American Views: Essays on American Art by Wilmerding, John

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Princeton University Press, 1991. Nineteen essays by Wilmerding in which he explores the historical context of many American artists, including Winslow Homer, Fitz Hugh Lane, Thomas Eakins, George Bellows, Robert Salmon, and many others. 29 color plates, 224 illustrations. Sturdy, heavy weight cloth covered boards, sewn binding. Oblong shaped book, 10-1/2" X 9-1/2, 357 pages, with Index, Bibliography, and Notes. Boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. Dust jacket is intact and not price clipped. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean with a few very small age tanning spots. Also a few very minor dots of age tanning to the title page. This is not a remainder, not a library discard. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory. For International Buyers - because of the size of this volume, considerable added postage will be required in addition to the standard charge listed.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 1991 Cream cloth 4to, 357pp. Fine in a VG dustjacket with mild discoloration. Contents are clean and unmarked. A heavy volume, that may require additional shipping.

Princeton University Press, October 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Light foxing to top fore-edge; Light staining to boards. ; 11.2 X 9.3 X 1.1 inches; 382 pages

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. First. paperback. near fine. 29 color illustrations and 224 in black & white, xx + 357 pages. Thick oblong 4to, pictorial wrappers. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, (1991). Near fine.<br/><br/> Essays on American art.<br/><br/>

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991. Hardcover. VG. Tan cloth, color illus. dust jacket, xx, 357 pp. 29 color, 224 bw plates; weighs 4.5 lbs. An illustrated anthology of the work by this prolific American Art historian. Wonderful plates, terrific essays. Notes provided for each chapter. This richly illustrated anthology of Wilmerding's work emphasizes the connection between painting and national aspiration that is a keynote of his thinking. From a piece about Maine's Mount Desert Island to an analysis of George Bellows's boxing pictures, nineteen essays deal with a broad range of topics relating to American art, artists, and culture (thanks Ray).

Princeton University Press, October 1991. Hardcover. USED Very Good.

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1991. 1st Ediiton. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xx, 357 pages: illustrations (some color); 25 x 28 cm. Contents: The allure of Mount Desert -- Thomas Cole in Maine -- Winslow Homer's Maine -- American waters: the flow of imagination -- Luminism and literature -- Under chastened light: the landscape of Rhode Island -- William Bradford: artist of the Arctic -- Fire and ice in American art: polarities from luminism to abstract expressionism -- Rembrandt Peale's Rubens Peale with a geranium -- Robert Salmon's Boston patrons -- George Caleb Bingham's geometries and the shape of America -- Winslow Homer in the 1870s -- Winslow Homer's Dad's coming -- Winslow Homer's Right and left -- Thomas Eakins's late portraits -- Locating Augustus Saint-Gaudens -- John F.… Read More

Princeton: Princeton University Press, [1991]., 1991. oblong 4to. pp. xx, 357. 253 illus. (29 colour). index. cloth. First Edition.. F. Hardcover.

Princeton Univ Press. New. 1991. Hardcover. 0691040907 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 382 pages, 253 illus. (29 in color) , 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- .