Text by james l kochan (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Troiani color artwork and b&w photos of various uniforms and equipment, dust jacket now in a clear protector; 242 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, CT. 2007. Ix, 182 pgs. Signed by Don Troiani on the limitation page with COA included. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In this collection, renowned artist Don Troiani teams up with leading artifact historian James L. Kochan to present the American Revolution as it has existed only in our imaginations: in living color. From Bunker Hill to Yorktown, from Washington to Cornwallis, from the Minute Men to the Black Watch, these pages are packed with scenes of grand action and great characters, recreated in the vivid blues and reds that defined the Revolutionary era. Troiani's depictions of these legendary fife-and-drum soldiers are based on firsthand accounts and, wherever possible, surviving artifacts. Scores of color photographs of these objectsmany of them from private collections and seen here for the very first timeaccompany the paintings. Items range from muskets and beautifully ornate swords to more unique pieces such as badges with unit insignia or patriotic slogans and Baron von Steuben's liquor chest. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…