Duncanson robert (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Russet cloth covers are mostly clean. Boards show a little edgewear. Corners are sharp. Spine has gilt text and is bright with bumped ends. Binding is secure. End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear. Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior is printed on buff paper. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. DJ looks nice behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper. Close examination of DJ reveals edgewear at foot, bumping at head with closed tears, chipping at corners, staining to back. See photos.** PS2024.0725** 60 pages. 6 x 9 inches** A very good copy, with dust jacket, of this first edition biographical study of the African American painter Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872). Born in New York state, of mixed parentage, Duncanson lived and worked in Canada and Ohio before taking up painting full-time. Travels to Europe influenced his painting, as did the landscape painters of the Hudson River School. He painted portraits and also murals, most notably the Taft murals in Cincinnati.** This work is part of the Sigma Pi Phi Series, which presents research on noteworthy black people of notable achievements. The author, James Dallas Parks (1907-1983), was both an accomplished artist who exhibited widely and an art historian. In his work he emphasized the contributions of Black artists, as in his biography of Duncanson.** First edition. The Associated Publishers is a Division of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Inc. Printed and produced in Washington, D.C.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010026"**. Robert S. Duncanson (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. "This study of Newport Township consists of two sections: one historical and the other genealogical. The historical contains information about the Acadian French who lived on the east of the Pisiquid River, an account of the government's preparations to settle the land left vacant by the Acadians, an account of the arrival of the Planter families from Rhode Island, and summaries of township meetings held between June 1760 to June 1817. The genealogical section includes biographical and genealogical information for the families of the Newport area." - Preface. xiv, [4], 494 p. Index. Genealogical Index. 19" x 17" fold-out map indicates local landowners in 1775. Book tight with moderate wear. Prior owner studied this copy intensely and respectfully highlighted and/or underlined portions of text on approximately sixty pages. Above-average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound and uncommon example of this exceptionally detailed and informative genealogical reference.; Illustrations; 8vo. Illustrated by Chambers, Robert W.; Morrison, Walter K. (illustrator).…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good. Trade paperback. 235 pp. Black and white and a few color illustrations. A monograph on the life and art of Robert S. Duncanson, an artist of both Black and European ancestry, and considered part of the second generation of the Hudson River School. GOOD condition. Bump and crease to the upper left corner of the book. Minor scuffing, fading and edgewear. Sticker residue on the lower front cover.…