1929 PHILIP KAPPEL American Etchers Vol. 4, by TAUSSIG

1929

Above is the complete title page,

plus verso title copyright year.

First printing; contains 12 tipped-in plates, the whole published on Louvain Book watermarked paper.

No markings or signs of previous ownership.

BIOGRAPHY:

Philip Kappel (1901-1981) Connecticut artist, author, illustrator, etcher, authority on Chinese porcelain, Japanese art, American and English antiques, works include Marine Prints, and various Gallery books.

Charles William Taussig (1896-1948), American businessman, author, member of FDR’s brain trust, chairman of the U. S. Commission to study Social and Economic Conditions in the British East Indies, etc.

Taussig’s works include Rum, Romance and Rebellion, The Book of Hobbies, The Book of Radio, Some Notes on Sugar and Molasses, A Four-Power Program in the Caribbean and American Etchers Philip Kappel.

CONTENTS:

Philip Kappel, by C. W. Taussig

The Published Plates of Philip Kappel from 1925 to 1929

(columns with name, date, size and number in edition)

Plates

12 tipped-in, each on a folded double page

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

12” x 9” x 0.50”

1 lb 5 ounces

12 pages

12 pages + 12 leaves of plates

Gray hardbound with boards that are well attached; front board and backstrip have printed label titles. Binding is tight, no loose, missing, bent or torn pages; leaves have no significant foxing, fading, markings or offset.

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This book is from the collection of Donald Hawthorne, antiquarian bookseller for over 60 years.