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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Binding is secure. Pages are clean, unmarked and undamaged. Very slight soiling but significant rubbing to front and back covers. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Duhem Update: The Ceiling is Raised" (Around the Block); "Put That Art to Work" (Around the Block); "Grand Tour Black Magic" (Around the Block); "Photographs from the Collection of the Gilman Paper Company" (Books); "Andy Warhol Prints" (Books); "Andre Kertesz" (Books); "The Art of the Forger" (Books); "Generations" (Galleries); "October and November Sales in the U.S., Canada and Europe, Gallery Listings, Index to Advertisers" (Calendars); "The Return of the Kings' Painters Chait's Diamond Jubilee" (Talk of the Trade); "Kentshire's Indian Festival" (Talk of the Trade); "Art or Crafts?" (Talk of the Trade); "Antiquarian" (Talk of the Trade); "The Pier Show" (Expositions); "Chicago International Antiques Show" (Expositions); "San Francisco Fall Antiques Show" (Expositions); "New York Fine Print Show" (Expositions); "Corporate Collecting, Jean Helion, and I - Art Book Collecting" (Collecting Notes); "Auction Reserves" (Souren Melikian); "Islamic Art Theft" (The IFAR Report); "Equitable Life Assurance Society. The Tower of Art" (Features); "Best Products Company, Inc. Sydney Lewis Knows Best" (Features); "Corporate Collecting and Corporate Collections" (Features); "Kaufman and Broad, Inc. The Broad View" (Features); "Unique Masterpieces of American Furniture" (Features); "Silver" (Auction Previews); "Americana" (Auction Previews); "19th Century European Pictures" (Auction Previews); "The Lynch Sale" (Auction Reviews); and "On My Mind" (Editorial).

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Clean inside and out. One page is dog-eared, some others have a mildly bent upper right corner. Some scratches to the back cover. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Mummy Dearest" (It is the art of ancient Egypt that collector Jack Josephson treasures) by Helen-Louise Seggerman; "Critics & The Marketplace: How much clout does today's art critic have?" (Four critics explore their influence); "Culture Custodian" (Collector Scott Spiegel has an eye for cutting-edge art) by Jessica R. Robinson; "The Other Side of the Fence" (Ex-museum personnel are finding greener pastures in the private sector) by Ann Berman; "Memory Traces" (Installation artists rely on a host of strategies for marketing their ephemeral art) by Eleanor Heartney; "Around the Block" (Nyet to Nakhamkin, breaking through the British barricade, mooched mosaics, driving up prices for license plates, Drouot temperarily loses his head, history preserved, Michelangelo comes clean, frame and fortune, chateau turns contemporary showcase); "Talk of the Trade" (Toys for grown-ups, curatorial aid, L. A. attitude, bauble boutique, a second home for Galerie Marcus, does P.R. pay?); "Expositions" (Previews of the European Fine Art Fair at Maastricht, Works on Paper, Tokyo Art Expo and more); "Collecting Notes" (Ceramics restoration: should repairs be visible?) by Vanessa Clewes Salmon; "Portraits" (Art patron and collector Leslie Wexner) by Amy Page; "Showplaces" (The Wexner Center for the Visual Arts in Columbus Ohio) by Genevieve Van Zandt; "Artravel" (Glasgow) by Claire Frankel; "Art & Finance" (The Wind Shifts, Bargains loom in the new buyer's market) by B. C. Gardner; "Souren Melikian" (A Transparency Problem: Would you spend millions of dollars in the dark?); "Auction Reviews" (Old Masters in London, Old Masters in New York, silver, watches and clocks); "Auction Previews"; "Editorial" (Feeling the Heat: Sotheby's is under attack for its lending policy); and "Calendars" (March sales and exhibitions, Index of Advertisers).

