14 Pp. + Covers. Stapled, Folded Sheets. Essays, Plus Descriptions Of The Eleven Books By Means Of Short Reviews, Mostly Published Previously. Some Browning At Edges; Two 3/16" Tears At Top Of Rear Cover. Also Included Is The Promotional Flyer For The Exhibitions In New York City, Washington, Chicago, And Los Angeles, 1935, Printed On One Side By Kistler, And With An Original Ink Drawing By Pasquale G. Napolitano Of A Motorcyclist On The Otherwise Blank Reverse. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Pottery In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For Th Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph "Napolitano", 1934, By Merle Armitage.

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11 / Eleven Books Designed By Merle Armitage, Printed By Lynton Kistler (With) Promotional Flyer For The Exhibitions In New York City, Washington, Chicago, And Los Angeles, 1935

Publisher

E. Weyhe / Lynton R. Kistler, New York

Publication Date

1935

Language

English

Binding

Soft cover

Illustrator

Illustrations Of Title Pages; Design By Merle Armitage

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

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Fine and unusual first editions and out of print books in all categories. Original photographs, Fine antiquarian and other original prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors. Motion picture and television scripts. Ephemera, Manuscripts and autographs. In business on the internet since 1999. Open by appointment only, in Pasadena, California.

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