J. Otto Schweizer: The Man and His Work
by Schweizer, J. Otto) Jockers, Ernst
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: International Printing Company, 1953. First Edition, First Printing; navy c w/gilt titles; rubbing at spine/tips; 164 clean, unmarked pages...Schweizer, a sculptor, came to the U. S. in 1894 after working in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Most of his best known works were done after immigration to the U. S., including the statue of Lincoln at the Pennsylvania State Memorial at Gettysburg, and the State Memorial for the Colored Soldiers of Pennsylvania at Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by b/w Plates. 8 vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dorley House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012231
- Title
- J. Otto Schweizer: The Man and His Work
- Author
- Schweizer, J. Otto) Jockers, Ernst
- Illustrator
- b/w Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- International Printing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Artists; Sculptors; Memorials; Civil War; statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Pennsylvania State Memorial at Gettysburg, and the State Memorial for the Colored Soldiers of Pennsylvania. Fairmont Park, Philadelphia; Swiss-Americans; Immigrants
- Size
- 8 vo
Terms of Sale
Dorley House Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Dorley House Books
Biblio member since 2017
Hagerstown, Maryland
About Dorley House Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...