The Quest for Unity: American Art Between the World's Fairs 1876-1893.
by Cummings, Frederick J.; Pyne, Kathleen
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good - Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0895580985
- ISBN 13
- 9780895580986
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Detroit: The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1983 Book. Very Good - Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 286 pp, foreword by Frederick J Cummings, preface and acknowledgments by Kathleen Pyne, lenders to the catlaogue, notes of the catalogue, The Quest for Unity: Americcan Art Between 1976-1893 with text by David C. Huntington, Art at the Centennial: Catalogue Numbers 1-25, Aestheticism: Catalogue Numbers 26-134, The Rationalization of Nature: Catalogue Numbers 135-182, bibliography, index, photo credits with tipped-in color illustrations and b&w in-text illustrations throughout. Only the slightest curling to fore-edge corner wrappers, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Pictorial wraps with tipped-in portrait by James McNeill Whistler: Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003661
- Title
- The Quest for Unity: American Art Between the World's Fairs 1876-1893.
- Author
- Cummings, Frederick J.; Pyne, Kathleen
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0895580985
- ISBN 13
- 9780895580986
- Publisher
- The Detroit Institute of Arts
- Place of Publication
- Detroit
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- ART HISTORY AMERICAN ARTISTS 1876-1893
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART HISTORY;
- Size
- 4to
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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