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Completely clean inside and out. No clipped or missing pages. The upper right corner of the front cover is creased near the tip. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "American Originals" (From 'nasty old Yankee couples' to fantastical landscapes, folk paintings offer a surprisingly affordable glimpse into America's past. What to look for--and what to avoid" by Eve M. Kahn; "Pilgrim's Progress" (The furniture of America's first century is attracting new scholarship and earning new respect. Can new collectors be far behind?) by Eve M. Kahn; "The Warhol Brawl" (Like some barroom free-for-all, Ed Hayes's suit against the Warhol Foundation is dragging in 'bystanders'--including Christie's and the estate of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe) by Steven Vincent; "The Passionate Patrician" (Paul Mellon is widely celebrated for his benefactions to great public institutions. But like all true collectors, he buys for the sheer love of the art itself) by Geraldine Norman; "The Expert, the Charmer and the Bottom-Liner" (A taxonomic guide to personnel juggling) by Alexis Gregory; plus "In the Air"; "Around the Block"; "Talk of the Trade"; "In the Galleries"; "Portraits"; "Report from London"; "Critical Edge"; "Souren Melikian"; "Auction Reviews"; "This Month"; "Calendar"; "Index to Advertisers/Photography"; "Classifieds" and "Editorial".

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Previous owner's initials in the upper right corner of the front cover. One paragraph in the article "Art is Priceless" is bracketed on page 168. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Exterior covers and spine are completely clean (except for the initials mentioned above). Light wear to edges of covers and spine. Upper right and lower right corners of the front cover are creased several times. Upper left corner of the back cover is lightly creased. Many pages have one or two light bends or creases. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Foreign Affairs" (The Art in Embassies program, now 25 years old, leads the field in the fine art of diplomacy" by Kathryn Blee; "Back Before Breakfast" (For those who can take the early hours, Artful Dodgers, bustling crowds and nearly constant drizzle, London's antiques markets offer more than the occasional treasure) by Alistair Sampson; "Art is Priceless" (You don't buy it, you sell it--the secondary market for contemporary art) by Ronny Cohen; "Motown Mary" (Pewabic pottery bears the mark of Mary Chase Perry) by Ann E. Berman; "Some Things Old, Some Things New" (19th-century gallerists take on the 20th) by Judd Tully; "Tales of Hoffmann" (Viennese silver from the neoclassical to the Wiener Werkstatte) by Gilbert T. Vincent; "Around the Block" (Cry Wolf, Lone Star Fakes, Star-Spangled Banter, A-Pauling, Investing in the Future, Philadelphia Story, French Ship, A Book's Cover, Return of the Native Art, Corporate Oreintation); "Talk of the Trade" (London as You Like It, Paris When It Sizzles, Reign in Spain, A Case of Klimtomania, Moving On, Climbing the Walls, Notes from Portugal, South Anne's Antiques, If Ayatollah Were King); "Expositions" (B.A.D.A.'s Ball, The Basel Art Fair, Previews, Maastricht, Philadelphia, NAADArt Word); "Portraits" (Evan Steadman); "Showplaces" (By the Biennial); "Artravel" (Munich, West Germany); "Calendars" (June Sales and Exhibitions, Index of Advertisers); "Art & Finance" (Taking Stock in Art); "Souren Melikian" (The Art Investment Jackpot); "The IFAR Report" (U.S. Bans Import of Bolivian Textiles); "Books"; "Auction Reviews" (Watches, London Imp & Mod, Silver, Jewelry, Chinese Art, Photography, Contemporary, New York Imp & Mod); "Auction Previews"; and "Editorial".

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Spotless and undamaged. No signs of wear. It will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Spain Now" (Spain's contemporary art community is facing new challenges) by Dan Cameron; "Diamonds in the Rough" (A look into the illustrious legacy of Harry Winston, where a family feud threatens to tarnish the company's glittering good name) by Steven Vincent; "The Black Collectibles Debate: Searching for a Usable Past?" (As the controversy over racist artifacts grows, some suggest that they may offer vital lessons about the shared fate of all Americans) by Gerald L. Early; "In the Air" (Things we've been told--in strictest confidence); "Talk of the Trade" (Nahum's discovery, Wimmer's hopeful gamble, L.A. galleries to play host, Stella-r Graphics, The Schlegel Gallery Family); "Auction Reviews" (American art, antiquities, books and manuscripts, Chinese works of art, collectibles, English furniture, Latin American art; Native American art, 20th-century decorative art); "Calendar" (February sales and exhibitions); "Classifieds"; "Around the Block" (Ex-Sotheby's man jailed, Christie's restructures in Europe, Tinguely fakes?, French art tax revised, Wittenborn's final chapter, Paris dealers return to Biennale); "Souren Melikian" (A market riding high); "This Month" (Fairs, auctions, exhibitions, events); "Index to Advertisers/Photography" and "Editorial" (Looking beyond the Bad News).

