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Omaha: Joslyn Art Museum, 1986. softcover in clamshell. Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Photographs and Drawings. Small folio in printed wraps. With 53 black & white photos in a folding clamshell case. Signed by the author on the Joslyn Art Museum's applique, applied to the half-title. The case also has an "Autographed Copy" sticker applied to front board. Apparently the signed copies were limited, as there are a number of unsigned copies about, but no indication on how many were so issued. The book and plates are fine; the case has a touch of surface rubbing and small square of sticker residue (old glue; there is no actual scuff), to the rear panel. Clean, tight and unmarked. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry Abrams Inc, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Color Reproductions. Fine book in a fine dust jacket, crisp, clean and bright

Scarsdale: Nygaarart Ltd., 1986. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Photographs. Bound in full navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1986 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 192 pages, illustrated throughout. Inscribed, signed and dated 2/7/ 1987 on the half-title, otherwise unmarked. The front free endpaper has a vertical crease. The upper corners of the book are bumped, the front more so than the rear. Hinges solid; binding square. The dust wrapper has corresponding small creases at the bumps, but otherwise show only a hint of wear, with no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

The Mentor Association, 1913. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/None Issued. Engravings and Artwork. Bound in black pebbled cloth backed with black leather; spine titles and decorations stamped in gilt. The first twenty-four issues of this periodical, bound by the publisher. Although the issues are either undated or dated only 1913, we have determined that the first issue was dated February 7, 1913. Each issue is paginated individually. The paper is thick and creamy, with a slight sepia tint (Laid that way, not toned by age). Each issue is dedicated to a particular form of art, from children's paintings to architecture to the painting of birds. Issue number 16, "American Birds of Beauty", is illustrated with six color plates Edward Howe Forbush, who also wrote the text for the article. Each of the 24 issues is fully illustrated with photographs or facsimile artwork. This copy shows mild edgewear with some chipping at the head and heel of the spine, which also has a crack in the… Read More

Millwood: Zon International Publishing, 1990. Reprint. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Photographs. Bound in black cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. Originally published in 1986. 256 pages. Beautifully illustrated history of the carousel horse. The book shows just a touch of edgewear; the dust wrapper is faintly rubbed. Tasteful gift inscription to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Publisher's poster advertisement laid in. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Oslo: Johan Grundt Tanum, 1948. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Photographs. Norwegian language. Small quarto in cream boards backed with red cloth. The boards carry a leaf pattern in slate-blue and gray; the spine titles are stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1948 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings (this date also appears on the dust wrapper). Volume I of a three-volume set, which incorporated the art and poetry of Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark and Sweden). Contents include architectural history, painting, sculpture, theater, poetry and music. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. The cloth shows only a hint of edgewear. The dust wrapper has light edgewear with three short closed tears (1/4" or less); no chips; not price-clipped. A clean, tight copy with the jacket now in mylar. A folded illustrated map of the Norsk Folkemuseum by C. Doy is laid in. Size: 4to - over 9¾"… Read More