fine enterprises (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Fine, Alan R.; Fine, Jenny (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Color illustr, oblong 12.25 x 15.5, leather backed cloth, 191 pp, minor wear and soil else aq very nice copy in an edge-worn and edge-torn dw w/front flap creased. With additional material announcing Gallery showing of RS Reeves illustr, and announcing book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. New York: Fine Arts Enterprises, 1985. First edition, signed limited edition, one of 2,000 numbered copies handbound by the Nickelstone Book Bindery, this copy no. 980. Hardcover. Full brown leather binding with raised bands, beveled boards, gilt spine lettering, and a gilt raised horse medallion on the front board; all edges gilt, silk endpapers, and three ribbon page markers. Housed in the publisher s cream blind-stamped and gilt-titled slipcase. Fine in a fine slipcase. A tight, clean copy. Oblong folio, approximately 15.5 x 12.5 inches. A large format presentation volume celebrating elite thoroughbred racing at the highest level, centered on the inaugural ten-million-dollar race era. The book reproduces 81 full-color paintings by Richard Stone Reeves, widely regarded as the preeminent equine sporting artist of the twentieth century, depicting leading racehorses, owners, and moments from the period. The text, by Patrick Robinson, provides historical and narrative context for the paintings, with a foreword by legendary trainer Sir Noel Murless. Signed on the limitation page by Richard Stone Reeves and Patrick Robinson, and additionally signed by Sir Noel Murless at the conclusion of his foreword. Produced expressly as a deluxe collector s edition and never issued as a trade book. Richard Stone Reeves (1919 2005) was the foremost American equine painter of his generation, known for his authoritative depictions of Thoroughbred champions. Patrick Robinson is a British novelist and journalist with multiple works of narrative nonfiction. This volume stands among Reeves s most ambitious and lavishly produced books. Signed by Author(s).

Zustand: Fair. SIGNED! S.l.: Fine Arts Enterprises, Ltd, 1985. 1st edition. Oblong Folio. Unpaginated. Illus. Limited edition, #1255/2000. Signed by authors on limitation page. Fair book. Slipcase missing, else Very Good book. (race horses, horse racing, horses in art) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.