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John A. Noble: The Rowboat Drawings
by Erin Urban
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0913344176
- ISBN 13
- 9780913344170
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Noble Maritime Collection and South Street Seaport Museum, 1988. Large, oblong hardcover bound in black cloth, in original dust-jacket. 96 pages. Stated first edition. A collection of the artists' maritime sketches [ 45 illus. (43 full-page).], most being pencil on paper, with several charcoal and conti crayon drawings included. Widely regarded as America's most distinguished maritime artist, Noble's art more than anything records the transition and passing of of a culture. Bleak and melancholy, his images celebrate a grandeur that was, and now is in decline, No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, copy. Several light scuffs to cloth, else an unmarked copy. Minor nick to dust-jacket rear bottom corner. Quite scarce in hardcover, this copy is a must for any collector of nautical art. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012179
- Title
- John A. Noble: The Rowboat Drawings
- Author
- Erin Urban
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0913344176
- ISBN 13
- 9780913344170
- Publisher
- The Noble Maritime Collection and South Street Seaport Museum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Nautical Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Nautical;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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