ROBERT SALMON ~ Painter of Ship & Shore

John Wilmerding

Published by Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, Mass., 1971

About this Item

8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 123 pp., blue buckram with debossed gilt silhouette of ship to front board, debossed gilt titling to spine, endpapers illustrated with 2-page wide Salmon painting, in pictorial dust jacket. First Edition. Introduction by Charles D. Childs. Original illustrated prospectus for the book laid in. A Fine copy with only slight rubbing to a few corner tips; otherwise pristine. Jacket is Near Fine with very minor wear mostly limited to rear panel edges. See photo enlarged. A handsome copy. Robert Salmon (1775-1851), one of the great marine artists, is brought out in this well-illustrated biographical study of his work and art. 56 plates, 6 in color, along with a catalogue of his paintings, a cross-index of subjects, listings of exhibitions, and a bibliography - in addition to Wilmerding's excellent text. The definitive work on Robert Salmon in Fine condition. Seller Inventory # 01927x

Bibliographic Details

Title: ROBERT SALMON ~ Painter of Ship & Shore

Publisher: Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, Mass.

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Oversized Hardcover

Condition: Fine