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First Impressions: James McNeill Whistler
by Berman, Avis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0810939681
- ISBN 13
- 9780810939684
- Seller
-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small quarto, red cloth spine over pink glazed paper covered boards. 92pp. including index. With errata slip at title page. Illustrated throughout with full color reproductions of Whistler's works including a double page foldout for Nocturne in Amsterdam and Nocturne in Chelsea. An elegant short biographical and critical account of Whistler's art tastefully illustrated with fine reproductions of his work. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright and unread volume in a crisp, fresh, sparkling dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05562
- Title
- First Impressions: James McNeill Whistler
- Author
- Berman, Avis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810939681
- ISBN 13
- 9780810939684
- Publisher
- Harry N Abrams Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- WHISTLER JAMES MCNEILL 1834 1903, LONDON, PARIS, DECOR, DECORATIVE, CARTOON, CARICATURE, PAINTING, PAINTER, MODERN, FIN-DE-SIECLE, FASHION, PEACOCK, ROOM, OIL, ENGRAVING, PRINT, DRAWING, DECADENT, AESTHETICISM, SYMBOLISM, IMPRESSIONISM, REALIST, REALISM,
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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- Title Page
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