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Published by GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA, 1946
Seller: LIVROCCAZ, WISSOUS, France
Condition: bon état. Format in-8 broché.
Published by Greensboro, NC: Mary Taft Smith
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: Used - Good. 1946. Hardcover. Cloth. Tall octavo. vii & 88 pp. Illustarted. Mild shelf wear to boards. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Mild moisture damage to upper corner of frontispiece. Altogether very sound. Good.
Hardcover. Aqua cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, bw frontispiece, vii, 88 pp. 21 bw plates. Written by the sculptor's wife after his death, and published by their daughter. Contains frontispiece bw portrait of artist. VG (tanning to block edges and pages, previous owner name in ink on end page, otherwise interior is clean).
Publication Date: 1946
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
1946 Taft, Ada Bartlett LORADO TAFT; SCULPTOR AND CITIZEN Greensboro, NC: Published by the Author, 1946 88pp, frontis portrait of Lorado Taft, black and white photographs 8vo Turquoise cloth stamped in gold Minor soiling on edges of covers; tanned "shadow" on tpage from an old newspaper clipping, near fine hardcover.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full teal cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover. Generously illustrated with 21 full-page B&W photographs of Taft and his work. Lorado Zadok Taft (1860 1936) was an American sculptor, writer and educator. His 1903 book, The History of American Sculpture, was the first survey of the subject and stood for decades as the standard reference. He has been credited with helping to advance the status of women as sculptors. This book was written by his wife after his death, and published by his daughter. The gift inscription on the ffep is signed by Mary H. Webster, to whom the author refers in her Foreword as a member of Taft's "studio family." Webster was also an American sculptor, and her bust of Taft is on display at the art museum at the University of Illinois at Champaign. . Gift inscription on ffep (Christmas 1946), else as new; otherwise unmarked, seemingly unread, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. vii, 88 pp. Signed by Associated.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1946 GreensBoro North Carolina, Ex Library, Hardcover copy is in good, solid conditon, no dj, has some wear, unmarked text, first blank page may have inscription, a good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
Published by Mary Taft Smith,, Greensboro, North Carolina:, 1946
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardback first edition with mild wear to blue cloth covers; pages clean, tight. Previous owner's name in ink on front endpaper. No DJ. Not library discard. 88 numbered pages with frontis of the artist; photos of some of Taft's works. ;