New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons/Charles Scribner's Sons Ltd., 1953. 400 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine and edges sunned. Spine ends bumped w/ few small bumps to edges. Fraying to bottom edge of rear cover. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and light chipping to edges. Includes 72 pages of illustrations. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5583
Title: ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF THE OLD WEST: 1850-1900
Author: Taft, Robert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons/Charles Scribner's Sons Ltd.
Place of Publication: New York/London
Date Published: 1953
Keywords: ART HISTORY ARTISTS ILLUSTRATORS BIOGRAPHY WESTERN OLD WEST 1850 1900 PAINTERS PAINTINGS STANLEY JOHN M. PACIFIC RAILROAD SURVEYS MOLLHAUSEN HEINRICH BALDUIN HAYS WILLIAM JACOB CARY W. M. DAVIS THEODORE R. WAUD ALFRED R. MATHEWS ALFRED E. WESTERN EXCURSIO
Bookseller catalogs: Art; Western;
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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