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25 - Tony Sansone (American, 1905-1987)
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Tony Sansone (American, 1905-1987) Two (2) Self-Published Books by Tony Sansone: Modern Classics & Rhythm, 1932 & 1935. Each blind stamped, "Library of Dennis C. Forbes". Includes: i. Modern Classics, 1932. Softcover, string-bound. 51 pages, semi-gloss paper. 40 halftone plates of a nude Sansone in classically-inspired poses and an additional frontispiece portrait of the model in antique armor and 2 artist's sketches. Short introduction by Joseph Nicolosi. 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (15.9 x 20.9 cm) ii. Rhythm, 1935. Hardcover. 51 pages, semi-gloss paper. 45 halftone plates of a nude Sansone in classically-inspired poses and an additional frontispiece portrait of the model and 2 plates of a bronze sculpture of Sansone by the artist Arthur Lee. 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (15.9 x 20.9 cm) Provenance Butterfield & Butterfield (now Bonhams), San Francisco, CA. ca. late 1970s. Property of Dennis Forbes (Photographer, illustrator, and former art director of The Advocate, Vector, et al.), purchased from the above. Condition Edge-toning along the cover of (i); Staining across the front of (i); Lightly edgeworn across both (i) & (ii). For further condition details or additional images, please contact info@vallots.com
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