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Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. viii, 276 pages, portrait; 22 cm. Reprint. Originally published: London : R. Hart-Davis, 1956. Tight, clean copy. *** "Between 1868 and 1897 Henry James wrote a number of short essays and reviews of artists and art collections; these essays were published in magazines such as Atlantic Monthly and Harper's Weekly and in newspapers such as the New York Tribune. They included James's comments on Ruskin, Turner, Whistler, Sargent, and the Impressionists, among many others. Thirty of these essays were collected and first published in a modern edition in 1956, accompanied by John Sweeney's introduction, which sketches James's interest in the visual arts over a period of years, focusing on the ways in which painting and painters entered his work as subjects. Susan Griffin's new forward places James's observations in a contemporary context. Some of the novelist's judgements will seem wrong to today's readers: he was critical of the Impressionists, for example. But all of these essays bear the stamp of James's critical intelligence, and they tell us a great deal about his development as a writer during those years." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: An English critic of French painting, 1868; French pictures in Boston, 1872; Pictures by William Morris Hunt, Gerome and others, 1872; The Metropolitan Museum's '1871 purchase', 1872; The Wallace Collection in Bethnal Green, 1873; The Duke of Montpensier's pictures in Boston, 1874; On some pictures lately exhibited; Duveneck and Copley, 1875; The American purchase of Meissonier's 'Friedland', 1876; Two pictures by Delacroix; The impressionists, 1876; Les Mai^tres d'Autrefois, 1876; The National Gallery, 1877; The old masters at Burlington House, 1877; The picture season in London, 1877; The Norwich school; Ruskin's collection of drawings by Turner; The Grosvenor Gallery, 1878; The Royal Academy, 1878; On Whistler and Ruskin, 1878; On art-criticism and Whistler, 1879; The Royal Academy and the Grosvenor Gallery, 1879; The letters of Eugene Delacroix; London pictures, 1882; John S. Sargent; Honore Daumier; The New Gallery, 1897; Lord Leighton and Ford Madox Brown, 1897; The Guildhall and the Royal Academy, 1897; The Grafton Galleries, 1897; Appendix A. Notes and essays on the visual arts not reprinted in this volume; Appendix B. Stories and novels concerning the artist and the work of art; Appendix C. Travel sketches with comment on art. Size: 8vo.…

Stapled Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 64pp. 13pp. (Auden). Tail fore corner a trifle bumped.

Imperial octavo softcover (VG+) with french flaps; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Second Edition, 12th Printing. Preface. Ackowledgments. A Griffin history from the 'mid-1770's' in Vermont when Old John decided, " Let's get to hell out! " . . . 35 chapters of pioneering history, 145 pp. plus: Afterword by Bob Griffin dated 2008, Appendix I. Book is tight and square, with surface and edge wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 254173. Budd Graphics Inc. ( cover and interior design) (illustrator).…

Soft Cover / Illustrated Cover. Condition: Good Clean Cond. No Dust Jacket. Contributors, authros, then artists include: Marvin Bell, Bradley J. Henderson, Linda Thomas, Linda Purdy, Donna Hedman, Marianna Nina Callies, Garrett Hongo, James Culhane, C. David blodgett, Betty Safford, Maurya Simon, Katherine watson, Constance Carroll, Francesca Darleen Bray, Sylvia williams, Grace huang, Kou Xiong, David cross, Kimpber Bently, Andrew lakritz, Susan Hecht, Eugene C. Mcknight, Elizabeth manning, Roger Suva, Lisa Chappelle, Margot Lamar, Joan heinz, Karen dale, Sylvia Mayes, Charles Churchhill, ARTISTS: Chris La Bonte, Suki berg, Jeffrey Horn, Glen Gellatly, Gerald McGrath, Yen Huang. Book: Light cover shows some aging. Corners, edges bumpped, slightly creased, not bad, but present. Pages are clean and unmarked. Paperback : soft cover edition in good plus condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Some minor bumping or creases. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself. Or would make an ideal gift for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. 144 pages. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Illus with b/w Drawings (illustrator). Book. …