Cultures collecting (76 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Authored by historians, art historians, and historians of science working in the United States, Europe, and South America, each of the fourteen essays in Collecting Across Cultures explores a specific aspect of the history of collecting, collections, or collectors in the early modern period.…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: fair. Readable condition with clear signs of use. May contain notes, highlights, lack the dust jacket or extras like CDs, access codes or inserts.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. with essays by Jean Baudrillard, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Nicholas Thomas, Mieke Bal, John Forrester, John Windsor, Naomi Schor, Susan Stewart, Anthony Alan Shelton, Jas Elsner, Roger Cardinal and an interview with Robert Opie. This book traces the psychology, history and theory of the compulsion to collect, focusing not just on the normative collections of the Western canon, but also on collections that reflect a fascination with the Other and the marginal the ephemeral, exotic, or just plain curious. There are essays on the Neoclassical architect Sir John Soane, Sigmund Freud and Kurt Schwitters, one of the masters of collage. Others examine imperialist encounters with remote cultures the conquistadors in America in the sixteenth century, and the British in the Pacific in the eighteenth - and the more recent collectors of popular culture, be they of Swatch watches, Elvis Presley memorabilia or of packaging and advertising. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Harvard University Press, 1994. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780948462511.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780948462511.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 312 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 312.

Zustand: New. . 1994. First. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. In English.

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series: Critical Views. Physical description: viii, 312 pages, illustrations, 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304) and index. Contents: The system of collecting / Jean Baudrillard; "Unless you do these crazy things": an interview with Robert Opie; Identity parades / John Windsor; Collecting and collage-making: the case of Curt Schwitters / Roger Cardinal; Telling objects: a narrative perspective on collecting / Mieke Bal; Licenced curiosity: Cook's Pacific voyages / Nicholas Thomas; From treasury to museum: the collections of the Austrian Habsburgs / Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann; A collector's model of desire: the house and museum of Sir John Soane / John Elsner; Cabinets of transgression: Renaissance collections and the incorporation of the New World / Anthony Alan Shelton; Death and life, in that order, in the works of Charles Willson Peale / Susan Stewart; "Mille e tre": Freud and collecting / John Forrester; Collecting Paris / Naomi Schor. Subjects: Museums and Galleries; Collectors and collecting; Miscellanea; Art collections: Psychological Aspects; Museums Acquisitions; Collectors : Museum Studies; Museology; Museums and society; Museums History; Imperialism in art; Collectors and collecting Great Britain History 19th century. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 324 pages. 6.00x0.73x9.00 inches. In Stock.

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series: Critical Views. Physical description: viii, 312 pages, illustrations, 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304) and index. Contents: The system of collecting / Jean Baudrillard; "Unless you do these crazy things": an interview with Robert Opie; Identity parades / John Windsor; Collecting and collage-making: the case of Curt Schwitters / Roger Cardinal; Telling objects: a narrative perspective on collecting / Mieke Bal; Licenced curiosity: Cook's Pacific voyages / Nicholas Thomas; From treasury to museum: the collections of the Austrian Habsburgs / Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann; A collector's model of desire: the house and museum of Sir John Soane / John Elsner; Cabinets of transgression: Renaissance collections and the incorporation of the New World / Anthony Alan Shelton; Death and life, in that order, in the works of Charles Willson Peale / Susan Stewart; "Mille e tre": Freud and collecting / John Forrester; Collecting Paris / Naomi Schor. Subjects: Museums and Galleries; Collectors and collecting; Miscellanea; Art collections: Psychological Aspects; Museums Acquisitions; Collectors : Museum Studies; Museology; Museums and society; Museums History; Imperialism in art; Collectors and collecting Great Britain History 19th century. 1 Kg.…

Super octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. 2025. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.