murdered by his partner) inside and Carlo Zauli business card paper clipped to front endpaper. Carlo Zauli (1926-2002) won the grand-prix of the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza three times, is of world-wide renown; as the standard-bearer of the Italian ceramic art world, he has produced highly dynamic scupltures made of ceramics through an exhaustive pursuit of the possibilities of earth as a medium. His talents have also shined in such fields as fine and elaborate architectural fa�ades and tile design, and his non-ceramic designs and lithographs have also received high acclaim. 150 pages. Text in Italian and English. Many black and white photos.

Bologna: Grafis edizioni D'arte, 1973. Oversize Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Inscribed By Author. Presentation copy, inscribed in Italian to Victor (Victor Brosz, retired Dean of Fine Arts, University of Calgary who was later murdered by his partner) by Zauli, dated August 1973. Carlo Zauli (1926-2002) won the grand-prix of the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza three times, is of world-wide renown; as the standard-bearer of the Italian ceramic art world, he has produced highly dynamic scupltures made of ceramics through an exhaustive pursuit of the possibilities of earth as a medium. His talents have also shined in such fields as fine and elaborate architectural fa�ades and tile design, and his non-ceramic designs and lithographs have also received high acclaim. 163 pages. Many black and white photographs. 9 1/4""w x 11 1/4""h.

Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1988. Oversize Paperback. Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 160 pages. Slight wear to cover.

Forest Grove, OR: Timber Press, 1978. Oversize Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full rust colored cloth boards show slightly bumped corner. Light wear to dust jacket. 8 1/4""w x 11 1/4""h. 116 pages of text plus section of b&w and color photos at end.

Seattle: Seattle Art Museum / University of Washington Press, 2000. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Small tear on dust jacket. Large format: 9 3/4""w x 11""h. 319 pages.

N Y: Scribners, 1980. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 3/8""w x 11""h. 112 pages. Black and white illustrations.

Auckland, New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd, 1988. Oversize Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full metalic gray clothboards. Slightly bumped corner. Light wear to dust jacket. 8 1/2""w x 11 1/8""h. 112 pages. Many b&w and color photographs.

N Y: Dover Publications, 1972. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 134 pages. 7 1/4""w x 10 1/8""h.

University of Washington Press, 1993. Oversize Paperback. Near Fine. XL. Signed by Author. Signed by Dixie Fairbanks, the wife of the potter (who wrote the foreword), in 1993. A bit musty smelling - otherwise like new in black cloth slipcase. 127 pages. 9"" w x 11""h. Black and white photos and color plates; Essays by Matthew Kangas, Marianne Aav, Dixie Parker-Fairbanks, and Tapio Yli-Viikari. Selected bibliography, biography, donors.

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Seattle Art Museum, 2001. Oversize Paperback. Near Fine. A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 72 pages. Many color photos.

Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. Exhibition catalog in excellent condition in every respect from the show of the same name at the Publisher's gallery from June to October 1994. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 110 pages with deep red end papers, heavily illustrated with large full color prints of the sculptural pieces that make the show, usually two pieces per page. Text in English and Chinese.

Erik Thomsen Asian Art, 2008. Oversize Hardback. Near Fine/Pictorial Boards. XL. Book is in excellent condition with bumped lower corner as the only blemish, otherwise AS NEW. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Exhibition catalog, 92 pages with a great many full page, often two page, full color prints of the artist's work on a black background.

University of North Carolina Press, 1986. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. XL. Book is in excellent condition in burnt orange cloth HB covers, white lettering at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Lots of B&W photos throughout, color section also, charts, tables. 450 pages, chapters include: Age of earthenware, Emergence of stoneware: the salt glaze, the alkaline glaze, Education of the folk potter, pottery as a business, pitchers pipes and implements, Grave markers, flowerpots and face jugs, etc.

Chicago: Art Media Resources with Avery Press, 1997. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full beige cloth boards with gilt lettering. 8 3/4""w x 11 1/4""h. 422 pages. ""This volume is the first definitive study of the Vietnamese ceramic trditions in any language. It presents the art form in over 500 illustrations of pieces from public and private collections around the world. A dozen chapters and appendices illuminate the history of Vietnamese ceramics through detailed examination of aesthetic styles, production techniques, and religious and cultural uses.""