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Brazil: Contexto & Arte Editorial, 2010. First edition. Paperback. Good. Oversize softcover, bright illustrated covers. Text in Portuguese. Signed and inscribed by local coffee broker Jose Carlos Novaes of JC Corretagem de Cafe (credited as a collaborator to the book) inside the front cover. A good copy with moderate wear to the cover edges and some light crinkling to the front edge of the title page. 214 pp., with full color artwork by Vidigal throughout. Nova's story of art and coffee and how they intertwine in Brazilian culture.

Brazil: Contexto & Arte Editorial, 2010. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oversize softcover, bright illustrated covers. Text in Portuguese. Signed and inscribed by local coffee broker Jose Carlos Novaes of JC Corretagem de Cafe (credited as a collaborator to the book) inside the front cover. A very good copy, clean, straight and tight. One short tear at the base of the spine column. 214 pp., with full color artwork by Vidigal throughout. Nova's story of art and coffee and how they intertwine in Brazilian culture.

Beijing: China National Arts & Crafts Imp. & Exp. Corp.. Hardcover. Good/fair. Chang Ming. Hardcover with cloth spine, in dustjacket. No indication of printing, although introductory text puts the date after 1976. A good only copy with wear to the paper-covered boards, and darkening to the spine cloth. Pages are clean and unmarked. The title page is partially loose, coming free from the binding at the bottom - all other pages seem to be fully and firmly bound in. The dustjacket is only fair with long tears and sections of paper-loss spineward, some staining and darkening to the cream panels, and general edge-wear and chipping. 122 pp., of full color gorgeous art work, followed by a listing of titles and artists. A very beautiful collection in spite of its condition flaws. Oversize - will require additional shipping for international or expedited orders.

La Riviere & Voorhoeve, Kampen, 1991. Third printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Anton Pieck. Brown hardcover, 3rd printing in jacket, text in Dutch. A very good copy with a minor uplift and light edgewear. The interior is clean and unmarked and the binding and hinges are solid. The dustjacket is good, but with sunning to the spine and front cover and a bit of soiling along the top of the front panel. 205 pp., color representations of Pieck's fantastic and beautiful artwork.

Zurich: Institut suisse pour l'étude de l'art, 1990. Paperback. Good. Oversize paperback with cover flaps. Good+ condition with all wear being external - bumps to the corners and folds and minor soiling to the covers. The binding is solid and without creases and the pages are clean and unmarked. 120 pp., black and white and color plates of Hodler's unique works.

San Francisco: Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, 1995. Paperback. Good. Paperbound exhibition catalog in good-only condition. Hard bump to the top of the spine column, and general wear to the edges. Some paper tears at the spine column, bending at the lower corners. The interior is much better - clean and unmarked in a solid binding, but with a tear to the Plates title page. Unpaginated, around 40 pages, full color representations of Auerbach's works.

Georgia: Longstreet Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover 1st in jacket, signed by the artist without inscription on the half-title page. A good copy with wear to the edges and corners of the boards, and some bumping to the upper corners and spine ends. Interior is clean and unmarked, with solid hinges and binding. Unclipped jacket has small spots of soiling to the white panels and crinkling all along the top edges of the panels. 133 pp., filled with full page, full color representations of Dunbar's paintings. Chapters for her works in styles of French Impressionism, American Expressionism and Abstract art.

California: Lapis Press, 1991. Paperback. Good +. Oversized paperback with illustrated covers, no indication of printing. A good + copy with edge-wear - corners bumped and cover edges worn, with some minor chips to the paper at the edges. The interior is clean and bright in a solid binding. Unpaginated, approximately 75 pages with full color artwork and text throughout. A beautiful collection of Onslow Ford's signature style.

Netherlands: Zeist : Uitgeverij Kerckebosch, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Jan Pieter Foppen. Hardcover 1st edition, no jacket as issued. A very good copy with shelf-wear at the board edges and a shallow pressure groove in the cover (almost unnoticeable). Binding and hinges are solid, and all pages are clean and unmarked. 120 pp., a beautiful full color present;ation of Foppen's paintings of street scenes.

New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1951. Paperback. Good. Oversize paperback, tan wraps with Illustrated cover. Scar to the illustration on the front cover (Bathing in the River), and general wear and scuffing. Bound with a simple piece of string - it is intact, but there are points at the spine where the paper is pulled slightly outward from the string-binding. Price erasure to the top of the title page, otherwise an unmarked copy with all 10 full-color tipped in plates intact and solid. 24 pp.

New York: Hammer Publishing, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Canvas cloth hardcover lacking dustjacket, no indication of printing. Signed and inscribed by the artist on the first blank, "to Judi. with warmest good wishes Shirl Goedike Escondido, Calif. 28 September 1991." A very good copy. Lower corners bumped, but canvas covers clean and attractive. Interior unmarked other than the artist's inscription and all pages firmly bound in a strong binding. 91 pp., full color and b/w representations of the artist's paintings in oil and watercolors.

Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Good/fair.

Essilor, 2002. First edition. Spiral_bound. Good. Signed and inscribed by the Father of Modern Optometry on the first blank, "To Jim & Melissa - Best Wishes 12/15/02 Irvin M. Borish." Bronze tri-fold paper cover with only the word "Borish" on the front fold, over the book which is spiral bound. No title page as issued - created in an extremely small pressing as a tribute for Borish's 90th birthday. A good+ copy with all wear being external - to the folded paper covers - with corner bumps and a few bends where it has been folded imprecisely. Internally, the book is very good. Metal spiral is in good shape and all pages are clean and straight. Approximately 60 pages, unnumbered with full color representations of Borish's artwork throughout. The tribute focuses on Dr. Borish's works of art, and includes personal essays by friends and colleagues. Truly rare.

Paris: Ministe`re de la Culture Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Oversized hardcover lacking dustjacket, text in French. A good copy of this large book with some external wear. Bumping to the lower corners, wear at the spine ends including a 1" tear at the base of the rear joint, binding intact. Interior is clean and unmarked. The weight of this volume is not well-supported by the binding - all pages firmly bound in, but lacking tightness - This is a common flaw for this title which should have been bound more securely to support the weight of text. 583 pp., filled with color and black and white examples of the prolific French artist's paintings. A beautiful collection. Expedited or International shipping will require an increase over the flat rate cost due to size and weight.

Edinburgh: National Gallery of Scotland, 1989. Paperback. Good. Oversize paperbound in good condition. General wear to the cover edges, and scuffing to the covers and front edge of the text-block. The inside is much better, clean and completely unmarked in a solid binding. 135 pp., color as well as black & white representation of the Scottish artist's compelling works.