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The Great Book of Currier and Ives' America (Tiny Folios) | 
 enlarge | Author: Walton Rawls
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Category: Book
List Price: $11.95
Buy New: $2.69
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 466491
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.6 x 3.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1558592296
Dewey Decimal Number: 769.973
EAN: 9781558592292
ASIN: 1558592296
Publication Date: December 1991
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Condition: brand new. right off the shelf. may contain reminder mark
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Product Description
With hundreds of illustrations by Currier and Ives, America's preeminnet printmakers, The Great Book Of Currier and Ives America also includes a fascinating history of everyday life in the country's turbulent formative years. 439 illustrations, 328 in full color.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great but Tiny February 9, 2008
R. Gibson (Pinetop, AZ USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for a Christmas present but didn't realize how small it was. My wife has a full size book and I thought it was closer to that size. It is great though for what it is and has the most pictures available by Currier and Ives. It is my fault though that it wasn't what I expected. I didn't pay attention to "Tiny Folios". The recipient liked it though even if it was a little small. I recommend it to true fans of Currier and Ives and art lovers.
 A Great Look at Currier February 1, 2001
kevin Lynch (Seattle, Wa.)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is apparently a condensation of and paperback release of a book published by the same author and press in 1979. The original is one of the most mind-boggling and gorgeous books ever published in the United States of America. I'm not overstating the case. A limited edition of 1500 hand numbered volumes were published in mission leather by Abbeville Press with gold stenciling on the huge spine and a four color lithograph embossed on the high quality leather cover! Wow! At what seems like 8 or 9 pounds it's enormous. The paper quality and print reproduction are of the highest order. And the large number of lithos, especially in color, make this a must have for anyone interested in lithography. The Peters collection, from which this was drawn (with assistance from the Museum of New York), is the finest collection of Currier and Ives in the world. The insights are excellent and provide interesting background on some of Curriers artists and competitors. Currier's work itself gives a terrific peek at 19th century America... The vast majority of the leather edition must be in archival collections by now.
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