Wyeth betsy james ed (2 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. Fine in heavy cloth covered boards with a blue and gilt title block on the spine and a gilt facsimile of N.C. Wyeth's signature on the front board. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket although lightly soiled at the folds. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2", 858 pages, stated 1st edition. A fascinating insight into Wyeth's life, interspersed with photos and color reproductions. Record # 352489.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition thus, First Printing stated of this hardcover book. Blue linen on off-white linen with gold foil lettering on spine. Boards are rigid and warp-free. End papers are a snow scene with a fox looking down onto a frozen river. Spine is round and smooth. Corners are crisp except front bottom corner with inward push. No previous owner marks (no names, no underlining, no bookplates, etc). No remainder marks. Pages are clean, crisp and bright. DUST JACKET complete, NOT price-clipped[$17.50/$22.50]. Shows some rub on corners, a few tiny nicks and chips on edges, very faint shelf wear and a couple closed tears. Overall clean, and attractive. Will be protected with an archival book jacket cover. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. The Wyeths: The Intimate Correspondence of N.C. Wyeth, 1901-1945 is a large, deeply personal documentary portrait of illustrator N.C. Wyeth, assembled from decades of his letters. The correspondence functions as an intimate autobiography, tracing Wyeth's artistic development, family life, inner conflicts, and the emergence of the multigenerational Wyeth artistic tradition. The letters—many written to his mother, Henriette, and later to his brothers and children—often read like a private diary, revealing his daily routines, emotional struggles, ambitions, and philosophical reflections. They also document major historical events he lived through, including World War I, World War II, the Spanish flu epidemic, the Great Depression, and early 20th‑century technological change, all described from his firsthand perspective. The collection includes personal and professional correspondence, photographs, and artifacts preserved by Betsy James Wyeth, offering a vivid picture of Wyeth's creative life, his trips West, his family relationships, and the pressures of sustaining a prominent artistic career. Together, these materials form a sweeping, candid narrative of one of America's most influential illustrators and the family legacy he shaped.…