REFLECTIONS OF AN INDEPENDENT MIND
by Thaw, Eugene Victor
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[New York]: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1997.. viii,229,[2]pp. Large octavo. Cloth backed marbled boards, spine lettered. Tipped-in color frontis. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. First edition. One of 500 copies printed at the Stinehour Press after a design by Jerry Kelly. A collection of essays, reviews and tributes to friends by the long-time art dealer, curator, editor and collector. A presentation copy, inscribed "for James. an amateur dares to present this slight effort to a master with hope it will not prove too embarrassing. With affection and friendship, Gene. Feb 17,1998."
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- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
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- Title
- REFLECTIONS OF AN INDEPENDENT MIND
- Author
- Thaw, Eugene Victor
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pierpont Morgan Library
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1997.
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
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