Shades Of Our Ancestors: American Profiles And Profilists is a book written by Alice Van Leer Carrick. The book is a collection of profiles of various prominent figures in American history, including politicians, artists, writers, and other notable individuals. The author uses her skills as a profilist to paint a vivid picture of each person, describing their personality, accomplishments, and struggles. The book is divided into several sections, each focusing on a different era in American history. The author also provides ...
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Shades Of Our Ancestors: American Profiles And Profilists is a book written by Alice Van Leer Carrick. The book is a collection of profiles of various prominent figures in American history, including politicians, artists, writers, and other notable individuals. The author uses her skills as a profilist to paint a vivid picture of each person, describing their personality, accomplishments, and struggles. The book is divided into several sections, each focusing on a different era in American history. The author also provides an introduction to the art of profiling, explaining the techniques used to create a compelling portrait of a person. The book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in American history, biography, or the art of profiling.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good. No Jacket. 1928 date on title page matches 1928 date on copyright pages. Thus first edition. Subtitle is "American profiles and profilists." Inside front cover and first few pages starting to detach from binding. But everything still tightly attached. Corners of book have minimal fraying but for its age still nearly VG condition. protective plastic dust jacket added.
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Very Good in very good jacket. (NO EXPEDITED SHIPPING THROUGH AMAZON, ALIBRIS OR B&N. THESE ORDERS WILL ONLY SHIP MEDIA MAIL AND WILL NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY). First edition. Oversized hardcover in pale pink cloth lettered in gilt and with an oval silhouette portrait tipped onto the front cover. xviii+ 205 pp. with index. Color frontispiece and numerous additional illustrations on plates in the text. Tight, very good example, some light soiling to the cloth. In the scarce dust jacket with some shallow closed edge tears as well as at the lower front panel cover. The still-classic work on American silhouette artists, both before and after the arrival of famed silhousettist Edouart in 1839. In addition to making a silhouette study of the life of the times, the author discusses at length the various methods used by American silhouettists, where they worked and their prices. She found that methods resolved themselves into at least eleven differnt styles with a much wider range than was generally supposed.
