Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey, Pomegranate Communications, 2012, VG HC w/DJ

Shields, Scott A., et al. Warwick: Pomegranate Communications, 2012. 

English, Very Good, HC, Folio, 12 1/4" x 11", 272 pp. 

ISBN: 9780764960536

Hardcover in light brown cloth. Slight cocking to spine, small bump to bottom tips, and minor temperature waffling (not water damage). Very Good pictorial dust jacket, some wear to edges, minor bump to bottom tips, and closed puncture to front panel, now in Mylar. 272 pp. Includes "...more than 125 reproductions of Payne's paintings, drawings, and decorative arts, as well as rarely seen photographs from the artist's travels and selections from his personal collection of compositional studies" (From inside the dust jacket). Explores the life and career of Edgar Payne, an American Western landscape painter. Includes wonderful examples of his majestic landscapes, alongside a biographical chronology that provides insight into his artistic influences. Overall, a tightly bound and attractive copy.