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Hardcover. First edition. The January 1959 issue of Horizon, A Magazine of the Arts (Vol. I, No. 3), with: the George Plimpton interview with Ernest Hemingway, with portraits by Ken Heyman; Arthur C. Clark on conquering the stars; P.G. Wodehouse on the disappearance of the world he wrote about; the San Fransisco arts scene, with Henry Miller and Dennis Murphy photographed at Big Sur by Ansel Adams, and the artists Richard Diebenkorn, Claire Falkenstein, and Hassel Smith pictured; an essay on Ankor by the novelist Santha Rama Rau with a portfolio of gravure-printed color photographs by Ernst Haas; the emergence of electronic music; Harrison Brown on the depletion of earth's resources and our bet on industrial progress; Eleanor C. Munro on the "age-old contest between artist and sitter" with examples by Salvador Dali, Larry Rivers, and many others, accompanied by a piece by Somerset Maugham titled "On Having My Portrait Painted;" the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel; Gilbert Highet explains Mad Maggie in Pieter Bruegel's painting known as Dulle Griet; a portfolio of post-WWI propaganda posters; and much more. Edited by Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr. 144 pages; color and b&w illustrations throughout; 9 x 12.25 inches. Condition: Very Good minus clothbound hardcover with a color plate mounted to the front and stamped gilt titling: a moderate bump to the lower tips and a light bump to the uppers, a touch of tanning to the spine, and a touch of soiling/shelf wear to the covers; the text bock has a very slight ripple along the top otherwise the interior is clean and bright; no dj as issued. Ships the next business day, wrapped in padding, in a box.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 216 pages. 5.50x0.49x8.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 216 pages. 5.50x0.63x8.25 inches. In Stock.