preface john allen (6 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition (Scribner 'A' on copyright pages). NVG/-. Black cloth, gilt and red lettering and decorations. Rubbed at extremities, a little board exposed all corners, fraying at head and heel of spine, gilt darkened on spine. Contents are clean and unmarked, binding and hinges sound.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. There are several color illustrations.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. Octavo, 9 1/3" tall, xliii + 296 pages, blue cloth. A near fine, clean, sturdy hard cover first edition, with light shelf wear; hinges and binding tight, paper cream white. Without dust jacket (if issued).

Cloth. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Second Printing. Jacket (price-clipped) is worn and has been repaired with care. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good or Better. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good-. Patrice Pascal (Photography)/Nick Nicholson (Additional B/W Photography)/John Cooper (Design) Ilustrador. 256 pp. Original black pictorial cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Spine and edges sunned. Rear inner hinge cracked. Original publisher's mylar dust cover, which is clear with printed text, has significant chips and tears to edges. Illust. w/ numerous color photos.

SOFTCOVER. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. With an intricate half page ink sketch 'Crow looking at a Cambodian skull', inscribed and signed by John Olsen (as John) below the brief list of contents (no other marks or inscriptions). The book was published to accompany an exhibition with the same title at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth in 1984. Large 4to. in colour printed stiff glossy card covers, 80pp on thick and stiff art paper, colour plates, etc. Olsen often drew small quickly done and vaguely humourous ink doodles in books he inscribed for friends and associates, but we have never seen one which is as much a stand-alone artwork, and never with such a dark theme . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved almost AS NEW copy (hint of tanning to leaves) ] . To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . NOTE: Depending on destination this item may require an extra payment for insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost. . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.