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Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane By Carole Boston Weatherford, Sean Qualls (Illustrator) Cover Image
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane (Hardcover)
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
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The Story of the Saxophone By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (Illustrator) Cover Image
The Story of the Saxophone (Hardcover)
By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
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A Child's Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World's Coolest Music (A Child's Introduction Series) By Jabari Asim, Jerrard K. Polk (Illustrator) Cover Image
A Child's Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World's Coolest Music (A Child's Introduction Series) (Hardcover)
By Jabari Asim, Jerrard K. Polk (Illustrator)
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Welcome to Jazz: A Swing-Along Celebration of America’s Music, Featuring “When the Saints Go Marching In” By Carolyn Sloan, Jessica Gibson (Illustrator) Cover Image
Welcome to Jazz: A Swing-Along Celebration of America’s Music, Featuring “When the Saints Go Marching In” (Hardcover)
By Carolyn Sloan, Jessica Gibson (Illustrator)
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Trombone Shorty By Troy Andrews, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) Cover Image
Trombone Shorty (Hardcover)
By Troy Andrews, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
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Mary's Idea By Chris Raschka, Chris Raschka (Illustrator) Cover Image
Mary's Idea (Hardcover)
By Chris Raschka, Chris Raschka (Illustrator)
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Stompin' at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums By Moira Rose Donohue, Laura Freeman (Illustrator) Cover Image
Stompin' at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums (Hardcover)
By Moira Rose Donohue, Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
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Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills By Renée Watson, Christian Robinson (Illustrator) Cover Image
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills (Paperback)
By Renée Watson, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
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Who Was Duke Ellington? (Who Was?) By M. D. Payne, Who HQ, Gregory Copeland (Illustrator) Cover Image
Who Was Duke Ellington? (Who Was?) (Paperback)
By M. D. Payne, Who HQ, Gregory Copeland (Illustrator)
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Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge By Gary Golio, James Ransome (Illustrator) Cover Image
Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge (Hardcover)
By Gary Golio, James Ransome (Illustrator)
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Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits By Wynton Marsalis, Paul Rogers (Illustrator), Phil Schaap (Contributions by) Cover Image
Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits (Hardcover)
By Wynton Marsalis, Paul Rogers (Illustrator), Phil Schaap (Contributions by)
$24.99
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¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines By Dean Robbins, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) Cover Image
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines (Hardcover)
By Dean Robbins, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
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Situated on the main street of the historic Delaware Riverfront town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, Farley’s Bookshop and its knowledgeable, experienced staff have endeavored to satisfy the literary tastes of the area inhabitants for over fifty years. Whether you are Bucks County born-and-bred or just stopping by to enjoy the crisp river air and delightful scenery, you will be pleasantly surprised to find the largest and most diverse collection of books-in-print in Bucks County. Farley’s may have competition, but it has few peers. We encourage you to browse our website, but please remember that getting acquainted with our online persona is no substitute for exploring the narrow passageways and teeming shelves of our storefront and discovering that perfect book nestled amongst so many others.

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.