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Anrep, Boris.
An Introduction to Boris Anrep’s Mosaics (Gallery brochure).
National Gallery London, 1993.
Gallery brochure. Boris Anrep (27 September 1883 – 7 June 1969) was a Russian artist, active in Britain, who devoted himself to the art of mosaic. In Britain, he is known for his monumental mosaics at the National Gallery, London, Westminster Cathedral and the Bank of England. This brochure offers descriptive text on the National Gallery Mosaics and the plan of the mosaics.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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Art Institute of Chicago.
Raphael & Titian: The Renaissance Portrait [Gallery Brochure).
Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.
10-sided gallery brochure. 7 small reproductions, descriptive text, and summary of exhibition activities.
Brochure. Like New.
$12.00


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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Animals in Chinese Folklore (Gallery Guide).
Smithsonian Institution, 1987.
GALLERY GUIDE. 8-sided, folded. Eight thumbnail reproductions in color, one B/W drawing and a map. Descriptive text explains each illustrated piece. Bibliography. Thos stories in the guide are adapted from One Hundred Allegorical Tales from Traditional China.
Brochure. Like New.
$12.00


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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery .
The Manufacture of Metal in the Ancient Near East (Brochure).
Smithsonian Institution, 1987.
Eight-sided gallery brochure. Eight thumbnail reproductions. Map. Descriptive text. Suggested reading.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Asian Masterpieces in Wood.
San Francisco: 1984.
Asian Masterpieces in Wood was the 12th in a series of thematic exhibitions drawn from the Asian Art Museum's extensive and diversified collection. Clean, illustrated, 16-sided gallery brochure. Reproduces and describes 25 objects. Also an introduction to the exhibition.
Pamphlet. Good.
$12.00


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Baker, Christopher.
A College Collection: Paintings at Christ Church, Oxford.
Oxford: Christ Church, 1998.
Outlines the history of the collection. Highlights individual artists (Giovanni do Paolo, Filippino Lippi, Annibale Carraci, Sir Anthony van Dyck, etc. ). 15 color illustrations. 6-sided brochure. Clean text.
Pamphlet. Very Good.
$15.00


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Barnes, Lucinda.
Measure of Time (Exhibition Brochure).
Berkeley: Berkeley Art Museum, 2007.
Well illustrated exhibition brochure. Essay examines how the 2-d and 3-d works in the show aspects of temporality and duration in American art and film of the last century. Color and B/W reproductions of work by Duchamp, Charles Sheeler, Paul Strand, Joseph Stella, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock and others.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Like New.
$10.00


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Bedford Gallery.
The Kennedy Years: Photographs from the Archives of Stanley Tretick.
Bedford Gallery, 2006
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Gallery brochure. 5 images plus text. 6-sided card stock.
Pamphlet. Very Good.
$10.00


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Brain, Ralph.
Oxford: The Golden Guide.
Thomas-Photos, 1982.
A look at Oxford in the late twentieth century. A selection of photographs from a vast collection of pictures of University and city buildings by J. W. Thomas. Color reproductions. Map of Oxford, with places of interest. 48pp. Unmarked. Corner cease on cover.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good.
$10.00


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Campbell, David R.
Forms From the Earth: 1, 000 Years of Pottery in America.
New York: Museum of Contemporary Crafts, nd.
Exhibition summary and catalogue. 21pp. Illustrated. Clean text throughout.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$15.00


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Campoy, Antonio Manuel.
Museo Antonio Manuel Campoy.
Almeria: Museo Antonio Manuel Campoy, md.
In Spanish. Brochure of museum. Includes layout. 6-sided. 6 reproductions and a photograph of Campoy. Small nick on edge.
Pamphlet. Good.
$12.00


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Cantor Arts Center Stanford University.
The Changing Garden: Four Centuries of European & American Art.
Stanford University, 2003.
Exhibition brochure. 6-sided brochure in full color. Includes program of events coordinated with the exhibition. Slight bend. No marks on item.
Brochure. Good.
$10.00


