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New York: Abrams, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 208 pp, list of works, chronology of illustrations, selected bibliography, index; numerous color, b/w illustrations, most full-page; large 4to, orange cloth, fine; near fine dust jacket.

NY: Abrams, 1987. Book. Illus. by Andrew Wyeth. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 208 pp, list other works, chronology of exhibitions, selected bibliography, index, color, b/w illustrations, Square 4to, orange cloth., near fine, no dust jacket.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1987. Book. Illus. by Andrew Wyeth. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, with no additional printings listed on the copyright page. Hardcover in dustjacket. 208 pages. Coffee table book that measures, 9.75" X 12" 294 illustrations including 96 color plates. Helga takes her place among those few models. who were transformed by artistic genius into symbols of all women. Some surface wear. Edgewear to the extremities of the dustjacket and fraying to top of spine. Wear to the dj corners. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Bumps to bottom corners. Endpapers clean with no interior writing or marks. Solid spine. Clean pages. A good dj over a very good and solid book. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc., Publishers, 1987. Second Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 9 1/2" x 11. Wyeth, Andrew. 208 Pages Indexed. Bibliography. The Text is authored by John Wilmerding, Deputry Director, National Gallery of Art, Washington. Foreword by J. Carter Brown, Director of National Gallery of Art, Washington. The circumstances surrounding the revelation of Wyeth's Helga pictures have by now been well recorded. Astonishment and curiosity, in the art world and at large, greeted the news that htis major American artist had for 15 years been working in virtual secrecy on a substandial new series: more than 240 works centering around one model, Helga Testorf, a neighbor of the Wyeths in Chadds Ford, POennsylvania. Specualtion abounded concerning the model, and intense publicitdy was focused on Leonard E. B. Andrews, the poublisher, collector, and philantrhopist who purchased the works with the intention of preserving them as national treasures. Amid the tumult, only a few… Read More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Fine copy hardcover with dustjacket and mylar overlay, 208 pp, 25 pp text, 238 works listed, more than 100 color plates, 160 B/W illus. . Fine Copy. Hardcover. 1987.

NY: Abrams, 1987. First Edition. 4to, pp. 208. With 294 illustrations, 96 in full color. A fine copy in slightly chipped dj.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full red cloth, gilt titles, 208 pp. Moderate overall wear. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Contains the complete collection of 240 pictures of model Helga Testorf, from small pencil sketches of details to completed paintings. Fits in medium flat-rate box. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. First Edition. . VG+/VG+. 28½ X 25 cm.

NY: Abrams, 1987. 1st edition. As New. quarto. orig. cloth 208pp., col. & b/w pls. & ills., frontis., bibliog., index,

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Quarto. 208pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper with minimal sunning of the spine.

New York: Abrams Inc, 1987. No edition stated, assumed 1st printing.. Oversize Hardcover in thick red cloth boards w gilt titling, in color reproduction jacket.. New/New.. This stunning book contains all 294 paintings, dwgs, and sketches of Helga testorf, a model whom Wyeth painted in secret over 15 years, a powerful body of work. Mint copy of HB 1st in perfect jacket. Laid-in is a copy of newspaper article about a National Gallery exhibition of the the Helga pictures. 9-3/4 x 11-1/4, 208 pp, index, bibliography, exhibitions, list of works, color reproductions, beige endpapers.