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Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John Hawk, 1st Ed, #Y/26

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Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John Hawk. Book Club of California, 2018. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. He was a major figure in the history of the fine press book in California, H. Mallette Dean (1907–1975) was a prolific artist whose career as a printmaker, painter, muralist, illustrator, and letterpress printer spanned several decades. He designed, illustrated, and printed several titles for the Book Club of California and contributed initials and ornaments to dozens of books published by eminent California presses. Dean was a W.P.A. artist who contributed panels to Coit Tower; he also was a Federal Art Project printmaker whose works were widely exhibited in the 1930s and early 1940s. The illustrated bibliography, which includes more than 625 entries and 200 illustrations, records Mallette Dean’s creative work from his prints and paintings to the books he illustrated and printed. The edition is limited to 350 numbered copies (10/350), and signed by the author. NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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    Height: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Width: 7.75 in (19.69 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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    2018
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    as new, unread.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
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    Seller: NP-1530K-1st1stDibs: LU2605123843532

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