The Beginnings of Art
by Ernst Grosse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
NZ$169.20NZ$126.90
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About This Item
New York: D.Appleton and Company, 1898. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Salmon cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. Exterior has very minimal rubbing around the edges and a modest sun darkened spine. Gilt is bright with a touch of rubbing. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with many uncut pages. " With Thirty-Two Illustrations in the Text and Three Plates." Minimal toning throughout. Lovely. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002674
- Title
- The Beginnings of Art
- Author
- Ernst Grosse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- D.Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Academic;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...