Argan, G.C.

Die Kunst Des 20. Jahrhunderts 1880-1940

Berlin, Germany, Propylaen Verlag, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Gorgeous looking volume, massively heavy, with several hundred illustrations on nearly as many plates and additional text drawings, of German language art and social history of traditional cultures and countries and methods and means of manufacture, bound handsomely in a gray linen cloth over boards, and gilt lettering stamped sharply into burgundy cloth label (of volume title) and blue cloth label (of series title), pasted onto the gray cloth spines. Top-stained in yellow, remarkably bright and unmarked of interior. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing no wear, not price-clipped. Several hundred fine reproductions of fine arts, printed on fine, high-gloss paper, quite attractively. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Contributions by the editor, G.C. Argan, and many other heavy-hitters in art history and social history. [10], 11-343 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . New/New,

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Book number: 348268

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Propylaen Kunst Geschicht|art history|German language|G.C. Argan

Ben-Ari, R.

Habima": The Moscow Theatre "Habima

Chicago, L. M. Stein Publisher, 1942. Second Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Yiddish language text, being the Second Enlarged Edition and a Presentation Copy by the author, who inscribes the first free endpaper in Hebrew, dated to 1942. 404 pp., bound in 1/2 leather and green cloth boards, and with silk linen ribbon bookmark. Rough-cut fore-edges. Includes English title page on verso of Hebrew-language title page. Some pages are carelessly opened but with no loss of text, bumping to and scuffing of spine head and foot, toning to endpapers, some slight torque to spine. 62 full-page duotone plates. A fine and due homage to the Habimah and to Judaica, being a scion of the Jewish-Russian theater of the 20th century. Laid in is an index card with typescript snippets from Jacob Leschinsky's review, from April of 1942. Illustrated with a number of b/w facsimile photographs of important figures and historical casts from certain plays performed by the Habimah ("The Stage") which was originally founded in Moscow in 1917 under the Moscow Art Theatre. Habimah was the first professional group to ever perform their plays in Hebrew. Reviews have it that this is a fascinating social history of a Jewish theatre group in transit to and from the former Soviet Union and the U.S. The author, R. Ben-Ari, was a well-known actor and one of the original founders of Habimah in Moscow, before that world-famous ensemble left the Soviet Union, ultimately to become the National Theater of Israel. He died in Moscow at the age of 68, visiting a brother there before dying of a heart attack. He was especially known for his role in â€oeThe Dybbyk,â€� the play for which Habimah was widely hailed.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 351923

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: R. Ben-Ari Jewish history Jewish culture Jewish theater The Habimah

Arielli

Drawings by Pascin

Paris, Editions du Colombier / Arielli Editeur, 1967. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound in wheat-colored linen cloth, black lettering to cover and spine. Illustrated paper label illustration at front cover, choice of drawings by Arielli, Introduction by Florent Fels, and translation from the original French by Jean Morrison. [6], 7-88 pp. plus select bibliography, publisher's ads. Stuffed with sumptuous black-and-white photographs (including of the artist) and drawings.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 346346

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Pascin|French artists|Florent Fels|Jean Morrison

Aristophanes

The Birds

Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press, 1979. . Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sterling condition hardcover copy, handsomely produced as per usual Easton Press Collector's Edition standards, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only the slightest shelf- and edge-wear. Featuring moire endpapers, bound-in silk ribbon bookmark, raised bands, all edges gilt, rich, black, colorful leather covers, classy gilt decoration to cover and spine being of flying birds. Gift-quality condition inside and out. 52 [2], xviii. 2-62 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 350791

Catalogue: Drama & Theater

Keywords: The Easton Press|Marian Parry|Dudley Fitts|Aristophanes

Aristophanes; Alan H. Sommerstein, ed., and translation

Ecclesiazusae

Warminster, England, Aris & Phillips, Ltd., 1998. . Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The editor notes that the play, Ecclesiazusae, was probably produced first in 391 B.C., a typical Aristophanes fantasy of gender inversion, obscenity and farce. The editor is a long-term Greek studies expert and Classicist. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Edited and with translations provided by Alan H. Sommerstein. 242 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 357496

Catalogue: Ancient Greece and Rome

Keywords: Alan H. Sommerstein Aristophanes Ecclesiazusae Ancient Greece

Tokyo Station Gallery; Akira Arita

Akira Arita: New York Works 1984-1990

Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Station Gallery, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the simple printed wraps, protected with glassine wrappers from the publisher. Bilingual texts in English and Japanese. Plentiful duotone and full-color reproductions of his paintings, half-page and full-page, printed on high-gloss paper. Unpaginated, but roughly 60 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 352608

Keywords: Akira Arita recent works artist catalogs

Arkelian, Marjorie Dakin

William Hahn Genre Painter 1828-1887

Oakland, California, The Oakland Museum, 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the illustrated softpaper wraps. Quarto, softcover, near fine in beige pictorial wraps. An engaging Introduction by George W. Neubert. 82 pp. Full color and black-and-white illustrations galore, well representing the artist exhibition held in 1976. Complete with exhibition checklist.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 355836

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Marjorie Dakin Arkelian William Hahn artist monographs

Arkus, Leon Anthony

Carl-Henning Pedersen: Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. As New condition, right out of the box from the publisher, bound handsomely in illustrated card stock wraps, flush with then new works of painting, watercolor and drawing. Augmented the exhibition held from October 25 - December 8, 1968. Gorgeous reproductions in both black-and-white and full color. 23 pp. and then roughly 110 unpaginated pages of reproductions, including in foldout.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 347925

