art longwood books

Cosmopolitanism and the National State

by Friedrich Meinecke

Description: Near Fine Plus in Near Fine Plus jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket, red cloth., only the slightest evidence of handling. clean, no writing or text markings, tight binding and hinges. a well preserved copy.; translated from german original by robert b. kimber. introduction by felix gilbert.; xvii-403pp., classic work. Read More

Kant and the Demands of Self-Consciousness

by Pierre Keller

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; vii-286pp. Read More

Rites and Passages: the Beginnings of Modern Jewish Culture in France, 1650-1860

by Jay R. Berkovitz

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; viii-333pp., examines the resilience of jewish culture through the social and political turmoil during 200 years of french history. Read More

Bonington

by Malcolm Cormack

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; 160pp., 135 illustrations, including 50 in color., 19th century british-born painter who trained and worked in france, lived in venice. Read More

Architects and the "Building World" From Chambers to Ruskin: Constructing Authority

by Brian Hanson

Description: Fine in Near Fine Plus jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., negligible bit of wear to back panel of dj. no flaws-clean, no writing or markings, tightly bound.; ix-382pp., 27 b/w illustrations., examines the evolving relationship between builders and architects in 18th and 19th century britain. the changing status of the architect and how those changes developed. Read More

The Voyage of the Icebergs: Frederic Church's Arctic Masterpiece

by Eleanor Jones Harvey With Contributions By Gerald L. Carr

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Exhibition Catalogue. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws-clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; 96pp., 41 color and 15 b/w illustrations. four essays. the history of church's dramatic seascape. Read More

Modernist Montage: the Obscurity of Vision in Cinema and Literature

by P. Adams Sitney

Description: Near Fine Plus. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Wrappers., no flaws-clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; x-250pp., 34 b/w illustrations/stills. Read More

Tradition and Desire: From David to Delacroix

by Norman Bryson

Description: Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., some of the white background on the dj has age-toned, as have the outer margins of some pages, though very faintly. there are no other flaws. tight binding, no writing or markings inside or out.; xxii-228pp., 122 b/w illustrations., examines j. -l. david, j. -a. -d. ingres, eugene delacroix, and their struggle coming to terms with the limitations implied in the traditions of the art historical moments ... Read More

Frederick Law Olmsted: the Passion of a Public Artist

by Melvin Kalfus

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket.; no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings, very well preserved copy.; xiii-415pp., 28 b/w illustrations. detailed biographical work on the great american landscape architect and creator of central park, prospect park, and boston's franklin park.; often scarce as hardcover. Read More