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Beauty Illustrated By An Analysis And Classification Of Beauty In Woman; With A Critical View Of The Hypotheses Of Hume, Hogarth, Burke, Knight, Alison, Etc. And Of The Hypotheses Of Beauty In Sculpture And Painting By Leonardo Da Vinci, Winckelmann, Mengs, Bossi, Etc.
by Walker, Alexander
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1852. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo; pp; xxiii, (i), 372; Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-two lithographed plates after drawings by English painter, Henry Howard; three quarter green leather and marbled paper covered boards, marbled endpapers and edges; The spine has been professionally rebacked with a gilt lettered label;. Classic stylish nudes. A handsome copy.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14484
- Title
- Beauty Illustrated By An Analysis And Classification Of Beauty In Woman; With A Critical View Of The Hypotheses Of Hume, Hogarth, Burke, Knight, Alison, Etc. And Of The Hypotheses Of Beauty In Sculpture And Painting By Leonardo Da Vinci, Winckelmann, Mengs, Bossi, Etc.
- Author
- Walker, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- Beauty; Illustrated; Women;
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About the Seller
Austin's Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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