Ashbery John Edited David Bergman (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine. 1st. Cloth, xxiii, 417 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, toned & partly sunned, protected in a mylar cover. *** "The first collection of art criticism by a renowned poet ranges over modern painting and sculpture, architecture, and environmental art with a sensitive, perceptive eye and a lucid witty style." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: I. Surrealism and Dada; II. Romantics and Realists; III. Americans Abroad; IV. Portraits; V. American Artists; VI. Group Shows; VII. Recurring Figures; VIII. Architecture and Environments; IX. Objects; X. Poets and Painters; Index. Size: 8vo.…

First edition SIGNED. Very close to fine and bright oversize glossy stiff wraps with strong square spine and crisp bright text throughout. In the thirty years that John Ashbery was writing his acclaimed poetry, he had also been one of America's most important art critics -- a good deal of it is collected here, handsomely edited by David Bergman and nicely illustrated with photographs and color plates. Fully signed by the author John Ashbery on the full title page. New and bright all around, gift quality.…