Grandma MosesBiblio.com
Grandma MosesBiblio.com
My Life's History
1952réf. 155xxyNew York: Harper and Brothers 1952. Book. Illus. by Grandma Moses. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. MOSES Grandma. My Life's History. New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. First edition. Octavo 140 pages illustrated with 16 color reproductions of Grandma Moses's paintings and facsimile documents. Edited by Otto Kallir. An attractive inscribed copy of Grandma Moses's autobiography signed and inscribed by the artist: "To Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Ready / Grandma Moses." The memoir recounts the artist's long life in rural New York and her remarkable emergence as a celebrated folk artist late in life. Written with the directness and nostalgic charm characteristic of her paintings it offers a personal account of the experiences and memories that informed her art. Book approximately Very Good clean and square with light rubbing and wear at the edges an offsetting shadow and light foxing to the endpapers. In the original dust jacket approximately Good with old tape repairs at the top and bottom of the spine shallow chipping at several edges and a stain to the upper portion of the rear panel. An appealing association copy enhanced by the contemporary presentation inscription from Grandma Moses. Harper and Brothers Hardcover
