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New York: E. Weyhe. A crisp, tight hardcover copy, inscribed by the author ; mild sunning at spine, top edge faded, boards lightly mottled. No DJ. . Very Good. Cloth. 1944.

hardcover. Illustrated. 403 pages. Large 8vo, cloth, somewhat sunned. New York, 1944.<br/> <br/>

E. Weyhe, 1944. Hardcover. Good. Signed. 1944 hardcover, Subscribers Edition of only 325 copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR on last end page back of book, no other marks noted in text, pages tanned, no dj,AND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

NY: E.WEYHE, 1944. LIMITED FIRST EDITION. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. VARIOUS ARTISTS. ONE OF 1675 COPIES ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROCKWELL KENT LILY SAARINEN RUSSELL COWELS AND 20 OTHERS ALL PICTURES OF EAGLES BOOK IS STRONG SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT ESPECIALLY THE ILLUSTRATIONS JACKET HAS SHELFWARE AND WEAR/ CHIPPING TO EXTREMITIES NICE FOR A WARTIME COVER A VERY COOL BOOK

New York: E. Weyhe, 1944. First. hardcover. good. Illustrated. 403 pages. Large 8vo, blue cloth, cloth soiled with spine sunned and a small area of wear to joint. New York: E. Weyhe, 1944. Good.<br/> <br/> Presentation copy.<br/> <br/>

NY: E Weyhe. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by the author. Near fine but for sunned spine. Lacking dust jacket. Limited edition, one of 1675. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall12; 403 pp .

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY, Weyhe, 1944. 403 pages, clothbound, very good condition, no jacket. .

E. Weyhe, 1944. First. Hardcover. Very good except for a few stains, no dj. Inscribed by Armitage. 4to, cloth. 406 pp, 26 illustrations. Published in an edition of 1,675 copies. A collection of short profiles of luminaries in the arts during the first four decades of the Twentieth Century. The illustrations are all renderings of eagles, most executed at the author's request by noted artists of the period, including Sheets, Kent, Milles, Charlot and Armitage himself.

1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket . No dustwrapper. 8vo. - Signed and dedicated by the author - Boards rubbed and shelfworn with spine heavily toned/faded and some fraying and board exposed to corners and spine ends, especially to base of spine where cloth cover is split - Some small marks to lower board - Fading to colour on ffep where a previous price has been erased - Page edges toned - Endpapers worn on hinges which are slightly pulled - Book ow/ solid, content clean and bright - 403 pages

New York : E. Weyhe. Used - Very Good. 1944. Cloth. Octavo. Fading to spine. Slight bumping to boards. Very Good. No Dust Jacket (Subject: Americana & Regional History.)

Hardback. New.

1944. N.Y., E. Weyhe, 1944. Orig. full decorated cloth with dustjacket. Jacket with some tears. Limited edition. One of 1675 copies. Illustrated. First edition.

New York: E. Weyhe, 1944. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. 404 Pp. Black Cloth. First Printing. One Of 1675 Copies. Very Good +, Light Wear, No Fraying, In A Fair To Good Dust Jacket With Chips And Tears, Including Loss Of Two Letters On Spine. Inscribed To Charles Sheeler, (1883 - 1965), Who Was An American Painter And Commercial Photographer. He Is Recognized As One Of The Founders Of American Modernism, Developing A "Quasi-Photographic" Style Of Painting Known As Precisionism And Becoming One Of The Master Photographers Of The 20Th Century. He Went To Italy With Other Students, Where He Was Intrigued By The Italian Painters Of The Middle Ages, Such As Giotto And Piero Della Francesca. Later, He Was Inspired By Works Of Cubist Artists Like Picasso And Braque After A Trip To Paris In 1909, When The Popularity Of The Style Was Skyrocketing. Returning To The United States, He Realized That He Would Not Be Able To Make A Living With Modernist Painting. Instead, He Took… Read More

NY: E. Weyhe. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Original blue cloth stamped in red, red topstain, red/white endpages. Limited to 1675 copies. Near fine; slight bumping, a little scuffing to cloth. Firm and square. The DJ in mylar is sunned, scuffed, foxed/soiled, with a 3cm tear to gutter. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: E. Weyhe, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited to 1675 copies. Black cloth, stamped red titles and eagle design. Lacking dustjacket, spine faded. Illustrated with a series of woodcuts of eagles by book designer Armitage. Inscribed by Armitage to Milton Lancelot, author and authority on WWI aircraft on the dedication page: "For Milton Lancelot/ good colaborator/ and good friend! / Merle Armitage" (suggesting Lancelot advised on the WWI historical section of Armitage's book).

New York : E. Weyhe, 1944. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original red-blocked cloth. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author on the dedication page. ; 403 pages; Limited Edition: ''... consists of 1675 copies""--Colophon. Subjects: Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975. Illustrators--United States--Biography

1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Dummy For A Projected Second Volume Of His 1944 Autobiography. Grey Cloth, Handwritten Cover, Hand Drawn Double-M Design On Front Free Endpaper, " Merle Armitage Books / Author-Designer" With Another Double-M Design Tipped In, Pencil "Foreword Or Article And Design" In Pencil On Verso; "Design Only" In Pencil On Verso Of Next Leaf; Doubler-Page Title With Paste-On Of Figure From His Bookplate; Two Inserted Leaves With His Alternative Double Title Page, With Sub-Title "Aspects Of A Transitional Period As The United States Reached For Culture". First Chapter Heading Is "Edward Weston", But Entire Book Is Otherwise Blank. Unique.

New York: E. Weyhe, 1944. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Armitage, Merle. A collection of autobiographical essays connecting Armitage to artists and celebrities of the time as well as some depth on his work as a designer. Printed in a limited edition of 1,675 copies, this copy is inscribed by Armitage on the dedication page in his bold, distinct blue ink, "To Gordon/That good collaborator!/from his friend/Merle/1955" First Printing. 403 pp. 8vo. Bright red dust jacket with significant fading, small chips and tears, tape repairs on verso, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with dust jacket replicated in red on cover board and spine, slight scuffing. Red endpapers with Armitage's "MA" monogram printed on the front pastedown, "E W" on rear pastedown with a drawing compass assumed to be the symbol of E. Weyhe. Folded promotional flyer for the edition laid in. [Purcell 13].

New York: E. Weyhe, 1944. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 404 Pp. Black Cloth, First Printing, One Of 1675 Copies, This One Inscribed To Architect Edmund R. Purvis, Aia, With A Unique Typewritten Sheet Tipped On To P. 401 Updating Armitage's Autobio (In Brief) To 1958, Also Signed By Armitage. Near Fine, Bump To Lower Front Tip; Dj Clean And Unfaded, Small Edge Tears, A Few Minute Losses. Edmund R. Purves (1897-1964) Was Born In Philadelphia And Graduated From The Germantown Friends School In 1914. His Career At The Univeristy Of Pennsylvania, Which He Entered In 1914, Was Interrupted By World War I; But He Received Is B.S. In Architecture In 1920. After Graduation Purves Returned To France, Where He Attended The Atelier Gromort From 1920 To 1921. Upon His Return To Philadelphia, Purves Joined The Firm Of Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, Where He Remained Through 1927, Only Spending 1925 With Willing, Sims & Talbutt. In 1927 Purves And Another University Of… Read More

New York : E. Weyhe, 1944. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 403 pages; Description: 403 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ""Limited edition ... Consists of 1675 copies""--Colophon. Subjects: Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975. Illustrators --United States --Biography.