Minton Potter & Porcelain Of The First Period 1793 – 1850
Geoffrey A. Godden Dust Jacket: Condition of dust-jacket Fine. The Pages are clean; and the binding is tight. From the inside flap: This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to Minton fine quality porcelain and pottery and is the only true account of the early period of that great firm. Mr. Godden has, indeed, made exciting discoveries which will astonish collectors all over the world, for he proves conclusively in this book that a great number of pieces previously regarded as Coalport (or Coalbrookdale) , Derby, New Hall, Rockingham, Spode, Swansea or Worcester were, in fact, of Minton Manufacture. While researching in the Minton factory archives, he found evidence of products of the pre-1850 period which made it clear that there was a 'lost' period of Minton porcelain. 'It was,' he writes, 'as if a new factory had been discovered- $85
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ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE – The Perfect Moment
Janet Kardon ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE THE PERFECT MOMENT Catalogue from the exhibition at the Institute of Contempory Art - UNIVERSITY OFM PENNSYLVANIA. 1988 An excerpt from: THE PERFECT MOMENT by Janet Kardon Robert Mapplethorpe's first one-person exhibition, at New York's Light Gallery, in 1976, was composed of Polaroid photographs of flowers, portraits, and erotic images. Twelve years later, the artist is still focusing upon these three traditional genres: the still life, the portrait, and the human figure. Circumventing the snapshot and documentary photograph, his astute social observations have included contemporary luminaries as well as radical sexual activities. He has extended photography's perimeters by incorporating fabrics with photographic imagery in diptychs and triptychs, allowing his work to be perceived within the territories of painting and sculpture. Mapplethorpe's work does not follow a developmental streak, but it does appear predetermined. Since the midseventies, the work as evidenced singularity and maturity. Mapplethorpe's range is extensive.- $95
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Frederick Hurten Rhead
Sharon Dale THE ERIE MUSEUM Mounted the exhibition which was curated by the author Sharon Dale. This copy is the FIRST EDITION published by The Erie Art Museum. From the Preface: FREDERICK HURTEN RHEAD, whose work spanned four decades in this country, is one of the dynamic and colorful figures of the art pottery era. His activities encompassed every aspect of hardware developed: the studio operation at Santa Barbara, the direction of a small group of amateur decorators at Arequipa, Weller, an Roseville; instructor in pottery in the generaly - devised University City scheme; and director of research and art director, respectively, at two of the largest United States ceramics factories, American Encaustic Tiling and Homer Laughlin China. The enigma which was Frederick Hurten Rhead iHow does the creator of Della Robbia. that anomaly of commercial art pottery-a series of a hunched different beautifully designed and intensively crafted objects-become the creator of Fiesta a commercial as well as anistic triumph which is practically symbolic of mass production?I has been skillfully unraveled by Sharon Dale. Her enthusiastic and thorough research has enabled her to create for us a fascinating picture of the man and his work. For their indispensable help in the organization of this exhibition and catalogue of the ERIE ART MUSEUM.- $65
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L’Opaline Franciseau XIX Siecle
Yolande Amic No. 864 of a limited edition of 1500 copies. French text. 188pp, list of plates, appendices, bibliography. Color frontispiece, 7 color and 40 monochrome plates, 24 monochrome figures. Blue cloth with white lettering to spine and front panel, illustrated dust wrapper. Vital reference on 19th century French Opaline Glass. Text block gently toned and with small stain (non obtrusive) at bottom edge throughout; dust wrapper fine save for ever so slightly faded spine- $195
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HAMILTON’S MOVIE BILITIS
David Hamilton " HAMILTON'S MOVIE " is a souvenir of David Hamilton's first motion picture, BILITIS. is both a scenario from the film in a photographic memory of its making, of the people play the parts and those who pulled it all together. THE IMAGES FROM THE MOVIE ARE INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE AS HAMILTON'S. The soft fluent style reflects, as always, the beauty and innocent sexuality of young girls blossoming into womanhood. BILITIS is the story of a young girl gradually responding to her awakening desires. She, confused at the new sensations and emotions which arouse her, seeks to understand her new awareness, the discovery of her own sexuality. The BILITIS photographs, as to all Hamilton's images, delicately combine the romantic with the erotic in a stunning visual presentation of femininity and beauty.- $95
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Mrs Hurst Dancing & Other Scenes From Regency Life 1812 – 1823
Gordon Mingay An Elegant Bookplate on front page, pages are clean, binding is tight, and in like new condition. A beautiful book with 70 exquisite watercolors painted by Diana Sperling between the years 1812 in 1823. From the inside flap: "When I first began to turn over these pages," writes Elizabeth Longford in the Foreword, "I did not know which attracted me most: the innocent wit, the air of spontaneous gaiety, the stylistic charm or the insights into how these young country people lived."- $65
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Beat Generation: The Art of Wondering
John Natsoulas Pages are clean; binding is tight. From the Preface: The publication of this catalog is in conjunction with the 5th Annual Beat Generation and Beyond Conefereпсе. The exhibition marks the 10th exhibition I have done on the art of the Bear Generation. These individual exhibitions on the art of Northern California artists from the 1930s at the John Natsoulas Gallery include Miriam Hoffman, Wally Hedrick, Hassel Smith, Seymour Locks, Manuel Neri jose Ramon Lerma, Ralph Du Casse, Charles Strong, Roy De Forest, Clayton Pinkerton, George Herms, Betty Bishop, and David Park. More specific exhibitions on the 1950s include those of individual galleries such as the Kng Ubu Gallery, Six Gallery, Spatsa Gallery, Batman Gallery, and the 2005 exhibition on the Merry-Go-Round Show. All of these installments are important educational contributions to the history of the Beat Generation artists in the San Francisco area. My purpose is to create an historical archive of catalogs on the artists and their work.- $83
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A Darkness More Than Night
Connelly, Michael A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT By Michael Connelly Jacket photograph by Melissa Hayden Notes taken from the inside front flap. LAPD detective Harry Bosch, star of Angels Flight, crosses paths with Terry McCaleb from Blood Work in Michael Connelly's most tension-charged novel ever. Harry Bosch is up to his neck in a case that has transfixed also every-mad Los Angeles: a movie director is charged with murdering an actress during sex, and then stating her death to make it look like a suicide. Bosch is both the arresting officer and the star witness in a trial that has brought the Hollywood media pack out in full-throated frenzy. Meanwhile, Terry McCaleb is enjoying an idyllic retirement on Catalina Island when a visit from an old colleague brings his former world rushing back. It's a murder the unreadable kind of murder he specializes in solving back in his FBI days. The investigation has stalled, and the Sheriff's office is asking McCaleb to take a quick look at the murder book to see if he turns up something they missed. A Darkness More than Night explores the darkest precincts of Los Angeles and the hidden corners of the human heart U.S.A.Today.- $35
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The Queen Mother – A Biography
Elizabetyh Longford - Countess of Longford A very well illustrated biography of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. From the inside flap: Elizabeth of Glamis, H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother is, quite simply, the most popular Queen Consort in Britain's history. American readers of this fine new biography will already be aware that she has consistently captured the hearts of people around the world ever since her official life began when she married the Duke of York in 1923. But for those of us who have observed her only from across the sea, there is still much to know about her royal role and her tremendous devotion to the service of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. As Duchess of York until the Abdication of Edward yin in 1936, as Queen during the testing years of the Second World War and its aftermath, and as Queen Mother since the accession of her daughter in 1952, she has displayed a sense of duty, a concern for people, and a charm and vitality that have set new standards for the style of royalty in the twentieth century.- $65
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