Rare Books
The Life and Works of Winslow Homer, by William Howe Dones (1911)
- Item Number
- 150
- Estimated Value
- 150 USD
- Sold
- 125 USD to Duckdown
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY (tax ID 050259110) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 6 - Bid History
Item Description
The Life and Works of Winslow Homer. By William Howe Downes. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1911. First edition.105 plates with printed tissue overleaf for each. Appendix includes lists of pictures exhibited at various annual exhibitions and in the memorial exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston of Homer's work. Frontis portrait of Homer at age 72. 307pp, bibliography, inde. Very Good + bright, tight copy with faint rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Includes rare 6 page promotional booklet, and 3 newspaper articles on the book, all in acid-free sleeve.
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