Half a Truth is Better Than None: Some Unsystematic Conjectures About Art, Disorder & American Experience
Kouwenhoven, John A.
ISBN 10: 0226451550 ISBN 13: 9780226451558
Published by U of Chicago, Chicagi, IL, 1982
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A bright, tight edition signed w/ a note, "This copy for R & M didn't cost the author anything. But the other copy did." -referring to Russell Lynes, past editor & art critic of Harper's Magazine, & his wife, who are part of the book's dedication. DJ is colorful w/soil & rubbing from handling. Text is firmly bound; textbox edge soiled; pages contain Lynes's typical pencil checkmarks & comments in margins. Seller Inventory # WS10974
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Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition bound in black cloth, errata slip laid-in loose. A fine copy in dj with a couple of tiny short edge tears.
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Title: Half a Truth is Better Than None: Some ...
Publisher: U of Chicago, Chicagi, IL
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Illustrated
Condition: Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Good+ Unclipped
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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HALF a TRUTH IS BETTER THAN NONE: Some Unsystematic Conjectures about Art, Disorder, & American Experience
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