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Long Island is My Nation by Dean Failey
The Decorative Arts & Craftsmen 1640-1830
From the foreword by Robert B MacKay, Director of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities:
This catalogue and exhibition, two years in the making, were carefully orchestrated by Dean F. Failey, who joined
the Society as curator in July 1974, to undertake this vast endeavor. His visual acuity, great store of knowledge
and ability to see subtle relationships between pieces is well testified to in this superlative catalogue. He has
been ably assisted by historian Susan F. Klaffky and researcher Robert J. Hefner whose scholarship is also
reflected herein. This publication includes more than one hundred objects not included in the exhibition and thus
provides an expanded view of the subject not possible in the gallery space.
This is the original 1974 softcover 304 page edition, signed by the author with a personal note addressed to Helen
Miller. There is wear and creases to the cover but all pages remain tight. Some foxing to the outside edges.
An excellent book for any collector.
SOLD
The Decorative Arts & Craftsmen 1640-1830
From the foreword by Robert B MacKay, Director of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities:
This catalogue and exhibition, two years in the making, were carefully orchestrated by Dean F. Failey, who joined
the Society as curator in July 1974, to undertake this vast endeavor. His visual acuity, great store of knowledge
and ability to see subtle relationships between pieces is well testified to in this superlative catalogue. He has
been ably assisted by historian Susan F. Klaffky and researcher Robert J. Hefner whose scholarship is also
reflected herein. This publication includes more than one hundred objects not included in the exhibition and thus
provides an expanded view of the subject not possible in the gallery space.
This is the original 1974 softcover 304 page edition, signed by the author with a personal note addressed to Helen
Miller. There is wear and creases to the cover but all pages remain tight. Some foxing to the outside edges.
An excellent book for any collector.
SOLD
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