Ways of Seeing Tapa dura - 1973

Viking Books, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. Underlining visible. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: The Viking Press , 1973. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, decorated paper boards with beige cloth spine. Spine stamped in black and blue. 160 pages, many b&w illustrations. A clean, bright copy lacking the dust jacket. Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the (London) Sunday Times a critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." By now he has. "Berger has the ability to cut right through the mystification of the professional art critics . . . He is a liberator of images: and once we have allowed the paintings to work on us directly, we are in a much better position to make a meaningful evaluation" —Peter Fuller, Arts Review. "The influence of the series and the book . . . was enormous . . . It opened up for… Leer más

New York: Viking Press, 1973. 3rd printing done in 1977. A crisp and unmarked copy, NF/NF. Quarter blue cloth binding. 160pp. Illustrations throughout. Jacket has a couple tiny scuffs. Offered in a new mylar cover.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Viking Adult, 1973. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 20x20x20. Very good hardcover with dust jacket. Stated published in 1973, no additional printings indicated. Binding is tight, sturdy and square. Very light wear to tan cloth bind over spine/green and black graphic pattern design papered over boards. Titling on spine remains clear and bold. Top text block is inked green. Text and images are very good throughout. Unclipped dust jacket ($6.95) has light edgewear, light age toning, small crease to upper corner of front inside flap. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

first edition (U.S.) first printing hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; little age tone to text pages, some foxing to text block fore-edge and bottom edge; tight bind; clean 1/4 cloth cover vivid titling; dj has light foxing along panel edges (dj verso also) and edge wear (compression at spine heel and lower corners but no tears); flap price present B18