FIRST EDITION - FIRST PUBLISHED, 1984, in New York by Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., a Division of Billboard Publications, Inc. Hardcover with dust jacket. Author, Maxine Masterfield. Has cloth boards and shows some yellowing or aging on the board color. The spine is tight and straight, the pages are clean and free of tears and marks. Total 144 pages. Approximate size is 8.25 x 11. Contains 50 black and white illustrations and 120 color plates. Manufactured in Japan. Edited by Bonnie Silverstein. There is a couple light tan soil spots on the inside front two pages, not bad. The dust jacket flaps are taped to the inside boards by the previous owner. The only other negative is that the dust jacket shows some partially crackle look where the mylar has aged, does not affect the illustration on the dust jacket nor the book itself. Very minor shelf wear. Contents include: Demonstrations of basic techniques; Materials and equipment; color and composition; abstract naturalism; form and texture; painting out - simplifying the foreground by painting out; collage and monoprint; finding new directions; experimenting with new materials; letting a painting create itself and much more! A very good art book! Priced quite reasonable for its worth too! *3BC2