Art Instruction from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Cincinnati: North Light Books, 1985. 144 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Small corner crease/front cover. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. First American Edition. CONTENTS: Small boats; Fishing boats; Inland boats; Details; Sail and sea; Working boats and ships; Boats in the landscape; Techniques and materials. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. Cloth, 364 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 30 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Why a book on beads; The beginnings; Antiquity: from Neolithic times to the Roman Empire; Europe: the late Roman empire to the… Read more about this item

Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2009. xxiii, 578 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. A history of the legendary summer arts school in North Carolina that drew the likes of Josef Albers, John Cage, Allen Kaprow, Rauschenberg & Johns. "Using interviews, anecdotes, and research, this title depicts the relationships that made Black Mountain College what… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984. 400 pages, illustrations; 22 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Soft crease/back cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. . Paperback. Very Good. Oblong.

New York: Viking Studio, 2001. Cloth, 296 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 31 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. A near-fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Come with David Hockney on a journey as he rewrites… Read more about this item

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1976. Cloth, 255 pages, illustrations; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with a slightly sunned spine (bold & legible titles), protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Arthur L. Guptill's classic Rendering in Pen and Ink has long been regarded as the most comprehensive book ever published… Read more about this item

New York: Abrams, 2014. 319 pages, illustrations (some colour); 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "People are fascinated by optical illusions. There is something intrinsically satisfying about static pictures that appear to move, change color, or fool us into seeing things that 'aren't really there.' This comprehensive survey of optical illusions includes an astonishing range of images from ancient… Read more about this item

New York: Riverhead Books, 2020. xiii, 129 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 20 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Small remainder mark (ink dot)/tail edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "Art has the power to change our lives. For many, becoming an artist is a lifelong dream. But how to make it happen? In How to Be an Artist,… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1976. Cloth, xv, 592 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Reprint of the 1881 edition published by Holtzapffel, London, which was issued as volume 4 of Turning and Mechanical Manipulation, by C. Holtzapffel. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket, with a slightly sunned spine (bold & legible titles), protected in a mylar cover. .… Read more about this item

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981. 112 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Corner crease/back cover. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. First edition thus. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Paperback. Good. 4to.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1973. 198 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Reprint of the edition published by McKnight & McKnight Pub. Co., Bloomington, Ill. Firm binding, creased spine. Clean inside copy. Age toning. Batik, Tie Dyeing, Stenciling, Silk Screen, Block Printing. "Outstanding guide to the most popular methods of painting, dyeing, and printing on fabrics. Wealth of illustrations, tips on… Read more about this item

Reston, VA: National Art Education Association (NAEA), 1990. xiii, 278 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "A landmark study addressing the need to focus on the rich heritage of minority ethnic groups, including Black, Hispanic, and Native American, among others. A compilation of 20 chapters on a variety of aspects of art education for students… Read more about this item

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Ar, 1992. x, 102 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. CONTENTS: Three-dimensional objects; Musical instruments; Paintings; Works on paper and books; Far Eastern works of art on silk and paper; Textiles; Costumes; Lighting; Relative humidity and temperature; Photography Environment and the deterioration of art objects; Museum loans. . 2nd. Paperback.… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. ix, 227 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Because of cuts in school budgets, coupled with anxiety about an apparent decline in basic academic skills, many parents, educators, and policy makers have come to view arts education--the teaching of… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1979. 283 pages, illustrations; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Corner creasing/back cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Clip-Art book unused & intact. Verified upon shipping. Useful resource for graphic designers.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Stravon, 1951. Cloth, 95 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket worn at extremities, with chipping, protected in a mylar cover. . 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1960. Cloth, 128 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. With photographs and drawings by the author and many other illustrations. First published 1948. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, worn at the crown/spine, protected in a mylar cover. Author Anton Refregier was a notable American artist at mid-century known, among other things, for his… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: North Light Books, 1995. Cloth, 135 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "An oil painting manual which demonstrates how to capture light in landscapes to convey different weather conditions and times of day, paint sunlit objects… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941. Cloth, 221 pages, frontispiece (portrait), illustrations, plates, tables; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with moderate shelfwear, protected in a mylar book cover. This book, published after Nicolaides' death, shows his pedagogical method at the Art Students' League in NY, where he taught for 15 years.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1987. 175 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. CONTENTS: The figure; Conceptual tools; Working with wax; Sketching a small figure in wax; Modeling on a wax armature; Hollow wax modeling; Working with plaster; Getting the feel of the plaster; Modeling the figure directly in plaster; Casting wax from plaster molds; Making plaster… Read more about this item