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Early American Wood Carving (Paperback)

~ Erwin O. Christensen (Author)

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Engaging survey of nearly 200 years of great native folk art: weathervanes, portraits, Indians, ship figureheads, toys, decoys, etc. 17th through 19th century. Styles, uses, technical information, makers. 68 illustrations.

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1972)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486218406
ISBN-13: 978-0486218403
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,938,409 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 books cite this book:

Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States (Folklore and Folklife) by Henry Glassie on page 206, and Back Matter
Jenny Lind and the Clipper Nightingale Figurehead (Publication (Portsmouth Marine Society) by Karl-Eric Svardskog in Back Matter
Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design by Virginia Tuttle Clayton on page 72

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