2007, ISBN: 9780712309752

New York: Pantheon Books, 1965. First edition. First printing (stated). Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling.. Kessle, Gun (Photographer). 160 p. illus. (par… More...

New York: Pantheon Books, 1965. First edition. First printing (stated). Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling.. Kessle, Gun (Photographer). 160 p. illus. (part col. ) map, ports. 26 cm. From publisher's material: 'What is China really like today? The 172 photographs with accompanying text which Jan Myrdal and his wife, artist-photographer Gun Kessle, have selected for this volume represent one of the most direct, sensitive answers to that question now available to concerned or curious Westerners. Chinese Journal is the result of an unrestricted nine-month tour which these two perceptive Europeans were allowed to make throughout communist China. ' From Wikipedia: "Jan Myrdal (born 19 July 1927 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish author, leftist-political writer and columnist. He is an honorary doctor of literature at Upsala College in New Jersey, USA, and a Ph.D. at Nankai University in Tianjin in China. He has lived at various times in the United States, Afghanistan, Iran and India. He is the son of the Social Democrats and Nobel Laureates Alva Myrdal and Gunnar Myrdal; he broke completely with both at an early age for personal reasons while keeping them in esteem for their public achievements. He was married to Gun Kessle, a photographer, graphic artist and writer, until her death in 2007. She illustrated many of his works. In 1982 Myrdal went back to the Chinese village he reported on in 1962 and recorded his observations in Return to a Chinese Village (1984), in which he expressed his disappointment at the changes that had occurred, and his continued support of Mao's programs, including the Cultural Revolution....Myrdal is a prolific writer, both of books and newspaper columns; he was first employed as a journalist at a local newspaper, after having dropped out of gymnasium to concentrate on his writing. He got his breakthrough in 1963 with the book Report from a Chinese Village, an anthropologic study of a Chinese village in Mao's China. Subsequently he has written many similar "reports" and travel notes from Asian countries, including India, Afghanistan and the then-Soviet Central Asian republics, in collaboration with his life partner, Gun Kessle. His 1968 book Confessions of a Disloyal European was chosen by the New York Times as one of that year's 'ten books of particular significance and excellence'. Myrdal's best-known works include his many autobiographical books, I novels, mainly about his childhood and his complex, conflicted relationship with his parents, Alva Myrdal and Gunnar Myrdal. The first of these books caused scandal when they were first published in Sweden, due to the bad light they cast on Alva and Gunnar, who were among the most esteemed public intellectuals and politicians of their time. Myrdal is an eclectic author, who has developed a wide range of special interests in topics deemed obscure by many, and who seeks to place art, literature and popular culture in an ever-political context of historical and social forces. He has written books on such diverse subjects as Meccano, wartime propaganda posters and French 18th-century caricature art; he even edited a wine column for a short while. The line dividing art, literature and politics is thin and fluid, if at all existent, in Myrdal's works, and he will regularly dive into far-reaching historical and cultural exposés in his political agitation. Jan Myrdal in an open-air meeting against a Swedish involvement in the war in Afghanistan, October 27, 2007Politically, Myrdal belongs to the far-left and is an adherent of or at least associated with Maoism and other forms of third worldist anti-Soviet communism; he has been a fervent advocate of anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist causes. His influence on the cultural and political life of Sweden was most prominent during the 1970s, when he was one of the main intellectuals of the radical left of the time, which culminated in the Vietnam war protest movement, of which he was a central figure. However, unlike many of his former supporters, he has maintained his views up to this day, regardless of their diminishing popularity. Today, ...he remains a notable figure in political and., Pantheon Books, 1965, 2.5, -British Library (31 Oct. 2007)-. Exhibition catalogue. First edition. 260x190mm 176 pages. Illustrated mainly in colour throughout, some duotone. Cloth. Very good indeed in dustjacket. Between 1900 and 1937 the avant garde consisted of a series of overlapping movements such as Cubism, Expressionism, Futurism, Dadaism, Constructivism and Surrealism. Because of its very nature, the avant garde was denied traditional modes of communication and exhibition, so participants became adept at finding alternative outlets, publishing their own manifestos, poetry, magazines and books, and creating new genres, such as the artist's book and the photo-book. These frequently employed innovative design and typography, still influential today.This book focuses on the printed work of avant garde participants, demonstrating its importance to the various groups and the way in which printed works helped to disseminate information and ideas internationally. Publication is timed to coincide with the major autumn exhibition of the same name at the British Library. It contains around 100 illustrations of avant garde printed work, giving a unique insight into a little-studied aspect of the avant garde. 30 cities of particular importance to the avant garde are featured, and their artists and contributions are described in depth. We are specialists in Catalogues: Exhibitions, Auctions, Collections, etc., with a picture of the cover available on request. All items are as described and dispatched within 36 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with over 32 years experience, you may order with confidence. Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900-1937 9780712309752, -British Library (31 Oct. 2007)-, 0<

2008, ISBN: 9780712309752

Chico, California:: Self Published, 1991.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with gilt text; owner's gift note, otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. a… More...

