Buy this book on-line Maurice RHEIMS ,Blue Endpapers, Inner Dj Flap original price intact $6.95, DJ design by Penelope Ansley, Translated from French by David Pryce-Jones, Lavishly illustrated with 48 reproductions in Halftone, : The Strange Life Of Objects 35 Centuries of Art Collecting & Collectors. Includes Prices, Index, Appendix,analysis of sale prices, price of gold vs. wages chart, tells about what happens to objects of art afterNew York: Atheneum Publishers,, 1961
HBDJ, 1961, Stated 1st American Edition, NF/VG, AS-IS, DJ LIGHT WEAR RUB,TINY CHIPS TEARS extremities, 274 pgs, DJ protected Clear Mylar, Purple cloth with red spine with Gold gilt,tells about what happens to objects of art after their creation: about the foibles of collectors, the variations of fashion, the decisions of dealers, the fluctuations of value. It includes a penetrating, amusing and highly original study of the psychology of collecting--the hoarding, treasuring and amassing instincts. Frankly and with great wit, the author concerns himself with art objects in many societies: as loot, as value, as status symbols, as enrichment, as learning. Filled with anecdotes, tales and inside information, The Strange Life of Objects is also stuffed like a treasure chest with imposing names, huge prices and deeds of bravado connected with buying art or selling it or taking it away from others. Illustr.: DJ design by Penelope Ansley,. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Maurice RHEIMS ,Blue Endpapers, Inner Dj Flap original price intact $6.95, DJ design by Penelope Ansley, Translated from French by David Pryce-Jones, Lavishly illustrated with 48 reproductions in Halftone, : The Strange Life Of Objects 35 Centuries of Art Collecting & Collectors. Includes Prices, Index, Appendix,analysis of sale prices, price of gold vs. wages chart, tells about what happens to objects of art after. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, rare books, incunabula, livres illustrées and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |