Very nice first edition in unclipped dust jacket. Clean flesh-tone cloth boards with blind-stamped decoration on cover, blue lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean color-illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated throughout in full color (129 illustrations, 98 plates in full color). 127 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, one 1/3" closed tear at base of rear panel, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An expert on painting techniques, Buechner offers valuable tips for both amateur and professional painters, on traditional methods that many schools do not teach today. Some excellent insights on painting here. Title: How I Paint: Secrets of a Sunday Painter Author Name: Buechner, Thomas S. Edition: First Edition. ISBN Number: 0810941538 ISBN-13: 9780810941533 Location Published: New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: 2000 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Fine Jacket Condition: Near Fine Type: Book Categories: Art Seller ID: 31069 Keywords: art, fine arts, first edition, learning to paint, oil painting, painting lessons, techniques, thomas s. buechner
