The Harper History Of Painting: The Occidental Tradition by Robb, David M

Harper & Brothers, 1951. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Harper. 1951. Hard cover. Fine in poor dust jacket.. xii, 1006 p. illus., col. plates. 27 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates. . Bibliography: p. 965-983. .

Harper & Brothers, 1951. Hardcover. USED Fair.

Harper & Brothers, 1951. Hardcover. Good. This book is in good condtion. The binding is tight and pages are clean. A few of the pages have some underlining and notes. The cover has wear with bumps, scuffs and rubs. It has been corner bumped.

Harper & Brothers. 1951. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover; with an introduction by Francis Henry Taylor; fading, light scuf fing, and shelf wear to exterior; in good condition with clean text, firm b inding. No dust jacket. .

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. This is a heavy book with over 1,000 pages, 522 illustrations & 15 color plates. The author was a Professor of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. Contains an index and a bibliography in the rear. Two pages creased near front of the book. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket in in tatters and poor condition.; Color & B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1,006 pages .

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1951. Very good hardcover, no dust jacket.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover.

New York, NY: Harper & Bros, 1951. First Edition, 4th Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Text/VG; Strong, sound, & bright w/discoloration to c. 20 pgs (markedly to 3) from pressing flowers --- removed except for one (pg 783). Bi-color boards/VG w/rubs to upper lower edges. DJ/VG; intact w/nips, chips, losses to edges. Light soiling to lower text edge. 1951 Classic, intellectual history & critique of Western art. Art historian & teacher David M. Robb (- 1990) considers formal patterns of painting within the context of historical & philosophical thought of the times as well as the state of the art in terms of artistic materials & implements. Author, a Guggenheim fellow & Fulbright scholar, also published ''The Art of the Illuminated Manuscript'', and collaborated with J. J. Garrison in the ''Art in the Western World.'' Strong copy despite flaws.