Faces and Facts by and about 26 Contemporary Artists
by Birchman, Willis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and soiled.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Private Printing. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and soiled.. 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Introduction by James Montgomery Flagg. One of 526 copies. Tan cloth binding. Unpaginated. Inscribed by Birchman on the copyright page to artist Frederick Lester Sexton. Short biographies and self-portraits of 26 artists, including Rockwell Kent, Neysa McMein, Charles Dana Gibson, Peter Arno, Max Beerbohm, Tony Sarg, James Thurber, Gluyas Williams, Peggy Bacon, Dean Cornwell, and others. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48036
- Title
- Faces and Facts by and about 26 Contemporary Artists
- Author
- Birchman, Willis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and soiled.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Private Printing
- Date Published
- 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1930s Artists, 1930s Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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