Publisher:
John A. Noble Collection :: South Street Seaport Museum
Published:
1988
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
11050010973
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. 4to-over 9æ"-12" tall. Paperback, oblong quarto. 96pp., Illuistrated with black and white full page drawings on rectos, with corresponding letterpress on opposite versos. No previous ownership marks. Mild finger soiling to preface page, else a very clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine copy.
Publisher:
John A. Noble Collection :: South Street Seaport Museum
Published:
1988
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13299802683
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9æ"-12" tall. Large, oblong hardcover bound in black cloth, in original dust-jacket. 96 pages. Stated first edition. A collection of the artists' maritime sketches [ 45 illus. (43 full-page). ], most being pencil on paper, with several charcoal and conti crayon drawings included. Widely regarded as America's most distinguished maritime artist, Noble's art more than anything records the transition and passing of of a culture. Bleak and melancholy, his images celebrate a grandeur that was, and now is in decline, No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, copy. Several light scuffs to cloth, else an unmarked copy. Minor nick to dust-jacket rear bottom corner. Quite scarce in hardcover, this copy is a must for any collector of nautical art. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket.
