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Routledge & Kegan Paul LTD, London, 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "The present volume…deals with the applications of aesthetic theory to the craft of criticism. The author maintains that all assessment of works of art in aesthetic terms and all appreciative writing about the arts involve tacit assumptions about the nature of artistic excellence as such, and demonstrates that so long as latent theory is muddled or confused criticism cannot successfully formulate coherent and intelligible judgments. 'Aesthetics and Criticism' is therefore concerned broadly with the problem of communication and coherence in criticism."" [Dust Jacket] Minor chipping at top of dust jacket spine. 1ST EDITION

Doubleday & Company, 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "Concise biographies examine painters, wellsprings of their art, interplay of native tradition and European influence, more. 69 halftones. Bibliography."" [Pub. Info] There is a protective mylar cover. This is a 1st thus, 3rd printing.

Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, Boston MA, 1936. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author divides his work into four parts. The first traces the history of 'art for art's sake' from antiquity to the present. Albert Guerard's depth of learning and his ability to make discriminatory selections of facts give to this monumental task a lightness of touch and ease of style that make it delightful reading. The second section... goes on to discuss Art for Money, for Prestige and for Information, Art and Morality, and Art for Propaganda. Here the author advances his proposition that Art which exists for any of these reasons is not Art. His, however, is a robust art in touch with life, obeying and serving but only its own laws and its own ends... Here is a book, controversial, profound and readable." [Dust Jacket] There is a protective mylar cover. 1ST EDITION.

University Press of Hawaii, 1972. 1st edition . Hardcover. Fine. "These essays are based on ideas and activities and intellectual adjustments in various places, particularly Mexico, France, mainland United States, and Hawaii -- seventy-nine essays of infinite variety, on art, literature, history, poliitics, philosophy, all done in a style as rich in image and perception as his painting."" [Preface, p. xi] Books are Fine in a Fine slipcase. Volume 1 - Collected Essays by Jean Charlot; Volume 2 - Mexican Art. This is a review copy.

The Swallow Press, 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "Of all the strange landscapes of America, the most powerfully mysterious, the Far West, had been a compelling force on the imagination for as long as there had been rumor of it.' Beginning in the 1830s, with Catlin and Bodmer and Miller and others, 'at last it was realized in paint.' Hundreds of artists and illustrators continued to portray the West. There were professionals and amateurs, government survey employees, women and men. European visitors - and cowboys like Charles Russell... The West was loved and longed after and romaticized and misunderstood by the non-Westerner. By the Westerner it was loved and taken for granted."" [Dust Jacket] A dictionary of Western artists born before 1900. Each volume has a protective mylar cover. STATED 1ST EDITION.

Little Brown and Company, 1983. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "In 'The Arts Without Mystery' Denis Donghue argues that the connection between art and society has changed radically in the twentieth century. Works of art are the product of mysterious and private acts, but our democratic, egalitarian society demands that art be explained, be available to all, and be consumed as if it were a commodity. Donoghue's response to this situation is outlined in these essays, delivered as the 1982 Keith Lectures the most prestigious lectures in Britain..."" [Dust Jacket] STATED 1ST US EDITION, REVIEW COPY.

Farrar Straus & Giroux, NY , 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Andy Warhol's 'Brillo Box' of 1964 constituted a radical attack on the traditional definition of artwork and, in Danto's view, brought the history of Western art to a close. 'Beyond the Brillo Box' considers the aftermath and the consequences of Warhol's work on three levels. Danto first discusses what he calls the master narrative of Western art... He then takes up the current, post-historical period, which began with Warhol and the collision of 'high' and 'low' art... Finally, Danto addresses the philosophical idea of the master narrative from Plato to Wittgenstein and beyond..." [Dust Jacket] Danto won the 1990 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. There is a protective mylar cover. STATED 1ST EDITION

A Herman Michelman Book, Crown Publishing, NY, 1981. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near Fine /Near Fine. "Collecting and Care of Fine Art' is a thorough examination of the intricacies of the art market. Written by a professional art dealer, this book covers all phases of buying, selling and caring for works of art, from auctions and insurance to restoration and appraisals. Carl David's advice... is invaluable, covering such topics asthe characteristics of a gallery and its proprietor that will assure forthright dealings, what deals to avoid...precautions to take in the conservation of paintings, from simple cleaning to restoration techniques such as inpainting and relining... shipping and insuring works of art, how to guage the competence of an appraiser... buying and selling... evaluat[ing] the current value... advice on the types of art that will make good investments..." [Dust Jacket] Scuff marks on the dust jacket cover otherwise the book is in Fine condition. There is a protective mylar cover. STATED… Read More

Collector Books, Paducah, KY, 2002. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "This book illustrates the wide scope of English china made from the late eighteenth century through the twentieth century... A number of different methods and types are defined and illustrated. Over 450 color photos representing more than 100 English manufacturers are featured, and current values for each piece are included... The subject matter ranges from Chelsea Grape to Wedgwood, with plenty of offerings in between on such china as Majolica, Ironstone, and Staffordshire." [Pub. Info] Publisher stamp on inside front cover. No dust jacket issued. Larger format. [Please check shipping cost for larger format books and multi-volume sets.] 1ST EDITION.

Oxford University, NY, 1981. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "An appraisal which goes back to the basic texts, to the great monuments of art and architecture, to the men - Boccaccio, Petrarch and the others - and their achievements: the essence of which historical movements are made. Also recent Italian scholarship." [Pub. Info] Over 225 illustrations. 1ST EDITION

Butterworth's, London, UK, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Published first by British father and son (both architects and architectural historians) this book has been, and is, the standard reference for concise/accurate descriptions of architecture throughout the ages. "...it is believed that a work in which architecture is treated as a result and record of civilization, will prove attractive to that increasing public which interests itself in artistic development." [Preface, 1896] Larger format. [Please check for shipping cost on multi-volume sets and larger format books.] There is a protective mylar cover. 19TH EDITION; 2ND PRINTING.

Wayne State University Press, 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "Moses Jacob Ezekiel was the first American-borm Jewish artist to achieve international recognition. A child of the South, born in Richmond, Virginia, and a graduate of the Virginia Military Academy, he served in the Confederacy in the Civil War, and became an intimate friend of General Robert E. Lee and Mrs. Lee soon after the war. ...Still a young man, Ezekiel traveled to Europe in 1869 to study sculpture in Berlin. His talent and the international acclaim it won remained for many years uncompensated, although contemporary critics praised him as the greatest talent since Michelangelo. ...Ezelkiel settle in Rome, where he became an intimate of many of the celebrated artists and political figures of the late 19th century... Ezekiel's colorful personality, his love of gossip, his unfailing curiosity about the world in which he lived, and his often magisterial opinions about the issues of contemporary society give his memoirs unique… Read More

Princeton University Press [Bollingen Series], 1982. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. Historical Topics: Art for Use, Art Collecting, Other Byproducts of Art, Art Collecting Revives, the Role of Cosimo, the Lesson of Lorenzo etc. There is a protective mylar cover. Larger format. [Please check for shipping cost on multi-volume sets and larger format books.]