The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads And Cigar-Store Indians In Nineteenth-Century America [shipcarving/19th/antique]

Ralph Sessions

Published by Princeton University Press, 2005

About this Item

9.25" x 12.25". FIRST PRINTING Advance/Examination copy (the first of the first printing). Beautifully-illustrated volume on the art of ships' figureheads and cigar-store Indians of the 18th century. Gorgeous photography. In Near Fine (NF) condition with only a bit of bumping; otherwise Fine; examination copy stamp on leading edge of the text block. Dustjacket just a bit less than Near Fine with a bit of rubbing, bumping at the corners, and a tiny bit of curling at the top edge. A handsome copy and one of the very first printed. Seller Inventory # 00805x

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads And ...

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine