American / 2. Colonial, C. 1600-1775 from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011. Cloth, xiii, 249 pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "This is the first comprehensive study of an important but largely unknown part of the history of American art: the materials and techniques used by American painters. It is based on extensive research into primary… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2004. Pictorial boards, 239 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 30 cm. Photography by Noah Sheldon. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Introduction: why Colonial Revival?; Explorations: 1781 to the Civil War. Vassall-Craigie Longfellow… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: Historic Charleston Foundation, 1986. 16 pages, colour illustrations; 23 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. *** Please note: ISBN conflicts with another book. The title of this volume is: Nathaniel Russell House. Guidebook.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1988. Cloth, viii, 198 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 x 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket with light edgewear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Oblong.

Evanston, IL: Terra Museum of American Art, 1981. 32 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, December 19, 1981 to March 14, 1982. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Evanston, IL: Terra Museum of American Art, 1982. 40 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, September 2 to -December 30, 1982. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Seatlle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1984. Cloth, xiii, [3], 240 pages, [17] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Full length study of the artists who accompanied the expeditions to the Pacific northwest coast and produced… Read more about this item

Waukesha, WI: Country Beautiful Corporation, 1971. Cloth, 189 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Woodcraft; Carvings: wood and scrimshaw; Wrought and cast iron; The common metals: copper, brass, tin, pewter; Lighting devices; Weathervanes; Toys; … Read more about this item

Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1950. [78] pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Slipcase with light shelfwear. Includes a Colophon in rear.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1962. xix, 377 pages, maps; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Dispelling much of what he terms the 'mythology' of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969. Cloth, xviii, 174 pages, illustrations (some colour), map; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. Dust jacket toned, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Sanford J. Durst, 1976. Leatherette, vi, 154 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Bicentennial 1st edition, limited to 10,000 copies. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1974. xviii, 138 pages, [4] leaves of plates, chiefly illustrations; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Clip-Art book unused & intact. Verified upon shipping. CONTENTS: Florals (Motifs 1 through 293)l Landscapes (Motifs 294 through 327); Birds and animals (Motifs 328 through 407); Borders (Motifs 408 through… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1972. Cloth, 2 volumes (xxvii, 846 pages), illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. COMPLETE SET. Both volumes in very good condition, light shelfwear, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2009. xix, 297 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (chiefly colour); 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. On the painter Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)) who portrayed George Washington. "When George Washington was born, the New World had virtually no artists. Over the… Read more about this item

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2016. 526 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In this life of painter John Singleton Copley, award-winning Harvard historian Jane Kamensky masterfully untangles the web of… Read more about this item

New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 2007. Pictorial boards, 192 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 27 cm + 1 folded chart in pocket. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Showcasing the largest personal collection of American flags, father… Read more about this item

Detroit, MI: Michigan Council for the Arts, 1977. x, 90 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 x 26 cm. Exhibition held at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, November 14, 1976 to January 16, 1977. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. The "limners" were the itinerant portrait painters of Colonial… Read more about this item

New York: Universe Books, 1984. 124 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Errata slip laid in. Catalogue of an exhibition jointly organized by the Jewish Museum and the Museum of American Folk Art. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Faded spine, age toning. First paperback edition.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Sotheby's, 2013. 116 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 27 cm. Date of sale: January 26, 2013. Sale code: N08959 McCALLISTER. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lots 501-654.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.