Book is in excellent condition with flawless tan cloth HB covers, gilt print at spine, bright red endpapers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 272 pages lavishly illustrated on glossy heavy paper with prints throughout, both color and b&w, photos, documents, drawings, etc. Contents include: "Forward: The Unity of a Diverse Career" by Charles Coleman Sellers; "Important Dates in the Life of Charles Willson Peale; "Charles Willson Peale and His World" by Edgar P. Richardson; "Charles Willson Peale's Science and Technology" by Brooke Hindle; "Charles Willson Peale: A Life of Harmony and Purpose" by Lillian B. Miller; "Notes"; "Selected Bibliography"; etc.
Title: Charles Willson Peale and His World
Edition: First Edition
ISBN Number: 0810914786
ISBN-13: 9780810914780
Location Published: Abrams: 1983
Binding: Oversize Hardback
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Size: XL
Type: Art
Categories: Art, Autobiography / Biography / Memoir
Seller ID: 153931
Keywords: american revolution, colonial, exporers, federal society, inventor, painter, scientists, statesmen, steambath, virginia, war leader