Cane Curiosa
by Dike, Catherine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- ISBN 10
- 2859170278
- ISBN 13
- 9782859170271
- Seller
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Dallas, Texas, United States
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About This Item
The definitive work regarding exotic canes. 1650 illustrations, 90 in color. 170 period drawings and documents. Book covers canes in 75 private collections and in almost 100 museums. Chapters are Country Walking Sticks, City Walking Sticks, Professional Walking Sticks and Weapons. The author is a cane collector who spent years and traveled thousands of miles in Europe and America researching the subject. The book is in very good, or better condition. The jacket has tears on the top and bottom of the spine, and on the back left corner. It is price clipped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- mark mcdonald (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- hist 1027
- Title
- Cane Curiosa
- Author
- Dike, Catherine
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth, gold titles
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 2859170278
- ISBN 13
- 9782859170271
- Publisher
- Les Editions De L'Amateur
- Place of Publication
- Paris, France
- Date Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 374
- Size
- 8.25"x1.25"x11.5"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antique;
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