About this title: Introduction by Lawrence Evans. Oscar Wilde called this collection of essays the 'holy writ of beauty'. Published to great acclaim in 1837, it examines the work of Renaissance artists such as Winckelmann and the then neglected Botticelli, and includes a celebrated discussion of the Mona Lisa in a study of Da Vinci. The book strongly influenced art students and aesthetes of the day and is still valuable for the insights it offers and the beauty of the writing.
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Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New American Library
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. Studies in Art and Poetry. First Thus. Cover worn: edges rubbed; corners creased; spine creased & chipped--top 1" spine missing (affects "T" in title). Prev. owner's name stamped inside front cover and on 1st & title pages. Pp. 73-4, 77-8, 85-6, 89-90 & 149-52 top/bottom corner creased. Clean pages--no marks. See my website for cover image. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Mentor Book, New York
Date Published: 1959
Description: Fair. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Underlining to a few passages. Book split in middle, pages loose. Creasing, small tears, and wear. More of a reading copy. read more
Edition: 4th
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mentor, N. Y.
Date Published: 1959
Description: Cover Art. Reading Copy. No Jacket. Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The book has light shelf wear...Light yellowing to the pages.....Reading copy rated from good to very fine. read more
Binding: Flexi-boards
Publisher: The Modern Library
Description: Good. Ex-Library---199 pgs. Interior-Normal signs of aging w/ cracking. The flexi-boards have light signs of aging. Ex-library. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780877543336ISBN:087754333X
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 087754333x Used sun-fading to wraps, 8vo, 252pp. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Academy Chicago Pub, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780915864355ISBN:0915864355
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Foxing to the front and back cover. Clean text and a very good reading copy. Reprint of the 1910 edition by Macmillan. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780192817372ISBN:019281737X
Description: Good. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. Text is clean with lightly tanning page edges; light price imprint on front endpage. Cover shows moderate wear. Edited and with an Introduction by Adam Phillips. First published in 1873, presents essays on those artists that embodied the spirt of the Renaissance to the author. read more
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