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. The magazine is spotless inside and out. There is just the slightest wear to edges of covers. Very little wear otherwise. It will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Unofficially Yours" (Valery Aleksandrovich Dudakov, a Moscow artist, has been collecting Soviet art for 20 years) by Jamey Gambrell; "Europe 1992: How Will it Affect the Art Market?" (A panel of international experts discusses the implications of the question for the auction houses and dealers alike); "The Chosen" (The Winter Antiques Show admits seven new dealers including, after much controversy, two top London firms) by Helen-Louise Seggerman; "Bidding and the Bottom Line" (An expert on auctions goes behind the scenes and reveals where the big bucks really come from) by Judd Tully; "Around the Block" (A Lindner fake, an eccentric's estate, art as protest, Arab riches, 3-D blueprints in L.A., the real Lapin Agile, Japanese art loans, tales of the British Museum, letters, obituaries); "Talk of the Trade" (Moscow's First Gallery, odd spots, map treasures, new 19th-century showcase in Paris, banking on the Right Bank, Britain's export reviewing committee, News on Moves); "Expositions" (Review of the Fall Antiques Show at the Pier, Previews); "Portraits" (Art historian John Wilmerding) by Charles Riley II; "Artravel" (Brussels) by Andrew Washton; "Art & Finance" (Good Luck Mr. Alveryd: A Swedish speculator enters the market) by B. C. Gardener; "Souren Melikian" (The Brinksmanship Game: The danger of inflating estimates, London's Impressionist and modern art sales); "Auction Reviews" (Tokyo prints, Americana, 19th-century paintings, Jewelry, Pre-Columbian gold, Old Masters, Photography, Silver, French furniture, Contemporary, Impressionist, and Modern art); "Auction Previews"; "Editorial" (A Jury of One's Peers: The vetting issue); and "Calendars" (January Sales and Exhibitions, Index of Advertisers).

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No clipped or missing pages. Spotless inside and out. The upper right corner of the front cover, the upper left corner of the back cover and the upper right corner of each page is mildly bent and/or creased. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Victoria.Victor!" ("After a long period consigned to the dustbin of history, Victorianism--in art as in politics and cultural values--is back, big-time") by Barrymore Laurence Scherer; "An Eye to the Past" ("Once appreciated by millions, daguerreotypes fell into neglect for decades. Are they now headed for a comeback?") by Anne Horton; "Beverly Hills--and Beyond!" ("With new galleries, new artists and new money, Los Angeles is being touted as one of the most vital contemporary art scenes anywhere. But can it last?") by Allan Schwartzman; plus "In the Air"; "Around the Block" ("From Russia, but how? Close encounters, faking it 101, Citibank sues Marisa Del Re, the 'Gentileschi affair', and more"); "Figures in the Landscape" by Anthony Haden-Guest; "Talk of the Trade" (Bellinger masters Old Masters, Faggionato: it's upstairs, back from the 'burbs', and more); "In the Galleries" ("Thomas Ruff at Fraenkel, Old Masters at Aldega/Gordon, Silk Road rags of John Eskenazi, Matthew Antezzo at Basilico"); "Under the Hammer" ("The latest fashion?, Paris, when it fizzles, 1995, the final figures"); "Souren Melikian" (Old Masters, new discoveries"); "Auction Reviews" ("American Indian art, American paintings, antiquities, 20th-century decorative arts and more"); "This Month" ("Auctions, fairs, museums, events"); "Calendar" ("February sales and exhibitions"); "Photography Credits"; "Classifieds"; and "Editorial" ("Boomers").

