Rexer Lyle Essay (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Hardcover without jacket (as issued, picture cover). Attractive condition: binding sound, text clean, very light shelfwear. 48-page color illustrated exhibition catalogue. Oversize. English and Polish texts. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Cover has minor soil at top. [24] p., fully illustrated. Size: 10 x 8 1/2 inches. [b 726].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 303 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A large-format coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "This book, the most comprehensive survey ever assembled, takes America's rich heritage of vernacular art out of the antiques arena and the specialty museum and into today's art world. A book that crosses over conventional art historical categories, American Vernacular presents hundreds of newly identified and never before published objects, from carnival figures to religious totems, from antique trade signs to the most spectacular examples of carved canes. The book reveals the powerful strains of imagination that have shaped the American visual landscape and continue to nourish cutting-edge artists today. With over four hundred color photographs and insightful commentary by leading experts, American Vernacular is a thorough and engaging exploration that is essential reading for collectors, artists, and anyone interested in the instinctive creative process." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Animals and decoys; Canes; Carnival and circus figures; Figures and faces; Relgion and symbolism; Self-taught and outsider; Trade stimulators; Utilitarian; Weather vanes and whirligigs. Size: 4to. Collectible. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Gray cloth, lettered in silver foil. Small area of dampstaining at binding corner of front cover, otherwise as issued. Dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. 1st ptg. 80 pp., b&w illus. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Quarto, 93 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is tan with tan print on black paper label. Boards quarter bound with tan cloth to spine and decorative paper to boards; slight wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: b&w or sepia plates (photographs). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in quarto column. 1408107. FP New Rockville Stock. Facsimile of the original hand-made limited-edition book.…