Signed Limited Edition of Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator

Thomas S. Buechner. NORMAN ROCKWELL: ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1970. Special, limited edition; one of 1100 total copies (1000 for public sale), numbered A/48. Signed by Rockwell and the author in blue ink on the front limitation page. Bound in full navy leather, blind-stamped with the artist's name on the front cover, spine gilt-lettered with tan leather label and raised bands, with marbled endpapers. Large folio; 328 pp. With hundreds of b&w and color plates, some tipped-in and some folding.

17 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Boards with light scuffing, scratch on the front cover, corners mildly bumped and rubbed, and very minor wear at spine ends and tail of front joint; endpapers with light toning and previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; pages with some minor scattered foxing, mostly concentrated at the fore-edge and the outer margins of a few leaves, and occasional light creasing, minor finger grime, marks, and slight offsetting and indentations from plate edges; unfortunate wear at gutter between plates 607 and 608 with a few leaves appearing to be missing; lacking slipcase; a beautiful book, arranged by decade, that celebrates the work of this well-known New York and New England-based artist.