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. No missing or clipped pages. Clean and unmarked inside and out. Some pages with a bent corner. Lower left corner of the back cover and top right and lower right corners of the front cover creased. Slight wear to edges of covers. The magazine will be packed with a backing card and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "In the Air" (Things we've been told--in strictest confidence); "Around the Block" (Where's Baghoomian? Artists' royalties on the way? Renoir donors sued. Discovery in Pompeiii. Tax incentives for art donors threatened. Sotheby's withdraws Wtwael. Holbein to stay in England. Stolen Picassos recovered. The stones of Florence); "Barbara Rose's Journal" (The name game); "Talk of the Trade" (Little Bonhams gets bigger. Piltzer comes home. 25 years at E&J Frankel. Colnaghi tests French market. Laura Carpenter moves to Santa Fe. The auction prince of Montreal. Berhheimer gets company. Nader expands in Florida. The irrepressible Eisenberg. Josh Baer's new image?); "Critical Edge" (The Outlaw Academy) by Dan Cameron; "Is This the Best of Times?" (For collectors with cash and confidence, this month could be one of the best ever to buy great contemporary art at bargain prices) by Allan Schwartzman; "The 'M' Word" (Artists like to talk--about anything, it seems, except the market. But here, four of them share their views on the subject) by Judd Tully; "A Painter's Dreams of Stone" (Was Mantegna--painter, draftsman, engraver--really a sculptor at heart? The Mantegna exhibition opens this month at the Metropolitan Museum) by Souren Melikian; "Crossing the Border" (Riding their country's economic boom, Mexican collectors are in a buying mood. The rest of the world is beginning to take notice) by Anne Horton; "The Neoclassic Question" (A sign of stability in edgy times. Neoclassicism is hot. Will it get even hotter?) by Barrymore Laurence Scherer; "Auction Reviews" (19th-century art); "This Month" (Fairs, auctions, exhibitions, events); "Calendar" (May sales and exhibitions); "Index to Advertisers/Photography"; "Classifieds" and "Editorial" (The Passion to Possess).

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No clipped or missing pages. Slight toning to top edge of front cover, else spotless inside and out. Some pages have a mildly bent lower right corner. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The Man Who Made the Mummies Dance" (During his decade as director, many say, Thomas Hoving raised the Metropolitan Museum from the dead. Now his new memoir, which takes a candid look at the Met's politics and personalities, is sure to raise a few eyebrows) by Amy Page; "Truth, Not Art" (Velazquez's Juan de Pareja is a painting with a breathtaking sense of life. The story of how the Metropolitan Museum acquired it--through dissimulation and disinformation--is scarcely less startling) by Thomas Hoving; "From Rags to Riches" (Just 25 years ago, few people collected couture. But these days, what's haute has become hot) by Eve M. Kuhn; "Who Put the War in Warhol?" (There's plenty of blame to go around as infighting, backbiting and a potentially damaging lawsuit shake the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts) by Steven Vincent; "Art Book Publishing Now" (What constitutes a successful publishing program today? With a guide to the season's best books) by Wendy Smith; plus "In the Air"; "Around the Block"; "Figures in the Landscape"; "Talk of the Trade"; "Critical Edge"; "Report from London"; "Souren Melikian"; "Auction Reviews"; "This Month"; "Calendar"; "Index to Advertisers/Photography"; "Classifieds"; and "Editorials".

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Spotless and undamaged. It will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The Path Less Traveled: Dedicated to truth in nature, the American Pre-Raphaelites forged a New Path in painting, with 'no past, no masters and no schools'" by Amy Page; "The Ties that Bind: Over the past few years, the American art world has shown signs of detaching itself from Europe. Are we sliding into an era of cultural isolationism?" by Dan Cameron; "High Art, High Tech: From accounting to reproduction, computers are transforming the art world--but at what cost?" by Steven Vincent; "Uneasy Rider: Alain Lesieutre dealt in art the way he rode his motorcycle--recklessly. But then his luck ran out" by Isabelle de Wavrin; "In the Air"; "Around the Block: Joffre's jump to Christie's, Outside artist's kin want in, Guggenhiem gets Maplethorpe gift, Christie's ups buyer's premium, bending the rules?, 'van Gogh drawings in dispute, the Warhol Foundation's bottom line, Conservators tackle tut's tomb, letters and more"; "Figures in the Landscape" by Anthony Haden-Guest; "Souren Melikian: A Born-Again Art Market"; "Portraits: The NEA's Rocky Mountain defender"; "Report from London: Two Steps Forward" by Antony Thorncroft; "Auction Reviews: American art, antiquities, books & manuscripts, Chinese works of art, Latin American art, 20th century decorative art, and more"; "This Month: Fairs, Auctions, Events, Exhibitions"; "Calendar: February sales and exhibitions"; "Index to Advertisers/Photography"; "Classifieds"; and "Editorial: 100 Years of Vicissitudes.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Spotless magazine. Completely free of wear or damage. It will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "In the Air"; "No Signposts, No Boundaries: Even today, 19th century photography remains mostly uncharted terrain, with pitfalls as well as pleasures for collectors" by Anne Horton; "The Multicultural Biennial: The Whitney's '93 show is attempting to confront race and gender head-on. But is it merely annointing a modish orthodoxy?" by Judd Tully; "A Capital Year: As Europe's cultural capital for 1993, Antwerp gets set to flaunt its artistic heritage--From Jacob Jordaens to the youngest Europeans" by Amy Page; "China Breach: Cultural treasures are streaming out of China illegally and heading towards dealers and collectors in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the West. Who's really behind the smugglers?" by Steven Vincent; "Around the Block: Sackler sale gets sacked; Ader Tajan resolves cash crisis; the Tate to split its collection; the Palm Beach story; MASS Moca still alive; Duwich Gallery's cry for help; Turske & Turske kaput in Zurich; de Young to rebuild?, letters and more"; "Figures in the Landscape: Wailing Walls"; "Talk of the Trade: At home with C&M Arts; Jack Hanley's edge; good Art at Gutekunst; Boston Antique Center opens; Oder-matt-Cazeau sends Massons to Prague"; "Critical Edge: For the People?" by Dan Cameron; "Souren Melikian: Shaking up the Power Structure"; "Auction Reviews: Old Masters"; "This Month: Fairs, Auctions; Exhibitions; Events"; "Calendar: March sales and exhibitions"; "Index to Advertisers/Photography"; and "Editorial: Who do You Trust?".

