KEITH: OLD MASTER OF CALIFORNIA. (Two Volumes)
Brother Cornelius
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons / Academy Library Guild, New York / Fresno, 1956
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9 1/2'' X 6 1/2''. Volume I: 631pp. with index. 200 illustrations, including ten in color. Minor rubbing and soiling to cloth, toning to gutters of endpaper. Volume II, Supplement: 296pp. Extensive notes, appendix and index. INSCRIBED by Cornelius on endpaper which is browned from newspaper clipping. Dust jackets have chipping to spine ends and light wear and rubbing. Seller Inventory # 55919
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Title: KEITH: OLD MASTER OF CALIFORNIA. (Two ...
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons / Academy Library Guild, New York / Fresno
Publication Date: 1956
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good/ Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Good/ Very good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition.
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Keith: Old Master of California -Two Volumes
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G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1942
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Hardcover
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Two volumes, similarly bound and dustjacketed. Vol. 1: (1942) Oatmeal cloth. 631 pp., 200 plates including ten in color. Vol. 2: (1956) Oatmeal cloth. 296 pp. 7 color, 22 bw plates. Volume 1 is the larger of the two volumes. The second volume, called "A Supplement" was published 14 years after the first volume, and builds upon the foundational text written by this author and corrects errors that became apparent after it's publication. Preface by Thomas C. Leighton. Contents for Volume 1: Childhood, youth, wood-engraving -- Elizabeth and launch into landscape -- Duesseldorf -- Keith and Muir in the Sierra -- Keith and Muir tell of their Sierra trips -- Epics of the brush -- Friends and family ; Tears and consolation -- "Mission" honeymoon and Munich -- Study in Munich and Keith as a portraitist -- A beautiful new home ; Friends and jolly evenings -- "Dreams of Alaska" and "picturesque California" -- Pupils of Keith in the "Old studio," 1885-1889 -- Lady friends ; and moods in life and art -- Watercolors ; A lecture ; "The third state" -- Keith is host to Inness -- Kindnesses and peculiarities -- Technique -- New York, Chicago, Europe -- A liecture ; A newspaper article ; Patrons -- Pine street studio ; Description, life, incidents -- Magnet attracting patons and geniuses -- Home, relatives, friends -- Mary wins Keith for woman suffrage -- Keith and Reverend Joseph Worcester -- Sierra, Grandcanyon, and other outings -- Rembrandt ; Trip to Europe ; Brackenbury sisters ; Scotland -- Summit of success ; Lights and shadows -- Subjective impulses ; Twenty-four Keith galleries -- 1906! -- Accident ; New studio ; Art dealers ; Friends ; Kindnesses -- Closing threads of life's tapestry -- Post-earthquake pictures -- End of this life ; Testament ; Tributes -- The test of time -- Keith and the people -- Epilogue. Volume 2 presents Notes, Corrections and Additions to Volume 1 in a format that addresses each chapter individually. VG/VG with very minor wear to both jackets.Volume 1 very warmly inscribed by the author on ffep. Seller Inventory # 161654