Search Results: Arts - Art, General from Riverwood's Books

PBC International. Very Good+. 1995. Softcover. 0866362797 . PBC International edition, same ISBN. Ex-library book, but still in very good condition. Sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages clean, light wear to edges and corners of cover. Profusely illustrated in colour. Best remembered for its ideals of protest and revolution, the 1960s was a decade transformed by its music.....' 60s Flashback is jam-packed with full-color album jackets, postcards, fanzines, news clippings, and more....includes Elvis, the Beach Boys, Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye & others. A real trip down memory lane. " ; 8vo; 120 pages. [575]; 8vo; 120 pages .

Milano & Toronto: Casa Editrice & Regal Stationary. Good. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good interior with good cover, no jacket (as issued? ) , illustrated cover. Pages clean and unmarked, light age tanning to page edges and inside covers, light creasing to endpapers. Beautifully illustrated in colour. Cover has moderate wear and some paper loss at corners/upper spine, light edgewear, light scuffing/scratches to cover, spine ends neatly taped. On heavy stock paper. A book of domestic and wild animals; more wild animals; birds; insects and strange animals. Each drawing has a text description of the creature(s) being illustrated. (820); Folio 13" - 23" tall .

University of Alberta Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888640676 . Clean, tight condition. Ex-library book with usual ex-lib type markings, jacket attached to book. Pages are very clean. Light edgewear anda few tiny tears to jacket edges, scuffing of jacket. Light soiling to outer edge of pages as well as a rough spot on top edge of pages. "In celebration of Alberta's 75th anniversary - painting, sculpture, printmaking, weaving & mixed media works from new & recognized artists are presented..." [805]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Clarkson N. Potter. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0517546043 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Hardcover is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light scuffing, light age tanning, minor edge crinkling and one small edge stain. "Collected here are 12 love stories drawn from sources as diverse as ancient Greece, Egypt, and Babylonia: India, China, and Japan; and Christian Rome and revolutionary France. Each tale centers on a flower whose attributes throughout the ages have come to suggest a different aspect of love. " [320-osl] ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Walter Foster Publications. Very Good+. Softcover. Undated, circa 1950s to 1960s. Oversize softcover, folio (approx. 14 x 10") - light wear overall, B/w & Color illustrations throughout - approx. 40 pages. This is one of the wonderful Walter Foster How-To Art Series. (250-osl) ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

London: Verso. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0860916626 . Verso, London 1994 1st ed. Light corner & edge wear, light creasing/scuffing of cover, internal pages clean and tight, old price first page. Illustrated. Pedro Almodovar is the most successful Spanish film director of all time. This is an exploration of the myriad contradictions inherent in Almodovar's cinema. [465]; 8vo .

Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, SA. New. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 3927258806 . New book - large softcover with French flaps. Text in Spanish & English. B/w & colour illustrations. Non-paginated....Creator of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Francois Mitterand's ultimate grand project, Perrault is know for large-scale interventions like the Berlin Belodrome and for his town planning schemes like the ile de Sainte-Anne in Nantes. This book offers a more intimate vision, a look at the less familiar side, a rapprochement to the small-scale work of this major French architect.... (410-osl) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Toronto: M. F. Feheley. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919880134 . Ex-library in very good condition - laminated cover & usual stamps & stickers. Light edge & corner wear, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight. Jacket attached to book. Profusely illustrated in b/w & colour. Showcases the art of leading Inuit artists in the Canadian North, with 70 reproductions in b/w and colour showing the work of twenty different inuit printmakers working at the Cape Dorset printmaking studios. Text include artists interviews and a photo essay. This annual also features the art of Ikayukta as well as including the spring lithography collection and the World Wildlife Fund portfolio collection. Also included is a section of b/w photos by George Hunter, a foremost Canadian photographer. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Blandford. Very Good. 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Light wear all around, name written inside front cover, tanning to edges. The art of Edouard Manet. This book is one in a series in pocket book format, with quality of colour reproductions and printing which can compete with the finest art books available. Each volume gives in illustration and text a tasteful and expert survey of a great artist and is prepared by a foremost authority. Colour & b/w illustrations. (**Shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 89 pages .

Harry N. Abrams. Very Good. 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Pocket Library of Great Art. Pages of narrative as well as tipped-in reproductions that can be easily removed for framing. Interior is unblemished. A full color El Greco reproduction adorns the front cover, and interior has numerous colour illustrations. Minor cover wear, one scratch on front cover. Back binding is partially loose but book is intact. Rest of pages are clean & intact. Small folio. (*Shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Edmonton, AB: Celebration of Women in the Arts (CWA). Near Fine. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Very nice condition. Cover has light wear to edges and corners, slight corner curling. Pages clean, intact and unmarked. Profusely illustrated. Contemporary visual & literary art project. Contributors: Penny Daly, Fiona Smyth, Robin Morley, C. Dawn Ripley, Warren Heise, Marc Bell, Dwayne Cannan, Angus Wyatt, Earl J. Woods, Rachel Sanders, Steve Godin, Tony Cranfield and numerous others. 152 pages. (430os, 0514) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 152 pages .

