Paxson E S Edgar Samuel (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, x, 126 pages, 32 pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Profusely illustrated. *** Some of Paxson's paintings depict scenes involving Flathead Indians of Montana. *** CONTENTS: Introduction; Childhood; Going west; Frontier days; Beginning artist; Soldier; The artist's masterpiece: Custer's Last Stand: [Letter from E. S. [Edward Settle] Godfrey to Paxson]; A descriptive key to the most prominent features in Custer's Last Stand; Successful artist of the old West; One of a dying breed; The art of Edgar S. Paxson; Color plates: a selected portfolio of E. S. Paxson art; Checklist of paintings by E. S. Paxson (by year); End notes; Bibliographical note. Illustrations: Edgar Samuel Paxson, by Laura Dartnell. Size: Folio. Collectible. …