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The Best of Norman Rockwell : [a celebration of life by America's favorite illustrator / selected by Thomas Rockwell].
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978--Catalogs.
- Rockwell, Norman.
- Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978.
- Genre:
- Catalogs
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 136, [8] pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Imprint of Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : [Published by] Courage Books, [1988]
- Contents:
- Preface
- Studies
- Part One. 1910-1920
- Part Two. The 1920s
- Part Three. The 1930s
- Part Four. The 1940s
- Part Five. The 1950s and 1960s.
- Notes:
- Subtitle and author statement from jacket.
- Front endpaper: Norman Rockwell Bookplate, Norman Rockwell's bookplate, circa 1925 ... Back endpaper: Faithful Friend. Autograph sketch, pre-1950-- Title page verso.
- "Cover design by Toby Schmidt. Cover and title page illustration: Portrait of Norman Rockwell Painting the Soda Jerk by Norman Rockwell. 1953. Private collection."--Title page verso.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copy 1 is "4" printing.
- Running Press copy 2 is "3" printing measuring 37 cm. in length.
- Running Press copy 2 dustjacket has protective transparent cover with "Norman Rockewell" printed on front.
- ISBN:
- 0894716514
- 9780894716515
- OCLC:
- 1330278096
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