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Chagoya, Enrique.
Enrique Chagoya: Borderlandia [Gallery Brochure].
Berkeley: Berkeley Art Museum, 2008.
8-sided gallery brochure. 2 small reproductions. Translated into Spanish by Ilan Lieberman.
Brochure. Like New.
$15.00


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City of Seattle.
Chinook in the City: Restoring and Protecting Chinook Salmon Habitat in Seattle.
City of Seattle, nd.
8-sided brochure (folded) on the Chinook Salmon situation in Seattle. Includes a map and photographs.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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Cooke, Lynne.
Diana Thater: Knots + Surfaces, 2001.
New York: Dia Center for the Arts, 2001.
6-sided gallery brochure for exhibition from January 24, 2001-January 2002. Discusses the Diana Thater large-scale multiprojection video installations. 3-hole punched. Cover photo by Diana Thater. Notes. Selected bibliography.
Brochure. Like New.
$15.00


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Cooke, Lynne.
Rodney Graham and Bruce Nauman: “…the nearest faraway place…”
New York: Dia Center for the Arts, 2001.
8-sided gallery brochure for exhibition from May 10, 2000-June 18, 2000. Discusses a closely focused group of works by Rodney Graham and Bruce Nauman. 3-hole punched, and includes a site map and checklist. 2 images:

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Curators of theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia.
From Pastrue to Polis Art in the Age of Homer.
Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1993.
Exhibition brochure. 8-sided. Map. 6 objects reproduced and described.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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d’Argence, Rene-Yvon Lefebvre .
Treasures from the Shanghai Museum: 6,000 Years of Chinese Art (exhibition brochure).
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 1983.
8-sided exhibition brochure. Clean text and illustrations.
Paperback. Very Good.
$10.00


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Denison, Cara Dufour.
David to Cezanne: Nineteenth-Century French Drawings.
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 2002.
8-sided exhibition brochure for June 6-Sept 8, 2002 show. Introduction to show and checklist. 8 images.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Like New.
$10.00


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Edgar Degas.
Norton Simon Museum, 1978.
6-sided gallery brochure for 88 works by Degas. Image of several sculptures and Dancer on Point: The Star on the cover. References. Clean.
Pamphlet. Very Good.
$10.00


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Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen; Erlewin, Margaret.
Astrological Calendar, 1975.
Ann Arbor: Circle Books, 1974.
Clean inside. Some nicks on cover. Articles include Planetary Key to Personal Horoscope Interpretation, Saturn: A Formal Definition, The Vision of Jupiter: Baptism or rebirth etc. Some pages are loose. Includes ephemeris and other data.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Acceptable.
$35.00


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Esche, Charles.
Intelligence New British Art 2000.
London: Tate Britian, 2000.
Clean. Gallery brochure for 6 July-24 2000 September exhibition. Includes an image for each of the 21 artists in the show with a short descriptive summary. 16pp. Stapled. Artists include (among others) Martin Creed, Tacita Dean, Douglas Gordon, Sarah Lucas, Julian Opie, Gilliam Wearing and Richard Wright.
Brochure. Very Good.
$15.00


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Fast, Omer.
Nostalgia (Gallery Guide: Matrix 230).
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, 2009.
Six-sided gallery guide to Matrix 230 (October 25-December 17, 2009) at the Berkeley Art Museum. Includes 5 color reproductions, an essay by Elizabeth Thomas, and a bio.
Brochure. Like New.
$10.00


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Fermilab.
Discovering the Nature of Nature [Map/Brochure].
Fermilab, nd.
Self-guided tour map on one side, with a What is Matter poster on the other.
Brochure. Like New.
$10.00


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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Treasures of a Lost Art (Ephemera).
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2003.
Two 2-sided promotional postcards. One for the exhibition and one for a lecture on the exhibiton by the curator, Pia Palladino.
Postcard. Like New.
$10.00


