Description: "If Pictures Could Talk, Stories About California Paintings in our Collection" by James L Coran is a rare gem. The book features beautiful pictures of California paintings with interesting stories behind them. Sadly, this private collection was lost in the 1991 Oakland hills fire, along with many copies of this book. Original mauve cloth boards. First Edition. 382 pages. 168 numbered color plates. Essays by Arthur Millier, Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr., and Nancy Dustin Wall Moure. Color plate on front cover.Catalog for an important collection of California paintings by noted artists including Albert Bierstadt, Franz Bischoff, Carl Oscar Borg, William Henry Clapp, Edwin Deakin, Albert Thomas DeRome, Maynard Dixon, Henry Chapman Ford, E. Charlton Fortune, August Gay, Selden Gile, Percy Gray, Armin Hansen, Thomas Hill, Xavier Martinez, Francis McComas, Edgard Payne, Hanson Puthuff, Granville Redmond, Guy Rose, Will Sparks, William Wendt and many more. FAST SHIPPING! Discounted shipping when more than one item is purchased. Ruler not included.
Price: 250 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Item Length: 14 in
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition, Limited Edition
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1989
Era: 1980s
Item Height: 1.5
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 8 lbs, 1 oz
Item Width: 11.25
Publisher: W I M
Book Title: If Pictures Could Talk : Stories about California Paintings in Our Collection
Topic: Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General
Number of Pages: 382 Pages
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art
Author: James L. Coran, Walter A. Nelson-Rees
Format: Hardcover
