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Portrait of America
by Rivera, Diego (with explanatory text by Bertram D.Wolfe)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK edition (first published in the UK by Covici, 1934). Oatmeal colour cloth with title in red on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and light browning to cover edges. Light foxing to endpapers and title page. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with browning and foxing and a small chunking missing to top of front of jacket. Quite heavy foxing to inner flaps of dustjacket. Not price-clipped. 232pp. Sixty b/w illustrations. Prior to the publication of this book, Diego Rivera (1886-1957) spent three years in America, and during that time painted approximately 70 fresco panels there. These murals represented his vision of the past, present and future of America, expressing his clear vision of a new world and a new society..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008103
- Title
- Portrait of America
- Author
- Rivera, Diego (with explanatory text by Bertram D.Wolfe)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- diego rivera, murals
- Bookseller catalogs
- European and American Art (20th/21st Century);
Terms of Sale
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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About the Seller
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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