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Carl-Henning Pedersen painter|watercolors|artist exhibit catalog

Arkus, Leon Anthony

Carl-Henning Pedersen: Oils and Watercolors

New York, Lefebre Gallery, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Square 12mo 7" - 7. Scarce in the trade, a sterling condition softcover copy of an artist, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; two copies available, one with penned inscription and date stamp. Short essay by the author about the esteemed painter. Replete with sharp and distinct illustrations. Unpaginated, but with roughly 14 pp. and complete with artist biography and chronology.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 355566

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Donaldson Goddard artist exhibit catalog Peter Selz Carl-Henning Pedersen Leon Anthony Arkus Lefebre Gallery

Arkus, Leon Anthony

Hicks, Kane, Pippin: 3 Self-Taught Pennsylvania Artists

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. Foreword by Gustave von Groschwitz, being a fine-looking exhibition catalog regarding the work of the Pennsylvania-based self-taught artists, John Kane, Edward Hicks and Horace Pippin. 121 pp., and lots of black-and-white and a few full-color illustrations. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor to moderate wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Printed blue wraps, very lightly sunned along edges, else tightly bound, clean of interior.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 346875

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Pennsylvania painters|self-taught artists|art history|Leon Anthony Arkus|John Kane|Edward Hicks|Horace Pippin

Arkus, Leon Anthony

Hicks, Kane, Pippin: 3 Self-Taught Pennsylvania Artists

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Washington, D.C., Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute / Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. Foreword by Gustave von Groschwitz, being a fine-looking exhibition catalog regarding the work of the Pennsylvania-based self-taught artists, John Kane, Edward Hicks and Horace Pippin. 121 pp., and lots of black-and-white and a few full-color illustrations. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor to moderate wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Printed blue wraps, tightly bound, clean of interior.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Like New

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Book number: 347648

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Pennsylvania painters|self-taught artists|art history|Leon Anthony Arkus|John Kane|Edward Hicks|Horace Pippin

Arkus, Leon Anthony

Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings from Previous Internationals

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, 1959. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Fine looking, structurally sound exemplar of an important museum exhibit catalog displaying the retrospective of European and American art and artists. Simple printed, illustrated stiff card wraps, in gate-fold, replete with black-and-white reproductions printed on high-gloss paper. Preface and Introduction by Leon Anthony Arkus. Full biographical notes at rear of Jean Bazaine, Max Beckmann, George W. Bellows, Peter Bluem, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, Mary Cassatt, Marc Chagall, William Merritt Chase, Edgar Degas, Andre Berais, Thomas Eakins, James Ensor, Jean-Louis Forain, Lyonel Feininger, William J. Glackens, Emil Nolde, Ben Nicolson, Jose Clemente Orozco, WIlliam Open, Jean Francois Raffaelli, Georges Rouault Auguste Rodin and many others.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 350470

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: artist exhibit catalog

Armstrong, Tom, Wayne Craven, Norman Feder, Barbara Haskell, Rosalind E. Krauss, Daniel RObbins, Marcia Tucker

200 Years of American Sculpture

Bost, David R. Godine / Whitney Museum of Modern Art, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound handsomely in oatmeal cloth, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. A fine and accessible art historical and art critical volume devoted to American sculpture, and illustrated with 68 full-color plates and more than 480 black-and-white photographs. Contributions by Tom Armstrong, Tom, Wayne Craven, Norman Feder, Barbara Haskell, Rosalind E. Krauss, Daniel Robbins, Marcia Tucker. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [9], 10-336 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 355859

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Tom Armstrong Wayne Craven Norman Feder Barbara Haskell Rosalind E. Krauss Daniel Robbins Marcia Tucker

Armstrong, John, Anna Laetitia Aiken, Dr. Aikenside

The Art of Preserving Health: A Poem; Poems; the Pleasures of Imagination

The Strand, London, England, T. Cadell, Successor to Mr. Millar, . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A truly epic poem by John Armstrong (1709-1779), an M.D., loosely about health, being a reprint of the true First Edition, 1744. A First Edition Thus, being bound with two other complete works. Small octavo format, trimmed fore-edge. Expertly rebound in modern tooled calf by Adrian Basotti, London binder to Paul Mellon, he being the major sponsor of the Paul Mellon Center for British Art. Beautiful, creamy, full calf-leather, five fleurs-de-lis to spine, sharply tooled gilt title to spine over red Morocco leather label. 99 pp., and binds together three works. Bound with Poems, the Third Edition, printed in 1773 by Joseph Johnson, by Anna Laetitia Aiken, followed by The Pleasures of Imagination. A Poem., in three books, published by William Coke, Leith, Scotland. 102 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 356466

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: John Armstrong Poetry poems Adrian Basotti Paul Mellon

Armstrong, Nancy J.

A Collector's History of Fans

New York, Clarkson Potter, 1974. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. A bit of sunning to edges of text. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. 110 illustrations in black-and-white, 16 in full color, showing the growth and development of trade in fans in Italy and The Netherlands. Includes a section on "the language of the fan" and then additional appendixes, a glossary, a bibliography and an index. [8], 9-208 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 349235

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: fans|Nancy Armstrong|collectors|memorabilia