William joseph spratling (4 risultati)

Condizione: New.

Fifth printing (as stated upon copyright page; first published 1936) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 248 pages plus unpaged plates. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75. Lacks the thin paper dust jacket with which it was issued. Dark red cloth lightly rubbed with some soiling; cloth nicked at head of rear joint; spine heel bumped; front board's gilt lettering still fairly bright; spine's gilt lettering moderately dulled but still easily legible. Edges toned. Endpaper maps. Some toning to ffep verso and half-title leaf; light foxing occurs mostly to plates and their adjoining leaves; interior pages overall remain clean. Binding is firm. Still a very good+ copy with Stanley Clisby Arthur's green ink signature upon the half-title page. Features b/w illustrations (except for frontis) and photographs (most inset amongst text but several plates too) by the author and a number of significant artists including Alberta Kinsey (French Quarter courtyard color frontispiece), William Spratling (pages 103, 107, 111, 186), Joseph Pennell (pages 184, 185), G.F. Castelden [George Frederick Castleden] (page 84), Ellsworth Woodward (facing page 129), Wood Whitesell [Joseph Woodson "Pops" Whitesell] (facing pages 49, 240), Clarence Millet (pages 40, 72, 86, 119, 132, 194, 244), Knute Heldner (page 61), Eugene Delcroix (facing page 193), et al. Remains a popular reference regarding New Orleans's wonderful French Quarter even after 80+ years since its initial publication. …

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 136.

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1882 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 137 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 137.…