Reminiscences of a Portrait Painter
by Healy, George P.A
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1894. First Edition. Fine. First edition. 221, [2, ads] pp. Original brown cloth lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Fine, though a little dust-soiled. No jacket. The memoirs of one of the most prominent portrait painters in 19th century America, with many black-and-white examples of his work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140938265
- Title
- Reminiscences of a Portrait Painter
- Author
- Healy, George P.A
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A.C. McClurg
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- art, portraits, artist, painting, paintings, celebrities, famous figures, America, Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...