Gentle Art Making Enemies Pleasingly (81 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine DJ. First edition thus. Page edges yellowed.

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[16], 340 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 16.25cm. Lacks dust jacket. Dark green cloth rubbed; light staining to rear board; small cloth loss at frayed spine ends and board corners; gilt stamping to front board and spine remains bright. Edges toned. Brentano's New York bookseller ticket affixed upside-down at front pastedown's top right corner. Interior leaves lightly toned at margins but otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good- copy.…

8vo, pp. 340. Paper over boards, with cloth spine. Cover little soiled and worn, a tear in the margin of pp. 157-158, one hinge tender, o/w VG. Whistler fencing with his critics.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Original yellow cloth-backed boards, with gilt decoration. 340 pages. Covers a little rubbed and dusty, some spotting to prelims and light surface loss to lower right of upper cover. A nice acceptable copy. A scandalous work by James McNeill Whistler, written part in response and part a transcript of his libel suit against John Ruskin, a famous and controversial case. During an exhibition Ruskin had insulted a painting of Whistler's. In this work Whistler presents a response in the form of a collection of letters sent to newspapers chronicling Whistler's petty grievances against friends and acquaintances. Size 20.5 x16.5 x4cm [ 8.25 x 6 x1.5 inches].…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint 1922; hardcover; general wear and discoloration to cover; discoloration to pages, but no markings to the text. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later printing. Gilt-decorated papercovered boards with gilt-stamped mustard cloth spine. Very good with modest soiling and scuffing, hinges cracked, owner's decorative bookplate. Whistler's details of his libel suit against the critic John Ruskin, who in an 1877 published review of Whistler's painting "Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket" had written: "I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." The lawsuit nearly ruined both parties ultimately the artist was awarded a single farthing in damages and the court costs were split. Whistler had counted on many artists to stand witness at the trial but most declined, fearing the impact on their reputations.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Lg. 8vo. Brown bds., gilt lettering, design. Backstr. tan, brown lettering, gilt design, edges sl. rubbed. Stamp inside front cover. Illus. 341pp. incl. index. Ex-lib.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. Printed at the Ballantyne Press, cloth-backed boards, octavo, pp. 340. Preliminary and terminal pages foxed substantially. Spine scuffed and rubbed. Board edges also with some shelf rubbing. Previous owner tasteful label on front pastedown. Second previous owner 1951 ink signature also on front pastedown. Old ink inventory number in a small hand near upper corner of free front endpaper. About GOOD withal.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies: As Pleasingly Exemplified in Many Instances, Wherein the Serious Ones of This Earth.Have Been Prettily Spurred on . Library Collection - Art and Architecture) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

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Later Edition. Provenance: bookplate of Paul Longmire. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 9 preliminary leaves, 292 pages ; 26 cm. Subjects: Art Theory Great Britain. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Yellow cloth spine with paper-covered boards, black and gold lettering and design, covers lightly soiled, 340pp., index, no writing in the book, Full refund if not satisfied.

Reprint. 8vo. Prelims. + 340pp. Minor ownership inscription to front f.e.p. and bookplate to front pastedown. Original orange cloth backed boards lettered in gilt. Spine faded, some minor soiling to boards. US$22.

Later Edition. Provenance: bookplate of Paul Longmire. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 9 preliminary leaves, 292 pages ; 26 cm. Subjects: Art Theory Great Britain. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Mustard colored cloth bound to spine over beige colored paper on boards - bright gilt lettering and odd little logo? to front, dark lettering to spine with gilt logo. Book is tight, square, relatively sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out. Publisher's Note: "in the presence of a continued attempt to issue a spurious and garbled version of Mr. Whistler's writings, the Publisher has obtained his permission to bring out the present volume printed under his own immediate cure and supervision." Very Good copy. The book was in part a response and a transcript of Whistler's famous libel suit against critic John Ruskin. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 292 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. - Octavo, brown boards backed with tan cloth & titled in gilt. The binding is bumped & rubbed with several stains and with the head & tail of the spine lightly chipped. [xv] & 292 pages. There is offsetting to the front pastedown & endpaper and to the first page of the text & the facing blank. Good. First, authorized, American edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The covers are worn; the hinges are a bit tender, but holding.