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Painting the Head in Oil
by John Howard Sanden
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0823036405
- ISBN 13
- 9780823036400
- Seller
-
Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Gray Linen cloth covered hardcover boards with gilt letteringon front cover and spine. Burgundy endpapers. Signed on bookplate by the artist/author. Some edgewear and soiling on boards, rubbing off of cloth on top right corner of front cover. Binding tight and text very clean. some age toning to pages
DJ has edgewear and minimal chipping. Staining to to edge of rear flap of DJ. DJ is unclipped.
In his career spanning 56 years as a painter of commisioned portraits, John Howard Sander completed 450 images of American leaders in government, business, and the professions, including portraits of former President George W. Bush, and former First Lady Laura Bush. This work is based on his famous demonstration/lecture series at the Art Students' League in New York. John Sanders shows step by step exactly how to achieve a staetling likeness in a single painting session.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01-17-2024-04
- Title
- Painting the Head in Oil
- Author
- John Howard Sanden
- Illustrator
- John Howard Sanden
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing, 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0823036405
- ISBN 13
- 9780823036400
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1976-01-01
- Pages
- 152
- Size
- 11 3/16" x 8 7/16"
- Keywords
- Art Reference, Instruction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art Books;
Terms of Sale
Bonnie Lane Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bonnie Lane Books
Biblio member since 2022
Roseburg, Oregon
About Bonnie Lane Books
online book business specializing in First Editions, Native American literature, Poetry, and American History,
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
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