From the moment he arrived in New Mexico in 1964, Gus Blaisdell (1935-2003) was a legendary presence. Famous in Albuquerque as a writer, teacher, publisher, editor, and especially as the proprietor of the Living Batch bookstore, Blaisdell was also a brilliant critic whose essays influenced readers throughout the country and across the Atlantic. This long-awaited collection of Blaisdell's critical writings includes essays on literature, art, and film, along with moving tributes by some of the distinguished writers who numbered Blaisdell among their friends. Introductory essays by philosopher Stanley Cavell and literary critic David Morris join colleague Ira Jaffe's poignant memoir to provide perspectives on the man by friends who knew him well. Glimpses of Blaisdell's vivid personality can be had from the many photographs included, and the diligently researched chronology compiled by Nicole Blaisdell Ivey tracks the course of her father's complicated life.
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Art critic William Peterson lives in Albuquerque, where he is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of New Mexico. Longtime editor of ARTSPACE magazine, he has also been a correspondent for ARTnews and an associate editor at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Nicole Blaisdell Ivey is a photographer and writer. Her work has appeared in The Sun magazine, New Mexico Photographer, and others. She lives in Albuquerque.
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Vendeur : A&D Books, South Orange, NJ, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine/As New clothbound hardcover in a Fine/As New dust jacket, protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "From the moment he arrived in New Mexico in 1964, Gus Blaisdell (1935-2003) was a legendary presence. Famous in Albuquerque as a writer, teacher, publisher, editor, and especially as the proprietor of the Living Batch bookstore, Blaisdell was also a brilliant critic whose essays influenced readers throughout the country and across the Atlantic. This long-awaited collection of Blaisdell's critical writings includes essays on literature, art, and film, along with moving tributes by some of the distinguished writers who numbered Blaisdell among their friends. Glimpses of Blaisdell's vivid personality can be had from the many photographs included, and the diligently researched chronology compiled by Nicole Blaisdell Ivey tracks the course of her father's complicated life." Edited by William Peterson and Nicole Blaisdell Ivey; preface by Peterson; essays by Stanley Cavell, David Morris, and Ira Jaffe. SIGNED BY both PETERSON & IVEY on the title page; no inscription. 408 pages; b&w illustrations sprinkled throughout; 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Chronology, bibliography. N° de réf. du vendeur 21905
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Vendeur : Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by William Peterson and Nicole Blaisdell Ivey. Hardcover. Black laminated cloth with title stamped in green on spine; with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Essays, fiction and correspondence by Gus Blaisdell selected and edited by William Peterson and co-edited by Nicole Blaisdell Ivey. Includes some of Blaisdell's most brilliant writings on artists and photographers including Lewis Baltz, John Gossage, Joel-Peter Witkin and others. Foreword by Stanley Cavell. Preface by William Peterson. Introduction by David B. Morris. Envoi by Ira Jaffe. Includes a chronology and a bibliography. Designed by Melissa Tandysh. 382 pp., with numerous halftone illustrations. 9-1/4 x 6-1/2 inches. New in New dust jacket, enclosed in a clear archival Brodart protective cover (opened only for signatures). From the publisher: "From the moment he arrived in New Mexico in 1964, Gus Blaisdell (1935-2003) was a legendary presence. Famous in Albuquerque as a writer, teacher, publisher, editor, and especially as the proprietor of the Living Batch bookstore, Blaisdell was also a brilliant critic whose essays influenced readers throughout the country and across the Atlantic. This long-awaited collection of Blaisdell's critical writings includes essays on literature, art, and film, along with moving tributes by some of the distinguished writers who numbered Blaisdell among their friends. Introductory essays by philosopher Stanley Cavell and literary critic David Morris join colleague Ira Jaffe's poignant memoir to provide perspectives on the man by friends who knew him well. Glimpses of Blaisdell's vivid personality can be had from the many photographs included, and the diligently researched chronology compiled by Nicole Blaisdell Ivey tracks the course of her father's complicated life.". Signed by Author. Signed. N° de réf. du vendeur 109828
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Vendeur : INDOO, Avenel, NJ, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780826342409
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Vendeur : Test Centre Books, Norwich, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing. 8vo. Black cloth. xxxiv, 382pp. Illustrated. 'This broad sampling of Gus Blaisdell's writings consists mainly of critical and philosophical essays from the 1970s and 1980s, but extends from the early 1960s, when he was a young writer finding his footing, to 2003, the year he died. While he takes up issues that were current during that era of cultural discontent, Blaisdell's writing is timeless in its consideration of the philosophical issues raised by the media and works of art he addresses.' Also included are excerpts from correspondence and a few samples of his poetry and imaginative fiction, such as the completed parts of the ambitious 'TLP Hotel' project, 'which transports Wittgenstein's "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" to the "endgames" of the West Coast art scene in the 1970s'. A hint only of splaying to the upper board, the jacket mildly rubbed/shelfworn. N° de réf. du vendeur 009983
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