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Gershwin, George.
Porgy and Bess ( Blevins Davis and Robert Breen Production).
Everyman Opera, 1953.
Unmarked. Program for production of Porgy and Bess presented at the state Fair Auditorium, Dallas, TX, June, 1952 by Blevins Davis and Robert Breen. Includes a reproduction of a letter by Dwight Eisenhower on White House stationary praising the show, photographs from the production (featuring Cab Calloway, LeVern Hutcherson, Leslie Scott, Irene Williams, Elizabeth foster, Gloria Davy and Georgia Burke), copies of newspaper and tour reviews, etc. 24pp.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$15.00


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Getz-Preziosi, Pat.
Early Cycladic Art in North American Collections (Gallery Brochure).
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1987.
12-sided gallery brochure. Illustrated. Map. Glossary. Small bump on corner.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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Gowing, Lawrence.
Odin Redon: Masterpieces from the Woodner Collection ( 2 brochures).
Washington DC and Berkeley: Woodner Family Collection, 1988.
Gallery Brochures from the exhibitions in Washington DC and Berkeley, CA. The Berkeley brochure is in as new condition. 8-sided. 7 reproductions with descriptive text. Phillips Collection brochure is also 8-sided Includes exhibition checklist and 9 full color reproduction. Some fading on edge and a crease on the front page. Both measure 8.5X11″
Brochure. Good.
$18.00


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Grol, Rik van (editor).
CFF 64 (Cubism for Fun).
Nederlandse Kubus Club, 2004.
July 2004 issue. Newsletter with articles on various puzzle-subject and reviews of puzzle-events that have taken place. Illustrated. 31pp. Clean throughout.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$10.00


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Hall, Doug et al.
Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art 2006.
Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Art Gallery, 2006.
APT 2006 brochure, the fifth APT. Illustrated. Unpaginated.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$18.00


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Hendrix, Lee.
The Sacred Spaces of Pieter Saenredam (Ephemera: Gallery Booklet).
Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002.
Ephemera: Gallery Booklet. Unmarked. Essay by Lee Hendrix. Illustrates architectural terms and ground plan terms. 2 illustrations. Events related to the Getty exhibition (April 16–July 7, 2002). Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$14.00


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Hershfeld, Susan B.
Kandinsky in Munich: Eighteen Ninety-Six to Nineteen Fourteen (8-page gallery brochure).
Solompm R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1982.
It includes descriptive text and 12 B/’W reproductions. Gallery brochure measures 8.5″x11″.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good.
$12.00


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Horlock, Mary.
The Spirit of Cubism.
Tate Gallery Liverpool, 1998.
10-sided Gallery Brochure for exhibition 23 May 1998-11 April 1999. 10 B/W illustrations. Clean throughout.
Pamphlet. Like New.
$12.00


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Humphrey, Margo.
Poster: The First Annual BACVA Awards Benefit (Artwork by Margo Humphrey).
BACVA, 1989.
Poster with original artwork created by Margo Humphrey. Poster contains two folds (probably folded so that the sponsor could mail it). No marks or labels on the item. Advertises a March 20, 1989 event presented by the Bay Area Consortium for the Visual Arts and co-sponsored in part through the generousity of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Since Humphrey’s first solo exhibition in 1965, her art has been exhibited and collected worldwide, and it now resides in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Brochure. Like New.
$20.00


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Hunt, George P. (editor).
Life Magazine December 1, 1967.
Time Life, 1967.
Clean text. Some edge wear. Mailing label shadow on cover. Cover is a foldout image by Milton Glaser with a US Signal Corps photo from the Brady Collection printed over it to reference the well-illustrated title article, “Rediscovery of the Redman” by Robin Richman. Also includes an editorial on “Sterling’s lesson for the dollar,” a close-up of Mrs. Justice Douglas (ie Cathy Douglas), and more,
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good.
$20.00


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Johnson, Robert Flynn.
Works on Paper by Wesley Chamberlin and Roy Ragle.
San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1988.
Exhibition brochure (6-sided). 2 reproductions and descriptive text for 1988 exhibition of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts. Includes artist statements by both artists.
Brochure. Very Good.
$14.00


