Search Results: Books from Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB

New York: Rosa Esman Gallery, 1978. Paperback. VG. White wraps. [24] pp. 15 bw plates.

Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, 1907. Softbound. Fair, but soiled and dirty. Plain wraps (dirty), various paginations. These three items were apparently sent to all prospective exhibitors for the Annual Exhibitions. The three here date from 1899, 1906 and 1907 and are printed on paper and in a font similar to that which is used for the Annual Exhibition catalogues published for these. Most uncommon.

New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1989. Softcover. VG- but museum ex-lib. copy. Glossy white wraps with green lettering; 24-page booklet with 7 bw illustrations and 12 individual color plates in separate pocket at back. Includes an essay about Gorson and the mills of Pittsburgh and a second essay just about the artist. The color plates are reproductions of the ones on display and for sale at the gallery in January 1990. Includes a checklist with prices.

Bruxelles (Brussels), Belgium: Vioburo, 1958. Softcover. G - CHILDS REPRODUCTION HAS BEEN REMOVED. Minor wear to wrap corners. Contents have slight edge tanning. Otherwise clean and tight.. Brown stapled wraps. Black lettering and illus on cover. [30 pp.]. Text in French. Issue No. 1, Summer 1958. Inaugural issue of a revue that appears to have published only 5 issues, in 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, and 1964. Reflections on and examples of avant garde poetry and art. CHILDS REPRODUCTION HAS BEEN REMOVED.

Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1992. Paperback. New, in plastic. Brown wraps. 84 pp. Numerous color & bw plates. "What is tempera? What is foreshortening? What is fresco? What is a pentimento? This book offers definitions of these and other techniques, processes, and materials used by painters for centuries. Its numerous illustrations--chosen from the masterpieces in the J. Paul Getty Museum and in London's National Gallery and other British institutions--provide a rich and informative history of the medium. Like other volumes in this series, Looking at Paintings presents concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by museum-goers. It will be invaluable to all those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the art of painting."--Back cover.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1969. Softcover. VG. Wraps. 180 pp. 4 color, 112 bw repros. The plates in this volume emphasize the work executed prior to 1830. Large plates.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1923. Hardcover. VG, exlib. Red cloth. ix, 64, 4 pp. 64 bw repros. Four page essay followed by 64 bw repros. Extensive bibliography, list of awards presented. Great copy.

Stanford University Museum of Art, 1978. Paperback. VG (sunning to wraps, smudges, shelf/edgwear; textblock edges are foxed; endpapers are foxed; interior is clean and tight.). Pink wraps. 80 pp. 5 color, 49 bw plates. This series of 1978 exhibitions shows Whistler's treatment of certain themes, primarily views of rivers, bridges, shop fronts, and figures in doorways. Most of the 86 works in the catalogue are etchings but there are some drawings, lithographs, watercolors and oils. Includes a 2-page introduction by Lorenz Eitner, chronology, bibliography, and the detailed and annotated catalogue by Betsy Fryberger.

New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2008. Hardcover. VG- ex-museum library copy with bookplate and catalogue number sticker, light wear to edges and corners.. BW-photographic and red boards. Clear plastic and black dust jacket. 216 pp. BW and color illustrations. Exhibition held at Yale University Art Gallery, October 7, 2008 through January 4, 2009. "Many photographers have been intrigued with the baffling distortions—both subtle and disquieting—that can occur when the camera "captures" the real world. Not always intentional, some images dazzle with impossible juxtapositions or disorienting spatial orders, while others confound the viewer's belief in the documentary promise of photography. Drawn from the highly respected collection of Allan Chasanoff, the photographs in this intriguing volume confront viewers with the challenge of doubt and confusion in so-called "straight" pictures. Featured are perceptually provocative images by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Clarence John Laughlin, Imogen… Read More

New York: Artemis, Greenberg, Van Doren Gallery, 2003. Paperback. Good (Foxing to wraps, shelf/edgewear). Pictorial wraps. 38 pp. Profuse color plates. Comprised of illustrations, exhibit checklist, and exhibition history.

New York, New York: Sotheby's, 2008. Hardcover. VG. Blue paper over boards; Duotone illus. dj.; 224 pp.; 9 gatefolds; Profusely illustrated with color and duotone figures. Accompanied Sale N08408, which was held on January 23, 2008; 105 lots listed with annotations, including works by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and many more.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1910. 1st, 2nd imp. Hardcover. Poor, exlibrary, inner front hinge nearly brokemn, spine ripped, a reading copy only. Green cloth. 521 pp. T.e.g. Decorative gilt embossed greenish cloth cover. A fun book to read.

New York: DC Moore Gallery, 2010. Paperback. VG+. Green, color illustrated wraps. 16 pp., 12 color plates. Catalogue produced on the occasion of an exhibition held at D.C. Moore Gallery, New York, April 22 - May 28, 2010.

New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2008. Hardcover. VG New Copy. Illus. boards; 144 pp. with 59 full-color plates in catalogue and other illus. throughout. Includes biographical data. Extensive biographical essay on this artist, with photographs and other illustrations in addition to the full-page color plates of his artwork.

[Philadelphia] Institute of Contemporary Art: University of Pennsylvania, 1971. Paperback. G (General shelf/edgewear and mild soiling to wraps; interior clean, with light age-toning, and tight.). Wraps. 28 pp. 3 color, 10 bw plates. One page essay by Tony Towle followed by an interview with the artist conducted by Stephen Prokopoff. Catalogue lists 28 works. Chronology, bibliography.

New York: Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, 1989. Softcover. VG- (scuffs & marks to wraps; creasing to spine edges.). square, white stapled wraps w/ color illustration. approx 8 unpaginated pgs w/ color plates. Includes essays by Janet Hobhouse, John Ashbery and Jed Perl, Deborah Rosenthal and Nicholas Fox Weber. Includes five vibrant color plates; exhibition, collection and corporate listings.

Boston: Aldine Book Publishing Co, 1888. Hardcover. Fair (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; textblock edges are lightly worn; hinges are cracked and covers and spine are loosening from the textblock; interior is clean, but toned with occasional smudging/foxing; ). Green boards with black and gilt lettering and illustration; fully gilted textblock edges; [98] pp.; 18 unnumbered leaves of plates; richly illustrated. Numerous wood engravings inside.

New York: Hirschl & Adler Modern, 2013. Paperback. Good (Wraps are worn; interior is clean; small private-ownership stamp.). Illustrated folded sheet (8 unnumbered pp.); richly illustrated. Created on the occasion of an exhibition held January 10th through February 9th, 2013, at Hirschl & Adler Modern.

Boston: Boston Museum of Art, 1971. Softcover. VG. Pictorial stapled wraps. 88 pp. 50 bw ills. Publication of the Persian Carpet Symposium. Includes introduction by Aslan Afshar, Ambassador of Iran. Articles include "Two Shahs, Some Miniatures, and the Boston Carpet," by Stuart Welch, Jr.; "Persian Hunting Carpets of the Sixteenth Century," by Maurice Dimand; "The Concept of the Hunt in Persian Literature," by William Hanaway, Jr.; and "The Boston Hunting Carpet in Historical Perspective," by Richard Ettinghausen.

New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1980. Softcover. VG- (edge-wear to wrap; rubbing to corners. some seperation of front wrap at interior glue line, otherwise, remains tightly bound). Color illus. wraps. appx. 36 pp. 43 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1980 exhibition of works by American painter Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). With a brief introduction by Lawrence A. Fleischman. Catalogue lists 42 works, followed by a brief chronology. Wonderful plates, great diversity of styles.