Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. 240 pages, indexed and illustrated with 200 of Mort Küstler's magnificent paintings. Although the artist is probably most famous for his depictions of the Civl War, this large format book covers the broad range of American subjects he has painted. Blue-green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, blue end papers. Some fading along edges of cover, spotting, edge wear with light bumping of corners and spine ends, gilt titles bright, spotting of end papers, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Illustrated white dust jacket with black titles on front cover and spine shows some edge wear, curling at edges with small tears, a little scuffing and soiling, not price clipped.

Measures 12 x 12 1/2 inches

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Bookseller: Scraps of American History (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 00591
Title: The American Spirit
Author: Commanger, Henry Steele
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
ISBN 10: 1558533095
ISBN 13: 9781558533097
Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press
Place of Publication: Nashville, Tennessee
Date Published: 1994
Keywords: art, history, American Revolution, Native Americans, Civil War, American West, World War I, World War II, Space age
Bookseller catalogs: Art;

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