About this title: 'Proust on Chardin, Sartre on Tintoretto, Huxley on El Greco, Hemingway on Miro--writers discussing painters hold the irresistible promise of insight beyond formal analysis, interpretation beyond conventional art history....The essays...form a strong history of art...a pointillist history of stories and apercus and ruminations.' --New York Times ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780865473409ISBN:0865473404
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780865473409ISBN:0865473404
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Bright, tight, unmarked. Light cover scuffing. Essays on great artists by 41 great writers. 378 p. including index. Illus. 1.02" x 8.95" x 6.00". read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: North Point Press, San Francisco, CA
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780865473409ISBN:0865473404
Description: Trade paperback. 6 x 9. 378 pages. A few black & white illustrations. Covers lightly scuffed. Slight lean to spine. Very good. Binding tight. Pages crisp, clean and bright. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press, San Francisco
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780865473393ISBN:0865473390
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First Edition, 8vo., pp. 378--Book Condition VG+ Very clean, no inscriptions, previous owners initials pressed into title page at top--Dust-Jacket VG unclipped in poly-fit sleeve, minor shelf wear to edges, one small closed tear at top of rear panel, very clean copy. "Because the writers often reveal as much about themselves as their subjects, the reader journeys not only to the world of the artist, but to the world of the writer as well. " ... read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1988. Hardcover. Used, good. Good overall with moderate wear. Includes dust jacket. Dust jacket in Good condition. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780865473409ISBN:0865473404
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Good shaep. minor wear. Small edge stain.. read more
Binding: hardback
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780865473393ISBN:0865473390
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Excellent condition, super clean mylar protected ex library copy, card removed from 1st page, slightest page yellowing, ...thanks! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780865473393ISBN:0865473390
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Art. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 41 essays attest to writers' uncanny ability to fathom the creative minds of painters and sculptors. 378 pages. Clean text, sound binding. Contact Steels for more Art and Classic Literature titles. Selling Religious books since 1973. read more
Binding: Hardback in DJ
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780865473393ISBN:0865473390
Description: Near fine condition, clean and bright. "What these essays have in common is the power to evoke through language the world of the senses. " Contains a good selection of major writers on major artists, organized by century, from the 15th on. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : North Point Press, 1989
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780865473393ISBN:0865473390
Description: Dust Jacket Included. First edition, hardcover, a Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket. read more
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