THE PRACTICE OF ILLUSTRATION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., (1947) dj. Hardcover first edition - Using examples from one hundred of the best contemporary illustrators - including Andrew Wyeth, Rockwell Kent, Lynn Ward, Ruth Gannett, Valenti Angelo, Vera Bock, Warren Chappell and many others - Pritz provides basic information on the field of illustration, techniques, drawing for reproduction, book, magazine and advertising Illustration and more. Includes 203 illustrations, many in full color and full page, others in two colors or black and white. An enjoyable book to browse through even if not an illustrator yourself. Folio. 146 pp.
Condition: Very good in dark green cloth with gilt lettering in a fair only example of the scarce dust jacket (name stamped on front endpaper, top edge of front board bumped and slightly damaged, significant edgewear to the dust jacket with several large chips, loss of about 2 inches at base of spine) .