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IN IRINA'S GARDEN / With Henry Moore's Sculpture
by (Moore, Henry). Spender, Stephen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0500234582
- ISBN 13
- 9780500234587
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1986).. (1986).. Fine. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 10 inches wide], dark green cloth titled in gilt in a pictorial dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with its edges slightly darkened. 127 & [1] pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine. <p>First American edition.<p>In addition to Stephen Spender's text, there is a preface by the photographer David Finn, and "Reminiscences" by Henry Moore's wife Irina, who created the garden at their home in Hoglands in Hertfordshire where they lived from 1940 and where sculptures by Moore were displayed.<p>Illustrated with photographs by David Finn.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22770
- Title
- IN IRINA'S GARDEN / With Henry Moore's Sculpture
- Author
- (Moore, Henry). Spender, Stephen
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0500234582
- ISBN 13
- 9780500234587
- Publisher
- (New York): Thames and Hudson, (1986).
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- (1986).
- Keywords
- ART; SCULPTURE; ARTIST; SCULPTOR; BRITISH; HENRY MOORE; GARDENING; GARDENER; IRINA MOORE; POET; STEPHEN SPENDER; IN IRINA'S GARDEN; HOGLANDS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHER; DAVID FINN; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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