I Remember America

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1971. First American edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Oblong quarto [28 cm x 36.5 cm] Green and ivory white cloth covered boards. Very good. The covers are slightly concave. There are several small light stains on the covers. The edges of the spine and covers are gently rubbed. There is a 5 inch long thin mark on the rear cover. There is a small soiled scuff mark on the bottom edge of the text block. The free endsheets are discolored. There is a small light stain on the top edge of the last page. The dust jacket is in very good condition. Subtly rubbed. The edges are bumped, and have several light moisture stains, that are primarily visible on the internal non-visible side. The largest moisture stain measures 6 inches wide by 2 and 1/2 inches tall. The color coating on the dust jacket is peeling away at the edges. There are several small closed tears in the edges. The longest closed tear measures just under 1/2 inch long. Price-clipped. Signed by Eric Sloane on the front free endsheet. From the dust jacket- "Half a century ago, Sloane, then an itinerant sign painter, set out to see America. The 37 oil paintings in this book depict the landscapes, the villages, the houses- indeed, the spirit of that time; they are vintage Sloane, classic Americana.