The American Spirit: The Paintings of Mort Kunstler
by Commanger, Henry Steele
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/good
- ISBN 10
- 1558533095
- ISBN 13
- 9781558533097
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. 240 pages, indexed and illustrated with 200 of Mort Küstler's magnificent paintings. Although the artist is probably most famous for his depictions of the Civl War, this large format book covers the broad range of American subjects he has painted. Blue-green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, blue end papers. Some fading along edges of cover, spotting, edge wear with light bumping of corners and spine ends, gilt titles bright, spotting of end papers, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Illustrated white dust jacket with black titles on front cover and spine shows some edge wear, curling at edges with small tears, a little scuffing and soiling, not price clipped.
Measures 12 x 12 1/2 inches
Measures 12 x 12 1/2 inches
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00591
- Title
- The American Spirit
- Author
- Commanger, Henry Steele
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 1558533095
- ISBN 13
- 9781558533097
- Publisher
- Rutledge Hill Press
- Place of Publication
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- art, history, American Revolution, Native Americans, Civil War, American West, World War I, World War II, Space age
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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