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The Machine Age in America, 1918-1941
by Guy, Richard, Dianne H. Pilgrim and Dickran Tashjian
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- Signed
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About This Item
Brooklyn / New York: The Brooklyn Museum, in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. An exposition catalog that greatly augments the show that was held in Brooklyn, New York in 1986, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles in 1987, and Atlanta in 1988. No copies available in this state (stated First Edition, bound handsomely with bright-red cloth, with black lettering to spine and illustration to cover, covered by a bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped, with over 400 bright plates, 55 in full color) and SIGNED by the third editor, the noted art critic and historian, Dickran Tashjian. Special focus on the Machine Age in painting, design, architecture, graphic arts and more by Dickran Tashjian, Richard Guy Wilson, and Dianne H. Pilgrim, and then Foreword contributed also by Robert T. Buck. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [15], 16-376 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 348511
- Title
- The Machine Age in America, 1918-1941
- Author
- Guy, Richard, Dianne H. Pilgrim and Dickran Tashjian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Brooklyn Museum, in association with Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn / New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- signed|Dickran Tashjian|Richard Guy Wilson|Dianne H. Pilgrim
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About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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