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Abbe, Dorothy The Dwiggins Marionettes: A Complete Experimental Theatre in Miniature
New York Harry N. Abrams 1969 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Complete with all 22 pages of color plates and two fold-out b/w plates in rear; in text photographs throughout. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages. Almost no cover wear. Slight edgewear to the original mylar dust jacket. Dwiggins, the creator of the Electra and Caledonia fonts, was an American calligrapher, has been said to be the principal designer behind the improvement in book design during the 1920s and 1930s while he worked for Knopf. He was also an especially talented artist who in his spare time, created a masterful wood puppets. This book is a thorough photo documentary of Dwiggins legendary marionette theater, The Püterschein Authority.
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100.00 USD
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Dodd, Susan M. The Silent Woman
New York William Morrow and Company 2001 First Edition, 1st Printing Hard Cover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
"A mesmerizing historical novel of art and obsession--centered around the life of Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka. . . ." Includes two-page publicity flyer. See accompanying scanned image.
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15.00 USD
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Loomis, Andrew The Eye of the Painter and the Elements of Beauty
New York Viking 1961 First Printing Near Fine Very Good to Good
Complete: 144 pages. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages; faint ghost of a small pricesticker on front free endpaper. Almost no cover wear. Price-clipped dust jacket has some edgewear, light soiling, and a small triangular chip at top right corner of back panel. There is glare in the image from the combination of the flash and protective mylar cover.
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450.00 USD
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Selous, H. C. Gallery Invitation for Jerusalem in Her Grandeur and Jerusalem in Her Fall
Glasgow McClue & Sons Gallery 1860 Ticket Very Good Selous, H. C.
Ornate gallery ticket, printed in purple and gold, for the first showing of H. C. Selous's famous giant paintings of Jerusalem in Her Grandeur and Jerusalem in Her Fall at McClure & Sons Gallery in Glasgow on 3 September 1860. Selous' spectacular paintings each measured 14' x 10' and were viewed by millions in Great Britain and later created a sensation when temporarily placed on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1870s. The invitation has a vertical center fold. Clean. There are light corner scuffs on the reverse as well as what appears to be a small remnant of scrapbook paper.
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75.00 USD
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Temkin, Ann - Editor Alice Neel
Harry N Abrams 2000 Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
200 pp., 76 color plates, 10 color and 138 b/w figures. With essays by Susan Rosenberg, Richard Flood and Temkin. Published to coincide with an exhibition of Neel's portraits organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Just like it came from the bookstore. Doesn't appear to have ever been opened.
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130.00 USD
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Unlisted Beijing Opera: Vein Paintings and Stamps
China Unknown 2007 Presumed First Hardcover Like New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Unlisted
Beautiful overview of Chinese opera. Text is in English and Chinese. Opera scene illustrations in color plus 6 Chinese postage stamps issued in 2007 and 5 traditional redbud leaf paintings. Paintings and stamps are in proctective mounts. Additional marginal illustrations of opera masks. Red, black, and gilt cover. Five thick cardboard leaves. Original red folding slipcase. Information on the founding of the opera, famous actors, facial makeup, traditional acting roles, singing, recitation, and acrobatic fighting. Leaf painting is a classic Chinese craft that can be traced back two thousand years to the Eastern Han Dynasty. After first carefully treating the leafs to remove its color, artists use oil paints for their work. No wear to book; very light wear to slipcase.
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100.00 USD
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