Search Results: ART / Sculpture from Tangible Tales

New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1973. First American edition. Hardcover. Good/poor. Good hardcover, 1st US edition in a poor dustjacket. The book is good with small tears to the paper the spine tips and bumps to the upper corners. Previous owner's name and sticker to the top of the front free-endpaper appears to be the only writing in the book. 4 small glue dots to the title page where a newspaper article appears to have been removed. Binding is solid but the gatherings are not tight and the book lays open easily. The jacket is truly poor with large tears, chips, crinkling and soil. Buy this copy for the book and hide that jacket away in a drawer somewhere. Unpaginated, but with 149 full page black and white plates.

Japan: Graphical Point, 1996. Hardcover. Good/very good. Hardcover in dustjacket. Unauthenticated artist's signature in heavy black ink to the front free-endpaper. A good copy, clean and unmarked with general wear at the corners and a bump to the base of the spine. Would be a very good copy but for a moderate downward warping. Unclipped jacket is clean and attractive with light ruffling at the panel edges and a bit of scuffing to the dark panels. 63 pp., all color images. Nagai's carvings are detailed and amazingly life-like. Text in Japanese and English.

Australia: Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, 2011. Paperback. Good. Oversize paperback signed by Kerry Cannon without inscription on the top of the Foreword page. A good copy with some bending at the corner tips. Some scuffing and minor soiling to the covers. The interior is clean and unmarked in a solid binding. Bright and beautiful photographs of Cannon's unique sculpture all presented in a story format. 80 pp., full color throughout.

Finland: Pori Art Museum, Turku Art Museum, 1990. Paperback. Good. Square paperback art exhibit publication. Text in English and Finnish. Good condition with some minor warping to the flexible covers and edge wear. Binding is solid and pages are clean and unmarked. 116 pp., unpaginated, color and black/white photos of the artists work. An early exhibition for this Finnish media artist - hard to find.

Australia: Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, 2010. Paperback. Good. Oversize paperback signed by Kerry Cannon without inscription on the top of the Foreword page. A good copy with some bending at the corner tips. Some scuffing and minor soiling to the covers. The interior is clean and unmarked in a solid binding. Bright and beautiful photographs of Cannon's unique sculpture all presented in a story format. 48 pp., full color photography of Cannon's sculptures by Hans Jansen throughout.

Los Angeles: Edward Cella Art + Architecture, 2011. First edition. Paperback. Good +. Oblong softcover signed without inscription by the artist. One of 750 in this edition. A good plus copy with moderate wear at the corners and spine ends being the primary flaw. Interior is clean and tight in a solid binding. Bright and attractive copy with light scuffing to the rear cover. 43 pp., full color representations of the artist's work - a mix of ceramics, wood and mixed media.

Italy: Comune di Pietrasanta, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. Square hardcover, signed and inscribed by reknowned sculptor Riotto, "A Felicia Alsogo con grande ____ di una vita felice - Eugenio Riotto." A very good copy with scuffing and light soil to the board covers. Interior is clean, solid and unmarked. Black and white representations of many of Riotto's works. 60 pp., and exhibition book from one of his earliest shows, nicely signed. Text in Italian and English.

Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1984. First edition. Very Good/good +. Oversized (folio) blue cloth hardcover with gilt titles in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title, "Meiner gropen Menshen freundin Gloria Teichert an Sylvester 1989, Edelgard John." A very good copy clean and straight with minor scuffing to the front cover and an X in pencil ot the top and bottom edges of the text block. Text is clean and unmarked and binding is solid. Unclipped jacket is in Good plus condition with general shelf-wear to the edges and some soiling to the large white panels. 64 pp., black and white and color representations of Walter Johns paintings and sculptures. Text in German.