Art from Mare Booksellers

New York: Queens College Press, Wittenborn Art Books, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 123 pp., with a few black and white illustrations. A journal issued by the Association for the Study of Dada and Surrealism. This issue with several essays related to Blaise Cendrars, Eluard and Max Ernst. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling and toning to the covers,… Read more about this item

London: B.T. Batsford, 1938. First British Edition. Cloth. Good. First UK edition. Pink cloth. No dust jacket. 55 pp. Illustrated plates throughout, mostly black and white but with a few in color. A rendering of Picasso, his life and his art, in the Cubist, Modernist way Gertrude Stein was known for. The work draws on her recollections of,… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Street Settlement, Publisher, 1963. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Brown paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. 212 pp. Black and white reproductions of art throughout, with a small section of color plates. A work issued in conjunction with a 50th anniversary exhibition of the noted 1913 "Armory Show" in which modern art was on display to… Read more about this item

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968. Hard Cover. Good. Color illustrated stamped metal (tin) covers. 218 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of artists' depictions of technology, discussing artist intent and themes and how their work commented on the technology in their era. This includes sculpture, drawings, paintings, photos,… Read more about this item

London and New York: Tate Publishing/The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Publishers, 2012. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illustrated paper covered boards in printed glassine jacket. 304 pp. Color photos throughout. A work issued to coincide with an exhibition of contemporary artists whose work was influenced by the art of Andy Warhol. Includes critical essays, as well as interviews with… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Monarch Editions, 1998. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. First edition, stated. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 128 pp. Color illustrations throughout. Signed by the artist, Daniel Merriam, on the title page. A monograph featuring the surrealist art of American artist Daniel Merriam. Includes his thoughts on his work. GOOD+ jacket on a VERY GOOD… Read more about this item

Camden, ME: Down East Books, 1995. Cloth. Good/Good. Purple cloth in dust jacket. Small folio. 192 pp. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. A look at Monhegan Island, Maine and its influence on the variety of artists who chose to use it as inspiration, looking at the history of the island itself and the artists who visited… Read more about this item

No Place: Fondation Maeght, Publisher, 1979. Unbound. Good. Single sheet poster, measuring roughly 33 ½ by 19 ¾ inches. Shrinkwrapped on black thick board backing by previous owner. Color lithographed poster for an exhibition of work by artist Joan Miro held at the Fondation Maeght museum in 1979. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Several faint wrinkles present. Two small… Read more about this item

Wilmington: The Historical Society of Delaware, Publisher, 1976. Wraps. Very Good. Illustrated wraps. 116 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, with a few in color. Signed, with a short inscription, by Gainor Davis. A work issued to accompany a 1976 exhibition of the artwork of Bass Otis (1784-1861), perhaps best known for the hundreds of portraits painted during… Read more about this item

Newburyport, MA: Lepore Fine Arts, Publisher, 1990. Wraps. Good. Small oblong format, in color illustrated wraps. 16 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of works on paper by American artist, who often worked in watercolor and gouache to depict landscapes with an Impressionist feel. An artist in her own right, her work was… Read more about this item

London: Medici Society, Printer. Leather. Good. no date, perhaps early to mid 1900s. Bound in "handcraft dark leather," with gilt decorations, "light painted by hand," apparently by Leonilde Puccini in Firenze, Italy. This according to a small color illustrated bookplate type piece laid in at the front. Presumably an aftermarket binding, as original color plate affixed to the… Read more about this item

Buffalo, NY: Museum of African and African American Art and Antiquities, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Good. Purple wraps. Small squarish format. 42 pp. Purple and white reproductions of art throughout. A guide for teachers and students to the collection of African and African-American Art held at the Museum of African and African American Art and Antiquities. This include art… Read more about this item

Colorado Springs: Tiverton Press, 1996. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 15 pp., plus 14 black and white plates. A monograph on the art and illustrations of Boardman Robinson, an American artist and illustrator. Most of his art appeared as illustrations in magazines. He also illustrated the socialist journal Masses, where his work was considered to be in violation of… Read more about this item

New York: James Graham and Sons, Publisher, 2003. Wraps. Very Good. Photo illustrated stiff card wraps. 48 pp. Color photos throughout. A catalog to a 2003 exhibition of sculpture by French sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, including critical and historical commentary at the beginning. Many photos of sculptures present. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, scuffing and edgewear.

Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1968. Cloth. Good/Good. Orange cloth in unclipped dust jacket. 131 pp. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. A work issued in conjunction with the XXXIV International Biennial Exhibition of Art in Venice, Italy, 1968. Includes critical essays, as well as work by artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Leonard Baskin, Richard Gallo and others.… Read more about this item

Wien: Galerie Wurthle, 1963. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 20 pp., plus one leaf of a French language biography. All text in German. Black and white photos throughout. Very early exhibition catalog for this Greek born artist and sculptor. Pastra studied sculpture in Austria, receiving a degree in 1962. Catalog features a short biography, followed by photo plates of… Read more about this item

Belgium: No publisher, 2022. Wraps. Very Good. Second edition, one of 300 copies. Wraps with French flaps. 381 pp. An exploration of the structure of the Yiddish language as written, displaying and experimenting with the letters to focus on its typographical-visual aspects. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and edgewear.

Treadwell, NY: Bright Hill Press, 1996. Trade Paperback. Good. Trade paperback. 130 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An anthology of sorts, gathering essays, fiction, poetry, performance and visual art from artists and authors from the Iroquois Six Nations. This includes work by John C, Mohawk, Lisa Fuller, Salli Benedict, Harris Crow, Diane Shenandoah, etc. Short biographies of… Read more about this item

New York: Starfish Productions, 1970. Unbound. Very Good. Color lithograph poster. 28 by 22 inches. Originally designed by Lou Dorfsman in 1968, this image was intended to advertise (in newspapers) for a CBS series on Black history. It was issued in 1970 as a poster with the "I pledge allegiance" words added, omitting "one nation under God." (See… Read more about this item

Syracuse: Everson Museum, Publisher, 1982. Wraps. Very Good. Illustrated green wraps. 144 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, with a few in color. A work issued to coincide with a retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Abbott Handerson Thayer, an American painter and naturalist. The book provides a critical and biographical look at Thayer. VERY GOOD condition. Minor… Read more about this item