James Johnson Sweeney (572 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. v, 196 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Bollingen Series, 201. Extracted from African folktales and sculpture, Bollingen series XXXII, first published in 1952 and in a revised edition in 1964. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. *** "A collection of 187 striking photographs, the majority by Eliot Elisofon and Walker Evans, of native African scupture. In media of wood, bronze, ivory, stone, the ojects include masks, household articles, ancestor and funerary figures, drums, necklaces, and musical instruments." - Publisher. Size: 4to.…

Softcover, 196 pages; very good condition, call number taped around bottom of spine; owner's name on first page; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Paper. Condition: Good. Good paper copy ex. cat. 95 pp illus. in B/W.

Unpaginated but eleven page introduction (in French and English), followed by 79pp of b&w illustrations, (5 x 6.5 inches). Very Good condition in wrappers (soft cover). White covers lightly soiled. Bookplate inside front cover, otherwise clean, tight, no bumps, tears or creases, no markings. Examples of modern art from the collection. Nice photo of the museum on the front cover. …

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Mildly soiled yellow cloth over boards, printed, illustrated front cover, and replete with black-and-white illustrations throughout, including two line drawings at front and rear endpapers. Complete with a chronology and a fine black-and-white photograph of the artist at frontis by Lotte Jacobi. 102 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum intro by James Johnson Sweeney; undated, softcover, illustrated with artworks in the museum's collection. Published by Braun & Cie, Paris, France. 6 1/2 x 5 ins. BOT-B.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. first published 1946, a couple short tears to jacket, former owner's name, otherwise a clean, square copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Another fine contribution to the series, Credo Perspectives, planned and edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate wear and soiling, not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [6], 7-188 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Softcover, 102 pages, good condition; light wear to covers; 1-inch crease to upper right corner of all pages; tiny bit of foxing to top edge of some pages; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in very good condition with slight wear top and bottom of spine and some light browning and 4 tiny brown spots inside back cover. Dust jacket in very good minus condition with some light soiling, rubs to edges and several small enclosed tears. Slight musty odor from being stored for the last 85 years. 1 of 8000 copies printed for the museum.Includes nifty 8 page New Directions book catalog from 1941. 87 pages with bibliography. JOAN MIRO (illustrator).…

PB. Condition: good++, wraps (softcover). 95pp.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Paperback. Condition: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Thus. Browning and rubbing to outer extremities, tips and corners, Sm 4to 95+[1] Issued in conjunct ion with the exhibition at MoMA and 2 other institutions, 1946-47. Freitag #6718. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. over 100 color & b/w illus (illustrator). Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Museum of Modern Art, NY c.1945, 7-1/2 x10 rebound in cloth, 40pp. ca.26 b&w illusts. ink underlined text, ex-lib. bkplte., stamps, ugly but about G $.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Tearing to lower spine end. Covers are darkened.

hardcover. Condition: Nearly fine copy. 2nd ed. Small 4to, 64 pp. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, 1941. Hardcover. The first monograph on this important Spanish artist with an analysis by James Johnson Sweeney. Includes 70 illustrations with 4 in color. No dust jacket.

Stiff wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Edges of covers are lightly rubbed. Interior is clean and crisp. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 96 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A very good copy in cloth with slight rubbing and sunning to cloth. Small 4to 95+[1] Issued in conjunction with the exhibition at MoMA and 2 other institutions, 1946-47. Freitag #6718. Over 100 Color & b/w Illustrations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, bright, unmarked interior, rubbing to extremities, some peeling to backstrip. 87 pp. of 70 reproductions of Miro's finest paintings, including four in full color. List of Exhibitions, notes and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Soft Cover, Very Good. Introduction in English, French and German. B&W reproductions of paintings, sculptures and drawings in the collection of the Guggenheim Museum. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Accompanies exhibit at New York's MoMA. Generously illustrated including 3 in color. Prints, oils, more. Chronology.Listing of Davis work in public collection. Also list of Davis writing. Boards are toned around edges and at spine. Wear at top and bottom edges of spine. Interior pages are unmarked and undamaged except for minor age toning around edges. 40 pages, 10 1/4" x 7 3/4".…