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ABSTRACTS


Manship, John~.  PAUL MANSHIP~.  Abbeville Press, 1989.  Stated
firsts very hard to find -- Out of Print -- lavishly illustrated
biography of American sculptor Paul Manship, written by his son
John -- Manship was 1 of 2 American sculptors included in famous
1920s Paris exposition that originated term Art Deco -- much new
information about this great American sculptor.  First Edition.  [+ free bonus]

Thomson, Belinda & Michael Howard~.  IMPRESSIONISM~.  Exeter
Books, 1988.  Stated firsts very hard to find -- non-firsts by no
means numerous -- Out of Print -- 192 pages of lavish art
reproductions & well written text on the artists & their works.
First Printing.



DETAILS


Manship, John~.  PAUL MANSHIP~.  NY NY, USA: Abbeville Press,
1989.  Keywords: stated firsts very hard to find -- Out of Print
-- Art -- Illustrated --  Illustrated (photos) -- 188
illustrations in black & white with a few color plates -- Non-
Fiction -- lavishly illustrated biography of American sculptor
Paul Manship, written by his son John -- Paul Manship was 1 of 2
American sculptors included in famous 1920s Paris exposition that
originated term Art Deco -- John, himself a widely exhibited
artist, provides much new information about this great American
sculptor -- English language.  First Edition (so stated on
copyright-page).  Hardcover.  Dust jacket present, no price ever
printed (original trade edition, back flap offers Abbeville
catalog).  216 pages: Chronology, Exhibition history, Notes,
Bibliography, Index, color & black & white photographs, art
reproductions & illustrations throughout.  Binding size: 13-1/4"H
x 11-1/4"W.   Publisher's full buckram, pictorial blind-stamping
to front, spine black-stamped.  Book Very Good to Near Fine:
faint 1/2" stain to top front edge, stains to top leaf-edges from
page 83 on extend short distances onto pages.  Binding strong &
tight, insides otherwise Fine.  Dust jacket Very Good: light
rubbing & moderate scoring to front, spine & back.  On Oversized
Shelf.  ISBN:1558590021.   [Digital JPEG image (6) available on
request].  2330~.  US$80.-
	[Free Bonus]  ~.  MANSHIP: Paul, John, Margaret, a
retrospective~.  Gloucester MA, USA: North Shore Art Association,
no date.  30-page softcover, photographic reproductions throughout.


Thomson, Belinda & Michael Howard~.  IMPRESSIONISM~.  NY NY, USA:
Exeter Books, 1988.  Keywords: stated firsts very hard to find --
non-firsts by no means numerous -- Out of Print -- Art --
Illustrated --  Illustrated (photos) -- Non-Fiction --
Impressionism -- 192 pages of lavish art reproductions & well
written text on the artists & their works -- English language.
First Printing ('First Published in USA 1988').  Hardcover.  Dust
jacket present, no price ever printed (original trade edition,
though -- no club blind-stamp, gutter code or jacket mention).
192 pages: color & black & white photographs, art reproductions &
illustrations throughout.  Binding height: 15".   Publisher's full
cloth, spine gold-stamped.  Book Near Fine: light bumping to
bottom fore-corners & spine-bottom, slight top-to-bottom board-
warp.  Binding strong & tight, insides Fine.  Dust jacket Very
Good: light wrinkle to top/bottom edges, light rubbing to fore-
corners & spine-top/bottom, lightest scoring to front, moderate
rubbing & scoring to back.  On Oversized Shelf.  ISBN:0791701875.
[Digital JPEG image (5) available on request].  2331~.  US$50.-

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