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James McNeill Whistler: Beyond the Myth
by Ronald Anderson, Anne Koval
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0719550270
- ISBN 13
- 9780719550270
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Fine, flawless book in a better than Very Good jacket. See scans and description. London: John Murray, 1994. "James McNeill Whistler: Beyond the Myth", by Ronald Anderson and Anne Koval. Tall octavo, illustrated jacket, maroon boards with gilt spine imprinting, 560 pp. (xvi + 544). A fine and flawless book in a better than Very Good jacket which shows moderate spine darkening. See scans. A scholarly, thoroughgoing biography of artist James McNeill Whistler, which seeks to clarify the artist as the artist, rather than the art-society image of him. Photographic section. Ships in a new, sturdy box, of course; not a bag. L72
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Details
- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63347
- Title
- James McNeill Whistler: Beyond the Myth
- Author
- Ronald Anderson, Anne Koval
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0719550270
- ISBN 13
- 9780719550270
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 560
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Artists, Architects, Photographers", General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- X weight
- 2.45 lb
Terms of Sale
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Singularity Rare & Fine
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