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Ranston, Jackie

Belisario: Sketches of Character

The Mill Press - Jamaica, 2008

145.00 €

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(New York, United States of America)

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Year of publication
2008
ISBN
9768168161
Place of printing
Kingston, Jamaica
Author
Ranston, Jackie
Publishers
The Mill Press - Jamaica
Edition
First Edition
Keyword
Art Monographs
Cover description
Fine
Binding description
H
Inscription description
Signed by Author
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
Yes
First edition
Yes

Description

This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear. Signed by the author, Jackie Ranston, and dated November 19, 2008. Not inscribed to anyone, just signed. Signed at the Yale Club in New York at the book launch party. Stated first edition. This monograph is the first full length biography of Isaac Mendes Belisario ( 1794- 1849) known simply as Belisario, the engraver, painter and lithographer who produced the masterpiece Sketches of Character, an Illustration of the Habits, Occupation and Costume of the Negro Population in the Island of Jamaica, published as a set of lithographs on the eve of Emancipation in 1837. Illustrated throughout in color, some black & white. Maps, Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 409 pages. Scarce signed. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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