William Matthews: Working the West Tapa dura - 2007

San Francisco, Calif: Chronicle Books, 2007. Hardcover. VG (Label & few marks from previous gallery owner, sticker residue on front cover, otherwise Like New.). Charcoal cloth, white & color illus. dust jacket, 204 pp., myriad color plates. A visual celebration of the American West, its animals and its people, in the striking watercolors of William Matthews (b. 1949). With an essay by acclaimed author Annie Proulx. Every coffee table begs for this one.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2007. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 202 pages, color illustrations. Essay by Annie Proulx. Remainder line to top edge. Watercolorist William Matthews has long been hailed as the preeminent painter of the American West. In this new collection of 180 staggering paintings, he captures the full range of western experience: endless skies, high plains, the last working cowboys, the Navajo the mystique of the Living Desert. Steeped in introspection and connected to land, tradition, and identity, Matthews' work evokes a place that is authentic, anachronistic, and dynamic. An essay by award-winning writer Annie Proulx provides insight into both the ranching and the art-making life, resulting in a glorious homage to this ancient terrain some of the last untamed wilderness in America. Record # 351155

Chronicle Books, 2007-08-22. hardcover. Very Good. 11x1x12. Artist signed half-title page. Dust jacket has light wear. Unmarked, pages clean & bright, binding tight. Ships Next Business Day.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 0811857417 . Watercolorist William Matthews has long been hailed as the preeminent painter of the American West. In this new collection of 180 staggering paintings, he captures the full range of western experience: endless skies, high plains, the last working cowboys, the Navajothe mystique of the Living Desert. An essay by award-winning writer Annie Proulx provides insight into both the ranching and the art-making life, resulting in a glorious homage to this ancient terrainsome of the last untamed wilderness in America. ; 325 x 280mm; 204 pages .

Chronicle Books, August 2007. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good Dustjacket. Signed by author. Light shelfwear to DJ. Light shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

good. hardcover. dust jacket wear. notes on title page. bent page corners.

Chronicle Books, 2007 First Printing (full # line) in dust jacket SIGNED by William Matthews with personalized inscription direct to half-title, no markings, NOT ex-lib, quiet moisture staining to cloth boards, jacket rippled as is the top page edges to prelims & end pages (contents unaffected), a clean tight nice signed copy, defects as noted (dj in mylar protector); folio; 203pp illus. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for priority service or for delivery outside the United States for this heavy oversize book (extra charge will be QUITE SUBSTANTIAL for non-domestic shipment). Signed by Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Publisher's oversized cloth. Inscribed to the half title page by Matthews. Tight and square in fine DJ in mylar. ; quarto; Signed by Author .

Chronicle Books, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. Sealed