Boorstin Daniel J Preface (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 313 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Small tear on fore edge of p. 311-312. Moderate foxing on page edges.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 60 Pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 432 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, May 20 to October 20, 1976. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. *** Includes highly informative essays by Boorstin and McCabe; copious illustrations. An important catalogue chock full of information about immigrant artists in the U.S. It should be noted that this catalogue is anachronistic in its focus on artists from the Old World (i.e., Europe). Nonetheless, for all its limitations, this remains a very useful resource. *** "Visit 204 works by 67 foreign-born painters, sculptors, architects and photographers celebrating the fact that in the past century, the U.S. offered sanctuary to the world's immigrants and refugees, and that, in turn, the artist-immigrants made major contributions to our cultural heritage." - Publisher. *** Among major works and artists are: Battle of Lights, Coney Island by Joseph Stella; Rush Hour, New York by Max Weber; The Artist and His Mother by Arshile Gorky; The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti by Ben Shahn; Hollywood Torso by Alexander Archipenko; Documentation, Project for Black Mountain College by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer; Flight and Arrival by Jacques Lipchitz; New York by Piet Mondrian; Beginning by Max Beckman; The Meeting by Richard Lindner; Land of Bliss and Wonders, California by Hans Hofmann. Size: 4to.

Condition: Good. 8vo. 139 pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering on spine and front board. Very good. Color dustjacket with brodart cover. Black and white illustrations and photographs. First edition.From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Some random toning. In the original cardboard mailer and complete with all intended contents including a signed solicitation letter. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Special Edition. Full leather bound edition. Raised bands on spine with gilt lettering. Gilt page edges and cover design. Ribbon page marker. Marble design endpapers. Book is new and sealed in publishers shrinkwrap. Book.