Shows a selection of naive-style paintings based on the Bible, history, literature, and music, and shares the artist's comments on each work
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Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. F First US Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0805007121-7-1-29
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003958017
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Perle Hessing (illustrator). First American Edition/1st Printing. a very nice copy with light shelf wear; dust jacket has light to moderately rubbed edges and corners. Hard Cover. Seller Inventory # 05563
Seller: The Warm Springs Book Company, Fremont, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardback, book has some denting to back panel of DJ and corresponding spot of back book board, otherwise, book would be in near fine condition with a DJ that is rated at very good only due to some creasing to the back panel. 1st American edition; A very nicely illustrated book that presents the author's colorful folk art which mirrors her life and experiences, 4to., 120 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0. Seller Inventory # 15111
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 120 pages. Well-illustrated autobiographical volume on the Australian-adopted naive artist (born in Galicia in 1908). Few small nicks and slight rubbing to jacket; slight internal browning to edges.Over 100 Color Illustrations. Seller Inventory # 0244703
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_469330894
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_469776085
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Hessing, Perle (illustrator). First American Edition. Illustrated with full-color plates throughout. "In this book, the summation of her oeuvre as a painter, Pearle Hissing provides her own commentary to a selection of her finest work in color. The overall effect is not that of an art book, but of a spiritual biography in pictures. 120 pages. Seller Inventory # 15161
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First American Edition. 120 pp, list of full-color pictures, introduction by Perle Hessing, The Color Plates; exhibitions, selected bibliography. First American Edition, 1988. "Perle Hessing (1908 - ?) was born in Galicia, a region that was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her work displays a naive-style of paintings based on the Bible, history, literature, and music. The selection of full-color paintings also shares the artist's comments on each work, and provide a wonderful panorama of a cultural heritage of a people and a time." Not Price Clipped. Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Grey paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Size: Quarto. Book. Seller Inventory # 001981
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No markings. Oversize. Seller Inventory # 522012