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Antique 1908 oblong folio portfolio: “Thirty Favorite Paintings by Leading American Artists,” published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York. A wonderful collection of 30 full-page plates (approximately half in color) reproducing works by the greatest names of the Golden Age of American illustration.
FEATURED ARTISTS INCLUDE:
• Maxfield Parrish
• J. C. Leyendecker
• Frederic Remington
• Charles Dana Gibson
• Jessie Willcox Smith
• Howard Chandler Christy
• Harrison Fisher
• Edward Penfield
• A. B. Frost, W. J. Aylward, George Wright, A. B. Wenzell, Henry Reuterdahl, W. T. Smedley, Sarah S. Stilwell, A. I. Keller, Albert Sterner, Henry Hutt, Louis Loeb, E. W. Kemble
FORMAT: Oblong folio, red paper boards with black cloth spine, paper title/artist block on the front cover. Approx. 11” x 16 1/4”. Unpaginated; 30 plates.
Authentic 1908 first edition — NOT a reproduction.
CONDITION: Honest antique condition — please review ALL photos carefully:
• Front hinge cracked/starting; cloth spine split with text block partly visible at the gutter (see spine photo) — binding is shaken but holding
• Cover soiling, water spotting, edge and corner wear
• Interior plates are clean, bright, and present
• This title is notoriously found in wrecked condition; this copy presents better than most internally
NOTE TO COLLECTORS: With the binding already starting, this is also an excellent candidate as a “breaker” copy — the individual Parrish, Leyendecker, Remington, and Christy plates are highly collectible and frame beautifully.
SIZE/WEIGHT: Ships as a folio-size book; packed flat and well-protected.
