Leo Katz James Carson Webster (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Solid binding, gently worn at spine; Clean, sturdy boards - gently edge-worn w/ spine-gilt rubbed/faded; Pages free of markings; A Good copy.

hardcover. Condition: Good. ~Good. No DJ. Light to moderate shelf wear to boards; satisfaction guaranteed. Red boards, gold gilt to cover and spine. VOLUME 1 ONLY.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Light wear. Clean text. A14.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 3 volume set, complete. Hard cover 8vos in burgundy pebble-grain cloth w/gold dec and titles, top edge gilt. Fine and unmarked; no DJs. 824pp inc. Appendix, Index; illustrated in photos. Additional postage for Priority or International. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First THUS. Very Good 3 volume set. Lightly worn burgundy cloth hardcovers with top edge gilt. All volumes are tightly bound and clean with unmarked text. An interpretation of the historical, psychological, philosophical and scientific backgrounds of modern art.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Orientation for Modern Times - Division Two & Three - Understanding Modern Art Divisions Two and Three of Orientation for Modern Times, collectively titled Understanding Modern Art, represent the core analytical sections of the course authored by Leo Katz and James Carson Webster. Published by the Delphian Society (originally in 1936, with reprints in 1939 and 1940), these volumes move from foundational theory to specific applications in modern movements and American art. This copy is in Fine condition, with little to no real wear on the cover or pages. It is solid and clean. See photos.…

Hard Cover. Condition: NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: None (as Issued?). Part One, Reprint of 1939. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed maroon boards/Fine. DJ/None (as Issued?). Gilt to upper text block. A 3-part course on the historical, psychological, philosophical & scientific backgrounds of modern art. This is Part One only; first published 1936. 257 pgs w/line drawings & b/w fotos in 17 chapters: I, The Horizon of Modern Art; II, A Modern Conception of Art Development; III, Vision - A New Key to Aesthetics; IV, Cultural Waves; V, Our Position Today; VI, The A.B.C. of Art Language; VII, The Elements of Personal Expression; VIII, The Elements of Composition; IX, Creation in Nature & Art; X, Two Fundamental Approaches to Life; XI, Intuition; XII, Old & New Art; XIII, Contemporaneous Art; XIV, Changing Art Evaluations; XV, The Conquest of Space; XVI, Form & Speed; and XVII, Futurism. Vintage/Modern Art. …

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: None (As Issued?). Part One, Reprint of 1939. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed maroon boards/Fine. DJ/None (as Issued?). Upper text edge in gilt. A 3-part course on the historical, psychological, philosophical & scientific backgrounds of modern art. This is Part Three only; first published 1936. 824 pgs w/photo illustrations, covering chapters 38 thru' 53: The chapters are: 38, The Climax of the Revolt Against Reality - Surrealism; 39, Art Patrons - Surrealism in Everyday Life; 40, Art in America - I; 41, Art in America - II; 42, Art in America - III; 43, Art in America - IV; 44, Art in America - V; 45, Art in America - VI; 46, Mural Art in Pre-War America; 47, Psychological Background of Modern Murals; 48, The Mexican Renaissance; 49, Recent Murals in the United States; 50, Modern American Sculpture; 51, Functionalism; 52, The Birth of Modern Architecture; and 53, Frank Lloyd Wright & the International Style, followed by Appendix & Index. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Tight crisp bright books, unmarked but for occasional pencilled marginalia to volume 1. First volume (Basic Trends) in gray buckram and others in maroon buckram, with gilt titles and decoration; wear to top of spine and corners of volume 2.; 824 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Part One of this classic analysis of modern art, surveying the various artists, their styles, techniques, and intentions, their impact upon the art world, the reactions of critics and other artists, sample presentations of their work, much more. Hardcover, illustrations, 257pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …