Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Press, 1930. 1930 circa; edition of 700 copies. Hardcover. Navy blue cloth/boards. Gilt title and decoration on front cover. New black cloth spine with original spine overlaid. vii + 433 pp.; Bw frontis of Benjamin West by Matthew Pratt. Fronting Preface of Washington by Gilbert Stuart. 17 additional bw plates. A bit heavy at 6 pounds and will require extra postage. Good and clean internally. Light age toning to page edges. Wear to cover edges. Art school ex-lib. copy with spine number, stamp/sticker/pocket in back, and stamp on publication page. Half title detached but laid in. Item #156893
Exhaustive list of artists. Plates include several of Washington and a selection of/by Gilbert Stuart, the Peales, and a few others. A scarce edition printed by the Lancaster Press of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Price: $100.00