The Frederic Remington Book, Harold McCracken, SIGNED, 371/500, VG w/Slipcase

The Frederic Remington Book: A Pictorial History of the West Author: Harold McCracken Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc. Release Date: 1966 Seller Category: COWBOY Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 01916 Notes: A Very Good book in a Very Good slipcase, SIGNED, First Edition, Limited Edition, No. 371 of 500 copies, 4to or fo, book: 13 1/2" x 10 3/4," slipcase: 14" x 11." Brown full leather binding in original gray paper-covered slipcase. Book has gilt lettering on front and spine and small gilt illustration on front. Slipcase has a brown leather label with gilt lettering tipped in on one side. Covers have fading along spine, faint rubbing and surface scratches, and slight wear to extremities, else clean and intact, binding tight. Slipcase has slight fading, some offsetting, small indentation on one side, and moderate wear to extremities, else clean and intact. Pages have some shelf wear near fore-edge of text block, else pristine and intact. Replete with illustrations in black-and-white and color. Front colophon with signature of Harold McCracken in blue pen: "This edition of _The Frederic Remington Book_ is limited to five hundred copies, numbered and signed, of which this is number 371; Harold McCracken." 284 pp., including illustrations and Index of Pictures. A beautiful book containing a biography of Frederic Remington and a catalog of many of his works. Frederic Remington (1861-1909) was an American painter, sculptor, illustrator, and author who became well-known for his paintings of the American West. Stylizing himself as a "cowboy artist," Remington became one of the most successful artists of his time, capitalizing on public interest in Western Americana when the days of the Old West were fading. Among the subjects he painted were Indigenous Peoples, military battles, and desert landscapes. Authored by Harold McCracken (1894-1983), an American author, photographer, cinematographer, and museum director. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.