Hardcover
1930 · New York
by Pemberton, Murdock
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover. G- (Ex-art library, with soiled and aged covers; only light edge wear to bindings; i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; pages are only lightly aged; book slightly bowed overall.). Yellowish cloth. 63 text pp. plus 49 BW plates on pages following; 1 color plate as frontispiece. A collection of 8 light-hearted essays about art, aimed at average American viewers, followed by 49 examples of art chosen by the author, Murdock Pemberton (1888-1982), the first art critic for The New Yorker magazine. A delight. Could be used as a starting point for further thought or discussion. Rare.
(Inventory #: 983)