American Romantic Painting
first edition Hardcover
1944 · New York
by Richardson, Edgar P.
New York: E. Weyhe, 1944. 1st. Hardcover. G (Ex-museum but without markings, dj is present but is torn and in pieces, pages are lightly tanned, hinges are good, cover shows edge wear, library plate inside on end page). Red cloth with gilt lettering, green illustrated dust jacket, 50 pp. plus 236 bw reproductions. Fifty pages of text followed by 162 pages containing reproductions. One of the earliest books to examine the roots of American romantic (mostly landscape) art. Terrific bw plates, artists listed alphabetically and given short biographies. (Inventory #: 27)