Compass & Clock: Defining Moments in American Culture 1800, 1850, 1900

Wilmerding, John

ISBN 10: 0810940965 / ISBN 13: 9780810940963

Published by Harry N Abrams Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1999

About this Item

Hardcover; inscribed by author John Wilmerding; in very good condition with dustjacket.

Seller Inventory # 008576

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Compass & Clock: Defining Moments in American Culture 1800, 1850, 1900
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810940965
• ISBN 13: 9780810940963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
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Synopsis

Hardcover. Several marks and scores on dust jacket. Three centimetre tear on front upper leading corner. One centimetre tear on front cover next to spine head. Jacket and hardcover leading corners, edges and spine ends are slightly worn. Pen mark on page block head. Binding is tight, contents are clean and clear throughout. AM

Synopsis

Through analysis of literature, art, and architecture within their cultural contexts, Wilmerding (American Art, Princeton University; and, Curator in the Departments of American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) focuses on three turning points in American history: 1800, when America began to find its identity as a republic; 1850, a period