Portraitures of Nudes by World Famous Artists


By: Frank Myrle Cushing (1893-1977)

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Tustin, CA: Garden View Press, (1975).

Miniature Book. 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 inches. Unpaginated. [42] pp. Half-title, text highlighted in red ink, 14 silhouette illustrations in various colors, folding plate at the rear with an illustration of what would be considered today a racially insensitive joke; text clean, unmarked. Maroon cloth over boards, titled in white, decorative endpapers; binding square and tight. Comes in a matching cloth-covered slip case. LACKS the original envelope that is included in the descriptions of 2 copies offered online when this description was written. No copies currently available in the online market places. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. INITIALED by Frank M. Cushing on the colophon. RGKK819-006. Very Good.

LIMITED EDITION of 175 copies, this is number 75, handset, printed, and bound by Frank M. Cushing. This volume is dedicated to all lovers of art, "especially graphic arts." While Cushing calls this work "pornographic," it hardly rises to "pornography" by today's standards. Herschel Logan called Cushing "the finest hobby printer on the West coast." Bradbury.

REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Cent. U.S. Miniature Books, No. 837.

Title: Portraitures of Nudes by World Famous Artists

Author Name: Frank Myrle Cushing (1893-1977)

Edition: LIMITED EDITION of 175 copies, this is number 75

Created: 1975

Country of Origin: United States

Illustrator: Frank M Cushing (1893-1977)

Location Published: Tustin, CA, Garden View Press: 1975

Binding: Maroon cloth over boards, titled in white, decorat

Book Condition: Very Good

Jacket Condition: None, as issued

Inscription: INITIALED by Frank M. Cushing on the colophon

Size: Miniature Book. 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 inches

Type: Miniature Book

Categories: Art, Miniature Book, Fine Press

Seller ID: RGKK819-006

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