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. No missing pages or cut-outs. Badly bumped in the lower right corner so that the front cover and most pages are creased and bent. The upper right corner of the front cover is also creased but only the cover is affected. Lower left corner of the back cover is also creased as are pages 121-136. There is a 1/2" tear in the bottom edge of the front cover. Light scratches and rubbing to front and back covers, but not much soiling. Initials hand-written on the upper right corner of the magazine's first page, otherwise pages are clean. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. Important Note: I only charge .50 shipping for second and subsequent items in a single order within the United States. Please ask about international rates. This issue includes: "Around the Block: Is the Barnes Door Open? To Earl is Only Human, American in Paris, The Shock of the Nude, Persian Rag, Literate Assets, Corrections, Letters"; "Talk of the Trade: By the Buy, Yule Tidings, Natale Notes, Rated XMas, A Ray of Genius, Art Against AIDS"; "Expositions: Biennale Boom, Previews"; "Portraits: Nobutaka Shikanai, chairman of the Fujisankei Group"; "Calendars: December Sales and Exhibitions, Index of Advertisers"; "Showplaces: Lyon's Share"; "Abstractions: Not-so Clothes"; "Souren Melikian: The New Art Ventures: The best gambles need not be those where the stakes are highest"; "The IFAR Report: Fraudulent Faberge: An Indianapolis collector wins case over fakes"; "Halos and Heretics: An appreciation of Sienese paintings" by Paul Jeromack; "Out on a Limb: Historical ornaments for the Christmas tree" by Gilbert T. Vincent; "Sitting on the Edge of the 19th Century: The innovative French revival furniture of the Jacob family" by Frederica Todd Harlow; "Time Will Sell: The booming market for vintage watches" by Ettagale Blauer; "Books: Season's readings"; "Auction Reviews: Fall Estates, Jewelry"; "Auction Previews"; and "Editorial: Year's End".

