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Marks, Robert, Merle Armitage Merle Armitage Bibliography E. Weyhe, NY Merle Armitage 1956 Limited Edition; 1st Printing Hardcover Very Good+ Illustrated by Merle Armitage Signed by Illustrator B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. Limited to 350 hardcover copies (there were also 150 paper copies). This copy has been signed by author and book designer Merle Armitage. The book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some toning to the spine and edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the illustrator and bibliographee Merle Armitage, with a long inscription, on the front endpaper. "Merle Armitage (1893–1975), one of America's leading advocates of modern culture, collected with the same zest he demonstrated in other aspects of his remarkable life. An avant-garde book designer, he also was the local administrator of various federal art projects and one of the country's most successful theater impresarios. Settling in Los Angeles in 1921, Armitage founded the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association and later managed the Philharmonic Auditorium, bringing Martha Graham and Leopold Stokowski here and staging the first L.A. performance of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess"; Signed by Illustrator
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200.00 USD
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