11-18-201811-18-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3176BBoston
November 18, 2018 11:00 AMCalender
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Noyes, Alfred (1880-1958) The Avenue of the Allies and Victory, Signed by Contributors William Howard Taft, Childe Hassam, Alfred Noyes

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3176BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2018 11:00AM

Description:

Noyes, Alfred (1880-1958) The Avenue of the Allies and Victory, Signed by Contributors William Howard Taft, Childe Hassam, Alfred Noyes, and Paul Manship, New York: The Book Committee of the Art War Relief, [Norwood: Plimpton Press, 1918]. First edition, large octavo, [12]ff., illustrated with color frontispiece of Hassam's painting, Allies' Day; bound in half green cloth and cream paper boards with an embossed reproduction of Manship's medallion of 'Victory' deeply molded into the front board and gilt lettering; signatures of Taft, Hassam, Noyes, and Manship on ffep; unopened, 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.
This collection of poems and art dedicated to the subject of World War I was produced as a fundraiser for war relief.
Estimate $300-400


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William Howard Taft