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A tiny bit of wear to the upper right corner of the front cover, otherwise spotless and completely free of wear or damage inside and out. Will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes the regular departments plus these feature articles: "The Wild, Wild West: Like the Texas oilmen who were its biggest fans, Western art struck it rich in the 1970s, but went bust in the early '80s. Now, with new, sophisticated buyers coast-to-coast, it's riding high" by Ann E. Berman; "The Crisis in Contemporary: Is the game up? Looking at the current scene, Newsweek Plagens suggests an apocalyptic conclusion is not farfetched" by Peter Plagens; "Pursuing the Absolute: In his passion for antiquities, collector George Ortiz is unstoppable. Says one observor, "He's completely mad." by Jerry Theodorou; and "Whatever Happened to J. Carter Brown? The Olympics, cable TV, a digitalized image archive--the former director is finding that there's life after the National Gallery. But is it art?" by David D'Arcy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near-Fine condition magazine. Spotless inside and out. Slight wear to edges of covers, slight rubbing to glossy surfaces of covers, otherwise very little wear of any kind. Will be backed with cardboard, carefully packed and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. This issue includes: "The Eternal Return: Egyptian Revival furniture reincarnates the Nile's spirit" by Margaret B. Caldwell; "Rock of Ages: For centuries jade has been an object of desire" by Margaret Tao; "L.A. Brat Pack: With the best possible connections to New York's art elite--their mom or mentors--three young dealers have chosen to live and thrive in L.A." by G. Luther Whitington; "Collecting Patterns: From pre-Columbian to modern art, the late Patsy Nasher and her husband, Ray, followed their eye for vivid color and bold form" by Claire Frankel; "Prague Springs: As the Iron Curtain rises, and Eastern Europe's modern culture emerges from the shadows, the prices for Czech photographs rises too" by Nan Richardson; "The New Paris: What's happening in the contemporary market in art's historical capital? Four dealers discuss the ins and outs of the current scene"; "The inside story of Fort Worth's Eakins fiasco" (Around the Block); "Sotheby's and Acquavella strike a deal" (Around the Block); "The battle over Lucian Freud" (Around the Block); "Sotheby's moves to the big board" (Around the Block); "Art for amnesty's sake" (Around the Block); "News from Newport Beach" (Around the Block); "Polke ad-libs his latest work" (Around the Block); "Frank Davis remembered" (Around the Block); "Adelson goes it alone" (Talk of the Trade); "Belgian dealers in London" (Talk of the Town); "Perls ponders retirement" (Talk of the Trade); "Lally shows off his treasures from ancient China" (Talk of the Trade); "the London Gallery Exhibition lineup" (Talk of the Trade); "Spanierman rounds up The Ten" (Talk of the Trade); "Works on Paper" (Expositions); "Tokyo Art Expo" (Expositions); "Philadelphia Antiques Show" (Expositions); "Beaux Arts" (Expositions); "Preview of Basel" (Expositions); "Preview of Grosvenor House" (Expositions); "Preview roundup" (Expositions); "Nancy Krieg, Old Master Restorer" (Collecting Notes); "Duchamp expert Arturo Schwarz" (Portraits) by Manfredi Piccolomini; "The work of master silversmith Paul de Lamerie shines in London's Goldsmiths' Hall" by Donald Wintersgill; "After the lean Communist years, Budapest seeks to regain its position as a European cultural capital" by Dwight V. Gast; "The art market is thriving, but will it continue" by Souren Melikian; "Book Reviews"; "20th-century decorative arts" (Auction Reviews); "English furniture" (Auction Reviews); "Soviet Collections" (Auction Reviews); "Chinese works of art" (Auction Reviews); "the Bette Davis estate" (Auction Reviews); "the Franklin collection of African art" (Auction Reviews); "Auction Previews"; "June sales and exhibitions" (Calendars); "Index of Advertisers" (Calendars); and "If You Can't Beat 'Em: Sotheby's joins Acquavella in an immense--and astonishing--new deal" (Editorial).

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good condition magazine. Spotless inside and out. Light creases in some pages. Light creases in upper right corner of the front cover and upper left corner of the back cover. Very little wear otherwise. Will be backed with cardboard and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. This issue includes: "Goya Triumphant"; "Art and Politics"; "Sane Auction Regulations Proposed"; "Sotheby's and Moi: Slaves of New York"; "Dealer's Associations"; "Flower Pots: Monumental Baroque"; "British Impressionists: The Midas Touch"; "Plat du Jour"; "Expositions: Antiquarian Book Fair"; "Expositions: Paris Biennale"; "Expositions: ADA Springfield Show"; "June, July and August Sales in the U.S., Canada and Europe"; "Index to Advertisers"; "Souren Melikian: Taste, Price and the Current Mood"; "Collecting Note: Earth in the Works"; "The IFAR Report: Three Happy Returns"; "A Tradition of Art: But Basel's Art Scene Isn't all that Traditional"; "A Passion for Porcelain"; "American Gothic: The Revival of Gothic Revival"; "Auction Reviews: American Art"; "Auction Reviews: Jewelry"; "Auction Reviews: Old Master Pictures"; "Auction Reviews: English Furniture"; "Editorial: Putting Things in Perspective.".

