New York: Watson-Guptill, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Near Fine-Collectible/Near Fine. 9"x12" 160 indexed pages of color. Over 40 B&W illustrations/96 color. First printing w/number line. Blue cloth boards. Gold foil letters to front and spine. DJ design by Bob Fillie. Front detail from Untouched Forest. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Few specs of PO inside front and back boards. Minimal shelf wear to DJ. Secure ship in box w/tracking number. The author has divided this work into three parts. In part one he tells all about how he got started, how he first fell in love with watercolor, who taught and inspired him, and how he continued to find great pleasure and challenge in this medium. In part two, he describes in thirteen full-color step-by-step demonstrations how he paints landscapes, seascapes, and architectural subjects. In part three, he reproduces thirty-seven of his favorite paintings, all in color--Jacket. Source: Publisher.

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Bookseller: Blacks Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9116
Title: John Pike Paints Watercolors
Author: Pike, John (1911-1979)
Format/Binding: Hardcover_cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine-Collectible
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0823025772
ISBN 13: 9780823025770
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1978

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