Hardcover with dustjacket, 144 pages, very good condition, except pages yellowed at edges; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.
Language: English
Published by Hudson Hills Press, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 1555951201 ISBN 13: 9781555951207
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 143 pages, illustrations (some colour); 34 cm. Essays by Homan Potterton, et al. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "This volume chronicles the life's work of an artist dedicated to challenging the sacred cows of modernism by calling for a reunion of beauty and morality in art and reuniting art with the concerns of humanity. This renewed vision of art, Frederick Hart believes, can be achieved only by reasserting the preeminence of the human figure as the fundamental element in the language of visual art." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Introduction, by J. Carter Brown; A commentary, by Tom Wolfe; Portfolio: Washington National Cathedral; Metamorphosis: stone carver to artist, by Homan Potterton; Portfolio: Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Three soldiers: a solution to a national controversy, by James M. Goode; A soldier's reflections, by Frederick Downs, Jr.; Evolution out of chaos: the Creation sculptures, by Frederick Turner; Apotheosis of the human figure: an aesthetic of evolutionary humanism, by Donald Martin Reynolds; The reenchantment of public art, by James F. Cooper; Transcending tradition: the cast acrylic resin works, by Robert Chase; Plates; Catalogue raisonne , compiled by Pamela Hoyle; Frederick Hart chronology; Profile. Size: Folio. Collectible.
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Frederick Hart (illustrator). Hudson Hills Press, 1994. 144pp., color, black and white photographs. Oversize 4to. Fine hardcover, Very Good d/j.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine. Hart, Frederick (illustrator). Commentary by Tom Wolfe and Introduction by J. Carter Brown. Very large, heavy, sturdy book, quality dark gray cloth, embossed sculptor's name along top front, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 144 heavy stiff glossy pages. It includes a Bibliography, a Chronology, 91 small photographs of art pieces with size, descrptions and locations, plus a Catalogue Raissone compiled by Pamela Hoyle. Plates include the making of the President Jimmy Carter statue and the making of the statues of three soldiers in Vietnam near the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C. Essays by Frederick Downs Jr., a Vietnam veteran, James McGoode, and Tom Wolfe DJ glossy in shades of gray showing sculpture of males and females on front, spine and back. DJ has light thin scratch at top front left. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
Published by Hudson Hills, New York, 1994
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Frederick Hart (illustrator). Color frontispiece. 94 color, 62 b/w, and 26 duotone illustrations. 144 pages. Small slim folio, grey cloth, pictorial d.w. New York: Hudson Hills, (1994). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Introduction by J. Carter Brown and essays by Homan Potterman, James M. Goode, et. al.
Published by hudson hills press new york [1994], 1994
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
fourth printing 144pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (grey cloth,dealer's label to front pastedown) in F d/w.
Language: English
Published by NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 1555951201 ISBN 13: 9781555951207
Seller: Center Line Books, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Number 379 of 1000 numbered copies, signed by Frederick Hart. Black cloth, acetate jacket, pictorial slipcase. Top edge gilt. Page 111 marred by two vertical creases. Acetate has circular indent to front panel. Several threads starting on cloth slipcase. Lacks the sculpture that was issued with this limited edition. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Hudson Hills Press, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 1555951201 ISBN 13: 9781555951207
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. 144 pages. Number 731 of 1000 copies. Introduction by J. Carter Brown. Features a commentary by Tom Wolfe and essays by Homan Potterton, James M. Goode, Frederick Downs Jr., Frederick Turner, Donald Martin Reynolds, James F. Cooper, and Robert Chase. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations, catalogue raisonne, chronology, profile, bibliography, and index of works. A very near fine copy in a very near fine acetate jacket in a near fine cloth slipcase with color plate affixed to one panel as issued. Signed by Hart on the limitation page. Lacking the sculpture. Uncommon despite the limitation size. Signed.
Language: English
Published by Hudson Hills Press, New York, 1994
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in glassine dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Number 533 of 1000 numbered copies. Although called for, this copy is not accompanied by the sculpture, Reflections. Although not called for, this copy is signed by Frederick Hart on the colophon page. Laid into this copy are two clippings from the Washington Post, published after his death in 1999. Copies of this limited edition tend to be uncommon. Signed by Artist.
Language: English
Published by Hudson Hills Press, Manchester, Vermont, U.S.A., 1995
ISBN 10: 1555951201 ISBN 13: 9781555951207
Seller: BWS BKS, Ferndale, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New.
Published by Hudson Mills Press, New York, 1994
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Black cloth cover is pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Light scuffing to gilt top edge. Signed by artist on limitations page, this being #876 of 1,000 copies. Pages are clean and pristine. Acetate dust jacket has light rubbing and a small crease but overall in very good+ condition. Black cloth slipcase with dry mounted illustration has modest scuffing but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. .; Artist Signed by Artist.