New York, New York: The Anderson Galleries, 1925. Hardbound. Good, Ex-library, pages crisp, binding tight.. Burgundy textured cloth on boards with gilt spine lettering and cover decoration, binder's cloth inside front hinge, frontispiece, [xx] [24] 10 bw plates. Glue from label on spine, stamp on title page, ex-libris inside cover, envelope, labels and markings inside of back cover, perforation stamp in several pages. Frayed spine at top and bottom, light fraying of hinge, cover edges.

From the essay by the author and illustrator: "This exhibition is held for the purpose of showing - now that American Illustration is almost a lost art... - how illustrated books, magazines and papers in a few cases are, and once were all made." Ten illustrations from the author's many travels appear in the book including scenes in: Germantown and Wilkesbarre, PA; on the Mississippi River; Florence Italy; Rome; Panama and Spain.

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Bookseller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 127279
Title: The Adventures of an Illustrator
Author: Pennell, Joseph
Format/Binding: Hardbound
Book Condition: Used - Good, Ex-library, pages crisp, binding tight.
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: The Anderson Galleries
Place of Publication: New York, New York
Date Published: 1925
Keywords: American Artists ; Pennell, Joseph ; ;

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....