Santa Ynez: Rancho Deluxe Editions, 2004. First edition. One of 25 copies, hand-bound by David Weinstein and for private distribution, signed by the publisher, John T. Reynolds, and with an original Borein etching tipped in. Quarto. Unpaginated but comprised of the entire catalog output of art dealer Harold G. Davidson. Sixty-six short (2-4 pages each) catalogs, reproduced in photocopy. Original wrappers bound in. Publisher's half green calf over marbled boards, spine with gilt lettering and gilt-ruled bands, slipcase. Title with a barely noticeable ripple, else a fine copy.Harold G. Davidson is generally known as the man who almost single-handedly rescued Edward Borein from oblivion. This is a complete collection of all his catalogs, generally about two pages and with no illustrations. They are minly taken up with offering Borein items. It is interesting to note the other artists that Davidson dealt in: Henry Chapman Ford, Joe DeYong, Edgar S. Paxson, Carl Oscar Borg, Maynard Dixon, and others.

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Bookseller: Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 70771
Title: Western Art Catalogues: A Selection of Fine Pictures for Sale, 1964-1994..
Author: DAVIDSON, Harold G
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rancho Deluxe Editions
Place of Publication: Santa Ynez
Date Published: 2004

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