Introduction by Charles Simic (18 results)

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

First edition Translated from the Serbo-Crotian by Michael Henry Heim. As new and bright stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st. Cloth, 232 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Profusely illustrated. *** "A look at the diversity of the photographic medium. The volume showcases works by such photographers as Richard Avedon, Cindy Sherman, Margaret Bourke-White, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Irving Penn in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the International Center of Photography." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Preface, by Willis E. Hartshorn; The anatomy, philosophy, and history of a collection of photographs, by Ellen Handy; About seeing; Still life, by Ann Lauterbach; Fashion and style, by Anne Hollander; Interiors, by Diane Johnson; Cities and urban encounters; Landscapes; War and disaster; Everyday life; Verbal image, by Charles Simic; Portraits; Biographies of photographers. Size: Folio. Collectible.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. paperback/cd edition. 184 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stiff crisp bright unmarked book.; 6.25 X 0.5 X 8.5 inches; 65 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. translation edition. 252 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 136 pages. 7.00x4.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 160 pages. 9.75x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Paperback original. Fine. Contributions by Serbian authors such as Mom?ilo Nastasijevi?, Rade Drainac, Desanka Maksimovi?, Aleksandar Vu?o, Vasko Popa, Miodrag Pavlovi?, Branko Miljkovi?, Ivan V. Lali?, Jovan Hristi?, Ljubomir Simovi?, Milorad Pavi?, Aleksandar Ristovi?, Ivan Gadjanski, Matija Be?kovi?, Rasa Livada, Ljiljana Djurdji?, Novica Tadi?, and Nina Zivan?evi. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 226 pages. 6.00x4.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Saul Steinberg: Illuminations," at The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, & organized at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York. 287pp. w/175 color & 135 b&w illustrations. Introduction by Charles Simic. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread/gently perUsed, in FINE condition w/slight age-toning to upper pages edge. "Best known for his barbed and brilliant art for The New Yorker, Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) did much more. He executed public murals, designed fabrics and stage sets, was an inventive collagist and printmaker, and turned his magic touch to the fields of painting, sculpture, advertising, and even wartime propaganda. This is the first comprehensive look at Steinberg's extraordinary contribution to 20th-century art, which was that of a modern-day illuminator, putting word and image in play to create art that spoke to the eyes, and minds, of readers. [] An introduction by poet Charles Simic tracks the origins of Steinberg's darkly comic sensibility in the 'Balkan bazaar' of the artist's native Romania. Joel Smith shows how architectural training and an early rise to fame as a cartoonist in Fascist-era Milan honed Steinberg's gift for subtle graphic invention, and explores why one of the most visible, prolific, potent, and cosmopolitan careers in postwar American art has so thoroughly evaded serious study. Tracing the evolving motives that underlie Steinberg's multi-layered activity, this handsome volume also raises fundamental questions about the historiography of modernism and the vexed status of 'the middlebrow avant-garde' in an age of museum-bound art. [] Previously unseen sketches, documents, and printed matter from the artist's papers illustrate the essay, career chronology, and entries for 120 objects featured in this important book." [jacket copy] "Saul Steinberg (1914-99) described himself as a 'writer who draws,' thus inspiring curator Smith to characterize Steinberg's brilliantly satiric drawings as 'illuminations,' thus linking his work to illuminated manuscripts and, given Steinberg's love of literature, to a particular favorite, Arthur Rimbaud's Illuminations. Smith also explores Steinberg's mission to illuminate the overlooked and the absurd. In the biographical sections of his beautifully crafted critique, Smith affectingly recounts Steinberg's life as a Jew in anti-Semitic Romania and an architecture student in Fascist Milan whose distinctive cartoons served as his ticket out of Nazi Europe and onto the pages of the New Yorker. Both Smith and renowned poet Charles Simic associate Steinberg's fascination with documents with his harrowing refugee experiences, while Simic, a fellow immigrant from the Balkans and a friend of Steinberg's, offers striking insights into the artist's comic sensibility. Both commentators reflect on the great change in Steinberg's work after 1960, as his images turned hallucinatory and nightmarish, his protest against tyranny more intense. As instantly recognizable as Steinberg's kinetic, punning, and slyly skewering art is, there hasn't been a comprehensive Steinberg book in years, making this outstanding volume invaluable in its reclamation of Steinberg's agile, philosophic, and category-defying art."--Donna Seaman, Booklist. Near-pristine & quite hefty coffeetable hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & mostly tight binding, slightly sprung boards, covered in a bright-as-new jacket. Quite presentable & will likely require additional postage/insurance to get to you safely; please inquire with your specific interest & destination. FYI: see also my listing RUB2483 for the Bound Galley of Deirdre Bair's biography SAUL STEINBERG.…

First edition, first printing Fine and bright brick red boards in like dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Excellent translations and introduction. Beautifully displayed all around. Gift quality.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 480 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition copy in fine jacket. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Jacket not price clipped. No tears or creases. Inscribed and dated on the title page by Salamun to author Michael Ondaatje. A lovely copy. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 267 pages. 12.00x10.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Leather Binding. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 25 Author Copies 'hors commerce', this being #8 and is signed by Harrison, Gerber, and Bednarik. Quarter brown leather over green paper boards, with gilt titles and decorations. A Fine copy. Contributions by: Charles Simic, Paul Blackburn, Hayden Carruth, Ezra Pound, Jim Harrison, Adrienne Rich, Galway Kinnell, Gary Snyder, James Tate, Gabriel Garcia Lorca, Tim Welch, Rothenberg, Gerber, Diane Wakowski, Denise Levertov, William Kittredge, et.al. Signed By Author. …

Paperback. Condition: New. 520-grosj; Essays by Jennifer Gross and Charles Simic. Introduction by Jill Medvedow Abelardo Morelli, Face to Face: Photographs at the Gardner Museum Cuban-born Abelardo Morell is best known for his large-scale black-and-white photographs of interior spaces using a.