Published by HENRY N. ABRAMS, NY, 1997
ISBN 10: 0810912406 ISBN 13: 9780810912403
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition.
Published by HARRY N ABRAMS, NY, 1997
ISBN 10: 0810912406 ISBN 13: 9780810912403
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition.
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0810912406 ISBN 13: 9780810912403
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Dark blue cloth, lettered in gold foil. Oblong format. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket as issued, now in archival mylar. 175 pp., illus. w/ color plates, b&w illus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Abrams, 1997, 1997
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition Fine and bright in like dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Tiny owner's signature to opening flyleaf on the bottom corner, barely noticeable which bothers none of the text. New and bright all around, gift quality.
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0810912406 ISBN 13: 9780810912403
Hardcover. Condition: VG/VG. Blue cloth boards, color illustrated dust jacket with off-white lettering, 175 pp. 30 bw, 120 color plates. This outstanding surveys looks at paintings of these twin brothers who became the greatest chroniclers of the steamboat era. Abundant selection of portraits, regarded as folk art because of their naive style. Paintings exhibit but sharp detail and meticulously brushwork. 152 illustrations Much of what we know about how steamboats looked between about 1835 and 1900 comes from the meticulously detailed paintings of John and James Bard, twin brothers who were born in New York City in 1815, coincidentally the same year that Robert Fulton died. The Bard brothers taught themselves to paint, turning out their first joint work at the age of twelve, and they became the greatest chroniclers of the steamboat era. Working for owners, captains, boat builders - anyone who would commission a ship's portrait - John and James Bard turned out thousands of stunning paintings that have long been treasured by museums and collectors. Sometimes regarded as folk artists because of the naive directness and simplicity of their paintings, the Bards created works that have become icons of Americana." "The narrative tells the life stories of the brothers, who grew up in modest circumstances in lower Manhattan. Tragically, John Bard's life ended early. Estranged from his brother, John drifted away from New York, only to return to die in a city poorhouse at about the age of forty. James, however, perhaps the more talented of the two, built a substantial career and continued painting for another forty years, completing his last two watercolors in 1890." "The Bard paintings combine the naive charm of these untutored artists with the sharp observations of craftsmen working for demanding clients. Every detail in their work is attended to, from the sculpted figureheads decorating the pilot houses above the steamboat roofs to the gleaming, mullioned glass windows of the passenger saloons. Almost invariably seen in strict profile moving from right to left (so that the trailing banners would read correctly), the steamboats and sailboats in Bard paintings seem as fresh and alive today as they did 150 years ago."--Jacket.
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0810912406 ISBN 13: 9780810912403
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
Hard Back Dust Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A pictorial dust cover with very little wear to the extremities. A star drawn stamped onto the bottom edge of the pages. Bright and glossy pages with several photos (both black and white and coloured) throughout. Overall a very nice clean copy. pp175. book.
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; Publishers in association with The Mariner's Museum, New York, USA, 1997
ISBN 10: 0810912406 ISBN 13: 9780810912403
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Over 120 colour paintings illustrated by John and James Bard (illustrator). First American Edition. Landscape format ten and a half inches wide. Firmly bound and clean, no writing inside, light dust spotting on the closed page edges.
Published by Harry N Abrams Inc, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0810912406 ISBN 13: 9780810912403
Seller: Trinders' Fine Tools, Clare, Sudbury, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Remainder Mark Else Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 175 pages, 152 illustrations, including 121 full colour plates. John and James Bard, twin brothers, were the greatest chroniclers of the steamboat era, turning out thousands of stunning paintings. Hb in dw, near fine, except for remainder mark on lower and fore edge.