Chico, California:: Self Published, 1991.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with gilt text; owner's gift note, otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. about 10.5 inches inches square . Notes. Black endpapers. Description: Several illustrations from rare historic photographs. ''A photographic essay presenting the early, formative years through the words of two of the institution's best known historians: W H 'Old Hutch' Hutchinson and Clarence McIntosh. The essay spans half the University's first century -- from the town's first efforts in 1881 to secure an institution of higher learning, to the dramatic fire which destroyed the Normal building in 1927 and the vigorous renewal that followed.'' Published by Friends of the Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, California., Self Published, 1991., 3, British Library, 2008. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. This volume explores the creative transformation which shook the foundations of European culture during the first four decades of the twentieth century--a revolution which encompassed fields as wide-ranging as visual art, theatre, literature, photography, design, music, and architecture. Breaking the Rules brings these distinct movements together for the first time in order to explore the rich tradition of exploiting the printed medium that helped to define the creative change of the age--and foster our contemporary understanding of avant-garde culture. Breaking the Rules draws upon the British Library's unrivalled collection of artists' books, manifestos, little magazines, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and posters from across Europe in order to explore the rapid exchange of ideas through printed matter that marked the avant-garde movement--and led to its presence in cities as diverse as London, Brussels, Munich, Zurich, Florence, Rome, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Prague, Tbilisi, Budapest, and Belgrade, among others. Including remarkable items like the notebooks and corrected proofs of Finnegans Wake and excerpts from an oral history interview with David Gascoyne recalling the Surrealist group in 1935 Paris--all beautifully reproduced with over ninety full-color images--as well as articles about more than thirty European and Russian cities describing their location's particular significance to the avant garde, this volume is essential reading for anyone fascinated by the power of change inherent in the printed image and word., British Library, 2008, 0<

2008, ISBN: 9780712309752

Hardcover

Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 1998. Quarto. 231 pp; 29 b/w illustrations; 12 floor plans of Burghley from 1623, 1688, 1738, 1770s, 1804, 1998; catalogue of 166 items, descri… More...

Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 1998. Quarto. 231 pp; 29 b/w illustrations; 12 floor plans of Burghley from 1623, 1688, 1738, 1770s, 1804, 1998; catalogue of 166 items, described & illustrated in color; glossary; bibliography; family tree. Paperback. Near Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy; looks unread. The catalogue contains paintings, sculpture, and architectural drawings related to the Cecil family and Burghley House; miniatures; Virtu: the Countess’s jewels; other virtu; Grand Tour objects; sculpture; European ceramics; Chinese ceramics; Japanese ceramics; furniture & furnishings; and silver.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine., Art Services International, 1998, 4, British Library, 2008. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. This volume explores the creative transformation which shook the foundations of European culture during the first four decades of the twentieth century--a revolution which encompassed fields as wide-ranging as visual art, theatre, literature, photography, design, music, and architecture. Breaking the Rules brings these distinct movements together for the first time in order to explore the rich tradition of exploiting the printed medium that helped to define the creative change of the age--and foster our contemporary understanding of avant-garde culture. Breaking the Rules draws upon the British Library's unrivalled collection of artists' books, manifestos, little magazines, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and posters from across Europe in order to explore the rapid exchange of ideas through printed matter that marked the avant-garde movement--and led to its presence in cities as diverse as London, Brussels, Munich, Zurich, Florence, Rome, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Prague, Tbilisi, Budapest, and Belgrade, among others. Including remarkable items like the notebooks and corrected proofs of Finnegans Wake and excerpts from an oral history interview with David Gascoyne recalling the Surrealist group in 1935 Paris--all beautifully reproduced with over ninety full-color images--as well as articles about more than thirty European and Russian cities describing their location's particular significance to the avant garde, this volume is essential reading for anyone fascinated by the power of change inherent in the printed image and word., British Library, 2008, 0<

2007, ISBN: 0712309756

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780712309752], Used, good, [SC: 3.0], [PU: London : British Library], 1900-1999 AFFISCHER EUROPA 1900-TALET ARTS EUROPE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS HISTORY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBITIONS MEL… More...

[EAN: 9780712309752], Used, good, [SC: 3.0], [PU: London : British Library], 1900-1999 AFFISCHER EUROPA 1900-TALET ARTS EUROPE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS HISTORY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBITIONS MÉTHODES EXPÉRIMENTALES HISTOIRE 20E SIÈCLE EXPOSITIONS GRAPHIQUES ARTS, EUROPEAN AVANT-GARDE (AESTHETICS) AVANTGARDE (ESTETIK) HISTORIA CATALOGUES D'EXPOSITION ESTAMPE EUROPÉENNE EXHIBITION CATALOGS GRAFISK FORMGIVNING GRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS. MODERNISM (ART) MODERNISME PRINTS, 9780712309752, 9780712309806, 0712309756, 0712309802, Jacket, 176 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the British Library, Nov. 9, 2007-Mar. 30, 2008, Books<