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WATKINS GLEN, NY: CENTURY HOUSE. ONE OF 1,000 COPIES RE-ISSUED IN PAPERBACK FORMAT. 110 PAGES. . VG. PAPERBACK. RE ISSUE. 1969.

Watkins Glen: Century House, 1969. Soft cover. Very Good. 9.0x6.0x0.3in. reprint edition, limited to 1000 copies; large crease to bottom corner of rear cover. First appearing as a very limited deluxe edition in 1937, this book established the authority on Post-revolutionary wall decoration and the mother of Guild of Brazer. 112pp 0.50lb 9.0x6.0x0.3in

Paperback. reprint, 1 of 1000 copies. Fine. Unused, Brand New Trade Paperback acquired directly from the publishers. Clean and Firm with light foxing at the bottom of front cover due to prolonged warehouse storage. It will be promptly shipped by experienced booksellers.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Watkins Glen NY: Century House. F+. 1969. Limited Edition of 1,000. Softcover. Fine plus in almost as new condition. Tan covers/brown lettering and details. No spine crease. Glossy paged text. All illustrations and photographs in b/w. This study of American frescoes and panels is the essential prelude to the Waring Stencil book. First published in 1926, the author roamed the countrysides and photographed the pictures which adorned the walls of our early manor houses. Included are picture panels from 9 houses, frescoes from 30 more, the great majority of which have now crumbled into decay. A special new feature are the wall stencils from the 1800 Drovers Tavern which is a part of The American Life Foundation's Old Village Preservation Project and which is sponsored by the Foundation which promotes this Series of Visual Art Classics. Contents include picture panels, frescoes and American landscaping. The American Life Foundation has been closed for many years) . Gift quality condition.… Read More

New York: Kennedy Galleries / Da Capo Press, 1971. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition, 1971 (first edition was 1926). Hardcover, 110 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Very Good copy, a few minor marks from local art musuem (bookplate, number on front cover, etc.), light wear to the covers, no dust jacket.

Da Capo Press, 1971-02-21. Paperback. Very Good. 1971; brown cloth covered boards; no dust jacket; interior is clean and unmarked; 4to, 9 3/4" to 12" tall; 110 pages.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006-07-25. Paperback. Good.

New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover. (Library of American Art Series) 1971 reprint of the original 1926 edition. 110 pages. b&w illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Light wear and unfortunate paper-clip impressions to upper edge of some pages. Still a nice, tight copy. Record # 805218

Kennedy Galleries, Inc.; Da Capo Press, 1971. Hard cover. Very good/No jacket. Cover boards are in excellent condition. Spine is slightly shaken, but binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006-07-25. Paperback. Used:Good.

Watkins Glen, NY: Century House, 1969. Reissue. Softcover. VG (Covers are slightly aged, otherwise nice.). Cream wraps, 112 pp., 127 bw plates. A paperback reissue of this 1926 classic. "In the opening years of the eighteenth century the first of our historic wall paintings made their appearance in the homes of the colonial aristocracy, the officers of the crown, and wealth merchants. These old wall pictures, with the exception of several in Virginia and Yeamans' Hall near Charleston, South Carolina (built prior to 1680 and destroyed by the great earthquake), are strangely enough confined to New England. Probably it was a natural reaction to the early religious prejudice against all forms of art and luxury. The oldest group of paintings comprises the wainscot panels in the parlors of the Clark house in Boston and 'Marion' in Virginia. They are rich in color, and are adorned with figures, flowers, landscapes, or escutcheons. Included with these is a series of single panels, one to a room. These are… Read More

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Yale. Good with no dust jacket. 1926. Hardcover. 0306713322 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. Cover Wear. ; 110 pages .

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New Haven: Yale University, 1926. Book. Good. Hardcover. In Memory of Philip Hamilton McMillan of the class of1894, Yale College. 110 pages, b/w illustrations almost every page, including 2 bi-folds. Includes picture panels, frescoes, American Landscape Group; 4to, tan cloth cover. Spine darkened, edges worn, light soil, stain bottom cover margin and very faint stain page corner, faint musty odor, good; contents very good-; no dust jacket.

New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Reprint of the 1926 edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Reprint of the 1926 edition. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. 110 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to size. Brown leatherette. Small nick in heel of spine, else a tight, clean copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1926. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. black & white illustrations (two folding), xiv, 110p. 29cm. Scattered foxing. No Jacket.

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