Accompanied by over 400 color photographs, a guide to the art of the carousel, or merry-go-round, traces its development by describing style variations and identifiable features of carousel animals.
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Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Black cloth-effect boards, lettered in gold foil. Text block slightly tanned along edges, otherwise as issued. Color pictorial dust jacket Near Fine with minor surface rubbing, now in mylar. 1st ed. 223 pp., illus. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 070669
Seller: Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. B Art: This large formate hardcover with beautiful color photos, has 223 pages w a bibliography and index, and is clean bright and tight. Near fine dj has light edge and tip wear. Black spine white title. Seller Inventory # July 19-24-5
Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships USPS Media Mail. Seller Inventory # OTV.0914507001.VG
Seller: Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Fourth printing. 4to. 223pp. Bibliography. Index. Carousel Terminology. Over 400 color and black & white photo illustrations. Fine in fine dust jacket. ". traces the development of carousel art by describing style variations and identifiable features of carousel animals produced by the major American carving companies. includes descriptions and illustrations of restoration techniques." - dustjacket flap. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request. Seller Inventory # 11678
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
29.0 x 22.0cms 222pp colour illusts very good+ hardback & dusttwrapper The chapters are: development of the carousel; collecting carousel art; European & Mexican carousel carvings; American carving styles; Gustav & William Dentzel; Charles Looff; Armitage Herschell Herschell-Spillman; Spillman Engineering Allan Herschell: Charles Parker; Daniel Muller; Marcus Charles Illions; Philadelphia Toboggan Company: Charles Carmel; Stein & Go;destein; restoration; operating carousels in North America. Seller Inventory # 20905156
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Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Edited by Betty-May Smith. Lavishly illustrated in color with over 400 photographs. Bound in the publisher's original black boards with the spine stamped in gilt. Seller Inventory # 9003379
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 400 photographs, 180 in color. Third printing. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear, light damp mark at the base of the spine) dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 21500
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
William Manns (illustrator). Second printing. 4to, pp. 223. With over 400 Illustrations- 180 in full colour. A very good clean copy in dj. Seller Inventory # 60560
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: vg. First edition. 4to, 224 pp. Black cloth binding with dj. "A complete guide for collectors, museums and galleries, as well as a delightful book for those who simply enjoy the beauty and nostalgia of the carousel". Profusely illustrated with over 400 annotated color and b/w photographs. In fine condition. Seller Inventory # 10726
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 223 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very minor normal wear to jacket, otherwise clean and tight copy. Record # 2230542. Seller Inventory # 2230542