Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0813817757
- ISBN 13
- 9780813817750
- Seller
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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- Bookseller
- Books of the World (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000003502
- Title
- Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
- Author
- Hazel E. Brown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0813817757
- ISBN 13
- 9780813817750
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ames
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- xi + 150
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- art, artists, art history, biography, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Iowa; Biographies; Grant Wood;
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