Contemporary Ceramics, Emmanuel Cooper, Thames & Hudson, 2009, HC, NF.

Cooper, Emmanuel. New York, Thames & Hudson, 2009. 

English, Near Fine, HC, 8vo, 9 1/4" x 8 1/2", 303 pp.

ISBN: 9780500514870

White pictorial glossy paper over board, featuring Barnaby Barford's 2007 "Come On You Lightweight - Down It!" to front, Hella Jongerius' 2005 "Non-Temporary" to back, red and black lettering to front and spine, black lettering to back, superior copy inside and out, with only the most minimal, unobtrusive wear to bindings, text-block and endpapers. Very Good pictorial glossy dust jacket, exact same images and lettering to front and back as book, black lettering to interior flaps, minor shelf wear to back, some wear to edges, 1/4" tear to top front tip, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar-sleeve. [6] 303 pp., replete with 611  full-color images, Introduction, five chapters: "Beyond Utility," "Defining Space," "Mind the Gap," "A Sense of Space," "The Line of Beauty," Biographies, Selected Art Galleries and Museums with Collections of Contemporary Ceramics, Bibliography, and Index. From inside dust jacket: "Contemporary Ceramics covers every aspect of practice and includes work of all scales - from a few inches to room-sized installations."