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The Work of Thomas W. Nason, N.A. by Francis Adams Comstock and William D. Fletcher with a Biographical Essay by Walter Muir Whitehill; Foreword by Philip J. McNiff
by Nason, Thomas W.; Comstock, Francis Adams; Fletcher, William D.; Whitehill, Walter Muir
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/very good +
- ISBN 10
- 0890730121
- ISBN 13
- 9780890730126
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About This Item
Boston: Boston Public Library, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 279 p.: illustrations; 36 cm. Light and dark brown cloth with gilt spine title and illustration of a tree on the front. Green illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's advertisement on back section of dust jacket. "Edited by Sinclair H. Hitchings, with commentaries on prints by Paul Swenson, Nason's own essy on the history and practice of wood engraving, and a reprinting of John Taylor Arms' essay on Nason's prints." The definitive catalog of the work of American wood engraver Thomas W. Nason (1889-1971). Includes an index to the prints and a general index. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority international. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good+ Condition: loss at lower edge of front section near spine; closed 2-cm. tear from upper edge of front section and same from lower edge of back section; loss from lower edge of back fold; lightly soiled.
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- Classic Books and Ephemera
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- Title
- The Work of Thomas W. Nason, N.A. by Francis Adams Comstock and William D. Fletcher with a Biographical Essay by Walter Muir Whitehill; Foreword by Philip J. McNiff
- Author
- Nason, Thomas W.; Comstock, Francis Adams; Fletcher, William D.; Whitehill, Walter Muir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0890730121
- ISBN 13
- 9780890730126
- Publisher
- Boston Public Library
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1977
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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