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Grandma Moses: Signed 1st Ed. of My Life's Story

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
Grandma Moses: Signed 1st Ed. of My Life's Story
<B>Grandma Moses: Signed First Edition of <I>My Life's History</B></I>.</B></I> Edited by Otto Kallir. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952), first edition, 140 pages plus eight pages of letter reproductions and 16 full-color reproductions of Grandma Moses paintings, peach paper boards shelf-backed in black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and black lettering on the front board, 8vo (6.25" x 9.5"), no dust jacket, clear plastic protective sleeve on boards, housed in a black quarter leather slipcase with marbled boards and gilt titles & five raised bands on the spine. Signed "<I>Grandma Moses</B></I>" on the half-title page. A 1957 TLS signed by the book's editor, Otto Kallir, is laid-in. The letter is an invitation to a Grandma Moses art exhibition at the Galerie St. Etienne in New York, the gallery that first brought Grandma Moses to the world. The first edition of <I>My Life's History</B></I> presented here is in very good condition, with noticeable wear to the bottom edge and bumped corners. An absolutely essential addition to any fan of American folk art in general or Grandma Moses in particular.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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