Catalogue of American Silver (Distributed for the Cleveland Museum of Art) de Phillip M. Johnston - 1995-02-22

Indiana University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.9x10.8x1.0in. in shrinkwrap. This catalogue is the product of many years of research, examination, and photography, and the culmination of an effort that began almost 100 years before, when Hollis French began to form his collection of early American silver. An engineer involved in the early years of the century in the design of Cleveland's new museum, French long remained a friend of the museum, and bequeathed his collection -- the core of the museum's collection of American silver -- in 1940. But Hollis French did not only acquire, he bought with method, according to standards of attribution he developed and refined himself. His research on makers' marks remains a foundation of scholarship in a field where authenticity can be elusive, as the vicissitudes of his decisions as a collector establish; this tale of connoisseurship is enriched by his failures as well as his successes. Now others have finished the work he began,… Leer más

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Hardcover. VG/VG, previous owner's nameplate inside.. Black cloth, red & blue & illus. dust jacket. xxiii, 180 pp. Profuse bw illus. "This catalogue is the product of many years of research, examination, and photography, and the culmination of an effort that began almost 100 years before, when Hollis French began to form his collection of early American silver. An engineer involved in the early years of the century in the design of Cleveland's new museum, French long remained a friend of the museum, and bequeathed his collection -- the core of the museum's collection of American silver -- in 1940. But Hollis French did not only acquire, he bought with method, according to standards of attribution he developed and refined himself. His research on makers' marks remains a foundation of scholarship in a field where authenticity can be elusive, as the vicissitudes of his decisions as a collector establish; this tale of connoisseurship is enriched by his… Leer más

Virginia Beach: The Donning Company Publishers, 2004. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Signed by the author. First edition, 2004. Hardcover in dust jacket, 144 pp., heavily illustrated (in color), clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, light age-toning to the pages, a bit of discoloration to the dust jacket, light creasing to the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.

Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art / Indiana University Press, 1994. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition, 1994. Large quarto, cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 180 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, light age-toning to some pages, a bit of creasing or edgewear to the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. This large book might require an additional postal charge.

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Used; Very Good. 20-E-27 Cleveland Museum of Art 1994 Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Text is clean and unmarked. Jacket has a scratch on the back. Book Condition; Very Good Jacket Condition; Very Good . 1994. HARDCOVER.

[Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, [1994]., 1994. 4to. pp. xxiii, 180. many b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. First Edition.. F. Hardcover.

Indiana University Press. New. 1994. Hardcover. 0940717220 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- Text in English. 204 pp. With 644 ills. 31 x 28 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- .