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Kammeroper.
Die Liebeslist La Finta Semplice (Mozart) and Wiener Blut (Strauss).
Schlosstheater Schoenbrunn, 1984.
Clean program guide for Die Liebeslist: La Fina Semplice by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Wiener Blut by Johann Strauss. Primarily in German, but some English, French and Italian translations. Advertisements. Theater plan. Illustrated. Since the 17th century occiasional drama performances took place in the park of Schoenbrunn, but there was no permanent building until Empress Maria Theresia commissioned Nikolaus Pacassi to construct the Palace Theater. In 1929 the Palace theatre was handed over to the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar (Academy for Performing Arts). It is now used as a rehearsal stage throughout the academic year, from October to June.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Like New.
$12.00


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Keppel, Sheila.
Cultural Patterns in Chinese Ceramics and Bronzes.
Berkeley: Berkeley Art Museum, 1994.
Gallery handout for the exhibition: A Moveable Feast: Chinese Ceramics and Bronzes. 9 illustrations. 4-sided. Clean throughout.
Pamphlet. Very Good.
$10.00


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Komar and Melamid.
POSTCARD: Exhibition Announcement for the Komar and Melamid Asian Elephant and Conservation Project.
UC Berkeley Art Museum, 2002.
2-sided postcard. Measures 5.5×8.5 inches. Announcement for the first exhibition and auction of elephant art on the West Coast. Mailing information crossed out.
Postcard. Very Good.
$10.00


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Lerner, Alan Jay and Frederick Lowe.
Brigadoon Playbill (Monday, August 11, 1947 / The Ziegfeld Theatre).
Ziegfeld Theatre, 1977.
Ephemera. Unmarked Playbill for the week of August 11, 1947. Cast includes David Books, Lee Sullivan, William Hansen, Pamela Britton, George Keane, and James Mitchell. Presented by Cheryl Crawford. Playbill includes Who’s Who in the cast, theatre layout, advertisements, etc. 44pp. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$18.00


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Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The Fauve Landscape (Exhibition Brochure).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
8-sided “Exclusive Members’ Ticket Information” exhibition brochure. Measures 3.5″ x 8.5″ folded. Sticker shadow on front. 3 reproductions from the show. Includes ticket information relating to the exhibition.

Paperback. Very Good.
$10.00


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Lutz, Ralph Haswell.
The Hoover Library on War, Revolution, and Peace: Annual Report of the Chairman 1937-38.
Stanford University Press, 1938.
Clean, tight book. Slight chipping on cover. Illustrated.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$20.00


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Marceau, Henri (Director).
Handbook of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1960.
This undated booklet was published during the tenure of Henri Marceau (1955-1964) and before the construction of the Armory atop the Great Stairs. Floor plans. B/W reproductions, including many of period rooms and the galleries. General information about the museum (e.g., Annual membership was $10/year).
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$25.00


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Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Photography: Processes Preservation Conservation.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, nd.
6-sided exhibition brochure. 10 illustrations. Bibliography. Definitions. Covers conservation of photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Basic guidelines for preservation of photographs, and an overview of photographic processes.
Brochure. Very Good.
$12.00


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Moore, Henry.
The Mother and Child Portfolio and the Moore / Curwn Archive (Brochure).
Goldmark Gallery, nd.
Promotional brochure with 56-thumbnail reproductions in color and descriptive text. Eight pages.
Booklet. Very Good.
$10.00


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Morris, Frances.
Between Cinema and a Hard Place.
London: Tate Modern, 2000.
Stapled gallery brochure for exhibition including (among others) Christian Boltanski, Stan Douglas, Douglas Gordon, Mona Hatoum, Rebecca Horn, Anish Kapoor, Julian Opie, Cornelia Parker, Bill Viola, Jeff Wall, Rachel Whiteread. 24pp. Small color reproductions and statements about each piece. Creased corner.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good.
$15.00


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Morse, Sir Jeremy.
Do we know where we’re going? (The 1985 Per Jacobsson lecture).
Per Jacobsson Foundation, 1986.
Ex-library. 32pp. Includes lecture, questions and answers, biography, closing remarks by Joon Sung Kim. Clean text.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good.
$10.00


