The Ship Painters
by Finch, Roger
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0900963255
- ISBN 13
- 9780900963254
- Seller
-
Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Lavenham, Suffolk: Terence Dalton Ltd., 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. White hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with a hint of foxing to endpapers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear. Price-clipped. 136pp. Many b/w and some colour illustrations. This book deals exclusively and authoritatively with the "pier-head artists" and their work. This was the name given by seamen to the artists who painted the ships they sailed in. Biographical notes on over one hundred ship painters are included together with bibliography and index..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005604
- Title
- The Ship Painters
- Author
- Finch, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0900963255
- ISBN 13
- 9780900963254
- Publisher
- Terence Dalton Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Lavenham, Suffolk
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- jacob petersen, richard nibbs, pier-head artists, maritime art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History;
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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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