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. As-New condition magazine. Spotless and completely free of wear or damage inside and out. Will be backed with cardboard and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. This issue includes: "Sentimental Reeducation: Long dismissed as 'chocolate-box' pictures, 19th-century genre paintings are being appreciated anew by collectors discovering their special charms" by Savvannah Gardiner; "Cuba's Pillaged Patrimony: With a flood of art leaving the island, 'partrimonio en venta'--heritage for sale--"patria o muerte--fatherland or death as Cuba's national credo" by David D'Arcy; "High Tea, High Style: the trappings of tea (coffee and chocolate, too) provide a veritable survey of post-Baroque design" by Robert Mehlman; "Star Track: The Next Generation: Fifteen young experts in New York, London and Paris talk about life on the auction-house fast lane--and how they got there" by Amy Page; "Publisher's Note"; "In the Air"; "Around the Block"; "Talk of the Trade"; "In the Galleries"; "Under the Hammer"; "Ahead of the Curve"; "Up Close"; "Souren Melikian"; "Auction Reviews"; "This Month"; "Calendar"; "Photography Credits"; and "Editorial". Important Note: I only charge .50 per item shipping for second and subsequent items in a single order shipping within the United States.

No Binding. Condizione: Near Fine. No clipped or missing pages. Handwritten initials in the top right corner of the table of contents page, otherwise spotless inside and out. Slight wear to edges of covers and spine. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Not Just Plain Folk" (For Peter Tillou, art is where you find it) by Paul Jeromack; "More Than Ming" (The Chinese furniture market is expanding in depth and sophistication) by Margaret Tao; "Fidelity to Nature" (The American Pre-Raphaelites) by H. Nichols B. Clark; plus "Around the Block" (Loan Danger, Serra-Cide, On the Map, To Live and Buy in L.A., Buy George, Bad Impressions, Funeral for a Friend, Alice in Pictureland, Righer's Block, Artful Arguments, Letters); "Talk of the Trade" (Medieval Market, Viva La Via, Dynamic Ceramics, Chinese Fan); "Expositions" (Winter Storm, Previews, Pier Show, FIAC); "Showplaces" (Luce Change); "Calendars" (January Sales and Exhibitions, Index of Advertisers); "Artravel" (Miami Beach); "Collecting Notes" (Resin in the Sun); "Portraits" (Allan Chait, head of the Winter Antiques Show Dealers' Committee); "Souren Melikian" (Yesterday's Contemporary: As the1950s tumble into the past, a New Deal begins); "The IFAR Report" (SOHO SLASHER: Gallery security tightens in New York); "Abstractions" (Lights, Camera, Art); "Auction Reviews" (Chinese Art, Americana, Silver, French Furniture, English Furniture, Soviet Art, 19th-Century Paintings, Von Bulow, Photography, Prints, Contemporary, Impressionist & Modern); "Auction Previews"; and "Editorial" (Expert questions).

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. No missing or clipped pages. Clean inside and out. A little discoloration from light exposure along the bottom edge of the front cover. Slight wear to edges of covers and spine. Upper right corner of the last few pages and back cover creased. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "U. S. Corporate Collecting"; "Corporate Chart" (Our Top 101 Active Corporate Art Collectors); "A Cavalcade of Corporate Art" (A quick look at the best that American companies have to offer); "Corporate Collecting: A Mid-Life Crisis" (New in its third decade, is the business sector's art habit past its prime or aging gracefully?) by Stuart Greenspan and John J. Jasinski; "Art for Mass Transit" (The Port Authority's art collection) by Shelley Jane Grossberg; "Plains Abstractions" (Once considered the tupperware of the teepee, parfleches are now appreciated as art) by Kenneth Canfield; "Son of Heaven, Inc." (Can an organization backed by business and social service interests bring us a blockbuster exhibition of Chinese art?) by Laura Cunningham; "Campania's Caper" (How a 19th-century banker stole the Pope's money to buy art) by Manfredi Piccolomini; plus "Around the Block" (Fade to Gray, Tarbell and Feathers, Victoria's Closet, Raising the Sale, The Losing of Moses, Killer Colors, Letters); "Talk of the Trade" (In the Right, British Bits, Old and New, San Francisco Fair Fare, Pot Shots, Paper Goods, Et. Alia, Consumed); "Expositions" (Terrific Pacific, Previews, Winter Wonder); "Calendars" (October Sales and Exhibitions, Index of Advertisers); "Portraits" (Manuel Gonzalez, Corporate Curator); "Showplaces" (Silent Knights); "Artravel" (Winning Twins); "Collecting Notes" (Begging for Bucks: How galleries do--or don't--get backing) by Marc Selwyn; "Souren Melikian" (Bargain Hunting at Christie's South Kensington: You can do it cheap at some auctions--if you watch out); "The IFAR Report" (Lavionov Fakes? A cache of Russian art worries experts); "Auction Reviews" (Soviet Art, Old Master drawings, Old Master paintings); "Auction Previews"; and "Editorial".

