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Teepee Smoke: a New Look Into the Life and Work of Joseph Henry Sharp
by Fenn, Forest
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(One Horse Land & Cattle Co.Sante Fe, New Mexico, 2007). First Edition. Quarto. First printing, Limited. 369 pages, limited. to less than 100 copies with the original John Henry Sharp engraving of an Indian bound in. Joseph Henry Sharp watched and recorded a way of life long since faded from our view. He painted 212 portraits of Indians who fought against Custer, and for 60 years, he studied and painted the Pueblo Indians and landscapes of the Southwest, but most importantly, he left a rich legacy of stories. Bound in full gold morocco. lettered in gilt spine lettering gilt, color landscape endpapers, housed within a brown silk lettered in gilt. A fine and beautiful copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031352
- Title
- Teepee Smoke: a New Look Into the Life and Work of Joseph Henry Sharp
- Author
- Fenn, Forest
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- (One Horse Land & Cattle Co.Sante Fe, New Mexico, 2007)
- Keywords
- John Henry Sharp, Engraving of Indian Woman; "Harvest Dance", "Fountain Squar Pantomine" "early moonlight-Crow Reservation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indian History and Art; Art of the American West;
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
We accept Visa, MC, American Express and Discover. All books are carefully described and may be returned within ten day if the customer is not satisfied. Members ABAA, ILAB. Shipping is $5 for US orders based on books weighing 2 lbs. Worldwide shipping available.
About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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