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The Plant Lover's Guide to Ferns (The Plant Lover’s Guides) By Richie Steffen, Sue Olsen Cover Image
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The New Seed-Starters Handbook (Rodale Organic Gardening) By Nancy Bubel, Jean Nick Cover Image
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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control: A Complete Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Garden and Yard the Earth-Friendly Way (Rodale Organic Gardening) By Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, Deborah L. Martin Cover Image
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The Mini Merry Berry Bonsai Kit (RP Minis) By Running Press (Edited and translated by), Running Press (Editor) Cover Image
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The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue Culture, Second Edition By Michael A. Dirr, Charles W. Heuser, Jr. Cover Image
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AHS Encyclopedia of Gardening Techniques: A Step-by-step Guide to Basic Skills Every Gardener Needs By The American Horticultural Society Cover Image
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Annuals for Michigan (Annuals for . . .) By Nancy Szerlag, Alison Beck, Shelagh Kubish (Editor) Cover Image
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North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook: Second Edition By Kathleen A. Moore (Editor), Lucy K. Bradley (Editor), Nc State Extension (Compiled by) Cover Image
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Berries, Rasp- & Black: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-33 By Louise Riotte Cover Image
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The Rodale Book of Composting, Newly Revised and Updated: Simple Methods to Improve Your Soil, Recycle Waste, Grow Healthier Plants, and Create an Earth-Friendly Garden By Grace Gershuny (Editor), Deborah L. Martin (Editor) Cover Image
By Grace Gershuny (Editor), Deborah L. Martin (Editor)
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A Guide to Bearded Irises: Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners and Enthusiasts By Kelly Norris Cover Image
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The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms By Robert Lee Riffle, Paul Craft, Scott Zona Cover Image
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New Hope for American Art

                                               New Hope for American Art is the most comprehensive book ever published on artists from, and surrounding, the New Hope Art Colony (also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists). This book, with its 612 pages and over 1,000 color plates of artwork include biographies of 165 individual Pennsylvania Impressionists and New Hope Modernists as well as artists from the Philadelphia Ten, a pioneering group of women all educated at Philadelphia art schools. 

In this book, you'll find biographies and artwork from such artists as:

  • Daniel Garber
  • Edward Redfield
  • George Sotter
  • Arthur Meltzer
  • Robert Spencer
  • William Langson Lathrop
  • Kenneth Nunamaker
  • John Folinsbee
  • Henry Snell
  • William F. Taylor
  • Fern Coppedge
  • M. Elizabeth Price
  • Clarence Johnson
  • S. George Phillips
  • Rae Sloan Bredin
  • Walter Baum
  • Walter Schofield
  • Morgan Colt
  • Charles Rosen
  • Joseph Meierhans
  • Charles F. Ramsey
  • Louis Stone
  • Charles Evans
  • Josef Zenk

New Hope for American Art was authored, designed and published by James M. Alterman, an expert in the field of Pennsylvania Impressionist and Modernist painting. A longtime collector and owner of two fine art galleries, Alterman wanted to create a user-friendly book intended not only to educate collectors and enthusiasts about this art but to help train one's eye. The book offers valuable tips on how to avoid common mistakes often experienced by new collectors drawn from the author's personal experiences as a collector and fine art dealer.