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(15) CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKS, INCL. RARE 1ST ED.

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(15) CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKS, INCL. RARE 1ST ED.

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Assorted group of (15) vintage contemporary art books and publications, including: Painting Toward Architecture (Hitchcock/The Miller Company 1948) a rare 1st ed. hardcover in excellent condition; Victor Vasarely (Prestel 1992) 1st German edition; a two-volume catalog from Sotheby's 2001 Contemporary Art Including the Douglas Cramer Collection; Alexander Calder 1st ed. (Marter/Cambridge Press 1991); Yesterday's Children (Tchelitchew 1944) 1st ed.; and various other 20th century art publications. Dimensions: (Largest) H 12" x W 9.75" x D 1" Condition: Yesterday's Children and Designing for People showing moderate wear including creasing and cracking to spine, small tears to jacket, tears and brittleness to pages; the rest showing normal wear consistent with age and use.

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(15) CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKS, INCL. RARE 1ST ED.

Name: (15) CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKS, INCL. RARE 1ST ED.
SKU: 106217485
Price: 180 USD
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