Frederick Hart: The Complete Works, Butler Books, 2011, First Edition, HC, NF.

Kuspit, Donald, et al. Louisville, Butler Books, 2011.

English, First Edition, Near Fine, HC, 4to, 13 1/4" x 10", 314 pp.

ISBN: 1884532853

Black cloth over board, blind stamped lettering to front, silver stamped lettering to spine, very light soiling to front and back, otherwise, superior copy inside and out, with only the most minimal, unobtrusive wear to bindings, text-block, dust jacket and endpapers. Near Fine pictorial dust jacket, featuring a detail of Frederick Hart's artwork "Daughters of Odessa" to front, a detail of artwork "Adam" to back, white lettering to spine and interior flaps, very light soiling to back, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [vii] xiii, 314 pp., replete with black-and-white and full-color images, Preface by Robert Chase, Contributors, essays by Donald Kuspit, Frederick Turner, Lindy Lain Hart, Lain Hart, Appendix of Technical Process, Catalogue, Notes to Reader, List of Works, Chronology, Bibliography, Index, and Photographic Credits. Includes laid-in piece of ephemera: postcard for Frederick Hart's artwork "The Kiss" with full-color image to front and label to back. From inside dust jacket: "A richly deserved honor for sculptor Frederick Hart (1943-1999) and a valuable resource for art historians and collectors, this complete catalogue is resplendent with more than 246 color plates, and provides full specifications and documentation for the artist's 204 sculptural works."