In this sumptously illustrated history, James Watrous captures the vast panorama of American printmaking in the past century. As he traces the roots and evolution of the art, the story becomes one of prints, people and events - from the printmakers, their artistic conceptions, and works, to the curators, dealers. collectors, critics, printers, workshops, and exhibitions that played crucial supporting roles. The result, both a compelling cultural history and a seminal survey of a major American art form.
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In this sumptously illustrated history, James Watrous captures the vast panorama of American printmaking in the past century. As he traces the roots and evolution of the art, the story becomes one of prints, people and events - from the printmakers, their artistic conceptions, and works, to the curators, dealers. collectors, critics, printers, workshops, and exhibitions that played crucial supporting roles. The result, both a compelling cultural history and a seminal survey of a major American art form.
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First edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 22cm), x, 335pp. Illustrated throughout in b&w and colour. Original grey cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. ISBN 0299096807.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. This book will require extra charges for Priority or International shipping.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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VG/VG (scuffs, scratches to boards. rubbed shelf-wear to lower board edges & corners. light, speckled foxing to textblock edges. dustjacket gloss dulled; scuffs, scratches; light edge-wear) Grey cloth w/ white & black spine printing. 334 pp. 275+ color and bw prints. glossy black dustjacket w/ color illustration & white printing. A very thorough examination of this topic, with superb illustrations and references.
