American Folk Sculpture.
by Bishop, Robert
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1974. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Quarto, maroon cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 382pp. Truly lavishly illustrated with 100 color photographs and 700 black and white photographs. A comprehensive survey of American Folk Art and a very useful reference for collectors. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and apparently unread volumw with a touch of darkening at extreme bottom board edge, else fine in a very tight, clean, crisp, sharp, sparkling price-clipped dust jacket. Very near fine in fine price-clipped dust jacket..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08135
- Title
- American Folk Sculpture.
- Author
- Bishop, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- FOLK ART, SCULPTURE, WOOD, WOOD AMERICAN PRIMITIVE, AMERICAN, SCRIMSHAW, CARVING, CAROUSELS, SIGNS, COLLECTIBLES, WHIRLIGIGS ART
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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