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Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company (American, founded in 1919)
Printer: Lakeside Press (American, 20th century)
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company (American, founded in 1919)
Printer: Lakeside Press (American, 20th century)
1935
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with photomechanical relief prints and lithographs
Dimensions
Overall: 22.1 x 16 x 3 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Fritz B. Talbot
Accession Number37.248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935
Description(New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935) Octavo; xix, 336 pp. [1 f.], plus plates; original publisher's silver-gilt blue cloth, pictorial dust wrapper.
Illustrations of life and landscape in Greenland. First edition, written and illustrated by Kent, who also designed the binding. The full-page plates are photolithographs printed in brown; the text illustrations are black photo linecuts.
Illustrations of life and landscape in Greenland. First edition, written and illustrated by Kent, who also designed the binding. The full-page plates are photolithographs printed in brown; the text illustrations are black photo linecuts.
ProvenanceDr. Fritz B. Talbot, Boston, by whom given to MFA February 4, 1937.
CopyrightBy permission of the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Plattsburgh College Foundation, Rockwell Kent Gallery and Collection.