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Carstens' Werke: Dritter Band: Der Argonautenzug, 11 Tafeln In Kupferdruck, 13 TAfeln in Lichtdruck Nebste Einem Bildniss Von Sartens, Gest. Von J.A. Koch
by Riegel, Herman (Editor)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig: Verlag Von Alphs Du�rr, 1884. Oversize Hardback. Good/No Jacket. XL. Large oblong format in paper-covered boards with red cloth spine shows wear and stains. 15 3/4""w x 11 7/8""h. Asmus Jacob Carstens' drawings of the Argonauts are reproduced here in eleven etchings and 13 collotypes, along with a likeness of Carstens, by J.A. Koch. Plates are printed heavy creamy paper on one side of page only, with some foxing to pages, which are in Very Good condition. Twenty-four pages of introductory text in German with descriptions of each plate.
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141523
- Title
- Carstens' Werke: Dritter Band: Der Argonautenzug, 11 Tafeln In Kupferdruck, 13 TAfeln in Lichtdruck Nebste Einem Bildniss Von Sartens, Gest. Von J.A. Koch
- Author
- Riegel, Herman (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Oversize Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Verlag Von Alphs Du�rr
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- XL
- Keywords
- Argonauts, Greek Mythology, Jason, Golden Fleece, etching, Collotype, printmaking, German, Asmus Jacob Carstens, Classical, Koch, Neoclassicism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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