HUGE Hardcover book of Norman Rockwell 332 Magazine Covers - Qty. 1
ISBN: 978-0896600003
0-89660-000-9 (ISBN from the inside page)
UPC 735738000007
Hardcover book has 2 bar codes on the back cover
Text and commentary - Christopher Finch
Copyright 1979
First edition, twelfth printing
Cross River Press, Ltd.
Condition - Very good - Dust jacket has some scratches/creases, tears and puncture marks. Overall, very good condition - VERY Large hardcover book - almost difficult to handle. Definitely a coffee table book. Spine and pages appear to by unmarked/ free from major blemishes. Oversized pages frame worthy.
Table of contents:
*Norman Rockwell Portrayed Americans as Americans Chose to See Themselves 11
*From the Very Beginning Norman Rockwell Had an Uncanny Knack of Knowing What the Public Wanted 41
*Although Still Under Thirty Rockwell Was Rapidly Becoming the Post's Premier Cover Artist 81
*Things Were Changing Too Fast and Rockwell Gave People Nostalgic Glimpses of the World They Had Left Behind 121
*Again and Again Rockwell Fell Back on Tried and Tested Themes 161
*Rockwell Was One of the Lucky Few Who Was Not Much Affected by the Depression 201
*Rockwell's Work Was Becoming More Personal 241
*Rockwell Was Now on the Verge of a Major Breakthrough 281
*Rockwell's Authority Was Based on the Trust of the American Public 321
*During the Postwar Years Rockwell Could Hardly Pick Up a Brush Without Producing a Memorable Image 361
*Rockwell's Style Puts Its Distinctive Mark on Everything 401
(First full page cover starts on page 25 of this book)
455 pages
Dimensions - about 15" high by 12" wide by almost 2" thick
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