{"product_id":"watercolor-simplified-john-rogers-1962","title":"Watercolor Simplified by John Rogers 1962 Reinhold Hardcover with Dust Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatercolor Simplified\u003c\/strong\u003e by John Rogers is a 1962 Reinhold Publishing Corporation hardcover watercolor instruction book with its original illustrated dust jacket, black and white instruction images, photographs, and full color plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten as a practical watercolor painting guide, it moves from materials, paper, brushes, and color into wet and dry techniques, corrections, outdoor painting, drawing, perspective, masking, photography as reference, subject choice, still life, and framing. The pages remain easy to read and use, making this a solid working copy for an artist who prefers an older hands on approach to watercolor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover art instruction book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watercolor Simplified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Rogers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962 edition. Printing not stated on the photographed copyright page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with gray boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present, illustrated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 111\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-art-books-reading-vintage\" title=\" Art instruction, watercolor painting\"\u003e Art instruction, watercolor painting\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e No ISBN printed in the photographed book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 x 9 x 0.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and intact with noticeable signs of age and use, while remaining readable and useful as an art reference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe interior pages shown are firmly held, clearly printed, and easy to read. The book includes black and white instructional material along with attractive full color watercolor plates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original illustrated dust jacket is still present, and the gray hardcover boards beneath appear clean and serviceable in the photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dust jacket has noticeable shelf wear, edge wear, small tears, creasing, and losses around the spine ends and corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages and page edges show age related yellowing. The jacket also shows overall toning and handling wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe front jacket has a visible tear near the upper left portion of the title area, with additional wear along the outer edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMidcentury art instruction books often taught technique through a mix of direct explanation, demonstration images, and finished examples rather than the highly condensed lesson format common in newer guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one suits a watercolor painter who enjoys learning from older methods, an art teacher building a reference shelf, or someone collecting twentieth century painting manuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of step based instruction and multiple color plates gives the book more practical value than a volume meant only for display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has the wear of a book that can still be opened on the worktable and actually used, which feels right for an instruction book like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\" title=\"photo verified condition.\"\u003ePhoto-verified condition\u003c\/a\u003e, no surprises\u003cbr\u003e2. 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