in-quarto, 262 pp., 65 illustrations, br Annales du Musée GuimetNuméro spécial de la revue des Arts AsiatiquesTrès bon état.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Rubin De Cervin, Alexandre (illustratore). Darkened band at bottom of covers and spine. Large chip out of bottom of jacket. Top edge of jacket frayed and torn. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Condizione: Good. Name on endpaper.

hardcover. Condizione: very good(+). Volume One ONLY. Profusely illustrated with fine gravure reproductions and mounted color plates. 327 pages, tall, thick 4to, natural cloth with red circular label inset on cover (spine ends and corners worn; spine discolored). New York: French & European Publications, (1963). First American edition. Internally fine, overall about very good copy. 113 studies on every aspect of the art of interior decoration: doors and windows, walls, floors and ceilings, lighting, libraries, alcoves and shelving, stoves and fireplaces - simple, sophisticated and classic.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust jacket.338 pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. VG. Light scuffing and edgewear to cover. Text in French. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. 168p. 29.5 cm. Illustrated dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar. White boards with black lettering on spine. Includes 216 full-colour plates of art work under discussion. Some yellowing to boards. Pages clean. Text unmarked. Some wear to edges of dust jacket especially near bottom extreme of spine. Very good condition. Contents: "Holding onto a Little Bit of Beauty" by Maurice Rheims of the Academie francaise; "The French Auction Market" by Francois Duret-Robert; Old Master Paintings; 19th Century Paintings; Impressionist and Modern Masters; Drawings and Prints; Sculptures; Furniture; Decorative Arts; Antique Silver; Ceramics; Medieval Art; Art of the Ancient World; Oriental Art; 20th Century Decorative Arts; Primitive Art; Historical Memorabilia; Numismatics; Books and Manuscripts; "The London and New York Auction Markets" by Souren Melikian; Old Master Paintings; 19th Century Painting; Impressionist and Modern Masters; Contemporary Paintings; Drawings and Prints; Sculptures; Furniture; Decorative Arts and Antique Silver; Ceramics; Medieval Art; Art of the Ancient World; Islamic Art; Oriental Art; 20th Century Decorative Arts; Currency Conversion Table.

Paperback with Flaps. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. 463pp. 189 colour plates.Published to accompany a Louvre exhibition. There is a small section missing at the base of the spine.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket.

Orig.-Softleinen. 127 S. mit zahlr. Abb. Letzte Seiten etw. stockfl., wenige Seite mit Bleistift-Anstreichungen u. -vermerken. Sprache: Französisch.

Condizione: BUONO. NOTA:Sopraccoperta con lievi mende. Interno in ottimo stato. / Paris, Hachette cm.25x32, pp.322, numerose illustraz. bianco e nero e a colori nel testo, legatura editoriale cartonata con sopraccoperta figurata a colori. Edizione inglese.

Couverture souple. Condizione: Très bon. ASSADULLAH SOUREN MELIKIAN -CHIRVANI LE CHAMP DU MONDE - L'ART DE L'IRAN SAFAVIDE 1501 - 1736 Ouvrage publié à l'occasion de l'exposition au Musée du Louvre du 05 octobre 2007 au 07 janvier 2008 2007, Paris, Edition Somogy Editions d'art, Musée du Louvre Format : In-4 (28 x 25 cm), broché sous couverture à larges rabats, 463 pages Abondamment illustré de photographies et documents, cartes Contenu du livre : Art métaphorique et poésie du regard, épanouissement safavide XVIème siècle, peinture de manuscrit, le livre des rois, le banquet des libations de vin, XVIIème siècle, métamorphose inattendue : art du livre et découverte de la réalité, les arts du banquet royal, l'art de l'Iran dans l'Orient persanophone : arméniens d'ispahan, iraniens en hindoustan Etat : infimes frottement aux coiffes, papier propre, livre solide très bel exemplaire poids : 2,6 kg.