Tokyo: Kodansha International. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870114778 . Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition. Laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings - jacket attached to book. Interior tight and clean other than 2-3 pages with light soiling and small peeled area on endpage. Colour illustrations. Moderate edgewear/edge wrinkling to laminate and jacket, small edge tears and chips to laminate. Laminate has caused some creases to jacket. Light soiling. " One hundred years ago, one would have been hard put to count all the folk kilns producing wares for local use throughout Japan. Today's folk kilns are nowhere as numerous and wares produced as such kilns drawn upon the vigor of the individual traditions, displaying an honest utility and diversity of form, decoration and technique. This volume surveys the areas of Japan not covered by the first folk kiln volume - Kyushu, Shikoku and Okinawa. " [845]; Folio 13" -… Read More

Douglas & Mcintyre. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550541706 . Oversize hardcover and jacket. Ex-library book, but still in excellent condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact. Jacket has minor corner wear and scuffing. "Presents, in 100 full colour plates - the first overview of contemporary Canadian art to appear in almost two decades. Featured are 100 seldom seen works by 100 contemporary Canadian artists including Jack Bush, Genevieve Cadieux, Jack Chambers, Alex Colville, Ulysse Comtois, Chris Cran, Ivan Eyre, Joe Fafard, Gathie Falk & numerous others. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (*Note: due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required) [1,337] .

Toronto: Lester and Orpen Denny's. Near Fine. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. 0886190576 . Large folio. Very nice condition, light wear to cover corners, one small peel to back cover corner. Pages are clean and unmarked. 20 beautiful landscape prints by Canadian artists, suitable for framing (page size 15.5 x 11"). Included: Luke Angahadlug & M. Amarook; Barbara Ballachey; A. J. Casson; Alex Colville; Ken Danby; Richard Davis; K. M. Graham; E. J. Hughes; Jean -Paul Lemieux; Takao Tanabe & others. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Walter Foster Publications. Very Good. Softcover. 0929261240 . Undated, circa 1950s to 1960s. Folio (approx. 14 x 10"). Spine is reinforced with tape, light edge and corner wear, a few creases, occasional light soiling. B/w & two-tone illustrations throughout - approx. 40 pages. This is one of the wonderful Walter Foster How-To Art Series. They are oversized, easy to understand and follow. Very popular in the late 50's and early 60's. (300-osl) ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Skills Society/Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts. Near Fine. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. Very scarce title. Excellent, near new condition - slight wear to bottom edge & corners, clean & tight, no markings. 103 pages. "Human Rights and Citizenship Through the Eyes of Artists " is edited by Harold Pearse, Paul Freeman and Wendy Hollo. Foreword by His Excellency John Ralston Saul. Through biography, self portraiture, direct quotes and colourful art reproductions, this book captures the personal and collective journeys of self-discovery as this group of artists explored human rights, citizenship and disability through conversation and art. The images and quotes deliver powerful messages. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Interlink Publishing Group. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 1566561914 . Ex-library book but still in quite good condition - sturdy laminated cover & usual ex-lib type markings. Cover has light edge & corner wear, light soiling/spotting to outer edge of pages. Interior pages are tight and clean, light age tanning to page edges. Colour & b/w illustrations. Ceramic tiles have been produced for over a thousand years in the heartlands of the Islamic world, used to decorate mosques, shrines and palaces. This book covers the various techniques of the craftsmen, and then traces the development of tilework, beginning with pre-Islamic tradition. Illustrations are drawn primarily from the extensive collections of the British Museum & supplemented by other examples... [405-osl]; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 128 pages .

Alphabet Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 0940032023 . Light edgewear & cover has some scuffing & a couple small creases. Pages are clean other than two light spots near front. "I like blurring the common notion that commercial art is inferior to fine art; that the commercial artist has nothing to say, is simply talent for hire. Clarity, simplicity, durability and emotion are my artistic goals...." from afterword by the artist. [178-osl]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages .

W W Norton & Co Inc. Very Good. 1980. Paperback. 0195199383 . Light edgewear and scuffing to cover, small creases. Pages clean other than a name written on title page & a small amount of pencil underlining. History of the visual arts since the war forward to the events of the mid-1970's. 243 plates , 62 in colour. [435-noto]; 280 pages .

Paris: Editions Des Musees Nationaux. Very Good. 1977. Softcover. Translation by C. De Chabannes. Small softcover with stiff wraps. Edgewear very light, light scuffing to cover. Pages clean & tight. Pencilled price erased on first endpage. 95 pages. Includes numerous colour photos and some b/w photos of various works of art. Also includes detached 4-page floor layout of the museum. "The Palace and Museum of the Louvre .... Was originally a Mediaval fortress, built under Philippe August in 1200 at the point where the defences of Paris were weakest, on the site known as "Lupara", which became "Louvre" in French...." (300oslmol) ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .