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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. 218pp, ills. Easy to follow instructions for the flatdweller, hobbyist and commercial grower Very good copy Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. 218 pages, b/w illustrations, diagrams. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 408 pages. 11.75x10.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Condition: New. As an artist, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) defies easy description. Including essays on Degas life and work, his sculptural technique and materials, and the story of the sculptures after his death, this title features art-historical and technical discussions of.

Hardcover. Condition: New. As an artist, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) defies easy description. Allied with the French impressionists through his commitment to portraying modern life, he also took an independent course, preferring line over color and the visible brushstroke, and working in a studio instead of out-of-doors. He is perhaps best known as a painter, but his most widely known work is a sculpture, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. Executed in wax, near life-sized, dressed in a ballerina's tutu, with real ballet slippers and real hair, the sculpture caused a sensation when it was exhibited in 1881. It is the only sculpture Degas ever showed publicly, though more than one hundred--of dancers, horses, and bathers--were found in his studio after he died, all dusty, some fallen apart. For almost forty years after his death, these works were known only through the bronzes his heirs had cast from the originals.Then, in 1955, the waxes themselves appeared on the art market. Thanks to the discernment and generosity of Paul Mellon, the majority are now preserved at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, most on permanent display.This groundbreaking volume honors this extraordinary gift by linking art and science. It brings together the insights of a distinguished art historian of nineteenth-century painting and sculpture and the specialized knowledge of National Gallery conservators and scientists who have published pioneering technical studies. Including essays on Degas' life and work, his sculptural technique and materials, and the story of the sculptures after his death, it features art-historical and technical discussions of every work in the collection as well as indispensable concordances and bibliography. The richly illustrated text is intended for both art lover and specialist. Was Degas the sculptor technically inept or unusually inventive? How do we understand his sculpture in light of his paintings, prints, and photographs? These questions and many others are explored with originality and depth, adding immeasurably to our understanding of the artistic avant-garde in the late nineteenth century and to our appreciation of this controversial artist.…

Paperback. Condition: New. 8.25 X 0.75 X 11.5 inches; 196 pages.

Sydney: P. R. Stephensen & Co. 1934. Sm. 8vo. Orig. cloth. 312pp. 1st edition. Signed by the author. Inscription on front endpaper.

W C Penfold and Co. 1919. A good copy of this very scarce book in rubbed and soiled illustrated boards. The hinges are partially cracked but the binding is still secure. The edges of the text block are browned and the odd page has some light finger soiling but generally this is a nice clean copy for it's age. Scans available if required.…