Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America 1927-1944

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first full-scale, definitive study of the abstract tradition in American art, spanning the period 1927-1944. Focus is on 43 artists, with 216 brilliant illustrations throughout the 256 pages, including 64 in full color. Also includes introductory essays on the Abstract tradition by both editors, & a catalogue of works, Index, & Bibliography in rear. A First Edition, first printing, published in conjunction with a traveling exhibit of the same name that opened at the Carnegie Institute's Museum of Art in Pittsburgh in Nov. 1983. Oversized hardcover has soft gray cloth-covered boards with embossed design to front cover/silver lettering to spine. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): stunningly clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges, but unmarked. Remainder stamp to bottom outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless: bright & colorful with no fading or wear; beautifully protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: no expedited domestic or any international shipping due to high postage costs.