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Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Painting and Sculpture Acquisitions.
NY MOMA, 1960.
The Museum of Modern Art Bulletin, Vol XXVIII, Nos. 2, 3 & 4. Chipping, soiling and tears on cover. Artists include Richard J. Anuszkiewicz, Elmer Bishcoff, Lee Bontecou, Joan Brown, Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Lucio Fontana, Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, Claude Monet, Isamu Noguchi, Picasso, Seurat, Jean Tinguely, Vasarely, and others. 58pp. Illustrated in B/W. “98″ Marked on cover.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Acceptable.
$10.00


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n/a.
America’s Museum of Asian Art and Culture.
San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
Promotional brochure for the opening of the new Asian Art Museum building in San Francisco, on Larkin St. Includes photographs of objects, a drawing of the new building, and an historical photograph of the creation of the sand mandala at the Golden Gate Park location.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$10.00


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N/A.
Artists of the Stieglitz Circle.
The Georgio O’Keefe Museum, 1999.
4-sided exhibition brochure with an Alfred Stieglitz sef-portrait (1907) on the front.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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N/A.
Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2004.
8-sided exhbition brochure. Measures 7.5×10 inches. Several illustrations of artifacts in the show with an overview of the exhibition and history. Small nick on cover.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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N/A.
Cueva Museo Etnografico / Cuevas del Almanzora (Brochure).
Almeria, Spain: Cueva Museo, 2005.
6-sided brochure of a cave-museum in Almeria, Spain. Text in Spanish and English. Floor plan. Thumbnail reproductions.
Brochure. Like New.
$10.00


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N/A.
Eight Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival fo the Arts.
Central Pennsylvania of the Arts, 1974.
Festival booklet. Includes maps, program, contributors, etc. Small stain on back page. 20pp.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good.
$10.00


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N/A.
Italian Maiolica From the Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1987.
Exhibition brochure, 8-sided, folded. 7 color (thumbnail) reproductions, map and descriptive text. Exhibition: 5 July 1986 through 28 June 1987.
Brochure. Very Good.
$15.00


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N/A.
Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment.
Berkeley: University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, 2000.
6-sided exhibition brochure.
Brochure. Like New.
$10.00


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N/A.
The Universe of Jean Arp (Ephemera: Gallery Brochure).
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1987.
8-sided exhibition brochure. (Unfolded measure 8.5″x14″) 8 color thumbnail reproductions. Includes descriptive text. Jean Arp / Hans Arp (1886-1966) was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist. Exhibition checklist.
Brochure. Like New.
$10.00


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National Gallery London.
National Gallery Spring Season Guide 2002 (Cuyp, Genoese Paintings, Fitzwilliam Loan).
London: National Gallery London, 2002.
Clean throughout. 10 page booklet. Includes descriptive text on the exhibitions and 11 small color reproductions. Information for visitors on back.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Like New.
$10.00


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O’Connell, Patrick J. and Titcomb, Margaret.
The Ancient Hawaiians: Who Were They? How Did They Live? and The Ancient Hawaiians: How they Clothed Themselves (2 volumes).
Hogarth pr, 1974.
Both books are titles in Hawaii’s Cultural Heritage Series. Clean text. Illustrated. Each book has a bibliography, an index., and a glossary and pronunciation guide.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$10.00


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Old Royal Observatory.
The Meridian Line : Greenwich.
Old Royal Observatory, 2000.
Museum brochure. 6-sided. Highlights exhibits at the museum.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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Order Blank: Ohio Teachers’ Reading Circle Books for 1909-1910.
Order Blank: Ohio Teachers’ Reading Circle Books for 1909-1910: In American Fields and Forests.
Ohio Teacher’s Reading Circle, 1910.
Order form for In American Fields and Forests, adopted by the Ohio Teachers’ Reading Circle for 1909-1910 under Literature. Includes book description. Four sided form (folded). Each side measures 3.25×6.
Pamphlet. Very good.
$14.00


