Anton Otto Fischer: Marine artist : his life and work Tapa dura - 1977

Teredo Books Ltd, 1977 In collaboration with A. Hurst. 123 colour plates. 112 b/w illus. V/G in D/W

Brighton: Teredo Books Ltd, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.xxvi,260. Frontispiece and 235 illustrations, many in colour.

Brighton: Teredo Books Ltd. 260pp hardback, green cloth gilt, gilt illustration to front board, in wrapper, well illustrated, private ownership stamp and label to ffep . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1977.

Teredo Books Ltd, 1977. Hardcover. Good.

Brighton East Sussex, Teredo Books Ltd, 1977. Near Fine. Hardcover. 0903662043 . First Edition Fine in rich dark green boards with a glittering vignette of a sailing ship in gold to the centre of the front board, gilt lettering to the spine, near fine unclipped coloured pictorial dust jacket a trace of creasing to the bottom of the front cover, sage green endpapers, handwritten dedication to the page following the title page 'To David, with all best wishes Alex Hurst. ' SIGNED by the colaborating author. 235 pages, 236 illustrations spread throughout the book in colour and black & white. Fine examples ot the artist's talent and his love for the sea. This book explores the life and work of Anton Otto Fischer in detail. Size11.5 x 9.00 inches approx. A Heavy Book. .

Teredo Books Ltd, 1977T. hardcover. Acceptable. 0.8000 in x 12.3000 in x 9.6000 in. General wear from age and use.

BRIGHTON: TEREDO BOOKS, 1977 Green Cloth Boards with gilt titles to spine and gilt blocked seascape to upper board. 290 x 230 mm approx. xxviii + 260 pp. Frontis + 235 other illustrations of which 112 in colour. Born in Regensburg in 1882 and orphaned soon after he became an American citizen and after studying art in Paris returned to the US where after working as an illustrator; took to working as a marine artist. He was appointed artist-laureate by the US Coast Guard during WWII whereupon he obtained fame. With a mystical affinity with the very run of the sea and the way of a ship his works portray a realism almost unique, this together with his ability to delineate men's emotions stands him above his peers. (Précis of flap fold). As New/ Near Fine (Book- No previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - non price clipped, supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No defects to book or jacket). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

Brighton, Sussex: Teredo Books Ltd, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, large format quarto bound in green cloth, spine lettered in gold and large gold motif of sailing ship stamped on upper cover, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 260 pages. Illustrated with 236 pictures, fully half of which are in full color. First edition, first printing. A pictorial and biographical homage to the work of arguably the "greatest marine artist ever to work on the Western side of the Atlantic." No previous ownership marks. Slight bump to pages at lowe corner, else a clean, sound tight and unmarked copy. White pictorial dust-jacket is clean, with no tears or chips. Very good in a very good dust-jacket. Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

Teredo Books Ltd. Used - Like New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Sussex: Teredo Books Ltd, 1977 2021-04-27. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Bright, sharp copy with no ownership markings. DJ complete in Mylar wrap. Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.