ISBN: 9780964426320 - Refining the Imagination: Tradition, Collecting, and the Vassar Education (9 results)

Softcover, 332 pages, very good condition; pages slightly wavy along right edge; otherwise clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra for this book.

Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. A bright, clean, tight copy sans flecks, tears, stains, markings, and discoloration. Book published in conjunction with the 1999 exhibition of the same name organized by and exhibited at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College. From the book's essay entitled: 'Refining the Imagination: A Promise Delivered' by James Mundy, class of 1974: "The exhibition 'Refining the Imagination: Tradition, Collecting, and the Vassar Education,' attempts to demonstrate in an empirical fashion what many people have known intuitively - that the emphasis on honing a student's abilities to discern quality in the world of ideas or the world of art has built a network of perceptive art collectors with something in common - a Vassar education forms the foundation of their connoisseurship. The assemblage of almost one hundred and fifty works of art borrowed from private Vassar collections indicates that the impetus to collect art with such a knowledgeable foundation is a Vassar tradition that will continue into the next century." PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED in full color and black-and-white photographic reproduction of these remarkable artworks (many full page) with accompanying descriptive passages. 331 pages. GC2.…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Large softcover paperback published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center held at Vassar College April 23-September 19, 1999. 146 full-color and black-and-white artistic illustrations by renowned, lesser, and little-known artists (many full page) with accompanying descriptive passages. 330 pages. A very good, clean, tight, scholar/collector-worthy copy sans rips/tears, stains, discoloration and other prominent flaws. *NOTE: Due to size and weight of book significant additional shipping will be required for out-of-U.S. shipment in conjunction with destination. LRCA1.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 4to, card covers, 332pp., ills. A SEALED and IMMACULATE copy. Extra postage will be asked (4).

Hardcover. Gray-brown cloth boards with embossed design and gilt spine lettering. Gray and BW-illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. 331 pp. BW and color illustrations. Exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College from April 23 to September 19, 1999. VG/VG- light wear to dj corners and edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 331 Pp. First Edition, Hardcover Issue, Fine In Fine Dust Jacket.

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Hbk 4to, 331pp, catalogue to accompany an exhibition at the Loeb Art Center, April-September, 1999, profusely illustr throughout in b+w and color, a new and unread copy, excellent clean tight and unmarked in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj, as new. …

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 331 Seiten Text Englisch - Archivexemplar - Äußere Mängel - Buch ansonsten in sehr gutem und ungelesenem Zustand - Jeder Lieferung liegt eine ordentliche Rechnung mit ausgewiesener MwSt. bei Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1850.