Will henry stevens (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. The "Young Naturalist" Series. 8vo. 32p. Profusely (!) Illustrated with full color drawings by Will. H. Stevens. Index and [List of] other titles in this series. Cream colored paper over boards with brown letters on the front cover and a vignette in brown on the front cover of two roses, rust colored spine. Just a couple of minor dings around the extremities, covers clean and bright, shadow transfer from dust jacket to endpapers, all color drawings in fine condition, else near fine to fine with no internal markings. Dust jacket somewhat soiled and rubbed along the spine and the edges of the turn-ins. Per the dust jacket, this book contains descriptions and color images of 101 of the most popular garden flowers. Will. H. Stevens (1881 - 1949) was an American modernist painter and naturalist who is known for his paintings and tonal pastels, which are held in several major American art museums. Just a beautifully illustrated book to identify common flowers. "With the help of Will. Stephens' beautiful drawings you should have no difficulty in recognizing the flowers as shown in this book. You'll learn that many of them have come to us from nearly all parts of the world and that is one reason why they do not all possess a common name, so easy to remember, like most of our wildflowers. With this book you can walk around the garden and, at the same time, almost travel the world and imagination." [from the Introduction]. Will H. Stevens [1881-1949]. (illustrator).…

First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. 84 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 21 through June 7, 1987 at Greenville County Museum of Art and the traveled to eight other locations. Features a long text by Jessie Poesch. Includes numerous color illustrations, chronology, and a checklist. A near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and edge wear.…

Original wraps. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. 14p octavo, illustrated A fine copy in white printed wraps. Tipped into the inside cover is a post humous gift from the estate of artist Peggy Polski Dodge 1911-1985.

Zustand: Good. 8vo. 10 pp. Softcovers. Very Good. Color Plates.