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Panzanelli, Roberta.
The Geometry of Seeing: Perspective and the Dawn of Virtual Space.
Los Angeles: The Getty Research Institute, 2002.
Exhibtion brochure. 12pp. 7 illustrations. Exhibition checklist. Descriptive summary of exhibition.
Brochure. Very Good.
$12.00


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Pflueger, Timothy L and Diego Rivera.
The City Club: Art and Decor.
San Francisco: The City Clup, 1996.
Brochure, Diego Rivera postcard and information sheet. The centerpiece of The City Club is the Diego Rivera fresco titled Allegory of California (Riches of California) represented on the postcard and the brochure. Information sheet describes the history of the building, originally designed by Timothy L. Pflueger. Slight soiling on the information sheet.
Unbound. Very Good.
$10.00


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The Raphael Tapestry Cartoons 1515-16: The Acts of St. Peter and St. Paul.
Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996.
6-sided gallery brochure with text and illustrations. Sections on The Cartoons and Their Function; Raphael and the Cartoons; and The Cartoons in Britian. 12 illustrations, one of which is an x-ray image.
Pamphlet. Like New.
$15.00


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Rappe, Eleanor.
Plato’s Studio: Fragments & Restorations.
Museum of New Mexico/Museum of Fine Arts, 2001.
Oversize, 8-sided folded brochure offers an overview of Rappe’s exhibition responding to Plato’s legacy. Rappe creates a fictional archology that provides an opportunity to rethink art as memesis or imitation and literary materia that relates to Plato. Brochure has a turned corner.
Brochure. Good.
$10$10.50


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Royal Academy of the Arts.
Paris: Capital of the Arts, 1900-1968.
London: Royal Academy of the Arts, 2002.
Gallery Guide. 8-sided. Text and 7 illustrations. Corner crease. Includes layout of the exhibition. Clean.
Pamphlet. Good.
$12.00


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Samuel Weiser.
Samuel Weiser Book Catalogue (1977).
Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1977.
Clean internally. 36pp. Lists the Weiser titles, some with cover images and descriptions.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$12.00


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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art On View Brochure (1990).
SFMOMA, 1990.
Clean. Four-sided folded brochure. Thumbnail of Sigmar Polke, Hochsitz mit Ganse (Watchtower with Geese, 1987-88) on the cover. Thumbnail of Sebastta Salgado’s “In the Cold Morning Wind, Korem Camp, Ethiopia, 1984″ inside. Short descriptive text on current exhibitions and the museum. Also a thumbnail of the SFMOMA Civic Center museum facade and a map.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Tokyo: Form and Spirit (Gallery Brochure).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1987.
6-sided exhibition brochure. Overview of the exhibition. No reproductions in the brochure. This exhibition included a multifaceted vision of Tokyo today interpreted by elevan of Japan’s leading contemporary architects and designers.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10$10.00


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Seattle Art Museum.
Christian Marclay: Seattle Art Museum.
Seattle Art Museum, 2004.
Gallery brochure featuring Christian Marclay exhibition (February 5-April 25, 2004) at the Seattle Art Museum. 2 small thumbnails inside as well as 4 thumbnails on the cover page. 8-sided, folded.
Brochure. Very Good.
$12.00


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Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Collezione Peggy Gugenheim (Venezia).
Fondazione Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1996.
Gallery brochure. 34 color reproductions,including an image of Peggy Guggenheim. Artists Including (among others) Picasso, Braque, Kandinsky, de Kooning, Pollock, Picabia, and Giacometti. Clean text. Text in Italian.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$10.00


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Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation New York, 1996.
Gallery brochure. 34 color reproductions,including an image of Peggy Guggenheim. Artists Including (among others) Picasso, Braque, Kandinsky, de Kooning, Pollock, Picabia, and Giacometti. Clean text.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$10.00


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Storr, Robert et al.
Making Choices.
New York: New York Museum of Modern Art, 2000.
Gallery brochure. Making Choices is a cycle of exhibitions that focuses on the years between 1920 and 1960. Illustrated. Includes floor plan of exhibition. 24pp. Corner crease on cover. Clean text. 8×10 inches.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good.
$10.00


