With alex a hurst (17 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition.

hardcover. Condizione: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 4to, 260 pp. Profusely illustrated (illustratore).

4°, Pp. . Condizione: Gut. 30 cm ; With 236 Illustrations. Hardcovereinband mit Goldprägung und farbigem Schutzumschlag. 259 Seiten, gutes Exemplar. hwR.-L.-1433 ISBN: 0903662043.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. DJ has some light yellowing, foxing, and wear around the edges.

Quarto, green boards (hardcover), gilt letters and illustration to upper cover, 235 pp. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Anton Otto Fischer was born into extreme poverty in Regensburg in 1882, and found himself an orphan very shortly afterward. His early life makes extrememly interesting reading, although it was far removed from all sight and sound of the sea. However, he did go to sea, if for quite the wrong reasons, and served in a variety of craft, both steam and sail, of different nationalities, finally coming ahsore in New York at the turn of the century. Later, he went to Paris to study at the Academie Julian (where he barely missed his contemporary, Arthur Briscoe) and, all this time, the reader is struck with his sense of purpose and innate self-discipline, which was characteristic of his entire life. On his return to the United States, he quickly made himself a great name as an illustrator and, possibly due to the insecurity of his youth, and partly because he was not a man who ever courted fame, he never ceased to illustrate -- the results making his name a household word wherever the greater American magazines and books were read. By this time, he was an American citizen. As time passed, he became purely a marine artist, and the pity was that so few of the countless thousands of people who awaited his illustrations so eagerly had any idea of the merits of the original pictures, or of the vast number of magnificent works produced for his own amusement. Although many of his pictures hang in galleries and museums, he himself never sought these venues but, when commissioned in the U.S. Coast Guard in the Second World War as an artist-laureate, the resulting pictures were widely exhibited and took the United States by storm. Nevertheless, few people have had the opportunity to appreciate Fischer's work to the full. He was probably the greatest marine artist ever to work on the Western side of the Atlantic. Extremely prolific, he produced an immense variety of subjects with uncanny accuracy, for he was a man who seemed to have a mystical affinity with the very run of the sea and the way of a ship, since these were things which he portrayed with a realism that was almost unique but, above all, he was the master of the delineation of men's emotions, whatever the situation. In this alone, he stands above all his peers. Art, Maritime. zslic.…

Green cloth, gold-stamped clip. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First U.S. edition. The works of early 20th century German-American illustrator and artist " A.O.F" are copiously illustrated with his daughter's biographical commentary on her father's seafaring life and his artwork. Original publication UK 1977. Foreword by Oswald Brett; Frontis portrait; List of 235 illustrations; Author's Note. xxvi, 260 pp. Color plates, bw photos, drawings (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition Fine in rich dark green boards with a glittering vignette of a sailing ship in gold to the centre of the front board, gilt lettering to the spine, near fine unclipped coloured pictorial dust jacket a trace of creasing to the bottom of the front cover, sage green endpapers, handwritten dedication to the page following the title page 'To David, with all best wishes Alex Hurst. ' SIGNED by the colaborating author. 235 pages, 236 illustrations spread throughout the book in colour and black & white. Fine examples ot the artist's talent and his love for the sea. This book explores the life and work of Anton Otto Fischer in detail. Size11.5 x 9.00 inches approx. A Heavy Book. …

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First American Edition. HEAVY. Foreword by Oswald L Brett. xxvi, 235pp, with 236 illustrations in color and b/w, biographical sketch. The front paste-down has a defect (creased section) at its lower edge. Decorative green cloth boards, gilt, in dust-jacket. Size: 4to.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Book good. Jacket : small traces of use. First Am. edition. 260 pp. Coloured and b/w illustrations. Size: A 4.

