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A Gallery of Girls
by Phillips, C. [Charles] Coles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/G+/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: The Century Company, 1911. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/No Jacket. Phillips, C. [Charles] Coles. A 1911 First Edition, First Printing, of this exquisite collection representing some of the best portraits of women created by C. [Charles] Coles Phillips (1880-1927), a prolific artist from New Rochelle, NY, best known for these works, most of which originally appeared in Life magazine. Included are 39 full-color, full-page images + 28 smaller ones in black-and-white. All are completely clean & unmarked, with creamy white, unfoxed backgrounds. However, as the binding has cracked & stitching is loosening, one image--"Reflections of a Bachelor"--& the title page have come completely detached, with damage (rubbing, tiny tears) to fore edge side. Else, the hardcover quarto is in VG-/Good+ condition: bright green cloth-covered boards have mild-moderate rubbing to extremities, several small bleached-looking stains to bottom front margin, pushing to both ends of spine & corner bumping. Former owner's name & date (1911) in neat script to ffep, else unmarked. The front paper pastedown is bright & colorful, with light soil & rubbing. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023456
- Title
- A Gallery of Girls
- Author
- Phillips, C. [Charles] Coles
- Illustrator
- Phillips, C. [Charles] Coles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-/G+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- women female art artists illustrator illustrations Life magazine New Rochelle New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Art-Artists; Women's-Men's-Gender Studies/Feminism/LBGTQA;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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