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The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
The Inventor and the Innovative Society: A symposium.
National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian Institution, 1995.
Ten-sided brochure for a November 10-11, 1995 symposium. List of speakers. Illustrated. Mailing label on back.
Brochure. Very Good.
$10.00


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The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Greek Art: From Prehistoric to Classical.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999.
Sixteen-page gallery brochure. Includes floor plan of the Great Hall, Map of The Ancient Greek World, Chronology of Greek and Roman Art. 30 illustrations. Clean throughout.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Like New.
$10.00


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The National Gallery, London.
Seurat and the Bathers (exhibition brochure).
London: The National Gallery, London, 1997.
8-sided gallery brochure produced for exhibition intented to place


The Bathers



in the context of Seurat’s early career and the artistic currents of his time. Includes 10 B/W reproductions, descriptive text., and exhibition layout. Folded size is 5.5″w x 12″h. Some edge wear.
Brochure. Very Good.
$18.00


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Treasure Chest.
Treasure Chest of Dances Old and New.
Treasure Chest Publications, Inc., 1937.
Unmarked. Small illustrations. Dances include the Bearfort Indian Dance, Daisy Bell, El Tango de Reve, English Country Dance, Pop Goes the Weasel, etc. 48pp. Back cover contains a small tear, also thumbnail covers of other books in the Treasure Chest series.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good.
$12.00


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Tsujimoto, Karen and Jacquelynn Baas.
The Art of Joan Brown (Gallery Brochure).
University of California Press, 1998.
10-sided exhibition brochure, folded. Clean throughout. Includes short descriptive text (on Joan Brown’s formative experiences, the early 1960s, Figurative paintings, Animals, the 1970s, etc). 10 small color reproductions. Also includes information about the show.
Brochure. Like New.
$15.00


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Tuttleton, James W.
The James Family and Italy: A Symposium.
New York: New York University, 1988.
Symposium prgram for April 29-30, 1988 event. Photographs/paintings of all members of the James family, including a pencil sketch of William James by himself (1866). Event program and a 2-page descriptive essay by James W. Tuttleton. 12pp.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$10.00


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UCLA.
Opioids, and Janus Drugs, and the Relief of Pain (pamphlet).
UCLA, 2002.
8-sided brochure for the 2nd UCLA History of Pain Symposium, August 23-24, 2002. One fold contains descriptive text. 3 folds present the program. Also registration form and other information about the event.
Brochure. Like New.
$10.00


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Verdi, Richard; Bailey, Martin; Conisbee, Philip et al.
Saved 100 Years of the National Art Collections Fund (Gallery Brochure).
London: Hayward Gallery and the National Art Collections Fund in association with Scala Publishers, 2003.
8-side gallery brochure for exhibition highlighting works the National Art Collections Fund helped secure for public collections in the United Kingdom. 7 illustrations. Gallery plan. Descriptions of each section of exhibition.
Pamphlet. Very Good.
$10.00


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Wechsler, Jeffrey.
Surrealism Embodied: The Figure in American Art 1933-1953.
New York: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 1992.
Gallery Brochure. Artists reproduced include Kurt Seligmann, Eugene Berman, James Guy, Pavel Tchelitchew, Alfonso Ossorio, Dorothea Tanning, Misha Reznikoff and others. 16pp.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good.
$25.00


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Wertinger, Hans.
Summer.
National Gallery, London, 1999.
Gallery brochure for exhibition (15 July-26 September 1999). 6-sided, 8.5″x11″. Full color. 14 images and descriptive text. Slight edge wear.
Pamphlet. Very Good.
$10.00


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Wheatland, David P.
Time, Life & Matter.
Cambridge: Harvard University.
Gallery Brochure. Articles by Mario Biagioli, Steven Shapin, Jimena Canales, Peter Galison, Anne Harrington, and Charles Rosenberg. Well illustrated. 13pp.
Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Like New.
$12.00