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Published by Haskell House Pub Ltd, 1974
ISBN 10: 0838318371ISBN 13: 9780838318379
Seller: J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. 108pp. Inked name on front pastedown, else very good plus condition with text clean & binding sound.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. Maroon cloth over boards with gold lettering. Brown paper dust jacket with tan lettering. Dated 1948 on copyright page. No date on title page. 108 pages. Good condition. Binding is tight and corners are square. Spine is bumped and sunned. Pages are toned, but clean and free of marks. Dust jacket toned and discolored. Heavily chipped, with some portions of the jacket missing at the spine. Tape hold the spine closed from the interior of the jacket. Dust jacket has been wrapped in a protective mylar cover. Overall good condition. Please email with questions or to see any photos.
Published by New Directions, NY, 1945
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Boud in full grey cloth with a little sunning to the extremities and a previous owners inscription. The jacket is chipped with losses and with the price of $2.50 intact.
Hardcover. Gray cloth boards with blue spine lettering 100 pp. "'Why abstract?' That is the question constantly put to modern painters by laymen astonished by the trends of modern art. Hilaire Hiler, himself an abstract painter and a color theorist, answers that question in plain, non-technical language which anyone can understand. Hiler than takes up a number of other important problems which confront the modern painter: the role of the creative artist in our social economy; the influence of scientific discoveries on the technique of painting; the relation of painting and politics; and others. Henry Miller and William Saroyan join Hiler in the discussion. Saroyan is particularly interested in the nature of what we call 'genius' in a painter. Miller's narrative recounts his experience as a student artist in Hiler's Paris atelier. Why Abstract? is a book which will stimulate much controversial but constructive thinking about modern art among laymen and artists alike." - dust jacket description. G+ (book shows wear at corners, particularly at bottom of spine and some spots of fading, all pages clear and intact - dust jacket (if present) shows significant age toning and discoloration and also chipping and a few tears.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Artist Hiler and writers Saroyan and Miller, weigh in on abstract art in didactic and entertaining form. Stock toned to edges, moreso to endpapers, but otherwise all in good internal order. Plum cloth, lightly bumped, with gilt titling to spine. Clipped d/j heavily worn with some loss to edges. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 108pp.
Published by The Falcon Press, 1948
Seller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited, Gilmilnscroft, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
First Edition
Burgundy Boards. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. 108pp. A first ediiton with wrapper. Light bumps to the head and tail of the spine and another bump to the top edge of the rear board,near the spine with a slight split to the cloth for 0.5 cm. A slight bump to the front edge of the rear board, The book has slight normal age toning to the pages but remains clean and tight. Dust wrapper not price clipped. Light chipping to the wrapper at the head and tail of the spine with a little loss of 0.3 cm . A tear of 4.5 cm to the wrapper from the rear top edge and one of 1 cm from the front top edge, both now repaired with acid free archival tape to the reverse of the wrapper. Light toning to the rear of the wrpaper and light shelf wear to the wrapper edges. A clean and tight copy - in very good condition.
Published by New York, New Directions Book published by J. Laughlin, ., 1945
Seller: Bibliographica Christian Höflich, Hamburg, HH, Germany
First Edition
100 S. Gr.-8vo. (24,2 : 16 cm). OLwd. * Erste Ausgabe. - Enthält: "Why abtract", by H. Hiler; "A note on Hilaire Hiler", by W. Saroayen; "A Letter", by H. Miller; "Postscript", by H. Hilaire. - Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt.
Published by The Falcon Press,, London,, 1948
Seller: Book Stage, Stratford, ON, Canada
First Edition
HC. First Edition 108 pp., Contains also: William Saroyan: A NOTE ON HILAIRE HILER, Henry Miller: A LETTER, Hilaire Hiler: POSTSCRIPT. Brown cloth over board, no dj. Name on fly, small bookseller label inside front cover, o/w very good, clean, unmarked copy.
Published by The Falcon Press Limited, 1948
Seller: The Groaning Board, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine first edition hardcover, no writing, no foxing. Offsetting to end-papers, slight toning. Maroon boards, gold lettering. Jacket very good, some edge wear, not price-clipped, protected in mylar. This is a discussion on modern painting by the artist Hilaire Hiler and Miller and Saroyan. Miller admits that he did learn a lot about abstract art, but not how to draw. Saroyan's contribution is written in a witty and individual style. 108 pages. M03058.
Published by New Directions, New York, 1945
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair +. First Edition. Gray cloth covered boards, blue stamped titles at spine, moderate shelf wear and age discoloration to edges, corners straight. Some light marking in pencil by previous owner, else clean, pages age toned. Illustrated dust jacket shows moderate to heavy shelf wear to edges and corners, some cracking, price intact, archival Brodart protected.
Published by New Directions, New York, 1945
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A clean tight copy bound in full gray cloth. This copy signed upside down on the rear endpaper by Hilaire Hiler. Jacket is a little edgeworn and soiled but complete with the price of $2.50 present. Signed by Author(s).
Published by New Directions, New York, 1945
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good, period bookseller's small label, hidden by front flap, slight rippling at bottom edge of page block, in a Very Good dust wrapper, light soiling, chips at spine ends and flap folds. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Softcover. Revised. Cream iwraps with gold label on front cover. 66 pages : illustrations. Gold label printed in black on front cover, reading: Revised edition. Collectors copy (500 ltd.)--Feb. 1962. [signed] Hilaire Hiler. VG, gold label ois peeling at top. This label is signed by Hilaire Hiler.
Published by New Directions, New York, 1945
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 100pp. Good/good minus. Some jacket wear and tear, chipping. First edition. Uncommon in dust jacket.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. A discussion of modern art, consisting of a long letter from Hilaire Hiler, a figurative painter who switched to abstractions, followed by essays by Miller and William Saroyan. Very good plus, with sunning to edges and spine, a bit of fraying at spine crown, and neat gift inscription on flyleaf, in very good lightly soiled dustjacket with minor wear and chipping at edges and tanning to spine panel. Nice copy of uncommon Miller title.
Condition: 3. in-8, toile éditeur éditeur prune, jaquette, 108 pp. Edition originale de cette réflexion sur l'art abstrait avec les principales théories de l'artiste Hilaire Hiler développées et commentées par Henry Miller et William Sarroyan. Déchirure sans manque au dos de la jaquette. Bon état.
Published by London.the falcon press LTD.1948.first GB edition, 1948
Seller: The Compulsive Collector, New York NY, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. brown cloth hard cover.small 4to.108 pages.Light discolring and foxing on endpapers,.A good,Strong copy.No Jacket. Hand Written Inscription from Hilaire Hiler to Poet Sandra Hochman with Signiture , on St patricks Day 1958.Scarce item.
Published by Falcon Press, London, 1948
Seller: Bruce Davidson Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Briefly inscribed (For Pierre --- lucky man!), SIGNED and dated (4/18/73) by Henry Miller on the flyleaf. Offsetting to the endpapers and pages age toned otherwise very good in a very good, corner clipped dustjacket with light edgewear. (box 17). Signed by Author(s).
Published by New Directions, 1945
ISBN 10: 1121852211ISBN 13: 9781121852211
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. First Edition. Inscribed (to friend and collector Pierre Sicari) and SIGNED by Henry Miller on the front endpaper. Grey cloth, blue spine lettering. The corners are bumped and the spine ends rubbed with some fraying. The interior is in very good condition with just a touch of page toning. Signed.
Published by New York, New Directions, 1945., 1945
Seller: Rosenbad Antique Books, Stockholm, Sweden
Dust jacket.