NF/VG+. Some light stains on dust jacket cover. ; Features 236 black-and-white and color illustrations. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not price-clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. ; B&W and Color Illustrations; 4to - 11" to 13" tall; 260 pages. Illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer. First Edition. Binding is Hardcover. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 11" x 8.5". xxvi + 259[1]pp, illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Fine hardback in fine protected dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First American Edition( Published by the Tredo Press, 1977), Quarto, 260 pages, colour and black and white illustrations, book in fine condition in cloth binding, with near fine dust-wrapper (not price clipped), 2 repaired nicks to the fore-edge of the front panel of the wrapper. Heavy Book (1.5 kilos)- additional shipping will be requested for all destinations out-with the United Kingdom.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto, 26 preliminary pages, 260 pages, colour and black and white illustrations, fine condition in cloth binding, with fine dust-wrapper (not price clipped), Heavy Book (1.5 kilos)- additional shipping will be requested for all destinations out-with the United Kingdom.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. large green & gilt illustrated (square rigger on cover) hardbound folio ~ 2º. ("coffee table" size book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped(no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no underlining, remainder markings ~ first printing (nap), Copy # 319 of this numbered limited edition of 500. Signed by both Katrina Fischer and Alex Hurst. ~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. also please note the ISBN on this book is screwed up somehow and will show up as Quaker Nantucket (!?@@!). b&w frontis. photo portrait of Anton Fischer. Foreword by Oswald Brett. xxvi+260p. list of illustrations. biographical scetch. acknowledgments. biography. art history. painting. nautical history. maritime history. ~ Anton Otto Fischer was born into extreme poverty in Regensburg in 1882, and found himself an orphan very shortly afterwards. His early life makes extremely interesting reading, although it was far removed from all sight and sound of the sea. However, he did go to sea, if for quite the wrong reasons, and served in a variety of craft, both steam and sail, of different nationalities, finally coming ashore in New York at the turn of the century. Later, he went to Paris to study at the ~Academie Julian (where he barely missed his contemporary, Arthur Briscoe) and, all this time, the reader is struck with his sense of purpose and innate self~discipline, Which was characteristic of his entire life. On his return to the United States he quickly made himself a great name as an illustrator and, possibly due to the insecurity of his youth, and partly because he was not a man who ever courted fame he never ceased to illustrate ~ the results making his name a household word wherever the greater American magazines and books were read. By this time, he was an American citizen. As time passed, he became purely a marine artist, and the pity was that so few of the countless thousands of people who awaited his illustrations so eagerly had any idea of the merits of the original pictures, or of the vast number of magnificent works produced for his own amusement. Although many of his pictures hang in galleries and museums, he himself never sought these venues but, when commissioned in the U.S. Coast Guard in the Second World War as artist~laureate, the resulting pictures were widely exhibited and took the United States by storm. Nevertheless, few people have had the opportunity to appreciate Fischer's work to the full. He was probably the greatest marine artist ever to work on the Western side of the Atlantic. Extremely prolific, he produced an Immense variety of subjects with uncanny accuracy, for he was a man who seemed to have a mystical affinity with the very run of the sea and the way of a sShip, since these were things which he portrayed with a realism that was almost unique but, above all, he was the master of the delineation of men's emotions whatever the situation. In this alone, he stands above all his peers. Signed by Author(s).…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt roundel to the front cover, green paper end papers. Quarto 11½'' x 9¼''. Born in Germany and orphaned at any early age, Fischer ran away at the age of 15 to escape being forced into priesthood. He went to America as a deck hand on a German vessel. Contains [xviii], 260 pages with 236 colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Couple of marks to the front cover and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0903662043 ART [American].…

HARD BACK GREEN. Pictorial back and front dust jacket cover lightly discolored. Front inside cover previous owners bookplate. Green endpapers. List of illustrations included. Full color and b&w illustrations throughout. Binding tight and clean. DATE PUBLISHED: 1977 EDITION: 260 VERY GOOD++. JACKET: CREASED DJ. …

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt roundel to the front cover, green paper end papers. Quarto 11½'' x 9¼''. Born in Germany and orphaned at any early age, Fischer ran away at the age of 15 to escape being forced into priesthood. He went to America as a deck hand on a German vessel. Contains [xviii], 260 pages with 236 colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0903662043 ART [American].…