Author: Marshall B. Davidson; Elizabeth Stillinger
Title: The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Description: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Alfred A. Knopf), 1985. Cloth. A very smart copy of this beautifully illustrated outline of the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with five hundred and twenty-four figures, two hundred and fifty-one of which are in full colour. A detailed account of the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, home to some of America's most important paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts. Now presented in book form for the first time, exploring period rooms, furniture, ornamental pieces, paintings, prints, and drawings, with informative text accompaniments. Written by Marshall Bowman Davidson, an American historian and American culture writer, and Elizabeth Stillinger, an American author and antiquary. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear and minor sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. A price sticker to the front pastedown and residue to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: American Wing Metropolitan Museum of Art Davidson Stillinger Metropolitan Museum of Art Not Stated


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